Do they owe us anything?

by sleepy 19 Replies latest jw friends

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  alamb

  Yes. They owe us for deception. They have not lived up to their part of the contract they made with us i.e. UN involvement, constant changes in blood policies.........
  In general, we lived up to our end of the agreement and were betrayed by them. Now they are betraying the general safety of the masses to protect the name they think they have established with the nations.

  I, personally, am trying to undo the years I spend pioneering by passing out DO NOT CALL sheets and getting signatures. I figure it's the least I can do. I would love to tally the hours I spend helping others see the truth about the truth and mail them to Brooklyn asking for a credit.

  But who are we to keep score? They will have to answer to God for acting in his name and they at least owe him. I would hate to try to sleep at night on that one.
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  ashitaka

  I think Jayhawk's right. even if we were born into it, as I was, asking for monetary compensation is a little off.

  We all made choices to stay there, if we did, into adulthood. It's our fault if we listened to bad advice.

  ashi
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  Solace

  Although I dont think its fair that people have had to suffer because of the Org. I honestly dont expect them to repay anyone for losses. I would love to see it, but how could they?
  A formal apology? Yea, right. Im not holding my breath.
  We are fortionate that we have the ability to expose them for what they are. By telling others our experiences, Im sure we are putting at least a small dent in the number people they brainwash.
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  hippikon

  Good Work Sleepy - Nice post
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  jerome

  well you definately have put a small dent in their numbers!

  due to the fact that i have been reading through tese threads i have decided that it wouldent be a wise idea to join that religion.

  for sure you have made a difference with one more person!

  the bible is a two edged sword
  yeild it the wrong way and it you WILL cut yourself!
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  SUSCARRA

  Bean,

  As a parent of a 19 year old son and a 14 year old daughter, I say Yes we owe our children. We didn't plan on college for our son and now @ 48 (hubby 50) we need to do everything we can to replan & regroup to do this for him. My husband was in an accident about a year ago and my son stopped his senior year to help us. WE have lost everything (huge home, etc), but the most important thing of all that we salvaged was our family. All 4 of us are out and though it was tough at the time...WE SURVIVED. We as parents made these decisions for them and to find out that We were wrong was a hard pill to swallow. But, swallow we did and we are working together as a FAMILY
  to go forward. We thought we were giving our children the very best by being in the org. Now, that we know we were wrong about the org. should not keep us from wanting them to have the very best life possible. You can't go back in the past and change things, but we can sure try to change their future and ours as well. Remember, our children are our future. Lov'm and don't want to live without them.

  SUSCARRA
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  bitter mango

  don't worry about who owes who, go do something positive. give something back to the world for all the things you take. maybe somewhere along the line it will all even out.

  suscarra, nice post !
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  SUSCARRA

  alamb,

  My good friend, tell it like it is. I'm sure glad we got to go this together. Sharing pain, sure makes it hurt less, don't you agree?

  Our 'older friend will be joining us for breakfast,also'. The chef says to be here at tenish. Hopefully that will be ok with you. If not we'll start eating without you. HA- HA- HA. Oh, by the way I ordered a free key chain from CIRCIUT LEASING (another WT org.owned business). It looks like a copy of the No Blood Card on it. I'm going to give him one so his wife can see it. V----e will crap.
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  Solace

  Jerome;
  wise choice &
  Thats just what I needed to hear!
  Thank you for telling us.
  
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  Solace

  Suscarra,
  Its not fair that you found the out truth about the Org. after sacrificing your belongings. Hey, at least you have eachother. Imagine if you would have found out after say, refusing a blood transfusion for your son which caused him to lose his life instead of a just a college education. I cant even imagine having to live with that. I think its great that you found out when you did. Though it seemed late in life, it could have been too late, if you know what I mean.