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  Herman Zweigart , Florida/California?

  by dungbeetle in

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  i wonder how this gentleman is doing now?

  "she lost her mind and had to be placed in a nursing home!

  "at least they make gods name known.

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  This brother was in my congregation and came to my house for the bookstudy at one time. Actually, this was around the time he got disfellowshipped. From what I can remember, he was disfellowshipped because he made statements about 1914 being incorrect. He would ramble on about it, I just figured he was senile and let it go but the brothers couldn't have him spouting off such nonsense. Such a shame, his wife was a sweetheart. I always wondered what happened to him. It wasn't too long after that that I had my awakening.
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  I have a girlfriend now and "me so happy"

  by RayPublisher in

  1. social
  2. relationships

  here is my sweet survival plan, post jw life!

  ...yet another part of my healing process...yes healing is g o o d.... .

  btw, it feels so great to not have to hide and to able to put my picture up anywhere i feel like!.

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  Woo Hoo! So happy for you.
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  Can an inactive one be DFed?

  by Eustace in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  on another thread somebody wrote:.

  i was df'd about a month ago and when it happened, i cried.

  i'm not sure why, i certainly don't believe one crumb of what they teach anymore, and i had been inactive for two years.. .

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  "Mark my words: In 2 year's time, we will see noo lite on this. They'll use that "rules, guidelines and principles" reasoning to invoke preshunning on anyone who's inactive more than 3-6 months. They'll put some kind of clause in it, of course, like: "Would it be wise for true christians to continue associating with fellow brothers and sisters who have become inactive or avoided congregation meetings after elders have made attempts to reach out to them?"

  It's just a matter of time. Our friends and family still inside will "apply" the new point and begin the snubbing. Or we may begin receiving a lot of "mom guilt emails" because they will have been encouraged to make one last attempt to get us reactivated. If we're not receptive, they'll be encouraged to treat us like "goats" or "weeds." Trust me. The GB will take things into their own hands and attempt a pre-judgment sorting and separating work. They'll have to. This fading thing is driving them crazy. With one or 2 powerful guilt trips in a WT article, they can issue a command and the R&F will react just like trained dobermans."

  This has already happened in my family. We faded several years ago and my mother-in-law found out. She recently sent us a letter calling us apostates (since we have left the faith). The rest of her children and grandchildren pretty much won't have anything to do with us either and it's a very large family. Fortunately, we do not live near any of them. On my side, I only have 1 sister in and haven't heard from her in months.
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  Help me wake up my friends please!

  by MsGrowingGirl20 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i know that this may be impossible and will surely get me a judicial comittee but i'm tired of keeping mum about how i feel.

  so, i'm going to e-mail my two friends (two women under 35 who both got baptised within the last five years and one married a brother this year.they're both pioneers) and tell them what's bothering me and ttatt.. i'm going to do it tomorrow night.

  i have some points already but i may have left out some.

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  Any word on how this went?
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  I would love for you to know my Oompa.... (from one of his closest friends)

  by Robert7 in

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  2. friends

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  Thank you for sharing. I have followed Oompa's posts for several years, he was always one of my favorites. So many of us only knew him through his posts and were shocked and saddened that he felt there was no other way to end the pain, I can only imagine the grief that you guys are feeling by having him as a friend in the flesh.
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  Tom Brady 22 out of 36, 340 yards, 3 TDs. Rallied back from 21-7................,..

  by Theocratic Sedition in

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  to win 52-28. .

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  And dummy me benched him this week! Ugh!
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  What happens if the lights go out during a meeting?

  by WTWizard in

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  2. friends

  we all know of those kingdumb hells that don't have windows.

  and i never saw an a$$embly hell that had windows that would let light in that would reach the auditorium.

  so, what do they do if the lights go out during the middle of a boasting session?.

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  I remember when I was a kid (before cell phones) the lights went out. It happened to be the night my dad got disfellowshipped so the meeting had to continue so they could announce it. I believe they used flashlights for the rest of the meeting.
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  My video recorded apostasy trial is now live

  by RayPublisher in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  part 3 (which is where the actual meeting begins) is finished.

  it took my computer hours and hours to render and upload it!!

  anyway, this is what i just posted on my youtube channel:.

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  Great job-I'm sure that you at least got those brothers to think about some things. How could they not? Don't be surpised if down the road one of them approaches you with his wrestling conscience.
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  Went back out in Field Service Today... Feedback?

  by simon17 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  after three years i dusted off my bible put on my sunday suit and walked door-to-door in the glorious morning sun for 90 minutes solid (no breaks--old-school).

  ' i always felt some subtle compulsion to do this, i don't know why.

  it was not for subterfuge or causing trouble.

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  Good job-I wish I would have tried your sermon when I was still trying to keep up a good front by going door to door with the JW's. Having that attitude would have made it a lot more tolerable. It's an excellent sermon for anyone still forced to be in the borg and going in service.

  But for me personally, I always hated field service so this is not something that I would consider doing now that I am out and free.
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  Need help...Letter from m-i-l calling us apostates

  by TweetieBird in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  we got a letter from my mother-in-law today (3 hand-written pages).

  i will type it for you and hope that you can help me reply to it.

  this is the whole letter exactly.. first a little background.

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  The Searcher-great points that I will try to incorporate into my letter to her.

  Cobaltcupcake-I do love her but we moved away from our hometown over 7 years ago. I don't wish her or the other family members any harm, but we have continued our lives without the rest of the family. I have a husband, 4 boys and a grandson that want nothing to do with JW's and that's all that really matters to me. "Out of sight, out of mind."

  Ding-my plan exactly

  Blondie-as always, you're amazing...will definitely refer to your quotes

  00Dad-love your response-will probably quote you

  belbab-love that response about WTS leaving me..so much great ammo to use

  JeffT-love where you are going with that, but I hope that she comes to that conclusion on her own

  perfect1-she is famous for her guilt trips...

  loosie-she was not born in but her mom became a witness when she was 10 so she pretty much was indoctrinated from a very young age