James2300
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Ex-JW Singles
by SpiceItUp ininquiring minds want to know who out there is single.
lets see if we can hook anyone up.
how about a love connection on the jwd.
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Any Brooklyn Bethelites from '93 - '98?
by back2dafront ini guess i should introduce myself for i am a new poster-boy :-) my name is jason howard and i currently reside in santa cruz, california.
i spent the first 24 years of my life as a jw, starting in danbury, ct, then to fayetteville & charlotte, nc, and finally brooklyn, bethel, where finally all of my negative inner thoughts and feelings were confirmed.
(from the ages of 14-24 i always felt something just didn't add up with the organization, but i could never quite put a finger on it) i spent my career at bethel in the brooklyn warehouse/purchasing departments and worked with some really great individuals.
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Subtle Control Methods
by James2300 inthere have been a few threads on the subject of whether witnesses are a high control group or a cult.
some of the more overt methods of control have been mentioned, such as direct statements in the watchtower, the practice of disfellowshipping, the power elders have, and so on.
the results of these control techniques have also been mentioned; for example, many mention the intimidation, humiliation, fear, and powerlessness they felt either as a witness or while trying to leave.
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WT Payments.
by caspian injust recieved a new letter from the society.
it is another begging letter for contributions, in it they explain the british tax relief given to them as a charity .
for every 1 pound donated the goverment will give them an extra 28p if it is donated under the gift aid arrangement.
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how many ex circuit, district ,zone overseers ?
by dannywalsh ini am interested to hear from former circuit,district ,zone , bethel branch overseers or those who were elders or served as gileadgraduate missionaries or special pioneers who have left the wt society because of doubts or crisis of conscience because of wt theology and practices , as i find it encouraging to hear from thier experiences and im sure others on the forum would too
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Could Iraq defeat the US
by JH incould a war with iraq be more difficult than expected?
i found an interesting site, where they claim that iraq could indeed defeat the us.
tell me your comments after reading it.
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Do You Ever Miss It?
by pettygrudger ini was in a hormonal state the last couple of days, feeling a little melancholy.....sometimes when i feel like this, i miss being a jw.
don't get me wrong, i have not intention of ever going back.
i've come to realize what i miss is the naivety, the black & white thinking, allowing the organization to pretty much guide my every thought.
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Elder Resigns Because Of 9---11
by minimus inlast night i talked to an elder that resigned early this year and he told me that he resigned as an elder because of 9--11. he felt that after seeing thousands of people dying in such a horrifying way, there was just no way god would destroy 99 and 9 tenths of the world and only spare jehovah's witnesses.
he also felt that since the kingdom message could not be adequately preached by a handful of jw's so that people could get life, the whole thing is a sham.
he no longer goes to meetings and his wife crys to everybody about her husband.