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Are We Missing the Bigger Picture???
by drew sagan in
1. jw
2. friends
we all pretty much have come to the same conclusion here that the watchtower is a corrupt system that controlls it's followers.

through websites, tv, and books many have put in alot of time exposing the teachings for what they really are.

but is there something going on in the organization right now that is even bigger than the false doctrines, something that shows they are in the planning stage of something that's even more corrupt than what is going on now?
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Is there a certain TYPE of person who leaves the org?
by M.J. in
1. jw
2. experiences
just wondering.

do ex-jws generally fit a certain profile?

is it only a matter of time for some types of people to find their way out?.
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Why are EX-JW's and JW's in doubt(faders) so ''afraid" of the elders?
by booker-t in
1. jw
2. experiences
i have been out for years now but i still tremble alittle when i run into an elder at the store or run into an elder on the street and my post question certainly applies to me as well but why do i still have fear of jw's elders?

i have been da'd for so many years but that fear still comes up.

and reading alot of the post here i still see ex-jw's and jw's faders living a pretended jw life or pretending to be happy when they are miserable in the wt.
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Panic attacks and Jehovahs Witness!
by Gill in
1. jw
2. experiences
how many of you had panic attacks when you were a jw and when leaving?

i know of many jw women and a few men who suffered badly with panic attacks.

since recently having another spate of panic attacks i suddenly realised that i had been having them all my life.
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We met with J.R. Brown and Spivey- My impression
by ronin1 in
1. jw
2. experiences
my husband and i have been the recipients of elder shepherding calls.

they are bs.

some elders came into our home one night requesting a meeting with us because they wanted to ask us questions about one of my brothers, who was an elder, but got deleted because he stood up for what was right and denounced the wrong things the elders were doing.
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UPDATE! 'Local Needs' Part on Apostates!
by drew sagan in
1. jw
2. friends
i'm not kidding.

it has been less than two weeks since i discussed with an elder some of the problems i had about the wts.

one discussion.
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Should I admit to JWs that I am disfellowshipped?
by jwfacts in
1. jw
2. experiences
i know about 2000 jws in sydney, and have 50 that are tax clients, so barely a week goes by without bumping into someone i know.

it seems that few of them realise that i am disfellowshipped because they talk freely to me.

last week i accidently sat next to an elder on the train and we engaged in small talk for over 30 minutes.. should i admit to these people that i am not a jw?.
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GREAT news from Ian -- this one needs its own thread!
by Alleymom in
1. jw
2. friends
dear all,

thank you so much for the continued vigils.

and thank you, marjorie, for the continuing reminders!
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One person got baptized at Circuit Ass. today (powerhouse circuit)
by thecarpenter in
1. jw
2. friends
just got a call from a friend who told me only one person got baptized today in a ciruit assembly in nyc.

this is in a powerhouse circuit that had tremendous growth 10~20 years ago but is now seeing a steady decline to the point that congregations are starting to merge because so many are leaving.

what could be the cause of this decline?
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Hey "apostates", we've got a competition
by zagor in
1. jw
2. friends
did any of you see this site before?

http://ewatchman-exposed.co.uk/research/.

apparently the site was actually a response to e-watchman but it is certainly fun to read, have a look