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  The story of a secret Apostate Anointed

  by TerryWalstrom in

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  2. experiences

  the remarkable sister pettifog.

  this morning i arrived on my bicycle at the local starbucks early, before the intensity of the texas sun boiled to full blaze rendering me a soggy, wrung out mess.. i took up my perch on the outdoor patio in the shade, eager to work on my book of short stories.

  this will be my 3rd book and i’ve been enjoying the process daily.. .

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  kairos

  enjoyable telling.

  I had an elder tell me about secret apostate agents that sneak in to the congregation.
  You'd think that would be a top priority, to root them out?
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  New Here ... Just woke up

  by Sevan in

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  2. friends

  hey all, .

  this is my first post.

  i haven't been out in service or to a meeting in over a month.. i realize now that i've been having serious questions for years and many articles and talks have greatly disturbed me over the years.

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  kairos

  One of the hardest parts of waking up before family and friends, is the frustration of not wanting to be heard. Not being taken serious, as if we are now no longer trustworthy or valuable in their eyes if they cannot or want to defend their faith.

  They shut you down out of fear.
  We frighten them.

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  Doubtful you'll ever regret your decision to exit the JWs.
  That being said, carefully plan what words you will use when confronted by well meaning JWs that have a poor concept of personal boundaries and will pry into your life.

  A few 'wrong words' can change everything in an instant.
  Be prepared.

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  I also extend the welcome to you.
  I hope you find healing. as we all do.
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  Satan Wants to Be Like God and Have Mankind Worship Him.....Yeah Right....

  by xjwsrock in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i heard this tired line re-ran again at this year's convention.

  satan supposedly wanted to be like god and be worshiped - you know, the whole pride thing.

  they really made a big deal about how his "thoughts" led to his sin in the garden of eden and how we need to control our thoughts to avoid the same result.

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  kairos

  How about were just seeing several unchecked generations of corrupt world banking?

  The whole monetary system is backed with *nothing*.

  That's right, it's pulled right out of thin air and sold to you and I.

  I wonder how long the 'have-nots' with hold back their revolution.
  Satan is not a player in this game.
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  Contempt of court, case in San Diego county really disgusts me!

  by Crazyguy in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  this case has to be talked about by ever awake jw every apostate everyone.

  this case because they refuse to hand over documents the court already knows they have because they handed them over before but heavily redacted, is the icing on the cake!

  this case shows thier evil plain and simple.

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  kairos

  $4000 a day to keep the child abuse records secret is lot of money to the average JW. ( And why would WTBTS ever think it would be a good idea to make a recorded data base of all of their cover-ups? )
  It could make one hesitate to put money in the contribution box if they know it's 'hush money'.
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  What a fader can say to a sleepy witness?

  by Darkknight757 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i have a question.

  yesterday while the wife and i were hitting garage sales we seen a house selling tools.

  this house happened to be a witness couple getting rid of some old stuff.

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  kairos

  My wife is turning 70 this year. Born-in JW.

  I'm 21 years younger than her, we're approaching our 20th wedding anniversary this year. I'm not sure we're going to make it.

  All she thinks about is the cult.

  She's too old to change.

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  Tough spot to be in.
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  Guess who is getting announced as no longer being a JW

  by atacrossroads in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  not me surprisingly.

  i thought i would be the one to go first.

  this coming week my hubby is being announced as no longer being a jw.

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  kairos

  This is the simplest way to handle it.

  Congrats
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  At a regional convention today....

  by Nobodyspecial in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  it really stands out to me just how phoney the bonds of forced brotherhood are.

  the smiles are paper thin when they see each other in hotels.

  the laughs forced.

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  kairos

  I vividly remember my last circuit assembly, as it was the loneliest I have ever felt.

  
  

  Yes, I agree. My last one was the famous 2013 'mentally diseased apostates' RC.

  I couldn't stand to speak to anyone. I stayed in my seat each day during lunch and took a nap. Walking the endless circular corridors of the Cow Palace, pretending we all are part of a 'loving brotherhood' was out of the question.
  

  This ridiculous elder comes up to me, asking how I'm doing and what not. My apathy was very obvious. He said he would come and visit.
  ( he did, about six months later ).

  Looking back, most of the elders that took an 'interest' in me were from other local congregations that I had attended in Napa. ( I've attended them all ).

  They just left me, confused that I wasn't interested anymore. I'm sure my declaring that I felt as if I had wasted the last 25 years of my life troubling as well.

  One of my final meetings that I attended in my own KH, this one 'concerned elder' asked how I was. I looked him straight in the eye and said: " I'd rather not be here, to be perfectly honest with you".

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  One thing I constantly reflect on to settle the pain of the shunning, is to realize that apart from a small handful of individuals, of the over 500 JWs I've known by name, since 1988, most were never my friends.

  They've always been strangers. It's a matter of perspective.
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  The last video in the 2016 convention...

  by problemaddict 2 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  ...is an epic triumph is emotional manipulation.

  bringing together all of the stories they told thus far and placing them int he "new world" complete with the little boy who was killed in a car accident coming back from the dead.. i have a good friend who is stuck in with family and plays the role.

  he said everyone was crying, and the people next to him rated the videos by how many tissues they needed to dry their eyes.

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  kairos

  My wife will be seeing this at her RC today. In about 3.25 hours from now...

  So sad they use these videos to manipulate our still-in loved ones.
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  At a regional convention today....

  by Nobodyspecial in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  it really stands out to me just how phoney the bonds of forced brotherhood are.

  the smiles are paper thin when they see each other in hotels.

  the laughs forced.

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  kairos

  My wife is on the way home from the Cow Palace in SF.

  She'll be there the next two days, as well.

  I haven't attended since 2013. So glad to be out.

  I have know idea what to expect from her when I see her tonight.
  The content is pretty bad.
  I don't think she will mention anything about the convention thus far.
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  The problem with shunning

  by poopie in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  shunning is unjust because say the problem is with 2 people let's say it's fraud against another person.

  now 8 million people are brought into the problem by also shunning the one person that the 8 million must also shun do you see how stupid that is..

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  kairos

  Yes, it's so localized.

  Any of us could move to a new area and request a bible study on JWscatOrg. We could be baptized in less than a year and totally infiltrate.

  That would be a bit much, and I'll never do it, but really, they never looked at my I.D. Just pretend all the way through and make a mockery of the entire thing after being appointed an eldurr.

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  Think this is far fetched? Think again.

  Several years ago a ridiculous eldurr told me that yes indeed, there are 'moles' all throughout the ORG.
  I should have asked more questions instead of burying it.