Topics Started by BadJerry

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To DA or not to DA...
by jws in
1. jw
2. experiences
just read the posts about dissassociating.

wondering what the advantages/disadvantages are.. i myself had my meeting attendance drop about 1989. during this time, i found the truth about jws through books like those of raymond franz and never went back.

aside from my father trying to coax me back in, no other jw (elder or otherwise) has ever brought up the subject or hunted me down to make a decision.
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DF = DA = non-assocciation?
by truman in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i was wondering if anyone else is feeling it on the wind that there seems to be a coming.

equivilency between officially disassociating onesself, and simply being in a state of.

non-association as a walkaway, fade-out, inactive person.
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How do you get your family back?
by Gerard in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i was wondering if any one you know has gotten their family back by showing them proofs of watchtower's un membership or regi u.s. inc (owned 50% by watchtower) fabricating engines for war machines?

my dear friend is about to do it and i am quite skeptical they will believe this and snap out of this shunning.. respectfuly,.

gerry
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The Meeting Clothes I Left Behind
by dobby in
1. jw
2. friends
this past weekend my husband and son and i went to stay with my jw in-laws.. it was a pleasant weekend.

they were a little subdued this weekend, i think the assembly got to them and they seemed less open to discussing our feelings about the wt.. a very interesting thing happened as we packed to go on sunday morning.

i was in the guest room folding clothes into our suitcase when my father-in-law tapped on the door.
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CounterPoint to Reasoning Book
by BadJerry in
1. watchtower
2. bible
as part of helping myself and my family to see past the smoke and curtains, i have started on a journey to write and publish an e-book that will present counterpoints to "reasoning from the scriptures".

i am looking to see if there are any out there that might contribute, since i want to handle each point covered in that book (and complete it before the end of this system - oops, sometimes flashbacks occur).

if interested, email me or respond here.
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Do You Still Think In Illustrations?
by ISP in
1. jw
2. friends
for example i might be at work discussing something with colleagues and then come out with an illustration...'its just like...etc.

' they then look at each other thinking what on earth am i on about.

but when i was a dub illustrations were cool!
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Birthdays & the Cult of the Diminished Indi...
by joelbear in
1. jw
2. friends
yesterday was my birthday.

i got greetings from a number of friends from here in atlanta and also from people who had never met me from around the world since my birthday announcement was carried on a couple of the central bear pages on the internet.. there is clearly no prohibition against birthdays in the bible.

the reason the watchtower prohibits birthday celebrations is the same reason they discourage college, extracurricular activities in school, etc.
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elders in the parking lot
by imanaliento in
1. jw
2. friends
my husband and i sent our letters in to the elders and a few others in the congregation, stating we have walked away.

can't stand hypocrites.

they want to meet him in the parking lot after work.
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IF THE ELDERS WENT AFTER YOU ,WHAT WOULD YOU DO?
by minimus in
1. jw
2. friends
well?
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resigning...
by mesaluna in
1. jw
2. friends
any suggestion on how to resign as a jw?.

what would you say in your registration letter?.

what i wanna do is resign with no question ask.