Posts by Hillary

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Life after DF/divorce

by Freeof1914 in

i am just wondering how many here have gone through the experience of being disfellowshipped and divorced?

i am currently in that situation and sometimes i am afraid of what to expect.

thankfully i have a good core of friends, but nonetheless i still find myself somewhat nervous of what to expect in my new life.

What used to worry you the most about the great trib and Armageddon?

by Julia Orwell in

i worried most about losing my dear family, but i also had silly worries like, what would happen to my pets?

say i didn't have a chance to let the cats out, they would starve inside my house.

and what if people were so starving because of the big gt famine and stole my chickens!

I remember in the early 1980's, an elder told my mom that she had to learn to get along better with a certain person who she was always squabbling with because "you never know who you might have to go into hiding with when the great persecution/great tribulation comes"

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Does anyone remember letter from GB "end is imminent" around 2009?

by cha ching in

my sister remembers, hearing at her congregation, a strongly worded letter from "the society" that hinted that "we may not be getting any more letters from the society, as the end is coming soon.".

she thinks it was around 2009, or after.. anyone remember this?.

as a result of this letter:.

Hillary

Don't buy green bananas

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Went to Premier of Truth Be Told in Brooklyn (Spoiler Alert!)

by rubadubdub in

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Hillary

Yes, I think you are the lady who I chatted with for a little bit and we wished each other safe travels home before we left. I didn't raise my hand when he asked for a show of hands because I was never baptized (grew up in it from ages 9 through 19). Perhaps a lot of others who didn't raise their hands were also people who grew up in it but were never baptized. I don't consider myself an ex-jw for that reason.

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WTS action on Conti's case 3/27/2013

by mind blown in

as most suspected, the wts filed their brief, at least it looks that way..... http://appellatecases.courtinfo.ca.gov/search/case/dockets.cfm?dist=1&doc_id=2025979&doc_no=a136641.

it also notes aob in excess of word count limit.. wonder if they did that to buy more time?.

Hillary

So I am correct that the next step up the ladder for another appeal is the California Supreme Court and then the next step up after that is U.S. Supreme Court, and then that's it? Only 2 more appeals courts after this one?

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New TATT Documentary coming to Brooklyn in March!

by mind blown in

jw
friends

this is legit!!

truth be told feature documentary exposing the jehovahs witnesses religion debuts in brooklyn, new york march 27th 2013. .

if you do not serve jehovah, you will die.

Hillary

No he didn't give any dates but he did say he's working on getting the film out to all locations.

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Went to Premier of Truth Be Told in Brooklyn (Spoiler Alert!)

by rubadubdub in

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Hillary

I was there. The theater was about two thirds full, I'd say. I sat in front of Rick Fearon and got to talk to him a little bit.

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New TATT Documentary coming to Brooklyn in March!

by mind blown in

jw
friends

this is legit!!

truth be told feature documentary exposing the jehovahs witnesses religion debuts in brooklyn, new york march 27th 2013. .

if you do not serve jehovah, you will die.

Hillary

I just got home from the movie. It was excellent. Not sensationalistic at all. It was 90 minutes long and there was a Q & A after the movie with the producer, Gregorio Smith. Some of the people who were featured in the movie were also in the audience. The movie featured 7 different people who grew up in the religion and told different aspects of their lives growing up and how they were affected by the religion. I was able to identify with 99% of what they were saying (I grew up around it from ages 9 through 19). The movie also had a good bit of humor in it, which I really liked. I don't want to give too much away in case people want to see it on their own but if you have any specific questions, please ask. Also, I was sitting in front of Rick Fearon and had a chance to talk to him a little bit.

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Infographic on the March 2013 Awake

by RayPublisher in

the watchtower has chided its members repeatedly for many years about not reading anything it deems unsuitable, especially when it is composed by former members.. interestingly, the new march 2013 awake magazine pages 10-11 has an article about a woman that studied and then converted from judaism to jehovah's witnesses.

there are three key points in the article that actually encourage those with discernment to go against the watchtower ban on books written by those with dissenting views.

see if you can catch the clues by clicking below to read the article:.

Hillary

It doesn't seem like there's any way to validate this article. I tried googling her name but nothing came up. She has a very common name, too. Maybe parts of it are true. Maybe parts of it are embellished. Who knows?

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Re: 2013 annual meeting

by pixel in

remember, you read it here first!.

dear brothers: .

we are pleased to announce that arrangements are being made for all baptized and unbaptized publishers who read and write english, along with their minor children, to be invited to locations where they can hear the 2013 annual meeting program that will be presented on saturday, .

Hillary

And a false prophet will always deny who they are