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  Anyone drop out of high school or not focus on grades becuase the end was near

  by rockemsockem in

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  i dropped out with 3 months left to go of the 12th grade.

  my uncle offed me a job and the end was only a few years away.

  my mother even though she was dyed in the wool at the time said she would only go along with it if i took a correspondence course out of american correspondence school out of chicago.

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  Didn't drop out but didn't put effort into college bound either. Ended up in a deadbeat job, later managed to find a skill I excelled at and did ok if not super

  I will put some blame on guidance counselors as they think everyone has money and want an office job. I went into trades. I did not have money or way to pioneer even if I wanted to

  It did cost me loss of a possible wife as I couldn't support even myself. I did very well a few years later with a different girl and in retrospect am probably better off with second serious girl friend
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  Political leaning since leaving the Org.

  by Olig in

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  2. current

  as you are completely barred from talking or being involved in politics while in the org, since leaving has anyone started any political campaigning or activism?

  also what way would you lean?

  left?

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  Secret Republican leanings (pimo) independent and should actually be dem if they would quit pulling left

  One of the few things wt got right is not trusting nobles scripture. I know they have their own nobles they can't recognize
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  Kids being disfellowshipped

  by Nikki collins in

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  2. beliefs

  so some ex-jws and i were at dinner last night talking about how some of the ones baptized this year were so young.

  a few under the age of 10!!

  can you imagine if a kid got dfd at that age.... would the congregation shun them?

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  Usually it takes until around age 15 or so. Puberty and discovering sex drive is number 1, and unhappily drugs or booze. They will indeed be shunned, given no support for maturing.

  In spite of being bible based(sarcasm)the local boe may encourage kicking them into street or pawning them off on non jw relatives.

  I have known a lot. A few smart alec snots make it all the way to becoming superfine bigwigs pushing their own way without getting caught
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  No longer Hidden

  by HiddenPimo in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i wrote a letter some time ago and to my surprise and despite the elders manual saying that a letter is sufficient for establishing 'wrongdoing' they would not announce me as no longer a jw until i met with 2 elders to verbally acknowledge that the letter was written by me.. .

  well yesterday i met with them and the meeting lasted 2 minutes.

  "did you write the letter?

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  Technically the letter could have been sent by someone as a revenge or trick with your name. They did get the 2 witnesses now
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  Kingdom halls.. the demise of..

  by zeb in

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  2. beliefs

  would some kind soul create a site listing as best they know the names of and the countries where kh have been closed and sold.. ie 31-6-2017, mount tall cong, north kameria.. it seems like the kh are being sold off in a lemming like rush to the cliffs..

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  Jehs hand in the crowding and impersonal congs

  I think it is the GBs thumb in the pie.
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  Losing a loyal friend of 14 years

  by Still Totally ADD in

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  this last tuesday was one of the most stressful and sad days of our life when we had our lab morgan put to sleep.

  she was so sick and out of it we just had to do it.

  when i called the spca on monday to make a appointment to have her put to sleep i felt like i betrayed her.

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  We all been there and will again. Biggest fear now is a dog may outlive me if I get another

  Remember the " need greaters " who gave up their dog. Comment from wife was how comforting the dog had been after a hard day
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  The Unbelievable Just Happened!

  by ZindagiNaMilegiDobaara in

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  2. friends

  from my cong .

  something uneblievable just happened.. i am pomo for a while not too long though.

  while we were away (i and my best friend for the weekend), i received several texts from my 2 friends, from my ex-cong ,who are pimi(but starting to have doubts) who have been asking me questions about the jdubs.the texts seemed quite urgent n serious, so got the lowdown .at the weekend meeting , 3 families walked out!.

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  Heard if a cong where the elder on the stage reprimanded an elder in audience, pretty harsh. 2 families walked out

  No idea if any details of who was right or wrong. Apparently 2 big guys are deleted over there
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  OCT 2019 Watchtower - Survival dependant on loyalty to JW Leaders

  by Listener in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  there is so much wrong with the newly released october, 2019 but that's not unusual.

  what stands out is there statement claiming that survival through armageddon depends on loyalty to those 'taking the lead'.

  since they claim there will be a point during the gt that they (the gb) won't be physically around, jws must still be loyal to jw leaders.. whats interesting in this article is that they make it clear that they, the governing body are going to take part, from heaven, in the war of armageddon.

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  Survival of the GB depends on loyalty of followers. They need us more than we need them
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  JW Mother Dying.... Not a Big Deal.... But it Should Be

  by Zoos in

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  2. friends

  i’ve been shunned for many years so her passing doesn’t really constitute a loss for me.

  her and her husband made it clear many years ago they didn’t want a homo in their family.

  request granted.

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  Do the human and compassionate thing. Take the high road even if they will not. Visit, call or whatever you think is appropriate and put them to the test.
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  "Love Never Fails" ... Really ?

  by Finkelstein in

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  2. beliefs

  " love never fails " is the main assembly headline for this years district assemblies for the jws and what a contrived lark that is .

  the jws leaders have created doctrines to which the organization's followers obeyed accordingly which have killed thousands , destroyed families and indirectly caused numerous suicides.

  these men have instituted such doctrines such as refusing blood transfusions, vaccinations and organ transplants at one time, they still uphold the no blood transfusion doctrine though.

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  It is not a personal choice you are told to shun someone for some unknown " sin" and if you do know some details like with a family member you also recognize the lack of being even handed that goes along with it

  One of the GB illustrated it as someone freezing---slap him awake, force him to get well. The real way to save him is to surround him with warmth

  Another was likened to a traitor to your country-- regardless your politics some are Patriots t ok you standing up to injustice