Posts by ToesUp

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Were / Are the Governing Body "Rock Stars"

by Number 6 in

in 1976 when i was a young lad of 6, fred franz came to glasgow and gave a talk in govan a suburb on the south side of the city (for those of you who dont know).

our congregation hired a bus to ferry us all to the hall and it was standing room only.

being only 6, i have only the vaguest of memories other than an old man shouting and bawling from the stage.

ToesUp

A family member once told us that he met Brother Knorr. He said that "he trembled when he met him." What? He's just a man. No....he's a "rock star."

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"I'm Perfect, You're Doomed" discussion...

by Tuesday in

jw
friends

has anyone read this book?.

i figured i had to comment because everyone was telling me oh tim, youre going to love this book.

she went to the same assemblies as you, she was raised in a similar household, she did poetry slams as well.

ToesUp

I have seen this book before but have not read it yet. I love the title. A perfect title to describe the JW's. lol

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Moved into attic, so much for cellars

by road to nowhere in

i notice the friends are in an anne frank attic instead of a boarded up basement this time.. the giving to ones in need pic shows literature and bible, but no food or money.

ToesUp

"What happened the the bible admonition to 'raise yourselves erect and to lift up your heads because your deliverance is getting near'?"

Eyeuse2badub....my spouse and I have asked this very question. What happened to their boldness?

Our past experience in this cult. If you are stuck at a JW gathering for more than a couple of hours, you will begin to see the narcissism of this cult. Can you imagine putting a group of JW's in an attic, basement or bunker for several days or weeks? No one would come out alive. They would all kill each other over who is the "most spiritual in the land." lol

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Changes In Canada

by LetTheTruthBeKnown in

jw
friends

i am surprised no one has mentioned what is going on in canada.. maybe they have but i missed it.

so here are some of the facts as i know them.

ontario only.. sault st. marie had their six congregations whittled down to two.

ToesUp

WT thoughts on this...."if we cram them all into one building, they will think and believe there is tremendous growth in the org."

The sheeples will believe anything. Their heads will bob up and down and believe the growth is amazing! lol

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Elder dissassociates himself from platform!

by ZindagiNaMilegiDobaara in

jw
friends

https://youtu.be/6xotjmusdpy.

zing.

ToesUp

It's coming for you Watchtower! The jig is up!!! You may not go away but you WILL and ARE being exposed. We are going to see more and more of this in the near future. Karma!!

Thank you for sharing this.

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Happy Alcoholic Jehovah's Witnesses

by The Bethelite in

jw
friends

for many years since the witness organization, after i have told people that i'm no longer a jehovah's witness, people would say "oh the religion were people are not allowed to drink!".

"no they drink alright.....they can't do much of anything else but they do drink!".

in fact the first place i ever got drunk was bethel.

ToesUp

We know of an elderly Brother who recently passed away. Well known, well off and had many ties with WT Headquarters. HE WAS A MAJOR ALCOHOLIC. It actually was a big joke how much he drank. Died in his 90's, still an alcoholic. Was anything ever done to him? Was he DF'd? Nope....it's all who you know but little Johnny would get DF'd and loose all of his "friends" and family if he touched a boob or a cigarette . BAM! Abandoned and completely alone! Being a drunk is one of the things you won't get into God's Kingdom for, not touching a boob or smoking a cigarette. HYPOCRISY AT IT'S BEST!!!

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Rec'd a letter from my Dad - need some advice...

by Fadeaway3pointer in

fader here - last meeting was in autumn 2005. lurker on this site and others.

not one to get all controversial.. typical situation, pretty much a born in and left the church at age 38 and never looked back.. i'm 53 now, parents getting older - late 70s but very active, dad is still an elder.. parents, in laws, brother and brother-in-law still uber active jws.. my family (wife and 2 adult children) out since 2005.. we have stayed close to our parents - we have treaded religion lightly and have had a pretty good relationship and have kept our personal lives and beliefs/opinions separated from them.

this was intentional - as we love them and do not want anything to cause shunning since they are getting older and want to be there for them and we respect their beliefs.. got this letter today.

ToesUp

"Since then, I've made it clear that social coercion and emotional blackmail will not work on me."

This is the key thing. Let them know that you can not and will not be bullied. We all have to do this in order to let WT know that their tactics don't work.

I truly believe that as more and more JW's wake up and leave the cult, WT and JW's will be well known for their tactics. The shunning is becoming known to the outside world. Who the hell is going to want to join a cult that does this to it's members?

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Double Standards of the Watchtower

by Vanderhoven7 in

are you aware of any double standards promoted by the organization of jehovah's witnesses?

here a a few i am aware of:.

1. the wts equated joining the ymca with apostasy but felt free to join the un for 10 years (1991-2001).

ToesUp

JW's can't do any work on a church, i.e. plumbing, electrical, painting etc, but good old Watchtower can sell a Kingdom Hall to a church. Blatant hypocrisy! We sold 2 of our Kingdom Hall's, in our area, to church's, years ago. Blood, sweat and the rank and files hard earned money went into both of them. Now....WT has all the cash!!!

No college education but we'll use all the Doctors, nurses, dentists, lawyers, engineers, etc. to help with our "kingdom interests." Biggest load of BS! WT will condemn you for attending college but they sure like to "use" your skills.

Why the JW's can't see this is beyond me!

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Creepy "Caleb & Sofia" Dolls On eBay

by pale.emperor in

so i'm on ebay looking for old jw books and i see this crap.... .

i think some cheap person has taken poundland dolls, put kids clothes on them and have the cheek to flog them for $73.60 (plus shipping).. for one, they look nothing like them.

and two, how creepy are these?!!

ToesUp

Caleb looks like the Shoney's Big Boy! lol Creepy!!!

Must be some weird JW trying to make money off of the JW robots.

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Rec'd a letter from my Dad - need some advice...

by Fadeaway3pointer in

fader here - last meeting was in autumn 2005. lurker on this site and others.

not one to get all controversial.. typical situation, pretty much a born in and left the church at age 38 and never looked back.. i'm 53 now, parents getting older - late 70s but very active, dad is still an elder.. parents, in laws, brother and brother-in-law still uber active jws.. my family (wife and 2 adult children) out since 2005.. we have stayed close to our parents - we have treaded religion lightly and have had a pretty good relationship and have kept our personal lives and beliefs/opinions separated from them.

this was intentional - as we love them and do not want anything to cause shunning since they are getting older and want to be there for them and we respect their beliefs.. got this letter today.

ToesUp

My spouse and I have a agreement between us: "We only want people in our lives that genuinely WANT to be there."

Loved this mrquik, "Blood only makes relatives; not families. Move on."