Posts by FreeFallin

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Inactive.....but curious....

by ScoobySnax in

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friends

i was just thinking after reading some of the posts, and wanted to ask you something..... do any of you feel, and i mean right in the back of your minds, that jws might still have the true faith (truth).

i've been inactive for a few years now and don't attend meetings at the kh, apart from the memorial, and occasional convention.

please don't shout me down, its just that to me, even though i've been out for a while and my reasons for "drifting" away were very painful to me, i don't feel as the majority do here.

FreeFallin

Hi Scoobysnax,

You asked:

do any of you feel, and I mean right in the back of your minds, that JWs might still have the true faith (Truth).

Yes, I do sometimes, and that the apostates are leading Jehovah's honest hearted people astray. Especially when an elder will stop by with the magazines and assure me of the congregation's love. That's when it helps to remember how deceitfully the Watchtower has dealt with us. Research the UN, Mexico/Malawi political hypocrisy, and of course the Silent Lambs issue.

Best wishes to you.

FreeFallin

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An unsatisfied customer

by a_pink_dot in

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friends

<p>i am a much happier person now that i've excepted the fact that i will die one day.

</p> <p>for 23 years i've been brought up in the jehovahs witness religion, and recently i found myself on the outside looking in, not the inside desperately seeking the answer and trying to please god, feeling guilty when i missed meetings etc...but no more.

it's taken a while to de-program myself in thier way of thinking.

FreeFallin

Hi Pink Dot, and Welcome. Thanks for sharing your story.

Free

21

I'm Upset and Annoyed

by Scully in

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friends

my brother (raised a jw, never baptized, not a jw at all) and i were talking this morning, and he informed me that our grandmother - our last living grandparent - is very ill. it sounds as though she will die soon, because she stopped taking her insulin and all other medications.

my mother informed my brother after receiving a phone call from her brother/my uncle.. i'm the only one of my siblings who was not informed directly by our mother.

out of all my siblings, i'm the only one who was baptized as a jw and then left, so i'm thinking this is par for the course with being shunned, although my grandmother was never a jw herself.

FreeFallin

((((Scully))))))

I agree with OFC and others. Go see your Gram and screw the parents.

Free

45

Hubby has Cancer.........

by Golden Girl in

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friends

and my heart is breaking!..we just had it confirmed today.

he has 9 months to live so they say.

among all the heartbreak and pain he is crying and begging me to go to the kingdom hall with him.

FreeFallin

(((((((Golden Girl)))))))))

I am so sorry. The prospect of losing a mate has to be one of the hardest things we face.

When my mother was dying of cancer 2 years ago, I crawled up in her bed and told her that i was going to start going back to the hall and that my brother was interested, too. i told her I would see her in paradise. I don't care that I lied and I would do it again.

You are in my thoughts and prayers.

Free

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Tonight's The Night, Farkel!

by TheOldHippie in

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friends

thumbs up for me - here i go!

FreeFallin

Hippie,

Best of luck. Don't let them mess with your head.

Free

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PROOF at Last: WT. POLLUTES - $50,000.00 fine

by JWrobot in

since watchtower attempted to "ruin the earth" they were required to post $25,000.00 bond in their cleanup effort.

if watchtower continues to comply with the law of the land, $20,000.00 of the $50,000.00 fine is suspended.

your personal copy of this is available under (foil) freedom of information law from: .

FreeFallin

Sentinel,

You can be sure if Brother Farmer's cow manure ran into a local stream and polluted the waterways, and a case was brought against him that hit the local newspaper, he would be hauled in for some "loving counsel" real quick.

Free

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PROOF at Last: WT. POLLUTES - $50,000.00 fine

by JWrobot in

since watchtower attempted to "ruin the earth" they were required to post $25,000.00 bond in their cleanup effort.

if watchtower continues to comply with the law of the land, $20,000.00 of the $50,000.00 fine is suspended.

your personal copy of this is available under (foil) freedom of information law from: .

FreeFallin

Deddaisy,

Yes, I would be interested in that information. Not sure if I'll be able to understand it,though

I tried to follow sKally's threads but got lost somehow. I'm just taking a wild guess, and this is only a guess, can Watchtower be drilling or mining(?) for oil shale as alternative energy for one of their many holdings. I'm not trying to say something that will be taken by lurkers as making false accusations against watchtower. Just asking questions. Thank you.

Free

jwrobot, thank you for all your work.

Edited by - FreeFallin on 11 September 2002 10:6:58

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MORE BAD NEWS FOR ME......

by Mary in

jw
friends

well i went to the cancer clinic yesterday, where i was told not only do i have endometrial cancer, i also have a rare form of it called clear cell cancer.

apparently, it's a very aggressive cancer and has a tendancy to spread towards the lymph nodes.. i was absolutely stunned when then told me this one..........yep, i don't smoke, do drugs, i'm not a drunk and i don't screw around and yet i get cancer.. i really would like to try the gerson therapy clinic in california, but it's $4,900.00 us per week........so with the conversion from canadian dollars, it would be about $8,000/week and i'd need to be there for at least 3 weeks.

anyone have about $25,000 i can borrow?

FreeFallin

((((((((((((Mary))))))))))))

I am so sorry. If i had the money, I would loan it to you. You are in my thoughts and prayers.

Free

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I feel damaged by my experience

by girltalking in

hi to everyone on this board - i have been around reading many of your posts for some time now but have only just felt strong enough to post my own thoughts.

the watchtower has left me with guilty feelings that i find hard to cope with at times.

my story in the "truth" started when i was 18 years old.

FreeFallin

Hi Girltalking, and Welcome

I felt like you did a year ago, but coming here has been of tremendous value. Give yourself time and learn the truth about the Watchtower, the real truth,that is. It will get better, I promise. In the mean time, there are plenty of intelligent and compassionate people on this forum who have had horrible situations in their lives and "came off victorious"... god, I hate that term! Hang in there, read and learn.

All the best to you.

FreeFallin

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DID YOU ENJOY SHERHERDING CALLS?

by minimus in

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friends

elders are supposed to be loving, caring shepherds.

when a problem arises, elders are supposed to be there.

visiting in homes was something the organization always stressed.

FreeFallin

I hated Shepherding calls. We only had two, but they were doozies. The first time, a hardliner older brother came one night, unannounced. I was working on a client, and expected to drop what i was doing, even though I had a deadline to meet. Did alot of running between rooms, while my husband received the full brunt of the "love."

The second time involved the same older brother, but this time he played the good cop. A younger brother just tore into us with a vengence. I hope no one is offended, but g*ddammit, it was mental rape. When they left I was humiliated,sad and hurt. Fortunately, I became angry as the days passed, and that emotion was easier to deal with. We had to face these same brothers every Sunday and smile like every thing was fine. Oh, and our big crime? Being irregular publishers and not making all the meetings, plus a bible study I had that didn't pan out.

Free(and damn glad of it)