GoneAwol
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Why you CAN'T make sense of it.
by baltar447 ingoing through an dealing with a mentally ill spouse (living hell, long story, pm me if you want details), and talking to others who have dealt with the mentally ill, i've come to an epiphany.. you cannot make sense of "crazy".
that's why, when you get out of the wt, get out of the mind control, and try to reason with your loved ones or friends, it will not work.
we are dealing with people under mind control and i believe that is a close cousin of mental illness.
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Resigned being an elder
by subytrek ini 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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You know you can trust a man when...
by usualusername inhe wears a belt and has clean shoes... .
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JWgift.org - the UK's Watchtower-sponsored website that "should not be seen as the soliciting of funds in any way"...
by cedars in...even though it has a massive button on the home page saying "make a donation.".
https://www.jwgift.org/welcome.aspx.
cedars.
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Why Watchtower fights dirty in its war against "apostates"
by cedars ini've just finished putting together an article that attempts to articulate the frustrations faced by those like me in the "apostate" community who are increasingly frustrated by the watchtower's use of dirty tricks in its fight against them.. http://jwsurvey.org/cedars-blog/secrecy-and-deception-watchtower-fights-dirty-in-its-war-against-apostates.
ordinary witnesses are unaware that the watchtower is not fighting apostates on a level playing field.
i highlight three key areas in which this is so.... 1. the huge disparity in how information is presented (i.e.
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Why Did You Get Baptised
by God_Delusion inhi guys,.
so then, why did you get dunked?
were you pressured into it too, or did you do it because you honestly thought it was the right thing to do?.
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the other side of disfellowshipping
by nowwhat? inpersonally i hate it when you come face to face with someone disfellowshiped and you can't do a simple acknowledgement or greeting.
they are obviously making an effort to be there to be reinstated.
as i recall back in the 1970's they did allow this but what is always the case some took advantage of this provision and in engaged in full blown conversations.
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take a year out.
by bigmac ini was just reading another thread about elderly dubs looking back on their wasted lives--and the thought occurred--.
they had a choice!.
so--for any active jw's reading this----perhaps having the odd doubt or two:-.
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Once again, WTS reminds you that you are a *bleeping* idiot
by LostGeneration ingems from the latest km on how to behave at the 2013 dcs..... .
if possible, care for restroom needs before the start of the session.
turn off your cell phone so that you will not be distracted by calls or texts or be tempted to text others during the program.