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  Hello Everyone, Another JW Has Left!

  by SuperGirl in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  just want to introduce myself and let you know that this site is working and is a big help to lots of jws with doubts.

  i've been lurking for about a year, the first couple of times i was frightened and literally shaking visiting an apostate site but it's the only place i can come to for sanity.

  the religion has become a nut house.

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  SUPERGIRL- Welcome to freedom of thinking and freedom of movement. I wish you the best. I had an elder dad for years and I escaped the JW's back in 2003. Best decision I ever made. You wont regret it. Take care, Peace out, Mr. Flipper
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  Abuse Survivor's $4M Judgment Against Jehovah's Witness Umbrella Organization Upheld by Court 12/10/18

  by Not_Culty in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  https://www.law.com/newyorklawjournal/2018/12/10/court-upholds-abuse-survivors-4m-judgement-against-jehovahs-witness-umbrella-organization-389-52222/?slreturn=20181111101406.

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  4 million $$$$ lawsuit upheld by the court. Great news. Multiply this by the thousands of child molesters still in the Jehovah's Witnesses organization who are hopefully being found out and WT being charged in lawsuits, in time WT Society will be leaking more financial oil in their wheels than they can afford- hopefully. Just goes to show WT Society is not above the laws of the land in spite of WT leaders own cockeyed opinions of themselves. Peace out, Mr. Flipper
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  Netherlands branch raided by police for pedophile records

  by krismalone in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  https://www.dutchnews.nl/news/2018/12/police-raid-jehovahs-witness-buildings-in-sexual-abuse-inquiries/

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  This needs to happen at the WT headquarters in New York like Biahi stated on page 1. I second that motion. Now if we can get United States authorities to actually look into it , good luck with that. Peace out, Mr. Flipper
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  My sister passed away this evening

  by smiddy3 in

  1. social
  2. family

  it was only about two months ago she was diagnosed with lung cancer and she was a non smoker .. she was never a jw and she never held it against me that i was for 33 years.. we had a good relationship even though we lived in different states about 2000 miles apart,.. tears are rolling down my cheeks as i type this .

  r.i.p.

  sylvia .

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  SMIDDY- My wife and I send our deepest condolences to you on the loss of your sister. I'm so sorry for your loss. Mr. & Mrs. Flipper
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  Do you remember when you realised it was all bulls£&t

  by moley in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i remember when my faith left me.

  i used to enjoy meetings and used to participate but then all of a sudden i was finding myself bored shitless at meetings.

  i was taken off the theocratic ministry school for not attending when i was due to give a talk and not long after did something naughty and got disfellowshiped.

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  Indeed I do. When the elders called me into a back room falsely accusing me with committing immorality with a female worker who was seen in public having coffee with me at Starbucks on a break from work , after my split with my non-JW wife. Someone ratted me out to the elders from the congregation because I was seen having coffee with my worker at Starbucks. Elders asked me weird questions like " did you fondle her breasts ? " And " Did she touch your penis " ? Right out of the blue. Freaking weird.

  Of course I told them " No. " I told them, " We'd never do that at the table. It would offend customers . We had the courtesy to go into the restroom ! " LOL.

  Just joking. I didn't say that. The questions were so stupid- I FELT like saying that. But at that time I had only been back attending meetings for a year and a half after the 9-11 attacks after being out of the organization about 4 years . I thought to myself " Is this the way I deserve to be treated after paying all of my dues, where these elders are trying to drum up false charges against me that are obviously a crock of shit , after I suffered so much ostracism before while I was out ? " I decided that there was no such thing as " holy spirit " appointing elders and it was all BS designed to control us. So I left the back room meeting, went to my chair before the meeting at the kingdom hall, picked up my books and walked out the KH door forever, never going back. That was my awakening, my epiphany over 15 years ago. Finally freedom at last. Freedom of mind is sweet. Wish I had awakened earlier, but we awaken when we awaken. Peace out, Mr. Flipper
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  Thanks giving

  by zeb in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i wish a happy thanksgiving to all ye americans... live long and prosper in wisdom and peace..

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  ZEB- Happy thanksgiving to you as well and everybody here on this board. We have a lot to be thankful for as ex-JW's escaping the mind control of the WT Society. Take care, Peace out, Mr. Flipper
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  Leah remini: Scientology aftermaths latest episode by far one of the best exposes of the watchtower corporation

  by UnshackleTheChains in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  i have to say, having watched the leah remini episode on jehovah's witnesses, i found it to be incredibly powerful.. the shocking stories told by the panelists will reverberate around the world for years to come.

  my heart goes out to these people and indeed everyone who has suffered because of watchtowers cruel and flawed policies.

  leah remini is a brave and courageous woman to take on these high control groups and expose them for what they truly are.

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  Yes indeed , it was an excellent show. Well done and the EX-JW's on it sharing their stories were very sincere, honest, respectful , and dignified. They helped dismiss the illusion that JW's have of EX-JW's that " apostates " are crazy or delusional. These EX-JW's made a hell of a lot more sense than most still in JW's ever will. Peace out, Mr. Flipper
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  After watching A&E Leah Remini on Jehovah Witnesses I am going to stop hiding behind my Avatar

  by Still Totally ADD in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  just got done watching this program and what impress me the most was the bravery of those x-witnesses to sit there on national tv and tell everyone how the wt.

  cult affected them.

  no hidden faces, no avatar names and no disguise.

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  SIMON- I appreciate your input. However, if I get aggressively in the face of my JW daughters , all they will do is appeal to my older brother, an elder, and claim that their dad is " persecuting " them and it will drive away and alienate my daughters even further from me. Then I will eliminate any chance whatsoever of reaching them.

  I prefer to just call them on the phone, leave a message telling them I love them, and leave it up to them to reach me on their own terms. If I take the high road in time these daughters of mine might see that they have been the ones shunning me- not the other way around.

  If I get aggressive and try to " force " the issue, it just drives cult members and mind controlled people deeper and further into their errant cult ways. The problem with my daughters is that they have no social contact with anybody outside the JW cult. One of my daughter's cleans house for one of my commercial customers, and this client of mine has told my older daughter that she should see me and not shun me. It did nothing to change my daughter's views. My older daughter is totally, big time mind controlled and the only feedback she will accept is from other fellow JW's who have the WT Society's views of things. So it's frustrating. I just try to remain patient. If I lose my cool and call them out on their shit- it will just alienate them further, driving them deeper into the cult. That's my opinion. Thanks for your advice though, something to think about. Peace out, Mr. Flipper
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  After watching A&E Leah Remini on Jehovah Witnesses I am going to stop hiding behind my Avatar

  by Still Totally ADD in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  just got done watching this program and what impress me the most was the bravery of those x-witnesses to sit there on national tv and tell everyone how the wt.

  cult affected them.

  no hidden faces, no avatar names and no disguise.

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  Great thread Totally ADD. I deeply appreciate the comments made by everybody, especially you, your son Former2free and your wife Reopened Mind.

  In reference to Former2free's comment about some of us " even after leaving some measure of control over us " - I would love to come out and say my real name here on the board, but due to my two adult JW daughters shunning me and one of my daughters holding my 3 year old grandson hostage as a ransom bargaining chip not allowing me to see him, I have to kind of play it undercover somewhat. So I'd like to say the JW cult doesn't control me, but truth is it kind of does due to my daughters still being in. It sucks big time. I appreciate your points. I'm hopeful someday my daughters will gain back their freedom. Fortunately my son is out so we're close like blood brothers. Take care, Peace out, Mr. Flipper
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  Worst Fire in California history

  by 3rdgen in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  in terms of destruction.

  52,000 people are evacuated.

  started thurs.

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  Now the morning news had the latest updates : Fire is now about 150,000 acres, it is 55 % contained- however - 71 people have been found dead and over 1,000 people still missing. Over 10,000 residences and commercial buildings were destroyed. The number of dead will continue to rise as cadaver dogs and search teams go systematically through the rubble of thousands of destroyed buildings.

  On a more positive note many businesses in our little town about 35 to 40 miles away in the mountains have become proactive in sending trucks with huge amounts of clothing, bottled water, warm socks, blankets, food, etc. for the almost 30,000 or so people who are homeless and destitute right now. Many communities are coming together doing everything all of us can do to assist these fire victims. Please keep these folks in your prayers or thoughts. Peace out, Mr. Flipper