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  Older Sister Disfellowshipped

  by EmptyInside in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  my brother told us that sr. so and so ,was disfellowshipped.

  now ,she is in her late 60's.

  i just had a feeling it was for apostasy.

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  How Will They End 1914 Teaching?

  by EmptyInside in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i'm sure this has been discussed, but 1914 has to go away.

  instead of, the overlapping generation teaching, they should have just ditched 1914. .

  they should have done that a long time ago with 1975. it's the last of the teachings in the charles taze russell era.. i'm thinking they just will stop talking about it, and it will be out of the mind of the rank and file loyal witnesses .

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  Reflections and Field Service

  by EmptyInside in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  wow,i started posting on here 10 years ago,time flies,when waking up from cult mind control,lol.. i've been watching a lot of youtube lately from ex-jehovah's witnesses,especially those just coming out.

  and some still go out in field service on their own.

  i have a confession.

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  Special Talk

  by EmptyInside in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  anyone listen to the "special" talk today?

  i guess it was given by one of the governing body members and shown at all the halls.

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  Growth From jw.org?

  by EmptyInside in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  well,according to my mother,lots of bible studies and newly interested ones because of the promotion of the website.

  it is just growing,lol.. i have no clue.

  it's funny their spin on things.

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  No Common Sense (About Convention)

  by EmptyInside in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  well,the guilt trip worked in getting them to the international convention,even though,for some,it put their health at great risk.. i'm glad that an elderly relative showed some common sense and realized she couldn't make the convention.

  but,people still treated her oddly about not going.. one of her friends,who had a stroke in the past,thought about not attending,only to get screamed at by her so-called friends.

  she did go,but it was hard on her.

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  Just Curious About Something

  by EmptyInside in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  sorry,couldn't think of a better title for this post,without it being long.. i was thinking this morning,if ex-jws, who were born into the group less likely to join another religion after leaving.

  vs. the witnesses who belonged to a church before joining the religion.. from my own prespective,being raised a witness,i have no intention of joining any religion.

  and it seems that born-ins are less likely to join a religion after leaving the cult.. in my own experience,i think it's religious burn-out to tell the truth.

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  Stupid Generalizations

  by EmptyInside in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i've learned my lesson.

  i just keep my mouth shut around jw family.

  and my mother knows better than that.

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  Children of God Cult

  by EmptyInside in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i was listening to an interview on public radio of chris owens,formerly of the band,girls.. anyway,they touched on briefly how he was raised in the children of god cult.

  he mentioned how isolated he felt,and when he left at 16,he accepted the fact that he would lose communication with his mother.

  since that is the way of groups like that.

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  "Imitate Their Faith"

  by EmptyInside in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so,a family member picked up the new release for me at the convention.

  and i am skimming through it,and find it difficult to get into,because it seems written as a children's book.

  i guess all their publications are going to be simplified.