I'm just keeping the older WT CD Libraries. That's more than enough to hold onto.
J.W.'s will readily dismiss older publications as "old light," so storing loads of the org's "decomposed spiritual food" seems like a waste of space and time.
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Which Watchtower publications did you keep?
by Schnufti ini'm currently cleaning up our bookcase and need to decide what goes into the trash.
i'll keep the watchtower books that are not available online anymore (e.g.
the brown "reasoning" book).
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I've got an old Roman coin dated 53 B.C. if anyone's interested in buying it. :)
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This is a txt message I just had with a JW
by joe134cd inthe following is a txt message i just had with a jw about why i decided not to attend meeting.
i fully realize that this will get me blocked.. jw : you dont want to answer me why you dont go to the meetings.. joe : ok.. (1) the 2 witness rule in the handling of a accusations of child sex abuse.. (2)the covering it up and out of court settlements that they are making to victims of sexual abuse.
unfortunatley the brothers and sisters are totally unaware of what is going on and the magnitude of it.. (3) the comments of geoffrey jackson when testifying before the australian royal commision on its handling of child sex abuse.
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Putting any thoughts about the org's lies & corruption down in an email/letter/text message to an active J.W. is the biggest no-no for any fading J.W.
One to one discussion - yes, but never put anything in print. I hope your contact doesn't do the dirty on you.
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Would You EVER Go Back To Being A Jehovah's Witness?
by minimus ini could never understand why some people who know the truth about the "truth" ever go back.
once you understand all the hypocrisy and negatives, i would think it's almost impossible to go back!.
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Anyone doing so is to be pitied.
As FTS said -
(Proverbs 26:11) "Like a dog that returns to its vomit, The stupid one repeats his foolishness."
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Strange stalking from JW's...Please help
by Toshibabadu ini just recently stopped attending.
i keep getting messages, emails, texts and voice mails asking if i'm ok. they all say the exact same thing.
it's creepy and a bit scary.
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Toshibabadu, welcome to the forum.
Steve2 nailed it - anonymous communications should be ignored and dismissed.
On the other hand, when the org's zealots come looking for you personally, have an effective "conversation stopper" ready. Otherwise, they will persist in trying to get information out of you - information which they will use to deal out "discipline" for abandoning the cult.
Simple but 100% effective - "I appreciate your concern, but there's nothing I can talk about at the moment. If things change, I'll call you. Thank you."
J.W. mentality demands that they must know "why you left the truth!" They hate loose ends, because loose ends make their "brotherhood of love" look very ragged - which it is.
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Hanging out with JWs is exhausting!
by StephaneLaliberte innot long ago, there was a funeral for a sister i haven’t know very much, so i did not attend.
however, some old “friends” i know drove down to town to assist and i ended up spending some time with them.
quite honestly, i was happy to see them again.
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Being a J.W. nowadays means living a life of "walking on eggshells", because any one of your conditional friends is likely to stick a knife in your back if you cast aspersions on anything org-related.
It's become the religious equivalent of North Korea.
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J.W.'s shut their minds to this teaching
by The Searcher inone of the "elephants in the room" which j.w.
's will not and cannot question or discuss, is the org's dogma that a person's own death wipes out their sins!..
when active, i asked two c.o.
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One of the "elephants in the room" which J.W.'s will not and cannot question or discuss, is the org's dogma that a person's own death wipes out their sins!.
When active, I asked two C.O.'s about Romans 6:7, and both of them made it clear they did not wish to discuss it with me. Wonder why?
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August 2017 Watchtower - Screwing with J.W.'s minds again
by The Searcher inin the latest issue of double-speak, i'd like to highlight these two statements:.
page 3, par.
2 - "...how encouraging it is to know that jehovah’s faithful servants in the past felt free to express the same question that may loom in our minds, and they were not condemned for asking it!
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In the latest issue of double-speak, I'd like to highlight these two statements:
Page 3, par. 2 - "...how encouraging it is to know that Jehovah’s faithful servants in the past felt free to express the same question that may loom in our minds, and they were not condemned for asking it!" (so now it's OK for r & f J.W.'s to "feel free" to ask questions and not be treated as "independent thinkers? Sure! See Sept. 2007 KM - Question Box)
Page 7, par. 18 "Without a doubt, therefore, each one of us needs to be willing to wait, to show a patient attitude." (Who is it exactly that regularly & repeatedly tells J.W.'s how near and how soon the great tribulation is coming? From which part of New York State does this corrupt anticipation originate? Oh right - Warwick!)
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u can speak against Christ but not the GB
by Damascus inso i am in trouble for questioning the whole rats nest of deceit and lies.
in matthew 12 jesus says: whoever speaks a word against the son of man will be forgiven, but whoever speaks against the holy spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the one to come.
" the gb seems to replace 'holy spirit' with themselves.
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Damascus: if anyone tries to question your "concerns" about the G.B., simply remind them what the G.B. themselves have sanctioned in the February 2017 Study Watchtower, page 26, par. 12 - "The Governing Body is neither inspired nor infallible. Therefore, it can err in doctrinal matters or in organizational direction."
Then ask the self-righteous interrogator, "Should we accept everything we're told is truth - without question?"
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Toxic Person?
by stuckinarut2 ini read a fantastic quote that applies to the way the society treats those who choose to leave...:.
"when a toxic person can no longer control you, they will try and control how others see you".
just wanted to share....
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In all honesty, and with genuine respect for r & f J.W.'s (especially the numerous ones I've had as good friends) the org provided us with all the "answers" with which to convince others we had "the truth", while at the same time dictating that we don't "debate" with such people. In other words, learn things which question the org's dogmas) We weren't/aren't even allowed to research & discuss the org's doctrines independently of the org as a group of J.W.'s!!!!!! (September 2007 KM - Question Box)
It's all about control - of your thinking, loyalty, obedience, and money.
Demonstrate otherwise, and see how quickly the "love of the brotherhood" toward you ceases.