Writing the LETTER
im not trying to offend anyone or discredit anyones decision about writing the elders a letter when you want to leave the organization...but.......i am truly interested in opinions and personal...
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GoingForth now you have me curious! What was in that Watchtower that made you suddenly and dramatically get up and leave? Sounds very scandalous and delightful! Do tell!My friend here "goatherder"...
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I agree with Libertine, I wanted to be done with all that stuff and I shouldn't have listened to the elder who just suggested a break. I probably was just being a chicken. I didn't care that they...
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thehappygoat asked: What was in that Watchtower that made you suddenly and dramatically get up and leave? Sounds very scandalous and delightful! Do tell!I guess you could say it was a "grand climax"...
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It's also yet another way to plant a seed. You never know what observation will be heard.
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Hi Steff, I can see both views on this. On the one hand if someone writes a letter of disassociation it can bring to quick close their relationship with this religious organization. I also believe...
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GoingForth wrote: I literally slammed the Kingdom Hall door three times for emphasis when I left. I ABSOLUTELY laughed my socks off at this!! THREE times for emphasis! HILARIOUS!! I'm...
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thehappygoat wrote: Funny, though, the elder who got it called her in a panic and begged her to not make him accept it. He actually suggested she just sort of "take a break" for a while. She said...
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I would have loved to slam the doors 3 times after the last meeting i went to in 1993 but i was reliant on a lift home which was 15 miles (aprox) away and there were no buses on a sunday at that time...
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Each to their own. I didn't write a letter but have been hounded by the elders until finally they told me: 'By your actions you are considered disassociated!' The poor polyester suited elder was so in...
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I wonder if any JW has ever decided to write a letter of disassociation, make as may copies an there are members and at the end of the KH meeting hand them out to each and every one of them personally...
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I think I've heard of that being done before. It would work better than simply turning in a letter that no one else ever reads, but you would probably be branded similar to the dudes hanging outside...
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Ok so for fun I have written my goodbye speeh lol I have a way too creative mind and I was once in the "Children of God" movement which in many ways was much worse that the JW as there was the use of...
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LIBERTINE: My favorite part is where he said "We love you too Lu, we always will." Because of course that really meant "We will always and forever and ever love you and be there for you as long as...
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well we all have handled things differently.....but what matters in the end is that we are strong and no longer being manipulated........thanks for the feedback
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I'm not a supporter of giving the religion any more credence than it already believes it has. The idea of writing a letter is abhorrent to me mainly because it's often what the elders of a hall claim...
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For me, I didn't have any other choice. There is just no way I would be allowed to fade. Considering that after 6 months of non attendance - had my father ringing other elders in my area and making...
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Wow Raine ..... they were certainly diligent in their efforts to get you back in! I'm not surprised you used work as an excuse ... had you just walked out like I did, they'd have raked you over the...
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raine.....you know that behavior does not surprise me at all......i was stalked for a while after i was kicked out on the street by my parents......all they cared about was disfellowshipping...
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@ Andria, Thanks. It's funny. (not haha funny - you know what I mean) Unless someone saw it for themselves. (and a few people did) They have trouble believing it because it was so over the top...
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Oh my goodness Raine! I have a similar reaction when someone is trying to berate or embarrass me ... out comes that wickedly stupid grin of mine and up go the hackles. You handled yourself beautifully...
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