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  J.R. Brown: NO COMMENT on Resignation

  by slipnslidemaster in

  1. social
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  founder of religion resigns .

  thu may 23, 3:49 pm et.

  brooklyn heights, ny (ap) - founder, former archangel and chief evangalist resigned from the watchtower bible and tract society on thursday.. jesus h. christ, formerly known as michael the archangel was quoted during a telephone interview that "he just wasn't recognized as the worlds savior anymore".

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  Ahhh......dear Slippy! I had to admit that was pretty funny!

  hugs,

  Annie......and member of the UADNA-NY class.....
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  Russian JWs in Serious Trouble - about to be banned

  by Dogpatch in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  although it has been leading up to this for a long time, it appears russia has made up their mind to get rid of "extremist" groups by banning them, and jws are pretty much at the top of the list.

  the last few years under putin they have been giving them heaps of trouble.. .

  i am not for bans as it usually backfires, but under the "new" admnistration it looks like hard-core responses are in order.

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  One side of me is applauding this action and wished the entire world would follow suit, and frankly, deep down .....I agree with Outlaw's comments.....

  but the practical side of me knows this would see the WTS increase as in the days prior to 1975....[shudder]...so it is not going to bring about the success that I would so enjoy seeing done to this evil and damaging cult.
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  V (ABC Mini-series)

  by sacolton in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  http://abc.go.com/shows/v?partner=rm&cid=knc-rm+v_title_fall_launch+google+v_abc.

  anyone gonna watch this?

  looks awesome!.

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  Sunspot

  LOL!

  I thought I was having a senior moment when I saw this advertised this afternoon! I thought I had seen a weekly series by this same name....quite a few years ago :o)

  Whew! I feel better now!

  hugs,

  Annie
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  Another Year Gone By.....

  by Sunspot in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  after 30 long, sad, disappointing and frustrating years in the wts, i wrote my letter of disassociation on october 11,1999. i had been reading the posts on the old h2o forum for a year, and had discovered, to my horror, how cleverly and how badly i had been duped and deceived by this organization.

  it took a year of research and indecision to come to the conclusion that i would be far better off without the delusional leaders telling how to take every step in my life.. i had a few awful months of feeling very lost and quite alone, but with time, more research and common sense prevailing, i began to breathe again.

  thankfully, i never lost my faith in jesus, and that faith grew, blossomed and flourished as i began to know who he really was.

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  Thank you Leavingwt....it feels terrific!

  hugs,

  Annie
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  FINAL UPDATE ON MY PIONEER SISTER'S FADE

  by SusanHere in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  my sister was a pioneer for decades.

  she loved the jehovah's witness religion with all her heart and nobody anywhere could have tried harder to live its teachings.

  but now, finally .... she's washed her hands of the jehovah's witnesses once and for all.

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  I am so happy for her even though I don't really know her, LOL! But I have been down that road, regretting raising six children in this hideous religion, and finally realizing that I was being misled becoming tired of taking orders from deceitful men who are not any more "spiritual leaders" than Jim Jones or David Koresh. My very best wishes for your sister's bright future!

  hugs,

  Annie
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  Another Year Gone By.....

  by Sunspot in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  after 30 long, sad, disappointing and frustrating years in the wts, i wrote my letter of disassociation on october 11,1999. i had been reading the posts on the old h2o forum for a year, and had discovered, to my horror, how cleverly and how badly i had been duped and deceived by this organization.

  it took a year of research and indecision to come to the conclusion that i would be far better off without the delusional leaders telling how to take every step in my life.. i had a few awful months of feeling very lost and quite alone, but with time, more research and common sense prevailing, i began to breathe again.

  thankfully, i never lost my faith in jesus, and that faith grew, blossomed and flourished as i began to know who he really was.

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  Thanks so much Stephen....I gave my heart and my life over to Christ a few years after leaving the WTS and he has blessed me in countless ways.

  hugs,

  Annie
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  Another Year Gone By.....

  by Sunspot in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  after 30 long, sad, disappointing and frustrating years in the wts, i wrote my letter of disassociation on october 11,1999. i had been reading the posts on the old h2o forum for a year, and had discovered, to my horror, how cleverly and how badly i had been duped and deceived by this organization.

  it took a year of research and indecision to come to the conclusion that i would be far better off without the delusional leaders telling how to take every step in my life.. i had a few awful months of feeling very lost and quite alone, but with time, more research and common sense prevailing, i began to breathe again.

  thankfully, i never lost my faith in jesus, and that faith grew, blossomed and flourished as i began to know who he really was.

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  Sunspot

  After 30 long, sad, disappointing and frustrating years in the WTS, I wrote my letter of disassociation on October 11,1999. I had been reading the posts on the old H2O forum for a year, and had discovered, to my horror, how cleverly and how badly I had been duped and deceived by this organization. It took a year of research and indecision to come to the conclusion that I would be far better off without the delusional leaders telling how to take every step in my life.

  I had a few awful months of feeling very lost and quite alone, but with time, more research and common sense prevailing, I began to breathe again. Thankfully, I never lost my faith in Jesus, and that faith grew, blossomed and flourished as I began to know who he really was. I have been richly blessed and grow in faith every day.

  If anyone has serious doubts about leaving the cult, I can assure you that life does get better and better, despite the WTS accusing you of every filthy sin they can think up to nail you with.....and convincing all their followers that you are pondscum. You are BETTER than the sneaky and controlling men who run the WTS....so hold up your head and get on with your life the way YOU wish to lead it!

  I am eagerly looking forward to ANOTHER 10 years "out of the cult" while learning all sorts of new things, and making new friends because I LIKE them!

  hugs,

  Annie
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  ARE YOU READY FOR THE FINISH LINE? GB Talk

  by Girlie in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  and then, immediately after babylon the great is destroyed, almost without a break, look at matt 24 :29 -immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened and the moon will not give its light and the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.. now in what sense will the sun be destroyed and the moon not give its light?

  are you ready for that?.

  and you'll fall across the finish line into the new world !

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  I began to "study the bible" with JWs in 1969 and this is the stuff I was being fed as "spiritual food" back then.....

  "as a young person, you will never fulfill any career that this system offers. If you are in highschool and thinking about a college education, it means at least four, perhaps even six or eight more years to graduate into a specialized career. But where will this system of things be by that time? It will be well on the way toward its finish, if not actually gone!" Awake! 1969 May 22 p.15
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  "In view of the SHORT TIME LEFT, a decision to PURSUE a CAREER in this system of things is not only UNWISE but EXTREMELY DANGEROUS .. Many young brothers and sisters were offered scholarship or employment that promised fine pay. However, they turned them down and put spiritual interests first." {KMIN Jun 1969 3}

  If the jws were NOT PREDICTING THE END in 1975,WHY was it unwise and extremely dangerous to pursue a career SO VERY MANY YEARS AGO?

  Here we are in the last months of 2009 and still the demented men who pretend to be the "esteemed spiritual leaders" of a supposed 7 million blind sheep.....are still up to their old tricks. I wonder how many of them are actually heeding their own advice in not having new cars, fancy surroundings (Patterson) and the very best of dental and health care rained down upon them while pouring out all thier advice to their followers?

  UGH.
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  Neonmadman

  by mouthy in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  wow!!!!

  you did so well at the convention.

  while i wasnt there in body i was in spirit & the computor .

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  So happy to hear you're doing okay! I have not talked with Rosemary since they got back....she works full time and has a family to care for when she comes home from work so iI don't usually call her to chat unless it is something vitally important LOL!

  Hopefully someone will put excerpts of the talks up on youtube and I can see them.

  hugs,

  Annie
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  Neonmadman

  by mouthy in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  wow!!!!

  you did so well at the convention.

  while i wasnt there in body i was in spirit & the computor .

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  My friend Rosemary that brought me down to the only WNFJ convention I was blessed to attend....called me the day before she was leaving to head down there for this one. I made sure to pay special attention to our "Neonmadman" giving this talk. We had a nice chat about all the former JWs I know from online that will be at the convention....she laughed and said that I know more then she does and she goes every year, LOL!

  Hope you are feeling much better than the last time I talked with you online, Grace! Love you MUCH!

  hugs,

  Annie