Posts by truthsetsonefree

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After almost 18 years out, I faced my demon.

by juni in

hey everyone,

this past sunday i resolved to face a demon head on.

that is revisiting a kingdom hall....this after going through years of mental torment.. depression, anxiety and near suicide with years of therapy to heal the wounds of spiritual abuse.

truthsetsonefree

Glad that you were able to face that demon down. Coincidentally this past Sunday I had to get my daughter's schoolbagn from my ex-wife. She asked me to park a block away from the Hall. I actually complied because I still fear confronting all of my old friends. I am disassociated so they won't talk with me. What I really don't want to face is their rejection. Maybe one day I'll bite the bullet and show up, maybe to pick up my daughter. The most I have done is to sit outside in my car and wait for her. Its funny how elders I worked with came out the last time I did that. I overheard them speculating on why I was there and wondering what I was going to do. It took all my willpower to remember that I had every right to be out there and not just start the car and circle the block.

Isaac

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Individual JWs lost millions in the Bernie Madoff scheme

by AndersonsInfo in

i have it on good authority that many, many jws in the us invested with bernie madoff, especially in ny where most of the people lived who invested and lost big time.

i heard that there was a million dollar broker in ny who is a jw and he pointed witnesses to madoff.

i can only wonder if he pointed watch tower's treasury dept.

truthsetsonefree

This was well known among JW insiders here in NYC. How they got the money always made me wonder. There are the green handshakes, and there are really very few controls for people in positions of responsibility to siphon off money. Its also possible that while they invested they may not have done so in large quantities, though the way they used to brag about their investments leads me to think at least some did have substantial funds invested. It should also be noted that some Bethelites in high places had jobs on the outside before coming to Bethel and so could have obtained money that way. Some are even retired, collecting their pensions and living at Bethel. Those guys really make out as Bethel pays their room, board and food while they collect a real pension from their days working on the "outside".

BTW-I searched the WSJ document for addresses in Brooklyn Heights. One came up but I didn't recognize the name.

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FYI Here's p. 1 - Article 2 of 2003 Amended & Restated WT of PA Charter-GB still has liability

by AndersonsInfo in

let's have some comments about this interesting document.

barbara

truthsetsonefree

It makes sense that they would cover themselves somewhere and give the GB legitimacy. This is very valuable and something that may be very useful in court.

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LATEST BIG RUMOR: WTS calls a moratorium on ALL KH construction in US & Canada

by sir82 in

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based on an informal conversation this past weekend.... an elder with "connections" to the local rbc stated that he heard that the society was instituting a moratorium on all kingdom hall construction in the us and canada.

any projects for which funding has already been arranged will continue, but as of now, no new kh construction loans are being approved by the society.. there are enough projects in the pipeline that rbcs will still be busy for the next year or 2, but after that....who knows?.

my thoughts:.

truthsetsonefree

Having been very active in a NYC RBC I have wondered about this. Some major corporations have frozen new projects. Surely the WT would need to at some point in this economy.

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Any one know Jerry Woods in Murray Kentucky?

by dogon in

anyone near murray kentucky know a jerry and donna woods who moved there about 9 months ago?

i used to know them in michigan before they moved.

i would like to know if anyone finds them as strange as i do..

truthsetsonefree

This doesn't sound like the guy I knew. The Jerry I knew was a very nice, humble individual.

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New member - My story

by allelsefails in

i've been reading for a little while, but really "studying" for a couple of years.

figure i could share my story and listen to what you guys have to say.

i was "born" into jws in 1976. my mother was baptized in 1975.. ouch.

truthsetsonefree

allelsefails, Welcome.

Isaac

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Any one know Jerry Woods in Murray Kentucky?

by dogon in

anyone near murray kentucky know a jerry and donna woods who moved there about 9 months ago?

i used to know them in michigan before they moved.

i would like to know if anyone finds them as strange as i do..

truthsetsonefree

Were they ever in Long Island? There was a Jerry Woods that moved out of here some years ago. We worked on RBC together.

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...Jehovah`s Witness`s have the most Stable Marriages...

by OUTLAW in

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jehovah`s witness`s have the most stable marriages..very few jehovah`s witness`s cheat on thier mates..most jehovah`s witness`s stay married for thier entire lifes to the same person..jehovah`s witness`s have the happiest marriages!..becoming jehovah`s witness`s,has saved many marriages..................................................my experience has taught me none of that is true.................what is your experience?............................outlaw.

truthsetsonefree

Don't make me laugh! Goodness knows most JW couples I know are unhappy, staying together "for Jehovah".

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WATCHTOWER'S NEW POLICY FOR USING THEIR LOGO...

by JustHuman14 in

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i don't know if anyone else wrote a similar subject, but since i didn't see any post, i have decided to post for this subject.

so the km of april had an article regarding using wt's logo.

it was in the greek km.

truthsetsonefree

Very legalistic and corporate. Which is not a bad thing. But then again isn't that what WT is about? Following the dictates of an organized group? Rather than about people and being kind?

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Austria recognizes WT

by diamondiiz in

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http://www.etaiwannews.com/etn/news_content.php?id=942508&lang=eng_news.

austria recognizes jehovah's witnessesassociated press .

2009-05-07 10:16 pm fonts size:e-mail this printer-friendly austria on thursday officially recognized the jehovah's witnesses as the country's 14th official religion, ending a decades-long struggle over its status.

truthsetsonefree

Amazing that Austria would not have done this long ago! Aren't they a democratic country?