Posts by jookbeard

sam , "kate wild", asserted that i am an evangelist for atheism, o.k then, here is the atheist "good news".. "there is no god, now relax and enjoy life"..

jookbeard

Phizzy , you are the last person I'd class as being an evangelist or have fundamental viewpoints to regards atheism or any other view !

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Thirty Years a Watch Tower Slave

by Londo111 in

i just finished reading this and enjoyed it.

however, if i was newly awakening or on the verge of awakening, i dont think this book would have helped me a great deal.

brother schnell has some good thoughts, however, he is short on detail and description, and even shorter on proof and documentation.. it is interesting reading about the transition of the bible students from a small group of independent noncomformists into an organization characterized by total conformity.

jookbeard

I remember reading it, I think it was availiable in my local library at the time, never read Stevenson's works though, one of the few that slipped past.

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Death threats and Hate mail from Jehovah's Witnesses

by Watchtower-Free in

are jws becoming radicalized?.

exposing hypocritical jehovah's witnesses.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/178644278990236/.

jookbeard

same for me bigmac, I joined a couple of the FB dating pages for a bit of fun, created a fake persona etc, and these African Dubs are way off the scale in regards to normality and extreemism.

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District Assembly arrangements 2014.

by quellycatface in

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friends

my jw mother drives me nuts.

she lives in quite a cut-off part of the uk and this year, is expected to travel to hq (rugbyfans), aka twickenham.

she's great to make the trip, it's like a spiritual holiday for her.. i said i thought it ridiculous and unreasonable for the gb to expect people to travel that far and pay for accommodation near london.

jookbeard

so no Plymouth/Bournmouth/Southampton for the South West based Dubs?, if thats the case the roads around Twickenham will be at a total gridock, there could be 50k a day descending down to there, the roads are dreadfull at the best of times!

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They don't know what to do....

by pbrow in

have been going to a few meetings to support my kids that have to go with their mother.

i knew it would be a powerful lesson for them to see how these loving people treat their father who da'd a while ago.

couple of elders tried to corner me the 2nd or 3rd time i went to remind me that i cant talk to anyone.... i however reminded them that i am not df'd and i can talk to whomever i want to.

jookbeard

DOC, if he continues at try and talk to members of his cong 2 things are likley to happen, a local needs talk will inform the cong that under no circumstances does anyone in the cong speak to this person and the elders will give him a stern talking to, I cant understand why anyone would want to play their stupid games , he isn't going to win.

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Do You Honestly Believe That You Would Have Officially Left The JW Religion If They Didn't Shun You?

by minimus in

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friends

i left as an inactive person.

i pretty much have been left alone by the elders and witnesses, as far as being hounded.. i know of many that either disassociated or got disfellowshipped.. i'm wondering if you think you would have remained a jw, in name only, if the religion (cult) didn't shun and penalize as they do..

jookbeard

when I was a Dub the prospect of full shunning was a dreadull thought , I never planned on the outcome of my departure, DA albeit done in a totally underhanded way, I just got on with my life, I'd hit a far greater emotional downfall when I left my JW wife and my marriage was in ruins sometime before, life goes on thankfully.

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They don't know what to do....

by pbrow in

have been going to a few meetings to support my kids that have to go with their mother.

i knew it would be a powerful lesson for them to see how these loving people treat their father who da'd a while ago.

couple of elders tried to corner me the 2nd or 3rd time i went to remind me that i cant talk to anyone.... i however reminded them that i am not df'd and i can talk to whomever i want to.

jookbeard

I thought DA'ed folk have the same status as a DF'ed person ie the full shunning etc?