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  All the Old JW Acquaintances Passing Away

  by StephaneLaliberte in

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  yesterday, my dad told me an older sister passed away.

  she wasn't too old (in her 60s), but i knew her 30 years ago and haven't seen her in 15 years; the main reason being that i faded 10 years ago.. yesterday, i seriously considered attending the funeral and catch-up with old jws i used to know.

  after thinking it over, i decided against it.

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  Dagney

  It's sad that I can't properly grieve someone I once liked due to the cult's dynamics.

  I know. Since leaving I feel it's more important to honor the life, any life, that has ended. That is not the thought shared by JW's.

  I zoom attended a very large memorial earlier in the year. I was super close to the family for years, and my JW family bent over backwards to make me aware of the memorial. It wasn't too bad and I'm not sorry I "attended" for the reason above.

  On the other end of the spectrum, Aude and I attended a KH memorial a month ago for a relative of another poster from here. She said she could use the support and we were there for her. OMGoodness, it was truly a DREADFUL talk. Just dreadful. There were many nonJW relatives there and I was anxious for what was being said. I mean this speaker had a total disconnect from the crowd, going off into great detail about unacceptable behavior to Jehovah, mainly homosexuality. He used all the words. Thankfully I don't think it affected any of the relatives like it triggered me.

  I know 99% of the JW's I've known for decades would not attend my memorial. I will attend one if I feel it's right for me to do. That's what alcohol is for.
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  It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars

  by Newly Enlightened in

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  original reddit post (removed).

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  I’m going to say that he was indeed getting off on hearing these stories about sex abuse and was probably a bit sore he did not get to hear such tales as an elder.

  That was my feeling also when this went down. Aside from the "ick/creep" factor of sharing such intimate information with an admitted sex addict, it is completely inappropriate and irresponsible for him to be any part of the CSA community, or participate in any abuse victims matters.
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  Just read that Carl Olof Jonsson died yesterday

  by slimboyfat in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  for newbies, who was carl olof jonsson?

  he was a jw in sweden who was challenged by a householder in the 1960s, who pointed out to him that secular history books don’t agree with watchtower that jerusalem was destroyed in 607 bce, but instead place the event 20 years later.

  the reason the date is important is because it is the starting date for jw chronology which leads to 1914 as the end of the gentile times, and the beginning of the last days, as jws understand it.

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  I occasionally suspect he can't really be as dumb as he seems, but whatever his intent, honest readers can benefit from responses to his drivel.
  

  I'm enjoying this immensely Jeffro! Thank you for your responses.

  JWs at least teach both publicly and privately as superior Bible teachers.

  There was a time when a good portion of JW's could argue what they were taught from the literature, along with the hop-skip cherry picking of phrasing from the Bible. That is SOOO not the case anymore. They are following direction and pointing people to the website and produced videos, then handed a pamphlet. The WT has been so wrong about so much, they don't want their peeps doing any teaching. The the peeps gladly agree. They stay far away from any prophecy discussions and concentrate on the bad conditions and god's going to kill everybody except them.
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  It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars

  by Newly Enlightened in

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  original reddit post (removed).

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  Dagney

  Looks like Santa!
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  Just read that Carl Olof Jonsson died yesterday

  by slimboyfat in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  for newbies, who was carl olof jonsson?

  he was a jw in sweden who was challenged by a householder in the 1960s, who pointed out to him that secular history books don’t agree with watchtower that jerusalem was destroyed in 607 bce, but instead place the event 20 years later.

  the reason the date is important is because it is the starting date for jw chronology which leads to 1914 as the end of the gentile times, and the beginning of the last days, as jws understand it.

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  Dagney

  I like others here read COJ's book right after I left JW. I kept thinking "I KNEW IT!" as I read chapter after chapter. And for COJ to pull the data together and document the lies the WT corporation published was a tremendous assistance to thousands of people who were truly searching for truth, and knew something wasn't adding up in the JW literature.

  RIP Mr. Jonsson and thank you for work.
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  It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars

  by Newly Enlightened in

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  original reddit post (removed).

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  This video popped up in my YouTube menu this morning. A thought occurred to me. Not that it matters but I wonder if LE drops Dijana's name in asking for support so donors may think they are supporting the family as much as his "activist work." She was attending university for her own career, (thank goodness). Speculating I know, but it doesn't hurt his cause to use her name when asking for support in hoping to garner more sympathy

  I agree with the poster that mentioned LE was ready to move on...as he had illusions of glory of being an international activist/journalist/writer.
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  Chance or intelligent design?

  by ExBethelitenowPIMA in

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  cofty could you answer how the single cell came about by chance?.

  i know the argument for complexity in nature says natural selection over billions of years but this could not explain the complexity of the single cell the building blocks of life?.

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  As Disillusioned JW said, the series with Stephen Hawking is most excellent. The experiments will give you much to think about if you are truly curious.
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  Breaking News: Anthony Morris III no longer serving on the Governing Body

  by WingCommander in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this has been announced on the jw's official website, in the "jw news" section.

  this is not a joke.

  anthony moron da turd is out as a gluttonous body member!

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  I'll drink to that!
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  Jehovah's Witnesses: Zoom Cancelled Love Jehovah Go Back to In Person Meetings

  by HiddlesWife in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  this is a new video posted by the exjw critical thinkers jt & lady cee:.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvmulzbczvm&t=1s.

  i had a hunch that wt was going to do so, but this is happening quite soon.

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  Dagney

  ^^ This.

  I was rerouted from a normal drive home from work and happened to drive by a local KH on a Tuesday night. Seriously, the parking lot was maybe a quarter full. Made my evening.
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  Everyone else burns new UK sitcom

  by Mickey mouse in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i'm looking forward to this, having watched a trailer i think ex-jws will enjoy it https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/comedy/everyone-else-burns-simon-bird-first-look-exclusive-newsupdate/.

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  Dagney

  Great title!

  I hope we can find a way to watch it here in the USA.