Posts by Nambo

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Derby people?

by KingofDerby in

hope this is the right place for it but.... wondering if there are people i used to know who are out these days.... i was in the derby peartree cong, and the derby littleover cong.

left in the early-mid 00s.

dad was known all over the place..

knock knock

by Sabin in

if jw`s come knocking at your door, do you open it & engage in conversation, tell them to sod off, or just not answer the door?.

my husband`s has asked me not to answer the door to them if he isn't here?

he hate`s the fact that they make a point of calling when they know he will be at work.

For the first time in years, I had a Witness call, a young Lady, she asked, "Who do you think runs the world" and I replied "Satan" which didn't surprise her as much as when I started quoting Scripture.

She told me where the Kingdom Hall was and I replied, "Yes I know, I helped build it, you have a photograph of me in your Quick-build album", along with other massive hints such as, "You wont be allowed to return visit me", she must have realised I was an ex, her friend was certainly looking horrified when she arrived after 10 minutes to see what this wonderful call was her friend had found.

Thing is, this girl sounded genuine Christian rather than dub, I get the impression she was new in the Twoof, she liked what I was saying so much that she asked if she could come back the next day. I did get to say to her, "if you ever find yourself at odds with the organisation, you dont need to abandon God as well because the JW's dont own God, come back and see me then and I will help you"

Of course she didn't come back, been got at for sure, surprised I haven't had my first Elder visit after 20 years of missing the meetings, but she might remember the things I said if she ever wants to find out TTATT so I think its worth talking to them because you might save a Lamb of God from their jaws.

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Are we participants in this forum because of bouts of "loneliness"?

by Wonderment in

i wonder how many of us here hold on to this meeting place out of "loneliness.

could it be that we harbor feelings of "abandonment" and "loneliness" from being left cold and dry by the wt people and our families?

perhaps we do have a need to reach out to people with similar experiences.

Nambo

I'm lonely, the Watchtower took my courting years, so I am left to face old age alone, though I did meet a Sister when I was in, the Elders gave her the old, "Jehovah wont be pleased if you marry somebody from a lower Caste" story, so my heart was broken.

But apart from the org and its teachings, the nicest people I ever met were in the Twoof, and I guess that's you guys.

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Burn, baby, burn...!

by EdenOne in

i had to clear space in my shelves for new books that keep arriving.

so... out with the "old light"!

we got rid of all spares and duplicates and only kept one of each for the sake of memorabilia.

Nambo

You crazy fools!, those old books are worth a fortune, a quick search on e-Bay shows for instance £31.74 for "Gods eternal purpose now triumphing for mans good".

Or maybe you could black mail the Watchtower with them?, especially the ones revealing 1914 originally came from measuring a Pyramid.

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Revealing Watchtower tax returns

by Nambo in

please excuse if this has already been posted:- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysyqish-l_e.

under the freedom of information act, this guy has tax returns showing where your money goes, where it is invested, companies like northrop gruman, monsanto, cigarette and porn peddlers, and we thought we where giving money to god!

i am quite sickened to discover i was giving money to the watchtower to invest in arms manufacturers..

Nambo

Oh,

I need a bit of clarification though then, does the "some one else" that has set up this charitable trust for the benefit of the Watchtower, have control over where the money is invested?

Is the Watchtower obliged to accept money made from investment in weapons of war?

Who is this "Some one else"?, I know nothing of financial affairs but the video seemed to be suggesting the Watchtower itself is the "some one else" as part of a tax dodge.

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Revealing Watchtower tax returns

by Nambo in

please excuse if this has already been posted:- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysyqish-l_e.

under the freedom of information act, this guy has tax returns showing where your money goes, where it is invested, companies like northrop gruman, monsanto, cigarette and porn peddlers, and we thought we where giving money to god!

i am quite sickened to discover i was giving money to the watchtower to invest in arms manufacturers..

Nambo

Please excuse if this has already been posted:- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSyQIsh-l_E

Under the freedom of information act, this guy has tax returns showing where your money goes, where it is invested, companies like Northrop Gruman, Monsanto, cigarette and Porn peddlers, and we thought we where giving money to God! I am quite sickened to discover I was giving money to the Watchtower to invest in arms manufacturers.

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Facebook Group for EX JWs in UK?

by Nambo in

jw
friends

my sister encouraged me to join facebook again to share our holiday pics, whilst i am on the dreadful place, i may as well join the group for ex jws here in the uk, anybody have a link or can tell me how to join please?

Nambo

Cheers Stan, I just sent a Friend request, Peter C

Will it be obvious how to join the group?

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Facebook Group for EX JWs in UK?

by Nambo in

jw
friends

my sister encouraged me to join facebook again to share our holiday pics, whilst i am on the dreadful place, i may as well join the group for ex jws here in the uk, anybody have a link or can tell me how to join please?

Nambo

My Sister encouraged me to join Facebook again to share our holiday pics, whilst I am on the dreadful place, I may as well join the group for ex JWs here in the UK, anybody have a link or can tell me how to join please?

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The Evidence / Proof That Jehovah Witnesses / I.B.S.A. Have NEVER Been Gods Spirit Directed Organisation .

by smiddy in

this is a topic i think every ex jw should have oppurtunity to contribute toward .. it has been 144 years since c.t.russell first published "zions watchtower and herald of christs presence" in 1879 .. red flag 1 " zions watchtower " ?

obviously c.t.russell had sympathy with the zionist movement of the day.. "christs presence" in 1879 ?

that is right and armageddon was to occur in 1914.. when that did not occur 1916-18 was promoted.

Nambo

I think you are being a bit too hard on the Org Smiddy, One thing that came true was the start of events leading to a "Kingdom" in 1914, just as the Pyramid Russell measured foretold, (albeit it took a couple of trys).

Only trouble is it wasn't the Kingdom of God, it was the birth of the Kingdom of Satan, starting with the League of Nations and ending with the New World Order, whose sign funnily enough just happens to be that same Pyramid.

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Jury Service in the UK

by Nambo in

i had always thought the powers that be knew i was a jw and so never called me up for jury service.. today however, i received a summons for jury service.. what is the jw's position on jury service?, what will happen to me when i refuse to swear an oath?.

Nambo

Cheers Guys, So there is no Biblical reason not too?, I am quite looking for ward to it.

Morpheus, I have been out of the dubs 20 years so am unsure of their position, however, doesn't mean I am unaware of the Bibles position Matthew 5v37 and James 5V12