In the beginning, right after I left I wrote anonymous letters to several people in my congregation (those with the most likelihood of listening). I ordered some tracts that neatly encapsulated what's wrong with the WTBTS and left those on cars near the KH and in building lobbies throughout the territory. Anytime I run into an inactive JW I speak with them about their impressions, why they're not active then tell my story. ALL of my current friends (not many...I'm still rebuilding my social life) know about my JW experience and many are amazed at the deceit (most people don't know anything about JW"s except that they knock on your door on weekend mornings and don't celebrate anything). Admittedly, I'm not doing a whole helluva lot, but whenever there is an "opening" I try to get in and plant some seeds (esp with those who were never JW or JW sympathizers)
Maryjane
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Nails in the Coffin: What HAVE you done?
by Mysterious insimon's post caused me to think.
sure we may all just contibute small nails in the coffin, but each small nail has some impact to be sure.
what nails have you driven into the wts' coffin?
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GET REAL PEOPLE !!
by Simon indo some of you expect?!?!.
i am extremely disappointed to read some people's comments about the latest news.
it is one thing to express and opinion, perhaps that you think it isn't as big as you imagined (one wonders what you imagined) but it is another to be downright insulting to people who have put a lot of time and effort into this.. get real.
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Maryjane
Besides boohooing because YOUR expectations let YOU down. YOU hyped yourSELF up.
WHOA! Now if that doesn't sound like JW rhetoric I don't know what does...YiKEs!
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GET REAL PEOPLE !!
by Simon indo some of you expect?!?!.
i am extremely disappointed to read some people's comments about the latest news.
it is one thing to express and opinion, perhaps that you think it isn't as big as you imagined (one wonders what you imagined) but it is another to be downright insulting to people who have put a lot of time and effort into this.. get real.
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Maryjane
Barbara's recomendation to "read a good essay" would have sifficed instead of blowing it out of proportions, anouncing it as historic, and then blaming us for lack of fireworks.
Exactly! It's all in the delivery. Most of the "backlash" is from people feeling let-down. The information itself is wonderful and *might* just lead to something big, but only time will tell (and LOTS of time).
Now as for activism and raising awareness among JW's I'm a little stumped about how to do that with THIS particular information. We tell them the WTBTS lied about the medical facts in the blood brochure. In my JW hey-day I would have (a) not believed them or (b) refer to the scripture in Acts about abstaining from blood....can't argue that one (at least to a JW). I guess I'll just have to find those on the "fringes" and hope they're looking for any excuse to get out.
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GET REAL PEOPLE !!
by Simon indo some of you expect?!?!.
i am extremely disappointed to read some people's comments about the latest news.
it is one thing to express and opinion, perhaps that you think it isn't as big as you imagined (one wonders what you imagined) but it is another to be downright insulting to people who have put a lot of time and effort into this.. get real.
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Maryjane
What the *%$!! do some of you expect?!?!
I am extremely disappointed to read some people's comments about the latest news. It is one thing to express and opinion, perhaps that you think it isn't as big as you imagined (one wonders what you imagined) but it is another to be downright insulting to people who have put a lot of time and effort into this.
I think that's all we've been doing is expressing opinions on the "big news". Any small step that leads to the demise of the WTBTS is a step in the right direction, but IMHO this news did NOT deserve all the hype the author built up around it. I appreciate her giving us the heads up on new developments but I honestly didn't like "having my chain yanked" as someone else put it.
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The turning point of the apostate movement?
by undercover inis it possible that this "big news" could actually create a division amongst active apostates who are fighting to disrupt the wts?.
it seems that there are two factions regarding the "big news": one is jumping for joy, ready to spread the news far and wide, hoping for lawsuits; the other has poo-pooed the whole thing as overblown nothingness.
for the most part up til now, it's been us(ex-jws) vs them(the wts).
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Maryjane
it is just as I tell my wife... There is no Evil Slave Class, plotting evil things against the WTS . It is not like Star Trek vs the Klingons, because there is no unified resistance . This board is the closest I have found to us having something in common - and look how differnt we all are..
We are just a whole load of disparate individuals, most of whom have been hurt to some degree or another by the WTS .and want to help others that are in the same boat - that's all.
Well put Blues Brother! I'm dealing with a Jehovah-bot on another board and I counter her constant bible-thumping from time to time with valid information about the WTBTS (mostly for the other people on the board who aren't JW's). Once I addressed her specifically and she arrogantly proclaimed "Just for the record, I NEVER read any of your posts, I just scroll past them...your efforts are in vain!" As if I'm the Evil Emperor Ming trying to foil her! They are WAY too caught up in the good vs. evil thing. .
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THE NEWS IS BIGGER THAN DATELINE, BBC, CBC, ETC.
by AndersonsInfo inif i told you that something bigger is on the horizon than dateline, bbc, cbc, sunday (australia), and all other tv programs which exposed the sexual child abuse cover-up by watchtower in 2002-2003, would you believe me?
have i ever misled you?
i'll answer that--no!
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Maryjane
Well hopefully one good thing will come out of this whole "Big News" fiasco...there won't be anymore HYPED-out posts on the board. Big news will be posted as it happens and will hit the newswires as well. I'm sure AP or Reuters don't give a rats arse about and obscure article in thee Baylor U Church & State Law Review (nor will your average JW).
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Did The Watchtower Society Decieve You Enough To Sue Them???
by minimus indid they really misrepresent anything to you that you could sue for?
everyone knows how they take quotes out of context.
do you personally have a valid reason to sue the society??
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Maryjane
We've all suffered residual psychological problems (trust of self & other, social-retardness, shunning and the resultant emotional pain, etc. etc.)
But is it sue-able? Probably not.
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Maryjane
I agree...how is this different? How is this going to affect the rank & file JW (who will probably never even hear about this!)
And are we to expect the minions who've been affected by the blood issue to file lawsuits (some years after the fact).
Call me a pessimist, but I don't see this as big news.
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THE NEWS IS BIGGER THAN DATELINE, BBC, CBC, ETC.
by AndersonsInfo inif i told you that something bigger is on the horizon than dateline, bbc, cbc, sunday (australia), and all other tv programs which exposed the sexual child abuse cover-up by watchtower in 2002-2003, would you believe me?
have i ever misled you?
i'll answer that--no!
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Maryjane
They'll survive this too. No current JW will leave or even sue over this. Maybe a few families outside of the JW's will bring up a lawsuit, but I bet not a lot.
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BIG NEWS Email Clearing House
by Severus inconsider me a player.
i am interested in supporting the "big news" news blitz by coordinating a clearing house of jw email addresses.
most of us have a handful of jw email contacts, others may have whole address books filled of them.
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Maryjane
I just sent you a couple! Good lookin' out!