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  Aretha Franklin has Died - Long live the Queen of soul in Memory

  by flipper in

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  2. friends

  aretha franklin has died after a long bout with pancreatic cancer.

  at age 76 .

  she's my wife's all time favorite female vocalist.

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  Tallon

  Tragic; another gifted talent that will be sadly missed.

  RIP
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  Here is what silly looks like

  by Sour Grapes in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  for shits and grins, i looked at an online sunday meeting a few days ago on youtube.

  i was in disbelieve on just how silly everything looks with the watchtower reader reading from his little iphone and the watchtower conductor holding up his iphone to ask the questions.

  then the conductor asked the reader to read a bible verse and of course, he reads from his little phone.

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  Tallon

  … A whole religion dependent on lithium batteries … Wasanelder Once

  Lol … that is the most funniest thing I've read in quite a while.
  
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  First time

  by Deke in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  good evening all, this is my first time posting.. been reading and following for two years.

  my story will come soon.... but i want to say to all, thanks for all the meaningful, intellectual, honest, and insightful words!!

  it’s been an interesting 48 years of service to an organization!

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  Tallon

  Hello Deke and welcome to the forum.

  We are all at various stages of our own personal journey escaping the Org - some further down the line than others.

  You will find this to be a very helpful forum with a wealth of advice and guidance, so I encourage you to read up on the discussion topics that are of interest to you.

  Looking forward to your posts.
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  For those who is asking can you have a relationship with God with out the Org

  by Alex Bogdanov in

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  2. friends

  hi everyone, sorry i didn't write or participate here for a while.

  my second child was born.

  i took time of work.

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  Tallon

  Well said, Alex.

  PS: Congratulations on the birth of your second child.
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  DFed talking to other DFed

  by blownaway in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i don't know if they do this any longer but back in the day they had a special section at an assembly sectioned off for dfed people who would have to wear a ribbon that said disfellowshipped.

  do they still do this and what was the rules on dfed talking to dfed at the assembly?

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  Tallon

  I too have not come across this. Maybe this was something they tried locally and it never took off.
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  Shunning Part B

  by new boy in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i was shunned in high school.. did i do something inappropriate?

  nope, i was the perfect jehovah’s witness child.

  i was guilty by association.

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  Tallon

  I'm option 3 - a 'Fader'.

  I'm in my mid 50's and have no JW friends. My wife started to go back to the meetings from about the beginning of this year however, neither her or I get invited to any gatherings and no JW's come to our home.

  Occasionally I might come across JW's in the town. Aside from a brief 'hello' that is as far as it goes.

  I have been left alone these past 4 years and I don't go out of my way to give them any excuse to hassle me.

  So for now I'm enjoying the status quo.
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  So my wife is upset her MIPI father is broke because of being a witness.

  by blownaway in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i posted this before, but my wife is upset and not handling it well.

  her mother has alzheimer and is in a care facility for the rest of her life.

  between medicare and caid she is paid for the care.

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  Tallon

  Hi Blownaway

  Sorry to read of your predicament. My suggestion is as follows;

  Your first and foremost responsibility is toward your immediate family, i.e. your wife and dependable members.

  Thereafter, if you have surplus funds, you could offer to assist as you deem fit.
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  WT productions - suggestions for a name???

  by sparrowdown in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  how bout ..... jehollywood or just jollywood.

  mad sacred cow productions.

  big brother productions.

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  Tallon

  International Brotherhood Productions (IBP)

  New Order Productions (NOP)

  Shun Productions (SP)

  … think I had better stop - lol.
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  EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Angus Stewart QC on Jehovah’s Witnesses and the Australian Child Abuse Royal Commission (by Lara Kaput and Louise Goode)

  by jwleaks in

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  2. friends

  angus stewart qc, senior counsel, has had a long and distinguished legal career, beginning with his passion for justice in south africa, fighting apartheid, then later working in the truth and reconciliation commission, and more recently acting as senior counsel in the case studies on jehovah's witnesses in the australian royal commission into institutional responses to child sexual abuse.

  angus discusses, from his own personal point of view, and not representing the carc or the commissioners, what the journey was like, learning about the internal law and policy of watchtower society, how he became determined to stand for justice for all the victims and for the whole community of ex jehovah's witnesses and how he felt about the evidence being presented to him and the people presenting it.. interview by lara kaput and louise goode for jw community podcast.. https://jwcommunitypodcast.simplecast.fm/cf4d380d.

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  Tallon

  They did well to get Angus to agree to doing this interview. Enjoyed listening to it and thank you for sharing.
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  Apostate - what does the word mean to you?

  by Tallon in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  over a period of time i got to thinking - what does the word 'apostate' mean to me.

  having given it some thought, this is my view;.

  the org has given the word its own definition and basically use it to demonise people and consider them pariahs.. however, the jw meaning of 'apostate' is a mere word and only has power if recognised as such.

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  Tallon

  Many thanks to you all for your comments.

  It is interesting to see the individual and personal views on the matter.