Posts by Dagney

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What’s the most effective way to wake the largest amount of JW’s up?

by Farmer Jim1 in

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what can one person do to save as many people as possible from this organisation?.

youtube videos?.

mail shots?.

Dagney

For a person to "wake up" is highly individual. Usually someone has to at least question the org to be open enough for information. I have reconnected with some people from my teenage years and congregation. Last week I met up with some and we discussed what led us out, and all of us just knew something wasn't right, and we didn't belong there anymore. They followed their intuition far earlier than I did. Stupid me.

I've met quite a few people who stumbled upon this website while googling infor for JW's. They got lost in the discussions then next thing you know they are looking up all kinds of things. They weren't even questioning until they read things in this website.

JW Facts for the real deal. Paul has done such a great service in providing that website.

Youtube videos are really effective. Everybody I know that has left has watched far more exJW videos than me, and can tell me what they have learned from each of them, who they like and who they don't like.

It's an exciting time. All the sources are having a great effect.

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Home schooling website / system for JWs

by sir82 in

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so, apparently, there is an organization which provides structure, curriculum, etc.

for home-schooling of jw kids:.

http://www.newsystemschool.org/index.html.

Dagney

I don't know what the statistics are either, but here in SoCal, homeschooling and JW schools were very very popular years ago. I think parents were trying to do what they thought was the best for their kids, but I don't think the result overall was that good. I know lots of kids that rebelled big time and left.

Being in school as a JW brings its own pressures. I was a nervous wreck having to "take my stand" to every new teacher in grade school. Alone in the library during holiday festivities was tough but not unbearable. It's weird thinking about it now.

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I gave up The 5th Dimension for Jehovah

by compound complex in

greetings, old timers (in particular):.

of course, we don't share all views in common.

unless i'm mistaken, however, we older, former jws were decisive about what our "bible-trained consciences" would allow -- or not.

Dagney

Awww...Coco. I remember at 14yo driving in a fiat convertible in the fields out in FS with an older (16yo) RP sister, and listening to this song when it came out. It didn't phase us a bit. There were really hardline elders in my hall, but the bunch of us younger folks still listened to what we wanted.

xxx

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besty - anybody remember me

by besty in

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just checkin in - all good.

px.

Dagney

Hey you! xx

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Pillowgate - John Cedars

by CitizenofEarth in

is this true?

is this really true?!.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qirjv48c55m.

Dagney

HO. LY. COW.

Man these people are weird. Getting weirder.

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Larry Nasser..... WOW....

by DATA-DOG in

do you think the gb are watching the live report??

will they learn from all this?

are they scared shitless as the reality of social media delivers one bitch-slap of truth after another?

Dagney

I watched the judge sentence him.

I think his fellow inmates are going to give him their own type of justice at some point.

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Leaked 2018 Elders Training Video RE: Elders Reviewing Pionieers

by pale.emperor in

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhq5viughny&feature=youtu.be.

quite frankly im disturbed at the lack of love and compassion.

especially for the first sister they talk about!.

Dagney

I was told by a few that being a regular pioneer was the only way to have some recognition in the congo, especially if you were a woman. I said, "but is that the real reason to pioneer?" After the thrill is gone, and you have spent thousands of hours in the work, ya need to hang on to some validation for it.

This cult works it's powers of control very well. Thank god all you guys are O-U-T!!!

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Consolidation of Bethel Big-Wigs Now?

by The Fall Guy in

a reliable source has informed me that a bethel contact has informed them that paul gillies - a london branch committee heavyweight - is moving to warwick to join the legal department there.

anyone else aware of this?.

during the recent court case in russia, he posed for a photograph with the gb member and the rest of the wt a-team..

Dagney

I past this on to his cousin who is a friend of mine. She is going to ask around the family.

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Older JW: not happy

by Gorbatchov in

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this week i visited my sick father in law.. then an old elder from my far away congregation came in for coffee.

did not see him in 15 years.. nice chat.

had a lot to say, is alone, his sick wife disabled and away from home.. he told me: "living alone is so hard.

Dagney

I can only imagine how they feel. I feel a little sad for them, but realize also it was their choice to hang on to the dream of the pet tiger.

I think for many it is social and a routine. With so many years in the routine, they haven't developed any outside interests, so they would be lost without it. My mother needed this religion, sadly. I'm sure they are tired and don't want to think about it.

I'm in the next generation down...I'm amazed why so many are still in. But then again, they taught their families this dogma...now what? I did go down the rabbit hole one day last week on FB and looked at some of the old gang. Honestly, they looked happy and were having fun I guess, even if it was at an RC, LOL.

sigh

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Do You Know Any “Gay” Jehovah’s Witnesses?

by minimus in

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of course the religion condemns homosexuality but did you know any gay witnesses?

i knew some bethelites that were very effeminate and i remember 4 women who were suspected of being lesbians by many in the congregation.

they eventually moved away and were very vocal against males, especially elders..

Dagney

Sure do. Some crazy stories out there. One professed to be of the "young" anointed, got DF'd, reinstated, and other details I don't wish to go into. I had heard he had said our very strict PO was a closet gay, which explains so much.

Then I had a best friend, reg pio, eventually came out, moved away, convinced by an elder that called at his door to come back. He came back only to be DF'd. Another committee meeting I anguished over the outcome. We said good-bye too many times, tears right now. Eventually reinstated, got sick, passed away and there is not a day that goes by that I don't think of him.

I tried to save him one time with my stack of bound volumes. Instead he helped me overcome the years of JW thinking on the matter, and taught me how to love the person and lose the judgment.