It means nothing to them, it's total crap. It's what they preach but obviously don't practice. They show "love" when it suits their purpose, it's a pitch, a phony and deceiving selling point. What they really mean is kiss our ass and blindly follow us and we'll "love" you. Question us or stir up shit and beware of the consequences. We wont play with you anymore.
SisterLiz
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What does it really mean to "have love among yourselves"?
by micheal inif you ask any active witness most will say they are the only true religion because they have love among themselves.
but not going to war and killing another jw or going anywhere in the world and getting a free meal is fine but it does not constitute a true love among themselves.. forgotten is all the backstabbing, all the varying statuses within themselves and the never ending criticism that they have within themsleves.
never mind if a person becomes publicly reprooved, not disfellowship, but reproved they are still basically shunned and looked down upon.
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Do You Think That As A Poster You Can Make A Difference In Someone's Life?
by minimus inwhen you post here, do you feel that you that you can make a positive difference in someone's life?
or is this place just a spot to hang with your friends?
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SisterLiz
I finally found people I can relate to. I LOVE YOU GUYS!!!!! Thanks
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Do you miss being part of something big?
by sleepy in.
at one time i was one of "gods chosen people", part of a special group of people who had exclusive access to hidden truths about the earth and its people.. now of cource i realise i'm just like everyone else and all the puzzles are still there.. kind of miss that feeling sometimes..
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SisterLiz
Piph, you're hilarious! Good thinking. As for missing being part of something big.....NO WAY. In fact, after the meetings I'd feel drained and really stressed out. I felt like I never belonged. I felt lost. I wasn't part of the world, yet I wasn't really part of the organization....at least that's I felt inside. Now, I'm part of the world and having a blast making up for alll that lost time. "WWWOOOOOOO" As Ric Flair would say.
Yes I'm a wrestling fan.
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I received this in a Email today..A must read
by Parliament inhow to stay safe in the world today:.
1. avoid riding in automobiles because they are responsible for 20% of all .
fatal accidents.. 2. do not stay home because 17% of all accidents occur in the home.. 3. avoid walking on streets or sidewalks because 14% of all accidents occur .
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SisterLiz
HA HA HA HA HA HA HA....ho hum. Sorry. I almost just died of laughter.
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How many of you went to the elders when you / someone did something wrong ?
by run dont walk ini've read a lot of threads of late, where people stated when they did something wrong they would go the elders the next day and confess.. i find this truly bizzare !!!.
okay, maybe i didn't have a conscience as a jw, i did alot of things wrong, but, that would be the f--kin' day i would go to the elders and confess anything.
i would never tell those old goots anything, because then they would have something to hang over you for a long time.
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SisterLiz
I never went to the elders to confess anything, not that there was anything to confess. But an elder did come to me once asking for me to spy for him. I went to school with a guy from my congregation, and I guess this elder had something against his family or something and asked me to keep a close eye on him. I was about 16 years old at the time. I told him that I nver see him at school and couldn't help him......that bastard.
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How many want out?
by ignored_one inhow many jws are there currently in the wt who want out but are held back by things they feel they can't control?
i hear posters say that if they're still jws then they must believe it.
what about the people whose whole family are jws and don't have any outside friends to turn to or for whatever reason are relying on their jw family for financial help and know that if they expressed doubts they would be cut off no questions asked.
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I completely and totally agree, it's near impossible. That's their trump card I think. You're cut off from the world in a sense. The only people in your life are JW's, if you leave you're all alone, literally. You have to be a really strong person to be able to handle that. I've seen so many cases of people who leave, then come crawling back. They say it's because they faltered and now realize that this is the truth bla bla bla...but the truth is that they're alone and can't cope with that. Being free of an all consuming lie is worth the loneliness.
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How many want out?
by ignored_one inhow many jws are there currently in the wt who want out but are held back by things they feel they can't control?
i hear posters say that if they're still jws then they must believe it.
what about the people whose whole family are jws and don't have any outside friends to turn to or for whatever reason are relying on their jw family for financial help and know that if they expressed doubts they would be cut off no questions asked.
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Piph, I did exactly that. I was in the Spanish congregation. I got married I think because we felt all we had was eachother. We felt the same way about the JW's, we both wanted out so it somehow led to our going out together and eventually getting married. Right after our marriage, we "moved" to the English congregation, but never really went. We tapered off our attendance little by little. The Spanish elders eventually caught on and came to visit us but after a few visits realized it was futile. Now we're divorced and I'm LIVING IN SIN with a worldy man whom I completely adore. Long Live Freedom. Good luck, I hope you break free successfully.
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Coming Out ?
by johnathanseagull indon't you sometimes feel like "coming out" on this board..... as in my name is blah blah and i was in this cong etc etc.
i know some who have done so here.............it's not that i'm embarrassed about giving my details or letting people know here........the only thing that stops me is ...............ahhh f**k it.
jgull.
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SisterLiz
My name is Elizabeth D.
I went to the Spanish cong.
Fidelidad, Montreal QC
Lealtad, Montreal QC
Hispana, Montreal QC
....I can't remember the other ones. As you can tell by the names I attended the Spanish reunions.
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*Door to Door stories anyone?*
by Myxomatosis ini'm sure this has been done, but i'm very curious to hear stories from your preaching work as a publisher, aux.
pioneer, reg.
pioneer, whatever.
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I hated preaching, mostly because I'm very shy...but the memory that stands out the most in my mind is when I was paired up with my best friends mom. We went to this door and the man was a religious fanatic. I don't remember what religion he practiced but suffice it to say, he called the lady I was with a whore, saying she was a pagan, the devil's bride - all because she was wearing makeup. Then he grabbed me by the shoulders and started shaking me and said something like..."but you're still young and innocent, you can still be saved let me teach you the real way of the lord...." Keep in mind I was a young teenager. My preaching partner was struggling with him to make him let me go. She was really rattled. It's actually funny now when I look back at the situation.
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elders have revealed confidential matters to their wives or others in the c
by garybuss inelders meet scriptural requirements before being 'appointed by holy spirit.
' knowing this will strengthen your confidence .
what you discuss with an elder will remain strictly confidential.
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My "best friend" growing up in the congregation was the daughter of an elder. This made her popular among people our age, and it also meant I got the inside scoop on everything. She somehow seemed to know everything that was going on, and sometimes actually went through her dad's papers to know more, and of course she had a really big mouth.......