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  After twenty years of marriage…

  by John Aquila in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  i just got a call from a friend who informed me that a brother whom i've known for a while and is an elder, just found out last night that his wife of 20+ years declared she was gay, and left him..

  i still need to confirm but my friend is very reliable and was close friends with the family.

  heres the thing, she spent 20+ years with this man, has children with him and now decides she wants to follow her heart.

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  James Jack

  Same thing happened to a guy in South Florida who was a MS and married with 3 kids and a regular pioneer for 20 years.

  She wanted to go to a company party, he refused, she went any ways, stayed over night and home the next day to declare to him that she was a lesbian. She was willing to stay with him till their 16 year old daughter was ought, and give him the marital due, but her deal included time with her new found lover.

  He said no deal!

  The hardest thing he told me was; "I can compete with another man, but how do you compete with another woman?"
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  How many times were you told, "You Just Don't Qualify Yet to be an Elder"

  by John Aquila in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  you think it's the holy spirit that appoints the elders, at least that's what new jw males are told.

  the culture within the organization dictates to all young male jehovah's witnesses that unless you are an elder, you will not get the sultry, passionate- brunette, the voluptuous, curvaceous,- blond, or the seductive, erotic, red headed-vamp..

  so unaware of the social forces that are shaping your mind, you succumb to the dictum issued by the governing body to conform to the structure already in place- if you want to be successful.

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  James Jack

  Told this everytime after each CO visit for the last 5 years.

  I told the COBE; "So I qualify to do the Accounts for the last 3 years( because none of our 6 MS or 7 Elders want to do it) because the CO says more time is needed."

  Give me a break!
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  OMG, I’m gonna get Old and Die.

  by John Aquila in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  when it finally clicked,.

  and you realized there was no 1914, there was no generation that would see the end of a wicked system, there was no paradise around the corner, .

  what went through you mind?.

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  James Jack

  I read this entire thread, because I am going through all these same emotions!

  Though still in and pretty active, I just go through the motions and go into my own dream world while at the meetings. I tell my wife that I want to feel accountable to a Creator, so that I have some restraints.

  With that said, We have planned several camping trips, going to see Stone Temple Pilots in Concert, going to indulge in mass quantities of Alcohol, and perhaps some mind altering herbs! Live Life and Enjoy whatever time is left!

  My wife reminded me that when "we die, we have paid for our sins."
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  Official List of Helpers to the Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses

  by jwleaks in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  official current list as published by watchtower >>> here.

  official list of governing body of jehovahs witnesses helpers.

  list of governing body of jehovahs witnesses helpers.

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  James Jack

  I know about 1/3 of these men. Leon Weaver is black. Grizzle used to organize the Convention Committee; he is at 90 years old and is now Overseeing the Elderly Bethelites.

  Harold Corkern, Walls and Wallen are pretty good and sincere men, didn't care much for Noumiar or Weaver
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  To My Generation: Jehovah's Witnesses of the Vietnam War Era

  by Hold Me-Thrill Me in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  to my generation: jehovah's witnesses of the vietnam war era .

  if you were a young brother in the late 60's you then remember the burden of the draft and the prospect of going to jail for refusing on religious grounds to be called up.

  in those days we were taught that to do community service was conscientiously the same as joining the military and so we were told to refuse such exemptions.

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  James Jack

  My life pretty much mirrors yours, except I was baptized in 1981.

  Wow , you have set a date, I am about there too!!!
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  No More Money!

  by Hold Me-Thrill Me in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  as of this june (i've already given my may contributions which are substantial) i am no longer giving money to support useless building projects that serve no good purpose.

  i am no longer giving money at conventions or assemblies.

  i am no longer giving money toward the circuit overseers upkeep.

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  James Jack

  I have been doing the accounts in our Hall for 3 years now. 6 MS, I never seen a Check from them or any of the Pioneers either. Out of 7 Elders, 2 regularly contributes
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  JW Library app with convention releases ?

  by Elisa1966 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  they are talking on jwtalk about this, but no details.

  has anyone access to jw library ?

  just curious... :-)

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  James Jack

  They are updated publications, you must tap on the book to download them
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  Am I the only "witness here besides the admins?

  by TheOnlyRealWittnessHere in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  with all the negativity here i was wondering if i am the only one here that's a witness.

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  the topic pretty much says everything..

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  James Jack

  I"M still Active.

  Keep reading these posts, I estimate about half that use this forum are still in.
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  Hi Everyone. Answer to prayer countdown...

  by Stumpy in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i've been lurking for about 3 months now and thought i'd better finally sign up.

  you have all been an immense help to me as i have come to realize that this isn't the truth so i want to say a great big thank you!

  what a crazy, emotional ride it is to finally face the truth about the doubts that i have carried for many years.

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  James Jack

  Still waiting for the rest of the story!!!
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  Suicide - How many do you know within the JWs

  by Lady Lee in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  thw wts likes to play games with their statistics.

  one interesting but truly tragic is the number of jwhovah's witnesses who commit suicie.. now i suspect that if a person commits suicide shortly before or after they are disfellowshipped then the elders would say that person wasn't a witness or that they had done something so terrible that they were too guilty to admit it and by their action of committing suicide they pretty much declared they were no longer a jw.. yup fancy talk to make sure any crap didn't fall on them.. so my question.. do you know of cases like this?

  if so then can you answer a few more questions.. had this person been dfed or in real danger of being dfed or whatever the equivalent is if they were never baptized?.

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  James Jack

  Charles Corbin Wampler Indiana April 2015