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  Help me figure out what to say...I'm not usually at a loss for words

  by Terry in

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  well, i finally found him on facebook!.

  his name is tollie padgett.

  he was my congregation overseer (before the "elder" changeover) when i was in prison in seagoville in the late 60's.. i've been searching for him for years and years.

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  happy@last

  I like Billy's suggestion, it can be read as a conversation starter by a thinking person, if he is still a thinking person!
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  How many of you here became inactive and went back for the second time and then left for good?

  by FingersCrossed in

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  and what were the reasons?.

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  happy@last

  Wow HB, what an amazing story, wishing you and hubby all the best on your new life together. I've only left once and until I read your story would have said I don't understand why anyone would go back a second time. Everyone's different, I do feel sorry for anyone who thinks they need to go to a cult in order go fix their problems.
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  How many are happy Not to go d2d this Sunday morning?

  by LoisLane looking for Superman in

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  it is midnight here in the north pacific.

  but for you in france and germany, it is 9 am.

  doesn't it feel great to do something else, anything else, then knock, knock, knocking on peoples doors?.

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  happy@last

  I'm in Scotland here, I'm off to my dad's to re-arrange furniture in his house today, taking one of my kids with me. No meeting or d2d for me as usual
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  It is Saturday morning. How many are thrilled that they are Not going d2d today?

  by LoisLane looking for Superman in

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  me - me - me!!!.

  just lois.

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  happy@last

  Me, not so thrilled that my kids went out with their mum though, it's only the first Saturday in the month they go.
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  What were your favorite assembly foods?

  by NoRegrets in

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  so i'm young enough to not remember having hot prepared meals at assemblies, but heard all about it from my parents and the like.

  but what i do remember were all of the cold sandwiches and institutional snacks and soda.

  remember the food tickets we started to use?

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  happy@last

  Bacon baps at Twickenham, and then using the last of my tickets on the mint chocolate bars.
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  Hello. I am new here :)

  by StevenJB in

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  hello all.. my name is dteve and i live in the uk.

  i hope i can make genuine friends here and not pretend friends.....like that among jw's.. i left, went back, and have left again, but this time it is for good.

  so i tried to work things out, but she carried on.

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  happy@last

  Welcome Steve, glad you finally saw sense and are being true to yourself. (I'm in the UK too)
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  I'm turning myself in. Lurking elders, are you listening?

  by Eve Deceived in

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  i think it's fitting for my very first post to be a thread on jw.net turning myself in to any lurking elders out there on a witch-hunt to cleanse the congregation so that god's choosen ones can "remain in god's love.

  " so i'm sorry to all you awesome, truthful apostates on this site, but this thread is really intended for any lurking nazis -- i mean, the taliban -- ugh, i mean elders of the world's most "loving" cult religion.. i am an apostate.

  here, i'll save you the trouble:.

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  happy@last

  Hi, welcome here, hope you feel better having 'vented', is this something that has been building up for a while? Enjoy the journey.
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  Ok I need some advice on how to decline an elder's appointment....

  by suavojr in

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  in the last 4 months my eyes have been opened to ttatt, my biggest issue is that the elders have been grooming me to appoint me as an elder.

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  happy@last

  I suggest you do decline, perhaps on the basis that you need to devote all your time to your family just now, believe me if you have woken to TTATT then becoming an elder will only make things worse for you
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  Resigned being an elder

  by subytrek in

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  i am new here and this is my first post although i have lurked here for a couple years.

  i started having doubts about the org back then and my curiosity overcame my fear of so-called apostate websites so here i am.

  i just resigned being an elder 2 weeks ago.

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  happy@last

  Welcome here, I bet you feel a whole lot better having resigned! They didn't write back to me, they left it until the CO visit, and let him accept my resignation. I had circumstances that meant I could resign without speaking of my doubts, so just be careful in case they wait until the CO sees you first.
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  This week's Oral Review

  by Quarterback in

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  gasp....i hate this part on the meeting, and i don't feel like studying for it.. has anyone done it already, and want to share it with me?

  i feel like cheating this week..

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  happy@last

  What is your definition of a real life, Moshe?

  Maybe one free from indoctrination?