VanillaMocha73

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  Am going to be reinstated

  by Caine in

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  hello true believers.

  had jc meeting.

  will be reinstated next meeting.

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  VanillaMocha73

  I tried going back and then I learned the truth. Sitting back in that KH and listening to the garbage is something I physically can no longer do. And go in field service? Not a chance - how could I draw other people into the same trap? Try other churches - I know we are conditioned to be afraid of them, but you will find that what you were told in the KH was lies.
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  Divorced, treated like crap from local Hall. Looking for new faith.

  by magdalenefan in

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  i am looking for a new belief.

  i was going through a divorce my hall treated me like doo doo.

  i was broke and a nervous breakdown, and they shunned me.

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  VanillaMocha73

  So sorry to hear. I went through the same - broke, homeless, nowhere to turn, escaping a long history of abuse and they cast me out like dirt. No concern for my emotional and mental health at all. Feel the love? What helped me:
  

  • Going to another church - Ac3.org - not the replacement or the new belief, but seeing that there was love out there, that God really isn't like the JWs portray him - incredible healing
  • My fav song - Yes Lord helped with that horrible feeling of shame that WT instilled in me.
  • prayer - God is still out there and very real and He loves you

  it will get better.
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  BIG JW MASS MURDER (another one)

  by DannyHaszard in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  slain brothers to be laid to rest saturday.

  the news journal, de - 18 minutes ago.

  dortch and his wife, stephanie, had been members of the congregation of jehovah's witnesses in elkton, md., since it was founded a year and a half ago, ... .......been "going quite well.

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  VanillaMocha73

  I would have to say that I agree - JWs seem to have MORE murders / mental health issues, etc than other groups. As I used to be married to a mentally ill JW, I can testify to the fact that their teaching tends to drive that mental illness rather than heal it. I could see him killing us all at the drop of a hat. The mentality that we will all just wake up in Paradise anyway, that this is the Devils world - it all can drive a mental situation to the brink. The mentality that we are not saved by grace, not under a God of love, it all adds up to be pretty depressing. Or, are mentally ill people drawn to this type of mind control cult? I would never have chosen it on my own, being a fairly healthy person - I was raised this way. The former DH chose it. I wonder....
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  PUNISHED by WBTS for obeying conscience.

  by yesidid in

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  i have a friend well call michael whose conscience landed him in trouble with hq.. .

  he was a district overseer in the pre 75 era but his conscience would not allow him to .

  endorse the unscriptural date setting.

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  VanillaMocha73

  I was pulled into the back room by elders for saying that I thought my hamster was going to be resurrected. (I was 10 years old at the time).
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  km arrangement?

  by carla in

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  2. friends

  explain the km thing to me will you?

  why do they withhold it from some?

  i would think it would help those 'weak' ones get their butts out there more, no?

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  VanillaMocha73

  As I recall - I never got one when I was df'd. I have known bookstudy conductors that will not give it out to baptized publishers whom they consider to be apostate or borderline. They won't give it to the kids until they are approved pubs. It isn't like it has any big secrets. Who knows?
  Here is the offical word from the Borg:
  *** km 2/87 p. 8 Question Box ***
  
  Who should receive a copy of Our Kingdom Ministry?
  
  

  Our Kingdom Ministry is designed to provide help and encouragement for those who share in the field ministry. Therefore, it is not for general distribution. All baptized publishers and approved associates should receive a copy. Those who regularly attend the Service Meeting and who are making progress toward sharing in the field ministry should also receive a copy. Be sure to reserve a copy for the Kingdom Hall library. Disfellowshipped persons should not be given a copy of Our Kingdom Ministry.

  Some congregations have found it advantageous to make a list of all persons who qualify and then divide the list up according to Congregation Book Study groups. This list can be used by the study conductors to facilitate distribution, perhaps even typing or neatly writing each person’s name on his copy. Each one who receives a copy of Our Kingdom Ministry should take care of it and use it in preparing for the Service Meeting and for field service. Many have found it helpful to keep a file of Our Kingdom Ministry in their personal theocratic library for future reference.
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  CONFIRMATION new watchtower mag arrangement

  by yesidid in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  it was announced at the service meeting.

  so it's definately a goer.

  starting jan 2008. .

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  VanillaMocha73

  Well, figure the KMs are for members only. And the Bookstudy conductor has to like you in order to get one too. (They stopped giving my mom one, well, because she is my mom.) We never questioned that - so I guess the R&F will get used to this too. Just as fishy, huh?
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  Bumping into J Dubs

  by beautifulisfree in

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  is it just me or does anyone else get that 'sick' feeling when they see a jdub?

  i live in a fairly small town but i knew alot of dubs from all over the state.

  i can (gladly) go months without seeing a single witness...but then sometimes no matter where i go they are all over the place.

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  VanillaMocha73

  I work with one, so I bump into her every day. She does not shun me at all.
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  Daily Text for 2/14/2007

  by VanillaMocha73 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  k... this gave me a laugh... anyone got the whole article?.

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  ...despite the wiles of the foremost apostate, satan the devil, the spiritual vigilance of the faithful and discreet slave class has helped true christians to remain loyal to jehovah and his word.

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  VanillaMocha73

  K... this gave me a laugh... Anyone got the whole article?
  

  ...Despite the wiles of the foremost apostate, Satan the Devil, the spiritual vigilance of the faithful and discreet slave class has helped true Christians to remain loyal to Jehovah and his Word." w 1/15/06 14-16.
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  The best is yet to come!!!

  by Junction-Guy in

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  2. friends

  this is my motto.

  im planning something that will make alot of people think, im gonna lose some friends, im gonna gain some friends.

  i will amaze you, i will shock you.

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  VanillaMocha73

  let me help - let me help...
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  2008 Changes to the Watchtowers

  by Inquisitor in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i don't know if someone else has already posted about this.

  i tried looking a page or two back in this section, but didn't find any thread on this news.

  if someone has, pls add the link in this thread.. no, the watchtowers aren't gonna be monthly like the awake, but apparently the w mags will be designed in this way:.

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  VanillaMocha73

  Hmmm... I vote we get 'em and post 'em (with liberal editorial). Can we count the placements by number of web visitors? LOL....