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  Tired of seeing WT reference old magazines....

  by WingCommander in

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  .............instead of the bible!!

  whenever "new light" comes out, they tell you to ignore their statement made in 1974 watchtower mag #etc, page #, article whatever, paragraph something-something.

  i'm sorry, but i never went back to research what those old watchtowers that were printed before i was born even said.

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  Right on Minimus! The publications are provided to give us guidance on the scriptures through the channel God is using today to lead his people. One only has to look to Christendom to see the confusion that those who reject God's ways are left in. Although they have had access to the Bible for many years, and may even read it from time to time, even the most basic teachings of the Bible have been distorted and twisted. How happy we can be that we can understand even the deeper things found in God's Word. Surely Jehovah is blessing his people in these critical last days!

  Okay, I gotta stop now before I hurl.
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  Whining....

  by Vivamus in

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  who do you whine to?

  i use my mum to tell all my problems to.

  i'll phone her, write her, haunt her down if i want to get anything of my chest.

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  I have no one but my therapist. I can not trust my wife to keep anything in confidence.
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  I've given my last talk

  by DIAMOND in

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  as you know or don't know..i'm in the process of doing that slow fade thing.

  i still go to the meetings (sunday only) just so i can still talk to family and friends.

  well this sunday i went up to the theocratic school overseer and ask him to please take me off the school.

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  Dropping out of the school is tricky, its not like just not showing up for field service. I told the school overseer to take me off the school "for a while", and that I would let him know when I wanted to be back on the list...
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  Other religions are abusive too.,

  by wednesday in

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  i know jw's are abusive psychologicaly to their members, however so are other churches.

  case in point, i knew a woman who would not marry b/c the pope said not to use birth control.

  she did not want children, and she could not find it within herself to go against the pope.

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  Wednesday,

  What kind of doctor are you talking about? I had a therapist that said something similar, that abuse is not just found in one religion. He also did not seem too sympathetic to my situation. I found a different therapist(not just because of that), that is much more empathetic.

  Yes, there is abuse in other religions. That does not make it any better. The difference is 1) the witnesses claim to be superior to all other religions, 2) the witnesses claim to be the only true christians, and 3)being a witness is very different than being a member of most churches, where there is much less commitment and control over every part of your life.

  It sounds like part of what is holding you back from leaving is that you want to find some where else to go, to find a group/religion that will not be abusive and that will fulfill your spiritual needs. That is a worthwhile goal, but your search will not be quick or easy. Sad to say, you may never find such a group. In the meantime, though, why stay where you do not want to be?

  And there are other reasons to leave besides the abuse you have suffered. Their failed prophecies are well documented. For myself, I have no desire to support a group that I believe has knowingly caused innocent children to suffer while protecting the abusers.

  I know what its like to have a JW spouse too, btw. Your hubby sounds quite insensitive. Hopefully he will wake up.
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  WT Comments You Will Not Hear at the 11-17 WT Stdy

  by blondie in

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  2. bible

  comments you will not hear at the 11-17 wt study

  jehovah blesses and protects those who are obedient--proverbs 1:33 .

  (wts comments in quotes; mine without or in parentheses).

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  Excellent recap Blondie! I too was forced to sit through this yesterday. I agree that next week's article will really hammer the point of obedience above all else. The point I noticed yesterday was the use of the word near to describe the end of this system of things. I really would like a definition of near. Is it weeks, months, a year or two? This decade? And I too have noticed how many elders have found greener pastures for themselves in this dying old system of things. Vacation time from work is not used to auxiliary pioneer, its used for travel or other recreation. Sports cars that clearly are not good field service vehicles are common. Elders' children are busy preparing for college. Simply amazing...
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  Bad Day in White Rock

  by Big Tex in

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  the little boy was very excited.

  finally it was saturday!

  he leaped out of his bed and went to the worn and battered dresser next to his bed to look again at the simple invitation carefully placed on top.

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  I'm sorry, I don't get it. Its very sad. Is it a true story? a fable? is there a lesson or moral to it? Did it all just go over my head?
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  Washing State Rep, purposes changes to clergy sex

  by Trauma_Hound in

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  http://www.king5.com/localnews/stories/nw_111702wabclergylaws.16dc2be4.html.

  changes proposed in state laws to target clergy sex abuse .

  associated press .

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  Way to go TH, thanks for the update. I agree, the whole statute of limitations has to go. I have tried to find out what the law is in my home state; it is so confusing and has changed over the years that no one can give me a straight answer. Same with clery confidentiality law.
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  been away from organization for a while now, yet?.

  by intellecta in

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  2. experiences

  i found this site accidently i guess.

  i have been away from the truth for a while now...6 years... yet it always permeates my mind somehow and i fear the events happening in the world, and wonder.... i guess my problem was that i hated going out door to door as a child.. somehow i hated invading other people's privacy and felt wrong somehow, or embarrased, or just plain hated it period.

  i think that is the biggest thing that keeps me away from ever returning.. somehow i, in my small mind cannot understand why small children should do such a thing until they are old enough to at least have a say in it.. like an opinion??

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  welcome intellecta,

  Re your concerns about world conditions, keep in mind that for many years, day in and day out, you were told how bad the world is, how its only getting worse and worse. It was a very one-sided thing. Once you start thinking a little, you start to realize all the good things going on in the world. Take child abuse, for example. Its not a new problem at all. Its just that people are finally figuring out that it is ok to talk about it, to help the victims, not blame them, and try to stop the abuser from harming others. Funny how the Bible never really talks about it. Or how the Bible never condemned slavery. etc. etc.

  I too am not happy at the prospect of getting old or dieing. Not sure what the answer is.

  anyway, glad you are here.
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  No longer filling my spiritual needs...

  by eisenstein in

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  i feel very sad today.

  i see my old jw friends almost every day on my way to the subway, they are street witnessing.

  i've talked to a couple of them about my doubts, etc.

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  Hi eisenstein,

  I read your post mainly because of the title. I have recently come to the same conclusion: Life as a dub no longer fills my spiritual needs. Of course, this whole concept is foreign to a JW; being a JW has nothing to do with finding spiritual help, it has to do with conformance and obedience to a group.

  So, I have no real advice, since I am in a similar situation, but at least we are both searching, instead of just mindlessly attending meetings where the same message is just repeated over and over, waiting for a new system to just fix all of our problems for us.
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  How About a Little Wager?

  by metatron in

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  2. friends

  here's some fun!

  next time you meet some vacuum skulled witness that believes.

  armageddon is "soon", challenge them to define "soon".. is "soon" 6 months?

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  At least twice recently, I have heard the following: Armageddon is not around the corner anymore, It is right in front of us.