Was baptized at 15 in 1979, stepped down as an elder in 2002, last meeting exactly 4 yrs ago. DA two weeks ago. Now, shunning has started by all members of my family, So from age 10 till 38, also 28 years, the years one make of all the important decisions in life, was spent within the JW framework. And i was loyal. But it took 12 yrs of doubt until I did the walk so to speak.
InquiryMan
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"How Could I Have Believed the Garbage for so Long?"
by scout575 in"i went through the same thing when i started my deconversion process.
when i began to think rationally about life i was in shock.
i would ask myself, "how could i have believed the garbage for so long?
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My journey is reaching another level
by InquiryMan insome four years ago, i handed in my last report in the kh.
both wanted our children to have a more mainstream life than the witnesses frame could offer.
in time, my wife and i got separated.
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And Agape, I can assure you I took no offense
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My journey is reaching another level
by InquiryMan insome four years ago, i handed in my last report in the kh.
both wanted our children to have a more mainstream life than the witnesses frame could offer.
in time, my wife and i got separated.
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Initially, my grandmother decided not to shun me.
She stated that she would treat me like before...
So I called her today, to see if everything was ok.
She is close to 87. I instantly understood something had changed.
She told me she had lost several kilos due to what is happening.
(I have lost 16 kilos myself the past year....)...
I never of course wanted her last years to be darkened by the fact that I finally DA,
but there was no alternative. She obviously had been rethinking her position
(or been influenced by my parents or the recent WT)....
And she stated that They are not the ones who have left me,
I have left them. In other words, I am the one to blame.
But they own this problem, not me. I am saddened that she has
been forced to choose the organization in favor of her grandson.
but that was to be expected. Although she loves me and I love her,
the love of God (organization) is greater... I am not bitter. Just a bit disillusioned.
The WTBTS is the one to blame. It is, I am finally now able to say,
an organization that have bad fruits. But, it is important, nevertheless,
not to let anger and bitterness take the hold...
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"Store up... treasures in heaven." 2007 Circuit Assembly review
by Zico ini had my circuit assembly last weekend.
it was absolutely mind numbing, but i took extensive notes, and i thought i'd share the key points with everyone here for your reading pleasure.. .
i feel i'd made a lot of progress since my convention in june.
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sorry for using the wrong verb tense: I meant: The work was banned in Nicaragua (cause it was lifted when another government came in power)
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"Store up... treasures in heaven." 2007 Circuit Assembly review
by Zico ini had my circuit assembly last weekend.
it was absolutely mind numbing, but i took extensive notes, and i thought i'd share the key points with everyone here for your reading pleasure.. .
i feel i'd made a lot of progress since my convention in june.
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The work has been banned in Nicaragua, during the sandinista-government, it was also banned in Argentina and also in Paraguay as far as my memory served me correct (and of course in Cuba until recently, they seem to be tolerated now). I once attended an assembly with no onebaptized. And they did not know it before. So the brother who gave the talk was a bit flabbergasted, but he just remodeled the questions and asked the audience to think about their own dedication and baptism. close to 1000 was in attendance.
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funeral talk script
by candidlynuts ini know its been posted before but i did a search and cant find it..does anyone have it linked or have it saved?.
i searched and looked under the " best of" section but have yet to find it .. thanks.
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I once remember a District Overseer giving a funeral speech. It was the most personal speech I´ve ever heard in a witness funeral. He did depart from the outline. It was personal and close. Her missionary son and daugher-in-law was not able to attend, so a touching poem from them was read.
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Your favorite JW euphemisms...
by AuldSoul inthe heart and soul of doublespeak is euphemistic references.
i think many jws are not aware of how often they do this.
since leaving slightly over a year ago, i have discovered many that i had not even been aware that i used.
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Friends is a term used in Scandinavia as well when referring to fellow believers.
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My journey is reaching another level
by InquiryMan insome four years ago, i handed in my last report in the kh.
both wanted our children to have a more mainstream life than the witnesses frame could offer.
in time, my wife and i got separated.
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I meat of course ex-wife, not ex-fine ;-)
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My journey is reaching another level
by InquiryMan insome four years ago, i handed in my last report in the kh.
both wanted our children to have a more mainstream life than the witnesses frame could offer.
in time, my wife and i got separated.
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I made my final farewell to my best friend. He is living in another country than mine, but I was his best man and he was truly the most sincere and genuine witness I ever met. I did not want him to know about me DA through someone else. So I wanted to a make a decent farewell. I got choked up, but we had a long conversation. However, we are on different planets. He stated that it does not matter what WE fell, how we FEEL or that we even are Happy. If we are not obedient and subordinate ourselves to Jehovah\s direction and his organization nothing else matters. He truly believes this is true.... And that all other than witnesses have void, emptly lives and will end up disappointed. I felt in a way sorry for him, and he feels sorry for me. But I left because I could not buy the rhetoric anymore. And today the shunning started. My ex-fine bumped across two sisters in the local congregation (normally we do not bump into them at all). One was her very best friend. No hello, avoiding eye contact, trying to go another way. It is their loss. We know why they act like that. And I just pity it. It is however, a cruel organization, that demands inhuman behavior.... Well, so glad I am out of her..... (Babylon the small)
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Is the Watchtower beginning to lose its grip on its members?
by Gill ini have seen a counsellor on and off since leaving watchtower land.
she has made efforts to find out more about jehovah's witnesses.. we were discussing why my jw family (not my husbands' they shun us as if we smell bad!!!!
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I read on another board, that the shunning policy is reaffirmed in January 2007 issue of the Watchtower. My parents/sisters chose to shun me after I finally disassociated myself after 4 years of non-activity.... It depens I guess where and when... I hope it will change though...