Posts by exwhyzee

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In Australia, A $3 Billion Jehovahs Witnesses Class Action Over Child Abuse looms Large

by Scott77 in

that's the approximate headline from steve unthank's website at www.jwnews.org.

assuming those numberous victims of sexual abuse prevail in the court and ultimately, get awarded substantial amount of compasation, what do you think will happen to the watchtower we know it today?.

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exwhyzee

I was in Brisbane a little over a week ago and noticed a lot of anti child molestation posters in the airport and train stations. Seems like they are pretty serious about wanting people to report offenders. Maybe there is a climate of zero tolerance brewing on this subject that will not bode well for the WT Society if there are in fact charges against them.

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A Lesson Fom OUTLAW..

by OUTLAW in

so i`m sitting at my desk... finding new ways to laugh at the wbt$ on jwn and... i hear a knock on the door... *knock..knock..knock*...... who could that possibly be?...

i`m in the middle of friggin nowhere!..

it`s 2 young jw girls 12 or 13... with an invitation to the memorial... .

exwhyzee

Hey Outlaw, you should call or write to the local hall and chew someone out for sending these children to your door without a male adult with them. What could they have been thinking ???

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Has Anyone Ever Been DF'd, Moved and Then Just Started Over Again ???

by RubaDub in

i know that people jump through all sorts of hoops to get reinstated, typically for family reasons.. if you happened to move to a different area, wouldn't it just be easier to accept some literature, study, get love-bombed, etc.

you could then switch congregations and fade and not have the df status anymore.. am i smoking something ?

i can't believe this has not been done before ?.

exwhyzee

There was this sister I knew that never seemed to be able to find anyone of her own. There werent any eligible brothers around and even though she was attractive and a nice person,she wound up a single pioneer in her 40's alone. A guy her age showed up at the hall saying he just moved here from Alaska looking for work. He apparently came by bus and had obtained the latest magazines at a bus depot along the way and wanted to study. Long story short, he was welcomed in with open arms, studied, got baptized and engaged to the single vulenerable sister...she was over the moon to have someone at last. The Sisters family saw some inconsistencies in his story and had him investigated. Turns out he was DF'd and married in another State and had a kid. It was all very sad and humiliating for the sister. This happened in the 90's before the Internet was everywhere and people were a little less savvy about these things. it would be harder to pull off nowadays but a few hall changes in a row might do the trick...but why?

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Waikiki literature table

by exwhyzee in

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i feel bad saying this to all of you poor ol' stay at homes who may be experiencing cold winter weather, but we're in hawaii for a few days before heading to austrailia.

last evening we were doing the stroll along the beach walk and happened upon one of those jw literature tables i had only heard about up until now.

there was a young japanese couple looking at the literature as we passed.

exwhyzee

I feel bad saying this to all of you poor ol' stay at homes who may be experiencing cold winter weather, but we're in Hawaii for a few days before heading to Austrailia. Last evening we were doing the stroll along the beach walk and happened upon one of those JW literature tables I had only heard about up until now. There was a young Japanese couple looking at the literature as we passed. I must say the pretty young lady tending the stand looked so nice and presentable and the literature looked much kinder and gentler than it was when we left the org four years ago. No photos of destruction,atom bombs blowing up the world or people being held at knife point by some drugged crazed mugger. I could see how someone might be lulled into checking out her wares. Maybe we are seeing a new approach that is moving away from the old die hard days of the 1975 end of the world era. My hope, for the sake of my family thats still in,is that one day JWs will be able to be allowed to have a relationship with god without the need for the fear tactics,servitude to an organization or having their personal lives policed so much.

Aloha!

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Getting my first tattoo

by akafreelife in

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well on wednesday i am going to be getting my first tattoo.

i have had this particular piece of art that i have wanted for years but was too afraid to put it to skin as it will require a great amount of detail.

but i finally decided to go for it.

exwhyzee

I change my mind too much from year to year about what I like and don't like , for me to ever get a tattoo. I'd say, hang a picture of what you want where you will see it every day to see if you still LOVE it after 6 months enough to want it on your body FOREVER. Know about the ink they will use, it's toxity, it's U.V. reactivity and it's reputation for lasting without fading and of course research the artist. I saw red flags when you mentioned yours wanting to use you in a show. It may be true but it sounds like flattery to me...I'm just sayin'.

I heard about a woman who got a little tattoo of a butterfly on her butt when she was young. Now at middle age the butterfly is the size of a Condor , LOL!

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Candace Conti: Further Extension

by DNCall in

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the parties stipulated to another extension of 30 days.

wts opening brief is now due on 3/8/31..

exwhyzee

I am going to mail a check for $27 Million to Watchtower @ 25 Columbia Heights, but will "earmark" the check 'For Candace Conti Only.'

I have some blank checks left over from when I opened a new checking account. Wouldn't it be great if they were suddenly flooded with phony donations to the Candace Conti fund from all over the world just to let them know they are being watched. One could send a double message by making a copy of the cover of that Watchtower about the "1914 generation that will not die" and write their donation on the back of it or even on the back of a copy of a newspaper article about the trial. One could even send a second donation to the local k.h. Just to tip them off about the suit. Most JW's don't even know about it.

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4 more sleeps till we fly to Australia !

by Hairyhegoat in

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just to update you all that we finally fly out to australia from the uk on the 13th.

me and sleeping beauty are getting out of the sinking ship that is the uk!.

will land in sydney on the 15th so will update you all once we get settled in.

exwhyzee

Go for it he goat ! Now that the decision has been made...don't look back or second guess yourself. Keep your nose pointed in the direction you want to go and you'll be alright. Sounds like you've got the toughest bit sorted out...the job. Good for you ! By this time next year you'll have carved out a happy little routine for yourself and your family and will be glad you're out of the gloom and drizzle.

I'm heading to Brisbane via Hawaii on th 15th, I'll be sending you guys good thoughts that day.

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Hello EX- JW land!

by whyamihere in

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haven't been on here in a long time, actually, i'm sitting down for the first time in years!.

did armageddon come?

any old posters, that i still remember?.

exwhyzee

What's new? Did Armageddon come?

You might say each of us had our own personal Armageddon just coming to grips with the fact that we were raised in a cult and then having to put the leftover fragments of our existence together to form a new life.

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Are you still on a self improvement quest?

by Monsieur in

on another thread i asked about this life being all there is.

if so, what would you consider important to have done or accomplished before you die so that 'your time alive' would not have been a total waste?.

if you haven't done it, or accomplished it, are you currently on a quest to do so?

exwhyzee

I don't think there is anything I could accomplish to make me feel that my life was worthwhile or "OK...I can die happy now" but I do know there is great satisfaction in completing difficult tasks or aquiring new skills.

To me each day is new and if I make it through this day with a good measure of peace, did what I could do within my own personal circumstances to ease the burdens of those I was in contact with and I did something that will make tomorrow better; I consider it a success.

We aren't human doings....we're human beings. I never want my life to be such a chore that I feel I MUST always accomplish something in order to feel it was worthwhile or ever view my past as a waste of time because I didn't get certain things accomplished. Rather I would like to accomplish things simply because something inside me led me to them or I was somehow inspired to do something out of the ordinary. I never want to set out to do something simply because I needed to prove my worth.

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My wife is feeling uncomfortable about the NEW LIGHT

by sosoconfused in

so my wife is aware that i am totally disillusioned and i am having problems with lots of things.

one day she can see the crap(such as this past watchtower question from readers about ivf... what a pile of insanity.

if someone carries me and my wifes baby i have committed porneia rofl!!!

exwhyzee

I laughed out loud and said I have no idea babe - just do what they tell you.

That was a good response....if you'd have hashed all the details over with her there and then, she may have gotten on the defensive and dug her heels in. I've found sometimes the less said the better. Let them come to you with questions and give them just enought information to make them interested.

I somehow missed hearing about the information regarding I.V.F. being pornea. Where can that be found ?

Thanks!