Posts by Wake Me Up Before You Jo-Ho

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What woke you up?

by MrRoboto in

for me, i think it was just the right time as i was starting to wake up on other fronts as well (anyone who had went through these will know what i mean).

but it started when i was looking for what info goes on a publisher card, which led to me reading one person's story (ex bethelite) which was pretty crazy to an all-in jw but who trusts those apostates...?.

then i started watching videos on cults, as if my subconscious was trying to tell my concord mind something... when i saw a particular one about a young man in lds getting ready to start their 2 year preaching campaign, including a school, social activities etc, i realized that i couldn't tell the difference between the folks of this mormon cult and the jws (save for some religious differences) .

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Hey @MrRoboto, you're new here, so you probably haven't been regaled by waking up story, as I've written about it before a few times.

Basically, the bunker series of videos at the Remain Loyal to Jehovah convention set off an inner alarm in me. I was so disturbed by the content and the portrayal of what it means to be a "loyal" Witness that I took to Youtube to see if anyone had uploaded the drama. I just wanted to re-watch it to see if I was just crazy (everyone else at the convention seemed enthralled by the videos!). I stumbled across the John Cedars series called "The Worst Convention Ever".

And yes, @jookbeard, the rest very much is history.

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Circuit overseer secret guidebook . 2016

by TTaTT4U in

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0b-sccw9wai0qrkdwuhdgcwetcfe/view.

re: race.

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I remember Lloyd doing a video about this called "Circuit Overseer Leaks" or something a while ago. Even he said he's had a long hard think as to why the race of the appealer would be relevant in a helpful way.

He came up with nothing.

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Who Do You Think Is HOTTTT?

by minimus in

jw
friends

what attracts you in a male or female?

give me an example or better yet a pic to tell me what you like.😈.

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I just watched @pale.emperor's latest Youtube video on the Governing Body. Not a bad looking English chap!!! I don't remember brothers ever being that good looking, lol. Hey @pale.emperor, you do a great job representing apostates because you sure as hell don't look mentally diseased!!! Could easily see him on the cover of GQ.

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Do we attack the Topic or the Person?

by stuckinarut2 in

i was just thinking that most witnesses can not approach a controversial topic without turning it into an attack of the person who raises that topic.. as we all awaken to ttatt (the truth about the truth), they simply can't discuss the actual facts or issues we discover without turning it into an attack of us as "apostates" with all the negative connotations that word entails.... how truly narrow minded and sad!

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they would rather attack the person than the topic..

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And any person within the organization who starts expressing legitimate concerns or doubts undergoes a character assassination: "you must be hiding some serious sin," "you never made the truth your own," etc. No consideration given to what issues have been raised - just instant blame placed on the enquirer for not practicing the religion correctly.

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Hearing voices, not always caused by demons.

by lancelink in

jw
friends

my wife and i for the past three months have been caring for a teenage girl who was abused by her parents.

she stole a car to get away, and living in prison was a welcome relief for her.

she was in prison for four years, and the state was going to release her, but she would not go back home.. a co-worker teacher that my wife knows told us the situation, and we agreed o help the girl get back on her feet.. well, she dealt with abuse from all aspects 😔, and is pretty messed up in the head from all of that.. but by being in our home, she was safe and was learning how to deal with her problems.

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Auditory hallucinations are by no means a form of paranormal possession. This 14th Century phobia of the demons that Witnesses have is stupefying. Even before I was awake, I never bought the whole "demonic attacks" thing. I know too much about hypnopompic hallucinations and sleep paralysis than to conclude that "shaking beds" and "being restrained by an invisible force in bed" is the result of the Harry Potter book on the shelf. FFS.

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International Covention...my elevator ride with head of Bethel and his ass kiss assistant!!

by Witness 007 in

melbourne international convention australia, thousands of watchtower robots and i happened to get in an elevator with viv mouritz one of the main men at bethel.

he had a young pretty sister who was escorting him around.

i stood behind them and rocognized him instantly.

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Quite the elevator ride. Next floor: hell.

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Opinions on family situation

by dogon in

my brother got married to a woman who was wild and selfish.

so for those who think i am just biased let me tell you the story.

he married her and about a year later she got pregnant.

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@dogon Maybe do a little reading into Borderline Personality Disorder and see if your brother's wife is matching the criteria. Might give you an upper hand in understanding WHY she is so toxic and such a loose cannon. Knowledge is power, my friend.

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My Younger Brother Has Left The Witnesses!! :-D

by pale.emperor in

absolutely thrilled to give you the news that my younger brother, a zealous full-time pioneer has left the witnesses!!.

i haven't seen or spoke to him in a year.

i'd lost all contact with him, no facebook, no mobile number, i didn't even know his address because he'd moved house.

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@pale.emperor This is better news to me than finding out I won a million dollars. I could not be more happier right now for you and your brother reuniting. Sending you love, light and happiness from Australia.

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Going "Hollywood" not helping!

by eyeuse2badub in

going “hollywood” hasn’t seemed to help build any enthusiasm for the wtbts.

think about it, jw’s now have their own studio to make videos and cartoons.

the ‘kingdom’ dirges (songs) have received a makeover to a bit more modern tunes.

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@Chook That's how I woke up. Up until Remain Loyal to Stupidity, I was a model Witness. I sat through those videos (bunker series, etc) and was never the same. I was in disbelief at the sh*t I was seeing and had a nervous breakdown AT THE ASSEMBLY HALL. I was inconsolable and everyone told me I was "crazy" for reacting that way, that the videos were "spiritual food at the proper time" because we're on the cusp of Armageddon and need all the instructions we can get! So I tried to re-watch the videos online later that night to try and understand the "message behind them", as advised by so many enthralled Witnesses who were in attendance at the convention. I stumbled across The Worst Convention Ever series on Youtube.

The rest is history.

C'es la vie, WT crackpots!!!

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What are the chances of getting another Raymond Franz default from head office ?

by Chook in

all regimes get defectors and some are more vocal than others..

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I feel bad for whoever the ghost writer is to collaborate with the current GB for their tell-all, considering this is all that goes on in their brains:

The Complexity of a GB Member's Brain: