Posts by ToesUp

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Gifts from my old hall..

by Garrett in

jw
friends

hey guys,.

so, it seems the hall i used to attend before my latest one got to hearing that i "disappeared".

so today, i went to the post office to pick up a package.... i decided to try to face reality and open it... what i found were multiple letters and wrapped gifts.

I agree, it was a thoughtful gesture. The issue I have with it is...if you told those ones that sent the items that you no longer believe as you used to but are still the same lovable, kind and gracious person that you were when you were in the organization, they would drop you like a rock. They would no longer desire a friendship with you. They would say..."you left Jehovah." That is not friendship.

We have several "worldly" (don't you just hate that word?) friends and if I told them I never wanted to be a Baptist, Catholic, jw or whatever religion, they would not dump us like rocks. I know these people well and I know they wouldn't do that. These non believers have been very kind to us.

I find the conditional love and lack of love one of the MANY flaws of the JW's.

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Gifts from my old hall..

by Garrett in

jw
friends

hey guys,.

so, it seems the hall i used to attend before my latest one got to hearing that i "disappeared".

so today, i went to the post office to pick up a package.... i decided to try to face reality and open it... what i found were multiple letters and wrapped gifts.

ToesUp

It's love bombing. Maybe they are counting their time. It's good you didn't open any of that stuff. It's all conditional love. Don't let them pull you into their web. Move on and enjoy your life. Cheers!

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ABC's report on child abuse

by Joyzabel in

nice job!

ToesUp

At 6:15 they state, "it's not the responsibility of a religious organization to protect children from sexual abuse by other congregation members. They provide education to parents on the risk of sexual abuse."

Wow...this is incredible. This cult can tell you EVERYTHING to do in your life regarding childbearing, marriage, the sexual do's and don'ts of the sex you enjoy in marriage, the type of home you live in and the car you drive, your educational choices (the list goes on and on). So let me get this straight...they can micro manage your life on EVERYTHING but it's not their responsibility to protect the children from sexual abuse. This is just incredible. They have washed their hands of any type of responsibility! Hypocrites! The attorney is right..."if any organization needs the sun to shine on them it is this one."

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jw.org cart days numbered?

by jookbeard in

reading a report of an elder in a friends cong has been hiding and spying on the pioneers who seem to have a practise of dumping the cart and finding a local coffee shop, i've noticed that they do this in my local high street as well but this week they seemed to be all huddled around the cart, they've clearly been warned, a vast percentage of the time i see they seem to be more interested in fiddling with their mobile phones and gossiping, is just seems these carts are a means for the pioneers to turn in "easy time" i wonder what sort of figures show how much literature is being taken by the public?

i bet its very minimal.

naturally the gb would say they are a phenomenal success , we clearly know they are not.

ToesUp

"If you look at the topics from 12 years ago till now its always about... the WT is in decline,... the WT will collapse,.. the WT is desperate,.. the Internet will kill the WT,... the WT has cash flow problems. Still 12 years later the WT is still here,.. is still growing,.. is still alive and kicking,.. is still spending hundreds of millions a year on all kind of projects and stuff,.. is just doing fine and to me it seems they will continue to do so."

You left out one...they will continue to ABUSE! Most, if not all, on this site have suffered ABUSE! Some of us have been ABUSED our entire lives. ABUSE takes a toll.

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How JW act at hotels with free breakfast

by whathehadas in

lmao.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=st21dimagms.

ToesUp

Have you ever noticed some of the coolers some of these people bring to the assemblies? Looks like they packed a Thanksgiving dinner! Oh that's right we don't celebrate Thanksgiving with Turkey, etc. Yeah right! wink wink

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New Mascot - Translator Robot

by Slave4_38y in

this is the latest offering from the caleb/sophia duo - lesson 16, preach in a foreign language.

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ToesUp

Calebs Mom needs to get back home to scrub the floors (on her hands and Knees).

Dad needs to head to the Gym to work out those sexy muscles of his!

You can tell this is Anthony Morris's pet project.

"Man strong, woman weak!" ha ha

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Judges says Jehovah's Witnesses charity's attempt to delay inquiry led to 'ongoing risks' to children

by Watchtower-Free in

http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/governance/news/content/19237/charitys_elongated_delay_to_commission_inquiry_led_to_ongoing_risks_to_children_says_judge.

jehovah's witnesses charity's attempt to delay inquiry led to 'ongoing risks' to children, says judge.

governance | emily corfe | 10 mar 2015 .

ToesUp

It's time to play the "persecution" card!

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Accept Jehovah's Discipline

by EndofMysteries in

so many times the wt uses a phrase close to that, when they really mean accept the gb's discipline.

with all of these sex abuse cases and other skeletons in the gb closet coming to light, just like king david, perhaps somebody should tell the gb to take their own advice and accept jehovah's discipline as all of their dirty laundry will continue to get exposed and they need to humble themselves.

ToesUp

So many catch phrases:

"wait on Jehovah"

"leave it in Jehovah's hands". This means, we really can't help you or we don't want to help you. So sorry!

"this organization is made up of imperfect men." I love this one. Too bad it is not considered when they are hanging YOUR a** out to dry in a JC.

"it's still Jehovah's organization." This is typically said after the person finishes bashing Jehovah's imperfect organization. It's like a button most of them HAVE to push to reset themselves. The Stepford wives.

"where else would we go if we left Jehovah's organization?" This on is just sad! This means we have no friends anywhere else and would just be lost without the constant daily guidance from the org on what the heck to do with our time.

What a crazy bunch of hypocrites!

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a situation I know of and the mind set of the elders.

by joe134cd in

ok here's the situation i know of.. a women was in a situation where she was forced to reveal a hidden sin and was given a private reproof for it.

before this she had an other wise clean slate.

btw the reproof was for an unrelated matter and had nothing to do with apostasy.

ToesUp

I agree enjoy your freedom.

We are much happier now that we are out. We take long walks, enjoy our weekends, watch movies and spend our money on other things besides meeting clothes (ugh!) and donations. Best of all....no damn assemblies and conditional friends! Hated those!

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a situation I know of and the mind set of the elders.

by joe134cd in

ok here's the situation i know of.. a women was in a situation where she was forced to reveal a hidden sin and was given a private reproof for it.

before this she had an other wise clean slate.

btw the reproof was for an unrelated matter and had nothing to do with apostasy.

ToesUp

DesirousofChange is dead on. They could care less. This organization keeps them on the hamster wheel and they just can't be bothered with you. We experienced that too.

I know it is perplexing...on the one hand you are glad they have left you alone but then it is so disturbing that they will let one go so easy. So much for leaving the 99 sheep to retrieve the 1 lost one. Hypocrites!!!