Hi dfd, At our district convention this past weekend there was someone holding up a banner, www.jwfreedom.com. I checked out their site and they have meetups each month for people that have left or been kicked out of the org. Check them out, they might have a group near your area.
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Recently Disfellowshipped
by dfd ini having been "lurking" around here for about a month--right when i was disfellowshipped actually.
in a year long relationship--broke up-five months later had a bout of conscience and told on myself.
myself and my ex are disfellowshipped and now most of my former group of "friends" are getting in trouble.
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Did society go against Jehovah's will?
by TweetieBird infor decades it was always stressed (especially in one of the pubs that came out in the 70's, i think the one about the thousand years) that one of the signs of the beginning of the great tribulation would be when they started taxing religion.
in another thread we were directed to http://www.bibletopics.com/biblestudy/84a.htm about the society going to court to support jimmy swaggert.
it seems to me that maybe the society was running ahead of jehovah by doing so, and the organization started on a downward spiral since then, ultimately slapping jehovah in the face by going to bed with the un.
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For decades it was always stressed (especially in one of the pubs that came out in the 70's, I think the one about the thousand years) that one of the signs of the beginning of the great tribulation would be when they started taxing religion. In another thread we were directed to http://www.bibletopics.com/biblestudy/84a.htm about the society going to court to support Jimmy Swaggert. It seems to me that maybe the society was running ahead of Jehovah by doing so, and the organization started on a downward spiral since then, ultimately slapping Jehovah in the face by going to bed with the UN.
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Describe Your Personality
by minimus inwhat type of person are you?
are you outgoing, charming, sweet, thoughtful, humorous?
all right.
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TweetieBird
Invisible to most people, probably because I'm quiet until I get to know you then if I like you.
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would dubs ever go into field service if there was no record-keeping?
by zagor indo you think that any dub would ever go into field service if they didnt have to record hours of service?
i dont believe it at all.
in fact, you could see that everything they do is because there is some sort of record keeping behind it, i.e.
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TweetieBird
Counting time is a good way to gauge a brother's spiritual maturity. If he put's in 10+ hours a month, attends every meeting, answers at every meeting and buddies up to the other elders (as in having them over for bbq & beer) then he's definitely considered for ms. Notice that I said, counting time, not actually going out in service. That was the case with several that I have known in the past, but I do agree with Fairmind that there are many sincere dubs that would still go out for love of Jehovah.
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Saw the protesters at the DC
by TweetieBird inactually, i didn't see them but my husband did, which really didn't sound like protesting.
just a big banner that said, www.jwfreedom.com
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Actually, I didn't see them but my husband did, which really didn't sound like protesting. Just a big banner that said, www.jwfreedom.com
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Any bean counters here?
by TweetieBird ini want to take some accounting classes and was wondering where the best place to start is.
any advice?
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I want to take some accounting classes and was wondering where the best place to start is. Any advice?
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At last finished reading Crisis of Conscience
by diamondblue1974 in.
and what an eye opener it was...dont get me wrong i faded some 10 years ago and the reasons for such were contained in the book, i.e 1914, failed prophecies and so forth.. the expose is disarming by its objective style and whilst i now read any literature through sceptical eyes i could see a person genuinely grieved by what had taken place and the crisis he was subjected to conscientiously; it said it all to me when he said that his aim was not to divert people from the jws but give them support so they could develop as christians and therefore allow them to come to their own conclusions (or words to that effect).. extremely well written and consise with reams of references (which i happen to love).. anyone that is recently out must read this book...it objective, honest and was totally surprising in parts.. db74
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Just curious, does anyone know how many copies of "Crisis of Conscience" have been sold? I remember my dad read it back in the 80's and soon after disassociated himself. I know of a sister that read it and she said that it didn't change her feelings about the organization at all. I read it and have never been the same.
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Parent Conversation
by mapleaf18 ini called my super-dub parents last night and it was totally depressing.
they had just gotten back from toronto visiting relatives and all they could say was my cousin's husband "wasn't doing anything about da troof.
" it was all i could do to keep from saying "well at least he doesn't beat her like my jw hubby did.
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That's pretty much a universal problem. Everytime I run into a dub that I haven't seen in a while, that is always the jist of the conversation. When I tell them that my 2 older children don't want anything to do with the truth, it's that same ole, "ah, we're so sorry, don't give up on them". Inside, I'm yippee, that's 2 less that I have to convince.
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Jehovahs Witness Message Line - Northern Ca.
by jeanniebeanz inyears ago when i was still an active witness, i happened across a phone number in the 'book' under jehovahs witnesses.
i called and it was a recorded message for witnesses, but it was an anti-witness message.
the message at the time compared what the watchtower teaches about the meaning of one of the verses in revelation and exposed it as a lie.
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Just called the above number. It is still in effect. Gives some instructions if you need help and refers you to http://www.brci.org. You can leave your name, phone number and address and a packet will be sent to you. It then gives a brief message at the end.
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New Convention Publication All About Basic Doctrines
by minimus inmy mother told me today that she has recieved the new publication (i don't know the name of it yet) and it's all about knowing what basic doctrines jws believe in.
she told me this after she had said that she was being given it by a sister this afternoon.
i said, "if there's any new lite make sure you call me".
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Does anyone know what day the release is made. I'm planning on making a showing at the DC but don't want to go to all of it. I'll go to the part that has the releases so that I can get one. Also, does anyone know where the schedule for the DC is. I think I saw it posted here once, but I have a Mac and can't do a search. Thanks!