Posts by snare&racket

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BURNING AMBITION by Jehovah's Witness YOUTH: "I want to clean toilets in Bethel for the rest of my life."

by TerryWalstrom in

as i have written previously, i crashed a discussion between a young j-dub and his baptist workmate who were having.

a religious debate outside starbucks.

this was months ago.

snare&racket

I'll never forget my grandparents (non jw) face as I described my newly assigned privelage, of working for free in a factory for the JW's. I was bewildered as to why they seemed so disappointed. Now it makes perfect sense and I appreciate their honesty, it reinforced the feelings of time wasted when I was weighing up leaving WT.

Leaving WT is a combination of doubts and questions and a mosaic of emotions, all these little experiences help. My grandparents saw my potential, when I didn't. I was so happy to go give my life to a factory. Even my JW pals thought I was nuts,

Ambition is a dirty word to WT, the reality is it is a healthy, human motivator. The irony is, you will never see so much ambition in the JW's than in Bethel....

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Did you know WTBTS applied for Holocaust compensation?

by umbertoecho in

did you know that the wtbts applied for these compensation funds?

i had no idea and if this has already been addressed then so be it.

i find it interesting due to the fact that so much is made of the jws being in camps during ww2 and nothing else is expressed about the other millions who died in these camps.

snare&racket

I researched this not long after and if you look at the literature, this was around the time they apologised for anti-Semitic language in attempting to communicate with the NAZI regime.

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did you ever go to bethel either in the us or the uk what was it like there ?

by pepperheart in

hi have you ever worked at bethel either in the us or the uk what was it like there ?

snare&racket

UK from 99-00 and it was eye opening.

it was just a factory, with stringent rules, with people scurrying for authority. Lots of policing, lots of snitching, lots of affairs and drinking.

It was no spiritual haven, likewise it was no conspirital Area 51, it was JUST a factory run by a cult that cared A LOT about how much you cost them. I was 'told off' as I had my window open whilst the heating was on, in winter. As a 20 year old working there for FREE it was a surprise.

worst thing I saw: sisters clean the toilets of the accommodation with.... Toothbrushes.

best thing I saw: the matrix on my pal's TV with 5.1 surround sound.

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Jw's featured in the mags who later left?

by purrpurr in

i was just wondering if any of those jw's who got their story told or featured as "a fine example" in the publications, if they ever left the org later?

i mean i know regular jw's would probably never hear about it but i thought maybe you guys might?

snare&racket

Can think of a couple,

Ray Franz: gov body member

Babara Anderson: writing dept

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My introduction and confession

by elderINewton in

jw
friends

well another big bad elder here just wanting to say sorry.. i'm sorry that so many were treated like crap, and shown that god's love is not to be found around jehovah's witnesses.

i'm sorry that inadvertently i've likely taught many to judge and as such see that racism permeates every corner of the jw world, else why else would someone be of the world, or even inactive.

i'm sorry i sat in on a jc, and voted to df.

snare&racket

Save your daughter, get her out the meetings and preparing watchtowers and into the school and preparing for exams. You and your wife have had your life and still have the means to repair what was lost, act fast and your daughter may just get a chance at a wonderful normal life.

i left at 26 and the only regret, as with everyone that leaves, is not leaving earlier.

p.s. Much kudos for being brave and coming here.

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UK day out?

by snare&racket in

jw
friends

how many would be up for a decent sized uk meet up?.

i haven't been to any and would happily help organise one.. snare .

snare&racket

Sure there will be,...come along, fly for a day and come on over............. just bring some chips and dips with ya!

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UK day out?

by snare&racket in

jw
friends

how many would be up for a decent sized uk meet up?.

i haven't been to any and would happily help organise one.. snare .

snare&racket

Depends on what is best for the majority I guess,

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UK day out?

by snare&racket in

jw
friends

how many would be up for a decent sized uk meet up?.

i haven't been to any and would happily help organise one.. snare .

snare&racket

How many would be up for a decent sized UK meet up?

I haven't been to any and would happily help organise one.

snare

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The spread of religion through history

by snare&racket in

jw
friends

when growing up a jw, i was always confused as to world history, geography and religious development.

it didn't make sense, because what we were told was simply untrue.... http://tinyurl.com/purzy8k.

snare&racket

Hey buddy,

yeah leg is still in plaster, thankfully healing in good alignment. Another 3 weeks to go! I was due to leave for a music festival today, in Spain, but can't go...lame,

The bike is perfect, I never got to pick it up. I broke my leg on the Wed, was picking it up on the next Mon. It is sat waiting for me in Cardiff :(

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The spread of religion through history

by snare&racket in

jw
friends

when growing up a jw, i was always confused as to world history, geography and religious development.

it didn't make sense, because what we were told was simply untrue.... http://tinyurl.com/purzy8k.

snare&racket

When growing up a JW, I was always confused as to world history, geography and religious development. It didn't make sense, because what we were told was simply untrue...

http://tinyurl.com/purzy8k