Welcome Decimus, especially if you don't look like Russell Crowe. Even better if you don't behave like RC.
What made you "wake up"?
Marilyn
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by Decimus 36 Replies latest jw friends
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TweetieBird
Welcome Decimus. I, too, am a Florida girl. If you feel comfortable letting us know the area you are in, that would be great. There are quite a few of us from Florida that post here.
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Decimus
Heartfelt thanks to all of you for such a warm welcome.I am in Palm Harbor,Florida and have often wondered if there were any other ex JW's in the area.
What made me "wake up"? Well that is a very long story.No one thing but a lot of things along the way.One of the foremost things though was observing first hand the breathtaking arrogance and conceit of elders,CO's and DO's etc.The pure cold-hearted and ruthless ambition for position and preferment in the organization.
That is my abiding memory of serving on elder bodies both in England and in the Caribbean.I observed backstabing and treachery the like of which I have not seen since in my dealings with "worldly" people.Serving on Judicial Committees also opened my eyes to a lot. The unfairness of the whole set up and that men with no ability whatsoever were sitting in judgement of their brothers I found profoundly disturbing.
Well that's for starters. I look forward to sharing with you all in the days ahead.
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jst2laws
Hello Decimus,
breathtaking arrogance and conceit of elders,CO's and DO's etc.The pure cold-hearted and ruthless ambition for position and preferment in the organization
Many of us can relate to that. "Cold hearted and ruthless" is about it. My last hour long confrontation with the CO resulted in his profound summation: "my love is displayed by policy and procedure".
Obviously this guy doesn't have a clue.Hope to talk more some day. Email me if you like at [email protected]
Jst2laws
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Yadira Angelini
Welcome Decimus. I'd like to hear your stories. I'm very happy you joined this forum and the many greetings you are recieving.
Yadira
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plmkrzy
Hello there and welcome aboard. I'm looking forward to reading about your adventures.
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rmayer32
Welcome to the board.
-Rick
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dmouse
..oh blast late again...curse this mortal mind and body...
WELCOME to Decimus and Salud.
I'm from the UK, Leicester, never been to Florida though -
Angharad
Welcome to the board
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ozziepost
G'day Decimus, (what a name! We're impressed.)
Welcome, welcome, welcome to this happy happening place.
Cheers,
Ozzie"If our hopes for peace are placed in the hands of imperfect people, they are bound to evaporate."
- Ron Hutchcraft Surviving the Storms of Stress