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  The Elders Are Getting Opinions About Minimus

  by minimus in

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  my mother told me that her bookstudy overseer asked his group this question---"why do you think a mature brother in the truth would just suddenly leave and stop coming to meetings?

  any ideas?

  " the group gave different opinions and finally he gave what he thought could be the reasons.

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  sunshineToo

  Min,

  do you want to DA yourself?
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  The Elders Are Getting Opinions About Minimus

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  my mother told me that her bookstudy overseer asked his group this question---"why do you think a mature brother in the truth would just suddenly leave and stop coming to meetings?

  any ideas?

  " the group gave different opinions and finally he gave what he thought could be the reasons.

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  sunshineToo

  What?? You mean they still don't know that you are an apostate?
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  Should I invite the parents to our wedding??

  by smurfy in

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  ok, here's a problem that i am looking for a little advice with.

  my fiance is an ex jw and his parents (and other family members) are still practicing.

  they have pretty much totally cut him off since he moved in with me.

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  smurfy, your situation sounds like what I had to go through last year.

  I DA'd myself and got married to a non-jw who is a Christian. We had a pastor who volunteered to do the wedding for us for free. For my fiancee, he wanted God's blessing and wanted something religious. For me, hey!, it was free!!! I didn't really care. My mom who is the only jw in the family, refused to come to my wedding or take any part in preparation of the ceremony.

  But I prepared everything as if she was going to come. Guess what? None of my former jw friends came, but my mom DID come!

  Talk to your fiancee. Show them how generous and kind you two are, and invite them. Whatever they do against you or your fiancee after that will make them look really bad.

  Oh, if you want to reenforce your move, invite some of their return visits or neighbors. Then, they will have to come and behaive.
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  SheilaM has been posting a year!

  by Thunder Rider in

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  wow, it seems like just the other day that we found you guys.

  i must say the time has flown by.

  sheila has been speaking her mind her on jwd for 366 days now and i think she has pretty much presented her self and her opinions as they truly are.

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  Oh, my god! Sheila you've been posting only a year and already in the Emperor Class?

  You put me to the shame.
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  How do you feel about Christmas?

  by AJN in

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  do you enjoy it after so many years of not celebrating?

  does it have any relevance to you now?.

  i live in nz and it doesn't feel like xmas to me cause it's the middle of summer - it just doesn't compute so that helps really all in all.

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  sunshineToo

  I've always love the holidays: Thanksgiving, Christmas and the New Years.

  This is my 2nd celebration with my family. I just love it.

  Knowing more about the Watchtower beliefs and their origin, I don't think it is pagan enough to just shun it.

  Merry Christmas, everyone!!!
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  I wonder.......

  by sunshineToo in

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  if i could be a great mole within the watchtower society.

  you know, stay as a jw, but at the same time be a sneaky apostate.. i've been thinking: what if i didn't da myself and stay as a mole?

  how long would it take them to bust me?.

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  If I could be a great mole within the Watchtower Society. You know, stay as a jw, but at the same time be a sneaky apostate.

  I've been thinking: What if I didn't DA myself and stay as a mole? How long would it take them to bust me?

  What do you think? Do you think you'll be a great mole?
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  The Circuit Overseer Says 'Just Do More'.........

  by minimus in

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  my mother told me that last night's meeting was about how we all simply have to do more.

  if we are asked to work on a saturday, we should know that saturday morning belongs to jehovah and that the automatic answer simply is "no, that time is set aside for jehovah.

  " he said our congregation is down to 60 something publishers and we simply just can't afford to lose anymore..... he gave an example of a boy and his dad that were out hunting.

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  Well, I guess their business is slow like anyone else.
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  I have a hard time blaming the Watchtower

  by spiritwalker in

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  " if the watchtower said it, and the men on the platform preached it, then it must have been true.

  so it was very hard to accept as an adult, that they were wrong.

  i blame myself.

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  sunshineToo

  One thing you have to remember s.walker is that a witness is not allowed to sue either the Watchtower Society or fellow witnesses.

  Suppose you sold your business and house to pioneer because the society said the Armageddon was coming last year. The Watchtower's reasoning is: " Too bad! It is your fault to listen and acted upon it, not the society's fault."

  Suppose you didn't go to college to pioneer because that was what you were told at the assembly and by the megazines. Suppose you can't find a decent job and are struggling financially. Their reasoning: "Too bad. It is your fault that you listened and acted upon it."

  I can go on and on. They find any little flaw in other religions and make it look serious. But for their serious mistakes, you are supposed to ignore. What a !@#$% &*!!!!!!!!!
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  Just don't understand them...........................

  by gti2002 in

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  2. experiences

  my husbands family are jw, my huband threatened to be but has changed his mind.

  his mother is absolutely foul to me and has taken every opportunity to try and get in between us and split us up.

  if we ever row, she takes his side and starts pointing out what an awful, disgusting (yes she actually said that!

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  sunshineToo

  What does your husband think of his mom calling you "an awful and disgusting person"? Just curious.

  Maybe you should have a very deep talk with your husband and see where he stands. Why would his mom think you are "awful and disgusting"? Was it something you did or was it just because you are not a jw?

  I'm sure you married him because both of you were in love. I hope you still are in love to eachother. Try reason with your husband, not with your mother-in-law. She is not going to listen to anything you say. Help your husband to see the light.

  Good luck.

  sunshineToo
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  they have shunned us, but they themselves will be shunned forever..

  by the mole in

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  2. beliefs

  a long discussion with my a sister a full time pioneer who now stated that since my father, mother and myself no longer have faith in the org but only to god is spirtiualy weak and she has decided not to call us any more.

  i read several scriptures about neglecting your father and mother but it is the org's word that came first.

  i read to her many scriptures on making sure your family is well taken care of but to no avail she quoted a magazine..... my sister had decided not to have children believing the end is near but it never came when the org told her it would come.

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  sunshineToo

  Sorry to hear that, the mole.

  I wonder what her return visits will think of her if they find out what she is doing to you.