DesirousOfChange

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  Two new Governing Body members

  by slimboyfat in

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  jeddoly and rumph???.

  who are they?

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  TWO NEW GB MEMBERS! WOW!

  This important announcement/revelation helps me see where my journey from JWism has taken me --

  I could not care less about 2 new GB.

  Once was the time I'd have googled and searched and made a couple phone calls to PIMO and POMO friends, but now I simply cannot be bothered. This religion has less and less affect on me as time progresses. This religion is nothing more than a bunch of people who have an overly inflated opinion of themselves. And more recently there is an increasing amount of mediocrity from the leadership.
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  JWN, 23 years posting Blondie

  by blondie in

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  can i call you friends, i think so after 23 years posting here.

  i am dismayed how jwn is being "dominated" or taken over by a few posters, peppering the comments.

  in the past, the admin did not approve of this and did remove some posters from jwn.

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  DesirousOfChange

  I have no desire to join another cult or high control religion after all the years wasted with Watchtower.

  DITTO!

  
  
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  Fifty years ago today

  by JeffT in

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  october 6th 1974 debbie and i tied the knot.

  the elder that performed the ceremony managed to personalize it a bit for us.

  seems like something worked.

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  DesirousOfChange

  Congrats! to you both.

  That is quite an accomplishment today.

  Doc
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  My dissociation letter - António Madaleno (ex-elder in Portugal)

  by Antonio_Madaleno in

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  2. experiences

  you can listen here:dissociation letter.

  you can read here:https://www.desperta.net/testemunhos/letter-of-dissociation-of-carlos-fernandes.

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  DesirousOfChange

  They have a special file for those kind of things.

  
  
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  Where is Tony?

  by Athanasius in

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  2. friends

  on february 22, 2023, anthony morris iii was officially removed from the governing body of jehovah's witnesses.

  a few months later it was revealed that the watchtower bought him a house in lumberton, north carolina.. however, and correct me if i am wrong, since leaving the gb nobody has reported seeing tony attending jw meetings or participating in field service.

  in fact nobody has reported seeing him anywhere, not even at a local liquor store.

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  DesirousOfChange

  I would say I was here, but in disguise. But really, I haven't been here. I will always return as I have some JW family left, but really- I have drifted away from drifting away. Been there, done that.

  Sounds like you're on your way to being an "Ex Ex-JW" --

  Sorry to say I am still letting it (JWism and ex-JWism) be too much of an influence in my life. But as the few JW friends I once still had go more and more incognito on me, I think it will have lesser and lesser influence.
  
  
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  OPEN LETTER TO THE GOVERNING BODY OF JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES

  by Raimundo in

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  i wanted to share with you a letter that is circulating in some spanish-speaking congregations.

  it is about the covid-19 vaccine and the governing body.

  there is an english translation that i got today and i put it in the links.

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  DesirousOfChange

  WT HQ maintains a special file for this kind of letters of dissent.

  
  
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  Where is Tony?

  by Athanasius in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  on february 22, 2023, anthony morris iii was officially removed from the governing body of jehovah's witnesses.

  a few months later it was revealed that the watchtower bought him a house in lumberton, north carolina.. however, and correct me if i am wrong, since leaving the gb nobody has reported seeing tony attending jw meetings or participating in field service.

  in fact nobody has reported seeing him anywhere, not even at a local liquor store.

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  DesirousOfChange

  He wears a disguise when liquor shopping.

  Bet he wishes he had done that on his past trips to Liquor World.

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  (Hey OTWO! Haven't seen ya hear in a while. Hope life is treating you good!)

  
  
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  Where is Tony?

  by Athanasius in

  1. jw
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  on february 22, 2023, anthony morris iii was officially removed from the governing body of jehovah's witnesses.

  a few months later it was revealed that the watchtower bought him a house in lumberton, north carolina.. however, and correct me if i am wrong, since leaving the gb nobody has reported seeing tony attending jw meetings or participating in field service.

  in fact nobody has reported seeing him anywhere, not even at a local liquor store.

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  DesirousOfChange

  In the grand scheme of things, he's just not that big of a deal

  I think AMIII was one of the most visible of the GB. Ole Rubber Face is probably more recognizable because of his facial mannerisms. Maybe Herd as he is the only black GB. But after those considerations, I think Tony is most memorable. For one thing, he was a better speaker than the others. And you have to admit he made some shocking statements that made him memorable.

  So, I think it's amazing there are no reports of him being sighted. There are, after all, PIMO "spies" everywhere! That's something WT cannot fix and it has got to bug the hell out of them! I suspect he is intentionally staying incognito.
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  EXPLOSIVE NEW LEAKED VIDEO OF C.O. CHASTISING ELDERS

  by raymond frantz in

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  https://youtu.be/np05twylal8?si=wjcdevvpxmlwxb2p.

  shame is an ancient form of control.

  shame is the mechanism used to control behaviour.

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  DesirousOfChange

  What is non abhorrent pornography?

  I believe that may require an extensive investigation to determine.

  Although I find myself very, very busy these days, I will do my utmost to schedule the time required to do an exhaustive investigation.
  
  
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  JWhub

  by Mikejw in

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  2. beliefs

  i’m an elder who is pima, i’m amazed how much info is available to all elders.

  you can see all private details of every member of the congregation.

  i wonder how these sisters feel about their private details being available to these creepy elders?.

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  DesirousOfChange

  Does anyone know how long they keep these forms for? I was dfed 15 years ago, would they still have paperwork pertaining to me on file?

  It's been over 20 years since I was an elder. Back then JC files for those "reproved" were retained fr 5 years after all privileges were restored. DF files were kept until 5 years after reinstatement (so maybe indefinitely) except anything pertaining to CSA were to be kept indefinitely.

  I don't think I ever knew of any Cong Secty that destroyed old files. There were in sealed envelopes in the locked file box in the "elders room".

  Perhaps lawsuits and privacy issues have motivated WT to see that things are handled per their rules. CYA is the foremost policy.