Another bored, Distriction Convention past-time: Try to be the first or the very last person to clap in the whole audience. This is the highlight of the whole weekend for bored JW kids, especially after they ditched the canteen ticket food scheme. Always makes me laugh when a couple of over enthusiastic teenagers try and get an applause going but it doesn't catch on. Just a few loud solitary claps mid sentence. Lol. Cue the tumbleweed.
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51Clapping at the meetings and assembly
by NewYork44M ini had a random thought this morning about clapping.
growing up in the wt culture i learned the proper protocol for clapping.
before the assembly speaker gave his talk, but not after.
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Anyone here who is still a Jehovahs Witness and havent given up yet, Please answer me!
by Vienna Angelika ini am wanting to connect to current jws who are going through a tough time and are going through a similar time as me.
not any jw haters, just balanced concerned jws who havent quite given up yet..
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While I disagree with a significant amount of the teachings of the GB, I still see no reason enough to leave. I may dislike the leadership, but I love the "sheep" :) Besides I got family in the "truth" so that complicates matters. ALso, all my friends, people I really love and care for, are there. I would be a bit lost if I'd leave, honestly.
This is almost my situation exactly. The teachings of the GB that I know are wrong are significant enough for me to know that the religon is not the truth. Brothers and sisters have been thrown out of the org for disagreeing with 1914, a speculative date used to promote urgency with no foundation in scripture.
There are many more things the GB teach that is just interpretation of the bible and should not be taught as truth. The GB fit Matthew 23.
I can't go witnessing anymore, after waking up to the truth. I considered it, just to avoid the wierd social situations where being inactive is like having a severe disability or sickness and everyone has pity for you and judges you. But no, no more witnessing for me ever again.
What makes it really come to a head is when you have children. I have young children and I have to either raise them in what I no is a lie, or I have to do what I feel is correct and best for them. I can't do it. I missed out on playing sport and pursuing interests and I don't want my kids to do the same.
It really is a mess of a situation when all your freinds and family are in but you become aware of the truth. I resent the governing body for their ridiculous shunning policies that have turned so many people's lives to crap. If I speak what I feel, I would be df'd and my kids would miss out on seeing there grandparents.
There is no easy solution or easy way out for myself and for others. You sell your life for the cause and if you want to leave the GB will make sure you leave with some scars.
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Another look at how the WBTS uses half truths to push garbage.
by Defianttruth inhttp://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/102013047 .
wow talk about a way to push your garbage.
i can see it now the wbts is going to start taking their web pages down when people with open minds start picking apart what they write and openly publish for all to have this is only going to get better.
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I was actually told by an elder after I expressed some doubts, that there is some very smart people in the org, and if they believe it, that should be enough for my faith.
This is what the article is about.
Feeling exhausted after slaving for 11hrs doing manual labour because you never got an education? Having doubts about God's Organization? Well this guy went to college and he says it's true so who are you to question anything.
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January 2013 WT Article is Cruel to JW Parents
by NoRegrets inwhile looking at the pdf of the new "reduced in size is a blessing from jah" wt for january 2013, i noticed this latest sickening "how the bible changed my life" article.
under the history banner is listed "prodigal son".
(i also noted the person was born the same year as me.
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Haha nice one Sulla.
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Newbie alert
by Braehead innice to meet you all.
long time lurker, but now i can get my twopenneth in.. a brief history.. born into the religion, but it never really took hold - thankful for an easily bored mind and strong, worldly grandparents.. never very interested - dragged from meeting to field service.
in the teenage years i wanted university and my parents want a pioneer.
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Welcome Braehead.
I know what you mean about seeing your family on the eternal 'you must do more' treadmill. I get so sick of hearing my family talk about how they need to do this and they should be doing that..... and I need to hang in so my kids can make it through the big A. My granny bought a new appliance and she said it should last her till Armageddon.... not that it should see out the rest of her life. She has still not considered the fact that she will die in 'this system'. Racked with fear and guilt like the rest of my JW family.
Anyways welcome aboard. Seems to be a lot of new members here lately. More growth then the WTS.
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QUESTIONS THAT MAY BE ASKED AFTER ARMAGEDDON
by sieborg inwhere can i plug in my i-pod to read my downloaded publications ?
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Why do the Muslims get 72 virgins? Brother Aussie Oz didn't even get to keep his penis.
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QUESTIONS THAT MAY BE ASKED AFTER ARMAGEDDON
by sieborg inwhere can i plug in my i-pod to read my downloaded publications ?
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Can someone please do something with all these slain children?
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WT to Brethren: "Are you still spreading our recently exposed lies that we were forced to change to save ourselves from utter embarassment? (Watchtower -April 15, 2013 page 9)
by Calebs Airplane inof course, that question was softened up and changed to:.
"is your teaching up-to-date?
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It's funny how when your in the religion, this stuff seems legit and reasonable, but when your out it just seems entirely ridiculous.
Jehovah sheds ever increasing light on his word. Why doesn't he just turn the friggin lights ON
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Stop Putting Apostate Stickers On My Literature! They "Cost Lots of Money!"
by AuntConnie in"true story" the circuit overseer came to our kingdom hall and read us the riot act (local needs style) "magazines of this quality are not free, they cost money and we are not generating enough donations to defray the cost of the magazines(or running the top of the line printing presses) i get my ass out of bed to place literature in the laundray cleaning, coin opperated shops and some asshole puts his apostate stickers on our magazines.
do you know how hard it is to get up at 6:00 am and how expensive those magazines are costing the organization to print?
please stop defiling our literature, i dont post hateful stickers on your website so please leave my magazines alone.
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AuntConnie is either bat-shit crazy or she is taking the piss. Whatever the case this thread has made me laugh.
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How Much Did You Actually Study the Bible as a JW?
by Ding inthe wts says that people should read the bible daily, but did you really do that as a jw?.
or were you kept so busy reading wt literature, attending meetings, and going door to door, that you basically had little time for the bible itself?.
also, doesn't the wts teach that no one can understand the bible without "the slave" to teach its true meaning?.
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As a witness your personal study program is arranged. Prepare for meetings, underline your WT. The bible is used to support what the WT says, there is a verse in the bible you could cherry pick to support just about anything.
Even with the weekly bible reading, you only read a few chapters before returning to the meeting to make sure everyone understands it the same way. The oral review is a chance to put unique WT doctrine spin on any controversial verses.
I Don't even need to mention the Examining the Scriptures Daily.
I read the bible at every meeting I attend now. Find it hard to stomach most of the stuff from the platform.