Posts by SnakesInTheTower

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Who are the "Inactive"?

by thereishope in

this was my starting point in this journey of rediscovery, and i've made great strides, but here i am again asking the same question.

all this talk re the rc and the shunning of the inactive ones.

there is no announcement made obviously about "shun sister so-and-so, as she is inactive.

I haven't been to a Kingdom Hell or other wt assembly since August 2007. I quit FS in Jan 07, but turned in Phantom Time until May. I live in a town with 2 congos, but since an older former elder died last May, no one from here contacts me (except when my brother died, a current elder sent me a nice letter and another jw sent me a plant/card). The congo I moved to is 20 min away in another state, I left and I never hear from them either....and I LIKE IT.

The ONLY reason I give a $hit is because my 72 year old mom is an active JW. Once she is gone, the JW can suck my b**ls. But I do what I want and they don't bother me.

Snakes

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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 John Doe

Thats a blast from the past.

Snakes

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I just found out that my youngest brother committed suicide

by SnakesInTheTower in

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my middle brother called me a couple of hours ago.

our youngest brother, josh, who was 38, was found by his friends in his apartment.

he hung himself.

SnakesInTheTower

It has been 6 months since my little brother took his own life. I woke up this morning and seen the walking stick he carved for me a long time ago, sitting in the corner. I shouldvgo hiking soon.

Sad, he was so talented in many ways. My JW mom found a bunch of his poetry in his possessions. She is going to copy them for me. I want to publish them if they are any good at all, or at least bind them up for his 2 kids.

Oh, I recently have been in contact with his now adult kids. Had lunch with his almost 18 yr old daughter Abigail and her mom (his ex wife). That went well. Time will tell if it was a one time meet or not. She wants to meet our family. My JW mom will be here this week, I hope she doesn't act stupid. JW mom shows so little connection emotionally to me these days.

Thanks to the son of a JWN poster (mimimimi), i also spoke with my 21 yr old nephew by phone. I have to call him back to set up a meet. Weird. I don't know WHAT to think.

To everyone who PM me or posted, THANK YOU for your kindness. I don't know if I replied or not. It has been a blur. My family is in town this week, don't know how that is going to go. I have NO emotional currency in the bank for nonsense.

Snakes (Rich)

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Hey, Y'all

by snowbird in

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how is everybody doing?.

it's been 8 months since i've been here.. so many newbies!.

lol.. sylvia.

SnakesInTheTower

Hi Sylvia...long time no see.

I read on here more than post. Posting from the tablet is cumbersome for someone who likes to write as much as I used to do here

Snakes (Rich)

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Regional Convention

by raven in

so how many are not going to the regional convention this year?

it will be my first year not attending as part of my fade.. i remember going for all of my childhood into adult hood, participating in stage parts even.. however, last assembly i was already mentally checked out.

i remember looking around and seeing all of people bobbing & nodding at the program talks that had been previously repeated time and time again.. almost seemed like hypnosis.. i also had a hard time with the fact that we're all supposed to be "friends" and everyone had always seemed to be so judgmental.. especially at conventions & assemblies.. things like who had the best outfit for the days, who looked the prettiest, who can snag the single ms brother.. who took the most spiritual food out of the program, how many times can you tally mark jehovah's name.

SnakesInTheTower

I haven't been since 2007. I went to my last meeting of any type right after the DC, attended the public talk and walked out before the WT. Drove to a nearby cemetery, got out of my meeting clothes, changed into jeans and a shirt and went to work... never looked back.

Snakes

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This is what Real Charity Work is all About

by rebelfighter in

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i love this organization.

i have been involved with the shriner's since i was a child best group of men you could ever meet in your life.

i belong to their counterpart the ladies of the oriental shrine.

SnakesInTheTower

My wife benefited from Shriners in St. Louis 40+ years ago. I am a medical courier and picked up specimens at their old facility until recently. It was nice enough but outdated. Shriners built a new hospital in St. Louis and what little I have seen, it is beautiful. Truly a great organization and a REAL charity.

Snakes (Rich)

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BEWARE - More force adding on FB

by JRK in

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they are doing it again.. a new group trying to boost membership is adding people without permission.. "ex-jehovah's witnesses aka behind the veil of jw.org" added me this afternoon.

they were bragging about how quickly they grew to over 2000 members.

i quickly exited the group.

SnakesInTheTower

Somehow I don't remember being added as his friend or to his group, yet I was. I unjoined and unfriended, part of my attempt to unsubcribe from a lot of email, text, and fb stuff I don't read anymore. Too much e-clutter (tm).

Snakes

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BOE: 2016-03-21 Re: Donations to “Jehovah’s Witnesses of India”

by wifibandit in

march 21, 2016 to all bodies of elders in the united states branch territory re: donations to “jehovah’s witnesses of india”

SnakesInTheTower

I almost married a dub sister in india. Then only 50K dubs in a country of a billion. And they did not beat to the same tune as the boys in Brooklyn. I am sure the Org is milking this one, but why? I will say, the country of India does have wierd regulations. Don't even think of trying to send gold, even a necklace of only black hills gold. Time consuming and expensive.

Glad I got out of that relationship, and shortly after, the cult.

Snakes

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Almost three months since Crisis of Conscience Cease and Desist

by ILoveTTATT2 in

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i am very interested in getting crisis of conscience being fully available as soon as possible.

march 12th will mark exactly three months since the cease-and-desist letter was written.. i understand that things are slow and that deborah may be sick, but i was just wondering if anyone knew the status.

i have been asked twice already where the book can be obtained in spanish and i have told people that the book is not available.. there are ways to make ebooks extremely hard to share.

SnakesInTheTower

Legit copies are available online. http://www.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchResults?an=Franz+Raymond&tn=Crisis+Conscience&cm_sp=plped-_-1-_-search

This company I have used when I bought school textbooks. Unfortunately, the lowest price hard/softcover is $53.

Snakes

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Saturday Morning Vibes

by freemindfade in

its saturday morning here on the east coast of america.

i haven't been out in service in probably getting close to two years.

i wake up every saturday extremely happy and thankful im not getting up to go f-ck up my morning and my neighbors morning, not today, not ever again.

SnakesInTheTower

I'm lying in bed drinking coffee with my wife, not going out door knocking for over 9 years. Getting ready to go work overtime guilt free.

Life is good.

Snakes (Rich)