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  Do you still keep in touch with the Witnesses?

  by Iamallcool in

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  franticfran

  Thats the wrong question, it should read,do THEY keep in touch with us? I think we all know the answer to that one.
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  Has the Governing Body Become More or Less Authoritarian in Recent Years?

  by cofty in

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  it seems to me that this is a no-brainer but i have been out since '96.. so based on your personal experiences what do you think?.

  lots more - a bit more - just the same as always - less - a lot less?.

  if you think more or lots more can you spot a time or event when it started to change?.

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  franticfran

  The "governing body" are much more controlling than ever before and this has filtered down to the elders and to many within the congregation,I think thats why the Tuesday group was stopped because people could meet in a private home and discuss bible topics freely and there was no "editorial" control whereas in the hall the elders and their "servants" could control what was being said and by whom. I stopped hearing "the bible says" and started hearing ( in that irritating sing song voice) "the society says" ugh!
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  The Literature Trolley Has Arrived in My Little Town

  by cofty in

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  i think the time has come for another letter to the local paper to alert the nice people of berwick what its all about.. my last letter went down well.... .

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  We have one here in the tiniest of towns and they just look like some old dear has abandoned her shopping trolley,the witnesses hide in shop doorways and there they stay because no one ever goes near the trolley,I passed it on Saturday and the elder and his wife who were standing in a doorway looked like rabbits caught in the headlamps when they saw myself and my daughter,you could see them thinking...shall we speak shall we ignore her...they didnt get the chance WE ignored them !! So unproductive, so idle.
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  Tech49 has the CO over for lunch

  by Tech49 in

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  so awhile back, during our last circuit overseer visit, vic and i decided to bite the bullet.... there seemed to be very little support for the mid-week lunch plans for the co and his wife, so we signed up to host.

  we definitely didnt want it to be awkward, so we invited a few others along, as a nice little group affair.

  they were excited, and offered to do the cooking, so i said i would play along.. just some background.... this particular co is kind of a tool (big surprise right?

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  franticfran

  We had one CO come to visit and I offered to do the lunch for him and his wife, and when I asked him if there was anything he didnt like (I meant food) he said "I dont like being hungry!" I watched him shoveling the food down himself, and I thought to myself,"this man is digging his own grave with a knife and fork and I am helping him" and yes, he died of a heart attack a year later.
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  Witnesses: Why The 1/19/14 WT Lesson Is Dangerous

  by Apognophos in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  today's watchtower lesson touched on the history of hezekiah's reign, and then made a surprising modern-day application.

  having used my time before the meeting to research the underlying material instead of highlighting my magazine, i personally found this to be an upsetting study, and decided to put this warning here in the hopes that some active witnesses read it.. the most important thing i want to say to you is that the actual flow of events in this bible account were severely misrepresented, and that there are some disturbing implications in the distortions that were made.

  1. hezekiah's father ahaz makes himself a vassal to assyria out of fear of their overwhelming might (2 kings 16:7, 8).. 2. upon becoming king, hezekiah rebels against assyria (2 kings 18:7).

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  franticfran

  An excellent well researched summary of the article,but sadly I dont think many even understand what has been written,they will just accept "the societys" viewpoint. Classic case of blind obedience. Been there,done that, so glad were out.
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  How does one begin to rebuild?

  by MsGrowingGirl20 in

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  hey guys :-).

  i am soooooo lonely.

  i feel as though i have been cheated since all my potential for good friends in high school were taken away as well as now all my witness friends won't talk to me even though i'm not reproved or df.

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  Oh sweetheart,I remember this so well you feel like your on your own lonely island,but let me tell you it does get better. I found this forum and found some realy kind supportive people and one in particular,now I can barely remember the names of those so called christians!! Stay here a while and meet others who have been where you are now,and it will get better I promise. Talk it all out were all listening. x
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  NEWBIES are leaving like crazy! Be very afraid WT

  by clarity in

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  # 3 newbie post.

  first of all, the newbies have set a record here!.

  have you ever seen a 4pg post where 21 new members reply!

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  Add me!!!! I am so much better and have made a fabulous lovely American friend (hi darling Brenda) this forum was the bets thing that happened to me
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  Akward Runs in with Congregation Members

  by naazira in

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  i had such an embarassing encounter with a memeber of the local kingdom hall once.

  mind you have i have been fading for over 6 months, and i've had no contact with anyone at the hall.

  i was walking up the stairs to my psychiatrist office when i heard other people behind me.

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  Phizzy... "the past is another country" love it. thats my mantra from now on! I love it when I cant remember their names and I now do actualy say "Im terribly sorry,but I realy cant remember your name" like you Phizzy,I have now FINALY reached the "cant be arsed" stage!! Thanks to everyone here.
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  Looking for advice

  by Liveandlearn in

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  hello, i've finally been approved here so it's time for my first post.

  i got disfellowshipped a few months ago as i was unrepentant in my judicial.

  i'd lived with a situtation for a long time.

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  franticfran

  I agree with "finally awake" my son in laws parents wont speak to him either because he does not attend meetings,he is angry and hurt and blames "this terrible religeon" but sadly the truth is they themselves are choosing to ignore him,see me walking past my kids in the street ?,never in a million years!
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  Feeling Disfellowshipped

  by meep5 in

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  let me briefly explain my back-story: i grew up in a jw household and was technically a jw until 20 years old.

  i stopped attending meetings in 1998 and told my parents i was done in 1999. i'm not sure where i saw my future when i was 19 but i know for a fact i didn't see myself as a "witness" then.

  i hated the hypocrisy and the extreme gossip.

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  franticfran

  meep5 you have a pm.