Posts by cameo-d

he was in a very bad motorcycle accident on tuesday and is in the icu.. i think we could all send our oompa good vibes, prayers and healing angels.. .

.

cameo-d

oh dear. Poor Oompa. I wonder if his estranged family will go see about him. I wonder if WT will stranglehold and guilt his family into not going to see about him.

217

DMCA Complaint from The WatchTower for links to KS-10 'Shepherding' book

by Simon in

yes, that's right, they really do not like people being able to read that book so they wanted links to it removed (it appears they have also been going after the hosts of the content itself as well).. unfortunately, i had to removed the links (which were dead anyway when i checked) and i'd ask that people don't re-post them (sorry).

i'm sure there are lots of alternative ways for those with the information to get it to those who need it.. here are the discussions on the book:.

http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/beliefs/200524/1/ks10-chapter-one-discussion.

cameo-d

So what's the legal "fair use" content that can be quoted...three paragraphs?

Perhaps posters can each post "their" three paragraphs and open for discussion.

Would that be permissible?

32

Elders Wives/kids

by exwhyzee in

how many elders wives or kids have looked at the congregation files without their husband/father knowing about it?

anyone here have any knowledge of this.

how foolish anyone is to go to these people if they keep a written record/file on you.

cameo-d

It seems like a person who may have done something "wrong" and gone to the elders about it, could have this haunt/embarrass him/her forever after.

Do that give you a "word of honor" or guarantee of confidentality when you talk to them? Or is 'confidentiality' something that JWs just blindly and incorrectly "assume"?

9

Tea Bag Parties Show the Scary Side of the US

by whereami in

jw
friends

.

it would almost be funny if it wasn't so sad.. .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtemzv81ij8&feature=grec_index.

cameo-d

Notice the subliminals. The TyT makes you think of TNT.

I have come to the conclusion that the problem is NOT TPTB. The problems are directly related to the citizens themselves. It is the masses who have voted for "more regulation" and then they complain about it when it happens. There is no one to blame but the people themselves. Most issues have been put before the people and it is "the people" who have spoken. It is "the people" who are directly responsible for their own discontent.

21

I was wrongfully Disfellow shipped out...help

by pes0210 in

jw
friends

in 04 i was brought before a comitee of 3 elders and admited to sex before marriage, given my situation at the time i fell short, i showed repentance for it and they said they were going to recomend i leave for awhile to find myself spiritually...(wow the only time they got one right) i did find myself spiritually through other means.

now i have a question since i no longer want to be a part of this organization and i was cast out from it, shouldnt my records with my personal information be destroyed?

if its in a file that i do not want to exist?

cameo-d

from what I have read on here from others, for every thing that is written a copy also goes to Brooklyn.

Can I ask them to remove this file from their records,

Just my opinion, but once you pledge yourself under their jurisdiction, you are their slave and subject. They can pretty much write whatever they want about you. And especially since you consented to their authority at the time.

20

My Story: Short Version

by In in

i... well, i need to face this fear that someone will read my story and know who i am and harrass me.

there are enough distinctive things about my story that who i am is pretty easy to identify, if you know me.. so, here goes.. i was raised as a witness.

my dad was abusive.

cameo-d

I'd say I've been "in" against my personal will for at least five years now.

Many things have been compelled upon us all. A lot of people never recognize it's forced behavior. Some finally realize that it is, but don't rock the boat. And some, finding even deeper lies and motivation in the deceit cannot bear it any longer. It takes courage to stand up against it. I was never a JW but I was born into a system that attempted to make me a member of a society in which I always innately knew I did not belong. There are always consequences either way. Accepting the lies may appear easier, but what it can do to your conscience becomes the heaviest yoke of all.

I've spent most of my life alone; you know, surrounded by superficial friends. I'm very cautious as a result.

I think a lot of people here can identify with that. I have certainly had my share of the superficial. But, I am not really so cautious. I am open to new possibilities of sharing friendship. But I can usually tell right away within a short time if someone is insincere. The "reptilian" qualities become very apparent...those who trick you or deceive you in small things; or attempt to get something over on you because they know something you don't (as in a product or service); those who take and never give back or reciprocate; those who show no appreciation of others; always complain; no matter what you do they always want more from you; selfish; no feeling for others; only interested in things that relate to themselves; etc. I am open to friendships...but I am very observant from the outset to determine whether it is worth pursuing. Most of the time...not.

So far in my life it's the people I've trusted most who have betrayed me or hurt me or left me.

Yeah, I know how that feels. Especially when it comes from one you never thought it would be.

198

Why It Matters...

by AGuest in

jw
friends

to the household of god, israel, and those who go with... may you all have peace!.

well, the predecessor thread really invoked some emotions, didn't it?

good and bad.

cameo-d

I just bought two Quorums the other day to stock my humidor, I have not tried them yet, in the next few weeks I will. What did you think of it?

Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.