Posts by Botzwana

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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.

Botzwana

Don't tell me Gladiator, I have to sit in silence and can't comment. Then I have to have meetings with the apostate elders before I am allowed back in?

SD7 I wish I could have my old name back. Everytime I tried to log in it kept saying it had no recollection of me or my password so I created another profile. I love the character of BANE. The only guy to really ever break Batman.

Guys, this is more for me than trying to fit in here. I still believe in the teachings of the witnesses. It is the little stuff that has pissed me off to no end. I married a worldly woman. I never get invited to the get togethers because of it but they tell me all the time that I am a member of their family...We are a small congregation so I should not be looked over. Been in the truth 16 years and people younger than me are always appointed. I am there and do service etc. This is crap! I am a pioneer too but I miss a month and tell the Elders and they come to tell me what is wrong with me etc. Not to mention all the other points I have already mentioned. I would love to read the book, however living in Mexico it is not at your local library. I also can't pay for things in dollars. I was hoping it would be free to read on the internet.

Maybe one of the mods can fix the BANE problem for me?

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What Don't You Like About Jehovah's Witnesses?

by minimus in

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yup, this is a negative thread.. there are a lot of things but i'll start with one.. jws believe god will destroy 99.9% of the world simply because they aren't witnesses.

this view produces the "i am better than you" attitude because they get to live forever and you will die forever.

(not a nice religion)..

Botzwana

I really hate that if a single or married brother shows up at the hall for service and another single or married female shows up and they are the only ones out....They aren't allowed to do service together ONE time!!! Geez, they are not going to have sex with only one time!

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

by Botzwana in

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friends

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.

Botzwana

Where is this Franz book available to read over the internet?

Would ya believe this now? I ask a brother to charge up my Kingston with some songs since I own a restaurant so I can play some cool music in it and he is holding it hostage until I go to a meeting! It's my frickin kingston!!!

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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.

Botzwana

But you are talking about a people that most are ignorant. There really are some dumb people in the org. I don't think ANY Elder should fault someone that has only an elementary school education in the area of socks for crying out loud. That is a crime. There are some in latin american countries that don't know any better. Shame on anyone who puts down someone's sincere effort like that. No, I am sure Jesus would have been too dirty to be on the platform according to THAT elder.

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December AWAKE entitled: The Truth About Christmas

by AwSnap in

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i just found an envelope outside my door.

as i picked it up, it felt a little heavy.

inside, there is an awake, and print-out, and a hand written note:.

Botzwana

Palmtree, Thanks for the quote on that article. THAT is what is pissing me off. The wedding ring thing. Halloween and christmas do NOT mean the same thing today as they did back then.

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

by Botzwana in

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friends

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.

Botzwana

Yes flipper, I do hate that phrase because it can excuse ANY sort of behaivior. I goto complain to someone and it's...Oh don't worry, we are all imperfect!

129

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

by Botzwana in

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friends

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.

Botzwana

Well DiamondIzz, I came to this site initially not knowing it was an apostate forum. I registered and signed up because the name IS Jehovah's witness.net ...I would change the name of this site but I have already said all that before. Once I got here and found out what was going on, I blasted away with both barrels. The strong facts you allude to are not to me. I have no problem with either one. I have already stated what my hangups are now that bother me. Contrary to one's might think here, I don't believe the apostates have it all right either. This to me is really about the things I have already talked about. Neither group is totally 100% right.

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I stopped going to the Kingdom Hall

by FloridaPerry in

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in late 1976, i had just turned 17. everyone in my family dropped out over the next few years, except a a brother who has been going strong his whole life.

my mother went back a couple of years ago and i live in the same town as she does and she keeps talking to me about it.

reading this forum, it sure brings back a lot of memories.

Botzwana

Thanks for opening up Florida...I am feeling the same way. I believe this will haunt me for the rest of my life. The doom and gloom etc.

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

by Botzwana in

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friends

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.

Botzwana

Yknot, the congregations he attended are in Atlanta GA. His father is a VERY well known witness, some would say fanatical and really rode his kids hard. He had two sons. One is still serving and the other one Randy has left. It's Randy I would like to talk with.

It's funny some mention darkside. Revenge of the Sith is one of my favorites. To see anakin turn against the jedi is interesting. The points the Emperor made WERE right. They didn't trust Anakin. Mace said so way before he turned.

I have read where ones when in a religion for so long and have been struggling to do the right thing go absolutely hog wild when set free. I bought some of those christmas cakes today and had a blast eating them. I never would've touched them before.

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

by Botzwana in

jw
friends

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.

Botzwana

How does my wife feel? Well I never married a witness in the first place. I was in the world before I became one and had no idea how to get a witness gal. You have to have a chaperone everywhere you go and I felt I couldn't make a good decision. So I started to date a worldly gal and got her a study. We married a year later and she is still studying. She hates organized religion too. I married a very bad tempered latin woman. I don't know what it is with me and latin women. They have fire in their souls. They LOVE a good fight. I am actually considering divorcing as I can't take it anymore either. It seems as if I am getting tired of it all. The problem is is that I genuinely like some of the brothers still. Others not so much. I don't think I am ready to read the Franz books. As someone said, baby steps.

A witness ripped me off for some money and there is a case opened up against her with the elders. What to expect?

I know of one apostate from my childhood. He was a brother and of course it made the rounds that he became an apostate. I would like to know how to contact him. I don't think it appropiate if I say his name here. But If I ask the brothers how to contact him they surely wouldn't tell me.

GaryNeal, I said that because it's easy for me to say that. I don't have children and have never wanted them. My father did die though. They wanted to give him blood and I refused but he died 5 minutes later anyways AND he would have had to be transported to another hospital to do the surgery but damn them witnesses if they didn't the following year say it's ok to accept certain blood fragments. That pisses me off.

Another brother who I considered a very close friend is such an ass. He told me he won't let brothers on the platform that wear white socks...What hypocrisy! Socks are NOT what it is about. And this jackass is an Elder.

Thanks for the welcomes.