Posts by wannabefree

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Foreign holidays now expicitly forbidden too

by George One Time in

https://www.jw.org/en/jehovahs-witnesses/faq/jw-celebrate-holidays/.

mostly we read about the regular holidays in the western world.

now the other ones are also named, because some witnesses could be in doubt .

wannabefree

I'm glad this wasn't studied recently as my active JW wife, daughter, son-in-law and grandchildren are joining us at my mother's home for Thanksgiving today. 😀Shhhhh, don't tell.

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Leah Remini Redux, Tonight Again in Prime Time

by Room 215 in

remini's program will be shown again tonight in the u.s. at 8:00 pm eastern time on a & e

Reassigned, ...to complete erasure from memory and near poverty.

by Lostandfound in

a complete scandal is the reassignment to nothing of the thousands (?

) of bethelites, over age cos etc, .

out on the street atfter decades of unpaid service in very many cases.

I would think if there was a class action lawsuit about using these people up and dumping then with nothing, Watchtower would be forced to do something, but the majority of discarded lifetime volunteers have too much to lose and probably still think it's God's Organization. Between a rock and a hard place to be sure.

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I just watched the final video from this years convention. OMG!!!

by NikL in

jw
friends

i am shaking all over right now.

i think it's worse that the bunker video.. i used to think there was no way that these people would actually "drink the cool aid" if you get my drift, but seeing this video i am now not sure it could never happen.. having a wife who i love dearly trapped in this cult is really freaking me out right now...

wannabefree

Mind controlling ass hats! I remember dramas and sound dramas that built up that fear and urgency. Now they have video for even more effective emotional manipulation. Same old same old but in new shiny wrappers.

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Publisher ID: leaked video clip 3 of 4

by Fay Dehr in

"if you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face—for ever.” ― george orwell, 1984 this video is leaked in interest of human dignity; you deserve to know who is keeping personal data and how they plan to expand their nets.

open to your comments... https://youtu.be/6hew6q7g1qs

[videos 1 to 4 leaked as own posts, with specific comments for each video].

wannabefree

This should eliminate old brothers accidentally scheduling apostates to give public talks in their congregation.

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Why do so many that leave wind up coming back?!

by nowwhat? in

i have seen so many that have left.

and their life turned into a dumpster fire.

most do not live the average life of living in suburbs, raising a family.

wannabefree

I could see myself going back.

I can't help but think there are a fair amount of JW's there that go along for the ride.

I have no intention of going back.

In my situation, my wife and I have very little social life. At my age, and perhaps partly due to my rural location, there aren't many social opportunities for a married man to form friendships with others that my wife refuses to be a part of.

If I went back to the Kingdom Hall and played up the repentence, I'd have an instant, fairly large group of "friends". Sure, to a degree they are conditional, but aren't all friendships conditional on some level? I had very good friends that I enjoyed activities with that included my wife.

No, my life is not a 'dumpster fire', I have no intentions of going back, especially since I still have a young child, but I can understand the draw.

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My JW niece is getting married ... typical JW drama

by wannabefree in

we received an invitation in the mail yesterday for my jw niece's wedding.. i am posting this just to add for any lurkers to see typical jw practices.. 1st - and perfectly understandable for anybody who is or was a jw.

i'm not invited.

:) hey, i'm really not complaining about that.

wannabefree

jp1692 - no, it's a pattern with her, we had a discussion about the invitation ... I brought it up ... she felt it was rude too and had come to that before we talked about it, her reply was basically, to paraphrase "what do you expect, consider the source, it's my brother" ... it's more a marriage problem than anything else and I just don't see much of a point

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Oregon: JW sexual abuse suspect arrested

by AndersonsInfo in

http://www.kptv.com/story/37498850/sheriff-jehovahs-witness-sexual-abuse-suspect-arrested-in-clackamas-co. .

sheriff: jehovah's witness sexual abuse suspect arrested in clackamas co.. posted: feb 13, 2018 5:39 pm cstupdated: feb 13, 2018 6:21 pm cst.

by fox 12 staff.

wannabefree

Liz, I can't imagine what you went through. You are so brave.

I have a close personal friend that was brought up in a JW household and was sexually abused from the age of 4 or 5 until around 12 by her older brother. She didn't tell her parents until she was in her late 30's, so it wasn't a JW cover-up. Her parents chose not to believe her. JW's sure do have a messed up way of dealing with these things.

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My JW niece is getting married ... typical JW drama

by wannabefree in

we received an invitation in the mail yesterday for my jw niece's wedding.. i am posting this just to add for any lurkers to see typical jw practices.. 1st - and perfectly understandable for anybody who is or was a jw.

i'm not invited.

:) hey, i'm really not complaining about that.

wannabefree

just fine ... the thing is, technically, as far as JW's are concerned, I'm inactive, I haven't been to the Kingdom Hall in 7 years. I have no problem not being included with my wife in JW activities, I'm sure she gets fewer invitations to do things with JW friends since she became a sister who's husband has faded.

Sure, we know JW's are to avoid unnecessary contact with faded JW's, but this is a family wedding. "Worldly" relatives are invited. It would seem proper to invite her husband to their niece's wedding. I can't imagine accepting an invitation to an event like this that blatantly excluded my wife.

I can't even understand the thought process. What even went through the family member's mind when preparing the guest list?

On the one hand, YAY! I don't have to go to this wedding! On the other hand ... seriously?

I really don't give a rat's ass about going to the wedding. I'm hurt for my daughter and how she has been treated. I'm pissed at my wife because whenever there are opportunities to stand by her husband, she will always yield to anything cult related.

... Jeez! I could go on and on and ....

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My JW niece is getting married ... typical JW drama

by wannabefree in

we received an invitation in the mail yesterday for my jw niece's wedding.. i am posting this just to add for any lurkers to see typical jw practices.. 1st - and perfectly understandable for anybody who is or was a jw.

i'm not invited.

:) hey, i'm really not complaining about that.

wannabefree

I spoke with my wife about this and she agreed that it was rude that I was excluded from the invite yet she still plans on attending.

I'm tired of being disposable in my marriage when it comes to the cult.

I do nothing to prevent my wife from participating in her religion but that she doesn't take a stand and draw the line here is bothering me.

Am I wrong?