Posts by rebel8

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The new 'classes' jehovahs-witness.net has created. Which one are you?

by Esse quam videri in

over time a number of different 'classes' of members have arisen on this forum.

1] apple watch watchers - this group takes a great interest in watches worn by members of the governing body.

2] cult escape consultants - one who freely offers advise on how to flee from a cult - mainly the wt society.

rebel8

LITIGIOUS CLASS--Spark threads with over a dozen pages each that build false hope for a class action lawsuit in a basically fundamentalist country.

CONSPIRACY CLASS--Not satisfied with the level of evil in the commonly known things about the cult, these folks crave revenge and satiety by searching for skeletons in the closet. Often takes the form of statements that jws were Masons and alien activity is associated with jws.

SNICKERING DOG CLASS--This class is currently limited to one person who makes irreverent, hilarious posts.

UADNA CLASS--You wish you were cool enough to be one of us. You're Googling "UADNA" right now.

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WTB&TS has invested $40,000,000 in November 2007 in a Hedge fund located in the Cayman Islands, a tax haven

by sammy in

wtb&ts has invested $40,000,000 in november 2007 in a hedge fund located in the cayman islands, a tax haven.

the document is from the official website : securities and exchange commission:.

http://www.sec.gov/archives/edgar/vprr/07/9999999997-07-048801 .

rebel8

LostGeneration, here's why:

Safeguarding Your Assets Against the Hazards of a Lawsuit

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If Someone Touches Woman’s Breast and Covers it up…

by John Aquila in

one of the elders schools i attended, we dealt with a person who touched a girls breast and covered it up and kept it secret until it was revealed through a source.

the instructor first laid the ground work for a guilt trip.

he read this scripture;.

rebel8

Unclean. That's such a weird word to use for something they're saying is naughty.

It's so Old Testament. Uber conservative.

Your breast are like two fawns, like twin fawns of a gazelle that brows among the lilies.

And then we have those types of scriptures being read at weddings and other meetings. What a bizarre contradiction. Song of Solomon strikes me as a private love letter, full of lust.

It's disgusting and unclean to touch a boob in private, but reading lusty private love poems in church, with kids present, is A-OK.

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Participate In The EX-JW Personality Test!

by C0ntr013r in

first of all; i must admit that i'm not a huge fan of putting people in boxes like this, it is not an exact science.

but i still think the data can be quite interesting and i intend to collect it and share it in a structured way with you guys.

so without future ado here are the details.. link to test: .

rebel8

INTJ. I get the same result every time I take this test.

This test had another metric at the end--I got A for assertive. (I coulda told ya that!)

In previous threads, we discussed the possibility that there are more INTJ ex-jws than in the general population because we question everything.

Furthermore, INTJs prefer asynchronous communication like Internet forums, so you will find more posting here.

And come to think of it, INTJs are more analytical, so probably more likely to take an analytical test such as this one.

We also don't fit in with the E-S-F centric jw culture.

We share the tendency for judgment but ours must be based upon facts and reasons, not feelings or what charismatic people tell us.
We need alone time and that is frowned upon. (When I was in, they were big on saying alone time and daydreaming being when Satan can enter your mind. We were admonished to be saying silent prayers when alone. Damn, even when I was alone I had to talk to someone!)
There is not enough privacy for us. (When I was in, there was no such thing as boundaries. Everyone knew when you had your period, saw a doctor for acne, whatever.)

I'm much happier now that I can be myself. Being a jw in that culture was mentally exhausting.

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feeling of hopelessness and fear

by 060702015 in

jw
friends

do you have feelings of hopelessness and fear for not having a religion?.

do you envy happy jehovah witnesses and living their lives carefree?.

rebel8

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Anybody have any "REAL" experiences of spirit/demon activity? I'll explain.

by runForever in

jw
friends

i know there is a lot of people on here that will say it is pure make believe but i am interested if anybody has had any real concrete things happen such as something moving or something appearing in the mirror etc.. anything just post it up here even if it wasn't much.

please give a little context as to the situation..

rebel8

just the howling equivalent of a "Mexican wave"

Yeah, that has happened periodically in my last 2 neighborhoods. It could be a stray cat or coyote wandering around, or it could be a chain reaction with no real trigger. Dogs do seem to do that. Coyotes do it as well.

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Anybody have any "REAL" experiences of spirit/demon activity? I'll explain.

by runForever in

jw
friends

i know there is a lot of people on here that will say it is pure make believe but i am interested if anybody has had any real concrete things happen such as something moving or something appearing in the mirror etc.. anything just post it up here even if it wasn't much.

please give a little context as to the situation..

rebel8

I had a few experiences when I was a j-dub that are easily explained. The boring truth.

Despite the vast improvements in audiovisual technology, no new evidence.

All existing evidence can be explained and replicated. Night terrors, sleep apnea, hallucinations, shared delusions, etc. are documented human experiences.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T69TOuqaqXI

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London Bethelites Are Agitated!

by The Searcher in

a source has informed me that a relative who's in london bethel has said that a number of bethelites there are very uncomfortable and embarrassed because the branch has received "quite a few letters" querying why members of the governing body were wearing flashy rings and jewellery on some of the monthly broadcasts, but on the broadcast when the g.b.

asked for more money from the congregations - their gold and jewellery was not on display!.

will probably emerge one day wearing sackcloth, begging for yet more donations..

rebel8

I remember what millie said happening when I was a teen in pioneer school (except for the containers). It is such a competition and the sistas got snarky. What a huge imposition and expense it is too.

The amount of food served was extreme. They were constantly trying to get us to eat more & acted personally insulted if we, the royalty, didn't like their dish.

What grown adult needs a dessert for breakfast (donut), snack, lunch, snack and dinner? Plus about 3 main courses and countless side dishes and appetizers.

I felt like a pig being led to the slaughter. I was young and wanting to stay fit for the bros, not gaining 15 lbs in 2 weeks so I could be a frumpy pioneer wearing prairie skirts.

It was kind of like the buffets on the cruise ships, but instead of the food serving 100, it served 30.

After you become a pioneer, they drop you like a hot potato. Reminds me of love bombing.

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Guardian of Doctrine Admits 'Doesn't Really Matter If Jehovah is Accurate' say it how you want...

by LostGeneration in

tough to watch this whole video, the way he talks gets pretty annoying, especially after the rc hearings:.

http://tv.jw.org/#video/vodstudio/pub-jwban_201506_1_video.

go to around 8:20 where he gets into the pronunciation of jehovah.

rebel8

Jehobo

Good one! That is going right in here.

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I was unkind & I am deeply sorry

by Dolosus in

early this morning, i was stopped at a service station dealing with a mechanical issue with my motorcycle.

i was approached by 2 young men who pro-offered some of your reading material.

i deeply regret that i was very unkind; in actual fact, i was quite mean in my response to them.

rebel8

jws are not allowed to come to sites like this. Most of the people here have or are in the process of escaping that mind control cult, and understand your frustration.