Posts by tresdecu

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The Governing Body - their own worst enemy!

by cedars in

i've been giving some thought recently to what's going on in the minds of the individual governing body members, and what makes them tick.

the process of listening to their talks for my "getting to know you" youtube video series, though draining, has been very enlightening.

i now feel i know some of their individual personalities a little better than i did previously.. then there has been the tumultuous events of 2012. it's been interesting to note the way the governing body has responded to some of these issues, and how in most cases their responses have been woefully inadequate or even counter-productive as regards their long-term interests.. for example:.

tresdecu

The now-infamous October 1st letter, in which the Society is actually taking on even MORE liability in the handling of cases of alleged child abuse than ever before.

Very true . More damaging than ever due to itscirculation on the www

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I find this absolutely crazy that the Legal Dept. would let the Oct 1st letter leave the ivory tower making them even more liable for the future...I am dumbfounded by it. Unless the Lawyer Bros. are like "ah f$%k it' Let the old bastards screw themselves..." It's just so weird.

~TD

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First time poster, Long time Lurker

by BackSlider in

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tresdecu

Glad you're here...look forward to more of your story!

TD

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Shunning - Irony, Hypocrisy and Tragedy - Watchtower jw.org

by wannabefree in

***g7/09p.29 is it wrong to change your religion?***.

"no one should be forced to worship in a way that he finds unacceptable or be made to choose between his beliefs and his family.".

ironically, the religion and publisher of this statement is one of the biggest offenders with their shunning policy of its members who come to the conclusion that their form of worship is unacceptable.. for some, this severe shunning is too much to bear.. ...help me through this my old friends...i really did not want to be dfd!...i am fourth generation....i had already been shunned by my lifelong friends due to my outspoken words regarding my discovering we had changed the bible to make it say what jw's want it to...but now i have lost my family....oomps.

tresdecu

Thank-you so much!

I thought if we all had a simple pdf with info, many of us could email to as many news outlets, radio talk shows, etc that we can think of.

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Shunning - Irony, Hypocrisy and Tragedy - Watchtower jw.org

by wannabefree in

***g7/09p.29 is it wrong to change your religion?***.

"no one should be forced to worship in a way that he finds unacceptable or be made to choose between his beliefs and his family.".

ironically, the religion and publisher of this statement is one of the biggest offenders with their shunning policy of its members who come to the conclusion that their form of worship is unacceptable.. for some, this severe shunning is too much to bear.. ...help me through this my old friends...i really did not want to be dfd!...i am fourth generation....i had already been shunned by my lifelong friends due to my outspoken words regarding my discovering we had changed the bible to make it say what jw's want it to...but now i have lost my family....oomps.

tresdecu

Some one here, more savy than me should put together a pdf file that is concise and damaging to the wt with shunning info...we can all email it, to as many as possible. TV, newspaper, etc...

I just emailed the religion writer at our city paper...I am hoping by next years DC, he will have more to write than the usual fluff.

Reading Oompa's post and knowing he took his life due to the emotionl pain that the WT promotes through Shunning is sickening.

RIP Oompa

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roday at a 2-day assembly

by raxxxx in

i shall let you all know what happens, what kind of nee light is going to shine here today!

wish me good luck!.

tresdecu

nee light roday...good luck!

(typing with your thumbs on a smart phone eh? lol)

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WTBS INC Annual meeting i.e. food for thoughts.

by MacHislopp in

following recent posts, articles, blogs (thanks cedar and others for their excellent work) i would like to contribute something, to show the hypocrisy and the constant doctrinal changes of the society.. .

to begin:.

qualified to be ministers (1955) p.156 par.

tresdecu

marking

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VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA: Child Abuse Inquiry submissions from religions and institutions are now publicly available on the government website

by jwleaks in

many religions, including the catholic church, have adopted a blanket approach for all 'ministers of religions' and volunteers with regards to compliance with the working with children act 2005.. another point worthy of mentioning is that all religions and organisations have adopted, and have made publicly available a child protection policy, a working with children protocol, a child abuse handling policy, and a privacy policy.. victoria police also made a submission in which they launched an attack on the catholic church in relation to interfering with police investigations into child abuse.

the catholic church has now placed a "gag" order on all priests and religious personnel prohibiting them from talking to the media or the public about the inquiry.. notably absent was any submission made by the religion of jehovah's witnesses and the watch tower society.. an interesting submission came from the seventh-day adventist church.

their 65 page submission was submitted with the follow letter published on page 2.... .

tresdecu

marking...

PS How is Operation Pedo Chat going? Something REALLY REALLY big still coming SOON, or just around the corner?

Just looked on the youtube posted by ANON and there was a comment left by Anon member:

"Oh there will be soon. there is a big leak comming? very soon. You can spread the hell out of that message. :) "

Do you (ANON) still stand by that comment?

sarcasm aside, you're doing something...I'm just sitting here being a jack-ass. keep it

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A big shift in the world is about to happen......

by EndofMysteries in

i don't want to deceive anyone and i have to clarify a few things so i'm sorry this is going to be a lot more vague then you want.

infact if you do not already realize or also feel something is about to happen as in the title, then move along, it will be a month or 2 before i update this.

it's not my intention to annoy anybody, i am too uncomfortable to post any details because it's too new and i need to verify things, and i am also feeling responsible to give a subtle warning, that it might be something somebody needs to see.

tresdecu

just checking up on the 'Big Shift' News....trying to plan a vacation to Hawaii and want to make sure I go before the shift, if I go after the shift ticket prices may go up.

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"Friends"

by XBEHERE in

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what can you say about the conditional friendships that being a jehovah's witness promotes?

i am still active and there are many who sh*t on me and tossed me aside because of my attitude change.

to me it just seems too easy for these people to turn on and off affection.

tresdecu

I was very sad when I slowely realized over the course of about a year and 1/2 (from time I stepped down as MS to being slightly irregular, missing Meetings and Service) that everyone around you (99% at least) are just conditional friends. All this love and 'spiritual family' talk amounts to nothing.

I can't blame the "bros & Sisters" because I had the same mindset for so long...it's the crazy culture & mindset that has been promoted and ingrained in so many.

I am still physically in the Org, so it makes it even harded to go to meetings, shake hands, make friendly small talk all the while knowing these people don't really care...and would turn around in disgust if they knew how I felt now.

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Well, I talked with two active JWs about the latest understanding of the F&DS.

by Theocratic Sedition in

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i know a brother who went to the most recent annual meeting.

older brother, non-annointed, elder, wife a pioneer, and overall a pretty good dude.

he let me take a peak at the new awake dropping in 2013, which by the way i have to give credit where it's due as i like the new 16 page format.

tresdecu

New 16 page Awake = "pretty much a track on steroids" lol

Thanks for posting. Interesting...& I agree, I think it will pretty much be a non-issue amoung most JWs.