My Name is of No Consequence

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  Only a few days ago I was entirely lost and without hope the rug was pulled out from under me

  by elderess in

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  only a few days ago i was walking around the house in a mindless wander thinking if i needed to seek professional help.

  then i got the courage to seek the comfort of complete strangers on the internet and found a world of support here on this website.

  thank you simon and whoever else has made this website possible.

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  @ elderess:

  Wow! Both of you are awake. That is fantastic!
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  Do the GB want the JW religion to fail?

  by Grey Goose in

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  basically what the thread title says.. do you guys think the gb want the jw religion to fail?

  of course failing in the ultimate sense is just not going to happen.

  no matter how bankrupt they went, there is always going to be a percentage that holds on.. but downsizing the membership?

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  The governing body does not want the religion to fail, but they will push their followers to the very limits. Once there is enough pushback, the governing body will pull back. It may be too late if it gets to that point.
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  Do you still believe in God?

  by FormerlySandL in

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  i never thought i would admit it, but i don't.

  i might superstitiously have some kind of doubt but digging a bit deeper in my heart i really don't believe in god.

  as a human i could never just sit and watch people be tortured, live years of abuse, suffer from illness and disabilities and all the other awful things people have to endure day after day without doing something about it.

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  I am not quite ready to stop believing in a "higher being", but one thing is for sure: if there is a "higher being" or "god" out there, it does not give a **** about us.
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  What does OP. Mean

  by Lostandfound in

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  sorry for asking about this but it an unfamiliar term ((school guidebook quote)) to me.

  could do with some kind person position such terms and the meaning.

  thanks.

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  OP = Opening Post
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  So I had a conversation with an older brother...

  by My Name is of No Consequence in

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  2. experiences

  recently, i was speaking with an older brother who is well into his 80's and is a widower.

  he explained to me that it is tough getting old and that "nothing works right anymore".

  he told me that he was able to get through his 70's with few problems.

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  @ LongHairGal:

  Some of these people came into the religion AFTER they earned their living.

  BINGO!
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  So I had a conversation with an older brother...

  by My Name is of No Consequence in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  recently, i was speaking with an older brother who is well into his 80's and is a widower.

  he explained to me that it is tough getting old and that "nothing works right anymore".

  he told me that he was able to get through his 70's with few problems.

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  @ sir82:

  He has been in the org since the 50's.
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  Why was it so hard for Jesus to convince the Jews that he was the Messiah???

  by James Mixon in

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  ??????

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  Because he wasn't?
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  So I had a conversation with an older brother...

  by My Name is of No Consequence in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  recently, i was speaking with an older brother who is well into his 80's and is a widower.

  he explained to me that it is tough getting old and that "nothing works right anymore".

  he told me that he was able to get through his 70's with few problems.

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  @ Beth Sarim:

  I agree with that. "Where else would we go?"
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  So I had a conversation with an older brother...

  by My Name is of No Consequence in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  recently, i was speaking with an older brother who is well into his 80's and is a widower.

  he explained to me that it is tough getting old and that "nothing works right anymore".

  he told me that he was able to get through his 70's with few problems.

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  Recently, I was speaking with an older brother who is well into his 80's and is a widower. He explained to me that it is tough getting old and that "nothing works right anymore". He told me that he was able to get through his 70's with few problems. But now that he is in his 80's, he is having significant health issues. He seems to be taking it in stride though. I said; "Hey, pretty soon, you will be younger than me!" (I certainly do not believe that, but that is besides the point.) So he looks at me and starts laughing hysterically and says, "I sure hope so!"

  It was kind of funny and sad at the same time. Here you have an elderly man who has been a loyal subject for most of his adult life, lost his wife several years ago and now the paradise no longer seems real to him anymore. That is a tough pill to swallow.
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  Manufacturing Consent

  by StarTrekAngel in

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  i have been pondering over the wt study last sunday.

  the title, when i first read it, told me that i was going to hear a lot of the same crap i had to put up with during the 2014 international convention.

  while some of it was there, the subliminal message given on the magazine was far from what the title implied to me.

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  @ Vidiot:

  Would you want the end to come if you had a steady stream of cash coming your way (i.e. governing body)?