I know that some here enjoyed reading Part One of the article about me locally so I'm back with Part Two. I was so happy to see my wife and my brother that was shunned so long before I was interviewed for the article as well.
https://insiderlouisville.com/lifestyle_culture/shunned-a-former-jehovahs-witness-and-his-quest-to-help-others-part-2/?fbclid=IwAR2PVLOo_xyujOXa72tR_ln34sQ2U2X-Qx7wqCGXn3s50D9cXkqTHhpGXu0
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Part 2 of the article about me and my family and JWs is out this morning....
by dubstepped ini know that some here enjoyed reading part one of the article about me locally so i'm back with part two.
i was so happy to see my wife and my brother that was shunned so long before i was interviewed for the article as well.
https://insiderlouisville.com/lifestyle_culture/shunned-a-former-jehovahs-witness-and-his-quest-to-help-others-part-2/?fbclid=iwar2pvloo_xyujoxa72tr_ln34sq2u2x-qx7wqcgxn3s50d9cxkqthhpgxu0.
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The beauty of leaving
by HiddenPimo ini have received so much support.
it is unreal how many pimo and pomo there are out there.
ones i had no idea absolutely it within my old congregations.. don't be afraid to leave there are more of us than you think....
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I'd love to have solid numbers of how many of us there are out here in total. It doesn't change anything but I'm just curious. I'm glad you're finding support!
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I was featured on a local news site today.....
by dubstepped init's always cool to see honest accounts of jehovah's witnesses in the news.
i got the opportunity to be interviewed locally and took it.
i put myself out there and here's part one.
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I'll be sure to share. Looks like next Sunday is part two. There are a few changes I'd make (I wasn't disfellowshipped) but those will likely be correct in part 2. It's not easy for a journalist to get all terminology 100% correct. It's a cult. The outside world can't be expected to nail every detail. I thought he did an amazing job capturing the experience that I relayed to him.
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I was featured on a local news site today.....
by dubstepped init's always cool to see honest accounts of jehovah's witnesses in the news.
i got the opportunity to be interviewed locally and took it.
i put myself out there and here's part one.
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Kevin, the writer, did a great job of understanding a very tough story, I think. We met, I rambled, he said he had about 8000 words of notes by the end of a couple hours. It can't be easy to try to understand the complexities of that JW life from the outside and he did well. I didn't see the article before it came out, didn't even know it was coming out today, lol. Just woke up to text messages about it.
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I was featured on a local news site today.....
by dubstepped init's always cool to see honest accounts of jehovah's witnesses in the news.
i got the opportunity to be interviewed locally and took it.
i put myself out there and here's part one.
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It's always cool to see honest accounts of Jehovah's Witnesses in the news. I got the opportunity to be interviewed locally and took it. I put myself out there and here's part one. If you like it, share it as a way to help spread the word and to reward this journalist for taking a chance on us.
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XJW Activsm
by oppostate inhave you ever done xjw activism?.
do you find it rewarding?.
do you feel it has an effect?.
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I do my brand of "activism", find it very rewarding, and know that it has a positive effect because people tell me. I just see it as helping people. You can call it what you will.
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Recent letter about ldc
by dothemath innot 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!.
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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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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 inda haters need not apply - thanks for your support.
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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 ini 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.
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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. ;)