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  Can You See GB Saying This: 'Maybe We Were Wrong'

  by Joe Grundy in

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  i just saw this news story.. i never was a jw (or a catholic) but i liked this story:.

  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-19451439.

  can you imagine a gb member ever saying in effect - 'we were wrong'?.

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  They will NEVER admit to being wrong. To admit outrightly to having been wrong would be the same as saying we did not receive info directly from God. Their assertion of being God's Sole Channel would go totally out the window. They are too arrogant to listen to anyone. They have destroyed so many lives and the fallout from admitting they were wrong would result in a great exodus from the organization IMO. We all know what happened to Ray Franz. No wonder they wanted to silence him, he was a humble man. It boggles the mind how they could possibly think they have God's approval. Leslie
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  I'm gonna have to decline your invite

  by mrsjones5 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  my mother just told me today that her cousin's wife has extended an invite for me to attend their 35th wedding anniversary.

  i find that i'm not in the mood to be surrounding by a group of jws especially since said cousin and his wife are both jws and i did accept the wife as a friend on facebook where i've been none too discreet about my distaste for the society.

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  Way to go Mrs. Jones. It is so nice to be the one declining the invitation (geez almost like shunning them) lol. Who wants to be surrounded by a bunch of boring Dubs anyway. Freedom, what a gift.-Leslie
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  A year has passed and guess what... I dont give a damn!

  by TimothyT in

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  gosh... i cannot believe i have been disfellowshipped for over a year!

  its so surreal.

  because of my ingrained belief that the jw organisation is the one and only true religion, i often think about everything that has happened quite often.

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  HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TIMOTHY, so glad you are enjoying your life and have the strength to not be sucked back into the cult. I followed your story (I was not a JWN member yet) and saw how you had two steps forward, one back, etc. But Wow you made it! Here's to your continued happiness & growth Leslie
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  My JW In-Law Celebrated my Bday...sort of.

  by MaybeSo in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  new member, first post.. so, my bday was last monday, to my surprise my wonderful jw mother-in-law brought me a big ass cake (chocolate, my fav) on sunday along with a nice cologne with all the accesories included.

  all this just because!.

  hmm.... i wonder if she was secretely giving me a bday gift??

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  Warm welcome and happy belated birthday Maybe So. Sounds like a B-day cake & gift to me. By giving it to you the day before your actual birthday she has plausible deniability. lol Looking forward to hearing your story.Leslie
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  Homage to Terry's Top Ten List from a Humanist (who's going thru the 'anger phase' of the exit process)

  by DarioKehl in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  billions of years ago, star dust exploded from ancient supernovae and eventually coalesced to form our local solar system.

  earth, against astronomical odds, found itself in the optimal location, seeded with the elements essential to form living organisms.

  billons of years of natural selection, global catastrohpies, extinctions and atmospheric changes have whiddled the vast biological community down to the fortunate, best-suited survivor species we see before us.

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  ROFLMAO @ OODAD
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  Homage to Terry's Top Ten List from a Humanist (who's going thru the 'anger phase' of the exit process)

  by DarioKehl in

  1. jw
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  billions of years ago, star dust exploded from ancient supernovae and eventually coalesced to form our local solar system.

  earth, against astronomical odds, found itself in the optimal location, seeded with the elements essential to form living organisms.

  billons of years of natural selection, global catastrohpies, extinctions and atmospheric changes have whiddled the vast biological community down to the fortunate, best-suited survivor species we see before us.

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  Good post Dario Kehl When I decribed to non JW's what finding out TTATT was like, I compared it to losing someone in death. First you feel shock that this can't be true, you cry for a bit, get really angry, come to terms with the whole thing, and start the healing process and move on. Leslie
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  Time again for........ Congregation roll call

  by Jourles in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  it's been a while since this topic has been brought up.

  use it as a chance to see if there is someone you might know from years past.

  1973-1976 --- lakeside, ca??

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  1955 (born in) - 2004, Galt congo. Cambridge Ontario

  (May-Oct 1976, Wawa, Ontario

  2005 Df'd in absentia, in the words of William Wallace (Braveheart) FRRREEEEEEDOM!!!

  Leslie
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  GRRRRRRRR! update for ya'll on my daughter.

  by Aussie Oz in

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  so much has happened the last few days in my world.

  i am handling it all very well don't worry!.

  my daughter left her mothers home, so very hard to do and she has been so very brave and strong.

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  Aussie Oz, I agree that having the police there to get your daughter's personal items is a very good idea. We all know how 'honest' Jw's can be when telling what 'really' happened. This way they can't get away with twisting things if this ends up in court.

  Sounds like her mother & step dad are doing your anti witnessing for you. Children are good at seeing hypocrisy in adults. So glad she has a home to go to where she can be free to think for herself. You're a good dad. Leslie
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  "Pilot Project" - Jehovah's Witnesses in Manhattan, with your new host... Robert Warren!

  by cedars in

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  yet another video effort by the society to be apparently pulled off jw.org and given an audience on youtube.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbohitd8goi.

  my observations.... despite obvious attempts to garner praise, the feedback robert gets from passersby is far from glowing.

  at best, it can be described as neutral, with none of those chosen to comment seeming to know anything about jw beliefs.

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  Wife to Husband, "Oh Gawd these #$%^& people are everywhere, quick let's cross the street before they see us". Leslie
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  ABOUT TERRY

  by Quentin in

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  terry was admitted to the hospital yesterday.

  he has a severe case of cellulites which has affected his neck glands.

  his face and neck are very swollen.

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  (((TERRY))) So glad to hear your sense of humor coming through despite your ordeal. Relieved that they're not giving you the heave ho out of the hospital before actually finding out what the source of your problem is. Warmest wishes for your recovery & thanks for taking the time to keep us posted. Leslie