Schnufti

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  Marrying outside the lord

  by label licker in

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  7 years ago

  i should know the answer to this but my memory is failing big time.

  our friend just called who is still in the cult.

  he's been away from it for about five months now.

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  Schnufti 7 years ago

  I know a sister who married outside the lord and didn't get disfellowshipped, although the elders tried to talk her out of it before she married him. So I don't think they will disfellowship him because of that.

  As for writing to disfellowshipped ones, I'm not sure. I think they are more strict regarding having contact with non-family who "left the truth".

  As far as I know, the elders' book says they can't disfellowship someone before warning him one or two times.

  Anyway, good luck to your friend. How nice to be welcomed by a JC as soon as he got back to the meeting -.-

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  List of controversies

  by usualusername1 in

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  7 years ago

  in my comedy i am playing around with being a jw spokesman justifying the ridiculous things in the publications, website, letters and talks by governing body members.. can you give me some scandals please?.

  to start off with un ngo membership.... thanks.

  paul.

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  Schnufti 7 years ago

  "Look, science proves the Bible!" - "Evolution is not true because the Bible says so."

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  Losing my Hold On JW speak. Has it Happened to You Yet and if so, How?

  by Wasanelder Once in

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  8 years ago

  i was reading a post on here and the poster said she went to the door twice because her mother made her go again when she didn't see her children talk to the man.

  the poster said, "at least i got an rv out of it.".

  ok, its been a few years, but for the first time i thought of "recreational vehicle" and not "return visit" when i read this.

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  Schnufti 8 years ago

  No, not yet. I still wince a bit when I hear or read something with "witness". It used to be a phobia because I always feared I would read or hear something bad about JWs. Now I can't wait until JWs are in the news again

  And now I constantly read Governing Body instead of Great Britain.
  

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  has any one had this feeling

  by Akid48 in

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  2. experiences

  8 years ago

  i remember having this feeling when i was younger that something was off when it came to meetings and the people there seemed just off.i had feelings like that when i was like 5 or 6 and i would say i was kinda dumb back then but still i had a feeling like that when i would not have that often.still to this day i dont know what got me to have that feeling i was just wanting to know if any had this feeling to and still cant remember what made your mind give you a red flag..

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  Schnufti 8 years ago

  I had nightmares about being at meetings or conventions up to 6 years old.

  In my early teenage years I was very concerned that people would call us a cult. I found a lot of things odd and cult-like, such as the fake smiles or that all women had to wear skirts. And there were so many religions on this earth. Could it really be that I was so lucky to be born into the one true religion?

  I was on the right track, but I was under group pressure from JW friends and there wasn't really any alternative for me. It was never the question "if" I would get baptized, but "when".

  And all those "interested" ones were so weird. Not once have I seen an adult that came into the "truth" that made an intelligent impression.

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  What Simple Pleasures Do You Enjoy Since Leaving Watchtower?

  by pale.emperor in

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  8 years ago

  what simple pleasures do you enjoy since leaving watchtower?

  here's some of mine, in no particular order:.

  a cigar: i dont smoke cigarettes at all, but i do enjoy a good cigar from time to time.

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  Schnufti 8 years ago

  Our flat is clean and tidy because I have finally the time to do all the chores. More homecooking, less McDonalds after meetings. I can buy groceries and wash my hair any evening I want. I live healthier because I can go biking and work out more often.

  No more panic when chatting with workmates.

  I can accept life-saving medical treatments. In fact, yesterday I had a bike accident. But I wasn't scared at all because I knew that I can take blood if needed.

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  How much time have you ever spent on Jw.org ?

  by Chook in

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  8 years ago

  i'm proud to say no greater than ten minutes in my whole life.

  and i'm not giving them any more.

  i do look at the video posts on here with their latest bullshit but being entertained by these clowns longer than necessary is unproductive..

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  Schnufti 8 years ago

  Actually I visit jw.org everyday. If there were no JWs in my family I would leave it completely behind, but I kind of want to be informed what is going on.

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  A WTF Moment While In the WTS

  by Searching in

  1. jw
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  8 years ago

  has anyone else had a moment, while still within the organization (and before learning ttatt) that caused them to stop and go, "this is kind of messed up.".

  for instance, back i believe in the early 2000's, i was attending a dc with my family.

  it was announced at the beginning of the convention that there was going to be a special announcement at the end, so for everyone to please try to remain until the very end of the meeting.

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  Schnufti 8 years ago

  I think my first WTF moment was when I was a teenager. The leading elder of our congregation (how are they called?) disassociated himself and left his family. This bothered me a lot because he supposed to be spiritual, so why did he leave? Seems like he found out TTATT.

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  Dutch conventions organized like circuits

  by Gorbatchov in

  1. jw
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  8 years ago

  here in holland jw.org is organizing for the first time the yearly conventions like circuits.

  the whole summer the new convention hall is used for small group conventions instead of 10.000 seat external halls.. it keeps the money in the organization.

  not renting external buildings.. the 29.000 witnesses here are divided now into 2.000 seat audience.. g..

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  Schnufti 8 years ago

  The big, exciting district conventions were one of the main things that kept me going through the drudgery of JWdom. I sort of lived for them and they gave me a boost to get through the next year. The smaller gatherings in smaller buildings just didn't have the same effect; they were boring, even sort of depressing at times.

  Magnum, I felt exactly the same. I didn't feel encouraged because of the talks. What had a much stronger effect was sitting in the stadium, looking around at the big crowd and thinking that they all have my back. At least once a year I didn't feel like a minority. All of them believed the same as me, so it couldn't be wrong, could it?

  I really think that many JWs will go home with a less "encouraged" feeling than the used to have.

  By the way, I heard that they will do the same in Switzerland. They will build a convention hall in France and it will not hold space for all of them, so they will split up the conventions there as well. I don't know if it's true though.

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  What did NOT get you out?

  by problemaddict 2 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  8 years ago

  i realize this is odd, but a "how you woke up" thread and the personal stories that are told which i know we all enjoy, made me think of this.

  in helping my wife and a couple others get the ball rolling, i realized the thing that resonated with me, didn't even move the needle with them.

  i wanted to rail on and on about blood, because that was my conduit to waking up, but for my wife it was about shunning.

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  Schnufti 8 years ago

  I was not triggered by:

  • 607/1914
  • Shunning
  • That most of my cool friends who were on the same wavelength like me left the "truth"
  • That former zealous elders and COs left the "truth"
  • Bad behaviour by elders or others in the congregation
  • Overlapping generation
  • The 2013 WT study where it says we should follow the GB no matter what they say
  • That we had to report our ministry hours with our name
  • The stance against homosexuals

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  What Did You Imagine Jehovah To Look Like?

  by pale.emperor in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  8 years ago

  what did you imagine jehovah to look like?

  i always pictured him like this:.

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  Schnufti 8 years ago

  I had no certain picture of Jehovah in my mind. It was more a feeling that resembled my father.

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