Welcome dude. If you're anything like me you'll be feeling surprised that you haven't been struck with leprosy for posting here . Guess what neither were any of us. And I'm not a drunkard or a murderous adulterer, just an ex elder, still in. Wish you were near me, or indeed anyone on here. I'd love to have a local friend that's in the tatt!
Captain Blithering
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First time poster
by kneehighmiah ini finally decided to post.
i'm so scared of being caught, so i'll be vague.
i'm an appointed brother.
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Is their a table/list comparing what the WT & Awake magazines print that differs from their bound volumes ?
by smiddy ini have seen quotations from time to time that says the wt & awake magazines have been changed when the bound volumes come out , has anybody ever been able to list these changes ?
and make a comparison .?
to me this is quite deceptive , like speaking out of both sides of your mouth .if you pick them up on one thing then they quote something different , and have the printed page to prove it.surely they need to be nailed down on this.. smiddy.
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Captain Blithering
This is great, thanks for all your hard work fellers.
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1927-1946 Messengers Combined!
by Atlantis ini don't remember who requested this file, but anyway here it is..1927-1946 messengers combined.
click the green download button http://www.fileflyer.com/view/0qrgibm..atlantis
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Captain Blithering
Good work mister, downloaded! Thank you.
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new friend for me
by besty injust spent some valuable time with a long-lost friend from back in the day.
a reminder for me that jw's are just bubbles waiting to float up into freedom.. one day they will post their story here :-).
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Captain Blithering
We might be on here already but you wouldn't know....................
intriguing eh.
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First post
by thedog1 inthis is a very strange thing for me to do.
i have been an active witness for over 25 years.
i currently serve as an elder and i conduct the watchtower study.
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Captain Blithering
Well done man, it's scary posting for the first time, then praying for forgiveness, then getting confused and doing it all over again! I even had cognitive dissonance over the phrase cognitive dissonance! I'd read the term on here then half forgotten it, but it kept half popping back into my mind, I was frightened I'd remember the term and it'd destroy my faith! Well, I'm still confused, but I'm coming to accept that it's ok to not know ALL the answers , after all, we've been taught the 'truth' and that seems to change significantly on a regular basis... Take your time Bro, good to meet you..
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New Article on BEARDS and Attire of Jehovah's Witnesses
by jwfacts ini have had requests to add an article about beards and jehovah's witnesses.
it is interesting that there is virtually no statement that says a witness cannot have a beard, yet universally they do not have beards.
i have scoured quotes from all the threads on jwn, all references to beard on the cd watchtower library, and copies of elders letters that i have.
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Captain Blithering
NEW HOPE AND HAPPINESS - you're right, it IS a pathetic subject, for any rightminded free thinker.
but this was the first subject I allowed myself to research here on JWnet, and it went on from there, so although it's clearly a non-issue for normal people, for those under WT control, it IS an issue, and it could be one of the things that wakes them up to the control they're under..
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New Article on BEARDS and Attire of Jehovah's Witnesses
by jwfacts ini have had requests to add an article about beards and jehovah's witnesses.
it is interesting that there is virtually no statement that says a witness cannot have a beard, yet universally they do not have beards.
i have scoured quotes from all the threads on jwn, all references to beard on the cd watchtower library, and copies of elders letters that i have.
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Captain Blithering
I was dragged to the noticeboard where the leaflet on 'correct attire when visiting bethel' was posted.
The PO said "do you see any of those brothers with a beard - NO"
I said "no, I don't see any moustaches either, does that mean they're banned as well?"
Stuff you mister self righteous.
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INTERESTING QUOTE FROM A DISTRICT OVERSEER
by The Searcher ini personally recorded a district overseer's statement he made in a talk, regarding calling someone a "despicable fool".
(matthew 5:22) .
he basically equated that term with calling someone an apostate!!!
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Captain Blithering
Woah, is that tony evans?
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Gosh, what do you do with people like this?
by Julia Orwell inok i'm chatting on facebook with a guy who's studying with jws, who isn't yet an unbaptised publisher because he can't kick the cancer sticks.
now i don't believe in the bible anymore, but i say i do to get a bit of common ground with this guy.
it's a common attitude among jws.
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Captain Blithering
Don't give up , that sounded to me like AT LEAST you've sown some seeds, if not actually gotten through a little. . . .
At the very least youve helped them realise that apostates arent bile filled lie spewers but reasonable reasoners.
This conversation will stick with them for sure, and when they start seeing the attitudes youve described then itll all come flooding back..
Well done!
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Following Hassan's Book: Chapter 3
by ILoveTTATT inthis is part 3 of a series of posts i plan to make.
the book has 16 chapters.. i will write my comments of steven hassan's latest book, freedom of mind: helping loved ones leave controlling people, cults, and beliefs.. you can purchase the book in amazon.com, there is a kindle version which is very handy since you can read it wherever you have internet connection, or if you have an iphone, an ipad, android phone, etc.. you can get it here:.
http://www.amazon.com/freedom-mind-helping-controlling-beliefs-ebook/dp/b008haiwiw/ref=sr_1_1_bnp_1_kin?ie=utf8&qid=1384750710&sr=8-1&keywords=freedom+of+mind.
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Captain Blithering
Thanks for posting , this is very helpful information .
I want to get my wife out. She's the best, we are best friends, but we are both born in so theres no pre-cult personality there... i guess i need to look for the authentic person underneath all the conditioning and nice hair.