Posts by stan livedeath

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What woke you up?

by MrRoboto in

for me, i think it was just the right time as i was starting to wake up on other fronts as well (anyone who had went through these will know what i mean).

but it started when i was looking for what info goes on a publisher card, which led to me reading one person's story (ex bethelite) which was pretty crazy to an all-in jw but who trusts those apostates...?.

then i started watching videos on cults, as if my subconscious was trying to tell my concord mind something... when i saw a particular one about a young man in lds getting ready to start their 2 year preaching campaign, including a school, social activities etc, i realized that i couldn't tell the difference between the folks of this mormon cult and the jws (save for some religious differences) .

stan livedeath

my mother got religion when i was about 7 years old---and gradually grew up in it. my childhood reasoning was it must be the right religion because we were in it; so i never really questioned or researched it.

i left school before i reached 16---pioneered on and till about 20. got married at 20 to my born in girlfriend who i had been with for 3 years.

a total change of life at 23---moved to a different part of the UK from my parents---started my own business--and also started my own family. thought long and hard about the blood issue--with regard to my as yet unborn child. i just knew i could never deny my family a life saving blood transfusion...or myself.

then it hit me--i had never really believed in god--angels--the devil--armageddon--a new world---a resurrection--. so i quit being a dub--just like that..and felt so much better. ive never looked back.

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Tattoo Time

by freemindfade in

getting the second tattoo soon, in a long line of many to come!

any of you other sinners getting ink'd on a regular basis?

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stan livedeath

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New Here

by Red.tomato in

hi everyone, this is my first post .. it takes a little bit of courage to do it, i have to admit and even thought i have been lurking for some time as time goes by it gets more and more difficult to keep attending meetings and just been around the friends in the congregation.

ever since i learned about the arc something inside of me just broke and it feels pretty hollow, now i pay attention to every single form of manipulation in every direction, what difference it makes with the catholic church or with any other religions ?

i wonder why the publishers are under obligation to report about their lives and decisions to the elders but they don´t keep informed the congregation about what´s going on legally other than russia.

stan livedeath

hi red.tom--welcome to the site.

your english is fine--in fact--better than a lot of english people!

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Ever heard of a brother being DFD and just walking away from family support?

by Crazyguy in

just wondering if there ever been a brother that got dfd and then was shunned by his wife and his at home kids and he's just said , if your going to treat me like this screw it and walked away from all his responsibilities as a provider etc?

it must be hard for those that are dfd to continue to support those that shun him?

again anyone hear of such a case?.

stan livedeath

in response to saenames comments about me----with hindsight i realised my wife--a born-in---was just looking for an opportunity to get rid of me...and i obliged by giving her grounds for a scrptural divorce. but our marriage had been a sham for the last few years--for various reasons.

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My Younger Brother Has Left The Witnesses!! :-D

by pale.emperor in

absolutely thrilled to give you the news that my younger brother, a zealous full-time pioneer has left the witnesses!!.

i haven't seen or spoke to him in a year.

i'd lost all contact with him, no facebook, no mobile number, i didn't even know his address because he'd moved house.

stan livedeath

fantastic news emperor--really made up for you mate.

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Ever heard of a brother being DFD and just walking away from family support?

by Crazyguy in

just wondering if there ever been a brother that got dfd and then was shunned by his wife and his at home kids and he's just said , if your going to treat me like this screw it and walked away from all his responsibilities as a provider etc?

it must be hard for those that are dfd to continue to support those that shun him?

again anyone hear of such a case?.

stan livedeath

happened to me.

i resigned from the cult. i stayed with my born in wife--we had 3 kids ( girl--boy--boy ). after 13 years of marriage i had an affaire--and my wife divorced me as fast as she could. she took my home and business in settlement.

i had regular access to my kids for a few years--then one day my oldest ( daughter ) said she didnt want to see me anymore. i carried on seeing my 2 boys---but it got more and more strained and it was obvious they didnt want to be with me. i sought professional advice--talked to their school teachers---and decided to keep away for a while.

a few years later i wrote to them--to try to start some sort of dialog going..all i got was one reply--from my youngest ( son )--saying he couldnt meet me as it was against his religion. ive not seen him now in 30+years.

years later--i found out my older son had got d/f'd. i found him through facebook.

long story short---we are now very close--hes 41 now . his mother totally shuns him.

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Nathan Knorr's Cadillac

by snugglebunny in

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is it true that a group of brothers clubbed together to buy the then president of the watchtower society a cadillac?

apparently so.. back in the early 60's, my father was the po of a london congregation.

he was a frequent visitor to the newly opened bethel in mill hill.

stan livedeath

I recall going to London one evening to hear Knorr give a talk at a football stadium. It was not part of an assembly..just a one-off talk. It was in the 60s.

His key phrase was "you must not forget". He kept repeating it.

I've forgotten what the talk was about.

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Favorite/least favorite CO's and DO's

by HereIgo in

i posted this thread sometime last year but thought i would revive it due to the new ones on the board, and to change things up a bit.

my favorite?

bro murikami, from hawaii, very humble, kind bro.

stan livedeath

are these hateful men chosen to becone CO's-? -or do CO's end up that way ?

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"...You will be Disfellowshipped for 7 years"

by HereIgo in

shortly before i left the "troof" a co had given a talk during his visit.

at the time there was a scandal going on in the congregation where 2 couples basically swapped spouses with each other.

it was quite the scandal.

stan livedeath

"snugglebunny6 days ago6 days ago

I think it was DO Turnbull from the UK who was df'd for something like that and given a 10 year sentence."

the rumour mill went into overdive about that...such as " knorr came over to the UK to d/f Doug Turnbull personally!!

but according to Bevan Vigo ( London HQ now )---he was our CO back then----Doug was by then just a publisher in the Tamworth congregation at the time.

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What is behind your choice of forum user name?

by stuckinarut2 in

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just curious how we all think.. what prompted or influenced your choice of username for this forum?.

there are some really amazing names, and it would be great to hear the stories behind them.... mine was nothing fancy.

i just felt "stuck in a rut too" along with so many others.

stan livedeath

Satan the devil rearranged.