Posts by kgfreeperson

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Watchtower study today at meeting

by dustyb in

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friends

well, looks like they do have a new date for the conclusion of the end, and that we should "be prepared".

even some people that commented said that 90 years of the 120 years have passed by and we should be prepared for the time at hand.

2034 people, 2034.... i've had enough, i'm talkign to the elder about this one, i don't care if i get labelled or not.

What did the Watchtower say following 9/11

by kgfreeperson in

there have been some references from time to time about how jws felt about 9/11 and how the watchtower responded, but i'm interested in what, if anything, the watchtower said specifically.

i don't have access to any of the publications, though.

can anybody enlighten me?

My Husband Just Thinks I am Being Vindictive

by Mystery in

situation:.

my mom and sister came down in november "during thanksgiving" break.

my mom has been a jw since i was 1 year old.

This sounds so painful. I'm hoping you'll find a way to let go of them all. I can't imagine how any good will come from engaging at all at this point. It would be good if you could somehow let your nephew know you're pulling for him, but you may have to wait until his mail and phone calls aren't being censored. Maybe keep a journal for him? I'm sending peaceful thoughts.

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Governing Buzzards - Part 1 - Who are they?

by Amazing in

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friends

who are the governing body members?

can the average jw name even one or more members of that body?

i don't really know, but over the last ten to twelve years since i left the jw religion, i have a better idea - i think.

kgfreeperson

I was completely confused about the F & DS--I thought that was how the Governing Body, speaking for the Watchtower, referred to itself. I had no idea the F&DS was made of the "anointed"--itmakes sense, except, as you say, the majority of the anointed have no say in what goes into the pubs or how the org is run. Thanks, Jim1

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Elder Visit

by Coqui in

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friends

i've been away for a year and a half.

today my family got a knock on the door and yes two witness, one a servant who i know and an elder who i had never met.. mostly small talk all directed at me and not my wife.

i never da nor had i been df'ed.. elder question: do you beleive this is the truth?

kgfreeperson

I wonder how many people these "shepherding visits" close the door and go to the internet? It seems more reasonable to me to not want to stir things up, to let people fade away, rather than to make people defensive and look for reasons why the Watchtower is wrong! It seems to me lots and lots of people fade away because they just get worn out rather than they stop believing. But visits from elders designed to trap you into doing something so they can announce you have disassociated yourself and bring down all manner of grief on your head just seems to me likely to provoke people to want to plant doubts in the elder's heads! As some of you here have been able to do. Foolish people.

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Elder Visit

by Coqui in

jw
friends

i've been away for a year and a half.

today my family got a knock on the door and yes two witness, one a servant who i know and an elder who i had never met.. mostly small talk all directed at me and not my wife.

i never da nor had i been df'ed.. elder question: do you beleive this is the truth?

kgfreeperson

This is confusing to me. Why are they interested in hunting people down and df-ing or da-ing them. What is the advantage to the organization?

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Comments You Will Not Hear at the 1-25-04 WT Study

by blondie in

review comments

will be in black and parentheses ()

wt quotes

kgfreeperson

robhic, I'm here for reasons similar to yours (although my friend was "born in the truth.") The more I learn here, the heavier my heart. What level of need for self-deception would allow one to actually study this stuff and not recognize it is crazy.

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Call-In with your shunning stories

by jschwehm in

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friends

hi gang:.

just a reminder that tomorrow at 11am central time we will be doing the radio show on shunning.

call in with your stories.

kgfreeperson

I couldn't figure out how to switch my radio to AM (I know, I know) and I couldn't get the web site to work--so I'll look forward to hearing the rebroadcast this evening. Glad it went well.

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Witnesses coming Saturday... I need HELP!!!!

by Globetrotter in

i got into a rather heated discussion this morning with my unbaptised but raised jehovah's witness wife.

we discussed so many things: feb 1 watchtower article on 607 and 1914, the un, beth sarim, blood, god's mouthpiece here on earth, etc.

this was yet another attempt on my part to try to plant a seed of doubt.

kgfreeperson

Sorry free willie, wasn't trying to be mysterious, just got really busy and haven't been back! An article was recently posted here from, I think, Awake! that was ranting about apostates and not reading material they give you and not listening to their questions or arguments, etc. It was striking to read how globetrotter conducted the conversation with the two elders and then to read the Awake! article. (I'm sorry--you know how fast the board moves, I have no idea what topic the article was posted in, but it must have been close to this one on January 13!)

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Well, do ya?

by onacruse in

lol, i just thought i'd start a thread in this rather quiet forum, to see what happens!

man, i work my butt off every day, swinging a hammer and scratchin' my head...what other physical activities do i need?.

craig.

kgfreeperson

I must admit I have a wee bit of difficulty being thought of as piece of exercise equipment, but, oh well.