Posts by stuckinarut2

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My Introduction - An ex-elder's story of waking up later in life.

by doubtfull1799 in

background:.

my parents got the “truth” while i was in primary school.

i was baptised at 14. i loved school and was extremely studious.

stuckinarut2

Welcome welcome welcome friend!

Thank you for sharing your story. Your honesty and openness will be of help to many other "lurkers".

I relate to your account and circumstances in many ways.

No doubt you have had an in depth look at www.jwfacts.com ? That site has all the key points of a doctrinal nature, all presented with accurate reasoning and scriptural references. Also, it has many personal stories of ones who have woken up. Many were extremely "in" the organization, and "spiritual" witnesses! (One that comes to mind is Stumpy. His account is great!)

Please feel comfortable to share in the discussions here, knowing that it helps not only yourself, but others too. After all, doesn't the bible speak of "an interchange of encouragement"?

PS, you mentioned "tertiary entrance score" Are you from WA by any chance?

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God answers JW prayers about trivialities while ignoring the abuse of little children

by jambon1 in

jw
friends

i've heard many experiences about how jehovah answers the prayers of jw's - convention items about pioneers gas bills, car repairs, job opportunities.

now, if this is true, you are actually stating that god has directly intervened in your life.

taken action on your behalf.

stuckinarut2

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=A0EEKfTnfvA

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God answers JW prayers about trivialities while ignoring the abuse of little children

by jambon1 in

jw
friends

i've heard many experiences about how jehovah answers the prayers of jw's - convention items about pioneers gas bills, car repairs, job opportunities.

now, if this is true, you are actually stating that god has directly intervened in your life.

taken action on your behalf.

stuckinarut2

Yes, the very notion of Jehovah providing, or protecting, or guiding some situations, calls into question where he was, and why he chose to ignore others!!

Was he asleep at those times?

A witness will say "time and unforeseen occurances befall" ... blah blah....but then why would he allow a busload of witness on their way to a conventions to be killed, but then "direct someone to give a bag of groceries" to another??

Applying just a little bit of logical thought makes the whole issue crumble....

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Here is your typical Kingdom Hall of Jehovah'w Witnesses attendance!

by RULES & REGULATIONS in

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kingdom hall south dakota live stream.....i found this video on youtube.com.

it reminds me of my old kingdom hall where hardly anyone is sitting in the front rows and doesn't seem like they have a large membership.most kingdom halls sit around 200 people at the most and seem to have a hard time filling the seats.. my old congregation had around 45 members when i left 4 years ago.we always seemed to have a hard time meeting the monthly expenses.some months,i was told that some elders would contribute extra money so the congregation would not be in the negative for the month.. how many members did your congregation have while you were still attending and did meet its expenses for the month?.

stuckinarut2

Wow! That made it onto youtube?

That congregation has an APOSTATE in its midst!

haha...its laughable really. The stream is supposed to remain confidential, and is only for "approved" ones to access.

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The sly tactics the elders are using to malign my name!

by stuckinarut2 in

i have had it confirmed now, that since stopping attending over 18 months ago, the elders have set out to deliberately ruin my name and character .. they have been talking to every witness from the local area and saying things like "be careful of him, he has the ability to implant thoughts in your minds, and he only pretends to be kind and caring".

so, all i have to say to them is, "bravo!

if that is the method you want to employ, you have reached the very depths of bad behaviour!".

stuckinarut2

Well said ToesUp! We agree wholeheartedly with your comments.

Thankyou

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The Guardian: Australian Catholic church has paid $276m to abuse victims so far, inquiry shows

by AndersonsInfo in

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2017/feb/16/australian-catholic-church-has-paid-276m-to-abuse-victims-so-far-inquiry-shows.

royal commission into institutional responses to child sexual abuse releases data showing 4,445 have come forward.

australian associated press.

stuckinarut2

And the society has taken measures to ensure it can play the "sorry, we don't have any money" card when the penalties are called in!

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The sly tactics the elders are using to malign my name!

by stuckinarut2 in

i have had it confirmed now, that since stopping attending over 18 months ago, the elders have set out to deliberately ruin my name and character .. they have been talking to every witness from the local area and saying things like "be careful of him, he has the ability to implant thoughts in your minds, and he only pretends to be kind and caring".

so, all i have to say to them is, "bravo!

if that is the method you want to employ, you have reached the very depths of bad behaviour!".

stuckinarut2

Thanks for your supportive comments everyone.

Yes, I can ensure that despite this annoyance and slander, I will strive to maintain my dignity, poise and grace.

If others have allowed themselves to be influenced and change their view of my wife and I, well good luck to them. I feel sorry for them.

I guess that they really have no other option than to throw mud. Shamefully, some of it has stuck...

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Thank You Stephanie Fessler

by jwleaks in

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friends

stephanie, just a warm thank you for going public and allowing us to look into your personal and private life.

congratulations on your victory.

in a better world there would be no need to pursue such a cause, therefore congrats are tempered with unfortunate reality.

stuckinarut2

Well said!

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The true cost of being raised as a witness

by stuckinarut2 in

how do you view your upbringing as a witness?.

most of us who were raised as witnesses would appreciate that some aspects of our upbringing were ok. a foundation and measure of stability came with it.. but, it struck me too, that we also lost so very much!

and we lost a lot of potential.. by this i mean, we need to look at not just what we lost, or what was deprived of us, but what that ended up costing us as adults into the future.. if i take $10 from you, you have lost just $10.. but, if you were going to use that $10 to buy something that would end up earning you $1000, then i actually took $1000 from you!.

stuckinarut2

Wow! Great replies everyone!

This topic has certainly struck a few raw nerves.

Thanks for your comments!

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Bethel Library moving to Warwick, are older items 'vanishing'

by Lostandfound in

in a post re dates etc from fatfreek reference was made to huge library at bethel with items dating back to pastor rs day.

like the year 1975 which has vanished from wt theology, are gb using move to let them put all old and inconvenient items into some sort of cold storage and off library shelves.

already the revelation book has gone from the orgs website, and that was quite recent relatively, we studied it 3 times at congregation book study, yet now, like type and antitype it mysteriously was never there.

stuckinarut2

Well every Kingdom Hall was told by the branch , that their library was to be reduced to publications from 1980 onwards only.

I know for a fact that several boxes of old books, including studies in the scriptures were thrown into the rubbish by the then presiding overseer of the local hall during a working day.

I objected to this "destruction of our spiritual heritage", and kept a large box of the books. That was the beginning of my awakening, as I gradually read many of those publications! Now I understand why they wanted them destroyed! The stuff in them was embarrassing and crazy!