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Nightline program with segment on JWs has been changed until tomorrow night.

by AndersonsInfo in

i was at a criminal trial all day in murfreesboro, tn, involving the notorious jw who i call "mommy molester," angela montgomery.

this is the reason i didn't know until this evening that the nightline program with the segment on jws was changed until tomorrow night.

(i forgot my phone.

Nightline program with segment on JWs has been changed until tomorrow night.

by AndersonsInfo in

i was at a criminal trial all day in murfreesboro, tn, involving the notorious jw who i call "mommy molester," angela montgomery.

this is the reason i didn't know until this evening that the nightline program with the segment on jws was changed until tomorrow night.

(i forgot my phone.

@Rubadub - I don't understand why you think you are out of luck. Check your listings for 1235p and an hour earlier. You should see Dateline on the AND lineup. It's a nationwide program that has been around for decades.

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IMPORTANT NEWS: ABC News' Nightline will air a segment about the Watchtower (JWs) Wednesday morning at 12:35 a.m. EST

by AndersonsInfo in

important news:.

here in the united states, on wednesday morning, march 11th at 12:35 a.m., est, barring any breaking news the day before, the program, nightline, will air as their lead story a 9-minute segment about the watchtower (jehovah's witnesses).

the program is 30 minutes long and this segment is only one part of the show.

AudeSapere

@violas - The numeric time designation remains the same but we are *not* in 'Standard' time. We are in Daylight Time. EDT, CDT, PDT.

Here is a site that explains the difference. (note, however, that it was written in 2011.)

http://yates2.com/blog/2011/11/pst-vs-pdt-do-you-know-the-difference/

-Aude.

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IMPORTANT NEWS: ABC News' Nightline will air a segment about the Watchtower (JWs) Wednesday morning at 12:35 a.m. EST

by AndersonsInfo in

important news:.

here in the united states, on wednesday morning, march 11th at 12:35 a.m., est, barring any breaking news the day before, the program, nightline, will air as their lead story a 9-minute segment about the watchtower (jehovah's witnesses).

the program is 30 minutes long and this segment is only one part of the show.

AudeSapere

I think the US just left 'Standard' Time and are now in Daylight Saving Time.

That would mean that EST (Eastern 'Standard' Time) is non-relevant. Instead, the designator EDT would be used. Or PDT, depending on where in the US you reside.

Yes?

-Aude.

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The Daily Beast Article: The actor/rapper/writer, Donald Glover, opens up about his journey from being a JW to achieving stardom

by AndersonsInfo in

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http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/02/20/donald-glover-on-spider-man-stripping-in-magic-mike-xxl-and-a-possible-community-return.html.

the actor/rapper/writer multi-hyphenate, who stars in the lazarus effect, opens up about his journey from being a jehovahs witness to achieving film, tv, and music stardom.. .

donald glover has, in his mere 31 years on this sorta-green earth, released five rap albums and two mixtapes under the stage name childish gambino, served as a writer on the award-winning 30 rock, and featured in 89 episodes as normcore nerd troy barnes on the cherished sitcom community.

AudeSapere

Thanks, Barbara!

-Aude.

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Those JW pins and Jewelry

by AudeSapere in

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i'm not surprised but i must admit to a little eye roll.... looking at some photos on my brother's facebook page, i stumbled on a picture of our mother.

it took a few cycles thru the photos before i realized that mom has a jw pin on her top.. not surprising, but wanted to share.. we have not spoken in a long time.

for a while she was calling me every couple of weeks from her cell phone in the morning.

AudeSapere

I'm not surprised but I must admit to a little eye roll...

Looking at some photos on my brother's facebook page, I stumbled on a picture of our mother. It took a few cycles thru the photos before I realized that mom has a JW pin on her top.

Not surprising, but wanted to share.

We have not spoken in a long time. For a while she was calling me every couple of weeks from her cell phone in the morning. One day I told her that if the only reason she was calling was to get her time started, please don't call. It's been 9 years. (Where's the eye-rolling emoticon??)

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-Aude.

PS: Does the photo show? First time I've tried it since the site changed format.

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Kifflom! Take me to my mother mother father father Kifflom!

by ILoveTTATT2 in

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http://www.rockstargames.com/epsilonprogram/.

turns out that if you have ever played grand theft auto v, you may have gone through a series of missions to... join and leave a cult!.

there's not one, but two cults in gtav.

AudeSapere

And JWs think they alone are special and unique with the 'Truth'.

-Aude.

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Will my inactive JW bring our children up as a witness?

by stevepill in

i have been with an in active jw for 6 years, she now wants to marry and have a child, will she want to bring a child up as a witness, she says not but any experiences?

will she start go back once we are married?

(i'm a non jw)

AudeSapere

Sorry to hear about this turn of events.

Trust your gut. You knew there could be danger ahead. I think a few dozen of us who have 'been there' validated what you were already feeling.

She will very likely return to the JWs after she has a baby. Very many do.

Sorry.

-Aude.

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Will my inactive JW bring our children up as a witness?

by stevepill in

i have been with an in active jw for 6 years, she now wants to marry and have a child, will she want to bring a child up as a witness, she says not but any experiences?

will she start go back once we are married?

(i'm a non jw)

AudeSapere

stevepill wrote: she does clam up when I ask her questions about her faith as she feels if she says something negative then I will hold it against her, her family are all in it but she is the black sheep of the family and they now keep their distance because she's not doing what she should be doing, they have not contacted her since last July!

This is because she still believes it is 'The Truth'. She does not want to speak against God.

And since she believes JWs are God's chosen people, when she has a child and is legally married, she will very likely attend meetings again. Even if just sporadically. Her parents will 'inculcate' the JW beliefs whenever they have access to your child.

stevepill also wrote: she means the world to me but she says she cannot guarantee she won't go back.

That's because she still believes it's the truth. Someone who has seen the org for what it really is, and has left, can and *will* give you a guarantee that they will not go back. EVER.

I am one that will never go back. But before I learned the truth about the truth, I was very uncomfortable talking to boyfriends (or others) about the (cult) religion. And I did not want to stumble non-jw's who may be interested in studying and/or converting. At that time, if JW's asked about my returning, I would say 'maybe soon I will start attending meetings again'. If a non-jw boyfriend pushed an answer from me about ever returning, I would have given an answer like your girlfriend. Because I believed that at some point I *would* return.

It's a different story/answer for me now. Unequivocally, I guarantee you that I will not return. EVER.

Your girlfriend, I'm afraid, will likely return after she has a baby.

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

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Woke up this morning to the realization that the future is now

by campaign of hate in

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as the title of the thread says, i woke up this morning realizing more than ever that we should, each and every one of us, live for today and what we can accomplish today, rather than constantly looking toward the future.. i'm not implying we shouldn't make plans, plans are healthy and advisable, especially if you have healthy commitments.. but i realized the reason why nothing in my life ever seems to get done, is because i put things off, and look ahead 10 years down the line, then a few days later realize how much work needs to be put into that said task, then i don't do anything.

and so the cycle seems to repeat itself.. what i think i'm trying to say is that worthwhile endeavors that have a reward at the end, but take many years to get there, need to be challenged one day at a time.

i now understand that to get to where we want to be 10 years down the line, we need to focus on today and the hard work that needs to be out into a task one day at a time.

AudeSapere

When I first realized that, it took my breath away. Took a few minutes to regain.

So simple. So shocking. So simply true.

-Aude.