Posts by Rumspringa

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Just stopping by...

by disillusioned1 in

a friend told me about this forum so i thought i'd check it out.

i also post on jwr (jehovah's witness recovery) as disillusioned.

it seems this forum had someone with that name already so i added the number 1.. i was born into the jw religion.

Rumspringa

Heya Dis' 1,

Good to have you here. This place is much larger than JW Recovery, but with a much more diverse crowd. (I'm the "friend" who suggested her coming aboard)

Peace,

Rum.

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The Final Nail in the Coffin of your JW Career

by jookbeard in

i know there has been countless threads on this, some say the paedophile scandal, others say the blood ban, some say the conduct of their elders, others say the petty rules etc.

but there is usually one thing that seals every one's fate, tips you over the edge,finishes you off.i was fading, very closely to full inactivity, off the book study list, and very sporadic meeting attendance, which took me to the very last time i set foot in my kingdumb hall, this is what happened;.

it was the memorial of 1994, i hadn't set foot in the place for months, but thought a show at the memorial would keep the wife happy and the elders at bay for a bit longer, i drove to the hall being careful not to get there too early(the wife was already there and had saved me a seat) i walked up to my seat about mid way in the hall so a lot could see me, it was packed probably about 200 there, as i sat down ( about 3/4 mins to go) a sister in front of me turned around and said"we haven't seen you in a long time!

Rumspringa

Some yrs ago, I was an MS doing, lit', some sound, security, meeting parts....and raising a young family with my wife. I owned a business that employed several witnesses in our cong'.

One nite @ a meeting for elders & MS's the P.O. says..."we want the servants to do MORE in the cong". One by one he questioned us & demaned we did more.

He finally came to me, & asked "why I wasn't doing more?"

I replied..."I've got a 3 yr old with pnuemonia & whooping cough, in hospital & a 6 yr old with infectious colitis. My wife is stressed out & exhausted & I'm doing all that I can do with earning a living, keeping the house under repair & meeting duties/parts. With all this, I'm now having panic attacks & my health is declining. I'm doing ALL that I can or will do."

He looked at me & snorted. An elder behind me, grabbed my shoulder, leaned forward and said..." you've always had a rebellious nature!" I knocked his hand off, & replied, "How is taking providing & care of your family plus spending 10 + hrs a week with meetings & service rebellious? Where's the christlike love that you preach from the stage? ".....no one replied.

You could hear a pin drop.

I got up, packed my case not saying a word & left. I never went back.

The coffin was sealed. However a campaign of harrasement started. But thats another story.

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HAPPYDUB Inc. Presents: "The Demon-Detector"!

by Rumspringa in

brothers and sisters, rejoice!.

for jehovah is making your heart happy!

jehovahs witnesses are known as a "happy people", and do you know why that is?.

Rumspringa

"Seen "Ghostbusters" a few too many times, Rumspringa?"

No...but i've sat thru way too many meetings about the dangers of demonic influence.

But imagine if Akroyd & Murray had one of those,...and a visit to a KH was in the film?

r.

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Demonic Possesion of Inaminate Objects

by cantleave in

this is a phenonoma often discussed by jw's.

how unique is this idea to jw's?.

anyone got any good stories on this subject?.

Rumspringa

Check out the HAPPYDUB "Demon-Detector" listed at the bottom of "active topics/Jokes & Humour".

Demons will no longer be a problem. Now why did'nt they have those when i was in the org?

R.

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HAPPYDUB Inc. Presents: "The Demon-Detector"!

by Rumspringa in

brothers and sisters, rejoice!.

for jehovah is making your heart happy!

jehovahs witnesses are known as a "happy people", and do you know why that is?.

Rumspringa

Brothers and Sisters, rejoice!

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Rumspringa/Nightgoat

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People dont get disfellowshipped anymore

by foolsparadise in

jw
friends

they are announced as no longer being one of jehovahs witnesses.

why then do people still shun them if they are not disfellowshipped.

witnesses talk to non jws all the time, so we should be allowed to talk to members who are announced as no longer one of jehovahs witnesses.

Rumspringa

Yeah, no more disfellowshipping as I understand it.

When my father (who's an elder) announced that they were formally shunning me, he also begged me to "formally dissasociate" myself from the org.

I said, "why, I'll just let em DF me". He stated that policy had changed......then begged me again to DA. Seeing how pissed he was that I wasn't going to do that.....has given me a nice warm feeling all over, & renewed my enthusiasm for kicking the org in the bag.

r.

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Thanks for making me feel welcome.

by Rumspringa in

hi, after a couple of years of 'lurking' i thought i'd join up.

i'm an ex-dub from vancouver island.

i've been out of the org for aprox' 10 yrs, after being in it for about 28 years.. i post on "jehovahs witness recovery forum" as 'nightgoat', so i thought i'd wander over here & see how you guys are doing.. recently under went some major shunning from parents & siblings & retaliated with a barrage of 'reverse-shunning' in an effort to teach them how to treat my wife & i.. hope i can be of some encouragement to any, on this board.. my daughter has been a member here for 3 yrs.

Rumspringa

jamie,

I choose "rumspringa" because of it's definition as the period when amish youth get to run wild in the world. They then have to decide whether they want to stay out in it, or come crawling back to the confines of their belief system.

I'll never set foot in a KH again, after the damage they've done to myself & me family. (long story)

peace,

r.

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Thanks for making me feel welcome.

by Rumspringa in

hi, after a couple of years of 'lurking' i thought i'd join up.

i'm an ex-dub from vancouver island.

i've been out of the org for aprox' 10 yrs, after being in it for about 28 years.. i post on "jehovahs witness recovery forum" as 'nightgoat', so i thought i'd wander over here & see how you guys are doing.. recently under went some major shunning from parents & siblings & retaliated with a barrage of 'reverse-shunning' in an effort to teach them how to treat my wife & i.. hope i can be of some encouragement to any, on this board.. my daughter has been a member here for 3 yrs.

Rumspringa

Hi, after a couple of years of 'lurking' I thought I'd join up. I'm an ex-dub from Vancouver Island. I've been out of the org for aprox' 10 yrs, after being in it for about 28 years.

I Post on "Jehovahs Witness Recovery forum" as 'Nightgoat', so I thought I'd wander over here & see how you guys are doing.

Recently under went some major shunning from parents & siblings & retaliated with a barrage of 'reverse-shunning' in an effort to teach them how to treat my wife & I.

Hope I can be of some encouragement to any, on this board.

My daughter has been a member here for 3 yrs. She goes by "sarahbear 76".

peace,

Rumspringa

p.s. HELP! How do I post avatar pic's when there's no option for it on my profile....anybody?

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New From HAPPYDUB Inc: The "Between-Doors-Buddy"

by Rumspringa in

over on jwr, i'm known as nightgoat.

this is my first post on jwnet as rumspringa .thought i'd take some shots @ the org from your corner of the pool.. a new site "the laughing apostate" is soon to be up that specialize's in anti-dub humour for those that have been out for awhile & whose scar tissue won't mind some sick n' twisted org-bashing.. .

pioneers!!!.

Rumspringa

Baptists?

Right up there with pentecostals. Many times going in the d to d work, hoping to hell that the next call would be a catholic & not someone familiar with their religion.

(Coming up. "Deaden Your Member Mitts". )

later,

Rumspringa

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New From HAPPYDUB Inc: The "Between-Doors-Buddy"

by Rumspringa in

over on jwr, i'm known as nightgoat.

this is my first post on jwnet as rumspringa .thought i'd take some shots @ the org from your corner of the pool.. a new site "the laughing apostate" is soon to be up that specialize's in anti-dub humour for those that have been out for awhile & whose scar tissue won't mind some sick n' twisted org-bashing.. .

pioneers!!!.

Rumspringa

Hi all. Over on JWR, I'm known as Nightgoat. This is my first post on JWNET as Rumspringa .Thought I'd take some shots @ the org from your corner of the pool.

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