Posts by gabrielg

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Reasons to fade or not to fade

by gabrielg in

lately i've been thinking about fading from the cong but im not sure about what would be the top reason in my list.

without writing 2 page answers, question for anyone posting in repply to this or whoever reads this.

what would be your reason/reasons for fading?

gabrielg

Lately I've been thinking about fading from the cong but Im not sure about what would be the top reason in my list. Help me please

Without writing 2 page answers, question for anyone posting in repply to this or whoever reads this. What would be your reason/reasons for fading? What do you think is other peoples reasons for fading? Do you agree with those reasons?

To keep it simple the format could be like:

Reasons for fading

1) Contradicting beliefs (name Example, don't ellaborate)

2) Organization's strictness (name example)

3) Sins committed by me or others (name example)

Reasons I don't agree with for fading

1) I don't like ties

2) I like birthdates

3) so on...

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Did I do a fade without knowing it?

by Aussie Oz in

seeing that there a few new fade threads, and farkels hard to top one, got me to wondering if i actually faded without realizing it till 14 years later.... rewind to 1998 when i just plum ran out of steam.

too many years battling my personal demons resulted in a rapid cease function and in the course of a couple of months i went from m/s and the guy most likely to succeed to leaving wife and congregation.

i passed in asignments, stopped preaching and meetings cold turkey, handed back public talks etc.

gabrielg

Without writing 2 page answers. Question for anyone posting in repply to this or whoever reads this. What would be your reason/reasons for fading? What do you think is other peoples reasons for fading? Do you agree with those reasons?

To keep it simple the format could be like:

Reasons for fading

1) Contradicting beliefs (name Example, don't ellaborate)

2) Organization's strictness (name example)

3) Sins committed by me or others (name example)

Reasons I don't agree with for fading

1) I don't like ties

2) I like birthdates

3) so on...

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The Best Fade Ever

by Farkel in

i noticed there are current topics on fading so i thought i would re-share my own fade.

i will be brief.. my straw that broke the camel's back was from an arrogant asshole circuit overseer while i was a ministerial servant and pioneer.

i will save you the details.

gabrielg

honestly,... from everybody here does any one think the publisher's card has any value or tracking ability whatsoever? ... I don't think making sure you get your card before you say good bye for good has any or no importance whatsoever. Unless you had a very close relationship with any brothers there I think fading from THEM won't be so hard. Family IS a different story but when you are an adult and start making silly excuses like that instead of sharing what it is that made you want to quit the organization, to my opinion, is just being a baby. So no matter how you "fade" make sure you understand the reasons.

FYI the publisher's card only keeps track of how active you are in the ministery. This only serves as a record when you are being considered for more responsibility positions. So in reality this is only a "fact sheet" which represents numbers and figures which, as we all know, mean nothing specially when the person in question does service in a very "systematic" or "mechanical" kind of way.

Baptizing as a Jehova's witness does not mean you have swore loyalty to the organization and some office in Brooklyn now has your name with a fancy "diploma" like masonic type of certificate where it details down what "lodge" you belong too :P (being sarcastic) \

As a Jehova's witness you are an individual who's only certificate of authenticity or what really has value of being one is your REPUTATION. Family, friends, fellow-witnesses... They only know so much... When you want to fade for good you need to show what your true colors are from every knowing person you have that knew you were a Jehova's witness. Doing that is not as easy as tearing up a piece of paper and throwing it into the wind...