Posts by Israel Ricky Gonzales

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Horrible Bosses

by John Aquila in

i just heard this a few minutes ago by a jw friend who is still an elder in my old hall.

the kingdom hall i used to attend and my mom still attends was paid off many years ago and serves about 6 congregations.

one of the english congregations has a lot of financially well of members.

This is just one of many occurrences of the greedy Watchtower Bible and Trap Society. I had just became Awake! to the Witchtower when they instituted the new Kingdom Hall loan forgiveness plan. I immediately thought something was extra suspicious of it and sure enough it is extra suspicious. Each congregation has a never ending loan. Remodels and new Kingdom Halls that are in need, or even just a want, have to be granted permission, which from the sounds of it, many are being denied. Then they had to turn over all money in excess of $5,000 in their bank accounts??!!! Wow!

It was mentioned already, but this is some serious brain washing going on. I am sure the elders let their wives know everything and yet they WANT to remain loyal. Jebus Christ those guys in Crooklyn are geniuses.

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Australian Witnesses shock bombshelled!! Arrogant Elders at Commision on Pedophiles!!

by Witness 007 in

getting alot of e-mails from angry brothers saying things like i qoute "this is the straw broke the camels back.." "bloody idiots.." etc.

last nights news featured the australian commision into jehovah's witness elders not reporting pedophiles.

it was very damning!

Israel Ricky Gonzales

It made my blood boil when the elder arrogantly said he would destroy records again because it's what they practice. Truly sickening.

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Sam Herd’s comment on the 2001 Dateline expose

by Londo111 in

im going by memory, so not an exact quote...i believe this was around 2002, at the crownsville assembly hall (now sold from what i understand)..

he said basically: some people watch an hour show and give up the faith that theyve had for decades..

the impact of this show was like a canon being shot into a swimming pool.

Israel Ricky Gonzales

When I lived in Maryland from 1988-1993, my congregation was assigned to go to the Crownsville assembly hall. Somehow, the PO at the time lived there in the apt designed for the CO.

I remember my elders at the time of the airing of the Dateline story making an announcement about it and warning us about watching it because it was made by apostates. It really irked my that they said a TV show was made by apostates. But, I just kept sleepwalking in the JW world and didn't watch it until last year when I had already woken up.

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Any peeps in Colorado? ?

by Sittingstraight1212 in

just want to meet up and make new friends!

Israel Ricky Gonzales

A meet up??!!!

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If disfellowshipping so important why is it not mentioned one time in the bible teach book

by poopie in

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if it is what page.

Israel Ricky Gonzales

The word is NOT found in the Bible Teach book. A word search will verify that. The subject is discussed in the God's Love book but that is rarely studied before baptism and still rarely studied after baptism. It is discussed with the bible student in the Organized book, which is given to those desirous of baptism, but the only part discussed is the section of baptismal questions, and even then, disfellowshipping isn't among those questions. Basically, before baptism, a student must specifically ask about it or hear about it at meetings.

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exJW Billboard is up.

by cappytan in

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waiting on higher resolution photos from wifibandit.. but here is the (redacted) notification from the company.

apparently they take photos with a potato.. (the billboard directs folks to http://jwawake.com ).

Israel Ricky Gonzales

Driving southbound 35 from Dallas to San Antonio and didn't notice it. Kinda bummed out. I'm hoping its in the northbound side and I'll see it on the way home.

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One year of being free

by Israel Ricky Gonzales in

one year ago, this thursday, i went to work as usual.

i got home, ate dinner, got myself dressed for the meeting, and helped my kids get ready like i usually did.. my son had a talk that evening, his second one.

many of my family went to support him.

Israel Ricky Gonzales

Crazyguy

My kids are kinda torn. Their lives still revolve around the cult very much. They have seen the shunning up close and personal. I know they believe it is not right. My son always changes the subject whenever it rears its ugly head.

When I was first DF'd and still living with them,I told them that we didn't need to go to the Kingdom Hall for Jehovah or Jesus to be with us. Matt 18:20 For where there are two or threegathered together in my name, there I am in their midst.

Then we talked about the cross. John 20:25 So the other disciples were telling him: “We have seen the Lord!” But he said to them: “Unless I see in his hands the print of the nails and stick my finger into the print of the nails and stick my hand into his side, I will never believe it.

I asked my kids how many nails it took to be plural. They said 2 or more. Then I showed them the pic of Jesus dying in the Bible Teach book and asked them if the picture had singular or plural nails.

My daughter, the younger, blurted out singular. My son, the older, waited to answer and he said: so dad, are you telling me this whole time all the other churches were right and we were wrong?

I said that yes, I think I may have been wrong to teach people that Jesus died like the way JWs teach and that is one of the reasons why I could not be a JW any more, because it may NOT be what the bible really teaches.

I do plan on showing them TTATT when they get older, but for now just showing them unconditional love.

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One year of being free

by Israel Ricky Gonzales in

one year ago, this thursday, i went to work as usual.

i got home, ate dinner, got myself dressed for the meeting, and helped my kids get ready like i usually did.. my son had a talk that evening, his second one.

many of my family went to support him.

Israel Ricky Gonzales

One year ago, this Thursday, I went to work as usual. I got home, ate dinner, got myself dressed for the meeting, and helped my kids get ready like I usually did.

One person died that evening, the JW Ricky G.

It's been a struggle since then, I have to admit. Losing everything in your life, family and friends, and nearly losing my marriage as well, is traumatic. I had nothing, and no one to talk to except my 7 and 5 year old kids.
But I have weathered the storm and as we say in Texas, theres always a rainbow after a tornado. Good things are slowly falling in place and I can honestly say that despite the hardships, life is getting better each day.
How could I ever forget that Thursday July 24, 2014?! My daughters birthday will always have a very special meaning to me. Tomorrow I will celebrate my daughters birthday and let her have her big day, for the very first time. But today....

Cheers to being FREE!

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Exiting the JW Cult

by Illuminated in

there's a book i wanted to share called "exiting the jw cult: a healing handbook: for current & former .

jehovah's witnesses".

i am not associated to the author in any way.

Israel Ricky Gonzales

The author is known as Stillness suite on Facebook. It's a good book. I'm reading this one slowly and digesting everything. I'm about 75% completed. It really helps you to heal and recover after leaving. The scars were deeper than I had imagined.

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Wolves in sheep clothing

by Israel Ricky Gonzales in

i was baptized then i was 15 years old and just entering high school.

i had been a perfect jw teenager through out my high school years, although i craved to be a little bit worldly.

when i graduated high school, i moved out and got a job working with my older non-jw brother.

Israel Ricky Gonzales

The young lady ended up moving away 6 months later but since I was DF'd, we couldnt speak. Even though she was unbaptized, any reprimands she received must have been in private. Never heard from her since.