I've considered Randy to be a good close friend for more than 20 years. My how time flies. Randy is not only my friend, but my mentor. I refer to Randy's Freeminds site constantly with my own forum members and support group. There isn't a better site for information on JW's anywhere, but Randy's Freeminds site. Great Job Randy! Cynthia
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Congratulations (belated) to Randy Watters on reaching 2 million!
by Deleted inwhen i was in nyc in spiring of 1999 (there on biz) i asked a bethelite friend who was the biggest pain to the wts and he said randy watters and his bethel ministries.
i flew home to oregon and i read everything on randy at www.freeminds.org (watchers of the watchtower world).
truly a life saver for me and my family!
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New Support Group in Phoenix, Arizona
by Brymichmom inhttp://www.exjwslosangeles.org/phoenix.html
we are starting up a brand new support group for ex jehovah's witnesses in phoenix, arizona.
the meetings will be held at the concerned christians center, 525 w. broadway/ between horne and mesa drive in mesa.
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http://www.exjwslosangeles.org/phoenix.html
We are starting up a brand new support group for Ex Jehovah's Witnesses in Phoenix, Arizona. The meetings will be held at the Concerned Christians Center, 525 W. Broadway/ between Horne and Mesa Drive in Mesa. The next meeting is on Thursday, May 25th at 7:00 p.m. Please RSVP to Debbie at (480) 807-5518 for further information. Your support group coordinator is Debbie Gritchen, also a former Jehovah's Witness; you may also email her at [email protected] to RSVP for this meeting as well.
The Concerned Christians are a group of Former Mormons (LDS) coordinated by Jim and Judy Robertson, who reach out to the LDS Community. Please click on the link below to learn more about their ministry. However, the meetings for Ex JW's are only for Ex JW's and their families. To reach them at their offices, phone during BUSINESS HOURS: Monday through Friday, 9:00 am to 5:30 pm MST. -
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Are birthdays now a "conscience matter" for JWs?
by Elsewhere ina few months ago my jw sister emailed me out of the blue asking for me to suggest a good telescope for her little girl (about 12, but i'm not sure).
my niece has had a strong interest in science since she was very little and my sister is trying to encourage her.
if you are wondering, yes, my sister and her jw husband do shun me... so basically she got the info she needed and then disappeared again.
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Brymichmom....Are you from the Yahoo! ex-JW discussion group? If so, hi!
Yes, I'm the very same one!
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Are birthdays now a "conscience matter" for JWs?
by Elsewhere ina few months ago my jw sister emailed me out of the blue asking for me to suggest a good telescope for her little girl (about 12, but i'm not sure).
my niece has had a strong interest in science since she was very little and my sister is trying to encourage her.
if you are wondering, yes, my sister and her jw husband do shun me... so basically she got the info she needed and then disappeared again.
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Here is an article from the July 8, 2004 Awake Magazine, page 30:
********************************************************** PiñatasI read with interest the article "The Piñata—An Ancient Tradition." (September 22, 2003) It left me with some questions. The ties to false religion are well-documented. But the article seemed to take the position that as long as it doesn’t bother someone’s conscience, it is OK. What about birthdays and holidays such as Christmas? S. W., United States"Awake!" responds: Christians refrain from any celebrations or customs that continue to involve false religious beliefs or activities that violate Bible principles. For example, the Bible definitely puts birthday celebrations in a bad light. (Genesis 40:20; Matthew 14:6-10) However, if it is very obvious that a custom has no current false religious significance and involves no violation of Bible principles, each Christian must make a personal decision as to whether he will follow such a custom.
(underlining and bolding mine)
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WTS requesting insurance checks? Verification?
by EscapedLifer1 ini have read comments on several threads about the wts policy on asking folks whose homes have been repaired/rebuilt by jw volunteers to sign over their insurance checks to the wts?.
is there any kind of paper proof of this policy anywhere?
any further details would be kindly appreciated!!.
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I think this would be worth an IRS audit. When charitable organizations give "disaster relief" they MUST provide documentation on WHO they helped and the cost involved. They DO NOT ask for anyone to contribute their insurance checks.
I'm not in the insurance business, but I would guess that this could be classified as insurance fraud. I do know tax law, and it seems by the WT doing everything under the umbrella of the WWW, they escape under a loophole so they don't have to substantiate ANYTHING, when involved in disaster relief. In fact, technically, they aren't even involved in disaster relief because they have no fund set up for it. All non profit organizations must have FUND accounts set up that are supposed to function as indicated for the budget they present.
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Question about the JW Hurricane Katrina "Relief"
by Brymichmom init was relayed to me by a friend that in order for jw's to get "help" from other jw's, that they needed to fill out a form (to make sure that they were jw's) and answer questions concerning how active they are and meeting attendance.
if the meeting attendance was low or if they were "inactive", then they weren't going to be taken in or helped.
in the situation that was relayed to me, a jw woman with a couple of teenaged girls was asking for help.
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If you have any evidence in written form, I'd really appreciate it. Thanks.
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Question about the JW Hurricane Katrina "Relief"
by Brymichmom init was relayed to me by a friend that in order for jw's to get "help" from other jw's, that they needed to fill out a form (to make sure that they were jw's) and answer questions concerning how active they are and meeting attendance.
if the meeting attendance was low or if they were "inactive", then they weren't going to be taken in or helped.
in the situation that was relayed to me, a jw woman with a couple of teenaged girls was asking for help.
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It was relayed to me by a friend that in order for JW's to get "help" from other JW's, that they needed to fill out a form (to make sure that they were JW's) and answer questions concerning how active they are and meeting attendance. If the meeting attendance was low or if they were "inactive", then they weren't going to be taken in or helped. In the situation that was relayed to me, a JW woman with a couple of teenaged girls was asking for help. After filling out the form, the JW doing the "relief effort" noted that since the family was inconsistent or low in their meeting attendance that in order to be helped they must now start attending all of the meetings and submit to a lot of other requirements. The teenaged girls were NOT happy about having to submit to all of that.
It ended up that this JW woman and her 2 teenaged daughters were helped by another church organization (no strings attached) who took them in. The JW was quite surprised about being helped by this "church" even though she was a JW.
Does this sound right? Is this the "norm" among JW's when they are helping "their own"? Do they only help other JW's who are "active" and have high meeting attendance, and forget about those who have low meeting attendance and don't go out in "field service"?
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Anybody familiar with this website?
by Brymichmom inhttp://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/newworldtranslation/home.htm
i would just like to find the email address for the person responsible for this website.
thank you very much, any help would be greatly appreciated!.
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sKally,
Thanks for finding this for me. I kept looking and looking and even did a search through network solutions and didn't find anything. I should have done what you did, click over to items for sale, and I just didn't notice it. Thank you so VERY MUCH for your help in this.
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Anybody familiar with this website?
by Brymichmom inhttp://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/newworldtranslation/home.htm
i would just like to find the email address for the person responsible for this website.
thank you very much, any help would be greatly appreciated!.
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http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/newworldtranslation/home.htm
I would just like to find the email address for the person responsible for this website. Does anyone around here know?
Thank you very much, any help would be greatly appreciated!
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Watchtower Abuse/Parental Abduction
by Brymichmom ini just received an email from this man and i thought i'd pass the information along over here.
if this is a repeat and this has already been posted, please accept my apologies.
im bryan lee mcglothin, a former jehovahs witness, and i have just authored a new book about my own parental abduction, by my elder father, and my lifelong search for my mother.. .
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I just received an email from this man and I thought I'd pass the information along over here. If this is a repeat and this has already been posted, please accept my apologies. But here it is:Hello,
I’m Bryan Lee McGlothin, a former Jehovah’s Witness, and I have just authored a new book about my own parental abduction, by my elder father, and my lifelong search for my mother.
It brings to light many of the Watchtower dogma.
Link to my first review: http://www.taurleopublishing.com/lobservateur.jpg
There will be a feature on my story in another local paper next weekend.
was interviewed on the local (
The official publication date is November 5th, but the book will be available for a pre-printing special next week, and ready for shipment early October.
Thank you,
