Posts by ToesUp

a hilarious stupid wa message is being circulated amongst jws in my area / country.. i had a hearty laugh at the ignorance and stupidity and brainwashed mentality, different people may express different emotions so you have been warned.

day one after armageddon it seems ages since we last heard the gunshots and screams, today has been really quiet.

the last few weeks have been sheer terror.

ToesUp

Bats**t crazy!

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Where has all the money gone?

by gingerbread in

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a number of years ago when i was still active, our service group was having a coffee break with the visiting circuit overseer.

during the conversation he mentioned that the "society" was now being run like a business.

being raised in the "truth" i thought that rather odd (and my eyes began to be opened!

ToesUp

I don't care where all the money has gone, at long as it is NOT coming out of our pockets anymore. lol We are using our money to enjoy life and save to send a sweet child to college. We need someone to take care of us in our old age. ha ha

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Hello from an exmormon

by Cold-Dodger in

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someone named john free popped in on one of my posts at exmormon[dot]com and mentioned this website.

i have a lot of questions.

i never knew much about about the jw church.

ToesUp

Cold Dodger

Very interesting post. I don't know that much about Mormons.

I was (born in) and raised by JW parents (father an elder). He was one of the compassionate Elders (these don't exist anymore). They want yes/company men now. My parents were very loving and kind but we were restricted growing up. No holidays, no worldly friends, no college. I never felt like I fit in with the JW's. I think I was given a free pass because my father was a VERY likable/loving man. Everyone loved him!

My spouse and I (been together 30+ years) always had a sense that we just didn't fit in to the JW mold. Never wanted to reach our for a position or Pioneer and meeting and assemblies were extremely repetitive and boring to us. Something just wasn't right! We could not put our finger on it so we just moved along like two robots. Then we started noticing how the men (the ones with positions) seemed to be hateful bullies. It seemed like we were part of a church that had a police state. I started wondering if these guys enjoyed the demise of other people. It seemed that way. Then we heard several talks given by what they call CO's (circuit Overseers). These are men that travel around several different Circuits and check on the spirituality of a Congregation. They are supposed to encourage the flock. There were a few kind ones but there were several (the majority) that we arrogant, pompous an downright rude. Not loving shepherds like we were told they were supposed to be.

What you said in your comment above was so true in the JW cult:

"By "meat," I mean we feel like going to church is expected, serving "faithfully in the kingdom" is expected, and anyone who doesn't pull their wait and do exactly as they are told is a shame to themselves and treated accordingly by the most Puritanical religious society you have ever been a part of."

If you didn't have a certain measure of "spirituality" you were considered a nothing in the Congregation. If men do not reach out, they are verbally bullied by these men who have positions. If you get a moment watch the Zone Meeting from last November (2014) regarding men who are not Ministerial Servants by the age of 23. This talk was given by a Governing Body Member (Anthony Morris III). Brother Morris basically told the audience that if a man was not a Ministerial Servant by the age of 23 , he was not good marriage material. We had already exited the cult prior to this talk but it was the nail in the cofin for us. This is NOT Jehovahs earthly organization. This talk was not loving and kind and upset so many people.

They hypocrisy in the JW cult is just incredible. I could just write about this for days but this is just a small example of what we witnessed. When there is more wrong than there is right, it is time to run like hell.

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Double Standards in the JW world

by nevaagain in

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no other organization has so many written and unwritten rules like the jws.

so it comes to no suprise that there are a lot of double standards.. even though the end is "near", wt is building new and bigger offices.

while the small jw should live in a closet and should make plans to have a bigger house in the new world.

ToesUp

Those videos get more and more cultish. They always portray everything and everyone as so squeaky clean when in reality everyone struggles in life whether it is our health, finances or family problems.

Pray more, study more and stay away from all of those "worldly" people and everything will be ok. No wonder everyone that is a JW is depressed. Their lives don't match up with the JW propaganda!

It's pretty funny they showed Bozzerford in the video. What a joke!

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Sam's watch

by Slidin Fast in

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i just started to watch the february broadcast when i noticed a metallic rattle over the drone of sam's voice.

(does that man speak with a mouth full of chowin' tobacco or is he choking on the rubbish he reads off the autocue?).

yep it's his rolex.

ToesUp

Maybe Sammy and Geoffrey will pawn their watches to help the ones who were just "released" from Bethel! I guess that would be presumptuous of us huh? lol

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Building Work

by truthlover in

has there been anything in writing sent out to the elders, co's re the stopping of the "ww building work yet?.

no one has mentioned anything at cong level but it has been mentioned about the bethelites being sent tot the field as of january - canadian bethel is being reduced by 40% and the ones remaining have been told they will have to do work themselves, i.e.

food and cleaning.... .

ToesUp

Crazyguy

Yes you are correct. The WT doesn't want the Rank and file to know any of the bad stuff, only good. Otherwise, they would have told everyone about the Australian Royal Commission. Why not let everyone know the truth? What do they have to hide? Hmmm!

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Money woes show it ain't the truth

by OnTheWayOut in

jehovahs people do not beg for money.

[...] we have never considered it proper to solicit money for the lords cause, after the common custom .

it is our judgment that money raised by the various begging devices in the name of our lord is offensive, unacceptable to him, and does not bring his blessing either upon the givers or the work accomplished.

ToesUp

Oh they don't beg and solicit for money, that is all apostate driven lies (sarcasm). lol

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Tough Day & wanting to escape

by Olivia Wilde in

so today after my workout at the gym, i was driving away from the parking lot, notice 2 witnesses on the sidewalk with their witness cart, one older man with a young female, related?

not sure but as i drove away it finally hit me, all this buildup & staying strong since my awakening finally hit me .... just crying & saw my life flashing before my eyes just couldn't keep myself strong anymore, especially thinking of my child & other things happening in my life currently, which are hitting reality...... i came home & had a conversation with my son about our weekly mtgs, we have missed the ms mtgs for a few times/days in a row now, does anyone check on us?

... anyway i finally told him that for the time being mommy needs to figure out some things with god & jesus first & for the time being won't be making the ms mtgs & will be doing our bible study at home... thankfully he understands & just told him that god understands how i feel & is ok with it.... it's difficult to feel alone in this, i feel broken with the other things happening in my life, not wt or jw related, & just want to escape & run away, i don't have many friends & my non jw family is not a close family, we were never close, & i feel like i don't have anyone to talk to.... people that know me & interact with me have no clue the turmoil i'm going thru inside, i pretend like nothing is wrong with my life .

ToesUp

Olivia

The hardest thing for me was coming to the realization that all of these people (so called friends and family) were all conditional. Even the ones who have more problems than I do have not called, texted or written since we left (almost 3 years). The most difficult thing I had to face was knowing these people really didn't care about me and my family. Once I faced that head on, I was able to move forward. Keep yourself busy, find something you like to do and focus on that. Try making some new friends (non JW's). You will be surprised how many people will be kind and actually like you for who you really are not just because you belong to "the club."

Time heals. Hang in there and hugs to you.