cantleave it is something I have thought of doing but have been put off by stories that it is a very lengthy process to begin with involving endless medical questions and many forms to fill in. Is that still true?
Xanthippe
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Might Get to See My Grandchildren Today
by mrquik inmy oldest daughter is still in the cult.
i haven't seen my grandchildren in 5 yrs.
my son-in-law's father died this week & the funeral is today.
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Xanthippe
Hope you get to see them mrquik I really do
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Great new video from Stephen Fry "How do we know what is True ?"
by Phizzy inhttps://humanism.org.uk/thatshumanism/#whatistrue.
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by our very own Stephen Fry after all., and so may be looked upon with not too much disfavour by JW's,
Phizzy he's gay and an atheist???????? I am sure my JW family think he's wonderful!
By the way I do love Stephen, I watch QI religiously
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10 Reasons You Should Never Have A Religion
by darth frosty inlink.
his 1st point reminded me of this argument.
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Xanthippe
Interesting the second vid asks why are religions obsessed with sex? Control is the answer. We can't stop wanting sex so right from childhood they make us feel guilty about sex so that we are continually drawn back to our religions to relieve ourselves of this heavy burden of guilt. It's brilliant and fiendish.
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Black sheep of the family-my life as an ExJW
by bsand20 ini was a 3rd generation jw, half the congregation i attended was made up of my entire mom's side of the family, 2 of the 3 elders were my grandpa and uncle.
my first memory of the organization was when they announced my mom's name in the meeting saying she had been reinstated....it was 1988 and i was 6 years old....i didn't understand it then, but when i asked my mom why was she crying and why did they say her name in the meeting, she said "it's because i've been good!".
so she went back and after a period of time assisting constantly, she was reinstated.
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Xanthippe
Welcome bsand20 and thanks for sharing your story. Sorry your family have given you a hard time but I can identify with it, mine have done the same to me. I agree that it it soooo worth it for the freedom, never going back!
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Whats the difference between a rank and file member and a G.B.member .
by smiddy inand r.& f. member , initially beleived with our whole soul that jehovahs witnesses had the ultimate truth over every other religion .. the differences between the g.b.
members and the r&f members is simply this.
members are given power and authourity by the r.&f members to dictate to them what they should beleive through new light revelations.
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Xanthippe
The GB know that they have stolen ideas from Christendom like the ransom sacrifice of Jesus and pretented that they were given it, through holy spirit. How would an ordinary person who has not studied theology or been in another church know this? They know that they take verses in the Bible out of context to say whatever they want. They know that they quote mine from scientists and archaologists to make science look bad and the Bible look good. They know about all the power playing among the GB but the r+f know nothing of this and just think they are wonderful Christians.
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Rewarding system
by alwaysthinking inalways go to meetings------lots of points.
pioneering------lots of points.
marrying to a jw -----lots of points (happy or not, who cares).
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Xanthippe
Welcome alwaysthinking. Glad you made it here. You're right, this religion is all about appearances and very little else.
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Somebody had to step up for this baby
by kjg132 inhttp://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-birmingham-26420908.
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Xanthippe
This religion, it seems to want to tear people's hearts out. This lovely new baby about to die because of some old men in America's interpretation of a 2000 year old book. What do those old men have to do with a couple in twenty-first century Birmingham and a woman who went through hours of pain to bring this child into the world?
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Are they down to two meetings a week and standing mute next to a literature trolley one hour a month?
by Xanthippe intrying to get a handle on what they do now, my two sisters and brother and families.
a three day convention in the summer is it, circuit assembly twice a year?
when i was in people were supposed to do ten hours field service a month at least.
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Thanks guys, I didn't know it was only pioneers who did the trolley thing or that CAs are only one day now. My husband and I used to say this religion would have to become less demanding on people's time or it would not survive.
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Are they down to two meetings a week and standing mute next to a literature trolley one hour a month?
by Xanthippe intrying to get a handle on what they do now, my two sisters and brother and families.
a three day convention in the summer is it, circuit assembly twice a year?
when i was in people were supposed to do ten hours field service a month at least.
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Trying to get a handle on what they do now, my two sisters and brother and families. A three day convention in the summer is it, circuit assembly twice a year? When I was in people were supposed to do ten hours field service a month at least. Now I've seen them standing next to those literature trolleys in town saying nothing to anyone. Pioneering was 100 hours a month then 90 before I left. Seems like they have eased up a little on the demands on your time, but more rules about shunning and how to live your life. Am I right?