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  Can you help - Looking for a specific WT Article

  by Tallon in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i am looking for a recent wt article where i believe it states that the gb are not inspired - or words to that effect.. does anyone know in which study article it appears?.

  is this article available for download off the org's website?.

  many thanks..

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  Tallon

  Thank you, UnshackleTheChains.
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  Can you help - Looking for a specific WT Article

  by Tallon in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i am looking for a recent wt article where i believe it states that the gb are not inspired - or words to that effect.. does anyone know in which study article it appears?.

  is this article available for download off the org's website?.

  many thanks..

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  Tallon

  I am looking for a recent WT article where I believe it states that the GB are not inspired - or words to that effect.

  Does anyone know in which study article It appears?

  Is this article available for download off the Org's website?

  Many thanks.
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  Mental Illness

  by Tallon in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  over many years i have been pondering how mental illness has impacted upon jw's due to the effects of indoctrination.

  in my case; when i was 21 i had a breakdown and was hospitalised for 6 weeks.

  i was diagnosed with anxiety tension state disorder.

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  Tallon

  Thank you to all for your posts. Really appreciate it.

  My breakdown occurred 30 years ago. It took me about 1 year to get back on an even keel. I have long since recovered and no longer take medication.

  I do think the FOG which I was hammered with (which we were all subjected to) played a huge part in causing the anxiety and tension / stress I felt.

  Anyway, here's wishing good health to you all.
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  Mental Illness

  by Tallon in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  over many years i have been pondering how mental illness has impacted upon jw's due to the effects of indoctrination.

  in my case; when i was 21 i had a breakdown and was hospitalised for 6 weeks.

  i was diagnosed with anxiety tension state disorder.

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  Tallon

  Over many years I have been pondering how mental illness has impacted upon JW's due to the effects of indoctrination.

  In my case; when I was 21 I had a breakdown and was hospitalised for 6 weeks. I was diagnosed with Anxiety Tension State disorder. When I should have been enjoying the 'prime of my youth', I was lying in a hospital bed with a Valium Drip inserted in my arm. I was so 'spaced out' that I didn't know if I was a boy or a girl. It took a further nine months to wean me off the medication coupled with monthly appointments with the psychiatrist.

  Looking back, I wonder if the cause of my breakdown was not self inflicted due to all the 'worry and stress' over the teachings and indoctrination. E.G. 'guilt over alleged sins' which could have lead to judicial meetings and potential disfellowshipping, etc.

  What are your thoughts on the matter?
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  The Governing Body WILL be sued in America collectively and individually in the near future!

  by notsurewheretogo in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so lloyd evans aka cedars says on his facebook page when he attended a reveal jw child abuse event.. .

  interesting stuff but no details!.

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  Tallon

  See this topic on Exjw reddit

  https://www.reddit.com/r/exjw/comments/67nuga/there_gb_will_be_sued_in_america_in_the_near/
  
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  Toxic Person?

  by stuckinarut2 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i read a fantastic quote that applies to the way the society treats those who choose to leave...:.

  "when a toxic person can no longer control you, they will try and control how others see you".

  just wanted to share....

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  Tallon

  When a toxic person can no longer control you, they will try and control how others see you

  Never truer words written / spoken. Great quote; thanks for sharing.
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  April 15, 2017 BOE Re: Kingdom Hall and Assembly Hall Construction Worldwide

  by wifibandit in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  april 15, 2017 to all bodies of elders re: kingdom hall and assembly hall construction worldwide.

  versions: us, great britain, ireland.

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  Tallon

  Thanks Wifibandit

  I noted that the letter addressed to the US Congregations was signed by; Christian Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses.

  The UK and Ireland letters were signed off by; Watchtower Bible and Tract Society.

  Does anyone know what the significance of this is?
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  How long has it been since you have seen your family?

  by Christian Gutierrez in

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  2. friends

  howdy guys!

  so how long has it been since you have seen your jw family or friends?

  or do you even care to have them in your life anymore?

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  Tallon

  The last time I saw some of my distant 'in' family was a little over 15 ago.

  A sad state of affairs indeed however, such is life.

  Maybe some day it will change. One can only hope.
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  Cirencester Congregation UK: My story

  by erbie in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  dear all,.

  i have been a member here for some years although mostly in the background.

  many of you have bravely shared your own experiences and i am very grateful for that but i have never been open about my own experience.. nevertheless, i would be very grateful to those of you who would now take the time to read about my own personal journey from the jw religion and the circumstances that caused me to abandon that way of life and how i landed up where i am.

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  Tallon

  Hello Erbie

  I too have not experienced what you went through, so I'm sorry to read of this.

  Stay strong. All the best to you.
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  Growing up JW kid: do you recognize

  by Gorbatchov in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  born in 1970, 4th generation jw and parents who were loyal to but could also think on their own.. my father always said, the show goes on, so he had a respectable community job, advisor of the city counsel of the town.

  and buying ald building houses for us.

  we were on the move.. what i remember is the many conversations at home about the other witnesses.

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  Tallon

  Great thread, Gorbatchov.

  I came from what the JW's at that time (maybe even to this day) would call a 'divided household'. My mom was attending meetings and father was df'd.

  Having said that, both parents supported us kids in whatever career we wanted to pursue. None of us had good enough grades to study at university. My sister undertook a secretarial course and did exceptionally well in her life and career. My father insisted on us boys undertaking an apprenticeship. He couldn't care less what trade we took up, but an apprenticeship we will do.

  My electro-mechanical engineering trade served me well. It was also a solid basis for my current profession. In time, I added higher education too.

  Thanks, mom and dad!