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Where did Jehovah go ?
by Deleteandrestart in
1. jw
2. experiences
for the many years i was mentally " in " the congregation, i equated the organisation as interchangeable with the persona of jehovah, in effect whatever the organisation said or thought, that was what jehovah thought and that was what jehovah said.... it was that simple.

so when i found out the ttatt and the cynical moves of the organisation over the years,including 1975 , the donation arrangements, the united nations, etc i was devastated and thought " where's jehovah in all of this?".

the god who i'd poured my heart out to on many occasions and who i thought was silently listening and hearing my pleas ..... was not there , .
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A cording to today's wt not speaking to someone is evil
by poopie in
1. jw
2. friends
wow
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Overlapping gen teaching- Help?
by raven in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
hi friends,.

can someone please help explain to me the overlapping generations teaching?

i have not been able to grasp this one or what it even applies to?
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I need food for thought..
by raven in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
hi friends,it has been 20 years that i've slaved for the wt and through out the past couple of years i could feel myself fighting an urge to accept that something was not right.

i fought it off for so long only for it to resurface frequently throughout my years of pioneering, assembly/convention parts, & speaking with people about the "truth", slaving and giving to try to be a "spiritual person" but in reality i was not spiritual because spirituality (according to the org) is doing all of the things they want you to do.

which then will label you as spiritual... no !!!
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Another Newbie
by Drifting Away in
1. jw
2. friends
hello, i have been lurking for a while, but discovered ttatt for about 8 months now.

i am trying to fade out, problem is i have a big family i would lose if i got df'ed or da,'ed myself.

my wife knows how i feel, and is not thrilled but i cant hide my feelings.
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Any one from Colorado?
by raven in
1. jw
2. friends
any one on the forum in the colorado area?.

i would love to get to know local ones who are out of the organization or who are currently df'd da'd faded.

i am going through some tough times trying to endure the journey of fading out of the organization and would love to get to know all of your stories as well as those locally!.
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Any other teenagers on here?
by BlackWolf in
1. jw
2. friends
i'm 16 and it seems like most the people on this forum are adults.

i would think since most teenagers have tablets/smartphones there would be more on here but maybe not?

it would be nice to meet some other young people.
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Update on my current life
by umadevi in
1. jw
2. friends
i'm visiting this site after few years here and it's feels like coming home!

just a recap on my past visits here ... i was a confused single jw mom with a 9 year old son in 2011. some friends here sent me soft copies of coc and few other ebooks which gave me the courage and strength to exit from wt society.

best ever decision i made!
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Music Video: Would Jesus Wear a Rolex on JW Broadcasting? - PARODY
by cappytan in
1. jw
2. friends
this took quite a while this evening.

so worth it though.

hope you enjoy!
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Pioneers and Gas Money
by EXMS in
1. jw
2. experiences
as some of you might know, i was a pioneer for 4 years...two years regular auxillary and two years regular.

for any of you ol' regular pioneers...while in the ministry and you were driving did the others in the car group give you money for gas?

if it was only pioneers out, then of course no one gave anything since everybody generally shared driving.