Posts by chester

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JW Child Abuse: An Insider's Insight

by silentlambs in

i post the following at the request of barbara anderson.. .

as a result of the newspaper report calling attention to my actions i feel compelled to provide further information that has come to light and deserves full exposure.. the society is very much aware of my intentions, because of a private e-mail i innocently wrote someone was forwarded to the society without my permission.

you can read it in its entirety, below.

chester

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Some Musings

by Farkel in

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i sent it to kent.

the only thing that kept me going was the thought of what my suicide would do to my children for the rest of their lives.

i finally got the courage to seek help for that depression, and im fine now.. alanf and gedanken (two of my good friends) helped me out, and i am most grateful for that.

chester

Farkel,

I always enjoy reading your posts. I would very much like to meet you someday.

Happy Birthday!

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IF YOU HAVE EVER MADE AN IMPACT ON A JW

by In_between_days in

something i would really appreciate feedback for.... if any of you have ever made and impact on a jw what was it?

what was the one sentance, or one seed of doubt that made their brains start ticking?

were you sucessful?

chester

I brought my wife to this forum last night and read her the entire story of how Amazing got his family "OUT".

I also took her to Randy's Watters site and read her some of the stories of the Bethelites that have left.

I showed her the story of the Raymond Franz incident.

I also showed her VeniceT's web site and the story of the Tacoma dome parking scandal. She said she would like to meet Venice.

I stopped into chat but froze after I got in there and did not say anything. I would like to say that I am sorry to the folks that were in there for being so rude.

I accomplished a lot last night in showing her that "apostates" are really okay people.

These are the people who are the real "truth seekers" These are the “real friends”. She sees that very clearly now.

And to think I used to have to try and not let her see that I was on the computer. She has reached the point where she asks me to go on there and read this information to her.

Thanks to all of you for sharing your stories and experiences. Thanks for putting put your web sites.

You just don’t know how much this information has meant to me.

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Signing Off on "The NET THANG"

by JT in

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i would just like to thank everyone for the excellent posts that have appeared here on this site.

i esp would like to thank simon for making this possible.

i sincerely believe that the "net thang" will continue to play a role in helping jw who are sincerely searching for a confirmation that all their doubts and wondering over the years was not the result of them being spiritually weak.

chester

JT,
I just want to say that I too am sorry to see you go.

I hope that you change your mind.

Also, I would like to say that I am proud to have you for a son-in-law.

I love you and "lady C".

You two are the best.

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JT - we're both right and wrong

by bluesapphire in

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i just wanted to tell you that i found information in an old catechism.

basically, it shows that *some* archdioceses abstained from meat on all fridays prior to vatican ii.

it is up to the bishop of each archdiocese and most dioceses in the roman catholic rite in the us had that.

chester

Bluesapphire,

Check your e-mail

Chester

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Who knows GB Member Gerrit Lösch?

by GermanXJW in

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i was told that gerrit losch was one of the nethinim before he became a gb member that means he was not of the annointed.

my source told me he felt he was annointed but did not partake from the emblems because of his wife who has the earthly hope.

but then he changed his mind and became a gb member.. is this true?

chester

Shelby,

Thanks very much for that information.

I had no idea that this was the case (The Governing Body does not now have to be of the annointed)

Can you tell us who the two who do not profess to be of the annointed are?

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My Crazy Mother!

by Ranchette in

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here i thought i was going to get through the memorial season in peace this year.. how wrong i was!.

was this supposed to be a memorial invitation?.

yesterday i got an unexpected phone call from my mom.. i said hi and asked her how she was.. she said not very good.. i told her i was sorry to hear that and that i was concerned about her health problems and asked if she had had any tests done or gotten results.. she said no thats not why she wasnt doing well.. i could tell from the tone of her voice that this wasnt going to be pretty.. she told me that the reason she wasnt doing well is because the memorial was coming up,.

chester

JT,

You are a very wise man. The advice you gave was excellent!!

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Getting To Know Me - Biggs' Story THREE

by Mister Biggs in

biggs, part 1: http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/forum/thread.asp?id=24348&site=3.

biggs, part 2: http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/forum/thread.asp?id=24359&site=3.

the reason why i wanted to be a protector for my little brother was because of what happened to me and my older brother when we were kids.. you see, we had a cousin (about 5 years older than me) who was abusive toward me and my older brother (4 years older than me).