I have lurked for quite some time. Many of my past thoughts have been funneled through one of your regulars due to my current situation. However, my first post illustrates the type of increased activity I expect on this site and similar ones in the near future, as just a few former insiders become disgruntled and get involved. (How small the flame that gave birth to such a raging inferno!)
True story: (let the reader use discernment!)
I once had a small leak in my waterbed that made me so uncomfortable and kept me awake at nights because I had no idea from where it came. I knew that if I didn't find and close it soon, I would either have a huge mess on my hands or worse yet, drown myself.
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by Sign oTimes ini have lurked for quite some time.
many of my past thoughts have been funneled through one of your regulars due to my current situation.
however, my first post illustrates the type of increased activity i expect on this site and similar ones in the near future, as just a few former insiders become disgruntled and get involved.
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New JWD members on the Horizon!
by Sign oTimes insoon (if they haven't already) local congregations of jws will welcome newly disillusioned former members of the bethel family.
the most potentially dangerous have been paid off already (but what do you mean?
weren't we all given severances equally proportionate to our years of devoted service?
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Soon (if they haven't already) local congregations of JWs will welcome newly disillusioned former members of the bethel family.
The most potentially dangerous have been paid off already (But what do you mean? Weren't we all given severances equally proportionate to our years of devoted service?), but there are many more ‘hangers on’ to be let go, those who refuse to ‘take a hint’.
Having recently spoken with many, there are fresh frustrations with the wts brewing. Like abused children they cautiously continue to support the mother org, while trusting that somehow being kicked out of their comfort zone is god's direction toward their better interests.
Things will be quite different for these wordly innocents, as they learn to satisfy the most basic of personal needs. The gb have assured them that hordes of loving jws will welcome them into comfortable homes and that jeh will look out for them after years of faithfully serving at his house. They have been promised sheep yearning for their years of organizational experience to guide them in fulfilling jc’s commission to preach the wt good news.
Ah, but what a rude awakening awaits as power hungry local elders protect domains and mini-empires. How difficult it will be to beat down on those that feed you. See how those who were previously considered weak ones humble the mighty. It’s not so easy to work, take care of a family, study for every meeting, take care of a home, preach in every season, and still be brow beat by your mother org, is it? Why doesn't this feel like the many times we visited each year to give a district convention talk? JC warned you, ‘ a prophet is not welcome in his own home’. Well, you’re home now! The chickens have come to roost for you.
Yet now is not the time to chide these poor, desperate souls. Befriend and console them. For trustful companions they will need. They are excellent sources of fresh inside information. Give them just 6 months, a year or a couple of years max and they will begin the vent their complaints. They will level with close associates, that they feel shafted and betrayed. Without the prying eyes of wt police in their private abodes, they will begin to first just casually view our postings. Then, before they know it they too will share.
WTS has opened a Pandora’s box. Will the vows of silence that had us sign protect you? Perhaps! (What do you mean? Weren't we legally required to sign those 'waivers of responsibility' as we parted?) Will class action litigation suits from our families and interested parties ensue? Most likely. We can be certain, though that this will lead to significant changes in wt policies.
Let’s eagerly watch how the story develops!