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  What Did You Do With All Your Meeting Clothes?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i literally had dozens of suits.

  i still have more dress clothes than anyone i know.

  i did give some suits and clothing away and to be honest, i still like wearing a nice suit.. brothers and sisters, are all your “ meeting clothes” still in your closet?

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  Goodwill!!!
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  DFed for opening an xmas present.

  by JimmyYoung in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  this last week i stopped at an antique store that i go to now and then.

  the lady who owns it is about 62 and very nice.

  i was looking at a vintage 1963 ouija board.

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  Once an Elder has it out for you, they will stop at nothing to "get you." My spouse and I had the same thing done to us but we gave him the big F U. We didn't fall into his little trap and he could go no where with it. Some of these Elders are sick to the core. Some will stop at nothing to ruin your life.
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  Four decades later....

  by Thechickennest in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  i want to extend my greetings to all of you.

  i have been a member here for many years.

  it's been 15 years since my ex-wife and i resigned from the watchtower organization.

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  I love success stories! Thank you for sharing that. It just goes to show, WT is an abusive and corrupt cult and you got out in time to save you and your family much harm. Great job!

  We saw how the Elders started getting on to our teenage son. My husband went to one of the Elders who was trying to "guide" (berate) our son. He told him to back off and leave him alone. He was a great kid and is now a fine adult. We are proud of him!

  I guess we dodged a bullet by getting our kids out!
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  Programmed to return

  by hoser in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i found out this morning via facebook that someone i know returned to “the truth”.. her elder husband had abused her for years until she had a breakdown and had sex with a non believer.

  this happened several years ago.

  she now returned to the fold with her newly converted man.

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  There truly are those that no matter what happens, this is "the truth."

  We have family that has been emotionally abused (from the Elders) countless times, over the years. We have watched it over and over and over again. THEY STILL BELIEVE THIS IS THE TRUTH! It's incredible to watch! They go back for more! They believe that it is Satan and these are "imperfect men." Did they ever once think it was a corrupt and abusive cult. THEY ACTUALLY GO BACK!! CRAZY!!
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  ALJ denies refund to tax-exempt to Watchtower

  by Rattigan350 in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=8bdcae82-b20f-4ac4-9c04-4b1cf1191aab.

  alj denies refund to tax-exempt religious organization .

  finding that a tax-exempt religious organization failed to meet the requirements of the statute providing for exemptions from the motor fuel tax for exempt organizations, a new york state administrative law judge has upheld the department of taxation and finance’s denial of a refund.

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  It's Satan! lol
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  I got a Sympathy Card in the mail

  by Butterfly607 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i haven’t been to a meeting in months.

  just got a sympathy card in the mail from a “sister”.

  i don’t know her beyond her face.

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  Their thoughts: "You CAN NOT possibly be happy without being Jehovah's earthly organization. We have been told that NO ONE can possibly have a happy life." When you have had this crap drilled into your brain all of your life, how can you possibly understand.
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  Ewart Chitty

  by NoAbuse in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  ewart chitty was appointed as secretary-treasurer , which position he held until his appointment to the governing body in november 1974.. when in brooklyn, chitty seems to have preferred younger men as roommates.

  the actual charge brought to the gb against chitty was made by a former roommate and involved some sort of inappropriate conduct.

  the gb concluded that chitty had homosexual tendencies, and asked him to resign.. a rare photo of chitty in happier days.

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  Can you imagine the exposure of this if it happened today. The internet is exposing the sin's and the crimes of Watchtower.
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  Huge JW storyline (blood) on Chicago Med (US TV Show)

  by tresdecu in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  anyone else watch chicago med last night??

  one of the writers had a bone to pick...made the dubs look like a cult.

  (not hard to do, i know) very realistic, and they got all the lingo right.

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  Watched it. It was spot on. Whoever advised them on the JW's were spot on.

  The kicker was, when the Dr. revealed the tattoo on the boy, the Father and Mother walked out the door. They left their kid!! True 100% Watchtower behavior.
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  If I was still PIMI, I'd be terrified

  by neat blue dog in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  just looking at the pictures in tomorrow's wt study makes me think of the nightmares i used to have as a child.

  and nowadays the pictures are sometimes more realistic, so for any who are truly mentally in, this has a terrible effect on them and even their life choices.

  looking in as a pimo or pomo it seems almost comical that adults would believe in this sci-fi bible fan-fiction, but it's not funny when we remember that all ages of the r&f are being manipulated by the gb by these cheap and evil means.. .

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  Yeah, like the "authorities" are really worried about Watchtower! Most people only know JW's as the pesky pain in the butts that knock at your door at 10 am on Saturday morning.
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  If I was still PIMI, I'd be terrified

  by neat blue dog in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  just looking at the pictures in tomorrow's wt study makes me think of the nightmares i used to have as a child.

  and nowadays the pictures are sometimes more realistic, so for any who are truly mentally in, this has a terrible effect on them and even their life choices.

  looking in as a pimo or pomo it seems almost comical that adults would believe in this sci-fi bible fan-fiction, but it's not funny when we remember that all ages of the r&f are being manipulated by the gb by these cheap and evil means.. .

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  ToesUp

  Watchtower continues to do this because it works. You should see how paranoid our uber families are. Satan this, Satan that. They are afraid of their own shadows. It is pathetic!

  Some have become VERY reclusive. They don't go out much, they are suspicious of everyone who is not a JW and they are having a hard time making ends meet financially. It is sad to watch.

  It amazes me to watch our children function in the real world. They have made friends, received training and higher education and are hard workers. Not sitting around waiting for this wicked system to pass away. They are dealing with the here and now and doing it very well. It's just interesting to watch the paranoid JW's and then compare them with our children.