Lost in the fog

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  Introduction

  by inactive1 in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  i have been in crisis regarding the international problem of the way child abuse has been handled in the wt organization.

  i have been dealing with serious health issues that made it necessary for me to go on permanent disability since 2015. since then my health has gotten worse making it nearly impossible to attend meetings.

  in this period i have received no spiritual or other help of any kind.

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  Lost in the fog

  Inactive 1.

  Your experience is not unique. I too had to go on permanent disability, and as a result came off as an elder. It was during this period that I discovered that my former friends, elders, and brothers couldn't give a damn about me as a person since I was no longer able to attend meetings or share in the field service. I became the invisible Man.

  The fact that I already had serious doubts about the organisation as I had seen things from the inside, and then could not believe the lies being spun by those who had never liked me on the Body of Elders as to why I was no longer serving, made my departure arrive faster than I had planned.

  My biggest regret is the number of years which I dedicated to this crap! I wish you well my friend on your journey. The more you read the more you will discover that is shocking about an organisation that you once believed in fully.
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  Protect our Species

  by Lost in the fog in

  1. social
  2. current

  april 22nd 2019 is world earth day.

  an opportunity for people to join in doing something to protect our planet now rather than hoping g_d will save it in the future.

  https://www.earthday.org/earthday/ .

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  Lost in the fog

  April 22nd 2019 is World Earth Day. An opportunity for people to join in doing something to protect our planet NOW rather than hoping G_d will save it in the future.

  https://www.earthday.org/earthday/
  
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  He went to the meeting today!

  by HappyBlessedFree in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  so after almost 5 months of not attending meeting, today my husband decided to attend the special talk.

  i am sad, frustrated, nervous, but also hopeful that he will see something that he never did before .

  lies and manipulation.

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  Lost in the fog

  @The Fall Guy.

  A videoed speaker? Whatever happened to audience contact? (as taught in the TM school in the past). How on earth can a videoed speaker interact with the people who are listening.... Don't they trust local elders to give these talks anymore?
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  Hospital Horrors.

  by Lost in the fog in

  1. social
  2. current

  cdc warning about a new superbug affecting patients in us and uk hospitals.

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  https://blogs.webmd.com/webmd-interviews/20190409/superbug-yeast-spreads-through-us-hospitals?ecd=soc_fb_190414_cons_blog_superbugyeast&linkid=100000005816456 .

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  Lost in the fog

  CDC warning about a new superbug affecting patients in US and UK hospitals.

  https://blogs.webmd.com/webmd-interviews/20190409/superbug-yeast-spreads-through-us-hospitals?ecd=soc_fb_190414_cons_blog_superbugyeast&linkId=100000005816456
  
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  Misinforming the Masses.

  by Lost in the fog in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  an interesting article - the watchtower’s medical expert - health - nigeria.

  misleading the masses.

  https://www.nairaland.com/5131533/watchtowers-medical-expert .

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  Lost in the fog

  An interesting article - The Watchtower’s Medical Expert - Health - Nigeria. Misleading the masses.

  https://www.nairaland.com/5131533/watchtowers-medical-expert
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  So I've been warned about whether I should reveal my feelings of a Deity

  by HiddenPimo in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  all i have to say about that is that i agree with the following quote attributed to marcus aurelius:.

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  Lost in the fog

  I still struggle with the fact that the universe has no end to it.

  In other words there's a lot of things that blow my mind and I can't explain.

  Since disavowing the JWs version of events I have put God into the same box, full of quandaries and perplexities that I find difficult to comprehend.

  To each his own, if you believe I am OK with that, if you don't believe I am OK with that also.
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  Brain Teaser

  by BourneIdentity in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i’ve always wondered about this one.

  if the bible says there will be a resurrection of the righteous and the unrighteous, does that mean all mankind that have died will come back to life?

  if so, what’s the incentive for jws to have an urgency to preach and save people?

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  Lost in the fog

  I can remember a Zone Overseer's talk where he said that natural disasters like the floods in Pakistan and India where many people lost their lives was probably Jehovah’s way of ensuring that people who would never get the chance of a witness now would have the opportunity to hear the truth after their resurrection in the New World. (Thunderous applause from the audience).

  A scary thought if you ask me....
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  Holy Spirit - Present or Gone in the Congregations?

  by BourneIdentity in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i was doing some reminiscing and remember the days back in the late 80s and early 90s where i truly could say the meetings were so encouraging and that i felt the holy spirit present and operating on all of us.

  today when i attend, there is nothing of the sort.

  is it because jehovah has withheld it?

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  Lost in the fog

  A friend of ours in Australia has stopped going to the meetings because of seeing the problems in the congregation there. They were bold (or crazy) enough to announce the fact on their Facebook page. Immediately the posts started rolling in either urging them to go back, to seek out the elders, or criticizing them for not opposing the Devil.

  The post that really made me laugh was the one which said, "Oh you have to return to the congregation's Kingdom Hall because it's the only place in the world where Jehovah is with his Holy Spirit."

  And I thought how ignorant of Bible knowledge the writer must be for Christ said that God does not dwell in handmade temples. And besides if you believe in God as the Almighty One then HE is God over every creation, not inside one tiny building and His holy spirit is working across the globe. It's laughable that anyone can think God is somehow anchored above each Kingdom Hall and nowhere else.
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  LAPSED JEHOVAH'S WITNESS.

  by Lost in the fog in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  so this former athlete is taking part in a new television programme.

  it caught my attention that he called himself a lapsed jehovah's witness.

  it obviously didn't bother him to stand up for the national anthem when he won a gold medal in the london olympics, so i guess he's pretty well lapsed.. https://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/our-region/milton-keynes/milton-keynes-star-greg-rutherford-to-appear-in-new-bbc-tv-show-starting-friday-1-8875479 .

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  Lost in the fog

  So this former athlete is taking part in a new television programme. It caught my attention that he called himself a lapsed Jehovah's Witness.

  It obviously didn't bother him to stand up for the national anthem when he won a gold medal in the London Olympics, so I guess he's pretty well lapsed.

  https://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/our-region/milton-keynes/milton-keynes-star-greg-rutherford-to-appear-in-new-bbc-tv-show-starting-friday-1-8875479
  
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  I dont understand why KH's are less attractive than churches

  by nowawake14 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i mean, come on.

  if they call themselves the "true", then why are most kingdom halls not as attractive as churches and dont do any better?.

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  Lost in the fog

  Because they are so plain a jw who finally makes it inside a cathedral is blown away by the art, sculpture, etc. It has been the beginning of their journey out in some instances I am aware of, especially when they see the people attending have a strong connection to their community and also love one another.