Open mind

Joined

• started 385 topics
• posted 6,386 times   see topics posted on
• send a message

Posts by Open mind

• 
  36

  Has a wrong disfellowshipping ever been reversed?

  by lostnotfound in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  im not talking about simply being reinstated.

  i remember hearing a story about a brother that was disfellowshipped because of the testimony of two false witnesses.

  years passed before they admitted to lying about the brother and was reinstated.. what is policy in this sort of situation?

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Open mind

  Concurring with AnneB and the others that "rescinded" is the official Service Dept term.

  SF Bay Area, three elders decided to DF an inactive dude without him coming to a JC. They didn't follow Watchtower-approved procedures and just announced that "Brother Flaky is no longer one of Jehovah's Witnesses".

  Brother Flaky heard about it through the grapevine and wrote the branch. About 4-5 months later, the same a$$hole who announced the DFing had to get up and say "The announcement that Brother Flaky is no longer one of Jehovah's Witnesses..........has been rescinded".

  Hahahahahahah!

  Most dubs just did double takes and said "What does that mean?"

  om
• 
  46

  Were/Are you and Elder, MS, CO, Bethelite, etc.? (Please check in here)

  by El_Guapo in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i'm sure alot of you have noticed, the influx of new jwn members with "postitions within the cong" this is amazing, i myself am still an m.s.

  working to get removed.

  lol my wife (who has been really supportive throughout my fade) asked my why i am doing i decided to fade?.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Open mind

  Ill doer for about 10 years.

  In the words of Shakespeare's Malvolio: "some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon 'em."

  It was thrust upon me and I didn't have the sense to say "No!".

  om
• 
  50

  Hi! I'm New Here

  by alecholmesthedetective in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hi there, as was suggested to me, i'm starting this thread to say hi to everyone.. my awakening began recently, after the new light on the 'slave'.

  i felt it didn't add up and went to check and found out ttatt.

  for a while i tried to find evidence of whether the wt might still be god's organization, i needn't say i couldn't.. i had already resigned as a ministerial servant and a pioneer, had already had several issues with the elders and did not put up with their nonsense for a long.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Open mind

  Welcome to the big wide world!

  om
• 
  109

  San Francisco or Bay Area Members?

  by nibbled in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i did a search and came up with some posts related to san francisco, but i couldn't figure out how to find more recent onesthey were from nearly a dozen years ago!

  i was wondering if anyone lives around sf, as well as if anyone is around my age?

  i'm early 30's.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Open mind

  Hey there nibbled.

  My wife and I no longer believe in a higher power. If a "higher power" decided to show him/her/it self and was also not a despot, I'd be all ears. But I don't think that's too likely.

  Having said that, I have no desire to cram my lack of belief down anyone's throat. So, if you'd like to get together and enjoy good food, drink and conversation that doesn't require a belief in God, we're game. But I totally understand if you're more comfortable in the company of believers.

  Here's something to chew on. Aguest, aka Shelby, is a BIG TIME believer. Her God talks to her on a regular basis. When I found out she was planning on attending Flipper's Lake Tahoe Apostafest last summer, I almost didn't go because I thought the "discomfort" level would be too high. Well, her online persona is quite a bit different than Shelby in the flesh. This atheist and Shelby got along just fine in person.

  Best regards,

  om
• 
  4

  BoE letters

  by Jourles in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so i'm curious, has anyone continued with the collection and archival of all the boe letters?

  i still have all of them from '77 to '01, but would be interested in reading/acquiring the others from '01-current.

  i would love to host them again, but this time from a computer that sits on an anonymous vpn.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Open mind

  I'd send a PM to Atlantis. He's constantly posting the latest BOE letters around here.

  Very nice to see you pop in Jourles!

  om
• 
  22

  Newbie Here! :) Physically in, mentally out.

  by OneStepOut93 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hey everyone.

  my name is... well.. let's call me lexi for now.

  ;) i found this site a long time ago and just decided to join today.. okay so i'm 19and living with my jw witness grandma.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Open mind

  Welcome to JWN!!!

  Seems like there's been a wave of new posters lately.

  Jehovah's blessing is clearly with us.

  om
• 
  47

  My grandson is interviewing with Harvard tomorrow

  by coffee_black in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i'm doing the happy dance!

  just got word a few minutes ago.

  his odds are pretty good!

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Open mind

  Congratulations to CB's grandson!!

  Just getting this far is an achievement to be very proud of.

  (Off topic: Nice to see you JK)

  om
• 
  73

  New Member...

  by sosoconfused in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hello everyone, just wanted to say hi and introduce myself.. i am a mid 30's just stepped aside elder, who just couldn't handle it anymore.. i am a 3rd generation born-in and former pioneer and bethelite.

  it has been a log somewhat confusing ride for me, but i am finally settling in to realizing that i need to really look at what me and my family are doing.. .

  its funny though what really got me here... it wasn't the 40 year old men telling me they were looking at boobies on the computer and hoping not to get in trouble, it wasn't the watching young people bail left and right, it wasn't the ever changing new light etc... but a simple thought.. .

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Open mind

  sosoconfused:

  "I watch some gay porn and I die."

  Since you're risking your everlasting life on this, best to watch some good stuff. If you want I can ask my DFed, gay, older brother for some recommendations.

  Welcome to mos eisley JWN! " You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy."

  om
• 
  98

  New Member-Active Elder

  by Promitheas in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i'm a new member & i'd like to say hi to everyone, intoducing myself.. i am a 3rd generation born-in at mid 50's & an active elder.. english is not my mother language, so pls ignore any grammatical errors.

  i live in a small country in europe.. i'd like to thank you for all information posted.

  some of them have rally helped me to understand and examine again my beliefs.. last new light concerning f&ds=gb has verified the idea that they are popes in the position op pope.. i still believe in god & in his son jesus christ but not in the gb..

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Open mind

  Welcome to JWN!

  Do you have immediate family who are JWs as well?

  om
• 
  109

  San Francisco or Bay Area Members?

  by nibbled in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i did a search and came up with some posts related to san francisco, but i couldn't figure out how to find more recent onesthey were from nearly a dozen years ago!

  i was wondering if anyone lives around sf, as well as if anyone is around my age?

  i'm early 30's.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Open mind

  Well nibbled, that narrows the field a little bit more. But don't give up hope. Can't remember where I read this but someone said: "JWs create more atheists and agnostics than any other religion."

  There are quite a few Christian believers still on this board, but I'd say they are probably a minority.

  Flipper has been organizing an "Apostafest" in Lake Tahoe around the Fourth of July for the last several years and I imagine he probably will again this year. (Flipper?) It's a pretty enoyable event overall IMO. There is no common thread of belief or disbelief among those who attend. The only commonality is that most are former JWs.

  om