Posts by twinkletoes

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2001 Worldwide Report

by Elsewhere in

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i was browsing around the watchtower.org web site and happened across their stats.. i found the cayman islands to be of particular interest.... there is only one baptized publisher, yet there are two congregations with 169 peak witnesses, 114 average bible studies and 461 in memorial attendance.. i can't help but wonder how they pulled this off.

one baptised publisher, two congregations.

there is obviously not a body of elders in either congregation..

twinkletoes

Elsewhere

Surely that means one person baptised in that year, not one baptised publisher. If there is only one publisher then he/she is very busy with over 23,000 hours in the field service. !!

Perhaps you were joking :)

Twink

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Why do Some Ex-JWs go Wacko?

by rebel in

i don't intend to offend anybody with this post, so please excuse me if i do.

i have often wondered why some people that leave the wt organisation go really weird.

there is a couple near me who left a couple of years ago.

twinkletoes

Rebel,

I know it's very difficult to even imagine your own children shunning you, I have three sons, and I am so grateful that they made up their own minds when teenagers, not to go along to the meetings, they hadn't got baptised, so there was no problem there. Try to think positive, we have two very dear (JW) friends who are tottering on the brink of coming out of the Org. we have spoken to them about our feelings and we thought that perhaps they would cool off towards us, but we took the plunge and bought them Ray Franz's Crisis of Conscience, we asked them if they would object to us giving them this book, but they said they would like to read it. Today, they telephoned to say that they can't put the book down and are taking it in turns to read it, they admitted it has really opened their eyes to all that is going on within the Organisation, and they don't feel so guilty now about the doubts they have been having about things. Who knows, this may be the way things turn out for you and your children, I do hope so.

Love from Twink

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re. elders visits on xmas day

by bay64me in

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friends

i read something here recently about elders making calls to inactives on xmas day.. i can't remember who posted this.. i am just wondering.......(nay....panicing)......... is this fact?

and if so where did the information come from?.

i am getting my tree delivered this afternoon and am wondering if i should invest also in some very thick curtains and keep them closed for about a month .

twinkletoes

http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/forum/thread.aspx?id=42264&site=3

I have just tried the search feature - typed in Xmas Day, and I think the above link is what you're looking for.

Twink

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re. elders visits on xmas day

by bay64me in

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friends

i read something here recently about elders making calls to inactives on xmas day.. i can't remember who posted this.. i am just wondering.......(nay....panicing)......... is this fact?

and if so where did the information come from?.

i am getting my tree delivered this afternoon and am wondering if i should invest also in some very thick curtains and keep them closed for about a month .

twinkletoes

I suppose it all depends on where you live, whether they will call on you on Xmas Day.

We live out in the countryside - this territory gets "worked", once in a blue moon! but just in case of a visit, we are considering getting an effigy made of the Presiding Overseer and putting it on the top of our twenty foot high fir tree, growing outside in our garden, and having twinkling lights all around !!!!

It would be worth it, just to see their faces ! No doubt we will be amongst the ones who will receive a "shepherding call" in Jan to March, but I don't know if we can keep the lights on for that length of time :)

Have you tried the "search button" for Xmas Day, it might work.

twink

Edited by - twinkletoes on 14 December 2002 10:26:57

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Why do Some Ex-JWs go Wacko?

by rebel in

i don't intend to offend anybody with this post, so please excuse me if i do.

i have often wondered why some people that leave the wt organisation go really weird.

there is a couple near me who left a couple of years ago.

twinkletoes

Rebel,

You have brought up a very interesting topic - I feel so sorry for ones who have been shunned by their families, it must be heartbreaking. I wrote to my own brother (also a JW) a few weeks ago, and enclosed copies of all of the info that we have got together, mainly from this site, regarding UN, Paedophiles, False Prophecies etc. but as yet he still hasn't been in touch with me. I think that he may be shunning me.

You say that your'e not a strong person, but I think that you, are because you have come out of the "cult" and are standing for principles, don't give them ammunition for gossip. Keep your chin up!

love from Twink

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Why do Some Ex-JWs go Wacko?

by rebel in

i don't intend to offend anybody with this post, so please excuse me if i do.

i have often wondered why some people that leave the wt organisation go really weird.

there is a couple near me who left a couple of years ago.

twinkletoes

ShielaM

Welcome to this forum

It was so interesting to read your comments. We can relate to the problems you have had to suffer at the hands of the JWs. We had been in the Org. for over thirty years, and had very similar experiences as you and your husband.

My husband (Kaytee) was also incapacitated for four months, on his back, with an exploded disk, they (the elders) took him off the privilege of "carrying the microphones" at the meetings, because of his low hours in the field ministry - he couldn't even walk to the bathroom with having to lean on me for support.

My husband disputed the elders' actions, even writing to the Branch Office about this matter. The elders replied to the Branch office saying that a Ministerial Servant had taken him off this "privilege" because of my "lack of hours" (blame some-one else !)......the MS bro. said that he was not privy to the field service reports and that it was all lies.!

But as you can probably guess - the liars are still up on the platform, lording it over others.

Twink

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Interesting discussion with some JWs

by Nathan in

i had some jws visit me today and meet for the first time.

the time has left me feeling sad and confused.

i learnt some interesting things about these two individuals.. firstly, the man launched straight into his 'good news'.

twinkletoes

Welcome Nathan

Enjoyed your comments, please keep us informed of any further discussions with the JWs.

Twink

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Where Did Those 29 Years Go?

by Englishman in

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friends

tomorrow is our 29th anniversary!.

so, tonight calls for a big celebration.

we're off to the "flute de paris" for an evening of wine and good food in a top restaurant in wsm.

twinkletoes

Lovely photos, here's hoping that you have had a lovely evening.

Is WSM Weston Super Mare ? if so, your'e not too far away from us.

Congratulations

Twink

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NEW TO YOU ALL...MY STORY

by rebuilding94 in

i was born into the witnesses in 1962, i was disfellowshiped when i was 18, because i decided to marry a catholic.

our first son was born 4 years later, and thinking i had to teach our son about god, which in it self is not a bad thought, so the only thing i new was the jw's teaching's, and yes i went back.. it took them 11 months to decide weather they would reinstate me, 11 month's of no one talking to me, no one coming to see my new baby, allways leaving befor the meeting was completely over, so as not to feel any more hurt then nessecary.

after i was reinstated i proceeded to raise our 3 children as jw's.

twinkletoes

Rebuilding94

(((Welcome))) it was so good to hear your story. Yet another one has seen the light !

As others have said, read some of the posts here and you will be very much encouraged.

There is more love shown to one another, here on this board, than I have found in the organisation. I haven't been to the Kingdom Hall for about one year and yet only one close friend has bothered to keep in touch.

Twink

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I'm new

by liquidsky in

i've been visiting this site for about 6 months but haven't had the courage to post anything.

well here goes...... i was born and raised a jw.

although i never really enjoyed anything about the religion, i trudged along because i was afraind of losing my family, and of course afraid of being destroyed in armageddon.

twinkletoes

Hello Liquidsky,

It was so interesting to read your comments.

Pleased to hear that you have a happy marriage - there's not too many of them in the Organisation.

Welcome to the board.

Twink & Kaytee