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  What is the motivation behind the JW org?

  by Half banana in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  the gb has recently said that the brothers are generously contributing lots of money (at gunpoint it seems!

  ) so why with a billion dollar annual income do they demand more cash?

  they have staunched the outward flow of money on paid preachers, zone overseers and bethel expenses and stalled the promised worldwide luxury buildings projects..

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  Sorry Lisa-Rose,

  My fat-fingers pressed dislike. It was meant to be a "like".

  Your observations are spot-on.
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  ex-jw-uk

  by bigmac in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i'm quite new to this site, & have realised some members have a union jack symbol under their avatar.

  i don't.. could we have a "show of hands" from any uk members?

  i've already found several by reading older posts..

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  Tricked

  Glasgow, Scotland 🤗
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  Chronic relapse - what do I do?

  by wayoutthere in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  my first post here and unfortunately it is asking for help.. i was a born in jehovah's witness and from my earliest memories, i know i hated being one.

  i hated the embarrassment of being the "outsider" at school and i hated not being allowed to have any friends.

  of course i had the obligatory friends in the kingdom hall - none of whom were my age exactly and none of whom i would have personally chosen to be friends with if i had been left to pick them myself in a natural setting.

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  I get it. I think we all feel the same to varying degrees. There's such a stigma to being a witness added to the fact that we have been taught to feel guilty for not remaining in.

  The book Combatting Cult Mind Control by Stephen Hassan might be helpful as it gives info on how to deprogram/reprogram to a healthier state of mind. I downloaded a free copy of this recently and it has helped.

  Hope you are feeling better soon. Anxiety is awful and seems to be a big part of life for those that have had associations with the org no matter how long ago.
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  Another Galling WT Study

  by Nicholaus Kopernicus in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  january 2016 watchtower (study edition).

  be determined to “let your brotherly love continue”!.

  this article was easy to read.

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  Quite often, there would be studies and articles about "respecting those taking the lead" which I never felt applied to me. By their own standards, these Elders were meant to be loving and interested. Never did I receive a "Shepherding Visit" (thankfully) and more often than not, not even a "hello" at the KH or in field service.

  I'm not sure if they felt I was doing ok as I never missed meetings and did around 35 hours ministry every month. Now that I haven't been to meetings or service in nearly 4 months, I'm slightly offended that I was indeed truly invisible. No-one has even chased up a report from me, which makes me wonder if any of the slips I previously posted in the service box were actually counted or looked at. The last few months I was in, I was always sitting at back of hall and first to leave after the prayer so maybe they realised I wasn't worth their efforts.
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  what buzz word from the jw's do you hate & why?

  by Sabin in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so my hubby has been on a bit of a roll about the jdubs, we were talking a lot about them & he said the buzz word he hate's the most is "worldly" why?

  because he say's "with that one word they have condemned (according to their believes) a person as being worthy of nothing but death.

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  "Unbelieving Mate" - especially because this is how one of the brothers introduced my husband to another witness. I was mortified that he said that in front of my husband.
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  So Thankful

  by BeautifulMind in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i was just sitting here on this beautiful saturday afternoon thinking about how thankful i am that i left the jws.

  do i wish i had woke up and left sooner, sure.

  but i'm definitely happy that i'm out period, and for so many reasons but i just will share a few.

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  The burdens of the meetings, service, studying etc, etc are immense. Yet, they always talked of the KH as being a Spiritual Paradise. I was always so anxious even at the thought of going to meetings. I would often have to fight the response to run away as I approached the KH door and force myself to go in. Sitting through the meetings became more torturous because of these talks that would reinforce how ridiculous my feelings were. I realise now that just because they said and felt it was a Paradise doesn't mean it was. I'm glad I started listening to my gut and not try and choke down their propaganda. I feel so much better and thankful to start living my life on my terms again.
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  Haemaphilliac Doctor talks of JW neighbours cruelty

  by Diogenesister in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  i got my fingers burnt last time i copied a post from reddit, but this one made me so mad i had to show you guys.

  i think its possible that the witnesses antagonism was exaggerated in his child's mind, never-the-less any nastiness to a sick child is beyond the pale.

  the hospital i trained in lost nearly every last one of its 500 haemaphilliacs to aids - i think around 30 survived from this era.http://www.modernluxury.com/san-francisco/story/when-doctors-need-doctors-after-dodging-death-sentence-looking-cure.

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  Whatever you say about Witnesses at least they are always respectful to outsiders. I, too, think that his child's mind has exaggerated his experience. Although, if it was perhaps a witness-child(ren) that had acted like this towards him, due to listening to their parents views on blood then I could definitely imagine this happening. I was always shocked at some of the things that I would hear Witness kids say, just seemed rude.
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  Quote about Honesty and lies of omission in latest Watchtower.

  by cappytan in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  jesus honestly identified himself as the messiah, even though his truthful admission could allow the sanhedrin to claim that he was a blasphemer and could lead to his execution.—matt.

  will we be honest in situations where a slight omission or twist of words might bring us material gain?.

  article here.

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  I can't imagine Jackson going outside and weeping bitterly. Rather, I imagine he patted himself on the back for his slimy half-truths.
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  Disfellowshipping

  by Sabin in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i used to think (having been d myself, when younger) that it was a loving arrangement set up by a loving god to keep the congregation clean, & to give the unrepentant wrong doer time out to think about what they had done.

  when ready they could come back, apologize & all is forgiven.

  what a first class clown i was.

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  My attitude towards that sister who was disfellowshipped always pricked my conscience. She was my first experience of someone I know being DF'd and I regret that I didn't make more of an effort to speak to her - I can only imagine how lonely and isolated she must have been as a single Mother. Our only communication was by text and a couple of awkward calls. I did look after her kids on a few occasions after she was DF'd, but she would wait in the car when she came to pick them up and I was just so unsure of what to do. I struggled with not wanting to stumble her as at the time I was sure that I was wrong in my views of DF'ing - that perhaps I wasn't spiritually mature enough to see it as loving. The sisters that studied with me tried hard to convince me that it was a loving provision, yet, I allowed my instincts to be quashed when it is so blatantly wrong. I did recently contact her to apologize. She is planning on returning. I didn't have the courage to tell her that I knew the TATT.
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  Ten years out.....

  by snare&racket in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i'm not sure how useful this post will be, but i feel compelled to write it.

  with many of my older posts, i wrote them with a younger jw version of me in mind.

  with this i write it with a younger newly ex jw in mind.. ten years ago i went to my presiding overseer and told him my concerns about wt owning 'rand cam' military stocks, about unfulfilled prophecy and human error in the governing body and the theocratic consequences of such.

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  "This forum is a welcome refuge and resource and if you look back through the decades you will see a trend of personalities, coming, going, being core contributors for some years whilst they repair the wounds and establish a real life, then they move on. This is how I have experienced this forum too. If you feel almost addicted and dependant to this place after leaving or starting to question, don't worry it's a safe haven and it wears off as you strengthen and rebuild your life. This place is an emotional crutch and in being such a huge help, it takes some time to walk away from." - this sums it up perfectly for me!

  Glad to hear things are going well for you. Thank your sage words - very encouraging.