Posts by AudeSapere

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MAJOR TV SHOW TO DISCUSS JW CHILD ABUSE

by Scully in

major canadian tv show to discuss jw child

abuse scandal

this is to alert the jw world that a major tv documentary is set to go in canada on the jw child sex abuse issue.

AudeSapere

Talesin wrote: I hope it's not blocked for int'l viewing!

Thanks for posting the link! It's working for me here in California. Seems it has been posted to YouTube by KimMikey.

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Video Ads Now Playing on JWN?

by AudeSapere in

is there a way to stop the advertisement videos that play when i am reading a thread?.

i don't remember this happening until this afternoon.

there is no 'pause' or 'stop' button to grab so i can silence the video and it slows down my system.. i don't mind static ads but the videos create stress on my computer system - and me!.

AudeSapere

@Simon - Thank you. I went to google and changed my settings. The problem seems resolved.

Thank you!

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Experience from AJWRB's Facebook page

by Lee Elder in

interesting experience reported by this former jw on blood shows the deep and lasting impact of the wts campaign of indoctrination and misinformation.

it also shows that people can be and are being helped.

"hi everyone at ajwrb.

AudeSapere

It's so important to critically review the reality of blood transfusion and to logically debunk the org's directives.

Best to do this BEFORE we find ourselves in a crisis situation.

Thank you, Lee, for sharing this.

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Going Clear- Scientology- Movie made this year

by truthlover in

on tonight -- many of the leaders and co horts of david miscavidge on tonight who have left the organization.. it is scary how close they are to the jw's with the exception of the volcano episode and that we are "thetans",.... they hold out a carrot for each level of progression on the "ladder" - to immortality, telling all they will live forever in a peaceful, beautiful world- and of course, each step on the ladder means thousands of dollars and volunteers make 30 cents a day working on all their projects.

they fought for tax exemption as a religious organization, started by hubbard, who at level 8- the highest on the ladder - tells his thetans they are out of a spaced out world -- it is terrifying -- and they are supposed to be able to read minds, levitate things, others in the org are scared of them.... but the org are buying properties all over the world as a benefit for their thetahs" to show their good works.to the irs - building a massive real estate empire with publishing and volunteer labour...... watch it if you can.... .

sound familiar - .

AudeSapere

What station is airing this?

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Should I send my condolence?

by James Mixon in

i was really close to this family, it's.

been over 20 years since i saw them last.

but the husband an elder in his 70's .

AudeSapere

When in doubt, be kind. I believe it is an act of human kindness to reach out to a person who has lost someone in death.

Let them know you are alive and doing well. And that you remember them fondly.

Just don't let them guilt you into anything. Keep it kind and loving. Remember the love that was shown you.

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Video Ads Now Playing on JWN?

by AudeSapere in

is there a way to stop the advertisement videos that play when i am reading a thread?.

i don't remember this happening until this afternoon.

there is no 'pause' or 'stop' button to grab so i can silence the video and it slows down my system.. i don't mind static ads but the videos create stress on my computer system - and me!.

AudeSapere

Is there a way to stop the advertisement videos that play when I am reading a thread?

I don't remember this happening until this afternoon. There is no 'pause' or 'stop' button to grab so I can silence the video and it slows down my system.

I don't mind static ads but the videos create stress on my computer system - and me!

Help, please.

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Being positively recognized

by menrov in

hi, for over a year, i stopped attending meeting and field service.

actually, passively disassociated from the congregation.

but i did not stop reading and doing my own research.

AudeSapere

Hyacinth - Welcome to JWN~! I'm glad you found us and even gladder to hear a bit of your story.

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I had an experience that played a very small roll in my awakening when I was pioneering. After about a year of regular pioneering, a friend/coworker commented that usually, for most people, when they become more involved in their church, they become MORE kind, loving, easy-going, etc. But, he noted, that wasn't happening for me - at all.

I was taken aback, slightly offended, and felt a little guilty that people were not seeing the 'fruitage of the spirit' in me and thus I was maybe bringing small reproach on Jehovah's name.

I felt there was noone for me to talk to about this change in my personality so the comment just hung in my head and festered.

I am so much happier now. Less stressed. Less worried about the future.

AudeSapere (meaning: Dare to Know; Dare to Have Wisdom/Understanding; Dare to Think for Yourself)

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Merry Christmas!

by lambsbottom in

jw
friends

wow, 4 years!

it has been a real journey.

going from a devout jw, to having a close call with a loved one possibly needing a transfusion, to researching the heck out of everything, to letting it rest and go back to sleep for a while, to moving states and almost going crazy knowing all the bs they were speaking from the platform.

AudeSapere

Merry Christmas, Lambsbottom~!!

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Brooklyn Daily Eagle: New WeWork facility turns old Jehovah's Witnesses buildings into small-biz mecca

by AndersonsInfo in

jw
friends

wonderful photos to see of the present exterior and interior of one of the old wt factories.

please go to the site to see the photos and read the rest of the article that i did not paste here.. barbara .

http://www.brooklyneagle.com/articles/2015/12/23/new-wework-facility-turns-old-jehovahs-witnesses-buildings-small-biz-mecca.

AudeSapere

Very nice! Thank you for sharing.

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What made you turn atheist or agnostic?

by LevelThePlayingField in

if you were a jw and are now an atheist or agnostic, what was the tipping point that made you turn to it?.

the reason i ask is i have noticed that many who leave the jw's seem to turn to atheism, versus still having some form of a faith.

have many of you given up on god first or have you had atheistic views first and then found atheism to be true.

AudeSapere

I don't think I can say that I 'turned' Agnostic. It's more like once I really understood that our personal belief system is a CHOICE, Agnosticism is what suits me best - for now.

For a while, I wanted to be Atheistic, but there were too many things that didn't quite jive in my mind. Too many coincidences that made me think (or want to believe) that there is some short of energy out there that might somehow equate to a superior-type energy. Thus, Agnosticism felt like a better fit for me than Atheism.

And it still does.

Occasionally, I feel an interest in attending a church - just for the symbolisms and traditions. There was a basic comfort in attending (4 or 5 times in the past 8 years) but nothing that spurs me to return. The most rewarding visit was when I went to a Christmas service that a JWN poster was performing in. That was very nice. The others were less captivating.

So Agnosticism still feels like a good fit for me. At least for now.

-Aude Sapere (meaning: Dare to Know; Dare to Have Widsom/Understanding; Dare to Think for Yourself)

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EDIT TO ADD: Another BIG reason Agnosticism suits me just fine - for now - is because I just plain don't care what may or may not be "up there". I spent a couple of my best years believing I was serving the one and only true god. As it turns out, I was in a high-control group, serving as a free slave-laborer for a publishing company that was masquerading as a religion.

If there *is* a god up there, then he knows the spiritual abuse I've endured. And he would see and understand the good in my heart.

If there *is* a god up there, he should have made the 'truth' abundantly clear - with no room for mis-interpretation and subsequent abuse.

If there *is* a god up there, and this life that we have here on earth is a gift from him, then I've squandered several decades of my life and have not been cherishing that gift by living and enjoying the gift to the fullest potential. I cannot afford to squander any more of my life. I have absolutely zero interest in hypothetical religious discussions and arguments.

Formal religion and 'god' discussions just do not interest/matter to me anymore.

Although I consider my Agnostic, I also consider myself much more spiritually-inclined than when I was religious. Witnesses seem to view 'spirituality' as something measurable by others. I believe that true spirituality is something that drives your being, it's the driving force within a person, the motive behind their actions, not the actions and activities themselves. Certainly not an activity that is done just for the purpose of showing other(s) how godly someone is.

Rather, it's the driving force that moves you do something (anything) just because it is the good and right thing to do. Even if noone ever sees it or knows about it. That's my idea of spiritual. It's more cosmic, yin-yang, something along those lines. I probably should read a few books on the subject of spirituality, but not all that motivated to do so right now.

I'm actually quite comfortable with where I am with my own personal beliefs. No need for labels, but if I must pick one, Agnostic is just fine for me. At least for now.