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  Just got back from the Public Talk/WT study......very disappointed

  by R.F. in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so i finally went back to the sunday meeting after missing it for over a month.

  i've been to the tms/service meeting a couple of weeks ago by the way, but i've consistently missed the one for sunday.. i dreaded going, but i think i will go to the sunday meetings every couple of weeks for a while.

  between my dad and another factor, i think it will be best to go that route for a while.

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  lrkr

  The blatent negativity was one of the things that my wife and I always complained about to each other. Why are they so intent on convincing us that our lives are so terrible? She would ask me. We would sit inside on a beautiful spring day and hear about how depressing the world is. Then our son started to pick up on it. A 6 year old saying, "I cant wait for the new system." Why? Your life right now is not so bad...

  The time wasted listening to how terrible the world can be was the main reason that my wife missed 85% of meetings. It took me reading the facts on the internet for me to join her mentally.
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  Another update.

  by R.F. in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  just wanted to fill you all in on what's been going on with me lately....... well it's been about a month and a half and i've been to 2 congregation meetings within that time span.

  i've gotten no calls from any of the elders accept two, and they might've called twice each at the most, but it does seem like they're inquiring about me through another person at the moment.

  but either way, i feel im on the right track with fading, and i really don't care about what the elders think anymore, or any other jw for that matter.. my dad who was on my case hard at first has backed off.

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  lrkr

  I recommend you let it be their idea to remove you. Keep up with the missing of meetings and they will eventually come to that conclusion. if you try to resign it will raise flags and you will get a lot of "encouragement" (pressure) to get past your issues.
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  Protests at our District Assembly Tomorrow

  by JH in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i heard on tv this morning that a few will protest at our assembly which will be held in quebec city friday, saturday and sunday.. i heard that someone who lost a family member due to blood policy will protest in front of where the assembly will be held..... i'll try to find a link to this story... .

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  lrkr

  I remember being a kid at a San Diego convention in the early 80's and seing a plane with the phone number. Also the flyer about "What happened at Bethel in 1980" was floating around. I didn't pay any attention at the time but still remember it years later. I always wondered- what secrets are they talking about.
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  Transcript from DC audio: "The Superiority of Being Taught By Jehovah"

  by LiveLife in

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  2. friends

  almost entirely transcribed from the audio provided by fading away (thanks, fading away!!).

  i couldn't bear to type out all of one experience, you'll have to listen.. the audio link: education talk from follow the christ dc.

  the superiority of of being taught by jehovah.

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  lrkr

  So, how did he know what "Girls gone wild" is all about to reference it in a talk???
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  Would Witnesses Go Out in Ministry if They Didn't Allow Counting Time?

  by flipper in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hey folks.

  mr. flipper here.

  when i was a witness , like a lot of you, remember we'd all scramble around at the end of the month asking each other, ( or your book study conductor would remind you) to turn our time in for field ministry ?

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  NO
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  Help !!!! I need some answers...shall I continue in the truth???

  by resthe in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i need some answers or advice from the experienced brothers/sisters regarding my stand.

  i am too shy to go to the elders.

  shall i continue and pursue my life and hopefully be part of the organization once again ??

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  lrkr

  The thing is- you have to determine what is real and what is concept. Real is a person who unselfishly loves you and will care for you. Sin, an organization, obedience are all concepts. Problems come when people choose concepts over reality.

  Of course, always give yourself enough time to detemine whether or not your initial impressions are correct.
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  Who here believes in Creation, yet believes in the Fossil records??

  by Lady Liberty in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  good morning and "happy sunday everyone!!.

  yesterday our family (grandparents, grandkids, aunts, uncles) all went for a two hour drive for a picnic and all day fossil dig.

  (sorry, i cannot tell you where, as it would probably reviel who i am to the trolls on this forum.

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  I believe in a creator. To say that Genesis was an exact retelling of the events that led to life as it exists today- well I don't think even Genesis claims that.

  I don't think the fossil record is a matter of belief or not believing. Fossils are facts. Their interpretation is a field of science. There is not space for "belief or non-belief" in the legitimate consideration of fossils. Its like asking "Do you believe in leaves or not?"
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  Comments You Will Not Hear at the 6-24-07 WT Study (Youths Goals Honor God)

  by blondie in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  comments you will not hear at the 06-24-07 wt study (may 1, 2007, pages 24-29)(youths goals honor god)(notepad).

  review comments will be in red.

  wt material from today's wt will be in black.

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  Footnote: * Greek society placed a high value on education. Plutarch, a contemporary of Timothy, wrote: "To receive a proper education is the source and root of all goodness. ... It is this, I say, which leads on and helps towards moral excellence and towards happiness.... All other advantages are human, and trivial, and not worth our serious concern." -Moralia, I, "The Education of Children.")

  I love this quote. Mainly because it is very easy to agree with this. Education is the key to moral excellenc and happiness. I think in a different context, the WT would use this quote to support their point. I can't belive they quoted it as a "bad influence"
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  Help! Calling all Ex-Elders for advice on Appeal Commitee Situation

  by flipper in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hello guys, mr. flipper here.

  here's the deal, i'll try to be brief, hard for me.

  mrs. flipper and i got married last october, but before that one month before,my 18 year old daughter, her mom, my ex from 1998 and her husband came incognito one sat.

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  Another thing you could do- get to the CO and/or DO and explain how the JC is being used as a political weapon of your ex-wife. This is really affecting you (depression due to the strain on family relationships). Look the victim. Make sure they understand the ridiculous time frames.
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  Update! Drew Sagan is no longer a Jehovah's Witness

  by drew sagan in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  as promised here is all of the info regarding what has been going on.

  per the last jc with the elders i realized that all i had done was buy time.

  they felt that we should be df'ed right on the spot, but because i made a plea to wait for a letter coming back from the wts they decided to hold on taking such action.

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  If you want to really piss them off- appeal. And make sure to emphasize the "mommy and daddy" comment to the appeal committee. You might get it overturned. But it would definately embarass the a*****e who likes his power.