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  Fading hurts so much!!

  by ILoveTTATT in

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  yet another update on my story:.

  for various reasons, i still have to go to all meetings.

  (i am looking to change my personal circumstances to allow me to live somewhere else so i can fade easier)... i actually don't mind going to the mid-week meeting since i can comment on the bible reading, and slowly but surely i can introduce little seeds of cognitive dissonance... making it seem like i am super interested in what the interlinear says or that people can actually go and check out the manuscripts for themselves online!

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  Gypsy Sam

  It gets better as soon as you stop attending :) I decided we'd go to the Memorial and then I went to the Special Talk at another hall. My teen a daughter hasn't been all year. No one has even checked on us, except to ask for our time a few months ago. It may hurt you now, but the sooner you accept "the friends" are only friends with your belief system, the sooner you'll let grand move on.

  adamah, your comment explained so much to me about my family dynamics. Thank you so so much. Paralysis of analysis - love it.
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  Life Is Good

  by Gypsy Sam in

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  2. friends

  is anyone going to the life is good festival, in massachusetts next month?

  www.lifeisgood.com for info.

  i'll be there both days.

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  Gypsy Sam

  Is anyone going to the Life is Good Festival, in Massachusetts next month? Www.lifeisgood.com for info. I'll be there both days. If you aren't familiar with the company or their story, it's a great read. Nice to see how two people can make such a difference in the world.
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  "Worlds Apart" A danish movie about a young coming of age Jehovahs Witness , screening on SBS2 tonight in Victoria

  by smiddy in

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  2. friends

  i know their have been screenings of this movie before , but this notice is for any newbies here that may not have seen it previously.

  it is scheduled to screen at 10:25 pm on ch.32 sbs2 sun.25/8/13 .

  maybe other states in australia can view it on-line , or request it be shown by sbs in their state.. it is an interesting movie , and apart from minor flaws , pretty accurate despite the beard,though i am told the danes are a bit more liberal than the west.. the real / actual jehovahs witness this story is based on has a cameo appearance near the end of this movie in the train sequence.. please let me know if you watch it and your thoughts about it .. smiddy.

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  Gypsy Sam

  I rented it from the library, in the U.S. Found it quite enjoyable and thought it was well done. Enjoy, for those of you watching tonight.
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  Why 1914 is utterly true (and so is 607 B.C.E.)

  by Terry in

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  2. friends

  1914 is a very significant date for true believers.

  faithful and eager students of the scriptures figured out (and "proved") jesus would return to kill the wicked and reward the meek in 1874. the signs were obvious.

  but, it didn't happen.

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  Gypsy Sam

  Fantastic! How did I not escape sooner?
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  To the young JW visitors....

  by snare&racket in

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  2. friends

  truth does not need protecting, it can protect itself.

  no knowledge is dangerous to what is true as what is true can never be proven otherwise.. .

  ask questions, trust yourself, trust your motives as you will never know anothers, trust your reading and research.

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  Gypsy Sam

  Incredible insight and fantastic question! Let's keep this on the front page of the site!
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  'God's Word is Truth!' District Convention of Jehovah's Witnesses 2013 - SATURDAY AUDIO

  by mindnumbed in

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  2. bible

  9:30 song no.106 and prayer.

  11:00 song no.

  12:10 song no.

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  Gypsy Sam

  I really wanted to hear the entire set of talks about apostasy. Thanks so much for sharing! I'm relieved to know I don't fit the WT definition, nor do most on here, it seems
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  A Phone Call With Watchtower Headquarters on Baptism

  by raymond frantz in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  a phone call with watchtower headquarters on baptism .

  i would like to say i big well done to jwstruggle for his consistent battle against the wt .this video is worth watching ,as the baptism issue is i think one of the greatest issues today in the jw deceptions of their flock .it shows also that these guys are not interested in listening or changing one thing about their doctrines or policies .they are happy to carry on disfellowshiping people for as long as it takes to silence the opposition .thousand of families will in effect break down.

  sadly this is a self serving machine that will not stop for no one .talking to them ,try to reason with them is a pure waste of time .. do you want results ?if you 're still in .

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  Joe134, doing just that (googling jehovah's witnesses child abuse) is what led me to TTATT and leaving JW.

  Love in the video how programmed the brother sounds. Yet, you never know what question will get a brain turned back on. Cautiously optimistic for me!
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  Shunning family??

  by Flg8ter in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i was just reading and going through the newest elder book.

  in chapter 5 there is a list of offenses that would warrant a judicial committee.

  one of them is continued, unnecessary contact with disfellowshipped nonrelatives.

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  Gypsy Sam

  Not sure how to get quotes added. It's quickly found under the search or even google jw org do witnesses shun?

  There's a thread from back when the WT Jan 15' 2013 came out on here, but I'm sorry I can't seem to get it added. Also, still available on jw.org.
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  Is this a new WTBT$ child abuse case? Or did I miss it this past week?

  by Newly Enlightened in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/church-usher-accused-child-sex-assault-marcelo-alonzo-lozano-kingdom-hall-of-jehovahs-witnesses-sun-valley-220016151.html.

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  Gypsy Sam

  Cute cop! Silent lambs has a lot of the cases. Seems like there have been 6 in the past two months? Would be great to have all in one list, as the order changes when you google "Jehovah's witnesses child abuse". I feel like I can ask a JW if they have don't that and how they feel about all the recent cases.
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  The best "open-minded" quote + question to a JW.....!

  by Mr Fool in

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  this:.

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  Gypsy Sam

  Great points. I need to print and keep handy for times I talk to family that is still under the spell.