Stupid, crazy doctrine and not owning my own life. Too bad it took almost 50 years!
just saying!
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What are the things that wake people up from the Watchtower Corporation?
by punkofnice inwhen i became an elder i saw the dark side.
a side i previously believed couldn't possibly exist in the one true religion of the happiest people on earth.. then they rolled out 'overlapping generations(tm)' and that was the last straw.. all my life i had doubts but surpressed them thinking i was at fault and not the cult leaders.. it seems more likely that now the governing body are parading around like popes, wearing their expensive jewellery, that this will nauseate even dyed in the wool jws.. i wonder if the wake up can be condensed into main categories?.
1. experiencing the cruel handling of matters by the wbt$ reps.. 2. crazy doctrine (eg.
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It had sounded to good to be true.
by The Rebel inbecause it wasn't true anyway.
it was a dream.
the insanest dream, to believe that i was going to live forever.. but today i am alive, and i am determined to travel the seconds between life and death aware of my mortality.
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Hang in there with your wife. I was in a very similar situation as you. Been married for 49 years in January and still very much in love. When I first resigned due to reluctantly accepting ttatt, it was difficult and even combative at times. However, today she accepts me for who I am, and I am a better person by far now that I'm out from under the mind control of the borg.
I lived my life for the borg for decades. Now I live life and truly enjoy my family, friends, and freedom.
just saying!
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Mark Sanderson Background and Warwick
by TakeOffTheCrown inmark sanderson - here is some insight on his background taken from this site:.
http://e-watchman.com/congratulations-mark/.
congratulations, mark!.
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The article in the e-watchman.com about the chubby Mr. Sanderson also mentions Melvin Sargent. I personally knew Melvin. From what I know about Melvin Sargent, he was the first "company servant" (now known as the COBE) appointed by wtbts in the Los Angeles area. He had a 'god like' aura about him because 'old booze' Rutherford supposedly hand picked him. He was quite old when I was in my late teens-early 20's. He was in a neighboring congregation. Like all old-timers in the 'troof', he had the 'calling' and was going to heaven any moment.
Just saying!
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Stephen Lett spouting stupidity
by Watchtower-Free inshort cliphttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faru4hjj7rc
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Speaking of 'electricity'.
Mr. Lett, "if bullsh*t was electricity, you'd be a walking powerhouse"
just saying!
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Where has all the money gone?
by gingerbread ina number of years ago when i was still active, our service group was having a coffee break with the visiting circuit overseer.
during the conversation he mentioned that the "society" was now being run like a business.
being raised in the "truth" i thought that rather odd (and my eyes began to be opened!
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Don't ask--don't tell!
just saying!
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"Sorry, sister; but the CO said he isn't going to visit anyone durind the Special Week."
by Tempest in a Teacup inthird post about the big disappointments that woke me up.
i'm writing them in no particular order.
these episodes made me bitter when they happened.
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You should have told him "we are serving a delicious meal for lunch and $100.00 dollar 'green handshake' for desert."
He would have been delighted to grace your home for a 'meal'!
just saying!
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48th ANNIVERSARY of me GOING TO PRISON
by Terry ini was twenty years old.. as a jehovah's witness, i had no career path ahead of me, no college to attend, and no prospect for my future other than.
knocking on people's doors and scanning the horizon for signs of armageddon:).
i was engaged to a 17-year-old witness girl i had met at the mineral wells assembly.. what was our future together?
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Hi Terry,
I can relate to your life experience. Although I didn't get prison time, I was sentenced to 2 years of 'civilian duty' working in a hospital back in 1968 followed by 3 years on probation. At the time, I was so proud of my stance but I have to admit I was also somewhat relieved that I didn't got to prison. I was newly married, less than a year. I knew of at least 4 young married brothers that were sent to Safford, Arizona prison for 18 months. At first, it was sort of 'fun and games' for their young wives to go and visit their incarcerated young husbands that had been so unjustly jailed by 'satans system of things'. It didn't take long before these 'poor' young wives found comfort in the arms of another man, some of the 'other men' were jw's. Who knows, if I had been sent to prison would I still be married to my wife of 48 years?
just saying!
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Looks like the Mormons also have their (seim) Annual General Meeting today!
The Latest: Mormons choose 3 new high-ranking leaders
FILE - In this April 4, 2015, file photo, people walking near the Salt Lake Temple on the way to the opening session of the Mormon church conference in Salt Lake City. As many as three new high-ranking Mormon leaders could be named during this weekend’s church conference to fill vacancies on a governing body that sets church policy and run the faith’s business operations. Nearly 100,000 people attend sessions held Saturday and Sunday at the twice-a-year church conference in Salt Lake City. Rick Bowmer, File AP PhotoThe Associated PressSALT LAKE CITYThe latest on developments at the Mormon Conference, held twice a year to give guidance, inspiration and news from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (all times local):
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The Mormon church has chosen three new members for the top governing body that sets policy and runs the faith's business operations.
Church leader Henry B. Eyring, a member of the quorum, announced the selections at the church conference in Salt Lake City. The new members of the religion's Quorum of the Twelve Apostles are: Gary E. Stevenson, Ronald A. Rasband and Dale G. Renlund. All three are from Utah.
The selections prove outside church scholars wrong who speculated that one of the selections would be a person from outside North America or Europe.
It had been six years since a new quorum member was chosen, and more than a decade since the leadership council had two openings. The last time there were three was in 1906.
Quorum members serve until they die, and three recent deaths created the unprecedented void.
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The Mormon church has chosen three new members for the top governing body that sets policy and runs the faith's business operations.
Church leader Henry B. Eyring, a member of the quorum, announced the selections at the church conference in Salt Lake City. The new members of the religion's Quorum of the Twelve Apostles are: Gary E. Stevenson, Ronald A. Rasband and Dale G. Renlund.
The selections prove outside church scholars wrong who speculated that one of the selections would be a person from outside North America or Europe.
It had been six years since a new quorum member was chosen, and more than a decade since the leadership council had two openings. The last time there were three was in 1906.
Quorum members serve until they die, and three recent deaths created the unprecedented void.
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A Mormon leader says that Christianity is under attack in the modern world, urging Latter-day Saints to exercise self-control and avoid temptations.
Quentin L. Cook of the faith's Quorum of the Twelve Apostles acknowledged Saturday that his guidance may seem difficult in today's world.
"Christianity is under attack," Cook said. "We live in difficult times. There is an increased tendency to call evil good, and good evil. A world that emphasizes self-aggrandizement and secularism is cause for great concern."
About 100,000 people are expected to attend one of five sessions held over two days at the conference where Mormons gather to hear guidance, inspiration from leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Millions more watch live broadcasts.
Three new members of the quorum will be named later Saturday.
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A Mormon leader urges Latter-day Saints not to make their faith more complicated than it needs to be.
Dieter F. Uchtdorf of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles said Saturday at a church conference that asking questions is healthy, but advised people not to overlook the value of simple truths in search of mysterious or complicated answers.
"Sometimes we take this beautiful lily of God's truth and gild it with layer upon layer of man-made good ideas, programs and expectations," Uchtdorf said.
About 100,000 people are expected to attend one of five sessions held over two days at the conference in Salt Lake City where Mormons gather to hear guidance, inspiration from church s. Millions more watch live broadcasts.
Three new members of the quorum will be named later Saturday.
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8:43 a.m.
Mormon church leaders confirmed that three new high-ranking leaders will be named during a weekend conference that has kicked off in Salt Lake City.
Dieter F. Uchtdorf said Saturday that three new members will be chosen for the religion's top governing body called the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. Uchtdorf is on the board.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has three vacancies due to recent deaths of long-standing members.
It's been six years since a new quorum member was chosen, and more than a decade since the leadership council had two openings. The last time there were three openings was in 1906.
M. Russell Ballard of the quorum said in a speech Saturday that the Lord uses these leaders as living apostles to send teachings and guidance.
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"Alarmageddon"
by stuckinarut2 in" alarmageddon " .
this term came to mind as i thought of just how weird it is that witnesses actually look forward to seeing billions of people killed..... also, at how strange it is that the org has repeatedly tried to work out the date or time for it to happen.
(although they will deny doing this ...but the old publications and talks etc are there on record!
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" Alarmageddon "
I like it. Pretty much sums up the entire history of the wtbts. It's what kept sooooo many of us captives for decades.
just saying!
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are there really 8 million jw's?
by wannaexit inlast circuit assembly there was 700+ present and 1 baptized.. recently there was a foreign language assemble of over 500 and 1 baptized.. in the last 5-10 years i haven't been to one assembly where there has been more than a handful baptized.
at the memorial all i see are the same old faces that have been coming since the flood.. the hall complex i attend has 6 congregation and several groups-there is negative growth.
when you factor in the demographically aging folk and the many who have already passed away, i don't know where they get the 8 million.. i know that most of the growth is from the developing countries, but still i think they are fudging their numbers.
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If sitting on one's ass by a metal cart filled with WT crap is considered witnessing, then the numbers could go up. If driving around with 4-5 'pioneers' in a car going from one remote "call" to another remote "call" is considered witnessing, the numbers could go up. You get the picture right?
just saying!
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