Posts by rebelfighter

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"Marked" for association with "worldly guy"

by Anon_SA1 in

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friends

my best friend has recently been "marked" for associating with a "worldly guy" what advice can you give me to pass onto her?

i am not a jw, never been one, so looking for guidance.

thank you in advance.

rebelfighter

3rdgen,

Thank you for the detailed explanation of *date* I love it after 5 years of extensive phone calls 4 or 5 per day from him, meeting for meals (alone) and long walks as I drove through the state he lived in, many emails the "Elder " referred to all this as mentoring and counciling. Oh and the hugs and kisses were "only ever gave you a compassionate hug once when I thought you were suicidal and I never kissed you." And that got an instant response because I have never ever been close to being suicidal, I told him I am a mighty strong woman and can deal with just about anything life puts in front of me after I lost my son 35 years ago.

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....2016....

by zeb in

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friends

with this year all about done i wish you all a healthy and safe 2016.. live long and prosper.

.

rebelfighter

Happy New Year Zeb and to each of you.

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A call for JW lurkers to set matters straight!!!!!

by James Mixon in

not all are jw's here, think about the time you could get.

i know you are checking.

don't be shy, no one will ever know.

rebelfighter

I am fair game. Never a JW but here are your obstacles that you would have to overcome to convince me to become a JW and in this order

1. Absolutely will not tolerate lying in any format, I am Italian and tend to go balistics when I catch anyone lying.

2. I am a child's advocate. Includes sex abuse, physical abuse, and emotional abuse. I advocate for higher education for all children. I promote all forms of after school activities for enrichment of the arts and sports.

3. I am a women's advocate. I do charity work for abuse shelters and advocacy groups.

4. I am deeply involved in the Masonic community, actually a member of 3 different groups at this time. Have been involved for well over 40 years.

5. I believe in God and I am very spiritual but I do not believe in religion as they are all man made. I believe that had God created religion there would have been only one thus we would not have had all these Religious Wars. God wants us to love one another, get along and take care of each other and this planet.

6. I am not Gay but I do support the Gay community.

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A Landlord Glimpse on Tenant’s Property

by Loi_241 in

when i look back, i wish that a landlord glimpse on my property and so she does not want more than me renting her home.

but, i still do not have a wish because she wants more money; she does not have to be satisfied to what she has.

and so a landlord commanded me to give the exact gifts, not let me to be a generous tenant to give whatever is from my heart.

rebelfighter

You need to watch landlords very closely they think they can steal from you and in some cases they figure they are above the law. As a tenant make yourself aware of what you tenant/landlord laws are and don't be afraid to quote them.

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No Soliciting signage and JW Policy

by Oubliette in

does anyone have a copy of the boe letter directing publishers to not go into apartment complexes and/or condominium complexes with no soliciting signs?

i ask because yesterday and buttheaded jw (that obviously had no idea who i am or my past) was knocking on doors in our condo complex.

he would have had to drive past a sign which clearly states "no solicitation or material distribution.".

rebelfighter

Because I work from home and spend a lot of time on the phone right next to the door bell I had a very large in big print Absolutely NO Soliciting sign. So they would knock instead. I would answer the door with Can you NOT read? Pointing to the sign. Followed by Good bye. Of course that was before I knew about the child abuse now they get questions.

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Latest, SHOCKING JW Paedophile case.

by Phizzy in

http://www.stratford-herald.com/45973-jehovahs-witness-jail...

rebelfighter

Searcher,

I agree five years, that is rediculous! !!!! When will the judicial systems take these children seriously.

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Where the real abuse lies.

by ctrwtf in

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friends

let me start with a disclaimer: i am in no way minimizing the horrific crimes done to children by pedophiles.

i'm not downplaying the number of lives lost due to the blood issue, or hearts broken because of shunning.

i do not want to discount the feelings of those who have come to the end of their lives with expectations of paradise postponed.. but to me the biggest atrocity committed by this awful cult is raising children from a small age to believe that soon god will kill billions of people.

rebelfighter

Never a JW but the "Elder" gave me the book on Families to see how I would react. I read the part on raising children and as a child advocate I did REACT. It was not pretty. That book alone had red flags glaring all through it.

Some of the cartoons are red herrings. Most of them are abusive. I believe it was this past January or February had I of been a parent in a KH when it was aired I would not have needed a mic to been heard I would have instantly made it known how totally inappropriate that cartoon was for the children and any adult parent who passes that teaching on to their children are equally abusive.

I have said before and I will say again this religion should be reserved for MEN ONLY, leave the children and women at home.

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My experience with some ex-JW Christians

by opusdei1972 in

currently i can accept the existence of "god" if you say that "god" is a superior rational being.

i support the idea for the existence of superior beings living in other places.

it means to me that we, humans, are not the superior ones in the universe.

rebelfighter

opusdei1972Don't get me wrong, I think there is a lot of good sound advise in the Bible. Especially if you read it to live a life of high morals, to love one another and to take care of your neighbor.
I am now in my 60's but I placed on my wall as a teenager a poem which I read twice a day when I rise in the morning and before going to bed. It has been made into a song and there is a book out now that takes every line of the poem and ties it to many verses in the Bible.
Footprints in the Sand

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My experience with some ex-JW Christians

by opusdei1972 in

currently i can accept the existence of "god" if you say that "god" is a superior rational being.

i support the idea for the existence of superior beings living in other places.

it means to me that we, humans, are not the superior ones in the universe.

rebelfighter

opusdei1972Did God write the Bible or did men write the Bible? I will ask the same question with all the other religions and the books they follow did their God's write their books or did men write them? They will all tell you that they are inspired by God.I have found most religions have their good points and they have their bad points.

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Encounter with J.W's at wittnessing kart.

by karter in

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friends

me-you allow pedophiles to go d2d and into peoples houses even when they have children.. j.w-no we don't.. me-the one that interfered with a relative of mine does and another i know who raped his sister does in fact he's an elder.. j.w-we cant stop them going d2d.. me- so now your saying they do go d2d you can't stop them,no you don't want to!.

j.w-it happens in all religions.. me- so that justifies sending pedo's into strangers houses.how would you like it if a pedo came to your place and you didn't know.. j.w- it happened to my mother and if he came to my place it knock him out.. me - but you have no problem with anyone from your church going to peoples houses even if they are a pedo.. we argued around in circles with him saying the elders may not know and me saying well i told them and so did the victim and he admitted to it ,then i told him about the r.c in australia and he said that could be anyone claiming to be a j.w could be on the stand ( by this time he was getting desperate)the i said like jeffery jackson?.

i told them to look it up on you tube.. i gave then the names and congro's the 2 pedo's are in and said i'd come back next week and see if they had checked it out.the lady's body language said she knew the elder that raped his sister as they are a well know family they were in the year book a few years ago.. stand by for next week.. karter.

rebelfighter

Crazyguy,

This was before the ARC so it was based on the JW family book the "Elder" had given me to read. As a child advocate all my life 1. After school enrichment programs 2. Socializing with classmates during recess 3. Higher education

And of course I got Yes our children do participate in those things to each of the questions.

After the ARC, I have not encountered any JWS in our area anywhere. This is sort of surprising as there are 3 KH'S within less then 10 miles of my house (I would say with rather poor attendance at 2, I have not found the 3rd). One of the KH's I know for a fact that the WT could get a bundle for it if they put it on the market because nothing goes on the market in this neighborhood without a bloody bidding war. It took me three attempts to buy a house before not getting out bidded. The last time I checked the accessed value on this single KH which is well hidden off the beaten path with a very small residential house attached to it is valued at $500,000. All of its neighbors are million dollar properties on lakes.