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  was looking at their topics

  by cptkirk in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  not sure if anyone said this on another thread, i'm sure they did, but it looks like the watchtower.org is gone, and they merged all of their sites into jw.org.. just thought it was funny that the first thing i see says "corruption--how widespread is it?

  " any irony in them asking that?

  like hi we know how many child molesters you have, we know what so many of your elders are doing in their private lives, we know you are holding inquisitions on just random poor fucks to make yourselves feel high and mighty.....hmm how widespread is corruption?

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  The Watchtower Society could have written the book on corruption, couldn't it? That is an amusing observation.
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  I was HAPPY as a JW, how did I get here?

  by MC RubberMallet in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  some have figured out, but i am a poster that previously used another name.

  but even then i did not give many details about myself.

  i barely cracked 100 posts.. but i have never done a thread to explain why i am here.

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  whathappened

  Glander, your story is very interesting. I am happy you are out and have made a success of your life. Your wife and kids came out also?

  MC Rubber Mallet: Please tell us more. What caused you to come here???
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  Video tribute to Oompa (Eric Reeder)

  by cedars in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i didn't know eric particularly well, and i feel terrible that i didn't reach out to him more or try to help him while i still had the opportunity.. i feel extremely helpless, but the least i can do is help others remember him who knew him better.. here is a video i've uploaded to youtube in his honor.... .

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67a0imd6dng.

  i hope it helps us as we mourn a much-loved member of this forum.. .

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  Absolutely beautiful and so tastefully done, Cedars. I loved it.
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  How does one go about dating after leaving the WT?

  by Left in the Cold in

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  whathappened

  I am on Plenty of Fish, it's a free web site and is the largest free dating web site. I have been on for almost 2 years and haven't found anyone I dated for more than a couple of weeks.

  I do find that telling them about my excape from a cult is a very good ice breaker. Everyone loves to hear about how awful Jehovah's Witnesses are and they are stunned to learn all the things that go on in the organisation that they never knew. Most people can't believe all the crazy rules. Don't be afraid to openly discuss this aspect of your life.

  I have had no men reject me for my JW past.

  The suggestions about joining groups and getting out is a good one. I am trying that also now, since I've had little luck on Match, eHarmony, SeniorPeopleMeet or Plentyoffish.

  Good luck.
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  Let's make a movie on the TRUE history of JW's.

  by EndofMysteries in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  we know the whitewash movie they've done the past couple years.

  i can see one being done w/ the truth facts.

  showing russell and the pyrmaid stuff.

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  whathappened

  That sounds wonderful. I would watch it.
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  Moment of silence for Oompa

  by andys in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i can be very emotional about certain things and when i heard about oompa, even though i don't know him i was sometimes in tears about it, i will miss his posts, what i want to do for oompa is to have a moment of silence for him, i know i don't post on here much am more of a lurker but also i want everyone else to have a moment of silence also for our friend and also for all the others who have committed suicide because of the watchtowers policys..

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  will do!
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  I would love for you to know my Oompa.... (from one of his closest friends)

  by Robert7 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

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  whathappened

  This was a wonderful letter and thank you and your husband for sharing this with us. He was truly loved.
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  Teenage son's last WT comment. Major sphincter puckering on my part.

  by Open mind in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i thought maybe some of us might enjoy something light-hearted to start the week off.

  at dinner last night my teenage son reminded me of the last kh meeting he attended with me about a year ago.

  he is a big fan of christopher hitchins and self-identifies as an atheist.

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  Your boy has a brilliant sense of humor. Enjoyed the story. Wish this kind of thing happened more often at the Kingdom Hall.
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  As a JW - Did you See Meetings Continue in Spite of Medical Emergencies?

  by flipper in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i was talking the other day with a fellow board member about medical emergencies occuring at meetings and how we both agreed that we ( while jw's ) had never seen a meeting stop or be cancelled due to medical emergencies experienced by a fellow jw.

  the wt society trains jw' s to lose their authentic human feelings or any empathy towards others physical or emotional sufferings many times.

  so many times at meetings , in spite of someone suffering a serious medical emergency it was " the show must go on " type of attitude displayed by congregation elders.. my first experience at seeing a medical emergency at the kingdom hall was an older sister who had an epileptic attack.

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  whathappened

  One time, my mother in law, who was disfellowshipped came to a district assembly that was being held at a sports arena. She of course sat way up high, away from everyone else. She had just gotten new bifocal glasses. During the session she got up to go to the restroom. She wasn't used to the new glasses, missed her step and fell down the concrete steps...blimp, blimp, blimp, blimp. It was horrible. My husband didn't realize at first that it was his own mother, because we were sitting much farther down in the same section. Needless to say, there was no disruption of the session. My husband helped her out to her car, bruised and battered, and returned to his seat. We thought at the time that we were such faithful Christians. He was an elder.
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  Please Help! Wife want PROOF of Watchtower Deception

  by Indian Larry in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  please post any examples of clear cut watchtower deception.

  my wife does not believe that the watchtower would purposely decieve her.

  i need clearcut examples of deception of by the wtbts.

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  whathappened

  Please read the book "captives of a concept" if you haven't already. It's the final nail in the coffin of the wtbts.