Posts by Newly Enlightened

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Disfellowshipped from Bethel??
by gma-tired2 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
my question is it harder to be reinstated if you were disfellowshipped while at bethel.

i have someone who i worry about because of fear what he might do?

he has been denied at least twice even though he goes to all meeting and has tried so hard..
Newly Enlightened

Depends on if anyone on the committee has an agenda...Jealously? Difference of opinion? Thorn in the committees side? Stuck up for what was right and is now labeled a TROUBLE-MAKER. etc etc
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Governing Body more popular than Jesus Christ? Where have we heard this before?
by Newly Enlightened in
1. social
2. entertainment
growing up in the 60's i've heard this before.

even before i knew there was a governing body......... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcwjsd-s3ha.

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Newly Enlightened

Dismissing Servant: Interesting thing about that song. It sounds like he was describing what the new system would be like. If you believe in a future here on earth like some of us do.
We brought that up to an elder in our cong. and he looked at us like we were nuts and said "He doesn't like that song because John says "And no religion too..."
But if you think about it. Religion has been the biggest thorn in this world's side and in the new earth there won't be any religion. Because religion separates people as much as nations do, so there will ONE WAY, God's way!
So John was correct!
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Governing Body more popular than Jesus Christ? Where have we heard this before?
by Newly Enlightened in
1. social
2. entertainment
growing up in the 60's i've heard this before.

even before i knew there was a governing body......... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcwjsd-s3ha.

.
Newly Enlightened

Oh I not be knocking the Beatles. I love the BEATLES! There will never be another group like them or come even close to them. I was knocking the GB!
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The Best News Ever !!
by AndDontCallMeShirley in
1. watchtower
2. bible
dyslexia for cure found !!.

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isn't awesome that?
Newly Enlightened

I don't cure your think worked
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Governing Body more popular than Jesus Christ? Where have we heard this before?
by Newly Enlightened in
1. social
2. entertainment
growing up in the 60's i've heard this before.

even before i knew there was a governing body......... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcwjsd-s3ha.

.
Newly Enlightened

Growing up in the 60's I've heard this before. Even before I knew there was a Governing Body........
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcWJSd-S3HA
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The totally BOGUS idea of CERTAINTY inside the Watchtower religion
by Terry in
1. watchtower
2. bible
i'm going to ask a question and it is a very simple question.

think about it before you answer.

are you ready?.
Newly Enlightened

Good topic Terry and good points ADCMS. A good example of this, yesterday I was on a JW's forum looking at a comment that was had been posted on another thread and there was a post about the rumors flying around about the new July WT getting ready to come out and several of the JW's actually said 'Well if its secret until the WT comes out then maybe we shouldn't even be talking about it"! WTF! Unbelievable how mind- frelled they are. One person said that curiosity got the better of them and they went to an apostate website and the others on the forum were critisizing this person for taking a peek and being on the apostate website that they should wait for the 'proper time'??????
Unbelieveable!
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Anyone have a scan/copy of October 2012 BOE letter? It may help Candace's appeal..
by The Quiet One in
1. watchtower
2. child-abuse
"the brief statedthat [ t]hat letter [a 1997 letter to boe] also confirmed watchtower's long-standing policy that a known child molester does not qualify to be appointed to a position of responsibility in any congregation.

" http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/child-abuse/250093/1/summary-of-wt-appeal-brief-in-conti-case.
Newly Enlightened

You should be able to print it up from your pdf program....if you can't pm me with your mailing address and I can mail you a hard copy.
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Anyone have a scan/copy of October 2012 BOE letter? It may help Candace's appeal..
by The Quiet One in
1. watchtower
2. child-abuse
"the brief statedthat [ t]hat letter [a 1997 letter to boe] also confirmed watchtower's long-standing policy that a known child molester does not qualify to be appointed to a position of responsibility in any congregation.

" http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/child-abuse/250093/1/summary-of-wt-appeal-brief-in-conti-case.
Newly Enlightened

There is a copy on this forum in a pdf that Atlantis posted....
Click the link in the blue box by the blue arrow. http://www.sendspace.com/file/ehw1u6 .
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A personal message to you lurking Jehovah's Witnesses out there
by Terry in
1. social
2. entertainment
while you were sitting in that uncomfortable folding chair the other night.... listening to something you've heard already a thousand times before.... do you know what was happening at the same time?.

somebody somewhere else was studying a real textbook.

somebody was cramming for a college exam.
Newly Enlightened

Well said Terry and so true. I was a JW my entire life, [49 years] I was of that 1975 generation fiasco. When I was chemically poisoned at work [dry-cleaners] the state I lived in was a 'no-fault] workers compensation state, which means I only got a small settlement and now I have to depend on a mere $590 a month social security disability and my husband for support. Because of my chemical sensitivities I cannot go back to school, I cannot go out and work etc. I'm not bitter, just angry that I wanted to be a veternarian and my parents said 'No'. I would have had a career, I wouldn't have gotten poisoned. And now because I told my mother that I can't belong to a religious organization that doesn't give a shit about us she shuns my family and I. If this is the way they treated my little brother then I can understand why he killed himself! He had nobody. At least I have my husband, daughter & son in law.
But I do believe one good thing has come out of my health problem. I saw the friends and family for what the love truly was. The minute you cannot go to the Kingdom Hall and go out in service, you are NOTHING. I even had my own mother in law tell me I was going to die at armeggedon because I cannot serve Jehovah like I was supposed to.
Their love, even family members is CONDITIONAL
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Newbie Here- but I've been here the whole time
by TheDarksideHasCalledMe in
1. jw
2. friends
my wife and in-laws are now here and i'm on now.

i'm going to copy and paste my first post from jwstruggle...... my story is, i grew up as a jw.

my parents found out later on and didn't tell anyone.
Newly Enlightened

Welcome Son, glad you're finally here with us! You've come along way in the past 3 years that we've known you. You are a better person now and we love you.
mom in law