My mum was contacted in the door to door, every question she had seemed to have an answer in the Bible so she followed, and still is today. I questioned her on 1914 recently, she said 'im not good with that sort of thing '!
happy@last
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What attracted you to the Watchtower?
by Christ Alone inwhat attracted you to the watchtower?
were you raised in it?
if not, what caused you to convert?
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what would be their first thought???
by Strawberryfieldsforever ini often wonder about the older "old school" jehovah's witnesses that are up in their 70's and they are losing all their friends they have known most of their lives.
they waited together all those years for the big "a" and it still isn't here.
they are still sitting at the meetings, raising their hands to answer on the same old material and waiting for any tidbit of new information about how close they are to that paradise earth.. i wonder what would be their first thought when the doubt begins to seep in and they have nobody to tell it too....... .
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happy@last
I think at that point they decide it's just a club, something to do and somewhere to go
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Tell me if this is a stupid idea.
by DATA-DOG inyou know how you sometimes you are going about your day and then an idea hits you?
you say to yourself, " what a great idea!!".
then you think to yourself that maybe it isn't so great?
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happy@last
If you voice your concerns to an elder, it won't automatically mean a JC, he may just try to 'readjust' you, only if you were speaking to others in the cong could it become a JC matter, and at that point they will make out to everyone that you are in the wrong and they still have it right
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My Introduction
by Left in the Cold ini have posted on here a little, and i thought i should probably introduce myself the best i can right now.
i stumbled upon this site and told my sister about it.
then, sometime later she started discussing things with me that's she has seen or read (she's in therapy, as well, which probably has made her kind of rethink things).
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happy@last
Hi Left in the Cold - welcome, I am new here too and found it very helpful already.
I'd agree with what's been said already, I 'faded' a little over a year ago and have had almost no contact from any JW, one visit and a couple of phone calls. I was an elder for almost 10 years, I'd have thought that some of them would have at least called to see how I was doing as I left at the time as having a mental breakdown (due to JWs)- it really does show who your real friends are.
Anyhow, I'm glad you are getting help, keep accepting it for as long as you need it, and I hope that your good days start to outweigh the not so good ones.
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I'd take the gold
Phizzy, Scottish Pounds might not be so good if Alex Salmond gets his way, I'll be moving mine offshore to England
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How Are You Treated When JWs See You?
by minimus indo they talk to you, ignore you, love bomb you??
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happy@last
Same as DW, depends who it is, they either look awkwardly/overt their eyes and walk off or are all over you
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Faders Independence Day!!!!!!!
by Unbrainwashed publisher1 ingo inot the hall on sunday or day of theocratic service meeting and during meeting simply get up and say i "such and such" disassociate myself from jehovah's witnesses and quietly walk out!
this lets you own your story and take the power out of their hands, it as well sparks interest in those around who may contact you later to see why you left.
it is not them kicking you out it is you leaving this false religious business.
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happy@last
I did hear of someone who concluded a public talk with 'Thank you very much, I'm off' and walked out never to return, the trouble is that the rumours abound and people put it down to him being 'sick/unwell' instead of thinking about why would he do such a thing
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My introduction/experience
by happy@last ini have only just recently found this site, in fact only recently gone online to do research of my own about jws.
before i left i had only gone on my gut instinct, not even realising i was not alone with my feelings.
the week i was appointed an elder some 11 years ago, i had had to write to a congregation many miles away from me about how unloving they were (more details below).. not long after i started to have concerns about jws, expecially as the message of 'following the bibles message' subtly changed to 'follow the fds', this did not sit well with me.
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happy@last
DeWandelaar: "keep the faith my friend. what you experience(d) is satanic... know that God and Christ know it and will support you with their Spirit... no man or power on earth can take THAT away from you. Man may disappoint you all day, every day... but they can't."
I agree with you on the 'policy' aspect, but not on the above. I cannot see how any God could see so much suffering and not act on it, why is he/she not supporting everyone with the spirit when it is pretty clear to everyone for many years that the world is a bad place.
I am a parent of 2 children, and if I saw either suffer I would not allow it a second longer than necessary, because I love them. If I see someone injured in the street I have never met before I would go to their aid, if I see a bird with a broken wing I would help it, if I am made in God's image then why doesn't he/she do the same? A god of love? Really? I see no evidence of that.
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How to create a new social life
by Wide Awake! ini grew up as a witness, but it's been a few years since i've been to a meeting.. i'm having trouble being social and making new friends.
i've moved away from the town that i grew up in (about 45 minutes away) and, although i'm not df'ed, i've lost track of my old friends after they found out i wasn't attending anymore.
you guys know how it is.. i'm self-employed, extremely introverted, and have kind of isolated myself for a while.
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happy@last
As you are self-employed have a look for business networking meetings, where I am they have them morning, noon and night! Some might be a bit daunting if you are introvert, but many are quite informal.
Perhaps spend time chatting with your new neighbours, or join a club for a hobby.
I've found listening to people first before telling them anything about yourself is good, people love to tell you their story, and for every so many people you'll meet you may just click with one or two and become good friends over time.
I do not have a problem talking to people, but I do have a trust issue, I trust no-one except one true friend I have, out of the thousands of people I have met, I am content with having just the one true friend, but I still meet up with lots of other people.
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Having small children go door to door without their parents.
by life is to short inok so my husband still goes out in service.
last weekend he worked with an elder who is in his late 50's, another brother who is in his mid 60's, my husband is in his mid 60's and the idiot who conducted the meeting put a eight or nine year old girl with them.. i asked my husband why?
he said he thought it was strange also.
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happy@last
I totally understand, it makes me feel sick thinking about the possibilites of that situation. If your husband found it strange also, maybe he can call the bethel service desk, maybe anoymously, and voice his concerns.