Posts by Found Sheep

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Anyone see news clip? JW wrote a note and was arrested

by alamb in

i just caught a glimpse of this on the morning news and can't find it online.

his last name was escobar.

apparently he wrote a note saying someone was going to gehenna and it was found on an airplane or in his baggage or whatever and he was arrested?

i'm pleased to have found this site...i've browsed a little ...read quite a lot and gasped at some stories, giggled at the one liners and nodded in recognition of others' strong opinions and can relate to a great deal.. i'll try and keep my intro as brief as possible for anyone kind enough to listen.. i got involved with the witnesses in the late 70's in the uk.

i was in my early 20s and had had a love and fascination for the bible since my difficult childhood.

i soon brought my life into 'line' although it took a long time for me to pack up the smoking which didnt go down well in those days when 6 months of study should have been enough and if you hadnt cracked it then it was suggested that you were some kind of loser.... i reared my 4 children in the 'truth' as well as i could but i cant claim that we were a 'strong' family in their terms...just muddled along really..my husband at the time was a very difficult and abusive man and home life wasnt easy for any of us with his anger, jealousy and violence.

Found Sheep

Just read your story! It shocks me how many get DF for "other reasons" They also wanted to do that to me but by that time I knew it was a cult so just DA. I hate to hear how you were treated. So glad you were able to start new with a great life ahead!

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craziest reason elders wanted to have a commitee meeting with you

by glentrevette in

i had a sister who was a tenant in my house and her car was leaking oil all over my newly paved driveway before she moved in i had a condition on the lease that said if her car leaked oil she couldnt park there and i told here after she moved in that she was being deceptive to me when she said her car didnt leak oil she was good friends with a lot of powerful elders in the hall and would you believe they asked to meet with me 3 elders in the back room of the library because they said i had called this sister a liar i got out of it only after i produced a copy of the lease and pictures of the oil mess if i hadnt of had pictures maybe i would of been dfd.

Found Sheep

what creaps!

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The Effects of JW Child Abuse into Adulthood

by PublishingCult in

my two oldest brothers, jim and ron, were coerced into baptism when they were but 10 and 11 years old.. .

they were indoctrinated heavily, of course, and they tried to toe the line and be good little jw boys as best two unruly fatherless boys could.

the nature of a boy won out and they both got into some mischief about a year later.

Found Sheep

So sorry for your loss!

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what was the worst meeting you ever attended ?

by man in black in

here's mine :.

back in the early 90's we went to the sunday talk and wt study.. lo and behold, a friend from the 70's who was df'ed ( he had just been reinstated) was there along with his parents.

i had no idea that they would have been there.. one of my kids was getting sick, so my wife and i were up-down the entire meeting walking him around.

Found Sheep

The local needs all about ME! They should have just played a tape of my JC. After I left they had a few more I heard about how someone can repent and then later not be repentant?!

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Witness conversation stoppers...

by Botzwana in

this was forwarded to me by a witness....what are some witness conversation stoppers though?.

field ministry conversation stoppers.

***the householder said, "only those who have accepted jesus in their lives will be saved.

Found Sheep

Oh makes me sick to think not so many years ago I would have used some of thosestupid lines.

If one comes to my door I am going to say I used to believe like you and now that I know the Truth about your religion I have become so much happier. May God bless you with the ability to see it too

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the other side of my story and why im going back

by deservingone26 in

jw
friends

there are two parts to this topic you can read one or the other or both if you want, i just figured i post this for differents ones who might being going thru what i am going thru i tried to write this as quick as possible so everything i am posting here is not to offend anyone i know everyone has the own opinions on different things so you can disagree or agree, but this is where i stand.

sorry for any spelling errors or grammar issues up front.

my story .

Found Sheep

I had to make sure when I first left that I was not just being selfish. I wanted freedom from there rules. Being raise in it is hard to get that concept ironed out. I was told my whole life anyone that leaves is either imoral or just selfish. I'm not either I just learned that the "truth" is a cult and more hurtfull then helpfull. That is a dicision that is personal and only you can make it for yourself. Either Way may God bless you!

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Wasted day at Watchtower Headquarters.

by Philadelphia Ponos in

jw
friends

i was under the impression that the watchtower headquarters in brooklyn contained all the literature in every language.

well imagine my surprise when after traveling all the way to new york and burning about $50 on cab fare that the only book they had in the langauge i needed was a songbook.

if literature in foreign languages are stored in brooklyn, where else are they kept in the u.s?.

Found Sheep

You have to get "special" order through the KH. Now that is is donation basis they don't want it too easy to get the more expensive stuf

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A werid experiance i had aged 13 with an Elder?

by highdose in

i had a sudden memory of somthing that i had totaly forgotten about the other day.

when i was 13 i can remember a elder in my cong cornering me in the hall and asking me in specfic detail where i got undressed?

not content with being fobbed off with "in my home" he wanted to know what room, did i ever use the bathroom?

Found Sheep

wow! that says a hidden camera to me

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For born in's: how did your parents get you to answer up?

by highdose in

my mum used to smack me on the arm with a rolled up wt when it was my turn to answer, she said it was " to make sure you didn't forget!".

most of the time i ended up just yelling "ow!

" and rubbing my arm, but she never got the message.. another way was to scream at me non stop all the way home after the meetings if i hadn't answered up.

Found Sheep

I wanted to just because I got so many "you did such a good jobs" as a teen it became hard but i just wanted to be a good girl