Posts by LongHairGal

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Watchtower admits false prophesy in Court of Law!

by digderidoo in

a false prophesy was promulgated?

q. it had to be accepted by jehovah's witnesses?

q. error?

LongHairGal

DROPOFFYOURKEYLEE:

Yes. I also believe claims of being ‘spirit directed’ would add credibility. I guess the creator somehow communicates with somebody there. 🙄I would love to meet them and shake their hand for they are special indeed!

When I was active in the religion I had visions of somebody in a trance. How else would the spirit direct anybody?

If you look at it, every religion has their claims of miracles and supernatural occurrences..So, I figure the JW religion did something similar to give themselves a holy mystique and a bona fide religion.

Without this divine holy smoke and mirrors, they’d just be another club.

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Watchtower admits false prophesy in Court of Law!

by digderidoo in

a false prophesy was promulgated?

q. it had to be accepted by jehovah's witnesses?

q. error?

LongHairGal

It too bad that the average Witness is unaware of Hayden Covington’s testimony all those years ago!

I was shocked and angry when I read this for the first time when I began my ‘Fade’ from the JW religion. What fools they must take everyone for!..Sorry I didn’t know of it earlier because I would have wasted less time in this vacuum of a religion.

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Have you ever known elders who were more into being and elder than really being a believer?

by phoenixrising in

i have known many elders who were much more into the idea of being an elder and getting all the old ladies to tell them what wonderful talks they give and the power then really being a believer.

i had one elder tell me that when he became an elder he was on top dog on top of the heap.

i knew some who were really all about the religion and following the cult.

LongHairGal

PHOENIXRISING:

In looking at all the answers here, I would have to conclude that a well-liked, fair or unbiased elder, not in love with his title 🙄 is in the minority in the JW religion.

In fact, I really believe that because of how things are set up in the religion (organization) - it would be unlikely for such a person to exist for very long in that position.

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Two kingdom halls up for sale in our area

by Still Totally ADD in

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friends

driving by a kh yesterday we saw a for sale sign in front of the building.

it's on a beautiful piece of property off a main road outside the city limits.

the building can be no more than 10 years old and is very beautiful.

LongHairGal

STILL TOTALLY ADD:

No, I don’t think the people all moved away or died either. They left the Witness religion:..either walk-aways, fade-aways, DFd or DAd.

It’s no surprise that all these kingdom halls everywhere are being sold. They are not needed anymore..Their membership is shrinking - not to mention $ being needed for those CSA lawsuits in the news.

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Have you ever known elders who were more into being and elder than really being a believer?

by phoenixrising in

i have known many elders who were much more into the idea of being an elder and getting all the old ladies to tell them what wonderful talks they give and the power then really being a believer.

i had one elder tell me that when he became an elder he was on top dog on top of the heap.

i knew some who were really all about the religion and following the cult.

LongHairGal

PHOENIXRISING:

Where else but in the Witness religion could you have a guy who has no status in the REAL world..elevated to feel important (or at least important in the little fishbowl he’s in)?

This is not to say that there haven’t been elders here and there who were really caring or tried. But, unfortunately most in later years I was in the religion were company men. I pretty much stayed away from them..not even greeting some of them. They were nothing more than fault finders who would ask for favors. My answer was always No.

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The Motive of the Governing Body

by jwfacts in

i have been quiet of late, developing other interests, happy that there are a whole group of people producing great resources.

however, i found some old emails from ray franz that promoted me to write an article that answers a question i regularly receive.

it is in regards to the motive of governing body members.

LongHairGal

TRUTHLOVER123:

Yes..They think because people are supposedly home in the lockdown they should be available almost 24/7 on Zoom. I mean, after all, what else does anybody have to do? 🙄

An older poster on Reddit is fed up and watches his wife getting dressed up (to sit in her living room) for all the meetings while they can see into THEIR home..He says it’s about five hours a week(?).. When pressed by an elder why he isn’t participating on Zoom, he told the guy to back off otherwise he’d be jeopardizing their friendship.

So, the religion is using this crisis to ramp up their intrusiveness and corner everybody.

VIDIOT:

Yes, it won’t make fading easy. But, I think they are going to make people so angry this might be the last straw! Also, instead of one individual leaving - maybe a whole family might stop.

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The Motive of the Governing Body

by jwfacts in

i have been quiet of late, developing other interests, happy that there are a whole group of people producing great resources.

however, i found some old emails from ray franz that promoted me to write an article that answers a question i regularly receive.

it is in regards to the motive of governing body members.

LongHairGal

PETE ZAHUT:

Again, thanks for sharing your experience being at bethel sitting with governing body members and seeing their frame of mind and what makes them tick.

I also think you are right about them (those older guys) probably knowing they screwed up and were supposedly worried about stumbling their followers, etc.. I wonder what they were thinking the reaction would be when they published that 1995 Generation teaching?..This was the last straw for me. I knew it was over.

Nowadays, from what I have read and seen with videos..I get a more arrogant ‘sacred cow/unaccountable and you-better-obey’ vibe coming from the whole thing. Whatever. I’m just glad I got Out years ago and not still sitting there like a sucker.

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On The Art Of Fading

by expatbrit in

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friends

in october of 2000, i faded away from the watchtower.

like most people, i have family and friends who are jw's (including my wife and parents).

fading is generally the best method for people in that situation.

LongHairGal

SNAKESINTHETOWER:

Thanks for bumping this up.

I enjoy reading my old posts and I am still in agreement with the post I made eight years ago on this topic of FADING.. Although, I am glad I changed my avatar.

I hope all the posters who no longer post on here including the OP are well.

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What Do You Think Of Fining People For Not Wearing A Mask?

by minimus in

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friends

some towns in massachusetts are fining people 1000 dollars for not wearing a mask 😷 outdoors.

starting wednesday, the governor mandates everyone from 2 years of age up, must wear a mask or get a 300 dollar fine!.

of course some governors are recommending that you rat out anyone that doesn’t follow their orders.. i don’t like it!👎🏿.

LongHairGal

MINIMUS:

If they want people to wear a mask just to go outside to the mailbox 🙄 and there are no other people around, I have to assume the virus is in the environment like pollen.

Why else would a mask be needed for something like this? I don’t put my mask on until I am in a store parking lot getting ready to go in.

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Are Ex-JW's Suffering From Burn Out?

by IWant2Leave in

the reason that i ask is, in the two years on this forum and you tube, i've seen ex-jw's either drop off entirely or make fewer and fewer videos.

i know the emotional toll can be high.

is that the sole reason, or is it cost (video) or do you think it's external pressure (legal or family)?

LongHairGal

SIMON:

I also observed that there are a small few ex-JWs that see it as a career opportunity. It sure seemed that way.

I noticed that in my early years of ‘fading’ when I went on different websites. I steered clear of them!.. This is probably why the JWs say that people who leave ‘start their own religion or ministry’. This is how it must appear to them.