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  I have just been disinvited to my brother's wedding - Thanks AAWA!

  by Sic Semper Tyrannis in

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  i am an inactive jw.

  i havent been on this forum for a few months and have been lurking in others.

  i have met a few people in real life and online, both on this forum and on others.

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  144001

  If you're on Facebook, you've already compromised your privacy to some degree, while doing nothing more than simply signing up. Facebook posts are routinely used in court, against one party or another. Employers have used Facebook as the basis to discipline/fire employees. Facebook is selling your information to third parties, every day.

  As for those who were auto-added to AAWA, it does occur on FB groups. I was auto-added to a high school reunion page, by friends. No big deal, but a high school reunion page is a far cry from an AAWA page. If I had been added to such a group, without my permission, I would be livid. So I can certainly relate to the feelings that have been expressed on this site about AAWA.

  However, I'm unclear as to whether the administrators of AAWA auto-added people, or whether individuals, such as my friends that I referenced above, did the auto-adding in this instance. If it was FB friends, and not the AAWA administrators who auto-added people, then it's the FB friends who deserve the blame.

  Can someone clarify the facts re: who was responsible for the auto-adding of members to the AAWA FB page?
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  i think i found a church

  by unstopableravens in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i really enjoyed church today, i have been visting serevel in the last few weeks, all the ones i have been to have been okay, but no more, but today i felt comfortable with everything i seen.

  it seemed very doctrinally sound, christ centered and the big bonus i did not hear a word about money!

  they did not pass a plate(i dont know if they do but today there was none).

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  144001

  <<<< Homosexuality is a sin. It always has been, and it always will be.>>>>

  Narrow-mindedness, ignorance and intolerance are the real sins . . .
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  AAWA has caused divisions and has lost the opportunity to be effective

  by NoRegrets in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  here's the thing,.

  the whole aawa idea had noble ideas behind it, but the ship has sailed and the movement needs to go back to the drawing board.

  period.

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  144001

  Muchas gracias, senora Josie!
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  AAWA has caused divisions and has lost the opportunity to be effective

  by NoRegrets in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  here's the thing,.

  the whole aawa idea had noble ideas behind it, but the ship has sailed and the movement needs to go back to the drawing board.

  period.

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  144001

  <<<< Until you realize it's YOU who are causing the problem, this forum will continue to degrade. Do you realize the heavy responsibility of managing a bunch of ex cult members? Do you see yourself as some sort of expert? All I see is a bull headed man who pays the bills and demands we all live under the rules of "his house.">>>>

  Sab,

  RE: Simon

  All I see is a guy who has tried his best to make proper moderation decisions, while making major personal sacrifices to keep this site running. I haven't agreed with all of his moderation decisions, but they have always had at least some reasoned basis. Simon is not a hothead who acts impulsively, or your comments in this thread alone would have led to your deletion.

  I like reading your posts here, but your current efforts here are likely to eventually lead to your deletion, even if you raise valid points. At some point, you must let the captain run his ship without a bunch of bitching and whining . . .. Maybe you can continue your conversation with Simon via PM?

  Thank you, Simon, for exercising restraint in responding to Sab on this thread. He's a bright young guy that will hopefully remain a member here for a long time.
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  AAWA has caused divisions and has lost the opportunity to be effective

  by NoRegrets in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  here's the thing,.

  the whole aawa idea had noble ideas behind it, but the ship has sailed and the movement needs to go back to the drawing board.

  period.

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  144001

  <<<< So we should just ignore possible illegal activity just because they are committed to bringing down the WT? How is is legally actionable to accuse people using a pseudonym of criminal conduct? Are you suggesting slander or libel? Whatever his name is, he's going to have a hard time convincing a court that his reputation is tarnished and that he cannot find a job because someone on an internet forum said "John Cedars" might be guilty of a felony.>>>>

  What damage have you sustained as a result of the use of that pseudonym? You are quick to throw stones, but you are not privy to all of the facts. Your accusations are reckless and indicative of a person who speaks first and thinks later.

  Of course, my statement about spitting on you was not meant to be taken literally, but the feelings behind that statement were very genuine. Your conduct, in attacking a WT opposer whose alleged "crime" had no impact on your life, supports only the Watchtower. You are no friend of anyone who opposes the Watchtower.
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  AAWA has caused divisions and has lost the opportunity to be effective

  by NoRegrets in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  here's the thing,.

  the whole aawa idea had noble ideas behind it, but the ship has sailed and the movement needs to go back to the drawing board.

  period.

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  144001

  <<<< I feel it is counter productive from some of the AAWA apologists here to continually take what they evidently feel is a higher ground by insulting the credentials and motives of the people who are questioning the legality of using a psuedonym in incorporation documents. The attitude is generally 'Are you an attorney? Then you don't know what you are talking about, so shut up'. I am privy to the email exchange with the ACC and know what questions were asked, and what were the responses. Though the ACC did reiterate that they are not an enforcement agency and do not get involved with legal matters such as determining whether or not criminal actions were committed, they do say the following:>>>>

  I feel it really counterproductive, and possibly legally actionable, to accuse forum members of criminal conduct, when no such allegations have been made by any governmental authority. I have no problem with the criticism that has been directed at AAWA and its founders, but if you choose to make allegations of criminal misconduct, you ought to be really certain before doing so, especially when you are directing your comments at someone who is fighting against the Watchtower.

  Even if your allegations were true, what is gained by making them? The only "gain" goes to the WTBTS, who may now label opposers as "criminals,"and/or who, because of your comments, may use their money to put pressure on law enforcement agencies to take action against certain individuals asscoiated with AAWA. Would that make you happy?

  AAWA's founders made mistakes and poor decisions, so you tried to get them busted by drawing attention to what you believe was an area of exposure. If you're looking for a pat on the back, think again. I'd be more likely to spit on you than to congratulate you.
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  AAWA has caused divisions and has lost the opportunity to be effective

  by NoRegrets in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  here's the thing,.

  the whole aawa idea had noble ideas behind it, but the ship has sailed and the movement needs to go back to the drawing board.

  period.

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  144001

  <<<< It's sad how much you must want me to follow me around like this, hoping to catch some crumbs of my attention.>>>>

  I want you to follow you around? Are you sober?

  The question simply asked you to provide some evidence to support your claims that the State of Arizona has stated that AAWA specifically broke laws. You have none, because this was simply another lie, posted by an individual who has admitted that he has a history of being a chronic liar.
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  AAWA has caused divisions and has lost the opportunity to be effective

  by NoRegrets in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  here's the thing,.

  the whole aawa idea had noble ideas behind it, but the ship has sailed and the movement needs to go back to the drawing board.

  period.

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  144001

  <<<<Other than JWN half-baked-macaroon armchair lawyers, precisely what authority says AAWA specifically has broken any law? You? -- Marvin Shilmer>>>>

  <<<<The state of Arizona.>>>>

  More lies from Entirely Possible, an individual who in other posts characterized himself as the "perfect liar": http://jehovahs-witness.net/social/family/211396/1/An-open-letter-to-the-Governing-Body-Go-F-ck-Yourselves. Of course, in that same post, he claims to have changed . . .

  If you're not lying again, EP, please provide some evidence to support your claim that the State of Arizona has stated that AAWA, "specifically" has broken any laws.
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  i think i found a church

  by unstopableravens in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i really enjoyed church today, i have been visting serevel in the last few weeks, all the ones i have been to have been okay, but no more, but today i felt comfortable with everything i seen.

  it seemed very doctrinally sound, christ centered and the big bonus i did not hear a word about money!

  they did not pass a plate(i dont know if they do but today there was none).

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  144001

  <<<< Nope. It's pretty clear. I hurt your feelings, probably without realizing it, at some point in the past. Now the abuse you are used to coupled with the accidental hurt feelings makes you want me and because you can't have me, you lash out. I would never laugh at your sad situation.>>>>

  Dr. Jerry Bergman has documented mental illness rates in the Jehovah's Witness religion that are at least 4 times that of the general public. The delusional thoughts you have expressed above suggest that you are also afflicted with some form of mental illness.

  On more than one occasion here, you have lied and misrepresented the statements of others, and then attacked your own lies/misrepresentations. I recently came across one of your first posts on this forum, where you acknowledged and confirmed your history of being a chronic liar, and in fact, characterized yourself as the "perfect liar": http://jehovahs-witness.net/social/family/211396/1/An-open-letter-to-the-Governing-Body-Go-F-ck-Yourselves. The statements in that post, where you claim to have changed, are also lies.

  But what is more obnoxious than your lies is your efforts to push your atheism down the throats of the theists on this forum. You might have left the kingdom hall, but the kingdom hall is still a very large part of who you are.
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  i think i found a church

  by unstopableravens in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i really enjoyed church today, i have been visting serevel in the last few weeks, all the ones i have been to have been okay, but no more, but today i felt comfortable with everything i seen.

  it seemed very doctrinally sound, christ centered and the big bonus i did not hear a word about money!

  they did not pass a plate(i dont know if they do but today there was none).

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  144001

  <<< Sorry, I ran out of time to suffer fools today and laugh at your ignorant insults.>>>>

  That's good, because no one sought any laughter from you; rather, the laughter is directed at you. Let me know if you need any further clarification.

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