Posts by JimmyPage

I've searched this site for threads about the Ohio Sandy Ford JW murder case in 2009 but haven't found any. Surely there were some... can anyone help me out on this? Thanks.

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recently left, need some advice

by loner1995 in

ok. some back story.

i was born into the jw thing.

so was my dad and mom.

JimmyPage

Welcome! You've come to the right place. I felt much the same way when I first stopped going to meetings. It will get better!

You're going to make friends here. Many of us are on Facebook. Who knows, maybe some of us live near you. Chin up. I'll bet a year from now you will be talking about how much better your life has become.

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Have they announced the new meeting arrangement yet?

by JimmyPage in

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i was thinking it will be at the midweek meeting and not today.

is that correct?

JimmyPage

I was thinking it will be at the midweek meeting and not today. Is that correct?

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New member checking in

by Old Major in

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been reading for about 2 and a half years, thought i would take the plunge and sign up.. my circumstances... i live in uk, serving as ms. i am fully awake.

i can not leave due to family, so just treating the meetings as a bit of a social club.

i would like to give out more details, but i think you all know the drill.. complete disillusionment and i suppose natural curiosity woke me up.. don't know what else to say right now, just hello, and i hope to get to know some of you guys better.

JimmyPage

I can specifically remember an elder telling me that the meetings are not a social club. Brother Ass-hat was his name, I believe!

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my 2cents on the reason for keeping tabs on inactive

by poopie in

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i think there is.

2 schools of thoght on the reasons why they want records on inactive school 1.round this loose ends up we have to many fadeing and getting amnesty we want to keep tabs on them because they have influence on those still active so tighten up no loopholes make them pay for leaving the organization, school2.these are sincerely.

intrested in helping those who hate our guts because we treated them in an unloveing way or they feel your just are a little stupid and let the loveing shepards help you so it is intresting i also think the circuit ovetseers and yes men have hoodwinked the gb into thinking everthing is just dandy in spirtual paradise these reasons why some ate inactive will be eye opening to some of the gb and hopefully they will see people as fellow humans and not stupid little chilldren that need a human master.

JimmyPage

Right now many inactive ones keep a low profile because they want to keep a good relationship with their JW family members.

If WT starts treating inactive ones like DF'd ones, it will create a lot more anti-WT activists.

And the more activists, the greater the chance that more JWs will stumble upon TTATT.

But the GB make so many boneheaded decisions that I've come to expect it from them.

The only upside for WT would be that they say more angry activists are proof they are being persecuted and the end is so close.

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Know a single JW man? I would like to see my JW mom marry again

by JimmyPage in

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my mother is old enough that i don't want to burst her bubble by telling her ttatt.

i keep my mouth shut about what i know so that i can continue to have a relationship with her.

my father died a few years back and i would love to see her marry again.

JimmyPage

Sir 82, she is 70.

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Know a single JW man? I would like to see my JW mom marry again

by JimmyPage in

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my mother is old enough that i don't want to burst her bubble by telling her ttatt.

i keep my mouth shut about what i know so that i can continue to have a relationship with her.

my father died a few years back and i would love to see her marry again.

JimmyPage

LOL... I was thinking more of a widower.

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Know a single JW man? I would like to see my JW mom marry again

by JimmyPage in

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my mother is old enough that i don't want to burst her bubble by telling her ttatt.

i keep my mouth shut about what i know so that i can continue to have a relationship with her.

my father died a few years back and i would love to see her marry again.

JimmyPage

My mother is old enough that I don't want to burst her bubble by telling her TTATT. I keep my mouth shut about what I know so that I can continue to have a relationship with her. My father died a few years back and I would love to see her marry again. I'd prefer it be a "worldly" guy but realize that's unlikely. She's a nice lady in good health. So do you know any nice older single JW men? Maybe your father or grandfather? You know the dating pool is small for cult members.

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“We are not done yet!” – Candace Conti reacts to appeal court decision

by Watchtower-Free in

http://jwsurvey.org/cedars-blog/we-are-not-done-yet-candace-reacts-to-appeal-court-decision.

candace conti (pictured in her interview with abc) has spoken out for the first time about the appeal court decision.

as current and former jehovahs witnesses digest the news that watchtowers appeal against the candace conti verdict has faltered, albeit with the punitive element of the judgment reversed, candace has reacted for the first time by telling me: we are not done yet.. news spread on monday that the state appeals court in san francisco had upheld the $2.8 million compensatory damages in the original june 2012 verdict, but overturned the $8.6 million punitive award against watchtower.. the court decided that, though watchtower had neglected its responsibility to supervise known pedophile jonathan kendrick in field ministry, a church-sponsored activity, the organization had no duty to warn parents in the congregation that a pedophile was in their midst or report him to authorities.. an insightful report by investigative reporter trey bundy has suggested that the court reached its decision because the precedent set by the conti verdict might be too burdensome to enforce.. the burden would be considerable because the precedent could require a church to intervene whenever it has reason to believe that a congregation member is capable of doing harm, and the scope of that duty could not be limited with any precision, the judges wrote.. candaces attorney rick simons responded by pointedly telling bundy: they think in public policy terms that theres too much risk in broadening the churchs responsibility and liability so that it burdens what churches do.

JimmyPage

You go, Candace! So inspiring.