Topics Started by mercedes_29

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Inviting disfellowshipped to the memorial
by wannaexit in
1. jw
2. friends
i read in a european ex jw forum that this year they are making a special effort to invite not only the inactive but also a special effort is made to invite all disfellowshipped.

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i don't know if this as always been a common practice, or something started anew so they can boast about the numbers of attendees..
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Were you surprised when you went in service for the first time....
by Muddy Waters in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
were you surprised when you went in service for the first time (this question is prob for those who were not born-in) --.

when i first had the "privilege" of going in field service as an unbaptized publisher, i remember feeling so surprised at everybody's apparent slowness.

all the talks at the kh emphasized how we were in the last days, doing a life saving, critical, never to be repeated, work, etc., yet you get in the car group and ignore people walking right by or coming toward the car, and then slowly walk from house to house.
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What do you do when your job makes you wanna puke your face off?
by Julia Orwell in
1. jw
2. friends
i'm talking like makes you physically sick and emotionally frazzled just thinking about it.

i'm talking like you hate it to the point you'd rather go without than work at it just for the money.

you'd live on cheap korean packet noodles for the next year instead of exchanging your labor for this job's money.. well, this is how i feel about teaching and tutoring.
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Why do we have Assemblies?
by Rattigan350 in
1. watchtower
2. bible
why do we have assemblies?

was the topic of the book/brochure study last week.. the answer not presented is that they are the organization's black friday.

stores do black friday as a loss leader to get people into the stores to spend money on more pricey stuff, not discounted.. assemblies are put on to give away books and other literature and have dramas to get people in to donate and contribute more than normally done.. yes, religion is a business.
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True Stories from the Tower - Part 1 "From Anointed to Pedophile to Bethelite"
by BluePill2 in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
before i dive into the actual write-up of this experience, let me put some things straight.. i have thought long and hard if i should write more about my experiences during the 10+ years at different branches.

during these years i worked from financial department, service department, home office and different it assignments.

as you can imagine one sees and hears and reads a lot of stuff going through different stations in different countries.
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Voting
by zound in
1. jw
2. friends
elections are coming up in australia in a couple of weeks.

do most of you after leaving the 'truth' vote?.

i've never been enrolled so as long as i don't enrol now i can get away with out doing it.
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trying to keep my brain alive
by Hortensia in
1. jw
2. friends
i'm retired now and worried about losing my mind!

you have to keep exercising your brain to prevent dementia and similar stuff.

use it or lose it!.
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Disassociating
by Godsendconspirator in
1. jw
2. experiences
hey guys.

don't really post here much, mostly just lurk around.

so here's just backstory: in 2012, after about half a year of research i decided to leave the organization.
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Are You Interested In Religion Of Any Sort At This Point In Your Life?
by minimus in
1. jw
2. friends
personally, i respect that everyone has choices to believe whatever they want to believe.

i have no interest in joining another religion....what about you?.
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During Your IN Years If You Had Anointed At Your Hall, What Were They Like?
by LoisLane looking for Superman in
1. jw
2. experiences
the scoop of humanity at one khall, the anointed ones" were a mixed group.. one bro, h. had been in for eons.

he was df for adultery, back in the day when they would announce your sin openly from the platform to everyone.

he just kept on coming and partaking until he was reinstated.