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  Just Bumped Into My JW Sister And Brother In Town

  by pale.emperor in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  so im walking through town today on my lunchbreak and spot the unmistakable walk of my younger brother.

  this is the one who left watchtower... well it turns out he's returned to the vomit after stupidly turning up to the 2017 convention and a few elders filling his head with seeing our dead dad in paradise and to "wait on jehovah".. a few meters behind him was my sister.

  she spotted me first, then hurried up her step to my brother.

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  I am sorry that happened. It is horrible what this terrible cult can do to families.
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  a jw hell

  by carla in

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  2. humour

  a jw hell-.

  https://www.yahoo.com/celebrity/smurfs-obsessed-woman-7000-smurf-items-worlds-largest-collection-190854430.html.

  i would like to see a video of jw attempting a bible study in her place!.

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  This is terrific!! I have always loved the Smurfs and especially now that i'm out. Thanks for sharing . :)
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  Has Anyone Ever Just Gotten Mad and "Popped" an Elder?

  by Cold Steel in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  it has to have happened.

  people get stressed out, an elder or overseer takes just two steps over the line and gets a fat lip for his trouble.. does that ever happen?

  or maybe someone "counsels" a brother at the wrong time and tempers flare at the old kingdom hall?.

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  QuestioningEverything

  At my old congregation, a group of brothers played basketball weekly. During one of the games, one brother fouled another pretty hard and it ended up in a fist fight. The brother who threw the first punch was an elder and was demoted briefly. It was a big story in our area for a while.
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  What does CLAM stand for?

  by QuestioningEverything in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i've seen this in a few posts and not sure what it means.

  :) please help..

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  I've seen this in a few posts and not sure what it means. :) Please help.
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  Special Video to be shown this week?

  by neat blue dog in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i heard that there is supposed to be a video shown in all congregations this week, preempting the local needs part .

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  anybody heard this?.

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  What does CLAM stand for?
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  The true sign of a Cult-Like group is:

  by stuckinarut2 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  just thought we could have a concise thread listing the signs of a high control, or cult-like group:.

  feel free to add to the list:.

  the true sign of a cult-like group is:.

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  QuestioningEverything

  They encourage you to tell/report on other members behavior or alleged wrongdoing. IE: keeping the congregation clean
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  Entertainment: What's everybody reading or into right now?

  by schnell in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  i picked up bernard cornwell's the pagan lord at the library.

  historical fiction set in england after the death of alfred the great.

  i'm loving it, especially the between-the-lines wit and sense of timing in cornwell's writing, and the complete badassery of the protagonist.

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  Reading: The Stand by Stephen King

  Watching: WestWorld and Insecure on HBO
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  Christmas is Coming!

  by Drifting Away in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so, this will be a time of much confusion.

  being a born in, and wanting to celebrate my first christmas is confusing, nerve wracking, and difficult to comprehend.

  how have others dealt with there first christmas after leaving?

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  QuestioningEverything

  Christmas is AWESOME!! I love it! The first time i celebrated it was back in 2008. I bought a small 3 foot tree(still have it) and had my boys help decorate it. We decided as a family that we wanted lasagna to be our annual Christmas dinner and it has been every year since. I don't really believe in the whole Jesus birthday thing but we enjoy it as a family and get to spend time together.

  It's just a fun day for us to have plus you get presents!!
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  Apostacy the same as blasphemy?

  by QuestioningEverything in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  when i was growing up, the worst thing a jw could do was be 'blasphemous against the holy spirit'.

  that was certain to be instant death in the eyes of the wt.

  now, as i understand it, apostacy is the worst thing you can do.

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  When i was growing up, the worst thing a JW could do was be 'blasphemous against the holy spirit'. That was certain to be instant death in the eyes of the WT.

  Now, as i understand it, apostacy is the worst thing you can do. Interesting change.
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  Mouthy's Funeral (video)

  by mouthys_other_granddaughter in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  for those interested, this is the video of mouthy's (grace) funeral from september 8, 2016. https://youtu.be/yvmiwo0ycds.

  thanks again everybody for the kind words about her - she will be sorely missed by our family as i know she will be by many of you too!

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  QuestioningEverything

  I am sorry to learn of your loss. While I did not know Grace personally,t i can say that i remember her very well from her posts on this wonderful website. She was always kind and encouraging to others. And from watching the video, i can see that she was that way in real life, too.