Why are only some congregations invited? How do they choose?
Is itseriously 3.5 hrs ong?
grumblecakes
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10/5/13: COMING TO A KH NEAR YOU?!
by grumblecakes inhey there everybody,.
gota text froman elder in my cong a little while ago informing me of the "annual meeting meeting" to beheld at out hall on oct 5th....what live via satilite?
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10/5/13: COMING TO A KH NEAR YOU?!
by grumblecakes inhey there everybody,.
gota text froman elder in my cong a little while ago informing me of the "annual meeting meeting" to beheld at out hall on oct 5th....what live via satilite?
ps.
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grumblecakes
Hey there everybody,
Gota text froman elder in my cong a little while ago informing me of the "annual meeting meeting" to beheld at out hall on oct 5th....what live via satilite? What the?...is this everywhere? Anyone else know about this?
Ps. Sorry my space bar is pretty unresponsive.
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How I see it in JW land
by tornapart inthey're tired... sooooo soooo tired.
they know it's all wrong but they keep telling themselves how wonderful it is.
almost as if they are trying to convince themselves.
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grumblecakes
i dunno, most i know are going strong
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ziddina, are you out there? its almost halloween time!!
by grumblecakes inziddina: hey there, havent seen you post in a while.
come back for halloween pls!!.
everyone else: any other halloween fans out there?
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grumblecakes
ziddina: hey there, havent seen you post in a while. come back for halloween pls!!
everyone else: any other halloween fans out there??
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Are You Upset My Miley Cyrus' Performance On MTV Awards?
by minimus ini'm not, even a little bit and i don't understand what the outrage is all about..
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grumblecakes
whats a miley citrus?
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Cracked lists
by glenster insampling:.
6 famous documentaries that were shockingly full of crap.
the 9 most racist disney characters.
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grumblecakes
awesome
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Was Your Leaving The Witnesses A Very Gradual Process Or A Quick One?
by minimus infor me, it took many years.. even when i would read all the changes over the years from the "truth", i still would ignore it and "wait on jehovah" and try to be a positive force in the congregation.. eventually, i just couldn't take it anymore and resigned as an elder, and slowly but surely made my fade.. what about you?
were you out, in a short or longer time?
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grumblecakes
I seem (and from what I've seen on threads) find it easier to just think and talk about the logistics of fading or leaving the organization. The one foot in front of the other every day avoidance of witnesses, deciding not to attend, not returning phone calls and texts. Thinking and talking about one thing that made us snap and not go back. Rediculous elders, rules, fake friends, injustices and atrocities congregation members committed, hell even decisions & mandates made by the GB. That all is a GREAT deal of crap and legit to discuss for hours upon hours.
There is one aspect less commonly addressed.
There is something I find way harder to talk or think about though....
Most of us used to share something in common. Most of us (although it seems silly now) used to belive we would live forever, our every need would be met, every wrong righted, every freakin tear wiped from our eyes. We would be reunited with our deceased loved ones again, alive, as humans just the way they once were. We belived that god himself was listening when no one else was and cared and would fix everything.
We suspended facing our own mortality and grieving our losses. In the process of leaving the witnesses we are confronted with those ugly truths all at once and that can be pretty freaking difficult (lying awake at night ripping apart inside at the realization that oh yes, you will die. All the people you loved that died, that was it. You'll never see them again. And no, no one is listening. You're alone.)
The answer I think for me to the question posed in this thread is a little more involved unfortunately.
So yeah, the big screen moment where you just said "F***you!" to the elders and peeled out of the KH parking lot, tires kicking up rocks and a big clould of dust, never to return again is one thing...the collateral damage of learning your most deeply cherished hopes were a big perverse farse and a carrot dangled on a stick is another.
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FREE Two Slightly Damaged Copies of Paradise Earth: Day Zero
by donuthole inhello jwd.. i've got two slightly damaged copies of my book paradise earth: day zero up for grabs.
they are free in exchange for an honest review on amazon.
first two posters to claim them gets a copy.. -anthony.
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grumblecakes
any previews of week one up for grabs? ill review the hell out of it. been dying for the sequel
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More fear and paranoia WT-style! (11/15/13 WT)
by LostGeneration ini usually dismiss the "drinking the kool aid" scenarios that are posted from time to time, but the latest wt has another bit of fearmongering.
the quote from page 20, para 17. elders who are reading this article can draw some useful conclusions from the account we have just considered: (1) the most practical step that we can take to prepare for the coming attack of the assyrian is that of strengthening our faith in god and helping our brothers to do the same.
(2) when the assyrian attacks, the elders must be absolutely convinced that jehovah will deliver us.
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grumblecakes
theyve been saying $hit like this since they started the study edition. itsa big part of what woke me up.
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The Orwells are so naughty! Filthy little apostates we are.
by Julia Orwell inmy husband has started playing violent samurai video games again!
he's grown a beard!
he watched lord of the rings!.
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grumblecakes
congratz! you guys sound awesome!