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  "Get Out of Her, My People" and Social Responsibility

  by GinnyTosken in

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  "get out of her, my people, if you do not want to share with her in her sins.

  " (rev.

  as jehovah's witnesses, how many times was that drummed into our heads?

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  Purple

  Voting is an interesting topic. Here is downunder land the Borg has the same stance of course as the rest of the Borg. What is interesting is that the law states that a person has the right to choose whether to vote or not. To not vote is not illegal. What is illegal is to not register your name on the electoral role and have it crossed off during an election day.

  So a good topic of discussion was "is crossing your name off an electoral role and not actually filling out a balad paper voting"? I always thought myself that having your name crossed off the electoral list was really paying ceasers due to cearser. Crossing your name off a list is not voting yet we were always warned not to do this. I never got fined and I dont think many did. The fine was nominal about something like $18 aus dollars. One year the papers announced that they were going to make it a point of fining people who did not vote for religious conscience reasons and such and that scriptual explanations would not be accepted.

  Of course everyone was upset and nervous but not one person got fined that I ever heard of. I always thought of this issue as that of a test the society gave us to see how loyal we would be even when no one was looking and no other brother or sister would know what you did or didnt do. I vote all the time now. You would of thought that the Borg would of wanted us to vote in politicians sympathetic to their view of life to make things easier!

  But how much responsibility do we take for the action of others whether intended or not is a big question. I reckon this would be one of those things you have to make your own mind up about. I guess if you took a stand that would be great and worthy as long as it was your stand for an issue you believed in and not one that is imposed on you. Great thread though!
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  What's the greatest movie ever?

  by fearnotruth22 in

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  i saw the photodrama of creation in bethel in color.

  i didnt care for it.

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  Purple

  People pay attention, the best, the biggest and the first movie that introduced movies as we know them today........

  Gone with the wind..........
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  My Letter of Disassociation

  by seattleniceguy in

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  i've had a few people ask me to post this letter.

  this was sent to a small group of people whole friendship i have valued over the years.

  all in all, i sent only about 12 copies of this letter worldwide.

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  Purple

  Thank you for sharing tht letter with us. I wish I could just cut and paste a lot of the explanations into a letter and sign my name, adding different bits and such. Never thought about it from the point of view that I dont want my name associated with this organisation either. So much to think about so little time. Once you write the letter , who do you send it to?
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  Hidden Talents

  by Paradise Found in

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  did being a witness bring out any hidden talents in you.

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  Purple

  Public speaking and teaching. I was always told I was a natural at both and never knew it before the troof. I am just sitting here, waiting here for uni offers to be posted to see if I got into teaching (adult education). I wonder if I never went in the troof if I would of found that out?

  Sarcastically I reckon I learnt how to ignore people very fantasitcally, how to give someone the cold shoulder with conviction, how to say one thing and then do the total opposite....deliberatley. How to fudge statistics and reports without feeling guilty.
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  Should I be worried.Or am I just paranoid?

  by The Grudge in

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  well,to explain that,i haven't posted on this site in a while and obviously since this is my first post,it was a different screen name when i did.

  my last post was about 6 months to a year ago.my status is, im a "fall away jw".i started having doubts about 2 years ago and they've done nothing but increase since i've been out.this isn't due to a spiritually week state of shutting "god" out of my life as a strong jw would say.instead,i've seen more shit go on in 2 years being away but still associated, then i care to list.yes,i am still associated through my wife and family,and have managed to stay at piece with everyone by keeping my mouth shut when it comes to my doubts, and now disbelief.

  everyone has pretty much left me alone about not going to meetings.it wasn't that way at first, but i think they just gave up.my wife still believes its the truth but she would be considered a week jw since she doesn't go to the meetings alot.. as a 24 yr old newly married couple who just stopped going to meetings,we lost most of the "friends"we had.

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  Purple

  So if the elders spend time and read these postings surely thats a good thing because they are exposed to the real truth and may begin to doubt their faith and stuff like that?? I wonder though if they count the time they spend purusing the boards on their monthly report???? If they do how do they justify it because it is not giving anyone a witness???? How do they also justify the thought that their God gives them the intelligence and ability for independent thought and so on and then punish a person for using that ability????? Their own hypocracy catches them at every turn!
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  Have any of you experienced this ?

  by codeblue in

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  as a married jw, did your spouse ever cheat on you with another jw?

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  Purple

  Gosh the troof sure is entertaining aint it?????? You never hear of such goings on anywhere else! I love the fact that everyone knows you have the old "lets get together, hop on the backfoot and do the wild thing, wreck innocent people's lives, get disfellowshipped, get married and then come back in as repentent goodies and get back into it", clause. Everyone sniggers and knows that they will be back in once they are publicy reproved. It happens so much that it really is a sham! What used to get my goat was the poor spouse that got left behind whether they were a dub or not. No one never mentioned them or gave another thought about them, boy thats such true love aint it!
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  Ticked off and lonely ( a rant)

  by copsec in

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  ok, i am feeling sorry for myself so bear with me.

  last weekend my girlfriend and i were going to finally have a "girl's night out.

  " well, my husband went and invited himself along.

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  Purple

  Ooo never heard of her. What does she suggest for the average mortal couple to do??
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  My Mom verified the UN Scandal

  by Nosferatu in

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  i went to my parents' place for supper yesterday.

  as usual, i got on the subject of the society.

  my mother told me that she talked to a friend of hers about the un thing, and her friend knew about it.

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  Purple

  Thanks guys for the explanations and the link which I followed. Luckily the chinese was translated LOL!

  Anyway I was in the troof during this time and never heard a word about it, but I am no longer surprised about that. Australia is treated as a colonial outpost by the Borg anyway and we were always the last to hear about things and such. Like I heard at door yesterday that the Borg had come up with this date...1914 and that in.... na only joking we arnt THAT far behind.....or are we??????????
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  Do you think some sisters used the scriptures to...........................

  by BLISSISIGNORANCE in

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  ..............................................................control their husbands and force them to put up with all sorts of things?.

  most of us here would agree that alot of men in the wts use and abuse the scriptures to keep women under the thumb.

  we have seen time and again how some married brothers like to have the wife and daughters 6 paces behind him.

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  Purple

  Some education needed here please.

  I did not have a partner in the troof so I am not sure about the running to the elders bit and banning certain sexual acts and the other things mentioned.

  On another thread didnt some sisters say that JW wives had no rights such as not being able to go to the elders and complain about anything unless the husband was there????

  Sounds more like a power struggle than manipulating scriptures or a bit of both. You know to be truthful I think this issues show just how man based gods supossed word is. I mean no one but a supremem being could really fully apply and keep the impossible demands of "God's Word". We are human with desires that need to be filled and with the pressure of today's life added to the pressure of being in the troof is it no wonder that husbands and wives resort to using scriputers and teaching to hide behind or "use".

  The wisest words I have ever heard are "be kind to yourself" or "Be gentle on yourself". JW's are living up to unnatural standards and trying to be who they arn't and after a while its impossible to keep the facade up 24 hours a day.

  The only words of the bible that I believe in anymore are you reap what you sow. You sow lies you reap lies and so so. But like I said maybe I need some education on this matter!
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  Ticked off and lonely ( a rant)

  by copsec in

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  ok, i am feeling sorry for myself so bear with me.

  last weekend my girlfriend and i were going to finally have a "girl's night out.

  " well, my husband went and invited himself along.

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  Purple

  Hey copsec

  Sorry about what you are going through. Talk to him about it, find out what is really going on. My x and I stopped talking a long time before we broke up. Its not worth going down that track if you can avoid it, talk and find out the real reasons before you start speculating about affairs and such. Men loose interest in sex for so many different reasons, could be related to depression or some other medical condition, image problems and stuff. Hey I am 38 at the moment soon to be 39 (sigh) wonder if its the age of when you start looking around the world and comparing to what you have or what you should have. You know things not turning out how you thought and so on......