Posts by wannabefree

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Lurker no more

by DaleRivers in

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hi folks:.

i've been lurking here all summer and i finally decided to take the plunge and join you all.. i'm a single, 53 y/o black woman living in the nyc metro area (usa).

i was brought up around jws:mom's mom, mom and my favorite auntie were all in.

Am I the youngest one on here?

by Capstone in

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i finally registered on here after reading on the forum for almost two years on and off (more often the last year).

to give you some background on who i am i can say that i'm a girl in my late teens and live in western europe.

my mom is a jw and my dad is not.

Apple Cider Vinegar

by poppers in

i've been drinking 1 tbs with a glass of water twice daily for digestion for about 3 weeks now.

i've found it helps, but it also acts as an appetite suppressant; i've lost several pounds since using it.

i'm consuming fewer calories because i'm just not as hungry as before.

caroline77 ... I made the same mistake your father did the first time I tried it. I put two tablespoons into a cup, put it up to my mouth and took a breath just before I was about to drink it ... my esophagus closed right up, couldn't breathe at all ... as others have said DILUTE it! Learned from experience

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2014 AGM announcement rumour

by yadda yadda 2 in

from barbara anderson, former watchtower headquarters researcher and writer, on another recent thread:.

it is expected that at the 2014 annual meeting, usually held the first saturday in october, will serve watchtower leaders well to cover-up all the 100-years of prophetic nonsense.

rumor has it they are going to celebrate their 100-years of announcing the kingdom in an adroit way by featuring a move of "great" significance to do with the expansion of the governing body to an "apostolic" 12 or some other fantasy idea.. .

wannabefree

I missed the other thread about the announcemnet shocking the old timers.

I think the GB/Lawyers that run the Corporation know that shocking the old-timers is the way to go. These older ones have too much emotionally invested in the relgion to lose that the majority will most likely just feel depressed but continue (some will leave, others may just find ways to reduce their support), but where will they go? This religion is their identity, their entire social structure ... the younger ones on the other hand, they are eating up these changes and they are the future of the religion, the powers to be know it and they are adapting to survive. It's a con, it has become obvious.

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Waking up your spouse

by All for show in

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i am aware this has to be done quite carefully, but how?

while many may complain and see the hypocrisy within the kh's, maybe even with the gb, how does one bring up doctrine issues?

i surely can not tell my husband to "go look what jwfacts.com says".

wannabefree

I haven't been able to do it ... it doesn't work for all.

have a look at this recent post on jwsurvey, perhaps you will find some things useful

http://jwsurvey.org/cedars-blog/comparing-cults-the-most-effective-way-to-wake-up-a-loved-one

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More delegate parties and dancing!

by Atlantis in

july 2014 - conyers assembly hall party and dancing for the.... play the video!.

petra.

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wannabefree

@ 2:32 ... did that brother cop a feel?

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Will JW.ORG actually harm the WT Society Long Term ?

by flipper in

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my son and i were discussing this yesterday over coffee.

since the wt society in previous years virtually demonized going on the internet at all for jw's - now wt leaders are doing a complete turn around or about face probably so as to " compete " or keep up with all the anti-jw websites that are out there to give the wt society point of view.. however- it very well may backfire on them as once people start doing google searches looking for jw.org it will bring up all the other websites dealing with any jw issues and in the privacy of their own homes out of curiosity i'm sure lots of jw's are going to want to check out some of these sites to see what all the " apostate " hoopla is all about.

i wonder how many jw's will do this and will it have an effect in opening more minds to other views ?

wannabefree

In the short term not good, long term I think they will recover. Look how many left after '75 then the growth during the 80's, I joined the "high control group" in 1986, I was 20, 1975 meant nothing to me and at that age seemed so long ago LOL!

It will just make the cult more normal to those who desire to fit in and be a part of a bigger picture. I think they will eventually have to lighten up on higher education though.

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Chile and the flag: It's true!! Undeniable evidence!!

by ILoveTTATT in

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joe, sorry, you'll have to eat some humble pie.. .

thank you so much for the poster on extj.com who sent these pics!!

can't have been better!!.

wannabefree

Incredible! .... Mother approves of this???

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WT for this Sunday...You are My Witnesses

by Legacy in

wt 7/15/2014....page 27...question # 17...what will we consider in the next article...paragraph 17...but how can we be jehovah witnesses and at the same time be witnesses of jesus....well well well...i think they really got the point...all through the greek scriptures, that's what jesus has been saying...we are to witness about him....in the hebrews scriptures was about jehovah god, most of the world got that.

now jehovah, put another spoke in the wheel his son...jesus...that's who paul has been talking about all along...that he was witness of jesus, paul knew who god was.

i think the society monitors sites like these & others & found out....they may have been, uh...wrong....wonder how are they going to spin this one off....i won't read the next article just yet... comments anyone ..... legacy.

wannabefree

You just marked it :) , now it is in your post history, alternatively, you could add it to your favorites or bookmarks of your browser.

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Kim v. Watch Tower Bible And Tract Society Of Pennsylvania, Civil Action No. 2014-1126 (D.C. 2014)

by Bangalore in

here is one of the strangest lawsuits against the wt that i have come acoss.. .

https://www.courtlistener.com/dcd/ekhf/kim-v-watch-tower-bible-and-tract-society-of-penns/.

bangalore.

wannabefree

Certainly a true anointed JW wouldn't sue Mother so he apparently was worshipping in vain and was just a JW pretender. If Mother wanted his app removed from Apple, then if he was truly a child of hers, he would have happily complied instead of suing her.