Posts by moreconfusedthanever

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Door-to-door Going Forward

by berrygerry in

i found that the sale (placement) of books and magazines was always a challenge, but it was still attainable.

when the magazines switched from semi-monthly to monthly, magazine calls were automatically cut in half.

return visits that were made "just to say hi" were hugely awkward.. i never participated in the "please watch a video on my tablet" work, but i would imagine that the fail rate compared to magazine placement is massive.. reducing magazine frequency yet again would make me worked up inside.

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Ask them a question at the cart and the response is "visit JW.org". They do not know the answers and they do not want to talk to you. The cart witnessing is a social catch up that can be counted on the report card.

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The Watchtower's Real Crisis

by JeffT in

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when discussing the watchtowers financial problems, i've generally been of the opinion that they probably are not in a real financial crisis.

i've come to believe that money may be something of an issue, but its wrapped up in a much larger problem.

this came to me this morning when reading about the annual meeting.. i think the society's leadership is just plain out of ideas.

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The fact is that the ones inside see all these changes as proof that Jehovah is looking after them.

Less books etc - excellent because we are so busy making ends meet at this time of the end, it is hard to keep up with all the reading not to mention how much room the books and mags take up at home.

Cart witnessing - loving provision for those who can't manage the walking anymore.

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What was the biggest thing that convinced you that

by Ponyo in

.....the truth was not the truth... ?

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Russell said he was the FDS then he died. then they print that Jesus chose Watchtower in 1919 to be the FDS. How? What was the defining moment? If that isn't true then nothing else they say is true. THEN Jackson tells the ARC that it would seem presumptuous to say they are God's only spokesmen aka the FDS.

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Can Today's JW Logically Explain Their Beliefs?

by minimus in

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when i was a jw, i relished explaining my beliefs and why we had the truth!

lol.

todays witness has no clue , in my opinion..

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No. Standard response is "go to JW.org". They actually think all the answers are there.

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Help with acceptance for JW family still in

by MaryKN in

well, it's been a long time!

i first lurked here around 20 years ago and read huge amounts of threads which certainly helped when i was making my decision to leave the religion.

i was never baptised (resisted it!

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Wow 20 years! I have been hoping my family would some how try to understand my thinking and then wake up too. It seems this is wishful thinking and not to be. I have been thinking about why they can't see through the BS and lies and it makes me angry. Then I remembered that they have been in the cult for more years than not and their whole world and social life revolves around it. They could not survive apart from it so I must keep my mouth shut and minimize their stress as they believe 100% that we are going to die.

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Not A Day Goes By Without Me Thinking About Watchtower

by pale.emperor in

although i consider myself completely "cured" from watchtower brainwashing, guilt tripping and propaganda, i realised today that there's not a day that goes by without me thinking of the cult we left.

i think of my former family and what i'd like to say to them, what i'd try to explain and how i'd say it without them switching the "ignore" button and running away.. today on my instagram account my little step-brother "liked" a picture i posted.

i didn't even know he was still on my friends list.

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You can check out anytime you like but you can never leave.

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What is the latest trend in jw land

by bola in

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i want to know the latest trend in jw land.

after i have disassociated from jw land last year, now my father has forced me to write a reinstatement letter.

and i will soon be reinstated back very soon because those cult elders will meet with me.

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Joe134cd sorry I accidentally hit the dislike. Ooops

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Out of the world, into the Truth

by apalro in

for some background - i studied on & off as a child with a jehovah's witness who has been patiently working on lots of our family for more than a decade and never gave up on any of us.

as a middle-schooler and a highschooler, my love for jehovah and any association with my childhoood bible teacher... faded.

disappeared.

moreconfusedthanever

Research, research, research. Everything and not just the Watchtower. Make sure you keep your eyes open and use logic. God may exist but he also wants you to worship in "spirit and Truth". Make 100% sure what you are learning is indeed truth or it will be for nothing.

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PERSECUTION (and I tell you why I named this topic title)

by HiddlesWife in

i've noticed that even though i'm inactive, i'm getting treated very badly by a number people inside the borg and outside of it.

(1) from inside: various brothers and sisters from the cong i'm associated with/occasionally attend are being influenced--especially by pioneers, a couple of mss and their family members--to shun me, my siblings and my cousins.

three (3) of my close friends in the cong (two who are developing doubts) are really beginning to feel "the heat" from these "popular/privilege of service" ones.

They are told to bring their children up in the mental regulations of Jehovah and then we are told to make the truth our own.