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  Elder Just Told His Son I Am Sick Of This Religion !! And Reveals His Secret

  by Hairyhegoat in

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  this was a very moving story just posted on another ex jw site please read it's good .

  elder reveals his secretjanuary 28th, 2011. by shadow elder, jr.. a few weeks ago, my father and i were out working together in the door-to-door preaching work.

  that morning only four of us showed up at the kingdom hall my dad and i, and a married brother and sister.

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  Balsam

  Thanks for telling your story, I believe it.

  After my son died as a result of refusing blood transfusion for him after an auto accident I decided to leave but I did it on the sly in the beginning and talked to my other two sons. They and I drew very close during that time but still it was a struggle dealing with my children's Dad that was back in 2001. Today my sons and I have been out 10 years and my sons tell me so often how much they appreciate my courage in leaving their JW Dad and the religion when I did because it helped them to get free too. We were all disfellowshipped over a period of the next two years but you know it is ok, it gave us all a great release.
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  Christmas visit from the elders

  by MrFreeze in

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  yes the elders made another stop to continue to try to get me back to the meetings.

  my main argument with them has been the incorrect dates.

  607, 1914. they said i need to stop focusing on dates.

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  Balsam

  Christmas Eve witnesses were at our local WALMART and distrubuting mag's about how evil Christmas is and how pagan. My son who is an ex-jw too found a set of mag's laying thrown on the ground in the parking lot and bought them home to me. I haven't seen any in ages and looking through it was painfully obvious same old song and dance. I've been out now for 9 years and the literature is virutally unchanged in that time, how weird.

  Ruth
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  Has Bethel ever...

  by MrFreeze in

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  has bethel ever turned someone away for bethel service?

  do you know of anybody personally?

  i'm just wondering because i've never heard anybody turned down yet they act like it's some sort of special privilege..

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  Balsam

  My ignorant nephew back in 1972 applied and was accepted. The boy was dummer than a box of rocks and still is. I remember thinking it was crazy he was accepted at bethel. He only stayed a year though because his asthma began acting up in the NY air. I don't recall knowing anyone else who applied that wasn't accepted.

  Ruth
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  KM (Elder School) Brief Highlights

  by XBEHERE in

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  besides the usual drivel there were a couple interesting things.

  1. an entire 1 hour discourse on helping our children become little innocent martyrs for the wt via.

  their flawed and unreasonable blood doctrine.

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  Balsam

  It is that same concentration on corrupting the children that lead to my husband allowing our son to died at 15 when he needed a blood transfusion. Dak at the accident told the parametics no blood transfusions. What complete idiots we were to believe the WTS about blood being wrong to take in if it meant saving a life. I hope the GB suffer violent deaths they so deserve it as far as I'm concerned. It's been 9 years and still they are targeting the JW children.

  Ruth
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  What made you leave?? What were your core reasons?

  by safireblu64 in

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  hi there, i am pretty new to this forum, this absolutely wonderful forum and i just wanted to know what made you all leave?

  what were your positions, responsibilities and at what point did you know you had to leave?

  and are there any persons here from ontario, canada?.

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  Balsam

  Welcome Safireblu64,

  You remind me of the struggles my sons have had leaving. I their Mom left first after their middle brother died as a result of auto accident and no blood transfusions. At the time Dak was 15 when he died riding home from a Sunday meeting. My other two sons were 17 & 13 and the death of one of my sons threw us all into turmoil none of us could have even considered. I left right away, over the next 2 years they left too but it was a struggle. Dealing with the pain, the WTS betrayal, finding out all the lies, seeing so called friends turn their backs on us and shun us even family members. As the pain eased we began to see life was so much richer and colorful than we ever dreamed, it was better. Be patient with yourself it gets better as the time stretches out between this life and that life.

  Ruth
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  WT Society wants Elders to Conceal Information to Psychiatrists- Elders Bk.

  by flipper in

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  my wife and i have read carefully through chapter 5 of the new elders manual when we do our " personal study " in bed on saturday mornings !

  so without further delay , notice this quote from the new elders manual, " there are times when an emotionally distressed christian may seek professional help.

  whether a christian or his family pursues treatment from psychiatrists , psychologists, or therapists is a personal decision.

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  Balsam

  I remember over the years I saw some seriously distrubed witnesses that needed some serious help but the Elders always discouraged mental health help and always told the sick ones to relie on Jehovah. One older gal who was a long time witness flipped her lid and began obsessing over a young brother who was about 15 in the congregation telling everyone she was going to marry him. This sister was a grandmother in her mid-sixties. Well her daughter and son and law tried to have her treated but Elders nixed it and it got so out of hand they were afraid she was going to hurt this boy or his family. She eventually was hospitalized but got out and ended up on the streets as a homeless. Her daughter could not get her to come home where they could take care of her. Eventually they moved away and she remained on the streets. They boy grew up and married a girl his age, and he was always creeped out by this older sister obsession with him.

  There was another sister in her 20's who was seriously unbalanced and pioneering. She also ended up homeless sleeping in a tent in a camp ground because she thought demons were after her. Her family from New York called the KH once trying to trace her because they said she had been diagnoised in NY before she left and she was very very sick and needed medication. But none of the Elders did anything and eventually she just disappeared and no one cared she was gone. I'd hear her family in NY had called several times looking for and the Elders would just say she left the area. No one was even concerned about this gal or wanted to deal with her.

  I saw this over and over again the 30 years I was a JW, it is sad.

  Ruth
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  Jehovah Unmasked

  by Soldier77 in

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  jehovah unmasked by nathaniel j. merritt.

  has anyone read this and what are your thoughts, opinions?

  i have just downloaded it tonight and i'm already on chap.

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  Balsam

  I read it a few years ago and loved it. It is really thought provoking and speaks from a Gnostic point of few. It his humors and makes fun of the Isrealite God. I gave it to my teenage son to read it back then and he loved it too. We both had a good laugh because it really pokes some serious holes in believing in the God of the bible.

  Ruth
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  Bombshell: Is the AJWRB for real?

  by Nickolas in

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  it appears, from my recent visit to www.ajwrb.org that there is an underground group of practising jehovah's witnesses who are seeking to change current blood doctrine.

  they call themselves the associtated jehovah's witnesses for reform on blood, or the ajwrb.

  does this group actually exist?

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  Balsam

  We will continue to do what we can, thanks.
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  Bombshell: Is the AJWRB for real?

  by Nickolas in

  1. watchtower
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  it appears, from my recent visit to www.ajwrb.org that there is an underground group of practising jehovah's witnesses who are seeking to change current blood doctrine.

  they call themselves the associtated jehovah's witnesses for reform on blood, or the ajwrb.

  does this group actually exist?

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  Balsam

  Thanks Randy and TD for verifying we are the real deal at AJWRB.ORG. I know the WTS wishes we would go away. I doubt we will bring it down but certainly we can help those who wish to examine the truth about the blood policy.

  Mary at AJWRB aka Balsam
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  News Paper Article regarding JW's Neighbor... Too funny

  by Peaches1978 in

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  http://tinypic.com/r/21azhgw/7.

  sorry i posted this in the wrong section under technical support.

  i'm not to great at posting up images i figured to repost it here where it belongs.

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  Balsam

  LOL wow that neighbor is really pissed off and hates this JW family. Must have been some rude behavior along the lines with condescension. Wow what a bad witness and especially it was in the papers.

  Balsam