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What the new JW light position really is 👍

by ElderBerry in

i’m still an elder and i consider myself jw light.

as my fellow elders are.

we don’t throw our weight around like elders used to in the past, it’s all very easy going these days.

carla

Thanks.

I understand those who cannot leave, my heart aches for all those stuck in.

Just please, please understand that if you are 'in' living that double life, don't come to a board that has been filled with suicide, abuse and all out heartache on a daily basis telling us how great is that you, in a high position, learned how to game the system and get to live the life of Riley (what ever that really is). Not when there are those here that have truly suffered at the hands/minds of the jw cult. Those who have lost friends due to suicide because of the jw cult, lost children/family due to the blood policy or those who have had to go to great lengths to make sure you didn't. Have you had to explain in spy mode to your family how and why you need to protect chldren/ grandchildren/ nieces/nephews etc... so that your jw will not sacrifice family on the altar of the no blood jw altar? How mainstream people cannot wrap their heads around such a thing? You will become the nutcase because jw's are just a quirky bunch that carry a Bible and speak softly for the most part. Mainstream society doesn't care or want to look behind the curtain.

If you are some sort of spy then good for you and thank you. Take it seriously, because there are those of us who have had to go to great lengths to protect our families and children from the policies of the gb. First we had to learn the absolute insanity of this org and then the language which is completely different than mainstream life and biblical standards. We too have to go undercover to see what is possibly coming next for ourselves and our loved ones, that is why we make our way here and other ex jw boards. We too have helped jw's escape, find lawyers and or find cases that may help with child custody cases or lent an ear and shoulder to someone who doesn't know how to escape.

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What the new JW light position really is 👍

by ElderBerry in

i’m still an elder and i consider myself jw light.

as my fellow elders are.

we don’t throw our weight around like elders used to in the past, it’s all very easy going these days.

carla

That is great if those who do that, do it without flaunting how damn easy their life is in the borg. Those who don't flaunt how funny it is that they get to celebrate holidays and do other no-no's that the r & f would be 'removed' or marked for. Can he give me and my family back all the holidays and special occasions with our family over the years or even now? no. Can my jw do as he appears to be able to do because he holds authority of being an elder? no, mine would be flogged and become the congregational leper as would any low level r & f member.

If he has sat on a judicial meeting or whatever they want to call it now and let a known, admitted pedophile back into the cong and society at large knocking on my door and that said pedophile in fact molests/rapes another child then, yes, he is partially responsible and should be held accountable for allowing a pedophile to continue. Especially if he warned parents of the child not to go to the authorities because it will give a jah a bad name as was jw custom for many, many years.

The elders that had a few 'ideas' for my husband.... I hold them fully accountable for their damn ungodly stupid ideas.

You may not understand that when people like jw's or other cults manage to pull someone into their cult it does not only affect that one person. There are many involved, like spouses, children, in-laws, parents, siblings, employment and the list goes on. Not to mention the future and lost opportunities because some elder thought something might be 'bad' idea or a 'good' christian wouldn't do such a thing.

But Elderberry? he apparently can live the 'double life' my jw has talked about and despises. Even he can see the hypocrisy and find it distasteful. But being the 'good' loyal jw he is, he would never believe an elder capable of such a thing. After all, they are appointed by God Himself right? (or the Holy Spirit?) you get the point.

Is my opinion cruel? bitter? perhaps. Do the suicides, rapes, domestic abuses, disfellowshiping/removal and general abuses by jw's ever keep you up at night? they do me.

If the o.p is saying jwlight is ok now then make it ok and say so publically. Please send out the memo so even the older loyal diehards get the new 'light'. Make all our lives as nonchalant and easy breezy like his.

And if you still think I am just being harsh I suggest you read some of the suicide threads and what led up to them due to being a jw or trying to leave. Then come and have a discussion about elders who live double lives while their so called sheep and their families suffer the consequences of them being involved in this insidious cult.

What would happen if all the elders/ms stepped down at one time?

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What the new JW light position really is 👍

by ElderBerry in

i’m still an elder and i consider myself jw light.

as my fellow elders are.

we don’t throw our weight around like elders used to in the past, it’s all very easy going these days.

carla

Elderberry, you make it all sound so non-chalant, no big deal. YOU and all the other elders still have enormous control over the diehard jw's and you full well know it. I know how much control the elders have over my jw and it disgusts me what this damn cult have done to a good man. Shame on you. Stand up for what is right even if YOU lose all your family and friends. Then you can come back and tell us how meaningless this cult really is.

"They do shadow birthday celebrations..."- Why don't you have the balls to come out and fully celebrate? oh, you don't want to lose your entire family, possible income, home and entire being?

I can't even tell you how hard I am trying right now not to tell you how I really feel.

No, I take that back, you are a spineless sack of shit that doesn't have a Godly bone in your body.

I hope you have a long night of the soul if you ever thought of the damage you are doing by participating in this cult in a position of authority - child sexual abuse is on YOU, the destroyed marriages is on YOU, the destroyed parental/child relationships are on YOU and the many, many suicides (including members here) are on YOU. You don't get to say, "I was just following orders" because you have a choice.

When good men do nothing evil prevails, are you a good man?

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What are some of the more exceptional self-authenticating claims made by Jehovah’s Witnesses?

by Vanderhoven7 in

let's start the ball rolling with two connected claims.. the religion of jehovah’s witnesses is the one true religion.

all other religions are satanic, including all the churches of christendom..

carla

Boogerman, do they still claim to be the only 'channel' to God? in today's world of 'channeler's' who claim to 'channel' dead loved ones, non dimensional beings, extra terrestrials and so forth, they would fit right in! Are they just trying to be all things to all people?

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I think I may be becoming an X-X-JW

by joe134cd in

i think i may be moving on shortly.

i officially joined this web-site 12 years ago as pimo about to exit the organisation.

i had spent about a year before that, as just a none commenting member.

carla

Wishing you all the best!

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SHE EXPOSED THE MADNESS OF JW MINISTRY!

by raymond frantz in

https://youtu.be/f50tjtm8fds?si=h1ptb5aceiqbwmo6.

in 2025, the jehovah’s witnesses have taken their doctrine of isolation to a new extreme.

once known for their door-to-door evangelism, they now stand silently beside literature carts, refusing to engage in meaningful conversation with the public.

carla

Even 20 years ago or so jw's were reluctant and would actually refuse to admit they were jw. My house was a do not knock and I had to ask 3 times (finally yelling) "are you jehovah witnesses?" even then they clearly did not want to answer. Now I think my house has a big "satan lives there" on my address.

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serena williams

by FreeFallin in

not really a scandal, but serena williams doing the crip walk on national tv wtf .

carla

Thank you for your answer. It seems to me my jw must be in some old fashioned cong then! Though I can't really say as we no longer discuss jw things. He still wears a suit & tie and seems as zealous as always. Then again I don't really know where he is going on Sat mornings. Ha, so never mind, I know nothing.

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serena williams

by FreeFallin in

not really a scandal, but serena williams doing the crip walk on national tv wtf .

carla

Liam, you should check out old posts here and what people have had to endure being a jw and especially by the elders.

There are so many stories of elders acting outrageous. Putting their foot in a door of a jw woman who is home alone and barging in, elders staking out a persons house because they are spying to catch them supposedly having an affair (even if they weren't), elder claiming he was 'helping' a single mother put her kid to bed while she was busy elsewhere he was 'busy' in the bedroom with the child and the stories go on and on.

Then there are the judicial meetings where they ask the most inappropriate questions I have ever heard of even of minors who had to face down 3 elders without a parent or adult with them. Imagine you had a girlfriend and you went a bit too far with her, now you have to go give a play by play to 3 men. By play by play I mean every detail and no need to leave anything out. Basically verbal porn.

Does it ever bother you to be associated with such a group?

Do they do 'disfellowshipping' or now it is called 'removal' of members in your kh?

(carla, not ever a jw, a ubm (unbelieving mate, spouse joined up later in marriage) hope you don't find my questions offensive)

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A message from Barbara Anderson re: the health state of her hero, her husband, Joe Anderson

by jwleaks in

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from barbara:.

my dear husband, joe anderson, has had very real problems with his short-term memory for at least a year which really worried me.

as his mental health deteriorated, i decided to have our local longtime physician talk alone with joe during an office visit last september.

carla

I'm so sorry Barb, wishing you love and strength though this ordeal.

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JW's home schooling over-representing

by joey jojo in

speaking to an old elder friend recently about his decision to home school his high school aged kids.. he claims that here in australia, about 30% of the students that log into online classrooms are jw's.

the others are disabled kids - who cant physically attend class and the rest are long distance students.. another generation of under-educated jw kids on the way..

carla

I know people in the US who are not jw's and take their homeschooling very serious. They opted out of the classrooms when things like drag queens were being welcomed for reading hour with 5-7 year olds, when gender books were supposed to be normal and so forth. Some parents just don't agree with some of that and that is their choice.

That being said there is testing for these kids but that is state by state. Some states are more rigorous than others. In years past I would agree that many home school kids were just plain weird. sorry to say so but that is my opinion. Now there are so many options and programs for home school kids that is not necessarily the case. All depends on the parent I guess.