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  RBC New Update and new Britain Bethel News

  by Da.Furious in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  i have posted some of this info in a different post but due to the additional information i heard i have decided to put all this under new topic.. rbc update (apparently this information is global):.

  rbc will be dissolved on 5 october 2014. majority of departments will be shut down and handed over to bethel (construction, planning, training, it and legal definitely will be gone).

  age criteria for the new department is under 50 years old.

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  KateWild

  I remember some letters in circulation about the RBC, but they said nothing of hired labour. DaFurious, have you got this in writing, I think it may be a mistake. Having said this it wouldn't surprise me. Kate xx
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  Divorcing my husband of 13 years...

  by 2pink in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  my husband and i were both born ins.

  i left in 2009, and he followed me out a bit later.

  we were one of those couples who followed the script, married young and ended up having nothing in common other than the religion.

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  KateWild

  Divorce is rarely amicable. Brace yourself for a fight. I have been through the mill with custody and contact issues that are still unresolved after four years.

  Get all your ducks in a row. Know what you need and prepare for it well and be methodical not emotional.

  Here is wishing you a swift and clean break.

  Kate xx
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  Observations from a day at the zoo

  by Simon in

  1. social
  2. family

  so we went to calgary zoo today and i'm torn between zoo's being great for conservation vs using animals to make money.

  i think on the whole they are a good thing but it's sad to see some of the animals caged up - somehow i always end up staring into the eyes of a gorilla and it makes me sad.. but that isn't what struck me ... it's these things:.

  http://www.amazon.com/step2-wagon-two-plus-blue/dp/b0048wqhgw/ref=zg_bs_166419011_2.

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  KateWild

  I love zoo's and aquariums. Such a great learning environment. As for the kids Carts, totally bad idea. Proper laziness. Kate xx
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  I'm out- Random thoughts on leaving as I look in the rear view mirror

  by Skinnedsheep in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  it is amazing to look back at three years and see the journey that we have taken.

  i went from being an elder to fading completely in the course of those three years.

  along the way i am happy to say that my lovely wife woke up and realized that the truth is nothing but a lie.

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  KateWild

  I didn't leave as long ago as you did and building a new life has been more challenging for me that it is for you.

  I left in Nov 2013 this is almost a year ago. A lot of bad stuff has happened since then with my ex who is a JW in good standing and my kids. I have tried to get involved in different activities, get a job and volunteer. But it's tough, friends are not the same level as deep rooted friendships you have over years. Family loss is crippiling and nothing can replace them.

  Being Df'd and divorced is only one way to learn TTATT, I was unwanted and thrown aside. All the well meaning advice I got to start with was encouraging and I set out to follow it.

  I am still left feeling somewhat isolated. I have met someone from my dating, but things are developing slowly as we both have baggage. I don't know how things will develop in the future for me alone or with someone, but it's a struggle getting there. I am volunteering with the CAB (Citizens Advice Bureaux) which provides some human contact, but does not really provide relief to the isolation. I feel very vulnerable and isolated at work. Some of the problems I see are so trivial compared to what I am dealing with, I am crying inside at work. But at least I have human contact.

  I have moved on in some aspects in my life, but in other aspects I am suffering extreme hardship and still feel like I am being abused as I can't get away from my ex completely if I want to have contact with my son.

  I feel like I am the only one having difficulties. It seems there are plenty of posters happy in their new lives. This is not so for me. Building a new life is more challenging than I expected.

  Kate xx
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  i was happy before i woke up

  by losingit in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  idk if waking up has been good for me.

  i still have almost no friends.

  im still waiting to graduate this december to qualify n b certified for my job.

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  KateWild

  Losingit, life after divorce and Dfing is a challenge. It's lonely and hard work. Going back to a safe place is always my fantasy...but that perceived safe place was dangerous.

  Building a life without a social network is tough and takes a long time. I am still trying to build my life and it's hard too Losingit....it's hard for me too.

  Kate xx
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  Why are alot of JW's Fascinated with Sci-Fi?

  by NoMoreHustle in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i am still in & gradually fading.

  i have always wondered why alot of jw's that i know are really into alot of sci-fi stuff like star wars, i robot, x-men stuff etc.

  i mean they take it another level with this fantasy stuff.

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  I think Sci Fi is an alternative to magic. Anything is possible with Sci Fi because it's all in the future. Magic is totally banned, but with Sci Fi you can disappear and reappear it can be put down to quantum leaps, or laser beams.

  I am surprised Sci Fi is not branded as violence....lol it's nothing compared to some biblical adaptations.

  Kate xx
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  Biblical Prohecies That Came True?

  by Viviane in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  recently there have been several claims made regarding prophecies that came true.

  i've not personally seen a prophecy that i would consider as having come true.

  i would consider the following as the requirements to say something is a prophecy and evaluate whether or not it came true:.

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  KateWild

  What a wonderful example of a baiting thread. The OP is disingenuous. No prophecy in the Bible can be verified as written before it happened....that is all about faith.

  I have lost faith in the bible and what it says, hence no one can convince me prophecies were fulfilled.

  The way that some posters have been treated by others on this thread is a disgrace. This was not a good thread to read IMO, and confess I did not read it all.

  Kate xx
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  My jw mum threw us out.

  by abbasgreta in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  my brother (non-jw but became a christian 6 months ago) and i nursed my aged jw mother back to a semblance of strength over the last three weeks.. the elders were happy to pass the buck on to me, her da'd daughter and my bro.. he has been living with her for 3 months and has transformed her ill-kept home and garden and literally nursed her like a professional alone.

  before i stepped in to help him care for her.

  he repeatedly told her how much he loved her and was so caring, it brought a lump to my throat.. he has been going to church sunday mornings, telling her he 'was meeting up with friends' so as not to cause friction.but she knew where he had been.. we noticed a shift in her demeanour towards us (she knows i'm a church-goer) over the week-end and she started to.

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  KateWild

  You and your brother have done your best from what you say. How any parent can respond in the way you have said is purely unbelievable....but it happens everywhere.

  It's such a shame your relationship has come to this. Families should be more resilient and stronger, but sadly JW families are fragile and subject to the GB.

  Kate xx
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  Do as we say not as we do.. (or spiritual hypocrites to those in the trade.)

  by Dis-Member in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  when i first started 'pioneering' at aged 19 i was encouraged by my so called spiritual leaders(elders) to do window cleaning.

  which i did but could never make enough to support myself, so i had to take a second part time job which was also a cleaner at a primary school.

  i was always broke and always poor.. what never really clicked with me until many years after leaving was that none of these so called elder spiritual guides did window cleaning or pioneered themselves.. in fact they did the very opposite and lived very full and rich lives.. one ran his own building firm and dealt with milt-million pound contracts, another had his own very successful double glazing business, another was some kind of mechanical engineer who worked for some big multi-national organisation, another was a chemical engineer, another owned and ran his own very busy printing firm.

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  KateWild

  I left ten months ago. I am still in a ditch trying to earn a living after giving it all up to pioneer.

  I can't believe I fell for it and gave up a career as a chemical analystfor the GB.

  Kate xx
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  Reinstatement via Old Cong.

  by startingover13 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i've applied to be reinstatement in a new city after attending meetings for a bit.

  i wrote my letter and they heard my case.

  they were very helpful.

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  KateWild

  I am sorry you are going through this process. I feel the whole RI ment process is unscriptural and causes pain and suffering.

  I hope you feel better soon, my thoughts are with you.

  Kate xx