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  Why does it matter whether or not Armageddon is near?

  by TxNVSue2023 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  why does it matter whether or not the end of the world ( (armageddon) is near?

  if it was next week, next year, next decade, next century?

  what is to be gained by knowing how close or far it is?

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  Yes, the watchtower is, and always has been, a micromanaging high control cult.

  Thank goodness there are many who are many who are able to use their brains, apply critical thinking and escape its clutches.

  ps. Here we have a 'newly reinstated' person starting threads on an apostate web site - anyone know what cong the poster is from so we can report them to their congregation elders for loving scriptural correction/wt brainwashing??

  TxNVSue2023a month ago

  I was DF D3c 2022. Reinstated this Jan 2024 ( 1 year df'd). When they reinstated me that said I am on restriction- no commenting at meetings, have to have a weekly study with a pioneer sister, no parts in the school. How long do these restrictions usually last ( been about 3 months since reinstated).
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  Moving on in a new chapter

  by redsetter2 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  moving on is the hardest thing anyone has to cope with.. i have officially left the org.

  and now it feels my family have been waiting to do this for a long time, officially shunning me, even though they were practically doing this whilst i was still in.. it feels like i've accomplished a victory and at the same time i feel guilty i was tangled up in communication with someone who "hid who they were" claiming to leak information from bethel.

  i got the call from the man who i thought i worked with.

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  The plot thickens...
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  It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars (continued)

  by Simon in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  uh oh, looks like the mega thread gave up the ghost, so while i investigate / fix it just continue the discussion here .... it's been a long 9 years lloyd evans / john cedars.

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  Ron.W.

  Brace yourselves for another LE 'Glacially Slow Magic Mushroom Lawsuit' when the perennially sick bleached one sees this!!👍👍👍
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  Lines you would never hear from a Jehovah's Witness

  by Ron.W. in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  a slightly tongue in cheek, but also serious roundup of jw speak and why trying to reason with them is like trying to chip through concrete with a plastic spoon.. how many can you think of??.

  elder: 'yes.

  i read through the material you asked me to at your judicial meeting - you're right we're both in a cult!

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  18 Consider the example of Marco and his wife, Sidse, whose two adult daughters left the truth.
  Marco says "I was struggling with the feeling that it was my fault, so I told Jehovah how I felt.
  After a short time, a PIMO sister whom I hadn’t seen for many years came up to me, laid her hands on my shoulders, looked me in the eyes,and said:
  ‘Remember, Sidse, you raised your kids in a cult it is all your fault!’
  With her continued help, I began critical thinking, and I am now well on the way to becoming POMO."
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  New ministry, you don’t give a witness

  by Mikejw in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  there are assignments on the life and ministry school now where they are suggested to just talk to people without giving a witness.. they are supposed to practice starting conversations with strangers and listening to them to talk about whatever they want to talk about .

  there is an assignment this week where the conversation ends without giving a witness.

  jws don’t look like jws anymore and now they don’t actually preach.. you could get bearded men with sweaters or other such tops and women in pants or slacks coming upto you in the park or on the street and starting a conversation with you.. then you hear them listening to you and talking about whatever they think that you wanted to talk about .

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  Fascinating Mikejw!

  Wonder, if like in the old days, we'll get interested ones progressing so far and then saying;

  " I know it's the truth, but I just couldn't face the ministry where I'd have to have a friendly chat with someone in the park without preaching - I'd be far too nervous!"
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  It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars (continued)

  by Simon in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  uh oh, looks like the mega thread gave up the ghost, so while i investigate / fix it just continue the discussion here .... it's been a long 9 years lloyd evans / john cedars.

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  Ron.W.

  That night he did his infamous 'saintly brandon' livestream - I remember watching that thinking, 'is he drunk? has he taken something?'

  I still can't believe he did that -

  although he didn't look like he had been drinking when he posted the other earlier one saying -'he needed a break for mental health reasons'...
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  What's the Worst Advice You Heard of an Elder Giving Someone?

  by Sea Breeze in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i believe an an elder told someone who's daughter (14 yo) became sexually active with a 26 year old in the neighborhood, that maybe they should get married.

  so, they did... with parental consent.

  he turned out to be a ex-convict who shot his first wife in the face with a shotgun.

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  Ron.W.

  So sorry you had to go through all that RUN3500-

  What a terrible situation for you from all angles.

  Regards

  Ron
  
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  What's the Worst Advice You Heard of an Elder Giving Someone?

  by Sea Breeze in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i believe an an elder told someone who's daughter (14 yo) became sexually active with a 26 year old in the neighborhood, that maybe they should get married.

  so, they did... with parental consent.

  he turned out to be a ex-convict who shot his first wife in the face with a shotgun.

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  SeaBreeze

  Who won?

  We walked to some wasteland behind the hall and he suddenly realised by the look on my face that I was really going to kick his head in.

  I was into bodybuilding/boxing/ martial arts - he suddenly bottled it and nervously thrust out his hand and apologised - I shook his hand and accepted his apology - I was disappointed..

  Another elder approached me privately few days later and said he had heard about the incident.

  He said he had served with him in the army and that he was the biggest, nastiest bully he had ever seen, and the day someone actually stood up to him and intimidated him had been long overdue -

  I never heard any more about it from the elders - I think he bullied them too..
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  What's the Worst Advice You Heard of an Elder Giving Someone?

  by Sea Breeze in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i believe an an elder told someone who's daughter (14 yo) became sexually active with a 26 year old in the neighborhood, that maybe they should get married.

  so, they did... with parental consent.

  he turned out to be a ex-convict who shot his first wife in the face with a shotgun.

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  Ron.W.

  I heard an old fart fossil elder tell a man who was reaching out to become a servant to wait another twenty years until the hall grew in numbers and then had to split before he could be considered.

  He was an ex army bully. He offered me hand to hand combat on a quick build over something unknown to me that had upset him...I accepted.
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  Wanting advise on a draft copy

  by joe134cd in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i’m just curious what you think.

  this is in its draft stages.

  so excuse the mistakes and grammar.

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  Ron.W.

  Love it - superb!

  👍👍👍