one of the most memorable from C.O...........' I just don't see why a REAL Christian would go to A.A." ( circa 1997 )
SloBoy
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OUTRAGEOUS THINGS CO/DO'S SAY
by zev inpost a favorite thing quote comment your c.o.
(outlandish or outrageous) .
the last one i had was talking about how he had to move around.
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Treating the pioneers "Just So."
by LDH ini was reading jjrizo's thread about elders who take advantage of the kh, and i had a memory i'd like to share.
all my life growing up i had heard about how "jehovah takes care of those who put kingdom interests first.
" and all of those experiences on the platform about getting an envelope "with the exact rent amount due the day before we were to be evicted" and so on.
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Island Woman........You said 'sometimes, here on J.W.D. personal experiences are related as if they are the absolute norm, the absolute representation of JW's in all the congregations'....your perception is noted. I don't agree with your sentiments. Since most of us have spent years having our true experiences not only invalidated, but re-defined to fit some make-believe WBTS promo, we find it quite necessary to now at last speak ( or write ) about OUR REALITY. This not only frees us from that weird-ass islolation thing, but also helps us get the bigger picture of whats really going on in this ' spirit directed ' org. My wife pio'ed for 10 years, helped many to 'baptism', and I'm glad she doesn't have testacles or the 'bros' would have kicked them in also.
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Why Ex-JWs Will Never Go From Door to Door
by comforter injehovah's witnesses proclaim the good news of the kingdom under the power of god's holy spirit.
jesus commanded his followers to preach in the most distant parts of the earth and promised them that the spirit of god would guide them in this life-saving work (acts 1:8).. without the spirit of god, one cannot continue preaching about jesus and god's kingdom (matthew 24:14).
one surely will not have god's spirit if one preaches a negative message (against jehovah's servants) from door to door.
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Nanoprobe......Thank-you for your post. I really have to contol myself when I hear JW's say ' Well I've never heard of anything like that. I think some are just trying to cause trouble'. But now we know of the cases a hundred times over where Organization malfeasance has led to or contributed to devastating consequences for countless others. We are not keeping silent. We will not be intimidated, manipulated, or isolated by their sick, twisted ways. The real truth is most certainly getting out. What has started as a small trickle will most certainly become a ravaging torrent that will sweep away present day WBTS and all other oppressive, abusive, man-made concoctions of 'spirituality'!!!!!!
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The UN Thing - for new members
by Hmmm inon another thread someone asked about "the un thing".
i didn't want to hijack that thread, so here is the reader's digest condensed version.
the "un thing" in a nutshell: .
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SloBoy
Hasn't there been info from some U.N. office that indicated that the criteria for membership hadn't changed; the WBTS is claiming IGNORANCE and that is one thing I can most certainly agree on.
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NEW JW POLICY POSTED!!!
by amac ini don't know if anyone has posted on this already but there is a new press release at http://www.jw-media.org/releases/default.htm?content=bg_molestation.htm that defines the current jw policy and i believe it has taken a step in the right direction!.
although they have not literally changed it to require reporting to the authorities in all states, they have finally put into print the following: "additionally, the victim may wish to report the matter to the authorities, and it is his or her absolute right to do so.".
i am glad to see, straight from the wt, acknowledgement that the adults involved have every right to go to the police.
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Hey Path.......I, though of lowly status, am a poster on this site. Next time you say ' we ' as in ' WE only want to destroy the WBTS ', would it be convienient for you to ascertain if this is truly factual information regarding what ' we' really want to do?
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DEAR GOV BODY'S LAWYERS
by crawdad2 inhi lawyers of the gov body!.......how are you?.........by now there must be at least one of you that realizes the gov body's position on this issue is morally wrong........they are harboring pedophiles, and children are being molested and victimized........and you are defending them!........do you feel jehovah wants you to do that?...........think of the little children.........and what jehovah wants you to do.......... do you feel a loyalty to the gov body because they put you through law school?
who should you be loyal to?........
the gov body, or god?
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Grout.....you've got it wrong. In this case, the WBTS is not the lawyers' client. These lawyers are the twisted progeny of this Borg. They are not bound by ethics of a moral kind. Apart from the teet of hypocrisy, these 'advocates' would wither and die.
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50 years today
by Lady Lee ini am 50 years old today.
the world is a very different place from the one i was born into.
i have been witness to the beginnings of television and the explosion in communications; cell phones and computers.
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Lady Lee......thank-you for the post. I too turned fifty this week. I also believe that if it hadn't been for the 12 step Program, I wouldn't have made it. Such power in 'those rooms'. I was told by WBTS agents 'well, just remember, God's spirit isn't down there'. How blessed I've been to see so many miracles unfold in so many lives. How I am ever going to repay the debt? Peace to you as we all move ahead, 'one day at a time'.
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reaction to Dateline
by blindfool ina few weeks back, fred told us all that after a few weeks all would be ok at the kingdom hall.. well, i can't speak for everyone, but i will tell you that my wife hasn't been to a meeting since the program aired.
she is going through a stage here where she seems really depressed.
she is spending time with her friends who are not jw's.
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Blindfool......my wife and I are on that similar path, though perhaps a little further along. Thanks to everyone for their loving, insightful comments. Peace for us all.
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Watching my parents age and die.....
by LDH ini just posted this on teejay's thread, but in case some didn't read that thread i will repost it here, the enhanced version, because i believe it deserves its own thread.. recently, my parents visited with me.
(the great apostate, can you believe it?).
technically, they were here to visit my kids and husband, as i am df'd [8>].
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SloBoy
LDH..........thanks for sharing. I guess that's why we should be thankful for this site. A lot of common experiences. Being here, reading, thinking, really helps me see the need to continually pursue that ever elusive trait of unconditional love. It has required the establishing of some pretty firm boundaries, but I so like the dynamic of being able to express my truth and then 'let live'. Your posts have been of great encouragement to me, peace to you.
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GOING DOWN TO THE WIRE
by You Know inthings are gettn interestinger and interestinger every day.
on the international scene any number of scenarios can serve as triggers to set off wwiii, or the tribulation, whatever you may prefer to call it.
the next cross-border atrocity by rogue militants could easily detonate a conflagration between nuclear-poised india and pakistan.
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SloBoy
Hey You Know........the WBTS had it's chance to be a 'true prophet' regarding the 'worlds end'. They blew it . And now a great number of prognasticators ( political, economic,philosophical,militaristic) keeps us all in eager anticipation of major confliguration. But once more...........NOTHING THE WBTS HAS SAID OR DOES WILL MAKE THEM OUT TO BE TRUE PROPHETS AND NOTHING THAT THE WBTS SAYS OR DOES WILL AFFORD THEM ANY SPECIAL PROTECTION OR DELIVERANCE.