Posts by Open mind

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Hello

by 38 Years in

i have been reading this board for about 4 years.

after 38 years of being a baptized jehovah's witness, i did some research on the internet and found enough evidence to quit.

that was 4 years ago and i am so much happier now.

Open mind

Hey there 38!!! Welcome to the board!!

Glad you finally took the plunge.

The water 'round these parts is just right.

Open Mind

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a prostitute at 16 thanks to the WT

by mathilde in

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yesterday i promised i would tell another ugly but true story about sexual abuse within the org,so here we go:.

my ex comes from a catholic family.his youngest sister and he became a jw at the same time ( like me they had an elder brother in the org.but not much contact with the jw) my sister in law had a large family -7 children.6 of them very pretty but also rather stupid but then came young p, a very gentle, handsome and intelligent boy.he really stood out.

he was brilliant at school and they wanted him to study- but his parents said no.somebody from school came over to talk with the parents-this man said it would be a terrible waste not to let such an intelligent young man study, but they were unshakable-it was almost paradise time and this boy would never use that education for anything- so why bother?

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Mathilde said:

what Í´ll never understand: the boy gets DFd and the couple only a slap on the wrist!!! But it was double abuse...or am I crazy?!?

The boy was probably too honest in telling it like he saw it and didn't concern himself with worrying about how it "sounded" to the JC. The sixty-something perv couple no doubt had their cynical "stories straight" and knew all too well how to tell the JC what they wanted to hear.

Just my $.02 worth of guesswork.

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Famous Presiding Overseers

by mtsgrad in

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i think dr perry cox from scrubs would be a brilliant presiding overseer.. dr. cox is sarcastic, unpleasant and narcissistic.

however, he is a very skilled doctor.

he would not care what the co said, would ignore the watchtower or governing body at will.

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Obi Wan Kenobi. Oh, wait, he would never have taken the job in the first place.

My dad wasn't bad except he didn't have a strong enough personality to keep the Ted Jarascz's of the world at bay. It was just a matter of time before a "Ted" took his place.

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Famous Presiding Overseers

by mtsgrad in

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friends

i think dr perry cox from scrubs would be a brilliant presiding overseer.. dr. cox is sarcastic, unpleasant and narcissistic.

however, he is a very skilled doctor.

he would not care what the co said, would ignore the watchtower or governing body at will.

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Dwight Schrute from the Office. ;-)

Tee hee.

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Comments You Will Not Hear at the 5-20-07 WT Review (Humbly Submit)

by blondie in

humbly submitting to loving shepherds.

*** w87 6/15 p. 15 par.

500-501 par.

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CONTROL. CONTROL. CONTROL.

I think they're just getting us primed for the new and improved "drone-only" version of the WT coming in January.

Thanks Blondie.

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If you could ask an elder your questions

by Heather in

what question do you want to ask or have you asked that would stump or have stumped an elder?

i'm in the position where my mom wants me to come back and wants me to have my questions answered (even though she has dodged most of mine) so that i will once again see its the truth and want to return.

so i'm going to set a meeting with an elder to see if he would be willing to attempt to answer some of my questions to prove to me beyond a doubt that i'm in the wrong.

Open mind

Paralipomenon, I concede. Sad, too after such a short parrying.

I forgot a very important rule: Check your premises.

Doh!

If Heather's already DA'd, then she can truly discuss points on their merits. In which case, the elder's goin' down!

I thought you were gonna try making salient points with an elder while still doin' the loyal-dub dance. That's very thin ice.

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New here....Tired of pain

by Momma of 2 in

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i don't have a lot of time to post at the momment.

i am a new mother of twin boys...when i get an update picture of both of them together i will use it as my icon..til then you just see jimmy.

here is a link to my story, it was posted on another wonderful board.. http://p196.ezboard.com/fexjehovahswitnessforumfrm14.showmessage?topicid=377.topic.

Open mind

Welcome to the board, Momma of 2!!

This is a great community here on JWD.

Open Mind

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For those who've settled on 'no contact' with their JW families . . .

by Madame Quixote in

for whatever reason.

do you question it sometimes and think you should try to "reach out" to them again?

i was this morning and then came across the thread above and was reminded why i need to stay away.. but, still, i read threads of people who have managed somehow, despite being d'f'ed or faded or d'aed and think i might try to be more understanding, supportive, reach out or something.. despite all the problems growing up in a fairly dysfunctional family, i still feel a deep attachment to them and hope against hope that they might come to their senses (if they ever had any to begin with) and get help and leave the cult of jehobo; and we might reconcile,etc., etc., blah blah blah dream dream dream.. i deeply wish for them all freedom and happiness and healing and feel so helpless to free them of their bonds and yet see so much possibility for it, if only they could be reached somehow.

Open mind

Keep some love open in your heart, but do what you need to keep your sanity.

Open Mind

(you have a PM)

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Happy New Year! 80 million more "wicked" ones added to the bird food pile.

by Open mind in

what is the net effect of every year that our loving god jehovah, who is patient and desires "none to be destroyed", holds back the winds of destruction?

it ultimately results in roughly 80 million more humans to be added to the pile of post-armageddon bird food.

i've read this concept several times before on jwd but decided to do a little googling to get the 80 million number.

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Looks like this topic is like shooting fish in a barrel for Blondie. I just read this quote that she posted on Leolaia's Armageddon thread.

*** w89 9/1 p. 19 par. 7 Remaining Organized for Survival Into the Millennium ***

Only Jehovah’s Witnesses, those of the anointed remnant and the "great crowd," as a united organization under the protection of the Supreme Organizer, have any Scriptural hope of surviving the impending end of this doomed system dominated by Satan the Devil. (Revelation 7:9-17; 2 Corinthians 4:4) They will make up the "flesh" that Jesus Christ said would be saved through the worst tribulation of all human history.

That one's definitely a keeper. Thanks Blondie.

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Why 6 Billion People Deserve to Die in Armageddon

by Leolaia in

jehovah is such a righteous, merciful, loving god -- slow to anger, overflowing with loving kindness and blessing.

yet it somehow bothers many of you that he will shortly execute his judgment on mankind and wipe out 99.9% of the world's population, as if that somehow is supposed to conflict with his loving qualities.

personally, i have no idea why many of you feel this way.

Open mind

Great post Leolaia!

I hope Little Toe, IP-Sec, and the many other motorcycle enthusiasts on JWD don't see this thread. HORRORS! A MOTORCYCLE IS BEING DESTROYED RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PICTURE!!!!!

As for chain-smoking "Larry", I think you've overlooked a far more heinous sin on his part. ( But since you've been out of God's favor longer than I, it's understandable that you've become hardened to sin. ) The main cause of Larry's destruction?: DENIM. It starts with "D" and has the same number of letters as DEVIL. BTW, it looks like his green-shirted clone who's running away may be wearing Wranglers. Good dubbies who are allowing themselves to be "molded" should avoid the "Wrangler" brand at all costs.

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