Posts by cappytan

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.

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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

FYI, if you want to just skip ahead to that video they released about the sister marrying out of the truth, it is here on this page: http://www.jw.org/en/publications/jw-convention-releases-2015/

It's the Sunday (Day 3) release. Feature-length film.

Also, here are the full-length sessions from that New York assembly you referred to:

Friday: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpghtLZ_8q_fOsOE2YZTsMRF4pHdo617d

Saturday: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpghtLZ_8q_fIQ79OjDseGTSatzIoAJ69

Sunday: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpghtLZ_8q_fHgvbXuJnrJOCysn6Xh7ks

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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

I will extract those videos for you today.

It's a project I've been putting off. I wanted to extract every single supplementary video from each of the sessions.

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Is it true because it is on the internet?

by cappytan in

so, we've already kind of had the discussion about the 10/15/2015 study edition of the watchtower, especially the article entitled "the naive person believes every word.".

but one thing i noticed about this article...the web address and html code has a different title.. the html title is "is it true because it is on the internet?".

the web address is: http://www.jw.org/en/publications/magazines/w20151015/true-because-it-is-on-internet/.

cappytan

So, we've already kind of had the discussion about the 10/15/2015 study edition of the Watchtower, especially the article entitled "The Naive Person Believes Every Word."

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But one thing I noticed about this article...the web address and HTML code has a different title.

The HTML title is "Is it true because it is on the internet?"

The web address is: http://www.jw.org/en/publications/magazines/w20151015/true-because-it-is-on-internet/

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The Governing Body is really REALLY afraid of the internet.

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I find it hard to believe that Terrence Howard isn't awake.

by Island Man in

for those who don't know, terrence howard is an actor who has had some exposure to "the truth" and has spoken positively about the jw religion in a past interview saying he would become a jw if he could.. i've started watching wayward pines where terrence howard stars as the town sheriff.

there are some striking cult parallels between the show and some facets of jw cult culture.

~ people who try to leave wayward pines are subject to punishment.