Posts by SnakesInTheTower

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Hello

by John Doe in

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i used to post on this site years ago.

then, my login quit working.

haven't been here in a long time.

SnakesInTheTower

Hi JD.

I probably wouldn't think much about JW stuff either, except my 74 year old mom is still a dub. I post much less than when I first started.

Snakes (Rich)

55

The watchtower does not have the resources

by pepperheart in

if you have a look at the december broadcast on jw tv they tell you that they wont be showing you a normal format for december but the 143rd event of gilead because the watchtower does not have the resources other wise to translate it many different lanuages.. with all the cuts the watchtower have made and are going to make you would have thought that they would have lots of resources.

SnakesInTheTower

I have a better idea.

D O N 'T W A T C H A N Y O F I T

Snakes

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Hi, all...I'm a faithful JW who is sick of lies about us

by James Donalds in

i was baptized 30 years ago and have been in the faith for over 35 years.. our organization isn't perfect.

but i'm sick to death of seeing stereotypes about us.

we are not mindless automatons.

SnakesInTheTower

You are either a fuc#ing troll, or worse, a fuc$ing hypocrite.

If you are a JW in so-called "good standing" in your congregation, and yet do things that, out here in the real world are normal, but make you "bad association" as a JW, then you are a hypocrite.

Smoking (uncleanness), voting (not neutral), on a known apostate website (bad association), getting a Masters Degree (not listening to the counsel about education from your precious Governing Body, some of those cocky assholes I have personally met....Left, Herd. )

Either way, you are wasting our time and yours. Give that Uncle Tom Sam Herd and Rubber Face Steve Lett my love....not.

Snakes (Rich)

20

And finally I'm out

by Skepsis in

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hi all.. it's being a while that i don't share in the forum.

after moving to another country and finding a job, i asked my congregation in my country to send my publishing card here.

once i did it, i stopped attending meetings.

SnakesInTheTower

Skepsis, I went back and looked at all of your posts. I forgot I commented on your thread once. What an interesting journey.

Snakes(Rich)

20

And finally I'm out

by Skepsis in

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hi all.. it's being a while that i don't share in the forum.

after moving to another country and finding a job, i asked my congregation in my country to send my publishing card here.

once i did it, i stopped attending meetings.

SnakesInTheTower

Skepsis....

That is excellent! Even better that you left as an MS. Leave them scratching their collective heads.

Snakes (Rich)

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You may PRETEND to care - in reality you are SELFISH!

by wannabefree in

that;s what my wife (and all jw's) gets to hear about us at the kingdom hall today, (hmmmm, i wonder if she'll raise her hand to answer this one) ... .

watchtower study ... today, apostates and others who create divisions in the congregation use “smooth talk and flattering speech.” (romans 16:17, 18) they may pretend to care about others, but in reality, they are selfish.. (the watchtower - study edition (simplified version) 10/17 page 4 paragraph 7).

SnakesInTheTower

I guess I am selfish.

Fu#k em.

Snakes

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Stop harassing jws

by pomo6780 in

we want people to learn ttatt.

we have numerous resources online to draw jws in so that they will wake up.

however, i've noted some radical methods that have been used by fellow exjws, and quite frankly, this must stop.

SnakesInTheTower

My 74 year old mom has been a JW since 1970. They don't much use carts in small town Alabama. She just started regular pioneering. I wish she wouldn't. I encourage her to Pioneer, as she always wanted, UNLESS it stops being enjoyable or she gets tired.

I understand some in the exJW community being frustrated. But screaming at people at the carts? If it was my mom manning a cart, and I watched you scream at her, I WOULD PUNCH YOU IN THE MOUTH.

What good does it do to scream at people? I yell at my 16 year old and I may as well be screaming in my head.. LOL.

Seriously, we just feed their persecution mindset and PROVE that "apostates" are crazy, and that is what happens when "you leave Jehovah (tm)

Think about it.

Snakes (Rich)

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not a new topic - really a pet peave

by Moster in

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friends

makes me crazy:.

there: go over there!.

their: they own it; belonging to etc.. for the love of pete - use them correctly!.

SnakesInTheTower

I had to go back and edit a post earlier today because, when typing on a phone, the software tries to autocorrect. I had their instead of there. I hate when the time is up and I see the problem later and cannot fix it.

***Shrugs*** If that is my worst problem today, damn, it is a good day.

Snakes

27

People Asking Me To Help Them Leave

by pale.emperor in

i dont know if it's due to the last convention, the recent broadcasts, the internet or just plain fatigue - but since the convention i've had a few people contact me via facebook messenger asking how i am then cutting to the chase asking me what it's like "on the outside" or "how did you adjust after leaving?

" and asking me how they can leave the wt but keep their families.. my reply is always the same, i show real genuine interest and concern and listen to their situation.

then i suggest a fade, how to fade, to ignore or reject elders visits, to not talk about their doubts to active jws under any circumstances and finally point them to this site.

SnakesInTheTower

He said what mattered to him was his dedication to Jehovah as if I had broken my contract by leaving. I agree with you, they've broken the contract by completely changing the wording of it.

WT loophole on the "they changed the contract" is that every time you filled out a form for some "special privilege," even something as innocculous as auxiliary pioneering, you were agreeing with supporting the GB. It was on the bottom of every application. If you became an MS or elder, you were agreeing with the updated contract (new light). Saying all that, their rules. When we don't play by their rules, they can do what they want. And we can do what we want, but with known consequences of our choosing freedom. We lose so- called friends. No real loss if we are logical. Losing JW blood relatves, that is a loss, but we are better off ultimately. Logically we know this. Emotionally it sucks

Snakes (Rich)

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End of sentences appear to be cut off

by deegee in

on about 2 occasions after uploading my comment, i noted that the end of sentences appear to be cut off.

this is what i see i don't know if my post also appears that way to others.. this seems to happen especially when long urls/web addresses are included in my post.. i always select the "full screen" icon from the menu at the top of the comment box in order to view my comment in full screen mode so as to make sure that all of the information is visible, yet, on uploading my comment, the end of sentences appear to be cut off.. also, in order to make sure that i have included everything i want to state, i sometimes type my comment in ms word on my laptop or in a draft e-mail on my phone then copy & paste it into the comment box.

some of these pre-typed comments have included long urls/web addresses and the end of sentences appear to be cut off in this instance as well - don't know if pre-typing my comment in a word processor and then cutting and pasting it into the thread has anything to do with the problem.. i tried to correct the situation after uploading: i used the editing feature to delete my post.

SnakesInTheTower

Don't use Word, it has hidden formatting codes. Use plain text Notepad. It uses the .txt file format, no codes. Not even sure .rtf real text files work. I often use notepad if I know I am going to post a long comment, or am writing over several sessions. Copy/paste in comment box, then format using the editor in the forum. It works for me.

Hopefully Simon will chime in.

Snakes