Posts by AudeSapere

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Member of UK Rowing team 2012 is a JW!

by blondie in

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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/olympics/article-1362139/london-2012-rowing-team-includes-jehovahs-witness-champion-1992.html?ito=feeds-newsxml.

a jehovah's witness, britain's first muslim rower, and a champion from 1992... the men going for rowing glory at london olympics.

by mike dickson.

AudeSapere

MadSweeney wrote: Dude has a beard.

Maybe. But maybe not. A beard in and of itself does not necessarily measure JW-style spirituality in UK and Europe as it does in USA.

This was discussed in a thread about the film 'To Verdener'.

-Aude.

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I miss Flipper...

by mrsjones5 in

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and i hope he and the mrs are ok. the area he lives in go hit with alot of snow last week and along with the snow there were a lot of power outages.

i'm hoping flip and the mrs are keeping warm.. good folks, the both of them.. .

Elder Missing 24 hours...

by sleepingbeauty in

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a brother i know of was made up as an elder only some mere 6 weeks ago.

out the blue he has gone total awol and has now been missing over 24 hours.

i wonder if the stress of becoming an elder at 27 yrs old got to him !!!

Literature-Leaving Etiquette

by zoiks in

a friend of mine is the tasting room manager at a local vineyard.

this weekend the vineyard hosted an anniversary party for a my-gosh-they-are-so-young-for-having-been-married-for-so-long couple.

while cleaning up after the party, the employees found numerous pieces of literature hidden in their magazine racks, and the 3-dvd set, "the bible - a book of fact & prophecy" hidden among their cds.

AudeSapere

Unbelievable.

But completely believable - all at the same time.

-Aude.

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I miss Flipper...

by mrsjones5 in

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and i hope he and the mrs are ok. the area he lives in go hit with alot of snow last week and along with the snow there were a lot of power outages.

i'm hoping flip and the mrs are keeping warm.. good folks, the both of them.. .

AudeSapere

I just called them and the call went straight to voicemail.

If I get return call, I will post you y'all. But I'm on my way out so will not have computer/internet connection until I get back later this evening.

-Aude.

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I've decided to take the plunge, but....

by ColdRedRain in

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don't tell my girlfriend.

secretly, i've had feelings for a person she doesn't know about.

we've been seeing each other for the past 3 months, and so far, he's been the best thing that's ever happened to me.

AudeSapere

CCR wrote: So wait, I have to stay in a relationship where I'm not happy and my partner clearly has mood problems just because it's the "right" thing to do?

Noone is saying that. What *is* being said is: Clean up one mess before creating another. In other words, first end things with the girlfriend. THEN start a new relationship.

Somewhere deep in your heart, I think you know that.

-Aude.

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Did you feel this way?

by purplesofa in

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these two comments are from a jw message board.

the comments were to an article posted about the uprising in greece.. .

this is so sad, but you no we are very, very, very close to the end of this system.i am so glad because i hate this system and satan along with it.

AudeSapere

I don't think I ever thought about having fun at the destruction. Maybe a just a tad towards those that I thought were singling me out for persecution because of my beliefs.

But isn't there a scripture about Jehovah *not* taking delight in the destruction of someone wicked???

-Aude.

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Breach of contract

by PYRAMIDSCHEME in

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as my journey to leave the wbts was in its infancy i was speaking to an old friend who had always been a surrogate mom to me.

i had pioneered with both her sons (one of which is now an elder, the other is gay).

i was addressing some of my concerns re: the wts.

AudeSapere

The organization fraudulently purported themselves to be something they are not: Sole spokesmen for God.

Also, depending on when you were baptized, the questions have likely changed. My baptism there was no mention of 'organization'. I think it was a question about having 'repented' and another about dedicating myself to Jehovah. Nothing remotely about recognizing the GB as essential substitutes for Jesus and/or Jehovah.

Also, in my case, I was 13. Unfortunately, though, because I stayed with them into my 30's, I suspect that by my actions of staying in the org, I showed my acceptance of the conditions of my 'contract' through *all* the changes they made.

Until I got up and walked out of the Hall one day.

-Aude.

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New ex-JW memoir coming out...

by brizzzy in

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i don't post a ton here because i'm kinda shy.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/0373892357?tag=thegirsguitoh-20&camp=14573&creative=327641&linkcode=as1&creativeasin=0373892357&adid=038ez4bjpam7bcsze5mq&.

that's the amazon link (which is currently the most affordable, i believe, but it's also available for preorder at b&n, borders, indiebound, and indigo-chapters if you're in canada, if you prefer one of those retailers).. .

AudeSapere

Congrats, Brizzzy~!! How exciting!!

Keep us posted about media coverage and anything other updates.

-Aude.

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Bethel Memories by Living the Dream -- all of them

by FatFreek 2005 in

our friend living the dream has written a wealth of his experiences when at bethel -- all of them well told.

i had a bit of spare time tonight and decided i would search for the ones i missed.

well, google doesn't cut it.

AudeSapere

I like this series ALOT. For me, it has been soo refreshing to hear someone's memories that are just interesting memories that we can all easily relate to. No ill-will. No anomosity. No 'Evil GB'. No serious bashing of past or present JW (well, maybe there was one - but that just adds to the credibility!).

I think the writer neutralizes some of my own memories and that allows me to put things in better perspective and heal without completely villifying the people who played such a big part in my life for 25 years.

I would really, really like to hear about his own 'awakening' and how he managed to set aside his own 'cultic' (??) upbringing, rise above it, and create a happy, productive, professionally-successful life without anger and resentment.

I bet that would be an interesting tale as well.

And a good example for most of us.

I know he's mostly using this site as a place to 'park' his story. Hopefully he's finding the process as rewarding as we do!

-Aude.