Posts by wannaexit

it would be nice to believe that when 1975 came and went without a whisper..that most intelligent people would have walked away from the Witness religion.

The opposite happened, the ones who were smart enough to leave were considered weak christians.

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1975 selling of houses

by Paul Bonanno in

jw
friends

as 1975 was approaching, many witnesses sold their property.

do you know about specific cases that are willing to share their experience of doing so?.

wannaexit

We were studying a Watchtower article where the Society blamed its members for the debacle ... ''reading into things, becoming disheartened, slowing down in the field ministry and had little time for spiritual matters.''

I remember vividly my confusion at this. I was 14 at the time.

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1975 selling of houses

by Paul Bonanno in

jw
friends

as 1975 was approaching, many witnesses sold their property.

do you know about specific cases that are willing to share their experience of doing so?.

wannaexit

I knew of one family with lots of kids who wanted to sell their house and buy a trailer. Then 1975 hit and they left altogether .

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Dirt floors in Africa, Ultra modern Towers in Indonesia

by RULES & REGULATIONS in

matthew 19:21. jesus said to him, “if you will to be perfect, go away, sell what you have, and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven, and come, follow me.”.

jw family tanzania - bukombe kingdom hall.

nothing like attending your local kingdom hall in africa with dirt floors, tarps as a roof, brutal heat with no air-conditioning, and small wooden benches to sit on after a hard days work.. does the society help this congregation in africa with a suitable kingdom hall that would have the local members more comfortable with these unbearable conditions?.

wannaexit

"There is more money going out than coming in" Stephen Lett.

There you are folks, that's where children's ice cream money is going.

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List of Things We Were NOT Allowed To Do as JW's

by Sea Breeze in

jw
friends

here's my list of jw no-no's as i recall: .

1. no giving or accepting valentine candy for students.

2. no going to home coming football games.

wannaexit

I just tossed my cookies reading all the "do nots".

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Former Elders Please - Disbeliever recently married to a JW

by doasthouwilt in

jw
friends

i recently married my best friend of 32 years.

she is a life-long jw and once an active pioneer, i am a 'worldly' person through-and-through, always will be.

we married because it was the only way we could find a way of staying together while giving her a path back to her religion ultimately, which she does not want to (or cannot) let go of.

wannaexit

She will probably be disfellowshipped. If she wants to go back, then she will have the arduous challenge of being shunned and having to grovel for months, going to all the meetings and sitting at the back of the auditorium. No one will be allowed to speak to her. My heart bleeds for her already.

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Jesus's bread illustration, JW Broadcasting silly bread illustration

by RULES & REGULATIONS in

jw broadcasting.

'' this is garlic powder.

the son of adam tainted our pure relationship with jehovah.

wannaexit

I remember watching this broadcast and thinking that these old fossils can dish out tripe of any type and colour and it will be accepted.

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The Watchtower—Study Edition | December 2022

by RULES & REGULATIONS in

the watchtower—study edition | december 2022.

6 jehovah has created us to find enjoyment in our work.

(eccl.

wannaexit

How did the brother conducting the Bible study get so lucky, living on a lake with mountain views?

When I was a kid, I would spend my summers pioneering with an older sister and when we went to very expensive areas she would say that the beautiful houses would be ours one day. That brother probably picked the lake view decades before. HEHEHEH