I recently heard of a new assembly hall being erected in a commercial area, they got permission for erecting a distribution centre making the claim that it is used for the distribution of WT magazines!
happy@last
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New KH and lies to the council!
by punkofnice injust before i stepped off being an elder the local congo were buying a piece of land with a building on it to convert (no pun intended), into a kh.. .
one of the things as i understand it was that they were going to have a flat for the co in situ but report to the local authorities that it ws just a janitors flat.
apparently if the council knew it was for the co it would be unacceptable for some reason.
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Yet another intro letter
by problemaddict into the mod, if this is posted in the wrong place please feel free to move it to wherever is appropriate.. so here is another lurker turned community member.
i might write up a life story at some point, but for the sake of time here are the abc's of me.. raised a jw.
friends for the most part are all jw's.
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happy@last
Welcome, glad you are starting to see things more clearly, and wish you all the best on your journey
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Paradise 101
by Unbrainwashed publisher1 inwhy didn't early apostles and christians speak of living forever on earth and growing to physical perfection if this was jehovah's plan all along for one of the two groups?.
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Because the "reward" for the group "early apostles and Christians" did not have a earthly hope.
NJY
NJY - if in 70CE over 1.1 million Jews were killed and 97,000 taken captive, plus others who fled, then Jesus message would surely have mentioned 2 hopes.
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i have started my da letter !
by unstopableravens ini have wrote six pages so far it seems the more i write the more i have to say .i have many mixed thoughts its frustrating to have to go this.
i wish i could just fade but that is not possable.
how long were your letters?.
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happy@last
I think the 6 pages are good for you by getting everything straight in your head, but won't fulfill anything else, a straightforward 'i no longer want to be known as a JW' will have the same effect on the elders as a full length article.
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What is the most fun you can have as a JW without punishment or guilt?
by usualusername ini was just thinking of of the fun i had since leaving the jws and many things i have done since would fall foul of judicial action.. .
even inviting a female neighbour over for tea could have caused problems, which got me to thinking.
how much fun can you have as a witness guilt free?.
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happy@last
A walk over the hills on new years day seemed to be a highlight for many.
Pioneer parties, where after a special month of effort, all the pioneers get invited, what a lovely clique that is.
Weddings always seem to be an odd one. Half having fun, the other half complaining the music's too loud.
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Reaction When Telling JWs "New Light" Regarding GB & FDS
by turtleturtle ini told some jw friends about the confirmed changes to the understanding of who the fds is.
two brothers that are in appointed positions stated "i thought that was the understanding already".. .
figures.
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happy@last
I overheard a relative who is an elder say to another member of my family, 'of course that's what I believed anyway'. I was incensed at the comment and walked off, to me he was admitting that until 'the truth' fits into his interpretation of it he's happy to dispense the latest GB drivel.
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ARE YOU SCARED THAT GOD WILL KILL YOU "SOON"?
by clarity injust started to research the who's who of gods!.
really helps to not take any of this 'god' power seriously!.
http://home.swbell.net/dndylion/paganreligions.html, roots of christianity:.
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happy@last
I'd love one of those ancient coins! Can you imagine how freaked out JWs would get seeing their god one side and a pagan the other, wonder which side is heads or tails?
To answer the question, no I'm not scared, when it's time for me to go its my time, not in gods time, I don't believe in any divine timetable.
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The New Diary of Winston Smith
by WinstonSmith inwe had to go off grid for a time, time and half a time as we thought we had been outed.
fortunately it was a false alarm, but it was a stressful time.
i asked for my original diary thread to be deleted in case there could be anything on there to identlfy mrs smith and i. i am always very careful when posting, and am sure there was nothing on there, but felt it best to have it removed in order to be as cautious as a dove.
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happy@last
First off, Hello Winston, I'm new here and just read your story, your experience as an elder reads the same as me, including assembly items. I often think of it like working in a fancy hotel, it looks nice, the staff are friendly and polite, you get all you need, but behind the scenes the staff are miserable, the offices don't even have wallpaper and out back is filthy.
The letter above literally gave me heart palpitations. It's so off of reality, unbelievable.
All the best on your fading journey, I'm just away to the cinema with my kids while their mum gets ready for the public talk and wt study!
You can guess how quick my kids made up their mind where they wanted to be
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I Could Really Use A Friend
by Hargitay inhave been in the austin area for a little over a week in the midst of trying to start over.
i was df'd recently after being in the truth my entire life.
everyone has abandoned me, and i am lost out here.
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happy@last
Hargitay, your story is so sad, hang on in there. I can only stress what others have said, save your kids, get back to them, you know what poison they will be getting fed.
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Put some JW teachings in a nut shell.
by karter inthe whole world is going to die soon except us..
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happy@last
R&F are terrified and unloved