Posts by Hadit

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I was BANE...I have an apology to most of you.

by Botzwana in

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i was bane and i think i got banned because everytime i tried to log in i couldn't.

i was defending the society as best as i could.

something has happened in the last few months.

Hadit

WOW! There are miracles! Welcome back Botswana. It's nice that you apologized - I think you may have ruffled at least a feather or two! You will be going through a rollercoaster of emotions - all very normal. Breathe! Take your time to think - now that you have the freedom to think for yourself independently. I finally got to the point too that I didn't care if I was destroyed at Armageddon - I didn't want to serve a God that would destroy billions of people. God is supposed to be LOVE - how is that loving? There is no explanation for that. The elitist thinking really bothered me too and the rampant misogny. It's awful. I gave myself permission to research and then everything unraveled and here I am. It's not an easy road and you certainly feel lost at first but once you get your bearings it starts to come together slowly. One day at a time.

Shepherding calls: Tell them you are going through a tough spell - depressed/not feeling well and say you can't handle talking right now. That will most likely buy you some time to think and plan how you want to proceed.

I think the next thing to do is to live your life! Enjoy your freedom!

Good luck!

Hadit

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Flying to Orlando tomorrow, my daughter is in the hospital

by coffee_black in

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my daughter is in the hospital with pneumonia, and possibly a blood clot in her lung.

they'll be testing through the night...apparently, her heart is enlarged as well.

she is scared... and if her jw father catches wind of it, he will be there trying to intefere with her treatment... he lives close by to her, so i'll be flying down in the morning....to head him off at the pass.

Hadit

I'm so glad she is improving! I hope her surgery goes well. Thinking of you both.

Sending love,

Hadit

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Wife & I were Without Electricity for 6 Days - Empathize with 3rd World......

by flipper in

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a massive storm from alaska knocked the hell out of northern california , giving us a foot and a half of snow , snapping trees like matchsticks , crashing multiple electrical lines in the sierra mountains where we live.

knocking electric out for 6 days ( thus my dissapearing act from jwn for 6 days ) - we had a 90 ft. ponderosa pine tree ( 3ft, around ) crash on the lower end of our acre we live on .

it's still leaning on oak trees suspended in time.

Hadit

Hey Flipper! So glad you guys are okay. It's not fun camping in the cold in your own home! I think the longest we've been out of power is two days last winter - it wasn't really long enough to make a huge difference. You sure do appreciate all the things that make your life easier though. It inspires your creativty to come up with solutions for the things that you don't have. Shows you that we can do without a lot of things - except hot showers! I had to laugh at Miseryloveselders comment about his booty crack - it gave quite the visual!

Please say hi to Mrs. Flipper for me. Sending big hugs to you guys.

I hope the weather gets better soon!

Hadit

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I'm going to the Cleveland Clinic

by jamiebowers in

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to stay with my husband while he has a defibulator installed in his heart.

he was just transferred there this afternoon, and my stepson will be driving me up there tomorrow.

it must be a nice hospital, because they have valet parking, a consierge, and a sofa bed and big screen tv in his room.

Hadit

Wishing the best for your husband Jamie! My thoughts are with you guys.

Take good care of yourself too!

Sending love,

Hadit

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Today's daily text from the cd brought to mind some threads

by therevealer in

threads that mentioned some of the long winded prayers at assemblies.

i guess this should be included in the instructions these brothers receive.. tuesday, november 23. when praying, do not say the same things over and over again, just as the people of the nations do, for they imagine they will get a hearing for their use of many words.-matt.

6:7.. jesus did not mean that we should never repeat heartfelt pleas and expressions of thanksgiving in prayer.

Hadit

Wow - thanks Marcus Scriptus. It's only 6:36 am and I've already learned something for the day. Thanks for sharing your research - it's very interesting.

Goes to show how superficial the WT teachings are and that people need to do their own research. No wonder they discourage independent thinking and research! Their teachings crumble and fall apart and are exposed for the lies and half-truths that they are.

Hadit

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My last meeting at the Kingdom Hall. Here's how it went.....

by jambon1 in

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nothing spectacular but you may relate to some of my emotions.. it was nearly 5 years ago now.

i had almost left twice before but changed my mind at the last minute.

this time i knew it was for real.

Hadit

Nothing spectacular but you may relate to some of my emotions.

The thing I protect & cherish through it all is my mental freedom.

Now, I embrace life & live it to the full.

I'd say that is spectacular! Many people don't learn that in an entire lifetime. It takes courage to make decisions like that and to fight for freedom. It's not an easy task. Especially when people try to use your children against you. Your story is inspirational. Thanks for sharing.

Hadit

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Nobody forced us to believe. We CHOSE to follow their crap advice.

by hamsterbait in

have you noticed that the recent trolls are now claiming that if anybody drew conclusions or made decisions based on what the society was printing, it was their own fault?.

kind of "we didn't force you to believe what we said or adjust your life because of it.

you chose to think we were teaching the end would come in <insert time range>".

Hadit

Actually I did choose. It was my choice to give up my scholarships, not invest in a home, not get a retirement plan, not to further my career, etc. I chose that because IF I didn't I would be destroyed at Armageddon, displease God, displease the elders, the congregation, my parents, etc.

Fear and mind control make for awesome choice making. Yes - complete freedom of choice.

Ignorance is bliss. Then you wake up.

Hadit

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Governing Body New Directive For Ex Members

by Hairyhegoat in

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i have just found this out and this is why my family are suddenly 100% shunning me.

it won't get me to go back to the cult, but it will result in a very lonley old man not seeing his 4 grandkids ever again.

what a waste!

Hadit

the close bond between family members can pose a real test of loyalty.

The bond between family members can be very strong. This brings a test upon a Christian when a marriage mate, a child, a parent, or another close relative is disfellowshipped or has disassociated himself from the congregation.

Take a look at what they do: bring up the fact that family bonds can be close/strong – then subtly make it seem like there is something wrong with that. What is their remedy? Break the bonds of family by:

Taking away anything that develops TRUE family bonding time: holidays, birthdays, get togethers at school, friendships with outsiders, intimacies in the bedroom between spouses, cuddling children and holding hands during prayer (in the November 2009 WT there is an eerie picture of what it should look like during a prayer – no touching, robotic and unloving), book study arrangement stopped, coffee after meeting stopped, congregation gatherings curtailed, being told this is not a social club, etc.

They are meticulously and systematically undermining the family foundation to BREAK THE BONDS of family and to attach each and every individual to the GOVERNING BODY. Loyalty to the governing body is subconsciously layered in at every meeting, assembly, in the WT, the daily text, the songs (set at a certain pace to induce trance & subconscious infiltration), the question/answer format, the pace of the speaker, etc.

Then when the supposed wrongdoer BREAKS THE BOND of the GB – they TELL the family that the family member broke the FAMILY BOND!

Yet, by his course, the individual has chosen to break the spiritual bond between him and his believing family.

he altered the spiritual bond that existed between them.

This is a deliberate attack on the family unit. Divide and conquer. The GB is subconsciously set in the mind as “family” and the ones to be loyal to. Psychological manipulation and mind control at its best.

Evil, hateful and despicable.

Hadit

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Flying to Orlando tomorrow, my daughter is in the hospital

by coffee_black in

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my daughter is in the hospital with pneumonia, and possibly a blood clot in her lung.

they'll be testing through the night...apparently, her heart is enlarged as well.

she is scared... and if her jw father catches wind of it, he will be there trying to intefere with her treatment... he lives close by to her, so i'll be flying down in the morning....to head him off at the pass.

Hadit

I'm so sorry! What a wonderful mother you are! You being beside her will help her immensely. Ali is absolutely beautiful - just like her mother! My thoughts are with you and your family. May she recover quickly. Please take good care.

Sending hugs,

Hadit

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Update on Jamiebowers - not sure what to think...

by sd-7 in

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i just got a call from jamie this afternoon, saying she found her husband in the bathroom, not breathing.

i've not had the chance to speak to her, she left me a voice mail.

but i'm very worried.

Hadit

How scary! I'm so glad all the help arrived - what great people! Sending healing thoughts to both you and your husband.

Please take good care.

Hadit