Posts by Jaidubdub

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Melbourne Australia International Convention

by stuckinarut2 in

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friends

so, just curious in advance....is there anyone from our forum who will be attending the melb convention?.

Handing in '' Field Service Report '' even if you're very ill.

by RULES & REGULATIONS in

my mom has not been to any meetings or participated in field service since august 2013. she cannot walk due to all her medical conditions.

she is either in bed or sitting in a wheel chair.. our family hired a caretaker monday - friday to help her eat, take her to the bathroom and sit with her in case she needs anything.

in the evenings and weekends, we have family members take care of her.

A few years ago when I first stopped FS, an elder who came to 'visit' us for some 'encouragement' suggested I put in a report for an hour even if i didn't go out for that month, and reasoned that I could just make that time up the following month. My response was 'so your asking me to lie on my report? What if I don't go out next month? What then? Do I lie again next month?' I went on to give him a bit of a lecture on what 'Jehovah' thinks of lying. At that stage I still believed it all (as a born in) but struggled with attending meetings regularly & FS. It was small things like this over a few years made me start doubting this religion.

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Survey---who is inactive, disfellowshipped/disassociated or active?

by minimus in

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friends

i am inactive for about 10 years now..

Jaidubdub

Inactive 3 years, mentalky out for a year...

welcome Tyler...

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Death in the Family

by sooner7nc in

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friends

today my extended family lost someone much too young.

my 18 month old cousin bryler fell in a swimming pool yesterday and was missing for several minutes before he was discovered.

his mom and grandmother and several other family members performed cpr and tried to revive him while waiting on the ambulance (which took quite a while as they live in the backwoods of southern oklahoma).

Jaidubdub

I am so sorry for yr loss

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Those that are still in or recently left

by skeeter1 in

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friends

was there a decline in the number of jws in your congregation?

if so, by how many has it gone down and what is the time frame?

(i don't go and haven't gone i a long time.

Jaidubdub

Our hall was lucky to get a third attending... Except when the CO was visiting - not a seat to spare...

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Hi Everyone

by DisArmed in

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friends

hi folks,.

i've been reading posts here off and on for years.

i decided to go ahead and join in with a post.

Jaidubdub

Welcome.

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Main reason JWs are JWs

by Batman89 in

what is the(or what was your) main motivation for serving god as a jw(or any christian)?.

a) love for god and genuinely trying to learn more about him and bible truths?.

b) to escape punishment/death at armegddon?.

Jaidubdub

3rd generation born in... I believed it all but hearing the constant reference to how the 'new system' would solve EVERYTHING did it for me. Cant believe I was that stupid and gullible....

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