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  Update after attending one day of a regional. au.

  by jonahstourguide in

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  hi all.. personal experience.

  attended a regional convention in melbourne australia.. saturday attendance,, 1,500 approx.. baptism,, 11. about 8 born ins ,,, all 8 under 20yo and 5 under 17.. 3 of the 11 appeared to be over 20 and are not born ins.. sounds about .8% increase ,,, kind of.. the outstanding part of the day was the continual reference to ' are you, can you do more'.

  ha ha fear obligation guilt.. jtg.

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  It’s been years since I’ve been to Melton... glad those days are over for me...
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  What is behind your choice of forum user name?

  by stuckinarut2 in

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  just curious how we all think.. what prompted or influenced your choice of username for this forum?.

  there are some really amazing names, and it would be great to hear the stories behind them.... mine was nothing fancy.

  i just felt "stuck in a rut too" along with so many others.

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  i was inactive for a while when I came across this forum by accident (ironically I used google to find the official JW site and came across this site). My plan was always to become active again, but there was some things that just didn't make sense & I couldn't put my finger on it. After several months of reading this forum, it all started to fall into place as I began to 'join the dots'. I was pretty angry and depressed as the blinkers came off and I was also worried of being identified, so I came up with Jaidubdub.
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  Convention program 2017 AM3

  by George One Time in

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  https://www.jw.org/en/publications/books/convention-program-2017/friday/.

  why would our beloved gb member be on the top picture of the program?.

  any ideas?.

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  TM3 must be the 'new' Jesus 😳😳
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  Everyday expressions used by JWs that are NOT in the bible...

  by stuckinarut2 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  reading another thread made me realise that there are numerous expressions used as everyday witness terminology, that is not in the bible.... such as:.

  governing body.

  paradise earth.

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  Jehovahs Witnesses condemn Christian Religions .In reality Christian religions are Caring for Aged JW`s.

  by smiddy in

  1. watchtower
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  who are looking after the aged and infirm jehovah`s witnesses ,?

  its certainly not the organization known as the wtb&ts ./jehovahs witnesses religion .. and why is that ?

  satans system of things with jehovahs blessing , has programs to look after those who have such needs , such as the dole for unemployed ,medical assistance for those who cant afford it ,and their are many charitable institutions that look after those that fall in the cracks.

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  Without giving too much away, I have been looking after a wheelchair bound, disabled sick mum for over 10 years WHILE working full time. Anyone who has been a long term carer would understand just how difficult it can be at times. My elder brother lives 5 minutes away but manages a 5-10 minute visit once a month, if that. No other help from him or his ex-pioneer wife who coincidently hasn't been able to pioneer or work since the day they married. I have been forced to seek assistance through another religious organisation which is also partly funded by our governmet to help care for my beautiful mum. The only help mums cong offered is to take her to the meeting on Sunday's. Cause that's a lot more important to them than her ailing health & the regular doctors & specialists appointments she needs - with the occasional hospital stay. We were taught that if we pray to their god (I refuse to use THAT name) he will provide the help needed- how ironic that the help would come from his greatest enemies, an apostate faded jw, false religion & worldly governments.
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  Australian Jehovah's Witnesses are ignorant of the Australian Royal Commission

  by stuckinarut2 in

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  many here have asked how the average witness in australia is taking the news of the arc findings and conclusions.. is it affecting them?.

  sorry to say, hardly any are even aware of the facts.

  those that are, have been convinced that all the publicity is "apostate lies and satanic propaganda".

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  Stuck - many I know watched the ARC footage. Some were even posting links to the hearing on FB saying they could watch it live. One guy in particular kept posting on FB how he couldn't wait to watch it & how he couldn't wait for the jw's to 'shine before the worldly authorities'. After the hearing had finished, he removed all his posts relating to the ARC.
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  Australian Jehovah's Witnesses are ignorant of the Australian Royal Commission

  by stuckinarut2 in

  1. jw
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  many here have asked how the average witness in australia is taking the news of the arc findings and conclusions.. is it affecting them?.

  sorry to say, hardly any are even aware of the facts.

  those that are, have been convinced that all the publicity is "apostate lies and satanic propaganda".

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  Smiddy - how do they explain G Jacksons appearance at the ARC? A friend in FB said this: what a wonderful witness Bro Jackson was during his appearance during the ARC. He was questioned by the ARC about sexual abuse of children within his organisation, and you call that a 'wonderful witness'??

  I was also on holidays with a group of jw's at the time this broke out. Two of the people knew one of the abusers. At least this group of jw's had the sense to see how 'disgusting & embarrassing' this was & what a bad name this gave the jw's a (their words, not mine'). Another one was not looking forward to going witnessing just in case this was bought up as he didn't know how he could defend this kind of behaviour.

  So I guess there are those that do see it as it is. And others that are so blind & brainwashed that anything the GB says or does is faultless.
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  An old Kingdom hall now a church?

  by HereIgo in

  1. jw
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  have any of you heard of anything like this.

  i remember an ex jw from ohio taking video of a former kingdom hall that is now a church.

  apparently the society sold it to the church.

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  One of the KH's I went to was bought from the Pentecostal's and several years later sold to another church (not sure which one).
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  Elders harassing me

  by raven in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  hi everyone, it has been a while since i've last updated!

  (refer to my previous posts for the full story) here is a quick re-cap: 2 months ago my mother found out that i am living with my boyfriend, she told me i was discovered by an "anonymous" tipper who turned me in for "living in sin".. first of all, that is nearly impossible, the congregation i was in is 100's of miles away from where i currently live.. no one would have ever known i was living with my boyfriend unless i told them, which i never did, i cut off all communication with that congregation in part of my attempted fade which was blown into pieces and discovered.. anyways, my mom tells me if i don't go to the elders and confess like a good little sheep, then she is obligated to tell them.. ( don't see why, i don't even live under her roof ) well i never went to them because why should i?

  so they met with my mother and she told them i live with my boyfriend... let me remind you, this was two months ago.. i was told i was going to be df'd and that was that.

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  Tell then you cant attend but yr lawyer will attend and act on yr behalf...
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  Is it me or were the experiences at the assemblies really contrived?

  by keyser soze in

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  my favorite were the ones where they were reading a wt publication in the break room at work, and an inquisitive co-worker, thirsty for spiritual knowledge approaches them.

  this leads to an informal witness, which eventually leads to bible study and baptism.. in all my years of working, i've never had anyone show the slightest bit of interest in what i was reading while i was on my break at work.

  but as i said, maybe it's just me..

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  I remember on 2 occasions when witnessing with pioneers where they kept people at the door for ages. The householders were rolling their eyes and clearly too nice to tell us to go away or refuse the publications. These pioneers later relayed these experience on stage & exaggerated EVERYTHING to the point of one pioneer saying that they had asked for a study & was just praying to God for help and - voila - we knocked on the door. It was clearly a lie. So some of those experiences relayed even at the meetings are lies. Not surprising I guess since the whole religion is based on lies, lies & more lies...