Posts by Nosferatu

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Former Unbaptized Publisher, New Here

by GloomySunday in

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former unbaptized publisher, here.. i'm new to the forums and have hesitated for months to join this forum.

i was raised in a jw family, and was never baptized, because one of my parents didn't think i should be baptized early.. my mother became inactive, but i eventually went back for social contact, eventually starting a study.

i raised a few questions, only to find that the conductor would get irritated and defensive when my questions would get deeper into the topic.

Nosferatu

Welcome to JWN!

I was the same status that you were when I left - unbaptized publisher. They were really pushing me to get baptzied. I knew that if I got baptized, I would have problems leaving. The whole disfellowshipping thing scared the hell out of me and caused me to never go through with it. There was also the requirement of going door-to-door the rest of my life which I absolutely hated.

A few months after I quit going, I got the required shepherding call so they could get verification to announce from the stage that I was no longer an unbaptized publisher. Now that I look back on it, I think it's really odd to do this. They're essentially slapping a "spiritually inactive" label on people so the rest of the congregation can withdraw their "love".

After that shepherding call, I was just glad to have it done and over with.

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What would it take for YOU to come back?

by noonehome in

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Nosferatu

For me to go back, I'd need to be dead and have my corpse dragged into the Kingdom Hall by a rope.

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Happiness/unhappiness

by lostinthought in

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i was told by a family member the other day "if you want to leave jehovah, go ahead.

but don't think you'll ever be happy.

all the people i know who have left got burned by the world and they come back to the truth".

Nosferatu

Being out of the truth, I can tell you I'm very unhappy with my life. I have lots of worldly friends who are loyal, good-hearted and trustworthy. I want to get back into the truth where I can again be ignored, judged and backstabbed so I can be happy again.

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NEW BIBLE RELEASE

by The Searcher in

had a brief chat with an elder from a distant congregation today: long story short - he has spoken to "someone" at london branch regarding the 'famine' of bibles within the org, and was told by this "someone" to just wait until nearer the end of this year.. he said it sounds like we're going to get an announcement via the annual meeting!!.

i said that it was strange that two world wars, the spanish 'flu, the wall street crash & the great depression couldn't stop the society producing bibles, so something major must be causing it now.. does anyone have any more info on the new york court action against the wtbts and the nwt writing committee?.

Nosferatu

a sister in my congregation is still using her 1960 'Green' NWT, full of underlining and annotations.

When I was a teenage JW, I had picked up a green NWT at a thrift store for sixty cents. I used it for a little bit until I got councelled about using an out-of-date bible.

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Stuff You Would Lose If You Went Back

by Nosferatu in

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so we know all the things the wts prevents us from doing, but that's much, much different than the stuff we've grown accustomed to.. for those who have been out for a number of years, what kind of things would end up being abandoned if you suddenly started going back to the kingdom hall?

you know, stuff that you now do on the nights you used to attend meetings, the things you own, the things you wear, etc..

Nosferatu

So we know all the things the WTS prevents us from doing, but that's much, much different than the stuff we've grown accustomed to.

For those who have been out for a number of years, what kind of things would end up being abandoned if you suddenly started going back to the Kingdom Hall? You know, stuff that you now do on the nights you used to attend meetings, the things you own, the things you wear, etc.

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We're Jehovah's Witnesses

by Nosferatu in

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"ours is the god of true prophecy, what he fortells comes to be".

i don't know if this song is in the new "scream at jehovah" songbook, but i always found this lyric odd even when i was in.

it seems to imply that there are many gods and not just one.. anyone else ever think that?.

Nosferatu

"Ours is the God of true prophecy, What he fortells comes to be"

I don't know if this song is in the new "Scream at Jehovah" songbook, but I always found this lyric odd even when I was in. It seems to imply that there are many Gods and not just one.

Anyone else ever think that?

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Why do they use 'human' apostates?

by carla in

with all the threads about the dc, i am wondering why on earth does the wt use the wording 'human' apostates?

will next year have a 'spiritual' apostate talk?

i don't get it and no, i have not and will not go to their site and watch the mind numbing video or whatever......

Nosferatu

Well, there's always the possibility of a JW encountering a talking snake or a real live smurf. Satan the Devil sure is crafty!

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Killing Meeting Time

by Nosferatu in

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so i just have to ask... how many of you who are still technically in surf the net on your phone while at the meetings?.

Nosferatu

So I just have to ask... How many of you who are still technically in surf the net on your phone while at the meetings?

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Return of the Prodigal Son Download Link

by outinthemeadows in

new dvd return of the prodigal son download link.

http://adf.ly/sppiz.

(click on skip ad at the top right when its finished encounting) click download on google drive.. .

Nosferatu

Yay! I get to finish watching it!

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Growing up as a JW was a form of mental abuse for me

by Miss Fitt in

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Nosferatu

Almost sounds like my experience, except I was actually beaten up in school. I didn't fit in, my mother made me wear hand-me-downs that were horrendously out of date because "Jehovah's people are supposed to stand out". And when I wasn't getting beat up at school, I was getting beat up at home.

As time progressed, I because marked as "bad association" in the congregation. Why is beyond me. So people in the Hall wouldn't talk to me, and I wasn't allowed to spend time with worldly kids. It's the spot where you're truly alone.