lostinnj83
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DYING TO PIONEER!
by The Searcher ini was talking with an elderly sister today, and she brought up the topic of pioneering in march & april.
she then mentioned the elderly brother who has an extremely serious condition who was used to explain to the congregation, how he would adjust to be able to get the pioneer hours in.
it became 100% clear to the sister (and probably others) that this brother could die by pushing himself so hard.. loving shepherds, prove it - don't sanction such ones to enrol for such a life-threatening exercise.
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Double Standard re: Baptism
by lostinnj83 ini was speaking to my mother earlier this week, and she was mentioning about someone in her hall that was in the hospital.
this person was never mentally "present" even prior to getting baptized.
my mom said out of the blue "why would they allow someone who is mentally incoherent to make such a serious commitment as baptism?".
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Where is this LOVE that is being "preached about"??
by lostinnj83 inthe only display of love that i have experienced is from non-jw's!!!!!
the people we have been warned so much to stay away from them are the only ones that have been supportive and loving towards me in my darkest moments.. .
what really gets me is how they can bring themselves to show "love" to someone who has committed heinous crimes like molesting children but will be downright hateful to people who have become better and happier people since they have left the organization!!!.
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About Shunning
by lostinnj83 ini wonder how jw's who shun their family members explain such behavior to "outsiders" like coworkers.
i mean its natural that co workers get to know each other and about their families etc...so when they topic comes oh how's your daughter or son?
how do they explain that?
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Do you ever wonder...
by OneDayillBeFree inif there are any brothers or sisters in your kingdom hall that are mentally awake to ttatt?.
do you ever wonder if some of the posters here (who are still in) are in your hall?
studies, un-baptized publishers, pioneers, ministerial servants, elders?
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Possibly heard a Conscious Class public talk.
by lostinnj83 ini can't be certain but i found yesterdays public talk to be interesting.
it was on salvation.
the speaker read many scriptures from the bible and didn't mention anything about the organization being necessary for salvation, just jehovah and jesus.. i actually walked out feeling like i had learned something.. perhaps, he wasn't of the conscious class but in the very least he gave a nice non brainwashed message.. does anyone else think they have heard a conscious class talk given from the platform?.
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I'm surrounded by Witnesses!
by Anony Mous inas some of you remember, i was quite active last year on here, getting out of the cult and in the process losing my wife, having my child kidnapped by wife under supervision of elders, long drawn-out custody and divorce disputes which came out largely in my favor.
all of that is nearly over, the judge is signing off on the last pieces of paper.. so what happened since?
got a girlfriend, got into different lifestyles and i am for the first time very happy with my life.
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Logical Illustration (for those who will listen!)
by lostinnj83 inin my quest to try to reason with a few people close to me i thought of the perfect illustration as to why we should examine our beliefs against whats printed in the wt or on the jw website.. granted, because of the blinders they were on able to accept any part of what i was saying but to any "non-believer" that i have used this with has understood perfectly.
so it may be worth a shot to try it out.. .
if a person were looking to take a trip lets say to a specific resort.