Toshibabadu

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  "Even if this wasn't the truth, I would still stay. This is the best life to live..."

  by HereIgo in

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  i was recently told this by a jw family member when trying to get through to them.

  does this quote indicate that maybe such ones have considered that the jw's may not have the truth after all?

  or is that just my wishful thinking?

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  Toshibabadu

  I didn't waste time trying to fade. Once i knew it wasn't the "truth". I stopped attending meetings. I just stopped everything connected with Jw's. They call...i don't respond anymore.
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  Convention invitations

  by dothemath in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so everyone is supposed to get all excited about the invitation work starting tomorrow, according to the announcement from the platform.. maybe this makes sense if you're giving out invitations in the city where the convention is, but what if you're many hours away?.

  a huge part of western canada is scheduled to attend edmonton alberta this july.

  so how does that go over giving out invitations in winnipeg, about a 13 hour drive(that's just driving time).. i know some are actually planning on flying there, so i can't see getting excited about getting the public to make the trek.. i was curious how this is going over in other areas?.

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  There was an invitation folded neatly in my door. No one buzzed the bell or knocked on the door.They Just stuck it in the screen door and moved on... The convention is 2 hrs away.
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  For loyal Dubs aspiration literally sucks

  by oppostate in

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  2. beliefs

  free from the mind-f¥¢k of wt indoctrination it is ever so clear that any aspiration one may have entertained was always judged to be bad or selfish, worldly and only those goals in accord with wt teaching were approved and encouraged.. one example was having to look for a new job and being told by an elder that my change of employment was an opportunity to pioneer.

  when i shared with him that my first priority was to find work that would afford me to keep food on the table and pay the mortgage, he went on about jesus not having a place to lay down his head and the hebrew patriarch abraham living in tents like a temporary resident in the promised land--this coming from a guy who lived in a $500,000 home and who thought himself as a contractor, subcontracting rather than hiring as employees, other brothers to work for him for very low pay, and enriching himself with the sweat of fellow dubs who had little education and who would often aux.

  pioneer so they seemed very theocratic and held up as exemplary by appointed exploiters like him.. were you ever in a similar situation?.

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  I had a Jw mother tell me how her adult child that still lived at home, needed work. I offered to help her get employment at my job, which paid well. The Jw mother wanted the adult child to pioneer so she said it must be part time. Well my employer only had full time positions. The family is very poor financially. The position would have helped them quite a bit. But she refused.
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  Do you think the general public cares about former Jehovah's witnesses?

  by Christian Gutierrez in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i was wondering if you guys think if the general public cares about our stories or if they even care what the watchtower does to people??

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  At the last assembly i attended only one person was baptized
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  Do you think the general public cares about former Jehovah's witnesses?

  by Christian Gutierrez in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i was wondering if you guys think if the general public cares about our stories or if they even care what the watchtower does to people??

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  Toshibabadu

  This is why i started to wake up...when i realized that people didnt hate JW's....most people have no idea what JW's believe. JW's always talk about how the world is rejecting the "truth". People have no idea what JW's believe nor do they care. At best the "world" feels pity for JW's because they are deprived.
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  "We dont mourn the dead"

  by HereIgo in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i remember a brother making the above statement in regards to an elderly sister who had passed.

  he stated we don't mourn or even visit grave sites because we have a hope that jah will resurrect the dead.

  it seemed really creepy at the time, hell, even jesus wept when lazarus died.

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  You dont see alot of crying etc at JW funerals. I was at a JW funeral and someone cried out...all i heard was "who is that?" Whispers from all around and JW's looking shocked. Even when I started to cry I felt embarrassed.
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  The Rank Hypocrisy of JW Rank and File

  by steve2 in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  wtf?

  russian jw mr novik is shown in full view on jw org wearing the "parental glory" badge with its prominent cross pattee on his lapel - and not one word of caution is sounded.

  similarly, jw forums are abuzz singing the praises of mr and mrs novik and their brood after they received the parental glory honor from no less than jw-oppressor, mr putin.. from the stinking gb heaven all the way down to the dusty rank and file, the hypocrisy is sky-high.

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  Jw's cant show honor to their mothers and fathers on the national mother and fathers day. This award was given on national children's day. JW' s cant honor a birthday but this award is ok.
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  Worship of Men?

  by HereIgo in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i remember when i was in as a teenager, some time around 2006, samuel herd of the governing body came to dedicate our newly built hall.

  i remember bumping into him accidentally and a brother pulled me aside and half jokingly and half seriously telling me that i should be more careful around jehovah's anointed ones.

  it was quite comical to say the least.

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  Lett talks like he should be hosting sesame street
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  What is the most bizarre counsel you received as a JW, from a JW?

  by Funchback in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  there were many addressed to me.

  for example, i once had a sister tell me i was gambling because i liked playing skill crane (the machine where you have to try to pick up prizes like stuffed animals) at the arcade.

  i then fired back a her: "you saw the r-rated movie 'backdraft.

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  A sister told me that barelegs are too sexy and sisters should always wear stockings to keep from enticing brothers.

  My friend was counseled by an elders wife that her bras didnt have enough padding because she could sometimes see her nipples through her clothes.

  I was out in FS with an elder snd he asked me how was I feeling. I said "I'm straight" he said that i should not be using that type of language. It's slang and Christians should never use slang.

  I had a sports car and was counseled by the CO that it was inappropriate because it wasnt a field service car.

  My son had alot of hair. Ir was really long but i didnt want to cut it because he was still a baby. I received heavy counsel about how his hair was too long. So i cut it when he was only 6 mths.
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  What was the craziest sight you brothers seen running mikes ?

  by Chook in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  eg ,babies jump where they shouldn't, those hairy old sisters.....

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  I hated when the "bro" would put the mic too close to my mouth and then I would try to move my head back

  away from it and he would just put it closer. It was something weirdly sexual about that. I was so glad they switched to hand mics