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  New court docs for Menlo Park KH scandal

  by Juan Viejo2 in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  i've been fighting computer problems for over a week, but i finally got a new article up at ex-jw.com about the status of the court case in san francisco.. the plaintiffs will be going to court this week and possibly again in ten days.

  the big issue is the bank account statements and signature files.

  plaintiffs claim that defendants opened up unauthorized bank accounts and allegedly forged the then current coboe / ceo's signature.

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  QuestioningEverything

  What is the crux of this lawsuit?
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  Mass Apostasy- Sign of the Lord’s presence

  by mankkeli in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this quote is from the watchtower 1980 8/1.

  "are you profoundly shocked and unduly disturbed when you see or hear of a christian you know yielding to doubts, cooling off and perhaps even becoming rebellious to the point of deserting the christian congregation and trying to draw others away with him?

  if so, you may be comforted in knowing that, sad as such occurrences may be, the scriptures forewarn us that they will happen.. among the various causes of apostasy, one of the foremost is unquestionably a lackoffaith through doubt.

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  Since leaving the JW's for good, I have found more joy than I thought was ever possible. My life is more productive, calm and JOYFUL!

  So, I have to say that the JW's view of a so-called apostates life is very wrong.
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  Do you give to beggars?

  by jean-luc picard in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i have seldom given money to beggars.

  i have often thought that many are people who just do not want to work.

  however, i am starting to wonder if i ought to: and how much to give?.

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  I do give to some beggars/homeless. Most often, I will give $1 or whatever change I have. It makes me nervous to pull out my wallet in front of a stranger who needs money. That sometimes prevents me from doing so.

  Where I am from, there are quite a few very poor people, they wait outside stores, on the side of the roads at intersections. It is so sad to me.
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  How old were you when...

  by agent zero in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  ..when you got baptised, and when you discovered the truth about the truth?.

  me: 20 and 27.

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  QuestioningEverything

  Baptised at 13y-discovered the real 'truth' at 40y
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  My wife...

  by dontplaceliterature in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  ...made an interesting comment last night.. some of you may know that she is not into digging up dirt on the wtbts.

  she realizes that there are some things wrong with the organization, but wishes to just ignore them for the sake of stability and preserving friendships.

  there's obviously more to it, but in the interest of staying on topic:.

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  Did she realize what she said?
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  Letter About Donations

  by Bangalore in

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  2. friends

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  QuestioningEverything

  I remember this change-why did they go to the 'donations only'? What was the real reason for the change?
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  just save every other seat!!!

  by oompa in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i was just reading a funny thread posted by fallen_princess about stupid jw directives and something about seat saving came up....it reminded me of how i foiled the crime of seat saving at conventions....i would just save every other seat and it usually worked saving every third seat....i mean who walks in and picks a seat where you have to sit next to sombody else??

  ?...............i loved breaking rules i guess..................oompa.

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  QuestioningEverything

  That is too funny! I wish I would have thought of that when I was going.
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  JW directives you thought were downright stupid

  by fallen_princess in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i remember one time when i was about 17 years old, i wanted to arrange a costume party for the young brothers in the congo around my age.

  i suggested it to one of my friends and was told that the elders had advised against it because it could be construed as pagan and masks have their roots in demonism.

  of course, i was never shown any biblical proof of this but just that response took the wind out of my sails and i decided to just not go through with it.

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  QuestioningEverything

  At our hall, the sisters weren't allowed to wear shirts with prints on them. An example of this is one time my sister had a shirt that had an anchor with some writing about a yacht club. Another sister pulled us aside and said it was inappropriate to wear that.

  Now, I wonder what scripture that was based on.
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  Songs about escaping mind control/JWs?

  by chosetheredpill in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  i'm looking for suggestions of songs that make you think about your escape from mind control.

  please reply with your suggestion.. here's a youtube playlist i just made.

  http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=pl4618cce125431c7a.

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  QuestioningEverything

  SCREAM by Michael Jackson-this song has to be about the witnesses.

  Tired of injustice
  Tired of the schemes
  The lies are disgusting
  So what does it meanKicking me down
  I got to get up
  As jacked as it sounds
  The whole system sucks
  
  (janet)
  Peek in the shadow
  Come into the light
  You tell me I’m wrong
  Then you better prove you’re right
  You’re sellin’ out souls but
  I care about mine
  I’ve got to get stronger
  And I won’t give up the fight
  (michael)
  With such confusions don’t it make you wanna scream
  Your bash abusin’ victimize within the scheme
  (janet)
  You try to cope with every lie they scrutinize
  (both)
  Somebody please have mercy
  ’cause I just can’t take it
  Stop pressurin’ me
  Just stop pressurin’ me
  Stop pressurin’ me
  Make me wanna screamStop pressurin’ me
  Just stop pressurin’ me
  Stop pressurin’ me
  Make you just wanna scream
  
  (michael)
  Tired of you tellin’ the story your way
  It’s causin’ confusion
  You think it’s okay
  
  (janet)
  You keep changin’ the rules
  While I keep playin’ the game
  I can’t take it much longer
  I think I might go insane
  (michael)
  With such confusion don’t it make you wanna scream
  Your bash abusin’ victimize within the scheme
  (janet)
  You find your pleasure scandalizin’ every lie
  (both)
  Oh father, please have mercy ’cause I just can’t take it
  Stop pressurin’ me
  Just stop pressurin’ me
  Stop pressurin’ me
  Make me wanna scream
  Stop pressurin’ me
  Just stop pressurin’ me
  Stop *? !@#!in’ with me
  Make me wanna scream
  
  (janet)
  "oh my god, can’t believe what I saw
  As I turned on the tv this evening
  I was disgusted by all the injustice
  All the injustice"
  (michael)
  "all the injustice"
  
  (news man)
  "a man has been brutally beaten to death by
  Police after being wrongly identified as a
  Robbery suspect. the man was
  An 18 year old black male..."
  
  (michael)
  With such collusions don’t it make you wanna scream
  Your bash abusin’ victimize within the scheme
  (janet)
  You try to cope with every lie they scrutinize
  (both)
  Oh brother please have mercy’cause I just can’t take it
  Stop pressurin’ mejust stop pressurin’ me
  Stop pressurin’ memake me wanna scream
  Stop pressurin’ mejust stop pressurin’ me
  Stop pressurin’ memake me wanna scream
  Stop pressurin’ mejust stop pressurin’ me
  Stop pressurin’ memake me wanna scream
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  Were You Ever Involved in A Judicial Committee Either As An Elder Or A "Sinner"?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  how did it turn out?.

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  QuestioningEverything

  I was a 'sinner'. First time, I got DF'd. Second time, Private Reproof.