a mixture of emotions, from my wife it was hysteria,screams, fingers in the ears, similar from my mum, she was a very angry person most of my life anyway, my father was generally open to discussions but the conclusions were the usual patronising ridicule about my sources etc and he would hint that I'd had the wool pulled over my eyes by Satan and the evil apostates, my dealings in the locality have gone as far as they can now as they know me, a couple of the hardcore weekly workers on the cart I leave well alone, the other few are very friendly but I've gone as far as I can in speaking with doctrine and scandal if I was to push it any further they'd simply shun me, I have one sister who is as hard nosed as you can possible get but recently we had a text exchange which ended amicably. My only chances are when I see newbies on the cart work and I introduce myself and we get stuck into the usual subjects, ARC, UN membership etc.
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what sort of reactions have you gotten when talking to other jw when telling them the "truth about the truth"?
by AmIright inits funny ive read some stories on here about how they have become so infuriated by what logic dictates as being true and their own denying of it because it completely screws up their belief and shows how hypocritical it is xd some look like a nuclear reactor about to blow xd.
share you experiences here :) .
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Sanderson Patronises Ex-Bethelites
by konceptual99 indon't normally waste time watching these but this one caught my eye as it was obvious what the subject matter would be about..... http://tv.jw.org/#en/video/vodprogramsevents/pub-jwbmw_201604_2_video.
mark sanderson: accept change with faith and confidence (heb.
basically sanderson is giving a pep talk to all those that have new assignments changed.
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in that recent video featuring that goon from the British branch relating another bullshit blessing from jeehoovah and their purchase of a contaminated shit hole there was a section showing their transport dept and I was certainly surprised with the amount of minibuses they have use of, clearly being used to pick up day workers from local stations, they could easily survive this way and rid the branch of residential workers completely. -
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Need way more sex in a relationship and still serve Jehovah
by lovestarved ini have been disfellowshipped twice, and currently am- both times for sex.
i have a high need for sex in my relationship, and after 3 marriages, keep not finding that need in the other person.
so, i end up going out of the organization looking for it.
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In think you could be be looking for the proverbial pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, a nymphomaniac zealous submissive sister with spiritual goals LOL, I dont see you ever finding it or if you do you will be looking a ling time. Join a dating site there is even one for jw's or find out the real truth about the truth that your leaders dont want you to hear, over a 100 years of failed prophecies,false doctrines,mounting child abuse court cases, the Australian Royal Commission enquiry, United Nations membership , the organization is a sinking ship. I'd get out if you have any sense, or your high sex drive and sexual frustrations will get the better of you. -
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GB Daniel Sydlik died ten years ago today (on April 18, 2006)
by AnneB inhe seemed like a decent fellow.
i miss his talks.
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Punk, using the word to "boy" to people of ethnic origin in the UK is very much an insult and one of the very worst, and I have experience of it,my ex boss is Indian and I heard him almost explode when he was called a "boy" one time. Sickprick LOL! -
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The Kingdom Hall
by TheLiberator ini know i have mentioned this on other posts.
as a born-in, i was obsessed with the watchtower.
it was god's organization.
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its a gradual awakening and everyone reacts differently, myself I found an huge sense of joy,relief about finding TTATT, but I was having to deal with a different set of problems in regards to a failing marriage,unemployment( I did find good employment very shortly after we separated) moving away and eventually divorce , I really did hit rock bottom during the last year together as I watched it all fall apart, I simply was unable to cope, but the sense of starting out again after I'd moved away and I found a new purpose in life, a renewed energy, life turned around so quickly and so much for the better, but we leave wounded by it we take away scars to our graves after investing so much time,emotion and energy in it. I can really understand the deep rooted mental health problems that people develop;anxiety/panic attacks,depression,PTSD etc but time is a wonderful healer, we do move on. Looking back it all seems so ridiculous that we were sucked into this scam but the amazing thing I've found is being able to help others escape from them and wake up. Look forward to the rest of your life TheLiberator! -
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2016 Regional Conventions
by Wild_Thing inso i found where the places and dates are listed on the jw site, and there are 2 listed for my city.
is there any way to find out which "region" is assigned to which?
i want to know which ones the locals are assigned to.
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GB Daniel Sydlik died ten years ago today (on April 18, 2006)
by AnneB inhe seemed like a decent fellow.
i miss his talks.
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GB Daniel Sydlik died ten years ago today (on April 18, 2006)
by AnneB inhe seemed like a decent fellow.
i miss his talks.
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I wouldn't class him a decent at all, just think how much misery he contributed to peoples lives with their dreadful policies over the years and remained silent throughout, what was the words that spewed out through his dirty mouth during Ed Dunlaps JC, "we are not here to discuss the bible with you" from a man who claimed to be spirit appointed as a member of the governing body, sorry no misty eyed reminiscing from me. -
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JWs' love to brag about preaching but.....
by pleaseresearch inif what they are preaching about is untrue and false, does it really count?
i mean over the 100 years plus we have been going, how much of what we taught was absolute crap.
how many things taught about never came true.
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Wasanelder Once, being a born in , wasting some of the best years of my life, marrying and divorcing my jw wife we didn't have any kids,but many years down the line I did meet someone else and had a family I now have a 6 year old son and an 8 year old daughter, it is possible! -
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WTBTS vs. Islam
by kairos inthe articles and meeting parts have been missing something all along, as far as i can see.. jws are taught to demonize all 'worldly' ( not jws) organizations, individuals and religions as having no value only to be destroyed by god at 'harm-you-gettin'-( armageddon ).. why do they not mention islam?no scathing denouncements?.
the only publication i really remember, was the "mankind's search for god" book that touched on the beliefs and practices of muslims.. why do you think this is the case?.
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wasn't the Mankind's Search for God fairly critical of all belief systems ie Buddhism/Hinduism/Confuciusism/Islam etc, basically the theme of the book concluded with a summary of these world wide belief systems and that they are all wrong,steeped in false worship and only WE are right and only WE are doing gods will? I seem to remember it was a book that heaped so much ridiculous vanity upon them.