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  Give me a reason not to go back

  by chukky 594 in

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  been out now for 10 yrs but life is a mess.

  starting to think its because i have no spiritual compass.

  why shouldn't i consider going back?.

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  naazira

  It's kind of like magic spells. If you believe they work, then they will but if you do not believe in spells they will not work. So, stop believing that the jws have power over your life. Bad things will happen to you if you're in the organisation or not. Being in the jws just distract you and give you false hope. That is why it seems that life was so much better inside the religion, because you were kept distracted by the carrot dangling in front of your face.

  You shouldn't go back, because religion will never make you or your life better. It is you and you alone that will do all of the work to create a happy and successful life for yourself.

  You should not go back because the congregation does not have a genuine interest in you, it is a waste of time reading pages of literature. You could take a yoga class or study something that will actually help you. You will lose a lot of money spending on keeping up appearances, fueling the car, donating to the organization. They view you as weak for leaving in the first place.

  THEY DO NOT CARE ABOUT YOU, ONLY THEMSELVES.
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  New - JW Flash Mobs...

  by konceptual99 in

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  ... all this emotive stuff they have been gorging on recently is making some dubs go really vocal.... .

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vc2cra-rwm8.

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  naazira

  Oh it's the jw funeral song.
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  Telephone Conversations Today with 2 Elders Re: Shunning - Or Not?

  by abbasgreta in

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  my alcoholic and aged jw mother is now extremely ill and is being cared for in every respect by my non-jw brother.

  3 sisters visited him yesterday and were adamant.

  that i (disassociated and shunned by her for nearly 3 years) was able to 'visit her any time' and that ' there was nothing to stop me seeing her' as long as i. didn't discuss spiritual things with her.

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  naazira

  Elders are always trying to lighten the load off of the congregation, by dropping those physically and mentally "weak".
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  The Only Time JWs Make Contact

  by naazira in

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  i've realised that the only time jws make contact with me is during memorial season, and at the start of the new service year.

  they always try to talk more in the beginning of the service year.

  as the pioneer sister always said "start off strong, and get a lot of hours early.

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  It makes me laugh at how excited the jws become when they are doing the convention campaign. I agree it is a big joke, the distance many have to travel is ridiculous!
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  Hey There, so...what have I missed in the last couple of years?

  by PSacramento in

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  hi everyone,.

  so...what have i missed in the last couple of years?.

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  naazira

  Oh not much, the governing body replaced Jehovah. Also, the organisation has moved into the digital age. The society is promoting their official website jw.org with tracts.
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  The Only Time JWs Make Contact

  by naazira in

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  i've realised that the only time jws make contact with me is during memorial season, and at the start of the new service year.

  they always try to talk more in the beginning of the service year.

  as the pioneer sister always said "start off strong, and get a lot of hours early.

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  I've realised that the only time jws make contact with me is during memorial season, and at the start of the new service year. They always try to talk more in the beginning of the service year. As the pioneer sister always said "start off strong, and get a lot of hours early." They are so being pimped. I won't let these folks hustle me this time, in order to get hours.

  So when do jws make contact with you?
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  "Go Where the Need is Great" - Is this phrase unique to JW's only???

  by AudeSapere in

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  "go where the need is great"... it's one of those jw buzz-words/phrases.

  almost like a secret code that just pops up in what would otherwise be a 'normal' conversation.. .

  i was conducting an interview with a candidate this afternoon and she used this phrase when explaining that she travelled to various locations of a previous employer.

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  I know non jws who use this phrase. It is more so used in relief and charity work.
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  A new member

  by LP97 in

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  i'm a 17 year old from scotland.

  can i just say this site is absolutely brilliant.

  finally found people with open minds and free thought that doesn't just consist of "well the wt told me this so it must be right".. my story is that i'm just like any other child of a jw...brought up into a life of indoctrination where "the world's" thinking is automatically wrong.. that is until i was 14 - a light turned on in my head.

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  naazira

  Welcome :-)
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  I Offer You This Choice

  by simon17 in

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  suppose the following choice were offered you, and you had to choose one or the other.

  which would you pick (and perhaps why):.

  1) you can continue living your life as it is, die when you might, and that's that.. 2) you can instead agree to die in 1 year in exchange for this: you will be granted access to the entire past and future history of intelligent life in the universe.

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  naazira

  I would choose #1. What good is it to know everything about everything, and not be able to share it with others? The knowledge that I would acquire would die with me. How will this knowledge help me? Yeah, it may give me peace of mind (or cause distress)- but then what? I choose to stay ignorant, and die when my number is called.
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  Did You Believe That You Were Going To Live Forever?

  by minimus in

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  in either heaven or earth?.

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  naazira

  I never believed that I would live forever in heaven or earth. I knew my actions and wisdom will live on. I never completely bought into the live forever thing.