Posts by mattnoel

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Funny people in your Congregation

by mattnoel in

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ok so who has got stories about funny people in your cong,.

we had one guy who used to recite really long prayers, you would see people shifting from foot to foot as he recited extracts from the lords prayer in with his, he used to knock on doors and when they didnt answer shout through the letter box saying "i know your home" if they did actually come he would keep them talking for ages even after they said they werent interested.

he even wrote to tony blair and told him how he would die at armageddon, the society recieved a letter of complaint and he got banned from pioneering.

mattnoel

How funny Englishman,

I remember one meeting where when we still had tapes and as usual here in Britain we have a spotty kid (elders son but has got his own stereo at home) usually about 12 years old doing the sound, we all stood up for the final song and something went wrong with the tape, it was fading in and out and gurgling all over the place. Gradually the sing died off amongst everyone but the spotty kid not thinking leaves it rolling and we had a few daring bros and sis in fits of laughter and about 5-7 "spirituals" who battled it out to the end singing their best. God it was hilarious !

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UK Users JW's and the Data Protection Act 1998

by mattnoel in

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ok so i am wondering, please dont mock me those that know me, i know i was in the police but i have been thinking about something.

the society are no longer allowed to hold personal information on anyway without their written consent, now we had to sign something as publishers etc that they could hold info on us.

now i have been looking at a website http://www.watchthetower.com/ and the forms the society holds on us.

mattnoel

Ok So I am wondering, please dont mock me those that know me, I know I was in the Police but I have been thinking about something.

The society are no longer allowed to hold personal information on anyway without their written consent, now we had to sign something as publishers etc that they could hold info on us. Now I have been looking at a website http://www.watchthetower.com/ and the forms the society holds on us. Now there is a form called dissfellowshiping form or something, this form never gets destroyed. Now I am now longer a serving witness and they are still holding information on me without my consent. Where do I stand ?! I know I have the right to write and find out what they hold I am thinking of doing this just to see what happens. If they have to destroy info on me then they are screwed arent they ? esp if I was to try and be awkward.

Can I have your thoughts or do you all think I am being stupid and petty ?

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Will I Ever Belong

by rebel in

as a jw, i was always on the outside, looking in.

i never belonged and boy, did they make sure i knew it!!!.

all my life i have been an outsider.

mattnoel

Rebel, I hope that you have managed to get your answer from what you have posted............look at the response mate, clearly you DO belong, you belong to a group of people that want you with us !

Keep posting and keep with it mate !

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Fifteen Years Ago...

by Prisca in

i was baptised at a local circuit assembly.

it didn't seem a big deal at the time, as i'd grown up as a jw, and getting baptised was just a rite of passage for jw youths.

fortunately my parents had the attitude that you don't need to get baptised until you're an adult, so as a teenager i didn't have the pressure to get baptised, although i was expected to once i reached my adult years.. the year before my baptism was rather traumatic.

mattnoel

Prisca thank you for your message, it was so nice tobe able to respond to one of your life stories. You are a strong person in fact I think most people in this room have made it because they are strong enough to break free and not just that but strong enough to be thrown out into the big wide world and do it alone. I am proud of you all !

I have gone through some of my old pics recently, I kept a few of them but it can be so painfull ! I pulled out most of the ones of my sister and tore them up, sad I know after all she has done to me in the past but I did it. I felt like writing a letter to my Sister for all the pain she has caused but then all I could see was her crying in my chest about something and I just couldnt do it so thought it is best to just leave it in peace the way it is.

ANYWAY sorry going off into one again.............

Rayzor I admire you, you are a good bloke (as us brits say) and Mouthy well I have just listened to your voice commentry and your story is great !

I wasnt sure if I would be accepted into this forum but think I have and want to thank you all ! your a great bunch to associate with.

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Were You One Of Those That Was Always Looking For The Perfect Kingdom Hall?

by minimus in

i remember, especially in the 70's and 80's, how certain ones would go from hall to hall looking for the perfect congregation.

you know, the place that had the best elders, the area that you could "grow" in.

maybe it was the hall that had all the families or best association.

mattnoel

Riz that was harsh

But XJW the best cong I have ever seen is right there in that pic. I wonder if there is any JW's under the rubble ?

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Did The Elders Seem Eager To Disfellowship You?

by minimus in

did you ever feel that the elders just wanted you out?

in your experiences with the elders, did you feel "love" displayed at the judicial meeting, or did you sense that you were dealing with, the star of dragnet,"just the facts, please."?

in all the years that i was an elder, i think i only wanted to disfellowship a person once.

mattnoel

Come to think of it, they acted very strange, I wont go into too much detail about my hearings but they arranged three of them. God only knows why I attended even one of them. Basically I sent a letter da myself and then they kept on hounding me about it so I said I would give it another chance but then before any meetings etc etc I get a call for a df hearing. I thought enough is enough yeah I will and I will be blatant with them and tell them all and the truth (I am yet to write them a letter telling them about the rest of the group who I used to hang out with that are SOOOO squeeky clean), anyway, I met with them and told them all and they wanted to meet again, so ok I did and then again........what the hell was going on, they said that they needed time to pray, again I went back and they STILL hadnt decided now by this point I was just waiting for them to say that they would keep me so I could drop another bombshell but they didnt, they told me that I was being diss;d and I should attend the meeting for my announcement............did i attend.............did i F***.

Last I heard from them.

I luv ya mouthy ! what a wonderfull message !

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