Posts by FreeFallin

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I AM NO LONGER A JW STATISTIC

by Cassiline in

this has taken a lot of courage to post.

my life with the jws has been one hardship after another.

i am sharing this to help others see that jws claim to be loving and forgiving people while they are not.

FreeFallin

Dear Cassiline,

I just read your story now. You have suffered beyond belief. May you heal and find peace.

FreeFallin'

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William Cetnar

by FreeFallin in

jw
friends

could anyone tell me a little bit about the man and his book?

is it worth reading?

it's not listed in the free minds catalog.

Thank you both for the information. Bill Cetnar and his wife live close to me. I've only heard vague references to them as "apostates." Since the UN deal I've been glued to this computer, reading and finding out how many ways I've been deceived over the years. Something like finding our spouse has cheated on us, suddenly every phone call or scrap of paper takes on new meaning.

FreeFallin'

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William Cetnar

by FreeFallin in

jw
friends

could anyone tell me a little bit about the man and his book?

is it worth reading?

it's not listed in the free minds catalog.

FreeFallin

Could anyone tell me a little bit about the man and his book? Is it worth reading? Also where can I get it. It's not listed in the Free Minds catalog. Thank you in advance.

Free Fallin'

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Stupid things that happened as a Witness...

by ballistic in

jw
friends

anyone got any stupid questions they were asked or things that happened as a witness?.

when i was at school, a kid asked me "if you don't celebrate birthdays, how do you know how old you are?".

*

FreeFallin

Being told by my x sis-in-law's mother that "Jehovah didn't create the little children, Jesus did." This is the same woman who refused to believe that artificial insemination was used on women and not just farm animals!

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My beautiful sister......

by Tatiana in

today is the anniversary of my only sister's suicide four years ago.

she was 38. i've had a candle lit for her all day long.

i've been playing her favorite songs...livin' on a prayer by bon jovi.

FreeFallin

Dear April,

I am deeply sorry for your loss and the life you both had to live.

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Letter from gb?

by FreeFallin in

jw
friends

i'm assuming by now every jw knows that the watchtower was associated with the un (altho they may not know about the current disassociation).

i've heard it said that they were merely registered with the un to aid in the preaching work.

how did they, or any individaul witness come to that conclusion.

FreeFallin

I'm assuming by now every JW knows that the Watchtower was associated with the UN (altho they may not know about the current disassociation)
I've heard it said that they were merely registered with the UN to aid in the preaching work. How did they, or any individaul witness come to that conclusion. Was there a letter read at the meetings or is this just private interpretation?

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The three reasons we leave the "Truth"

by sleepy in

jw
friends

seems to me there are mainly three roads most of us have taken.

1.we did something "wrong" and were disfellowshipped and after felt able to look at the society in a different light.. 2.we didn't like the "truth" and were looking for a way out.. 3.we wanted it to be the truth but were overcome by the mountain of evidence against it.. which is the most common i wonder.. also do our motives play a large part in how we deal with information criticising the org.. without a reason to act information seems useless.. for instance if a person feels he has nothing to gain by leaving the org will he read different things into the same info as us?.

i think so and that all who leave must have a reason to do so, something to gain.. this does not make their reasoning wrong or prove they we are looking for just excuse.. but is a normal way in which humans deals with information.. two humans can have the same information but if they want or desire different things they may use the information differently.. maybe thats wht so many say "where else is there to go?

FreeFallin

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WT's UN excuse

by roybatty in

just a question.

what stops the boys in crooklyn from simply saying: "look, we don't know why so & so filled out this form to become a ngo.

we, the governing body didn't know about it and as soon as we did we removed outselves from association with the un.

FreeFallin

When the irrefutable evidence is produced that they did indeed disassociate themselves from the UN, after being associated for 10 years, I think they will claim they did so because of all the distress is was causing the brothers, and although the association was for the "preaching of the good news throughout the inhabited earth" their support of UN ideals is causing "a stumbling" and for that reason they are leaving.
Bullshit!
(sorry for the long, run-on sentence.)

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UN PO Spin

by messenger in

jw
friends

i spoke to a friend this morning who is a sister.

she asked her po last night about the un issue.

his first response was where did you get your information?

FreeFallin

And I think when they are finally backed into a corner with evidence that they were associated, then disassociated, they will claim disassociation on the pretext of "not wanting to stumble the brothers" on such a matter. I am sick.

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I need a Bible

by FreeFallin in

jw
friends

ok... i want to try to read the bible from cover to cover.

what are anyone's recommendations for an unbiased,easy to read translation.

i read on another site that the nwt is flawed.

FreeFallin

OK... I want to try to read the bible from cover to cover. What are anyone's recommendations for an UNBIASED,EASY TO READ translation. I read on another site that the NWT is flawed. Thank you for any help you can give.