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  Acts 8:14 - Apostles are governing body - was this ever taught before?

  by berrygerry in

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  2. bible

  today's wt study (nov 15, 2014 page 4, par 4.. the governing body in jerusalem sent the apostles peter and john to these samaritan converts, and they laid their hands on them, and they began to receive holy spirit.

  (acts 8:5, 6, 14-17) .

  there are multiple references to acts 15 whereby "the apostles and older men" were the governing body.. i have never noticed this applied to "the apostles" only in acts 8:14 before.. is this another new item to reinforce the concept of the governing body?.

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  Been taught for a long time.  Only in their minds was there a so called GB back then.  Still Totally ADD
  
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  21 Years as an Elder, 5 as an MS, I will never be that guy again.

  by James Jack in

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  2. experiences

  i was deleted as the cobe after i let my adult child move back home and he admitted that he fornicated under my roof while my wife and i where away on a rbc project.

  of course the elder mode in me kicked him out of the house.. the elders moved quickly to remove me because i was too involved in "theocractic activities", i had neglected my adult son.. i accepted this primarily because i didn't want to serve with a boe that did not want me.

  i was devastated however because it was the only life i knew.

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  Welcome James Jack I to was a elder for almost 25 years, P.O. in two congregations before they changed the title. Much involved in the RBC before the name change.  I know how you are feeling.  I too had a adult son get into trouble with a high profile P.O.s daughter.  They had oral sex.  Somehow it was all my fault.  I was even accused of teaching my son oral sex.  How could my son do such a thing with this outstanding P.O.s daughter.  When the elders asked me that question I told them it takes two to tangle.  All they could say was I did not teach my son right.  All they care about was the so called good name of this high profiled rich elder.   The only thing that keep me from being removed at the time was my son was not living with us.  I look back at this time and wish they would have.  It would have been the best thing in my life.  I would have been 12 years younger and free of all that nonsense of being a elder.  Like all cults they use guilt to try to control you and judge you.  I am sorry you have gone through this but better now than latter.  I know this will take some time for you to deal with all this information you are getting but that is what it takes.  Best of luck to you and I hope you and your wife will find balance in your life.  Take care.  Still Totally ADD
  
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  GB says, "Our way of worship will soon be altered."

  by Separation of Powers in

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  2. beliefs

  my mom called me yesterday to ask how i was doing.

  i hadn't seen her in a while, so it was nice to hear her voice.

  we went through the motions of jw small talk and then she started telling me about her co visit from last week.

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  M.O. for the Wt. is the end is very, very near.  It's not around the corner but the world has turned the corner or we are at the doorstep of the time of the end then we was on the threshold of the door.  Finally the door is cracked open and the end is just about to happen.  These lies have been spoken since I was a little boy back in the 1950's.  So nothing new.  It is there only way to keep people scared.  Still Totally ADD
  
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  What I Saw & Heard in the Oral Argument Hearing on January 14, 2015

  by ABibleStudent in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  im not an attorney and i could not record the hearing, so please forgive me if i make mistakes in relating what i remember of the oral argument hearing for jane doe (i.e., candace conti) versus the watchtower bible & tract society on january 14, 2015 and the length of this post.. i arrived at the civic center/union plaza in san francisco, ca about 7:30. the area is very nice with a few homeless people sleeping in the park across from the courthouse.

  it took me about 10 minutes to find the clerks office for the court on the first floor, which opened at 8:00.. once the clerks office opened, the two clerks who i talked with were very polite and helpful.

  the arguments for jane doe (i.e., candace conti) versus the watchtower bible & tract society were scheduled 5th out of (i think) 8. while i was in the office a cameraman and another person for nbc arrived asking about the hearing for candace contis case.. the courtroom for the 1st appellate court is on the 4th floor and takes up most of that floor.

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  Hello Robert, 

  Just read your post.  I don't know if I like this new site or not.  Thank you for your hard work to keep us up to date on what is going on with the Wt.  Hopefully everything will come out in the wash.  I remember the letters the Wt. sent all the congregation in the Tampa Bay area back in the early 90's when the P.O. of the Clearwater congregation was arrested for child abuse.  It was on all the TV news and newspapers at the time.  What I remember about that letter was how scared the Wt. sounded in the letter.  Saying things like don't talk to any news agencies, called the Wt. first and look out for those bad news people coming into your hall asking questions.  At the time I had the thinking of them against us.  So I was in agreement with it.  Now I see what cowards the Wt. really are.  Keep up the good work and I will talk to you soon.  Still Totally ADD
  
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  The contempt of Anthony Morris: the face doesn't lie.

  by freemindfade in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i have noticed something even long before even looking into ttatt, something about morris bothered me.

  i am personally very attuned to body language, facial expressions and general subtleties in human interaction.

  there was something about his face that really bothered me, and i will explain it.

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  They may be crazy but they wear really, really nice suits.  LOL  Still Totally ADD
  
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  JW TV is the reason for the hysteria in the KH

  by campaign of hate in

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  2. friends

  if you, like me, have noticed the sudden increase in hysteria in the khs right now, i put it down to that jw tv site.

  its's far more extensive than i thought it was, i thought it was just 1, 1 hour program a month.

  there's a s*** load of videos on that site.. and the real problem, from just watching a clip from each video, is that these guys are clearly "mentally unstable".

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  When the WT. started using the Web.  I knew this was going to be a monster tool for mind control.  Most of the JW's I have know all my life are uneducated in how to use reasoning on what is said to them.  The brain washing of the GB were they can do nothing wrong and you must obey them no matter what is deeply embedded in this cult.  So any questioning turns on a panic button inside the victim of Wt. brain washing.  This for the most part stops the victim to do nothing but do what the GB says and blindly do what is told of them.   It takes great effort on everyone who has escaped the grip of the Wt. Cult because of this brain washing program the Wt. uses.  That is why many here consider the Wt. to be a very dangerous cult.  My hope is my children will wake up before it is to late.  Good observation on what is going on.  Still Totally ADD
  
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  YAWEHLAND - Imagine a country where Jehovah's Witnesses are the majority

  by EdenOne in

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  in 2018, cyprus goes bankrupt (again).

  many of its inhabitants, lacking jobs and prospectives of a better future, emigrate to more prosperous countries.

  cyprus' society is on the brink of collapse.

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  There is a lot of stone on that island.  I am sure stoning would be enforced for crimes of not believing the GB, oral sex, sex before marriage so forth and so on.  After all back in the 1950's didn't a Wt. bring out if the Wt. could they would kill those who broke the law of the Wt.  That is what happens when Cults take control.  Still Totally ADD
  
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  Who Benefits from the Multi-Billion Dollar Real Estate Empire that is WT?

  by TTATTelder in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  this thread is to formally address this subject.

  this is for forum members and especially for lurkers (current witnesses reading this in secret).

  please feel free to post any additional points.. there are a lot of changes happening in wt land.

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  Back in 2004 when I was still in the Borg I spent 2 weeks at the Wt. painting the old factory buildings.  On my time off I would walk around and see all the buildings the Wt. owned and ask myself what was they using these buildings for.  For the most part the only thing they was being used for was to house bethelites who would just maintain the buildings.  That was the first time a very dim light bulb came on in my head.  That was the beginning of my journey getting out of the cult.  Remember in just a few years the Wt. kick out 1000's of bethelites on the idea that many congregation needed help with ones who had been to bethel.  I knew some who had been there for over 30 years being kick out.  They was scared to death about what was happening to them.  Then shortly after that  they started to sell them all off.  Still Totally ADD
  
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  "You are still married, and still happy ?"

  by Phizzy in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i met an aging, well, late sixties, pioneer sister a few days back, from a congregation four removes away, and a different circuit to my old congo.

  i have known her since i was a kid.. i wasn't quite sure at first if she knew our "status" as we exchanged pleasantries, but it soon became clear she knew exactly our situation, that we walked away a few years ago.. she asked me about my views on life now, and listened respectfully, and said she appreciated my view, but a couple of questions that she threw at me, as in the thread title, showed that she was surprised that mrs phizzy and i had not gone off the rails after we left.. the mind control goes so very deep does it not ?

  she was surprised that our marriage hadn't failed, and that we were now happy.. i wonder if she will ever make the connection that the jw org has lied to her about those of us who leave ?.

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  The misses and I are more happily married than ever before.  We no longer have this cult getting in the way of our marriage.  No we do not wife swap, go out and get drunk, take drugs, steal, and lie.  We do take more time for ourselves, we do have friends that are not part of a cult and yes we do Holidays and Birthdays.  If that makes us evil!  So be it.  The cult thinking is when you leave every bad thing will happen to you.  Funny the only thing that has happen to us has only been good except for our kids but then that's the cult causing that bad thing not us.  This March it will be 41 years for us and being out of the cult makes it even more special.  Still Totally ADD
  
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  Hi! Long time lurker finally signing up!

  by LosingMyReligion in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  ok, so the time has finally come to register an account on this site.

  not that i think i have much to contribute to the discussions here, but more out of a desire to show that yet another person has learned ttatt.

  i am a fader, not discussing ttatt with anyone as i know the inevitable outcome it would have.

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  Still Totally ADD

  Welcome to this enlighten group of people.  If you want to know about where the christian faith really came from I would recommend reading the book "The Jesus Mysteries Was the "Original Jesus" A Pagan God?"  written by Timothy Freke and Peter Gandy.  It's a real eye opener.  Again it is good to have you on board.  Take Care.  Still Totally ADD