Posts by NewYork44M

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Restrictions

by snugglebunny in

what kind of restrictions are people put under when their behaviour has been considered worthy of disfellowshipping but have managed to avoid the big "d"?.

me (going back a bit):.

1. never to be in the company of the lady unchaperoned although we were "betrothed".. 2. removed from ministerial servants position.. 3. not allowed to pray in the congregation at all, including book study.. 4. removed as watchtower study conductor.. 5. removed as public speaker and talks at service meetings.. 6. removed as pioneer.. 7. report to po once a month.. amazingly, i missed none of those things and relished the freedom from responsibility.

NewYork44M

I was not allowed to read at the bookstudy in my final phase of my fade.

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Have You Ever Found Yourself Really Not Liking Someone Here?

by minimus in

jw
friends

i've been on this board for years.

99% of the posters here i do not personally know.

a few, maybe not so much...lol..... do posters here get you upset to the point that you really don't like them?

NewYork44M

I never got into battles with anyone to reach a point of dislike. I avoid political threads, which probably is the reason that I am able to stay away from conflict.

But just for fun, let me add - I voted for Hillary!

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Anyone in NYC available as a marriage witness?

by thebrokenkite in

i've recently openly joined this community and already have a huge favor to ask: if you are in the nyc area, would you be willing to be my marriage witness this wednesday morning?

all of my family and friends are either active dubs or abroad, while my "worldly" fiancée is a fl transplant and still new to the city.

we're happy to provide modest compensation.

NewYork44M

How was the wedding? Are you in the NYC area? We are in midtown.

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Jehovah's Witnesses denial of what they are supposed to believe from Watchtower

by jambon1 in

jw
friends

one of the most frustrating things.

when you confront jw's about what they believe they will often deny it.

such as "if your child is disfellowshipped then you can't have contact with them ever again".

NewYork44M

They're actually embarrassed by their own beliefs, so much so that most will deny or water them down.

Yup, that described me when I was in the cult. It was only when I committed to understanding what I believed that I was able to grasp the goofiness of the religion.

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Complete this sentence with only one word: THE TIME REMAINING IS...

by steve2 in

the time remaining is... elastic.. .

stash: /intesoft-inc.appspot.com/post/f0315d7a1cdf4d6498064881689ea032.html

NewYork44M

The time remaining is forever. Time will never stop. We have no impact on time.

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A "Simple Life": Who's Footing the Bill?

by thebrokenkite in

after much lurking and even sporadic posting under an alias account, i've decided to come out of the "apostate" shadows.

this month marks my 1-year disfellowshipping anniversary.

it's been a long, arduous journey, one that nearly took my life.

NewYork44M

Welcome aboard. Are you in the NYC area? I am, we should connect.

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The fate of all of Jehovah's Witnesses

by Half banana in

i have just posted elsewhere that there is no destiny for a jw other than to be deluded or disappointed, perhaps deluded or disillusioned would be a better expression.

there is no such thing as armageddon, no such thing as everlasting life, paradise is a mirage of wish fulfillment.. a friend of mine who is nominally a jw but who does not believe a word of it, told me about the dying words of another friend's father.

this man had been a lifelong stalwart jw and reared an exemplary jw dynasty but as he died he told his super zealous son that it (the jw religion) has got it all wrong.. ok, it's a social club for the majority of witnesses and an identity for those without self worth or clear goals in life, they will swallow the inconsistencies and biblical absurdities because it is in their community interests to conform.

NewYork44M

The fate of all JWs, as is the fate of all - is death.

The only question is how do you spend the time between now and when we die. I think it is ridiculous to spend the limited time we have following a cult. But that is just me.

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