Posts by Je.suis.oisif

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Do you have a Watchtower fantasy?

by pleaseresearch in

picture yourself, it's the last day of a three day district assembly.

your sitting in a near full to capacity football stadium.

people are eagerly looking forward to the final talk.

Je.suis.oisif

Watchtower and fantasy should never, Never, NEVER be used in the same sentence. Eugh, the mind boggles.

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boy who was seriously injured in a collision at gamlingay in cambridgeshire last thursday has died.. nine-year-old archie stevens, of western way, sandy, bedfordshire, died in hospital early on saturday afternoon.. the collision at about 10am in drove road, which involved two cars, also resulted in the death of his grandfather, 68-year-old martin harker, of green acres, sandy, who died at the scene.http://www.itv.com/news/anglia/update/2016-02-22/nine-year-old-boy-dies-after-cambridgeshire-crash/.

the boy and his grandfather were jehovahs witnesses and they were on field service when a car drove into them.

the lad, who is the son of an elder who moved to a cambridge congregation to serve where the need is greater, was on life support before the sad decision was made to turn it off.

Je.suis.oisif

OMG, I used to be in the Biggleswade congn., and I'm sure Martin Harker was an elder there back in the late 80's.

22

Beards

by pgjallan in

i left the witnesses.

returned full bearded, which drew censure from a district overseer: “peter, you can’t witness door-to-door with a beard”.

bewildered, i asked for an explanation.

Je.suis.oisif

Hi & welcome pjallan.

36

Gay ex-Bethelite

by Chip Williamson in

just now finding this web site and have enjoyed reading the comments.

i've never written down my story and it could be a jerry springer episode but here goes.

i was raised as a jehovah's witness from as early as i can remember.

Je.suis.oisif

Hi & welcome Chip.

66

THE LINGERING SHADOW OF '75

by Terry in

none of you are old enough to have been there, i suspect.

i had been in prison two years as a jw conscientious objector when the exciting news about 1975 spread like wildfire.i was paroled from prison in 1969 and immediately began pioneering.

the pressures began mounting throughout the organization.

Je.suis.oisif

OMG Terry, such a sad consequence when 1975 happened. You write so eloquently. To endure so much, then brace yourself for what comes next, or what you believed to come. My oh my!

I was married in 1975, and lived amongst jw's. My hubbie and I grew up knowing 1975 and had many debates about their prophecy. We felt under great pressure to commit; so just backed away. Fast forward to 1983/84 and I began a serious study. The regular pioneer I asked about the 1975 debacle was openley honest in her talks with me. I shelved under "leave it for Jehovah to sort out ". When I moved to another part of the UK it was verboten to speak of this. And as time went by c/o' s and elders acted like it was rogue overseers' who fomented this teaching.

My " leave it Jehovah file" grew to fat and burst. And I had a WTF moment!

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Left Bethel to get married and have children, found the TTATT instead

by jehobi in

long story, short story.

grew up on a farm, went to bethel, married a sister and left bethel.

found ttatt after my cousin died refusing a blood transfusion.

Je.suis.oisif

Just wanted to Hi and welcome. Didn't want to read and run.

66

What's the point?

by punkofnice in

jw
friends

i mean, i don't want to be miserable or anything, but what's the bloody point of it all?.

since i left the watchtower cult, i have come to realise that god cannot possibly exist...and if a god exists...god is indifferent to humankind as the least.. in 100 years time i'll be gone.

kaput.

Je.suis.oisif

Mornin' punk.

No I'm not stalking you. Quite a sobering thread you started. I concur that your "off the wall " humour in my early fading days helped me immensley. I was traumatised, and now I'm not.

You're probably aware of this song, but incase you aren't I'm writting you about it.

It's by Anthony & the Johnsons, called Hope There Is Someone. It was on the Voice UK on Saturday night, and had Boy George in floods. I welled up and had to thump my chest to breath. If you don't know it, check it out on YouTube.

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Anthony Morris is an idiot

by Watchtower-Free in

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqh6y2hvky0.

Je.suis.oisif

Message to TOMO 111:

Blow it out your ass.

66

What's the point?

by punkofnice in

jw
friends

i mean, i don't want to be miserable or anything, but what's the bloody point of it all?.

since i left the watchtower cult, i have come to realise that god cannot possibly exist...and if a god exists...god is indifferent to humankind as the least.. in 100 years time i'll be gone.

kaput.

Je.suis.oisif

Yay,

Thanks Punk. Cool guitar <acting like I know about geetars>>.

My kind of music. Weaned on it.

66

What's the point?

by punkofnice in

jw
friends

i mean, i don't want to be miserable or anything, but what's the bloody point of it all?.

since i left the watchtower cult, i have come to realise that god cannot possibly exist...and if a god exists...god is indifferent to humankind as the least.. in 100 years time i'll be gone.

kaput.

Je.suis.oisif

Hi again,

Tell us a bit about this band you're rehearsing with. Sounds cool. What are your influences? What instrument do you play.

It's nice to have a new friend, even if it's a cyber friend