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  Confessed my Doubts to my Wife

  by cantleave in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  well - i today i had the opportunity to tell my wife i no longer believe in the things that i have spent my life immersed in and that i didn't want my life run by 9 geriatrics in brooklyn.. her reaction was understandable her first questions was "what have you been reading"?.

  i didn't mention this site but told her i was shocked by something i heard regarding the wts's ngo status with the un, dissapointed by the new light on the generation and disturbed by the flip flopping on blood fractions.

  i explained how these things were at best hypocritical and at worst have meant some people have lost their lives unnecessarily because of the societies previous position.

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  Just remember, you're fishing with a 1 pound line. You have to have very, very light touch or you'll snap it.

  Hittman gets a G for use of illustration.
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  I Have A New Grandson But He's Very Sick :(

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  he was born yesterday with many complications including breathing problems, possible lung underdevelpment, anemia and body temperature issues.

  the poor little guy was hooked up to a breathing tube and tons of monitors.

  because the hospitals couldn't handle some of the problems, they sent him and my daughter to the best hospital in boston last night.

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  Goshawk

  Good news indeed minimus.

  He sounds like a tough little fighter.
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  Remember Jehovah in the Days of Your Youth REDUX

  by Farkel in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  "remember jehovah in the days of your youth".

  this was a list of my experiences as a young dub that i penned about a dozen years ago.. it was based on the theme in the watchtower article referenced below that i remember reading all that many years ago.. *** w71 6/15 367 remembering your creator in the days of your young manhood ***.

  12:1.. the sole purpose of the article was to convince young people to dedicate their younger years to preaching for the watchtower bible and tract society and practicing their policies and doctrines at all times.. many people who become jws as adults, and later leave, have at least some "normal" remembrances of a "traditional" childhood.

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  Goshawk

  Hey Farkle,

  You have to quit supressing your emotions, c'mon man tell us how you really feel.

  j/k

  Good Post.
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  Confessed my Doubts to my Wife

  by cantleave in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  well - i today i had the opportunity to tell my wife i no longer believe in the things that i have spent my life immersed in and that i didn't want my life run by 9 geriatrics in brooklyn.. her reaction was understandable her first questions was "what have you been reading"?.

  i didn't mention this site but told her i was shocked by something i heard regarding the wts's ngo status with the un, dissapointed by the new light on the generation and disturbed by the flip flopping on blood fractions.

  i explained how these things were at best hypocritical and at worst have meant some people have lost their lives unnecessarily because of the societies previous position.

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  Goshawk

  CL I personally hope that it works out for you and your mate in the best possible out-come.

  Having said that, there are a few red flags that went up when I read your post.

  The foremost is the reflex reaction, as it were, and the trained conclusion that you were under the influence of outside forces.

  Be very careful about how hard you push the situation as the conditioned response is to retreat deeper into the organization.

  She is obvously intellegent and can pocess the information honestly, but under stress may still act in reflex per the indoctrination.

  Simply slowly and carefully should be the path forward.

  Goshawk
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  Songs that speak to my heart when I think of the organization

  by nancy drew in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fre89067f1g.

  this song is how i feel about the organization.. hello everyone!.

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  Goshawk

  Don't Talk to Strangers - DIO

  Don't talk to strangers
  Mmmmh
  
  Don't talk to strangers
  'Cause they're only there to do you harm
  Don't write in starlight
  'Cause the words may come out real
  
  Don't hide in doorways
  You may find the key that opens up your soul
  Don't go to heaven
  'Cause it's really only hell
  
  Don't smell the flowers
  They're an evil drug to make you lose your mind
  Don't dream of women
  'Cause they only bring you down
  
  Hey you, you know me, you've touched me, I'm real
  I'm forever the one that lets you look and see and
  Feel me
  I'm danger - I'm the stranger
  
  And I, I'm darkness, I'm anger, I'm pain
  I am master
  The evil song you sing inside your brain
  Drive you insane
  Don't talk
  
  Don't let them inside your mind, yeah
  Run away, run away, go!
  
  No - no
  
  Don't let them in your mind
  Protect your soul
  
  Don't dance in darkness
  You may stumble and you're sure to fall
  Don't write in starlight
  'Cause the words may come out real
  
  Don't talk to strangers [Don't talk to strangers]
  'Cause they're only there to make you sad
  Don't dream of women
  'Cause they'll only bring you down
  Yeah
  
  Run, run, run, run away!

  Silent Running - Peter Gabriel

  Take the children and yourself
  And hide out in the cellar
  By now the fighting will be close at hand
  Dont believe the church and state
  And everything they tell you
  Believe in me, Im with the high command
  
  Can you hear me, can you hear me running?
  Can you hear me running, can you hear me calling you?
  Can you hear me, can you hear me running?
  Can you hear me running, can you hear me calling you?
  
  Theres a gun and ammunition
  Just inside the doorway
  Use it only in emergency
  Better you should pray to god
  The father and the spirit
  Will guide you and protect from up here
  
  Can you hear me, can you hear me running?
  Can you hear me running, can you hear me calling you?
  Can you hear me, can you hear me running?
  Can you hear me running, can you hear me calling you?
  
  Swear allegiance to the flag
  Whatever flag they offer
  Never hint at what you really feel
  Teach the children quietly
  For some day sons and daughters
  Will rise up and fight while we stood still
  
  Can you hear me, can you hear me running?
  Can you hear me running, can you hear me calling you?
  Can you hear me, can you hear me running?
  Can you hear me running, can you hear me calling you?
  
  Can you hear me running (can you hear me calling you? )
  (can you hear me) hear me calling you?
  (can you hear me running) hear me running babe?
  (can you hear me running) hear me running?
  Calling you, calling you

  The latter had different meanings when in then when out.

  I wish the best for those that are still in, able to think for themselves, and see all that is not right; good people caught in a bad situation.
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  What is the JW theology?

  by Doug Mason in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  by "theology" i mean "the study of god (gk.

  : theos).. jws keep rabbiting on ad nauseum about the trinity teaching being "irrational", "impossible to understand", etc.. i do not want this thread to be about the trinitarian doctrine.. i want to be given an explanation of what a jw believes.

  i have seen so many arrows and spears thrown by jws, i want to know exactly what they are defending.. i want to see an explanation of "god" that is rational and can be understood.. doug.

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  Goshawk

  JW Theology (as it were) can be summed up very simply.

  1. The governing body (FDS) is always right.

  2. The need to place magazines and books in the fieldwork is greater that ever before.

  3. If the GB says something that turns out to be inaccurate or does not come to pass; SEE RULE #1

  Any deviation from the above rules will be grounds for expulsion, aka disfellowshipped (formerly disfellowshiped in older literature)
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  Any DF'd or DA'd people ever get visits from Elders?

  by drew sagan in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  just saw the thread from otwo talking about the call he got from an elder who wanted to meet up.

  it go me thinking about my own situation.

  me and my wife have been gone for a while.

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  Goshawk

  DF'ed in early 90's

  Lived 4 years in the same address. Not 1 visit.

  Moved to this place over 10 years ago and no visits, not even a single Memorial invitation taped to the door.

  Conclusion:

  Ask too many questions, recall what was said before and after 1975, buck the system to get a college education.

  I am not worth the time as I will be bird food anyway.
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  Babylon the Great Has Fallen: God's Kingdom Rules (1963) online

  by cabasilas in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  the 1963 book babylon the great has fallen: god's kingdom rules is now online:.

  http://www.strictlygenteel.co.uk/babylon/babylontitles.html.

  this book was the authoritative interpretation of revelation chapters 14 to 22 up until the revelation book came out.

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  Farkel

  Maybe I should hang on to the set I have. No questions at the bottom and a question booklet. It might be a collectable ;-)
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  Blondie's Comments You Will Not Hear at the 3-8-09 WT Study (FOLLOWER)

  by blondie in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  review comments will be in red.

  wt material from today's wt will be in black.

  quotes from other sources will be in quotes boxes.

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  Goshawk

  Thank you for the time and effort posting this blondie.
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  Favorite Quotes

  by Abandoned in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  i love inspirational quotes.

  i read through them from time to time and i always feel better after sharing the thoughts of yesterday and today's greatest minds.

  "if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with success unexpected in common hours.

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  Goshawk

  A man is never more truthful than when he acknowledges himself a liar.
  Mark Twain