Posts by freemindfade

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Survey: How Many Here Have Gotten Into Trouble With The Elders

by minimus in

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how many were brought in the infamous back room?

freemindfade

I've only been there for supposed badness that happened often not even with me, or somehow involved me. Never been reproved or DF'd no judicial committees, seen the back room plenty. My favorite was a struggle going on between elders and MS's who didn't like each other and it overflowed onto a bunch of young guys we all had bands we were in, and i would consider myself older (late 20's). Our band was pretty chill alternative and our fiends had a incredibly heavy metal band, some of them were MS's. Anyway we got dragged in all of us at once, why? We had myspace counts (yes this was back about 7-10 years ago). Anyway I got pissed, I had the bible the reasoning book all kinds of stuff and I was the only one (even though I didn't have the crazy metal band) who stood up and called the elders out. I was furious I was sure I was gonna get in trouble because I am so calm and quiet and I went off. Throwing out scriptures I accused one of the accusing elders who wasn't even there or in that hall anymore of being an apostate. I want HAM. These poor bros saw things my way, I was shocked. I was like I don't even know what I am doing here??? lol.

These situation I have only experienced as not some actual wrongdoing but people who wanted to use the big bad elders as their tool to punish someone they didn't like. Total jw cowards. And elders having no clue about the real world and that these people were playing them out like fools but they had to do their due diligence. Never again. Someones wants to talk to me in the back room they can piss off.

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Did You Know Any Bad JWs?

by minimus in

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over the years, i knew some individuals that were pretty bad witnesses.

they broke more commandments that most.

freemindfade

I think JW's are just human like the rest of us, the world is full of people who choose between good and "evil" everyday. What bothers me is that I think the JW's are pent up springs from trying to please everyone and not be their true self that, makes them seem so much more hypocritical. Its the all or nothing mentality. Where as outside you have people that pick and choose moral laws or supposed moral laws to ignore or break and don't need to pretend they aren't.

This is the best example if can come up with

If you are a guy "in the world" and you just want to be a man whore, go out and man whore it up, you may piss some girls off but most likely you won't get involved in the kinds of things a married JW who is a man whore at heart might get involved in. Sleeping with another dub, probably also married, wrecking families, ruining friendships, wrecking the community of the congregation. Where as the man whore in the world isn't married, he can go sleep with someone outside his circle and not threaten friendship family etc. But dub for some reason shit where they eat when they decide to be themselves and it has a disastrous effect.

No one is perfect, but the dubs constant expectation of it makes their bad acts always seem much worse, more backhanded, more sick.

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What's so great about the Elder's School???

by DATA-DOG in

i have a friend who is an eldub and he just completed elder's school!

what did he learn?

as far as i can tell, he learned:.

freemindfade

He hates his work because of toxic worldly people, especially gays

I sure I am not alone in this, but I have never understood the witnesses disdain and homophobia. I mean I understand why from there explanation but not really why any person can act so hateful towards another. I have worked with many gay people over the years and the majority were more christlike than most dubs. Kind, loving, generous. They have great senses of humor and are generally just fun and cool. When I was young like 20 years ol my boss was as gay as the day is long, but what a sweetheart, he helped me with being able to buy my first house, he had me and wife over to his house and he and his partner showed us an incredible hospitable fun evening. When i leave and they close their doors that is there business not mine. This is another example of how witnesses have no express written concept of hate, but it exists in the environment of witnesses. Such a waste of energy hating decent innocent people who are clearly enjoying the life they have.

Elder school is just a FOG factory to churn out more Fear Obligation and Guilt to be unleashed on the congregation so everyone else will learn to hate their jobs, and life in this system and work harder for the wizards of Org.

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Elders in Spain Steal Millions from Congregation

by cappytan in

these men are appointed by holy spirit,.

here is the source: http://www.economiadigital.es/es/notices/2015/01/la-fiscalia-imputa-una-estafa-de-mas-de-170-millones-de-euros-a-una-congregacion-de-testigos-de-jeho-65161.php.

basically, if you don't know spanish, it boils down to this: (my personal editorial of what i've read).

freemindfade

Perhaps they had multiple congregations agree to release certain amounts of funds to a false society approved project. And its not about members but came from funds

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Elders in Spain Steal Millions from Congregation

by cappytan in

these men are appointed by holy spirit,.

here is the source: http://www.economiadigital.es/es/notices/2015/01/la-fiscalia-imputa-una-estafa-de-mas-de-170-millones-de-euros-a-una-congregacion-de-testigos-de-jeho-65161.php.

basically, if you don't know spanish, it boils down to this: (my personal editorial of what i've read).

freemindfade

The canned answer is always God allows these things to play out (no matter how long, how horrendous, etc). Its always somehow not Gods mistake in appointing them. I know! it was a test! yea thats it. lol

The Wolf(s) of Columbia Street

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Clever/snappy comeback for "you're an apostate"

by Dagney in

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friends

i'm looking for some clever comebacks.

i really don't care that i am an apostate, but would like to deliver a quick comeback or two to perhaps make the other person think.

any suggestions most welcome.

freemindfade

@Separation of Powers

well said, best one yet

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JW TV is the reason for the hysteria in the KH

by campaign of hate in

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friends

if you, like me, have noticed the sudden increase in hysteria in the khs right now, i put it down to that jw tv site.

its's far more extensive than i thought it was, i thought it was just 1, 1 hour program a month.

there's a s*** load of videos on that site.. and the real problem, from just watching a clip from each video, is that these guys are clearly "mentally unstable".

freemindfade

No jonestown unless it ever imploded first, was reduced to a very small band of nut jobs, then perhaps. You'd need something to happen to make the majority of people capable of even some reasonable thought walk away first.

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Clever/snappy comeback for "you're an apostate"

by Dagney in

jw
friends

i'm looking for some clever comebacks.

i really don't care that i am an apostate, but would like to deliver a quick comeback or two to perhaps make the other person think.

any suggestions most welcome.

freemindfade

Belief is emotional not factual...

You are simply interested in facts, not emotions

Or, that doctrine that the ORG has changed its mind on would have been considered by them before that to be the "A" word. So was does it really mean?

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The "martydom" of witnesses!

by stuckinarut2 in

arrrghh...it amazes me!.

i have just seen more witnesses from "my" congregation manning the "literature carts".. it is over 40c / 100f temp, with very high humidity as well... and there they are...in the heat...like martyrs....earning "god points".. they are being ignored by the very few passers by....all of whom are trying to get out of the heat.. what is the point!?!

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freemindfade

They do it now so they can post it on IG, these things accomplish two things

Shows other dubs how righteous they are
Shows the world how batS%$t crazy they are

Why waste your time in NYC freezing your balls off in early morning street work unless you can show all you other dub friends that you actually did it??? Because thats what matters.

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What happens within the JW organisation?

by Sir cid fatos in

hey guys.

i don't know if you guys all know (depends how big this website is) that i have some jw friends.

i'm interested in their belief (luckily no desire to belief it :p) because it's kind of a mystery what really happens in a jw organisation.

freemindfade

And to add to wannabefree's correct statements, its a bait and switch. The bait is love and positive stuff, but when you are in all the way, thats it, the cult stuff takes over. Do some research on these to models B.I.T.E if you want to know what goes on, thats a good description of what happens once you are in. Aldo F.O.G. this is the one that keeps you on a treadmill once you get in. Fear. Obligation Guilt. If these folks seem loving and are trying to recruit you its because 1. they are afraid, of what? Dying at armagedon if they don't try to recruit you, afraid of the elders coming and asking them why they aren't getting enough hours trying to recruit, afraid of being embarrassed for not trying to recruit at every opportunity and being shamed for it. Obligated to meet certain hour recruitment requirements, if you are a grown man and you don't get enough hours to have basic privileges at the Kingdom hall like passing the mice etc, its embarrassing, obviously there must be something wrong with you, and guilt. This is just more of the same, that keeps the recruitment wheels turning. about 98% of JW's do not enjoy doing this, but they have a competitive pride that will make them post on IG themselves wasting their morning in the freezing temperature doing "early morning recruiting" (worthless but racks up the hours and makes you look good), or standing by a cart in the blistering sun. The guilt makes them feel like they need to show everyone what they do and that they are the best darn witness mind control can buy!