Posts by AudeSapere

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I know this shouldn’t bother me...but

by MTSman in

so i woke up this morning with nothing planned for the day.

i rolled out of bed around 9am and went to local mcky ds to get some breakfast, and lord and behold there was a group of jdubs sitting around eating and sipping on coffee, probable counting time.

anyway, i glanced over and recognized all of them and they glanced back at me.

AudeSapere

I am successfully faded for many years.

It took a long time for me to lose the awkward feeling when encountering JWs that I used to know.

Then one day I ran into a couple at a local restaurant. They looked really sad. And I'm not sure they saw (or recognized me). So on my way out I stopped by their table and with a smile I said 'Hi! I'm (my real name). I remember you. How are you and the kids?"

They proceeded to tell me sad things.

And when they asked how I was, I happily responded that I was doing really well! New career going great. Just bought new home in nice neighborhood. Keeping in touch with my family. Parents are getting older but overall doing well.

It felt soo good to honestly present myself in a good light and focus on what is right in my life without falling into the 'whoa is me' conversation that so many JWs have.

Ever since that encounter with the sad-looking couple, I have made it a point to look JWs in the eye and smile broadly and sincerely. And if we talk, I make sure to tell them something GOOD that is going on in my life.

I wonder what would have happened if the OP had walked up to that table in Mickey D's and said "Hi guys! Good to see you. Have a great weekend! Bye~!!"...

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Charging $150 To Tell Your Stories

by Bangalore in

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https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/how-to-escape-from-jehovah-s-witnesses-religion#/.

for $150: collaboration with the backer so that their story of successfully escaping an abusive belief system (300 words max) features along with others in the final pages of how to escape from jehovah's witnesses.

the text will be written by the author but will include a minimum of one quote worded by the backer.

AudeSapere

Lloyd Evans. He slapped his name and URL on the back.

Thought so (but could not find the thread to confirm the details of that copyright violation).

THAT history makes this current endevour all the more distasteful.

Egregious is a better word.

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btw - Does anyone have a link to that thread from a couple years back?

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Charging $150 To Tell Your Stories

by Bangalore in

jw
friends

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/how-to-escape-from-jehovah-s-witnesses-religion#/.

for $150: collaboration with the backer so that their story of successfully escaping an abusive belief system (300 words max) features along with others in the final pages of how to escape from jehovah's witnesses.

the text will be written by the author but will include a minimum of one quote worded by the backer.

AudeSapere

Maybe off-topic (maybe not)... Who was it that reprinted Crisis of Conscience without permission and then sold those copies online?

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2017 Service Year Report Grand Totals

by Drearyweather in

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2017 figures released to bethel families worldwide:.

peak publishers: 8,457,107. total baptized: 284,212 .

regular pioneers: 1,225,279 .

AudeSapere

Regular pioneers comprise 15% of PEAK Publishers?

WOW! That is significant ratio. Granted, the carts and reduced hours requirement make it easier to attain.

But 15% of PEAK is significant. I wonder what the number of Average Publishers is?

Would that bring the ratio up to near 20%?

If so, that is one of every five witnesses - pioneering.

Sounds extraordinarily high. Impressive, even. Thus, very sad for the sheeple.

At least they feel they have some purpose for themselves albeit deluded purpose.

15-20%. I am very surprised at this.

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How and Why the ARC into Child Sexual Abuse In Institutions Came About.

by smiddy3 in

a program is to be aired on abc tv tonight called : "undeniable :the advocates and agitators who fought for justice" to be shown at 9:30 pm aust.eastern daylight saving time in victoria.. while it doesn`t show anything from what i can gather, about jw`s ,it mainly concentrates on the catholic and anglican churches and if you want to make a comparison the abuse in the jw`s pales by comparison as an institution .. having said that their were some/one champions of jw child sex abused that made sure by their arguments that the jehovah witness religion should not be excluded from this royal commission as they wern`t initially included in this enquiry.. the full/final report of this arc is to be handed down later this week..

AudeSapere

Hopefully someone will upload a copy to YouTube so those of us in USA can see, too.

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Long Beach School Teacher - you can guess the rest

by Dagney in

i'm speechless.

i know this guy.

http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-buena-park-arrest-20160630-snap-story.html.

AudeSapere

bttt

11

matured mentally

by Akid48 in

i dont know if any one else is feeling this but after waking up i feel like i matured mentally etc.. im only 13 maybe its just me but i wanted to know if any had this feeling just a quick post..

AudeSapere

I was painfully aware of how immature and naive my thought processes had been. I was in my 40's and had to start learning how to think as a mature, informed person.

I am happy for you that you have this keen awareness at such an early age.

Hope all is calm within your home and family.

-Aude Sapere (meaning: Dare to know; Dare to have wisdom/understanding; Dare to think for yourself)

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reps of the JW.0rg kiosk looking very Sea.0rg'ish

by oppostate in

amazing how cults end up looking so similar.

have you ever wondered how budhist monks and catholic monks look and behave so similarly?

or why mormons and jw religion have so many parallels?.

AudeSapere

This fairly large kiosk was set up at a 'youth fair' in Miami USA.

It's real odd. A kiosk like that costs thousands of dollars to make.

It's just odd from every angle.

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Have you ever come across someone on this site or other exjw site that you knew?

by karter in

2 for me 1 from my old congro in the 80's and another that was in the same circle of friends.. karter..

AudeSapere

Yes. A few.

About 13 years ago someone (outnfree) mentioned my family by name in a thread about KingdomHalls.

A former bethelite friend found me here because I mentioned his real name in a thread that showed up in Google search. I apologized profusely and had the post removed. (BIG mistake on my part but he says he is not upset.)

Someone from my old congregation and I posted same info on a thread. A few pm's and we reunited.

Two years ago a new poster with a username that pretty well identified himself. His ex-wife was daughter of my former PO.

There is another person who has pm'd me their number because we definitely knew each other in 1978. I have not yet returned that phone call.

A few people know people that I knew (from former KH's) but I do not remember/recognize those posters.

I *think* that's all. But could be another that I'm not remembering right now.

Does anyone know what happened to outnfree??

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My parents found out

by BlackWolf in

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so in my last post i talked about how i had told my younger siblings how i didn't plan to get baptized or ever be a witness.

i thought i could trust them but i guess i was wrong, they're just kids after all.

my oldest brother (who's 11) told on me today.

AudeSapere

Just because someone is 'out' of the JW org, does not in and of itself make them someone you should trust.

We know little about you and even less about your aunt.

I think that Zeb and Giles Gray and jp1692 and other posters made some wonderful points.

Respect your parents. Play nice with your family. Get a job and save as much money as you possibly can. Get an education. Don't get baptized. Time is on your side. Use it to your advantage. An education now will be the BEST investment of your time.