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  Public talk will be reduced to 30 minutes

  by martinjw7 in

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  2. beliefs

  have you heard about a letter for all congregations announced next new change in wts politics?.

  in letter is information that the time for the public talk will be reduced to 30 minutes.. does anyone have a copy?

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  Emma

  Me either!
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  Service meeting part about My Space

  by seek2find in

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  2. friends

  this week an article about the internet will be discussed on the service meeting.

  at one meeting it was announced that the elders would be contacting parents about kids who have my space accounts.

  anbody else hear it at their meeting?

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  Are they planning on warning the families about the pedophiles in the kingdumb hall on line?

  It shows that their interest isn't really in protecting kids, but keeping information from them. A pedophile in their congregation is OK, just don't let anyone have access to an alternate viewpoint.
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  I can hardly contain myself! :-)

  by R.F. in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  since my mental departure from the organization, i'm still trying to wrap my mind around the entire concept of freedom.

  now that i don't have so many restraints as a result of being in the org, such as mental, and time restraints, i can't help but be happy!

  there is so much that i want to accomplish in life now and i know that now it's possible.

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  Emma

  I remember that feeling so clearly when I realized I was never going back. Congratulations; how wonderful!
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  Were You Surprised That Your JW "Friends" Dumped You After All These Years?

  by minimus in

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  2. friends

  how does it feel knowing that your friends were so conditional----or your family?

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  Emma

  I would have been surprised had they NOT shunned me. Even though I faded and was never df'd or da'd, I knew how I'd be treated by family and friends when I became inactive. What surprised me was how fast it happened; no one tried to "save" me, which made it all easier.
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  Need help sending a letter

  by slvrtrixter in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  my ex-daughter-in law wants to send a letter to the congregation where my son a jw goes.

  she has never been a witness.

  my son abuses his son physically.

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  Emma

  Witnesses believe in strong corporal punishment; you might do better reporting it to protective services. I think they'd back the dad probably not believing you since they consider you a "nonbeliever."
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  Why would a young sister marry an old brother?

  by JH in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i recall a ms brother about 62 years old dating and marrying a sister about 30 years younger.

  i respect their choice and if they are in love, well good for them.

  but i don't think it's to the best interest of the younger one...... do jw's accept bigger age differences in marriage than other religions?.

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  Emma

  I don't understand it. I suppose they let themselves think that in the "new system" they'll both be young. My sister married a "brother" nearly old enough to be our grandfather; a former pioneer partner married a "brother" older than her parents. I think there's not much to pick from for young women in the borg.
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  Someone is Lying.....

  by R.F. in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  so my ex called a little while ago.

  she said she was calling to check on me out of concern.

  i've been to 2 meetings in a month.

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  Emma

  I think they all do this elaborate dance to convince each other how much they're doing to "help" you and show their "concern." The elders told my family that they'd visited us, phoned us, stopped by, talked to us, etc etc etc, when in fact we hadn't even had one phone call. (Much to my relief.) That was the first I realized they were a group of professional liars. Of course, my mother had to believe the Elders. You've got it right that with caller ID we can track this stuff now.
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  BETHELITES - Whatever Became of?

  by Black Man in

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  2. friends

  i often times wonder what happened to certain bethelites that i ran around with during my 1990s tenure there.

  while there are still a few left there, the greater majority of them aren't there for various reasons (marriage, disillusionment, left the borg, etc).

  a couple of cats i wonder about - there was one brother who i believe was from kansas, who got his fingers cut off in a printing press.

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  Rich and Wendy Canola (not sure of spelling of last name), I think they learned Italian to serve in one of the Italian congregations. Bill and Roberta Little; Bill died a few years ago after working as an electrician and I think Roberta left Bethel. Anyone know them?

  John Devine and his younger brother who I think was named Richard. Maybe one of their nephews is there now, too.
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  Baptism at age 11 next Saturday

  by Fatfreek in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i just learned that one of my grandsons (whom i've never met) will be baptized on saturday.

  he will be twelve in november.

  what's happening within the publishing company to inspire this sort of thing?

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  Emma

  If there's a push toward increasing numbers by baptising younger and younger kids, I can see this backfiring. It's normal for teens to rebel or experiment with things outside their family. But in the wts, you have to disfellowship them if they're baptised. This could lead to a big drop in members as these kids grow up, are shunned by family, and then find their way outside the borg.
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  Baptism numbers down. Is this a worldwide trend?

  by R.F. in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i just found out that from the dc i was assigned to that 17 got baptized this year.

  this was great news to me.. that is a huge decline from previous years, with the average each year being about 50-55 at the dcs.

  i've noticed at the cas and sads the baptism numbers have decreased steadily over the years.

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  Emma

  Baptism's up? Sign the end is near! Baptism's down? Sign the end is near!