Posts by stuckinamovement

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An Open letter to the Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses (Elders/ Ex-Elders)

by stuckinamovement in

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if you are an elder or an ex-elder please add a comment.

i hope that the governing body will see this.

it is too bad it has to be on an anonymous forum.

stuckinamovement

00 DAD, Welcome to the Board!,

You make some good points. I think we all have to work out our own process for leaving the organization. Some like LWT cross the bridge and blow it up behind them, others like myself fade away and take a gentler way out that takes much more time.

I guess we all have to at some point ask ourselves, "How upset can we be with the GB for pretending to be something they aren't, if we don't have the courage of our convictions to be real ourselves?" Put another way, if it is fear of reprisal that keeps so many of us "keeping up a pretence" then maybe we can understand the dilemma of the GB brothers. If we are afraid, they must be TERRIFIED!

I think this is somewhat true. However the few who are active elders are looking for a way out of the organization. The GB it seems is looking for a way to continue to retain their power. Motivation is the difference. The GB puts on a pretence to continue to mislead people and force them to stay devoted to the unique body of lies that make up the Organizational doctrine. The ones like myself and others reluctantly put on a pretence to preserve relationships with our families. Plus why would the GB have to fear reprisal? They have the ability to change policy and doctrine at a whim and force other witnesses to believe that it was actually God's decision. They are steering the sinking ship. The rest of us are simply trapped passengers looking for a way to leave with our families.

Welcome- it sounds like you will bring a lot to the discussion.

SIAM

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Attention Lurkers- the Paradise Resort Bus

by stuckinamovement in

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friends

imagine boarding a bus with your family for a long anticipated vacation.

the destination is a place that is promised to be beautiful warm and sunny.

as you are boarding the bus you are given a ticket stub with several paragraph's of fine print.

stuckinamovement

BTT

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Stupid rules

by MrFreeze in

there was no end to the amount of stupid rules put in place.

one that always bugged me was "no shirts with slogans when doing kh yard work or at jw gatherings.

id always get talked to about it when i'd wear shirts with a band on it or whatnot.

stuckinamovement

Remaining seated for the national anthem but its ok to stand for the flag salute. ( however if you are already standing for the national anthem there is no need to sit down during the middle of it). Retarded

SIAM

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Stupid rules

by MrFreeze in

there was no end to the amount of stupid rules put in place.

one that always bugged me was "no shirts with slogans when doing kh yard work or at jw gatherings.

id always get talked to about it when i'd wear shirts with a band on it or whatnot.

stuckinamovement

Yep at a quickbuild I had to put duct tape over the team logo on my hat.

If you give a sister a ride home from the service meeting she has to sit in the back seat to avoid giving the community anything to wonder about. Like a young single brother is likely to jump the bones of old sister diabetes.

You have to be 15 to handle a microphone.

You must wear a two peice matching suit anytime you are on stage.

SIAM

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To Dissassociate or just Fade into Inactivity ? Your Choice ? Reasons ?

by flipper in

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this has been asked before, however i thought it may be good for newer members of the board to read some of our reasons on how we decided to exit the jw cult and why we decided to do it the way we did.. first off - i have been faded for almost 8 years.

essentially i decided to fade into inactivity and not da because i have elderly jw parents who would shun me if i did get dfed or daed myself.

also- i like keeping open the possibilities that some of my many jw relatives may in time start doubting and have questions and reach out to me in my inactive state.

stuckinamovement

Franklin you have a PM

SIAM

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More hypocrisy (surprised?) Oct 1 2011 Public Watchtower

by wannabefree in

you could also hold back from scrutinizing.

your beliefs out of fear that doing so would.

display a lack of faith.

stuckinamovement

I think that they are trying to make themselves look like less of a cult. Note that this type of advice is never found in the study editions?

The other option is that they are so far gone that just can't see the hypocrisy.

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Undercover Brother Campaign- have you received your invite?

by stuckinamovement in

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friends

without specifics being mentioned as to what it is......(to avoid tipping off certain lurkers).. how many people know about the upcoming summer long campaign?

please use this thread to confirm receipt of your campaign invitation.

take care.

stuckinamovement

Just checking in. Have there been any "experiences"?

SIAM

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Victoria, Australia: Steven Unthank's Press Release: JW's Hierarchy Formally Charged Today With Child Abuse

by AndersonsInfo in

jehovah's witnesses hierarchy charged.

immediate press release: 26 july 2011. link to this press release: http://wp.me/p1g1hc-4o.

worldwide church hierarchy charged with child abuse.

stuckinamovement

This has the potential to be a BFD.

I don't think I have ever commented on this for fear of outing myself but what the heck.

As an elder I once had to deal with the us legal dept on a molestation case. In talking with the lawyer at the branch, he warned me to never send anything in writing to headquarters but instead only to use the telephone. When I jokingly asked him "why because you can't supeona a conversation?" he chuckled and said, " yes something like that". At that moment I knew these people were crooks, only interested in protecting their assets.

The criminal went to prison and I mentally left the Watchtower prison.

SIAM

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DO NOT have children in this system!!

by What Now? in

growing up, this is something that my other always told me.

i've had several conversations with older sisters who have said that if they could do things over, they wouldn't have had children.

other couples my own age are horrified at the thought of raising children in "this system".

stuckinamovement

Having kids in this old system was the best decision we ever made. There is nothing better than watching your kids grow and learn. It is something special to have one of your little ones fall asleep in your lap. Don't get me wrong. It is way harder than I thought it would be, but it is more rewarding also. I look forward to watching my kids grow and start to have families of their own.

I feel tremendous sadness when I see childless couples who have deferred families for the sake of the Kingdom. They will grow old and look back with regret that they can't express openly as long as they are stuck in the organization. If you are thinking about having kids and are stable financially, and emotionally with a great mate, I can't recommend it more.

SIAM

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Attention Lurkers- the Paradise Resort Bus

by stuckinamovement in

jw
friends

imagine boarding a bus with your family for a long anticipated vacation.

the destination is a place that is promised to be beautiful warm and sunny.

as you are boarding the bus you are given a ticket stub with several paragraph's of fine print.

stuckinamovement

LOL I didn't mean it to be that creepy. I guess reality is the scariest thing after all. See what happens to my mind after 3 gin and tonics?