sweet pea
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Death Knell -- the Internet for the WTS
by Francophile ini'm new here -- i confidently disassociated in 1994 (but really left the organization in 1992).
i was a ministerial servant and gave talks at conventions.
i'm not bragging, but just giving you an idea of my involvement.
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What Double Standards Exist With Jehovah's Witnesses?
by minimus into be a "good jehovah's witness" you must be able to live by double standards.
you have to know how to play both sides to the middle.
you have to speak and act one way with certain persons and another way with the others.. one example of how witnesses live by double standards:you cannot join the ymca because jws can't involve themselves with religious matters or else be shunned.
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Shunning Policy
by sweet pea ina little bird told me that some members of the governing body are unhappy with the shunning policy and want it changed (presumably due to the bad press from sites like these).
apparently they were overruled.
is this yet another policy that will start to be diluted and eventually dropped altogether or what and can anyone back up the rumour?
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The Kindest Most Effective Words
by sweet pea insuggestions please on the kindest and most effective (i.e.
they might stop and seriously think about why) to say to very special close friends that we will no longer be attending the meetings.
i spoke to the first of a few friends today and could tell they were deeply upset - their first reaction was "but there is no where else to go?!
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Freedom
by sweet pea inwhat a rollercoaster the last couple of days has been.
having been prompted gently and lovingly by husband 'besty' i have examined my faith, sorry the organisation, and finally realised that he has been right all along in his reservations.
i feel all sorts of emotions, mainly happiness at finally feeling free - no more meetings (i never could see why we had to attend 3 a week and always felt stressed about taking the babies along when they should be in bed!
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Had The Chat With My Mother
by sweet pea inspilled the beans yesterday.
told her i was never going to another meeting again.
knew it wouldn't be too hard going as she's always had a few doubts herself, what i didn't appreciate was just how many she had and how hard she was finding it as she is developing a great social life with 'wordly' friends!!
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Was There Something That Ever Bothered U About The "Truth" While U Were In?
by minimus inwhen i used to read the prophecies of revelation and see the society's interpetation i often thought to myself, "how could this be"?
i shelved a lot of things, hoping that maybe i'd understand over time or the "light would get brighter".. as an elder, i used to wonder how they (the society) could tell the elders one thing and put into print another thing.
while the rank and file were being told at the watchtower studies how the elders were to not judge unfairly at judicial committees, the elders were told to be safe rather than sorry when it came to "removing the wicked man from our midst".
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FOR THOSE WHO GO TO THE KINGDOM HALL............I HAVE A QUESTION.
by juni inspecifically for those of you who have been in the jw religion many years and still attend -.
do you see a difference in the brothers' and sisters' demeanor (facial and otherwise) and attitude from years ago?
thank you for your input.. juni .
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BOILING UP
by sweet pea ini feel like i am about to explode!
having spent the last few days immersed in this site, reading all your wonderful, funny, strange, thought provoking posts, together with all the experiences on www.silentlambs.com i just cannot believe what i have been a part of all these years.
i am so angry inside - i am never, ever going to another meeting again but and want to tell all my closest friends (genuinely lovely non-muppet witnesses, although i am not naive in understanding how the mind controlling cult will influence their reactions and subsequent actions?
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Anyone know where she is?
by sweet pea ini would love to get in contact with lauren welsh who used to be in redhill congregation, surrey, england - anyone know her?