Posts by cappytan

everyone was commenting that it didn't mean the end was far off, and it didn't change the condition of the dead, or the 144,000, or the trinity so we should still remain faithful.

this is my first memory as a kid being just a teen that i ever had a single doubt.

cappytan

I was 15. Probably running mics or on the sound system.

My father was the Watchtower conductor. I remember us studying it for Family Study (as Family Worship was then called) the night before.

I remember him explaining with some excitement that this was a new understanding and how awesome and privileged we are that the FDS is directing us in this time of the end.

I ate it up, towed the line, and swallowed the kool-aid.

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Thinking of Going Full Disclosure With Wife. Sorta

by freemindfade in

jw
friends

soliciting any and all opinions.

as some of you may know, wife is full in pioneer.

my fade has gone from us fighting.

cappytan

the only thing I am allergic to is dip sh!ts, and you are giving me a huge rash

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The new jesus video

by bohm in

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friends

i have heard the new theatrical movie about jesus from the 2015 convention may be online, anyone have a link?.

cappytan

Here you go: http://www.jw.org/en/publications/jw-convention-releases-2015/

It's under "Day 3" releases.

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Thinking of Going Full Disclosure With Wife. Sorta

by freemindfade in

jw
friends

soliciting any and all opinions.

as some of you may know, wife is full in pioneer.

my fade has gone from us fighting.

cappytan

No one can tell you what to do. You and you alone know your wife better than any of us.

Have you prepared yourself for what might happen if she leaves you/asks you to leave? Are you ready to make that sacrifice for your freedom?

I wasn't when I approached my wife. I lucked out because she didn't react that way. But I wasn't prepared for the worst. I don't know what I would have done.

Approach it calmly.

You know much of my story, since we were already communicating when I talked to the wife.

But, I'm going to share it for the others that may be contemplating the same things.

I came home from work one day, distraught from having another day's productivity ruined because I couldn't keep my mind off of TTATT.

My wife, cooking chili or something on the stove, said, "Bad day?"

I said, "Yeah. I'm stressed."

I decided to just talk to her about it. "Honey, there's something really serious I need to talk to you about, but I don't want you to freak out. I'm not cheating on you. Nothing like that. But it's very serious and as my wife, you deserve to know what I'm going through."

She said, "Okay, what is it?"

I spilled my guts about a bunch of stuff. 607, 1914, how I didn't believe this was God's organization, and I didn't know what to believe anymore. But before I got into all of that, I started with an illustration. In a former job, I used to work in the hunting and outdoor industry. I asked her what would she think of me if I were secretly a card carrying PETA member, but outwardly I worked for the hunting job because it provided for our family and our entire family and all our friends worked in the industry? Would she want to know how I felt?

She said yes.

I then said, "I have some doubts about the organization." Then I laid out my major issues.

She didn't (outwardly) react negatively. Tried to laugh it off, saying she had doubts sometimes too.

I didn't know this at the time, but recently she admitted to me that she was panicking on the inside, extremely upset and broken hearted. She said that she couldn't sleep that night and cried most of it.

She was hoping it was just a phase I was going through and that she could help me with my spirituality.

Within 4-6 weeks, though, she was fully awake.

I don't regret talking to my wife about it. But I was very close to losing her. If it hadn't been for that PBS Newshour story on Candace Conti, she would still be all-in with the organization.

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Anthony Morris III: "...we cannot control everything that an individual might say..."

by cappytan in

i noticed that anthony morris iii just said on the broadcast: "while we cannot control everything that an individual might say, it is clear that over the decades protecting children from abuse is a top priority for this organization.".

that, in my opinion, is a direct response to the richard ashe "spiritual protection not physical protection" deposition.. here's a video putting the two statements side by side.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgevpuyn7gy.

cappytan

What was the context of TOMO's comment? Was it incoherent rambling from left field??
DD

For context, see here: http://bit.ly/1NWmWIf

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REQUEST: Video Links for this year's RC Dramas

by Oubliette in

does anyone have the links for this year's rc videos?

i'm especially interested in the video drama about the jw woman that married an upbaptized man.

i have a couple of friends in similar situations--wife in, they're not--and the wives still attend.

cappytan

LOL @ OneEyedJoe.