can anyone provide a link for the pdf of the current 'shepherding' book?
thanks for any help!.
wannabefree quoted: NOT PERMITTED: outside companies, unbelievers and sisters
LOL I must be getting better and freeer from cult indoctrination. Not too long ago that 'sisters' remark would have gotten me pretty riled up. I just read it now and let out a little 'pfft' with a smile.
What truly closed-minded mysogynists they are.
Sooo glad to be 'out'. Not quite free from all the effects, but definitely out and free-er.
-Aude.
secret santa 2012. with only 7 weeks to go until christmas, should we start to do something now, especially for those posting overseas.
just a thought.
@finallysomepride - I just sent you a pm.
I'm in!
-Aude.
i like to share my picture with you and that you share yours with me.
but only if that does not represent any problem to you.
here is mine.
Can't see anything on your post, wolfman. Just the file name of Image 0000043.jpg
My avatar is me. Small, I know. It's all I got for now.
even though wikipedia isn't perfect, and you still have to vet and research anything you read online, it has proved invaluable to me and many others out there over the last few years since we learned ttatt.
articles on jehovah's witnesses and the watchtower corporations, as well as cognitive dissonance, et al.
have made it a great place to help those that want to free their minds, which includes me lol!.
I don't believe anyone has ever received a thank you like that from the WTS.
I also believe that everyone of us has also been on the receiving end of valuable information from Wikipedia at some point in our lives.
Thank you for helping to keep the site going and thank you for sharing.
-Aude.
hi guys over a week ago i started a post about the doantions the society is now asking witnesses as never before .this is the letter that was put on the notice board .i know conditional donation agreement is not a new thing .but this letter was send out of the blue ,no one asked for it and as long as i remember this arrangement it was something you have to ask bethel .notice also how a specific group of people istrargeted ,namely the elderly one with properties ,please let me have your feedback.
the letter is here :.
http://new-jw.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/proof-letter.png .
Clickable: http://new-jw.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/proof-letter.png
I'm not sure that is actually new. I think it is something that comes into rotation and is likely 'need-driven', but not a new tactic for them.
-Aude.
hello people,
i'd like to start by saying wow!
i've only just discovered this "world" of ex jw's so i'm still catching up on lots of stuff, my story is a bit long so don't know if people have patience to read :p but if you can bear the reading then i'm happy to share.
Hello, Apostate-from-Birth! (LOL)
Thank you for sharing your story. Very interesting read.
Welcome to JWN. You will like it here.
-Aude Sapere (meaning: Dare to Know; Dare to Have Wisdom/Understanding; Dare to Think for Yourself)
just a few wts that put to the effect anything from them should be taken as from jehovah himself and also with elders or being disfellowshipped, that it means jehovah himself is angry with them, that's it's punishment from him.
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Marked.
very sad as was said by a poster earlier our shared one time faith makes it seem as if you knew her.
rip.
Skeeter1 asked:Aude, where are the police reports?
Here is link to the 44-page affadavit: http://media.oregonlive.com/gresham_impact/other/holt1.pdf
-Aude.
there was a recent thread here which covered the subject of the gb claiming to be spirit directed (and not actually inspired by the holy spirit).
by now, most of us are quite aware that this is just a play with words to excuse themselves whenever one of their false doctrines is debunked (by someone using the bible or their own publications).
but when you think of it, spirit-directed is actually more presumptuous than spirit-inspired.. that being said, id really like to draw attention to the fact that the wt continuously claims that the governing body of jehovahs witnesses has never claimed to be inspired by god (through his holy spirit).
Marking.
agh, i can't find a post... somebody asked a question looking for various quotes where the wts equated following their words to following god's words.. there was an excellent discussion with lots of wt articles quoted... including a scan of a 1942 or 1943 wt article.
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would appreciate the link, would like to bookmark.. thank you so much.
Last one for tonight - It's got a few quotes going back to 1955:
Not sure if any are the one you were looking for, though...?
-Aude.
