Posts by Tallon

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Anionted mom says Jehovah may ask her to kill all her family!!

by Witness 007 in

yes my holy anionted mom who has cancer is concerned that the loving god jehovah may ask her in heaven to destroy here non believer family including her 5 year old grandchild during armagedon....how messed up are these crazy people!!?

?.

Tallon

Sorry to read that your mom has cancer.

I think it is sad that she is thinking this way. She definitely needs all the support she can get in order to help rid her of these negative thoughts.

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Elder asking for help

by untruth in

this is my first time posting on here so i’m not sure where to start.

i’m trying to keep it as short as possible since i could expand much more.

i’ve been in the process of waking up in the last year and a half.

Tallon

Hello Untruth

First of all, welcome to the forum. Unfortunately we have all been hoodwinked, deceived and fed blatant lies. I'm still in the process of fading, been inactive for going on 3 years. You know your wife better than anyone else, so best to take things slow, leaving seeds for thought which hopefully will help your wife.

There are many other forum users who will come along and be in a better position to offer advice.

Looking forward to reading your future posts.

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Singing

by skimthesurface in

jw
friends

despite not wanting to be a jw anymore and not being at meetings for a few months, still have k. songs coming into my head- both from old and new song books - usually whilst working.

anyone else?

how does it make you feel?.

Tallon

Initially it happened to me too however, over a period of time it will eventually fizzle out.

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Hello

by UnshackleTheChains in

jw
friends

i decided to join this forum as have been lurking awhile.

there are lots of interesting topics on here that appeal to me.. i have been a witness for almost 3 decades and am very disillusioned with the organisation at this time.

i am beginning to see it in a new light as i am getting older.

Tallon

Hello UTC and welcome.

70

2016 annual meeting

by obarac in

just a few minutes till the start ..... we hope for a news from absalom and wifibandit very soon.. wifibandit, any tread on reddit for am?.

also there were some info about live stream.

any news about that..

Tallon

Just viewed JWSurvey and read Lloyd Evans 'Cedars' latest article.

The new song book will be made available electronically. Hard copies (bound books) will only be available upon request. So I'm guessing that no longer will there be a supply kept in stock in the literature department.

See link to Cedars article: http://jwsurvey.org/cedars-blog/the-2016-annual-meeting-the-most-uneventful-in-years

I have read some rumblings regarding Lloyd Evans 'Cedars' so I hope I'm not breaking any forum rules by posting a link to his website.

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Bad Association: what were your experiences with being labeled this as a young JW?

by Jason Melita in

please share your experiences with being labeled as "bad association".

i was labelled with limted and distasteful association after i was caught smoking pot at school with some of my friends ( i am not condoning drug taking as a teenager, drug experimentation if possible should be kept until after you have finished developing into adulthood) thanks and look forward to your stories........

Tallon

Every young jw with a non-jw father was marked as bad association in my congregation including me... Blondie

I concur; although my father was dfe'd ... added to that I'm an introvert by nature, meaning that I did not fit in and had only 1 or 2 close friends.

Not a pleasant experience by any stretch of the imagination.

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What is the Watchtower view on donating to charity?

by HereIgo in

i've always had the impression that they frowned upon it, but never quite knew for sure.....

Tallon

I remember a comment made to me once by a brother; 'a bowl of soup never makes a christian'

My response; 'a magazine never filled an empty stomach'.

If looks could kill, I would have been dead!

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What was the biggest hypocrisy you have seen while a witness?

by HereIgo in

i have far too many to name, however, i have noticed obscene music, cussing, lying and secretive gambling to name a few.

thoughts?.

Tallon

I recall, many years ago, a brother delivering a part on the service meeting and the 'old chestnut' of not pursuing higher education was one of the main points. What do you need higher education for when the end is so near, right!

Meanwhile his daughter was studying for a university degree.

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What's The First "Worldly" Thing You Did When You Exited The Cult?

by pale.emperor in

when you finally and officially exited the cult, whether it be by disfellowshipping, disassociating or fading - what was the first things you did that are considered "worldly"?.

for me, it was like crash landing on another planet that looked like earth but was completely different to the earth i knew.

i wanted to learn everything that i thought i already knew.. first things i did:.

Tallon

Completed higher education and obtained Chartered membership of my profession

Now I enjoy living life on my own terms and no longer having to jump to the Orgs whims.