Posts by Hopscotch

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An open letter to the Governing Body: Go F*ck Yourselves.

by EntirelyPossible in

dear member of the governing body,.

thanks to you, i did something a few nights ago that i promised i would never do again.

i lied to someone.

Hopscotch

EntirelyPossible that was heartbreaking to read. My first thought when I finished reading your letter was "I wish there was someway this letter could be published so that people can see just how insidiously evil this JW cult is". Then as I read the replies I notice that Designs obviously was thinking along the same lines when he sugguest getting it published in the Brooklyn newspaper.

My heart goes out to you EP as I know all too well the feelings of remorse and shame and guilt that I have from dragging my son along to the KH for all his childhood years and the way we filled him with fear and guilt for what was just normal little boys behaviour. My only consolation is that my husband and I left the cult when my son was 15 and he has a great life now.

Wishing you all the best as you deal with this incredibly difficult and heart wrenching situation.

Hopscotch

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"I never thought I would come that close to my retirement in this old system of things"

by Hoffnung in

some time ago i was at a family gathering.

my father and uncles are all long-time elders in their congregations.

when they were discussing they all were 50+ now, one of my uncles said: "i never thought i would come that close to my retirement in this old system of things".

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Sent you a PM MrMonroe

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"I never thought I would come that close to my retirement in this old system of things"

by Hoffnung in

some time ago i was at a family gathering.

my father and uncles are all long-time elders in their congregations.

when they were discussing they all were 50+ now, one of my uncles said: "i never thought i would come that close to my retirement in this old system of things".

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I too was told I would never get to high school in this system. Well I finished high school 37 years ago! And all those JWs who would never grow old in this system are dying just like every one else in the world. It is so disgusting and evil really how many of us were duped by the WTS's lies and now we have woken up to the truth about the truth are left to pick up the pieces of our lives and get things in place for our retirement while there is still time.

Busterrb - welcome to JWN and I am very sorry to hear about the loss of your dear wife and the way you were both treated.

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May 21, 2011 - The Rapture Cometh!

by Billy the Ex-Bethelite in

harold camping has promised that the rapture will be on may 21, 2011.. .

they've put it on this van that "the bible guarantees it", so it must be true!.

after all, would this face lie?.

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Well it's nearly 8am Sunday the 22nd over here in Oz and I've checked all the Australian news headlines and it appears everyone's still here!

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I'm going to start snowboard cross races for......

by Snowboarder in

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since i have dual nationality with bosnia and canada, i thought long and hard about since i need to apply for my fis race license to race international for any country.

i will do races for bosnia and herzegovina, i'm going to apply for my fis license from them and there is so much good news, i'm going to start my training soon, like in 2 weeks.

i'll keep everyone posted.

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Hi Snowboarder - I just posted a comment and it vanished. I'm not really sure how you choose the profile thing on the blog to leave a comment.

You sound like an amazing young man with a clear vision of your future. Don't let anyone rob you of that. I know the pain only too well of having your youthful goals and dreams squashed by an organization that doesn't care for you one bit. I was told I would never finish high school. Well that was 40 years ago!

Try and find every bit of support you can to reach your olympic goals.

Your blog is great and I look forward to following your progress.

All the best

Hopscotch

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BRUCE THE WITNESS MOOSE

by Quentin in

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my pal bruce.

.

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That's funny. Bruce the Moose and a JW at that!

M

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JWs at my Door

by laverite in

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doorbell rang.

saw through the peephole that it was jws.

opened the door and said "hi" in a friendly manner.

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Laverite I love your reply to them and I've copied it to hopefully use myself one day if you don't mind.

Your words will stick in their minds and every time they tell another JW about your reply maybe it will drive the splinter in deeper (Matrix movie quote: "You don't know what it is, but it's there, like a splinter in your mind, driving you mad").

About 10 years or so before I left the JWs I remember reading a short interview in a women's magazine over here in Australia about a 'sister' who had left the organization. I never rememberd why she left etc but I always remembered her words that the JW people were generally nice people but those at the top and the organization itself were evil. It was the first time I had ever read anything like that and heard the word 'evil' used to describe the org and of course I dismissed it as apostate ravings, but the words stuck in my mind and of course now I know they are true.

About 5 years before I left I was reading a book about history or something and for some reason the author brought up JWs and said it was a mind controlled religion. Again this was a big shock to read this and I remember turning to my husband and asking increduously "are we mind controlled?". Of course he said no and we agreed it was just hateful propaganda/persecution. But again those words "mind-controlled" stuck in my brain like that 'splinter in the mind' and of course by the time we left we knew that JWs do belong to a mind controlled religion.

So hopefully laverite, your words "apocalyptic doomsday cult" and "100% failure rate in all its propecies" will be the splinter in their minds.

Hopscotch

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Ooops left food out last night...

by sinis in

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friends

and my spouse is pissed... anyways, we slow boiled chicken to make soup and it was finished last night.

i could not find room in thr frig so i left it out... the good news is our house was around 55-60 degrees all day and night.

is it safe to eat if reheated?

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A doctor friend told my husband that if you have meats that you are unsure about then cook it till the temperature of the food reaches 85 deg C (185F) and anything harmful will be destroyed.

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The best actors of years gone by...

by sinis in

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john wayne, peter o'toole, alec guiness, james caan, lee marvin, richard burton, elizabeth taylor, charleton heston, kathyrn hepburn, rock hudson, james stewart, clark gable, robert duval, robert de niro, marlon brando, robert redford, paul newman, ... wow what happened to these legends?

today, we just have quasi fluff and nothing more....

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Don't forget Gregory Peck, Cary Grant, James Mason, Audrey Hepburn........

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New Light @ The 2011 District Convention

by dontplaceliterature in

" at the bottom of the image on the back of the invitation raises some eyebrows, but last night in the routine district convention article during the service meeting, i caught that one of the paragraphs mentioned that we would be encouraged to keep a copy of the tract in hand for a discussion during sunday's last talk.

my guess is, there is going to be some new revelation about what the "?

" represents, or some other fangled idea.

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mrquick:

Let's see.....Large Statue.........Big Feet..............Question at Big Feet??........This can only mean one thing.......BIG FOOT IS REAL ( And will save all mankind) He'll be in full costume at the Bible drama. Don't miss it.

This kind of new light may even entice Mr Flipper to go back!!!

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