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  Derogatory Term...HBH

  by 95stormfront in

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  i was recently over a relative's house when i heard one of their pioneer dub guest refer to one of her return visits as hbh.

  i assumed that this was one of those visits where the person chose not to answer the door.

  has anybody else heard of this term.

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  Dawn

  I think they should maybe have one for people who burn the watchtower in front of them

  Hmm....now you're giving me a good idea
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  JW Superstitions

  by sandy in

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  yesterday i got home and i realized i accidentally brought a necklace with a cross on it from my boyfriend's house.. it was in a regular brown paper bag i put some of my things in.

  i was lying in bed last night thinking about it wondering if i should take it outside.

  i was afraid the demons were going to invade my house.. i decided to leave my tv on all night because we all know the demons will not bother you if your light or tv is on.

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  Dawn

  I also remember playing the Bob & Doug McKenzie album for a JW, and his conscience started bothering him so he shut the tape off.

  Probably the same guy that watches porno at night when noone else is around
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  Bad Elder Stories

  by shamus in

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  what was the worst elder that you ever had to deal with?

  i will post my story in a second...

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  Dawn

  Isn't it so funny now to think of how "important" these rules were to us and the elders - submitting time properly, attending the correct meeting, yadda yadda yadda - just all subtle ways to control people.
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  Have you experienced Satan?

  by Blueblades in

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  recently i asked:have you experienced god?and many of you responded.the question was not intended to prove that god exists,or,doesn't.rather, what each persons own experience meant for them.. now,i thought that it would be only fair to ask:have you experienced satan?again not to prove that satan exists or dosen't.rather what each persons own experience meant for them.. maybe some have experienced both,god and satan at different times,or can you tell the difference?.

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  Dawn

  YES!!

  My brother was murdered. When I was at the murder scene I felt something terrible - an ugly and evil feeling. It stayed with me and I could not shake it. Maybe it was depression, maybe it was shock, maybe it was something else. I don't believe that I can make a definite statement about WHAT it was - only about what I FELT and how it affected me.

  After I flew back home I went to bed - stayed there for 2 days - still could not shake the evil "thing" that had enveloped me. Later that week I went to the kids music camp at church - I help out every week with the 1st through 5th graders - 80 children signed up. I still felt awful - this evil ugly thing around me. Until................the kids started to sing their first worship song. All those beautiful innocent little voices, all smiling, hearts filled with love and joy - their whole lives ahead of them. With those precious beautiful voices my soul was lifted up and the evil thing left.

  By the end of the evening it was gone - that was over 6 months ago and it hasn't been back.

  The depression, the shock, the terrible, ugly, evil thing that happened to my brother - and the feelings that overcame me. THAT was SATAN. The love and peace that I felt being in the middle of 80 children full of love and wonder - THAT was GOD.

  I don't believe Satan has to materialize as some demon or make things float around the room. We experience him through the bad things that happen in our lives and to others. But we can overcome him by embracing the good things that we have in our lives.
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  Hey....who took all my GUILT???

  by Dawn in

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  for years i lived under the weight of guilt.

  i suppose some of it is a consequence of childhood abuses - and much of it developed over a lifetime of trying to be good enough to make it through armageddon.

  i never could reach "the mark" - oh i studied a lot, went to all the meetings, aux.

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  Dawn

  condemnation ("you are no good" "you are not worthy") comes from Satan.

  I had never heard that until after I left the 'dubs. It was a friend of mine, a christian, who explained it to me. And it makes so much sense - condemnation does nothing but tear us down.
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  Hey....who took all my GUILT???

  by Dawn in

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  for years i lived under the weight of guilt.

  i suppose some of it is a consequence of childhood abuses - and much of it developed over a lifetime of trying to be good enough to make it through armageddon.

  i never could reach "the mark" - oh i studied a lot, went to all the meetings, aux.

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  Dawn

  For years I lived under the weight of guilt. I suppose some of it is a consequence of childhood abuses - and much of it developed over a lifetime of trying to be good enough to make it through Armageddon. I never could reach "the mark" - oh I studied a lot, went to all the meetings, aux. pioneered whenever I could, and even gave "experiences" at assemblies. But somehow - I always screwed up. And my conscience would bother me - and I'd tattle on myself ....and ya'll know the rest. Just the thought of "the back room" sent a chill into my life.

  The thing is - I carried this D*** thing ALL the time - regardless of how I was living my life. Even after I was married, I have always been faithful to my husband, I've been a good mom, and I work hard - but I constantly felt unworthy and guilty.

  At church they have "alter calls" - where you can step forward and ask for help with something. I've always been too chicken &hit to admit anything in public (god forbid..maybe they have a back room too ) but one day I went up and asked that this weight of guilt disappear. It wasn't attached to anything I needed to confess or fix - it was just there all the time. Of course.....I was disappointed to bring it home with me again that day.

  Some time passed...and a situation came about where the guilt thing came up again. In my conversation to someone I said "well...I'd better do (blah blah blah) I don't want to live with guilt again" and it hit me....THE GUILT...WHERE'D IT GO?! At some point this "dead-weight-guilt" I had been carrying for 20+ years was GONE. No wonder I had felt so good lately. I had lived with it for so long - yet it disappeared and I didn't notice - how could that be?

  That was some time ago and I have a new relationship with guilt now. In my opinion - a healthy one. It doesn't just hang around like those stupid last 10 lbs...but when I'm about to make a wrong choice it pokes me. I don't like the pokes - they irritate me, and sometimes hurt. It's just like when I grab my kid by the arm just before they race into a busy street. It's getting my attention to steer me from danger. And when I remember that - I thank God for loving me enough to "poke" me from time to time - and I move on.

  If only I could loose that last 10 lbs as easily..............alter call anyone?
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  sister Df'd 26 years ago, wants to come back now

  by ApagaLaLuz in

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  i have an older sister who is 48. she was a regular pioneer and married a ministerial servant.

  26 years ago she was df'd and divorced him.

  she had moved away before i was even born.

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  Dawn

  I think she's lonely and wants to connect back to her family in the only way she knows they will take her

  I agree. I have a friend who was DF'd years ago and wants to go back. I've shared some information with her that I have found from this site and through my own research. But she just closes her ears to it and changes the subject.

  Sometimes the only thing we can do is to let them know we will love them and accept them whatever their decision is. That we'll be here if they change their mind.

  Perhaps, in this situation, the best way to reach your sister may not be by words but by actions. LIVING the gospel is a much stronger witness than preaching it. Show her unconditional love.
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  You might think that I need help that I have been brain washed.

  by garybuss in

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  this was in my e-mail this morning.

  ******the reason why you left the truth, the truth and not the "truth" like you people believe, is because you have no humility and no love.

  when people like you commit something wrong and get disfellowship you can't say to yourself "i was wrong, i messed up, me and only me," you can't say that because is much easier to go around blaming others for your own mistakes.

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  Dawn

  Yes - someone who's eyes are just starting to open. It's so tough to accept and most people (myself included ) initially react defensively - squintin' those eyes...the lights too bright.

  He will eventually come to a cross roads where he must decide to (1) open his eyes to the truth and begin to build a new world around him, or (2) close his eyes to the truth and go back to his comfort zone.
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  Did you ever have dreams about Armageddon ????

  by Hamas in

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  i remember having a few, jw scare tactics must have inbedded themselves into me.

  i remember one.

  i was downstairs in my front room when all of a sudden the ground started to rumble and the sky turned from pitch black to red.

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  Dawn

  I used to have awful nightmares about Armageddon. The one I remember most is when my son was only about 1 - it's hailing fire balls and the sky is dark red. There's this standing plate of glass (like a window) that streaches across the land as far as you can see - everyone goes up and takes a turn trying to walk through. Some people can walk through it - for others it's solid and they can't make it. I'm too scared to try because I know if I don't make it through my son will die. It's an awful nightmare.

  I also used to have A LOT of nightmares about demons.

  I haven't had those in such a long time now - probably because I'm not afraid of either any longer.
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  Were there other Christs?

  by JH in

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  matthew 24:5 .

  5. for many shall come in my name, saying, i am christ; and shall 1deceive many.

  that was written 2000 years ago.

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  Dawn

  2 examples:

  Jehovah's Witness Organization and Mormons.

  Both organizations come in Christ's name, and deceptively de-throne him and place themselves in his position as the way/door to God. Both organizations have deceived many. These are just modern day examples - I am sure there were more in the past.

  Jesus said "I am the way, the truth, and the light - noone comes to the father except through me" - so any person or organization that says THEY are the way are false christs.