They read one little thing and all of a sudden they thought the end was coming in 75
One liitle thing?
Really?
Do read this one little page of quotes then:
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BUM WITNESSES
by The Searcher incan anyone save me the stress of listening to the self-appointed faithful & discreet slave for 3 hours, and give a clue as to roughly at what point in the proceedings was the derogatory term 'bum witnesses used, and by whom?
i'd really love to extract that comment and send it to a weakening witness, to highlight the judgmental arrogance and name-calling being displayed.. many thanks in advance folks!.
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Talk out loud in public places...new preaching method? And go bags..
by snare&racket ini have been told of two things i had not heard of before.. one is a new preaching method, going to public places in a group e.g.
a cafe, and then talking of the topic quite loudly, for example maybe studying a watchtower or a chapter in a publication.
the idea being that people listen in and enquire etc etc.
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wizzstick
There was an item in the KM last year on Go Bags. It got the JWs excited around my neck of the woods.
I did point out that where we live it's not exactly disaster land. And what if the disaster strikes when you're at work...? A stony silence ensued.
As for 'Loud Witnessing' I'd like them to try that in front of some of the ex-JW's here.
"So what is your current understanding of 'generation'? Why did God allow you to preach and teach the old versions in his divine name given that they weren't true? For decades..."
Gah.
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NEWBIES are leaving like crazy! Be very afraid WT
by clarity in# 3 newbie post.
first of all, the newbies have set a record here!.
have you ever seen a 4pg post where 21 new members reply!
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Hey there, all you thirsty ones,
Come and drink life's water free.
Yes, come drink, you thirsty ones;
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NEWBIES are leaving like crazy! Be very afraid WT
by clarity in# 3 newbie post.
first of all, the newbies have set a record here!.
have you ever seen a 4pg post where 21 new members reply!
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I joined years ago, but only started posting in June so you can add me to that list.
It does feel like a lot are waking up these days.
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Literature carts are the cruisiest way to preach ever - photo attached
by jwfacts init was a perfect spring day, and a jazz band were playing in the mall near my work.
in front of the band, two watchtower literature carts stood in solidarity.
i could not work out who were the jws attending them.
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wizzstick
I found one of these carts near a mainline train station the other day.
The two 'looking after' it were barely looking at it as they nattered away supping their Starbucks coffee. It really is a joke. No wonder publishers are lapping it up. Easy hours + coffee + chit chat = perfect Min.
And I've never seen a single person show any interest as yet.
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Lying to children
by jwfacts inzac's first tooth just fell out, and so people are telling him that the tooth fairy will come with money.
zac asked me if the tooth fairy is real.
i am at a loss as to what to say.
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wizzstick
You could say...
"What do you think happens to the tooth Zac?"
If he says, that the tooth fairy takes it away and leaves money, then you say "Ok lets see what happens. Where do you want to put the tooth?" and have fun with him placing the tooth under the pillow.
Then when he's asleep swap the tooth for the coin.
When he wakes up and finds the coin ask him what do you think happened? If he says the tooth fairy say, have you ever seen a fairy? And get him him to reason on never seeing a fairy. Then, with a big smile, asked who is in your home that loves him so much that they'd leave a coin for his tooth...?
That way you he gets one fun night thinking about a tooth fairy but then gets a kindly lesson in reality the next morning.
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An Elder Reads CoC !!
by TTATTelder ini have recently joined the site.
i was just appointed an elder this summer.
i started discovering the ttatt (the truth about the truth) last year after putting a few things together myself concerning the leadership and then doing some research online.. i really enjoyed jwfacts.com, jwsurvey, and others.
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wizzstick
Welcome indeed!
Former MS and Temp Bethelite here. It was in Bethel that my doubts started. But I battled on for 13 more years and started to fade this year. Lots of highs and lows ahead but everyone here will support you as much as they can.
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Changing your profile name
by wizzstick inhi all,.
quick question - is it pssible to change your profile name?.
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wizzstick
Hi all,
Quick question - is it pssible to change your profile name?
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Update on my fade
by wizzstick init's been over 3 months since i first posted after years of lurking:.
http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/253883/1/my-story-a-kinda-newbie-from-the-uk#.ukhopt-yza8.
and what a 3 months it's been.
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Thanks all for your kind words.
Having read so many heart breaking accounts on here, I know I'm very fortunate indeed to have my wife onboard. We can see trouble ahead but we know we can deal with it together.
This board is such a great place.
A very big thanks to Simon as always.
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Update on my fade
by wizzstick init's been over 3 months since i first posted after years of lurking:.
http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/253883/1/my-story-a-kinda-newbie-from-the-uk#.ukhopt-yza8.
and what a 3 months it's been.
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Hi all,
It's been over 3 months since I first posted after years of lurking:
http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/253883/1/My-Story-a-kinda-newbie-from-the-UK#.UkHoPT-yzA8
And what a 3 months it's been.
I think I mentioned about my wifes poor health. It's been a constant issue for us, exacerbated by our wonderful but hyper active kids. So meetings were more than just a slight problem. Although I once admitted doubts, my wife became tearful as the 'new world' was a big hope to her.
Anyway, around late June she caught me on here. And became worried again. So I said I'd try not to go on here again. She asked me to speak to an elder which I did. He came over and we chatted. I explained my doubts over new light. He likened our time to the Noahs time. And I pointed out that the witnessing work JWs do is not the same and that if Noah did preach it was a message of condemnation. Not hope. I pointed out that there was no scope for any survivors outside the animals, Noah and his family in Gods offer to Noah. No space, and no food in the ark. He went dead quiet as he thought it through. Then making his excuses he left me with James 1:6:
But let him keep on asking in faith, not doubting at all, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven by the wind and blown about. In fact, let not that man suppose that he will receive anything from Jehovah; he is an indecisive man, unsteady in all his ways.
Nice!
At the DC in July my wife asked me to pay particular attention to the apostate talk, taking the kids off so I could listen without distraction. What a nasty talk that was.
After the DC we went to a meeting. I'd had a dust down with a over zealous MS some weeks before about ordering my wife out of the hall the moment my youngest made a sound (so loving) and I'd been asked to take them to the second school in the future. So at this meeting I did, and the CoBE charged in and ordered me out. So I left and waited in the car. Just couldn't be bothered anymore. That my friends turned out to a be a very fortuitous event!
When we went home I told my wife and she broke down. I found out she'd been harboring doubts. Not doctrinal stuff like me (well not so much) but more on the lack of love in the congregations she's been in whilst in the Truth.
We talked. And talked. And kept talking. She is reading CoC right now as I type, she now agrees this is not the Truth and we're fading together! We're planning Xmas and birthdays and all the such.
We know they'll be problems ahead. Her family are already asking questions. But I'm no longer facing this on my own!
I'm so happy, a bit worried about what is going to happen but we'll face it together.
Yay!