ditto.
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I never realized how boring I was.
by John Aquila inas a true believer in the watchtower, i never knew how truly boring i was until being out for a couple of years and then sitting down with a group of jws and having a conversation..
thats what happened this morning.
i decided to go have breakfast at mcdonalds and a group of jws who were out in service and know me also stopped for breakfast and sat down with me and we talked for about an hour.
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I never realized how boring I was.
by John Aquila inas a true believer in the watchtower, i never knew how truly boring i was until being out for a couple of years and then sitting down with a group of jws and having a conversation..
thats what happened this morning.
i decided to go have breakfast at mcdonalds and a group of jws who were out in service and know me also stopped for breakfast and sat down with me and we talked for about an hour.
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Mr. Possum who was awake along time before me was willing to pretend/attend meetings ect to keep our marriage together. Nice offer! but he would have been terrible at it! -
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I never realized how boring I was.
by John Aquila inas a true believer in the watchtower, i never knew how truly boring i was until being out for a couple of years and then sitting down with a group of jws and having a conversation..
thats what happened this morning.
i decided to go have breakfast at mcdonalds and a group of jws who were out in service and know me also stopped for breakfast and sat down with me and we talked for about an hour.
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When my wife finally decided that she had to end the marriage because I was a danger to her spirituality,
It is so cruel for "the society"/family/friends to interfere with your marriage and pressure your wife to us or you mentality. My family would have supported me 100% to move away find accomadation ect, ect, on the proviso that I left Mr. Possum (non-abusive husband married for 27 years) who was endangering my spirituality. For a religion that claims to treat marriage as sacred for honoring mine and staying I have been subjected to a cruel/vicious demeaning campaign of shunning. Conditional love!!!
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I've decided to make a difference that REALLY matters
by Mrs. Eden inhello friends!today is a sad day for me, as seven months have gone by since my mother passed away after a decades-long fight with breast cancer..
because the witnessing/preaching/teaching work doesn't make any sense to me anymore; because it's not about any "truth"; and because it's basically useless, i've decided to quit doing it.
instead, i've decided to do something that actually can make a real difference in other people's lives.
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Mrs Eden, as i faded away from org I trained as a nurse and now a social worker as a middle aged person quite a challenge. preaching and talking at not to people is so ineffective and disrespectful. Congrats for using your life skills and energies in a positive way and not wasting them on org..
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JW woman in Australia murdered by abusive husband
by OrphanCrow in*full article and video at link.
gold coast mcdonalds shooting: victim had left abusive husband.
stephen lock was a controlling and abusive husband who turned to drugs to try to level his volatile moods.. his wife karina, 49, was a devout jehovahs witness who, for religious reasons, stayed with him until she could take it no more.. friends of the couple have revealed details of their tumultuous relationship, which ended tragically in gunfire at a mcdonalds restaurant yesterday morning..
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Not one single head was lost on the wife birthday!!!!
by James Mixon ina surprised birthday party for the wife yesterday.
we had no idea about the planned party.. the kids (wife daughter and husband) really surprised the wife and i. sunday morning a. truck pulled up and started unloading tents, tables and chairs.
the son-in-law fired up the grill,.
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Painting, family, food, fun and friends what more could you want! Congratulations for living a real life without fear and happy birthday. -
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A poll of sorts: How long have you been a "fader" for?
by SecretSlaveClass ini'm curious about the following:.
1) how long have you been a fader for?.
2) how often do you still get pressure from congregation members and/or family to return as an active witness?.
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1) How long have you been a fader for?
4 years
2) How often do you still get pressure from congregation members and/or family to return as an active witness?
For a couple of years but only ones considered "strong in truth" eg, pioneers or elders would come because Mr Possum would ask them questions they found difficult to answer. moved away. most don't return calls or keep in contact. Treated as dead.
3) What is the longest period you have ever known anyone to successfully fade? A successful fade in my view, would be someone who has faded for a period of time but no longer receives any pressure to return to active service (completely left alone).
dont know
4) If you have been a fader for more than two years, do you fear you would eventually have to face DA or DF?
Don't fear any penalty from WT. Don't see it as a legitimate organisation. Who cares?
5) As faders, how many of you are being treated as if you were DF'd/DA'd?
Never DF'd or DA'd but treated as dead shunned.
6) Have you faded rather than DA'd due to the possible loss family or is it because you have no network of friends outside the Org?
We could not protect the abuser of our child with two witness rule any longer. Disloyalty for breaking code of silence is rejection all friends and family. Faded from sheer frustration, anger and disappointment.
7) If you consider yourself a fader how many meetings/assemblies/ field service groups do you still attend on average per month?
None,Never,ever!!
8) As a fader do you feel that the Org is completely powerless over your life?
Our association with that cult has left us with shattered lives and psychological scars. However, we are in control of our lives and the healing process. Knowledge is power and we continue to learn through forums like this and university education. Martin Luther King JR.' "Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity".
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The social institution of the Kingdom Hall.
by The Rebel init is a warm sunny day, blue skies and i am excited by the prospect this sunday holds.
will i dismantle a motorbike?
paint a picture?
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I knew I was reclaiming my life when I realized I couldn't remember wasn't guilty and didn't care anymore what time I was supposed to be at the meeting/field service...................So true The Rebel
No public talk.
No W.T study.
No 1 hour service.
No magazine placements.
No food at the proper time.
No false handshakes with my brothers.
No wasted petrol.money.
No contributing my money to the W.T
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Zoos Late at night here in Australia. No clue. If/when I remember will let you know. I thought it captured the spirit and intent of the WT representatives perfectly. -
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Nitty-Gritty
Institutional abuse in the RC context means abuse by elders or others reported to the elders/organisation but not dealt with appropriately eg, reported to the child protection or police. The courageous woman giving evidence was a victim of abuse by her father eg, incest. Cults like JW are a perfect place for acts of abuse sexual or not to be carried out with impunity as it is patriarchal protected by a patriarchy. And JW as a high control cult is very aware of what goes on in families to the most intimate details of married brothers and sisters sex lives or they wouldn't have rules and police eg, oral sex masturbation. And the fact they try to control sex and sexuality gives the JWs a very warped vision of healthy sexuality and gender. How many parents have confessed to priests about abuse and never been reported to police?? The commission also made it plain that many of the persons who contacted them where in a pretty bad shape emotionally/mentally and even if their stories didn't fit the brief "institutional abuse" they at least had their stories acknowledged.