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  Another visit from the elders

  by jonno12225 in

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  2. friends

  so i have another visit from the elder this week.

  this time they want to speak with my wife, still a believer and myself.

  i think they want to know my position about my children attending the meetings and some other things.. while preparing myself for it i though of a challenge for the elders and my wife.

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  eyesropen323

  do what on the way out said.....dont go to the meeting. politely tell them you are fine and you will let them know if you need them. once you meet with hem thats when they get you. nothing you say will appease them unless you 100% submit. spend time with your wife and little by little talk with her. what bothers her in the org? that will be the only ay to get her to open her eyes.
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  WT to Brethren: "Are you still spreading our recently exposed lies that we were forced to change to save ourselves from utter embarassment? (Watchtower -April 15, 2013 page 9)

  by Calebs Airplane in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  of course, that question was softened up and changed to:.

  "is your teaching up-to-date?

  " (see illustration on page 9).

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  what i find very ridiculous is there are ppl who stay in jw's for 'structure' and keep their children in it but know full well that its all a bunch of BS...They say that they are not brainwashed but i differ on that assessment....sorry...i just needed to vent.
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  New video: Jehovah's Witnesses and Watchtower's secret child abuse letter

  by cedars in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  we have decided to let the world know what happened when our websites were shut down earlier this month by means of this new video..... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_9efi84qnc.

  huge thanks to nugget for lending us her gorgeous voice, and also to cantleave for his cameo role as the voice of the big bad watchtower!

  cedars.

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  eyesropen323

  Bravo Cedars!! This subject has effected my family. You have my support!
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  Good Reasons To Hate Every Weak And Ex-Jehovah Witness.

  by AuntConnie in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  1. my husband's time is finite, it's wasted on spouses arguing over money, sex or family mattters with stupid home visits.. .

  i hate people's constant open hand for money, it's the weak individuals asking others to pull their weight.

  my family worked extra hours instead of begging the strong members for district assembly money, cat food for seven cats or tiny little rag-a-muffins weiner dogs.. .

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  eyesropen323

  I dont answer hardly ever but im calling TROLL too
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  Looking for a new Bible translastion to read

  by eyesropen323 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  what would everyone recomend as far as what bible translation to read instead of the jw new world translation?.

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  Thank you everyone :) since i started fading and now totally do not attend any meetings i gave myself a 'break' But now i would like to read thru the scriptures with 'new' eyes.
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  Looking for a new Bible translastion to read

  by eyesropen323 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  what would everyone recomend as far as what bible translation to read instead of the jw new world translation?.

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  eyesropen323

  what would everyone recomend as far as what Bible translation to read instead of the JW New world translation?
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  What are your core values? Are you willing to die for them?

  by MC RubberMallet in

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  2. experiences

  if you believe or don't, what do you value most?

  and are you willing to die for those values?.

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  i would die for my children...and once they are old enough to not need me i would die for the love of my life...nothing else.
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  First shunning, now love bombing

  by hoser in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i had mentioned in an earlier thread that brother and sister hoser were being unofficially shunned at the kingdom hall.

  now i think that they realize it is not having the.

  desired results( we are quite happy on our own, and have done a few things with our non-jw neighbors).. .

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  exactly....i had an elder (who happens to be my real brother) say to me...have you seen anyone happy who has left the truth? Lol...ummmmm, yeah, me!
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  What brought you here?

  by leaving_quietly in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  folks here all have one thing in common: they are somehow associated with jws, either were one, are married to one, have a relative who is one, has a romantic interest in one, are are currently one.

  perhaps you are not one, but something about jws bugs you enough to have found this forum, and read it and contribute to it.

  what brought you here?

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  I was raised as a JW from 8 years old. I am almost 40 now. I have been doing my best in this religion for years. Was a pioneer early in my life etc...A few years ago I was doing research for a talk and was on the JW.org website. I read, again, how the religion was founded. It was founded by Russell who was well off. I have read this before but for some reason this time I could not get this out of my head. It was some rich man who founded the JW religion. I started doing research on my own about him. And then researched Rutherford. I was surprised and disgusted. This religion was not founded on love. It was founded on money, brainwashing, control and arrogant men. It is a business who is exempt because it hides behind 'religion' As I used my own brain to think things thru, I thought about the donations given and how those monies are not seen by all the followers. The fact that ultimately each Kingdom Hall is owned by the Watchtower sickens me. And how each member is to devote their own time and money to the upkeep of these buildings.

  Also, the hiding of wrong doings. The poor children who are molested and basically forced to see their molesters day in and day out cuz NOTHING is done!!! This hits close to home because my husband is one of these cases. And I only found this out in the past month after discussing the Conti case with an Ex Elder. I asked him if there were any cases like that in the Kingdom Hall I was associated with and he said "yes". He wouldn't tell me who the victim was but after telling my husband who the molester was he shared with me what happened to him. And his faithful, foul mouthed JW mom still is married to the prick! It was my husband's step-father! And for the past 30 years this man has been allowed to be a part of the congregation. Sickening!!!!

  The Ex Elder I mentioned suggested this site to me and I have thanked him for it. I have taken my husband and children out of this relgion. I still have other family members in it. And just their unchristian, self righteous, judemental, nasty attitude, towards me is enough to show me that this JW religion is NOT the 'truth'. I hope one day that their eyes will be opened just as mine were. I am a much happier person for it now.
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  What brought you here?

  by leaving_quietly in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  folks here all have one thing in common: they are somehow associated with jws, either were one, are married to one, have a relative who is one, has a romantic interest in one, are are currently one.

  perhaps you are not one, but something about jws bugs you enough to have found this forum, and read it and contribute to it.

  what brought you here?

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