there has been many but the most defining was in the aftermath of the WACO Texas siege, I had faded completely was was not vocalising any doubts on doctrine etc and was not really looking to, I was burnt out mentally my marriage was close to collapse and I didn't feel I could turn to anyone but the news media was covering the siege extensively we also began to hear the world "cult" mentioned far more, other groups began to me mentioned especially the WTS, Mormons, Amish, Moonies, Jim Jones etc. One particular night I was driving around listening to a talk show on the radio, the theme was about the siege and they had an expert on cults answering calls about cults and sects etc and if anyone was worried about any friends and family members who maybe involved with any cults to call the number that was mentioned after the show, naturally I called and thats where my life changed completely that night, I was put into contact with Reachout Trust an evangelical christian outreach group who although I did not subscribe to their brand of exiting cults etc they had a very well stocked office of reading material, R Franz' books Doug Harris' Awake to the Watchtower, the rest is history I purchased a few books and would read read and read, my fate was sealed, I voiced my doubts and another roller coaster of of emotions and trauma was about to begin, I got out of that marriage survived a JC and carried on with my fade and moved away two years later and never looked back.
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That One Defining Moment That Changed Your Life.
by new boy init seems that many times in life there is a moment or an action that changes your whole world.
it could be just a look that someone gives you.. many times it can be something rather small.
something hardly noticeable by anyone but you.
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My life ... and how JWD came to be - Part 5
by Simon inmy life ... and how jwd came to be - part 1. my life ... and how jwd came to be - part 2. my life ... and how jwd came to be - part 3. my life ... and how jwd came to be - part 4. i swear, i thought it was only a couple of years at most since i wrote part 4 of "my life and how jwd came to be".
i re-read it after someone posted to it and brought it back on active topics and it was kind of prophetic in a way ... well, i had the 5 years part right if nothing else:.
it would be nice to visit the site (or whatever one is around then) in 5 years time to let people know how we're doing and find only a few of the same people still around.
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jookbeard
never quite read your family background Simon and just reading here that you joined him in Canada, did he leave the WTS well before you? do you still have family in the UK? who was the first to wake up?
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Copy of Crisis of Conscience for Sale
by Village Idiot ini’ve run into hard financial times and have decided to sell my second copy of coc for a fair price.
you’ll find them on amazon for ridiculous prices starting from $59.84 for a beat up used one to $294.96 and up for a new condition copy.
i’m selling mine in new condition for $50.00 plus shipping which should not be more than $5.
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jookbeard
still all quiet from Commentary Press is regards to reprints, what a hopeless state of affairs
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"West World" and The Jehovah Witnesses
by new boy insitting there watching the new hbo series last night, i couldn't help but laugh and think about the similarities.
the creators (the gods) and the hosts (their creations) have an interesting relationship.. the "hosts" are programmed to have free thinking but only up to a point.
just like the witnesses.
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jookbeard
I've been enjoying the series, I get the parallels, Thandie Newton kind of takes me away from dwelling on it too much though!
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Official Increase in the Number of Jehovah's Witnesses You Shouldn't Trust
by David_Jay inreports are coming from witnesses that, once again, the number of memorial partakers has risen considerably this past year, 2016. while confirmation is still to come on the exact numbers, the current explanations given for this increase surely causes a dilemma.. imagine the roman catholic church publishing each year the number of members who it felt were mistaken about what they believed in, that this same number of members was likely suffering from problems such as pride or even mental disorders or something along this line.
this number, by the way, was in the thousands too and growing annually.
what would you conclude, therefore about the catholic church and its admission?.
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jookbeard
its is a strange scenario but its one stat they cant really fudge do to the fact that most people in attendance usually see the partakers or gossip about who has partook, the rest they can massage, be creative with as much as they want, the report slips from the R&F are not worth the paper they are written on!
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UK TV: The Fastest Growing Branch of Chistianity in UK Today
by darkspilver inpentecostalism is now the largest christian faith in london.
what is it about this rapidly growing religion that makes it so appealing?.
black-majority pentecostal churches in particular are one of the big success stories of the black community in britain.
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jookbeard
I see Evangelical Christian churches opening all over the place in my part of London, former shops,industrial units, former cinemas, disused clubs, public halls etc its very widespread indeed, in my former circuit 3 congregations have been disbanded and one of the KH's sold off, so much for SPF's claim of their continuing growth, the reports of meeting attendance from my old congregation and other KH's around the area are very much down, I'm even seeing the carts out less and less these days
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Dutch JW convention hall for sale.
by Anders Andersen inas the newly expanded convention hall in swifterbant is now in use, the only other jw convention hall in the netherlands is now for sale.. https://congreshal.nl/english/ (congreshal means convention center).. note the links to the brooklyn and ibsa garage sales at the bottom of the page..
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jookbeard
I wonder what the future holds for the UK Assembly Halls that they own?, clearly worth a fortune two in the London area
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The one oclock meeting
by Steel ini go to a hall (very rarely) with a single cong of about 60 people in a small city of maybe 10000. our board of elders is a bunch of childless weirdos or at least the ones that make an effort.. they recently changed the sunday meeting time from 10/12 to 1/ 3. a number of us are pissed off.
its makes to hard to drive to the city or go to a football game.. i just know the gestopo elders behind the change.
if your life isnt as miserable or pointless as theirs, they arent doing their job.
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jookbeard
I hated afternoon Sunday meetings even as a member of the R&F in good standing it could have been the catalyst for a fade from me on that issue alone, they had a vote for it one time because the ass of our PO in his old cong had afternoon meetings for many years so decided our cong should have it, he was outvoted, I saw the anger and rage in the tossers eyes that night
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Dutch JW convention hall for sale.
by Anders Andersen inas the newly expanded convention hall in swifterbant is now in use, the only other jw convention hall in the netherlands is now for sale.. https://congreshal.nl/english/ (congreshal means convention center).. note the links to the brooklyn and ibsa garage sales at the bottom of the page..
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jookbeard
good grief, I wonder how much more of their real estate is to be flogged off worldwide?
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My oldest friend, Quincy Roberts, Ex-JW died last night at age 66
by TerryWalstrom inthe first time i walked into a kingdom hall, i was about 15 years old.
i shook hands with a 12-year-old named quincy.
as time passed and we grew older, quincy hung out with us older j-dubs.
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jookbeard
nice story Terry