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  Alerts etc

  by Xanthippe in

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  i wonder if it's possible for those of us who've been out decades to have alerts or alternatively see a grouping of threads in a folder or something similar if something actually happens of interest in the borg.. i'm not really interested in the day to day stuff about this cult but i would like to know if anything drastically changes as my siblings and their kids are still trapped.

  i don't know anything about creating the code for forums so i don't know what is possible but if you don't ask you don't get.

  this is not a criticism it's just time for me to move on and just drop in occasionally..

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  Yes I thought that would be the problem Simon, deciding what is important. I suppose I only want to hear if the religion collapses and the HQ in America is shut down. Anything else is just well to be honest a bit boring when you've been out as long as I have. I don't mean people's experiences of leaving, they've been fascinating and sometimes heart-rending.

  It was interesting to hear about the ban in Russia but I think as many people on here have also said, my family will just see that as persecution and get even more entrenched.

  I still hold out hope that the child abuse court cases will suddenly snowball and the payouts will bankrupt this cult.
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  Alerts etc

  by Xanthippe in

  1. forum
  2. suggestions

  i wonder if it's possible for those of us who've been out decades to have alerts or alternatively see a grouping of threads in a folder or something similar if something actually happens of interest in the borg.. i'm not really interested in the day to day stuff about this cult but i would like to know if anything drastically changes as my siblings and their kids are still trapped.

  i don't know anything about creating the code for forums so i don't know what is possible but if you don't ask you don't get.

  this is not a criticism it's just time for me to move on and just drop in occasionally..

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  Xanthippe

  I wonder if it's possible for those of us who've been out decades to have alerts or alternatively see a grouping of threads in a folder or something similar if something actually happens of interest in the Borg.

  I'm not really interested in the day to day stuff about this cult but I would like to know if anything drastically changes as my siblings and their kids are still trapped. I don't know anything about creating the code for forums so I don't know what is possible but if you don't ask you don't get. This is not a criticism it's just time for me to move on and just drop in occasionally.
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  I want to know what celebrations JWs don't consider pagan?

  by Chook in

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  i could only think of weddings and wedding anniversaries .

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  I remember saying at an elder's house if birthdays are wrong partly because they are honouring an individual which is idolatry how can we celebrate wedding anniversaries which is honouring two people. Dead silence followed.
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  JW Cultish Thoughts about RIP!

  by Iamallcool in

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  ones who are lovers of jehovah .

  dont say rip .

  rip is also pagan in origin.

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  Xanthippe

  It may have its origins in the teaching of purgatory but I think it means something quite different now. The way people write in an obituary that a person died peacefully at home or in hospital. We like to think it was a 'good death' that they didn't suffer. When we hear of a death people often say on here RIP but I don't think for a minute they mean hope you're not in hell, they mean hope it was peaceful.
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  Never give up!

  by stuckinarut2 in

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  2. experiences

  i just wanted to share a quick thread to remind us all to never give up hope that our loved ones who are still mentally trapped in the org may one day wake up.. when i first starting waking up i never thought my wife would also awake.

  i have always loved and respected her ability to think and reason, but i assumed that the hold of the organisation would always have its grip on her.. but slowly, and with patience, i shared some things i had learned, and the results have been amazing!.

  my dear wife, who posts here under the name "unstuck" is so fully awake along with me.

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  Good reminder thanks Stuck. So happy for you two.
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  WT Quote of the Day

  by berrygerry in

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  wt jan 15, 1985. these loyal subjects of god’s government have no crime problem among themselves, .

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  Xanthippe

  1985? That was just about the time my brother in law got the sack for stealing from his employer. The congregation removed him from being an elder so he moved a hundred miles or so away and soon got reappointed.
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  what is the craziest book the dubbers ever published?

  by dogon in

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  2. beliefs

  so i was wondering what book is the nuttiest they ever printed?

  i know there are several in contention for first place but which is your vote for no 1?

  also if you don't mind post a bit of what is in the book you pick to show why you picked it.

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  Which was the one in the late eighties that was about evolution. Creation book? There was a section about penduline tits. Yes folks it's a bird, but there was a huge amount of shuffling and smirking at the book study I attended.
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  Reaction of Governing Body Belies More than their Accusation

  by carefullyread in

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  2. bible

  a disfellowshiped brother wrote a letter of disquisition to the governing body of wbts a little while ago.

  it was not in any way nasty, derogatory, rude, blasphemous, or with profanity but it was civil, truthful, & very informative that some have described as extremely truthful to enlightening, an ebullient disclosure.

  i got to see some paraphrases extracted from it that have been circulating quietly or rather secretly passed around & i agree with the latter description.. the governing body was greatly perturbed, alarmed, to confused with this letter particularly as they became aware several of the congregation were also sent copies which some of the local congregational elders raised controversial questions about but mainly was dismissed by them without reading, to scoffing & ridicule but some also saw something more truthful to concern them.

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  Xanthippe

  Carefullyread I would like to hear more please. I am English too and I don't find your style pompous at all plus I don't need a dictionary to read your posts. Please don't leave, we're not all childish and suspicious.
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  Enjoyed a Movie with My Future Roommates

  by Saethydd in

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  2. experiences

  i went to see guardians of the galaxy 2 yesterday.

  (great movie by the way, perfect mixture of action and comedy in my opinion.

  ) i told my family i would go by myself because they were all going to be at my sister's graduation.

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  Xanthippe

  It's good to hear you're finding genuine friends. Pity about your family! Hope your new roommates made up for missing the graduation, sounds like they did.
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  You're not going to believe what I'm about to tell you....

  by kpop in

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  nicely sums up most of the population.... https://theoatmeal.com/comics/believe.

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  Xanthippe

  Like it! It's okay to stop, listen and change. Yes! It doesn't matter how many times your house falls down you can rebuild it. I've kind of decided to leave mine in a bit of a heap because I get fed up of changing it.