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  Disability Discontinued for Lifting Religious Pamphlets!

  by Atlantis in

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  2. friends

  disability discontinued for lifting suitcase of pamphlets!.

  https://www.businessinsurance.com/article/20191202/news08/912331976/disability-discontinued-for-man-caught-lifting-religious-pamphlets .

  petra!

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  ToesUp

  Yeah....WT will be there for him! NOT!!! The money only flows one way....THE WATCHTOWER WAY!!!
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  How Many of you Remember Mr. Rogers Neighborhood?

  by Sea Breeze in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  just saw the movie "a beautiful day in the neighborhood" with tom hanks as fred rogers.

  excellent acting and story-line.

  it brought back many fond memories as a child.

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  ToesUp

  My spouse and I saw the movie last night. It was very good. Not what we expected. The first thing that came in my mind is, this is the way all JW's should treat others. He was a kind and caring man, who judged no one. He made an impact on others lives.
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  My first encounter

  by SB10 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i don’t know if the woman i met yesterday will ever see this.

  but i will forever remember that day for the rest of my life.

  my grandfather has been in icu for the past 3 days.

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  ToesUp

  I am so sorry for all that you are going through. Loosing someone we love is difficult. There are many good hearted people in the world (Jehovah's Witnesses and non Jehovah's witnesses). I have met many!

  My spouse and I have been born into the religion of Jehovah's Witnesses but left the religion 6 plus years ago, along with our children. We have lost all of our JW "friends" and my two best friends will no longer have contact with me. Our families have also distanced themselves from us. We are the same wonderful people we were when we were part of the religion. The only difference, is our belief system has changed. The JW's will love you, as long as you become a JW or they can recruit you into the religion. They study with you and try and get you baptized. Once you are baptized, you are locked in. If you decide to leave, they want nothing to do with you. Trust me, it happened to us. This is a cult that's only agenda is to get you into the religion. Who walks away from life long friendships and who walks away from their own children, grandchildren or parents? Who does this? I can attest that they do and it is disturbing, abusive and just plain inhumane. If I can give you any advise, stay away from these people. Enjoy and love the people who WANT you in their lives because they truly love you for WHO you are. Hugs to you.
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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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  ToesUp

  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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  ToesUp

  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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  ToesUp

  Can you imagine the exposure of this if it happened today. The internet is exposing the sin's and the crimes of Watchtower.