Topics Started by getanewplanstan

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Talk with a witness, my " Final Showdown"
by The Rebel in
1. jw
2. friends
yesterday a witness friend asks why i don't attend the k.h anymore.. me:- " i don't say this often but your j.ws opinion is wrong" .

the end.. my reasons for this simple reply were:-.

a) i have grown tied of reading j.w crap.
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New Geoffrey Jackson statement on Royal Commission's webpage!!!!!!!!!!!!
by Viva la Vida in
1. jw
2. friends
check his signature... it looks kind of childish/feminine (at least in my part of the world)... is this a grown man's signature for you?.

http://www.childabuseroyalcommission.gov.au/downloadfile.ashx?guid=9d0ca1dc-1bd6-41c4-9cfc-b1d616d1cc65&type=exhibit&filename=stat.0670.001.0001&fileextension=pdf.
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In 3 and one half-hours time..
by snugglebunny in
1. jw
2. friends
in 3 and one half-hours time..queen elizabeth will become the longest reigning sovereign ever.. you go, girl!.

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My 67 Year Old Elder Brother Is Depressed Because The Younger Elders Are Taking Over
by minimus in
1. jw
2. friends
he was the school overseer but they relieved him of that to allow younger elders the privilege of the job.

now he is depressed and actually shed tears, believing his worth has diminished.
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What went wrong in your congregation?
by The Rebel in
1. jw
2. friends
the target is converts.. why does it seem such an outrageous aim for a congregation to recruit new converts?.

in my old congregation, the enthusiasm was there but the knocking on doors produced zero " baptisms" in my final years.. a) why so little interests?.

b) was it the internet ?.
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Should Charity Organizations Be Forced To Be Transparent As To Where The Money Goes? Watchtower's Financial Books Should Be Made Public
by Brokeback Watchtower in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
i know there is much encouragement for charities to have financial transparency and i'm all for it reguardless of whether they are a religion or whatever.

also lawsuit pay out should made easy identifiable on tax form too.

any charity should be accountable to the general public when funds are used to pay out lawsuits so that the general public is aware of where their money is going.
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Why Me?
by John Aquila in
1. jw
2. experiences
do you ever wonder why out of all the witnesses, you are the one that woke up?

i wonder many times why me.

i know many men and women that are much, much better persons than me; either they are much smarter, more humble, kinder, more successful, or just better persons all around.
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Are There Good People Out There?
by LaurenM in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
even though i'm no longer mentally a jw (i still technically am) i do recognize that there are some benefits to being raised one.

for example, the first (and only so far) wordly guy i was involved with had to smoke weed every day and got drunk all the time and that was his idea of fun.

i couldn't help but feel bad for him.
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i feel more confused than ever
by BlackWolf in
1. jw
2. friends
well i know i've been posting a lot of topics like this lately and i'm sorry if i sound whiny or annoying.

my parents were asking me why i was so upset lately and i ended up just telling them the whole truth.

i told them i don't believe in god or the bible because i don't have any evidence of anything.
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Having One Of Those "Pondering Disassociation" Days :(
by freemindfade in
1. jw
2. experiences
there are a lot of things that make me have days like this, the utter embarrassment of being are part of a cult that protects child abusers, that enforces emotional brutality through shunning, and that lies constantly.

the lying i can tolerate, the world is built on bullshit, i have a high lie tolerance.

i can ignore it if it has no effect on me etc.