In the 90's when they dropped requiring donations for printed material and STRONGLY suggested giving the householder an opportunity to donate to the "worldwide Bible educational work" I NEVER asked for a donation again. In fact I always gave the magazines away. Paying for them twice, once when I obtained the literature and then again when they did was BS. They even wanted THAT money. Screw them.
Wasanelder Once
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Which Org 'directives' did you blatantly ignore
by Tallon ini remember that we were always encouraged to let everyone at work know that you were one of jw's and therefore would not participate in any of their functions, parties etc.. this i outrightly refused to do.
my reasoning was that i was employed and paid to do a job and therefore my religious beliefs were a personal matter and therefore had nothing to do with my work.
secondly i had to work with these people.
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the new understanding
by heathen inhi guys , i know i was never a favorite here and haven't posted in awhile ... question .
what do you think of the new understanding of , " this generation " they seem to go in circles on this one big time , once 1914 generation was almost gone they said they didn't know what it meant and now in the new publication the generation includes the second generation after 1914 .... i agree they don't know what they are talking about and this is just another control move .
any comments ?.
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Wasanelder Once
This generations will by no means pass away. Makes great sense.
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Elder's remark about contributions not being made
by Simon Templar ini am still in and was assigned to collect the contribution after the meeting.
i checked the boxes with another brother and there was nothing inside.
no contributions were made that day.
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Wasanelder Once
Jehovah moved their hearts to fill the coffers it seems.
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my story (part one)
by Jason Melita inhi, my name is jason.
i was born in 1987 in nsw, australia into a jehovahs witness household (my parents were baptised mere months before i was born) with 2 older siblings (brother and sister) and in time a younger brother.
i had a pretty happy childhood, we moved to north brisbane by the time i was 5 years old.
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Wasanelder Once
Thank you for breaking your story into pieces. There are few things as annoying as a novel posted on a forum. Welcome, I look forward to part two.
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ls homosexuality really normal?
by atomant inl know animals do it but their animals.they dont live by a moral code.the thought of 2 men going for it is not normal.what are your thoughts?.
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Wasanelder Once
The beauty of this life is you can change the channel Simon and no one forces you to watch them have sex in real life either. If anyone loses sleep over it then I would say that a fixation on "normal" is making them disturbed.
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My Conclusion After Research
by Disassociated Lady 2 insince leaving the jws i have looked into many beliefs and have come to this conclusion.. paganism has a high regard for women, as they worship goddesses and respect the female for the ability to give birth to new life.
christianity puts females in second place to males and blames women for male temptations which goes back to eve eating the fruit and tempting adam with it.
they also created a devil with the appearance of the pagan god pan and built churches on pagan worship sites so that people would still go there to worship, but within a christian building.. i have come to the conclusion that paganism versus christianity is about a battle of the sexes.. the fear of demonic forces is taught by religions to deter you from straying.
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Wasanelder Once
I leaned algebra and it was liberating! I missed it somewhere along the line.
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Question about an elder and if I am crazy
by life is to short inok so i have a question.
i was a very, very true believer until i saw the child molesters in my hall and how that whole thing was handled.. my husband is older than i am and had been an elder for 12 when we married.
so fast forward to 06, we are in a hall where i thought all the elders were ok at the worst and great at the best.
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Wasanelder Once
Sorry for your pain. Too much information. I think people read this out of morbid curiosity. Just hang up and move on. You wind yourself up and make it worse. Posts like this are helpful because someone will read them and give good advice. For me it just becomes a blur after awhile as it shows repeated abuse and you enabling the creeps by returning to it. Take a breath and move on.
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WHAT IS THE MARK AT EZEKIEL 9:5,6?
by blondie inwhat has it been in the past?.
in fact the wts says that baptism as a jw is the mark mentioned at ezekiel 9:4-6. that people who are not will die forever at armageddon.. quote.
***knowledge book chap.
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Wasanelder Once
Exactly Blondie and I was shocked to read that their death is part of the sin atoning value of Christ's as they are one with him. That was just one thing that helped get me out of the cult!
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It's a sign! It's a sign I tell you!
by darkspilver inbut where is the sign?
maybe it should have a third sign?
don't worry, the lovely brothers and sisters at the deauville congregation want to say hello to caleb and sophia.
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Wasanelder Once
No comprende senior.
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When you were fully in, would you lie about how loving your congregation was?
by TTWSYF innot long ago my elder brother got very sick.
he was hospitalized for a few weeks and his jw wife and children were at his side often.
also, his non jw family was also bedside with him, siblings and parents.. his recollection involves asking us "don't you remember all the jws that came visiting me when i was sick?".
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Wasanelder Once
At first I made allowances based on the "wait on Jehovah" mantra when the congregation was a bunch of rude bastards. Once I learned TATT I didn't kiss ass anymore. I just dropped the pretense.