Posts by AudeSapere

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Had a Frustrating Discussion with Mom...

by tenyearsafter in

my 80 something year old mom is a die hard jw, but to her credit, she has not shunned me.

as would be expected, she is always "praying" that i return to jah and get reinstated.

is consistent...every time my wife and i see her, she always tries to steer the conversation to "how bad the world" has become.. today, she escalated the "theocratic attack" by coming out directly and asking me what i thought of world conditions.

AudeSapere

DOC and Lifestooshort make a good point.

You wrote: It is certainly a slippery slope to see how far you can take the discussion before you are labeled an apostate.

It's mighty slippery. And oh! so easy to take that little step over the line!!

I think we all understand your frustration. It's so nice that you both still have a workable relationship.

I'm just a little jealous. Probably other posters are, too.

Maybe just reassure her that you are 'good' with Jehovah. And let her rest easy and not fret so much about your eternal life.

-Aude.

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New apostate movie coming soon

by fade_away in

so my wife's cousin known as "free" on this site told us of this new documentary coming soon.

i'm not sure if it's coming soon to theatres, independent film theatres, or just dvd.

the movie is called truth be told.

AudeSapere

Please keep us posted as release date nears.

-Aude.

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Former JW. money counter at district conventions tells all.

by koolaid-man in

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how much money flows into the watchtower coffers at their annual fund raiser the district convention?.

former witness lurene stanley working along with her high ranking jw.

husband had the opportunity to see what goes on in the back room at disrtict conventions.

AudeSapere

Many on this forum rush to judgement and immediately criticize anything Koolaid-man posts. Strong minded reasonable ones wait patiently, research the content in the thread and without hesitation listen to the conference call before making a premature evaluation.

You were soooo trained by the WTS. Writing style direct from HQ.

It unnerves me.

-Aude.

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Amber Alerts???

by KingDavidwasframed in

http://tommygunzrlz.wordpress.com/2011/09/08/amber-alert/.

why can't we have aa's for our kids?.

AudeSapere

Wowl What a horrible situation. Psychological and Spiritual Abduction.

So sorry to hear this.

-Aude.

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My Father passed away during the night

by jwfacts in

dad was a great man, great, despite the religion.

he was powerful, tall and intelligent, yet humble and kind.

he was an introvert, and a circuit overseer.

AudeSapere

So very sorry to hear this news and hope things went well with the funeral/memorial talk.

I agree with you... You and your dad were both doing what you could to help improve the lives of JWs - whether they chose to stay in or leave, you each found a way to provide support and comfort.

My heart goes out to you and your family.

-Denise.

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Elder Involvement Graphic Conclusion

by Marvin Shilmer in

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today i added to my blog page 13 of the 13-page submission by a doctor of psychology that is a watchtower appointed elder.

i also added the documents bibliographic page.

he had ideas about elder involvement with jehovahs witnesses suffering mental illness, and particularly victims of child abuse, and thought it best to share these with watchtower.