Posts by ToesUp

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The Time To Be Happy Is NOW!

by pale.emperor in

a video that i wish i'd seen before i was baptized.

i think you'll all get something out of this:.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvz0mmf6nw4.

JWs biggest problem is not doctrinal issues

by Chook in

it's biggest problems are associated with its lack of genuine love and concern for the rank& file.

the average person doesn't need a food critic to tell them their hamburger is shit, in the same manner the average person can discern kindness and love.

gbs fake love and concern is evident in the way head office deals with victims of sexual abuse by jw clergy.

Lack of love and concern is what shook us awake. For years I told my spouse, "something is just not right." Once you see WT for what it is , you can not unsee it. Love and concern is either there or it's not. We have been married for many years and I have NEVER had the feeling of not being cared about in our marriage. We don't buy the JW's line, "the organization is made up of imperfect men." That is a cop out! If I went to the Elders with a sin that I committed, they would interrogate me, DF or reprove me and then announce my name from the platform (humiliate me). There is NO...."well, we'll let it slide, he/she is just an imperfect person." No free pass for me. If the congregation has to be kept clean by disciplining me, when will the congregation be "kept clean" from these imperfect men who are free to plow over everyone's life? I see a pattern of Watchtower wanting their cake and eating it too.

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Post Convention Euphoria

by Phoebe in

jw
friends

there is a plethora of convention photos on my instagram this morning.

(a lot of my jw friends have forgotten i'm on their followers list) .

smiling faces standing next to convention posters with comments like 'nope, i'm not giving up.

ToesUp

"translate to "Look at how theocratic I am everyone !".

You just described some of our "theocratic/spiritual" family members. If the cameras are out and they are up in New York with the WT rock stars, we all get texted the photos. A true photo op. They look wonderful to the JW on lookers but can't function in the real world. I truly believe they would have a melt down if they had to live our everyday lives. All Jw...all the time!!

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Sexist Watchtower quote makes me so angry

by Phoebe in

john cedars latest youtube video refers to last weekend's wt study article which some have referred to on another thread but i am truly outraged at the continuing misogynist attitude toward women.

not only did that study article say if women have a family to care for it will stop them gossiping or meddling into other people's affairs, lloyd shares on his video a talk by sam herd from when he was a c.o in 1971.

(i hope he has since changed his opinion!

ToesUp

I wish I knew someone who could get this nonsense to the media. I would love to let the public know how sexist this cult is.

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Where else can I go???

by UNCONDITIONAL LOVE in

jw
friends

those are the words of my 2nd generation born in jw mother.

my grandfather died refusing blood.

i've since come to the realization that many jws have no other opportunities or options when it comes to leaving the cult.

ToesUp

Yes, we see the faces of our family. Aging with no savings, retirement or education to fall back on. It is sad but they really have no where else to go. They have NO worldly friends and there family is all in. Most of our family do not even know their neighbors. We know our neighbors and have found out that most would give you the shirt off their backs if they had to. They know if they left they would have no one. What a terrible, sad way to exist. WT is a social club, nothing more.

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"Even if this wasn't the truth, I would still stay. This is the best life to live..."

by HereIgo in

i was recently told this by a jw family member when trying to get through to them.

does this quote indicate that maybe such ones have considered that the jw's may not have the truth after all?

or is that just my wishful thinking?

ToesUp

We have family that keeps telling us to pray and encourages us to go back to the Kingdom Hall. The interesting thing is, they don't go to the meetings, out in service or to the assemblies. They play dress up and Christian occasionally but not on a regular basis. A true "do as we say, not as we do" attitude. I find this weird and fascinating. Best life ever! Weirdest bunch ever!

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Jw mummies boys

by purrpurr in

jw
friends

i've had the misfortune to encounter quite a few mummies boys in the cult.

men aged 20-40 who although in men's bodies think,act and behave like children.

their mother's had them tied to the apron strings tightly.

ToesUp

We know of JW mummies boys and girls. Uneducated and living in the relatives basements. Don't have 2 nickels to their name. One is an Elder. Scary!

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Paranoid why the coordinator's wife is soft shunning me

by Isambard Crater in

jw
friends

for the past six months the coordinator's wife has definitely been avoiding me, turning her back or walking away when i walk in her direction, giving me a stare at other times.

if i try to make casual conversation with her, she literally walks away or just looks through me until someone else comes to talk to her.. i can only think of one reason, which is that she may have seen me give a car ride to a disfellowshipped person months ago.

i mean, it would be totally random if she happened to spot me on this one short journey, but it's possible.

ToesUp

This cult is so judgmental. There is no telling why she is snubbing you. You probably looked at her wrong. These people have to be by far the most self righteous bunch on the face of the earth.When I read posts like this one, it really makes me appreciate not having to deal with these issues anymore.

I am sorry she did that to you. Don't beat yourself up about it. I don't know your circumstances but if you get the opportunity.....RUN LIKE HELL!

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Todays WT, study with worldy kids if you can

by purrpurr in

according to today's wt, jws are now encouraged to start bible studys with worldy kids even if their parents dont want to join in.

the wt suggests that the study should take place with the parent present or with another mature jw present.. the wt suggests that studying with the kid may make the parent eventually want a study too.. ...

in what situation would any worldly parent allow some stranger from a werid cult to come jnto their house and convert their children?

ToesUp

This shows you how delusional WT is. Once a parent or student Googles Jehovah's Witnesses they will never support studying with them. This is the wonderful thing the internet is doing to this cult.

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Organizational Accomplishments - Building a Solid Digital Foundation

by wifibandit in

organizational accomplishments - building a solid digital foundation.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aai46ng2f74.

organizational accomplishments—building a solid digital foundation video will be considered the week of september 11, 2017.

ToesUp

Look at all those untrained and uneducated people doing all this work for WT! lol