Posts by dubstepped

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Recent letter about ldc

by dothemath in

not sure if this is being done in other countries, but here in canada they've just announced the need for holiday trailers for ldc volunteers to use.. they're hoping people will donate these evidently.

not some run-down thing, it's got to be a fairly recent model and also a fifth-wheel.. i guess this is where the more materialistic witnesses will have to step up!.

dubstepped

Donating anything only saves you your tax basis on it. If you donate something worth $10,000 and you're in a 25% tax bracket you don't owe $10,000 off your final tax bill but just $2500. Doing things just for tax write offs is a poor exchange.

Watchtower is just trying to protect those filthy well off dubs from themselves by taking the distraction of glamping away from those with the means to do so. It's to their spiritual benefit to lose their nice campers for a bit. I bet they'll have time to pioneer this summer.

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Sadly, This is Real

by berrygerry in

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dubstepped

When I first saw this I thought well yeah, maybe it's real, but it's probably on one of those stupid JW merchandise sites. Then I saw that it's on the Borg's own site and felt the full WTF moment. I think one of the things that bothered me when I woke up was seeing that not only were they screwing me all of those years, they were low key telling me exactly what they were doing and I didn't notice. Here's another example of their gross nature but most will never see it. Ugh.

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I sent in my letter - peace I’m out

by HiddenPimo in

da haters need not apply - thanks for your support.

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dubstepped

Congrats Jared! Welcome to freedom. Go figure out who you are, what you want out of life, and make it happen without toxic people in it or concerns about keeping who you are on the down low so that those people don't get up in arms or turn you in. No more games to play, just go be you. That's not easy. You are now responsible for all of your own choices and the results, but it's far better than having your life dictated to you by a cult. Good for you!

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Activism ideas for our local communities

by stuckinarut2 in

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i have been thinking of dignified ways to raise awareness about the toxicity of the jw religion in my local community.. so, yesterday, i phoned my local council head office to query the carts that are set up in several places in our town.. i was very polite and professional, and asked the council clerk if they were aware that a religious cult sets up its propaganda stands on council property near families and children on a regular basis.. i said:.

"while i am sure they may be very nice people, the group they represent teaches things that appear to me to be in direct conflict with the values and ethics of our local community and council.".

"their initial message seems pleasant, but i know for example, they are a very misogynistic and homophobic group.

dubstepped

Great work man! They have just started setting up in our town for the first time ever. Right on the busiest intersection, but there really is no foot traffic there and it's not like cars can stop there so it's very strange, but still. My wife and I were talking about informing our local council and boom, here's your post. Right on time. Jehovah is hooking us up with food at the proper time. ;)

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Jehovah’s Witness who posted criticisms on Reddit can remain anonymous, judge rules

by Tameria2001 in

https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/jehovah-s-witness-who-posted-criticisms-on-13855357.php.

i had this article pop up about the darksilver case.

it says a federal magistrate in san francisco has now ruled that darksilver can remain anonymous but then it says except for identification to lawyers for the religion’s watchtower publication.

dubstepped

Haven't JW nurses broken HIPPA laws to out people for taking blood and such? They view Jehovah's law above those of the land. They have no qualms breaking any of of this and will take down Spilver if they can for sure. Ultimately if you play these games you have to know that shunning is likely coming your way, but I just hope it ends there. The judge knows now what he's up against. They talk the talk about respecting Caesar but they don't. We all know that.

Dying Out Loud

by dubstepped in

my interviews are usually with ex-jws but this one is different.

you'll see a few things we had in common with pentecostals, including shunning in this one particular church, and more important you'll get inspired to live your moments well.

this man is on the clock with a terrible disease but he has such a great outlook on life.. - new episode - 31 - dave warnock - dying out loud.

dubstepped

My interviews are usually with ex-JWs but this one is different. You'll see a few things we had in common with Pentecostals, including shunning in this one particular church, and more important you'll get inspired to live your moments well. This man is on the clock with a terrible disease but he has such a great outlook on life.

- New Episode - 31 - Dave Warnock - Dying Out Loud

Today we have a story that’s different than the norm. We’re going to get to know Dave Warnock, former pastor and member of a charismatic evangelical Pentecostal church who is shunned by his children. But the story is bigger than that. Dave has been diagnosed in the last few months with ALS, sometimes commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, and he knows that he only has a finite time left in his life. This is truly inspiring story and we talk about a subject that few want to talk about, death. More than that, we talk about life, as death isn’t as scary as never truly living.

You can listen on the podcast app of your choice such as iTunes, Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Podbean, Podcast Republic (my personal choice), or many others.

You can also listen on my website at:
https://shunnedpodcast.com/episode-thirty-one-dave-warnock…/

And you can listen on Youtube at:
https://youtu.be/xEyj7gTiSmw

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Why I now believe Jehovah's witnesses are a cult!

by UnshackleTheChains in

i always tended to avoid using the word 'cult' to describe jehovah's witnesses.

instead, i preferred referring to them as a 'high control group'.

however, having watched the shocking and bizarre behaviour by so called jehovah's witness elders toward eric wilson (borean pickets), this now confirms beyond any doubt in my mind that the watchtower organisation is nothing more than a cult.. i would seriously encourage everyone to watch the video in it's entirety and see how truly cultlike they are.. my jaw still hitting the floor 😮.

dubstepped

As to the cult part... Well.... Yeah. Didn't need this to know that. But it's good to see their crazy put out into the public sphere by as many people as possible. I followed Eric's early work when I was leaving the dubs and looking for something. His work helped me, though I ended up an atheist. It was good for me at a time when I needed it.

Good for you Eric! Expose them for what they really are.

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Corporal punishment

by Incognigo Montoya in

so i just finished watching the latest cedars video on spanking children.

i like lloyd, and think that overall he does a good job covering issues in his videos.

but i've gotta disagree with him on this issue, to a point.. i don't agree with beating your children, but i do believe in spanking, when appropriate.

dubstepped

Just out of curiosity, for those claiming that you were hit and it was okay because it taught you a lesson, is that the only way you could have been stopped from that course of action?

My dad never hit me once. Of course, he wasn't healthy either, just emotionally abusive instead of physically and pretty unpredictable so the threat of physical harm was there anyway.

My mom spanked but she was a tiny lady and her spankings were hilarious. The last time she spanked me I laughed and laughed because her knee was in my side in a way that tickled. That just made her angrier. I had never openly laughed or disrespected the spankings but they were ridiculous theater of power and nothing more. I rarely got one because I was a good kid.

One time as a late teen she tried to slap me for being sarcastic, the first time that had been attempted, and I caught her hand. It was reflex, and I apologized because it was like a kid at school messing with me and I just reacted. Funny how she never touched me again. It just goes to show that it was nothing more than an act of power. It's not like after that moment I was uncontrollable.

New Episode - Thirty - Chloe is shunned by Jehovah's Witnesses

by dubstepped in

chloe’s family was in the circuit work, but her family also had a lot of pressure in the house, pressure that she’ll describe in a way that will put you right there, pressure that perhaps you felt in your home if you too had a particularly volatile parent.

chloe, like so many, lived a double life and ended up getting married young to another jw.

today she shares custody of her daughter with that jw and at my request she provides some really amazing advice for others in that situation.

dubstepped

Chloe’s family was in the circuit work, but her family also had a lot of pressure in the house, pressure that she’ll describe in a way that will put you right there, pressure that perhaps you felt in your home if you too had a particularly volatile parent. Chloe, like so many, lived a double life and ended up getting married young to another JW. Today she shares custody of her daughter with that JW and at my request she provides some really amazing advice for others in that situation. There are a lot of things here that I’m sure you’ll relate to on some level.

You can listen on the podcast app of your choice such as iTunes, Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Podbean, Podcast Republic (my personal choice), or many others.

You can also listen on my website at:
https://shunnedpodcast.com/episode-thirty-chloe-is-shunned…/

And you can listen on Youtube at:
https://youtu.be/MXsmLqRtWgk

Love others, do no harm, and go be happy!

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Advice on Disassociating

by HiddenPimo in

hello my exjw/pimo/pomo friends,.

i am working on penning my da letter and wondered if i should use it as a tool to maybe wake up individuals as the boe will have to read it.. anyone have any advice on what i should say versus what i should leave out?

i am not going to fade as my family can either be loyal to blood or loyal to a man made religion.

dubstepped

Clearly this is going nowhere so I'm not going to keep beating the same drum. I don't think it's fair for those that have never done a thing to create the narrative for it. I've been on both sides. Disassociation was my choice. I respect your right to make yours, though I feel like fading is playing their game and robbing family of the opportunity to wake up. Having to shun helped wake me up. It's the hardest thing a JW with any humanity left intact has to do. It creates more cognitive dissonance than anything.

I feel like fading is enabling the dubs. I still respect the right of others to choose and realize they have their reasons and it's not mine to impact and unlike you I don't go into threads where people want help doing something and tell them things to try to stop them, I try to support them in their decision. You can't do that. It's a shame, especially since so many of you claim to support those that disassociate. Your actions say otherwise.

Be you. Be happy. I'm out.