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  My Mother died...

  by david_10 in

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  it happened one year ago today.

  june 4, 2004. they say these things take time and that recovery gets easier as time goes on, and i suppose that's true.

  but then again, some things leave a hole in your heart that will never go away.

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  How did 1975 affect you?

  by AK - Jeff in

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  i lived thru the 1975 fiasco.

  many here did too.. on another board there was discussion about the way the congregations were before 1975. some thought that they were like small country churches in some ways.

  we did our own work on repairs at the kingdom hall, like a family.

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  OK, I HAVE to meet with the judicial committee. Advice?

  by AlmostAtheist in

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  hey guys,.

  " you say, "no you don't, you mind-controlled idiot.

  tell 'em to fark off.

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  The Watchtower: Sincere Old Men or Deliberate Deceivers?

  by metatron in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  when a witness encounters injustices engendered by the watchtower and considers them.

  with clarity of mind, he is likely to suppose that , at worst, the old men who run things.

  are sincere but misguided.

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  What is your experience as to buying Crisis of Conscience?

  by Goldminer in

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  2. experiences

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  i've read a few very interesting stories about people's experiences when they decided to purchase coc.i'd like to share mine and read yours also.. in 1999,not long after we purchased our first computer i started reading material about jw's.before long,i got really interested in the ray franz story because even up here in northern ontario,i had heard about the apostasy of 1980.in the fall of '99 my wife decide to take a college course(bucking the jw trend),and she would stay at her sister's place during the week.one day i called a christian book store to see if they could get me this book.i was very nervous,changed my name and i wouldn't give them my phone number.i told them i'd call back in a few weeks to make sure they had it before i went in to pick it up.. when the day came,i picked up my courage by two hands and took off for my 40 mile drive to get my book.the book store is located in a small shopping mall,which had me really nervous that another jw might see me going in or out of the store.i walked in the mall looking around,making sure there was nobody in sight that i knew.when i walked in the store,i had cash ready in my hands,walked up to the counter,gave my fake name and the book i was purchasing.now i just had to walk and make it to the car and i was home free.. i know buying a book isn't that hard,i do it all the time,but at that time the implicationsof having this book in my possesion was tremendous.. anyways,it's been 5 1/2 years and still nobody here knows.the book has really opened my eyes and mind to the realities of the wts.i would definitely recommend this book to everyone here who has yet to read it.it's worth the effort to acquire it and will take away your fear of the watchdollar.

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  The Governing Body - Invisible and Impersonal

  by truthseeker in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  there used to be a time when one knew who the president of the watchtower society was, and with that in mind, one could sense some kind of leadership.

  perhaps witnesses then, felt that "the society" was keeping up with jehovah's celestial chariot.

  maybe you felt in the 80s and 90s that you had to keep "in step with jehovah's organization" because it was making bigger steps each year - and with each new release, maybe you felt "privileged" to be a part of the "spiritual paradise.".

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