Posts by MidwichCuckoo

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I too have been charged with apostasy! Stunned.

by FinchAndWeston in

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my wife and i got a letter sent to me stating we are being called before a judical hearing to discuss allegations of apostasy!

we haven't gone to the meeting in 5 years.

are the jw's on a witchhunt lately?

MidwichCuckoo

I assumed it was the lights ... I usually take them down every spring but this year I said, ah, to hell with it.

Then they can't be deemed 'Christmas Lights', as they would have been taken down by 12th (?) night. I once had two elders on my doorstep a few weeks after Christmas accusing me of celebrating Christmas (the irony was, I didn't celebrate - although I'd stopped going to meetings, I hadn't returned to a 'Worldly' lifestyle - these things take time). Anyhow, it turned out someone from my former Hall had made a complaint against me. It was someone I never mixed with and never saw (so totally fabricated)...

...anyway, the two elders came in, and had a good look around and questioned me. I had been given a Christmas present prior to Christmas which I had left unopened (I just couldn't be bothered to open it frankly), and I showed them and one said 'Oh, you can open it now as 12 days have passed'.

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Were you surpised how little the "world" new about JW's after you left?

by donny in

i have been out of the jw organization for some time now and have been fairly active in discussing my adventures in watchtower with those who are interested.

what really surprised me in the first few years after leaving was how little the "world" knew about jw's.

we were taught that we have been warning the unwashed for 100+ years and they resist the message because satan keeps them from grasping this "good news".. in the many discussions i have had with these folks since leaving, it is amazing how little or no understanding about jw's beyond the blood issue and holidays they have.

MidwichCuckoo

Well Done Talesin

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Cedar's 'Why The Watch Tower Society Is Already In Decline"

by Dogpatch in

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why the watch tower society is already in decline.

good article, cedars.. http://www.freeminds.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3236:why-the-watch-tower-society-is-already-in-decline&catid=31:governing-body&itemid=346.

it's also on the front page of freeminds.org.

MidwichCuckoo

Smashing article.

This so called religion is a joke when we consider Dogpatch's list of things it doesn't do.

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My son was murdered today

by truman in

i have been on this site daily, almost from its beginning, since i left the jws in 2001, but i have been more of a reader than a poster, as you can see from my post count.

i know few here know me, although i know many of you through reading your posts.

maybe it is not right to ask for support, when i generally stay quietly in the background of this forum, but i want only to speak a human misery of the deepest kind.

MidwichCuckoo

Truman - Just to let you know, you have been in my thoughts the past few days. I can't even begin to comprehend what you are going through.

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Are the jw's rewriting the bible?

by hoser in

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i just caught this in the july 2012 study watchtower:.

"8 note how the works of the flesh.

breed disunity.

MidwichCuckoo

Over the coming years, the Watchtower will probably phase the Bible out as 'apostate' material as it conflicts with the WT (only kidding....or am I?)

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A JWN Member just lost her Husband and She could use some encouragement.

by ohiocowboy in

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on 4/6, the poster orphan annie posted about her experiences with jw's and her ill husband.

unfortunately, her husband died monday, and she is feeling very sad.

i just wanted to make others aware of it, so that we can encourage her and give her some much needed support during this rough time.. her original thread is here.

MidwichCuckoo

Sad news Orphan Annie. So sorry for your loss

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My Dream Has Come True latest tower last page

by therevealer in

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"my dream has come true" i have a bullshite story in the latest watchtower..

MidwichCuckoo

How many hours of time do JW's waste in helping people who DO NOT WANT THEIR HELP

Good point popcorn - I'd never thought of it like that really. Such a waste really.

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My Dream Has Come True latest tower last page

by therevealer in

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"my dream has come true" i have a bullshite story in the latest watchtower..

MidwichCuckoo

One day less AND quite a generous pay rise to maintain the same salary. The problem with these fictional/inaccurate stories is that when JWs don't receive the same 'blessings', they probably believe they're not Spiritual enough or that God has different plans for them.

Perhaps he cut her hours with a view to getting rid of her altogether.

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When you really think about it, the WTS. indoctrinates people to be the organization's own sales Representatives.

by thetrueone in

isn't this the case, when one reflects upon the whole scope of how the wts.

publishing organization conducts and operates itself ?.

the way they are to dress.

MidwichCuckoo

'JW's ARE NOT REPRESENTATING THE ORGANISATION WHEN THEY ARE IN THEIR PERSONAL MINISTRY'

What does that mean in reality..? Just another 'cop out' of any liability clause.

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When you really think about it, the WTS. indoctrinates people to be the organization's own sales Representatives.

by thetrueone in

isn't this the case, when one reflects upon the whole scope of how the wts.

publishing organization conducts and operates itself ?.

the way they are to dress.

MidwichCuckoo

It's a business with (jokingly) charity status. This always worried me (when I was a dub). Why would an Organisation backed by God rely on Worldly 'perks'? And I've said this on here before - AS it's a registered charity, then its volunteers should be allowed to claim expenses (eg, petrol expenses)