Posts by enoughisenough

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Tried to warn another mum

by DarleneGatus in

the thing that broke me was that i tried to warn another mum in the congregation about a brother who was inappropriate with my son, which upset me, and so i called her to talk about it since we both knew him and i had also seen him pin her daughter down on the sofa and slap the girl's bottom.

i called it inappropriate, but i never accused him of anything beyond that.. unfortunately, word got back to him and i had to go in front of 3 elders, including the brother who i felt had been inappropriate.

because they came down on me for trying to stop the behavior, and not on him for being the cause of upset, i felt very hurt and started questioning more things.

enoughisenough

a member of my family moved her children out of a congregation because someone was getting too familiar with them...no one believed the kids.

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How Many Of You Knew Something Was Really Wrong Growing Up JW? What was Your First Clue?

by Sea Breeze in

this is directed to born-ins.

around age 10 or 12 is when it first hit me.

i started asking questions about how the world worked and i really wanted an honest opinion from my parents.

enoughisenough

Biahi, When I get my head into to it, I think I have 2 books to write. Your story about being left out in the D2D while others went to break--just awful! What did your parents think. If you had been my child, I would never have let that slide. I hate injustice. There was a family who had 2 kids and they would go to break...they would maybe even buy a cup of coffee for someone else in the group and absolutely nothing for the kids... I don't treat my dogs like that!

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Is This New?

by Lost in the fog in

it is a very long time since i was an elder and the elders textbooks have changed multiple times since then.

going back to when i was an elder, to the best of my knowledge the only way a spouse could divorce from his/her partner was porneia, if that person had sexual relations with a man, woman, child, or beast.

but it had to be proven and that's the dubious 2 witness rule.. in fact, if it was not proven and the innocent party divorced and married someone else, then they could be hauled up in front of a judicial committee and be charged with committing adultery and disfellowshipped!

enoughisenough

here is a story: sister gets STD from Elder husband. Elder body says he did nothing wrong-said she likely got it from a toilet seat or drying with a dirty towel. Husband was told he had done no wrong and patted on the back...the elders tried to make a case that the sister wanted another man and that is why she brought forth the charges. Husband came to her defense. The elders refused to acknowlege she had scriptual grounds for divorce. Then the elders set up people to try to entrap her into saying something against them ( elder body ) so they could take her out!

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refusing to go in service with someone

by enoughisenough in

did you ever refuse to go in service with someone?

i did.... i went to the kh to meet for service and 3 brothers were there.

i told the brother taking the lead, that when he made up the car groups to take note i had a plan of my own -the 3 brothers could go together and i would do my own thing.

enoughisenough

Did you ever refuse to go in service with someone? I did...

I went to the KH to meet for service and 3 brothers were there. I told the brother taking the lead, that when he made up the car groups to take note I had a plan of my own -the 3 brothers could go together and I would do my own thing. I told him plainly I wasn't going in service with a certain brother in the group. Needless to say the COEB called me later to put me in my place. Here is what I told him: The Bible says a man who doesn't take care of his own household is worse than an unbeliever.

The brother I wouldn't go in service with was an Elder/pioneer. His wife of over 30 years had alzheimers. He and the wife got into an upset because he was jealous of her grown children and threatened to kill them if they came around. (I don't know all the details) but the ending was he took her and a few of her clothes to her son's home ( while he was at work ) Along the way, he threw away his wedding ring. So the women ( I think 80year+- ) was found wondering around in her son's yard when he got home. She had nothing but a few clothes that the elder/pioneer husband had thrown out in the yard when he ditched her. He put an ad in the paper that he would not be responsible for her. She got a wee SS check, but it went to his bank account. I helped the Son pool some money so as to open her a bank account so she could get her SS check.

After all of this, the brother was giving parts on the platform and up to the time he died of a heart attack, the congregation thought well of him. A sister later told me that the woman's children had stolen their mother away from the husband... I knew better... And if that wasn't ugly enough, the brother had left the home to his son (an elder) who wouldn't let ( what would be his step mother who raised him) have any of her own belongings out of the home after the brother died... The brother had a brother in law who was a circuit overseer. They were also at the house when the older sister with alzheimers along with her daughter came to get some of the old sister's belongings. I was glad she couldn't remember the awful way these wonderful JWs elders treated her. (there are some other bad things in this story, but I will spare you. )

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More Watchtower Quotes

by Sea Breeze in

the secret of the greater intelligence and aptitude of the caucasian undoubtedly in great measure is to be attributed to the commingling of blood amongst its various branches; and this was evidently forced in large measure by circumstances under divine control.“ — charles taze russell zion's watch tower (july 15, 1902), pp.

215-216.. golden age, july 1, 1927..... every bedroom [should receive] at least two hours of sunlight everyday.

[this will] kill tuberculosis and other germs.

enoughisenough

sea breeze, Proper food, proper time ! ( just don't cook it in alluminum ) ( it is ok to take shots with alluminum in them made on the soul of the aborted.) Racism explained!!

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faithful and discreet slave appointed in 1919?

by enoughisenough in

12 when did jesus appoint the faithful slave over his domestics?

to answer that, we need to go back to 1914—the beginning of the harvest season.

as we learned earlier, at that time many groups claimed to be christian.

enoughisenough

this from wt13 7/15 pa22-23 do you believe it? why or why not? 12 When did Jesus appoint the faithful slave over his domestics? To answer that, we need to go back to 1914—the beginning of the harvest season. As we learned earlier, at that time many groups claimed to be Christian. From which group would Jesus select and

appoint the faithful slave? That question was answered after he and his Father came and inspected the temple, or spiritual arrangement for worship, from 1914 to the early part of 1919.* (Mal. 3:1) They were pleased with a small band of loyal Bible Students who showed that their heart was with Jehovah and his Word. Of course, they needed some cleansing, but they humbly responded during a brief period of testing and refining. (Mal. 3:2-4) Those faithful Bible Students were true Christian wheat. In 1919, a time of spiritual revival, Jesus selected capable anointed brothers from among them to be the faithful and discreet slave and appointed them over his domestics.

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Smoking gun GB can’t get out of this one

by Mikejw in

here in 2022 if anyone says anything against the vaccines even a little bit you are almost apostate.. someone once mentioned all vaccinated sports stars collapsing and someone else said not to speak badly about the gb or by extension jehovah.. the gb can’t get out of this one, it’s gone too far.

it’s now the case that if you speak against the vaccines you are speaking against the gb and by extension jehovah .

enoughisenough

BettyHumpter... I have seen some of those shapeshifting videos...david is a bit far out there...My brother thinks he has seen the little green men...If there are indeed aliens, then I think it is the demons...people can be demon possessed...I do think there are imposters. I compared photos of Fauci and the Fauci who took the jab...I studied the skin, the ears, eyes...Anyway I had the photos side by side --it was an Imposter who took the jab if even that happened, because there were videos of shots that were totally fake. It is amazing what they can do now with hologram and cgi...You really can't trust a lot of what you see. Are there clones of people( I won't rule it out ) According to ancestory.com, Bill and Melinda Gates are also dead-the ones we now see are imposters. So the jury isn't in on a lot of things other than I think it is all demonic influence.

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Smoking gun GB can’t get out of this one

by Mikejw in

here in 2022 if anyone says anything against the vaccines even a little bit you are almost apostate.. someone once mentioned all vaccinated sports stars collapsing and someone else said not to speak badly about the gb or by extension jehovah.. the gb can’t get out of this one, it’s gone too far.

it’s now the case that if you speak against the vaccines you are speaking against the gb and by extension jehovah .

enoughisenough

BettyHumpter-thank God for my tin hat.

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Smoking gun GB can’t get out of this one

by Mikejw in

here in 2022 if anyone says anything against the vaccines even a little bit you are almost apostate.. someone once mentioned all vaccinated sports stars collapsing and someone else said not to speak badly about the gb or by extension jehovah.. the gb can’t get out of this one, it’s gone too far.

it’s now the case that if you speak against the vaccines you are speaking against the gb and by extension jehovah .

enoughisenough

chezdale--that is the point: the GB FALSELY represent ...and yet good JW will go and preach and teach to others that the GB were chosen as a faithful and discreet slave...there is something wrong with that picture--don't ya think? How do you honestly direct people through Bible studies to an organization that falsely represents Jehovah and his Son?

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Smoking gun GB can’t get out of this one

by Mikejw in

here in 2022 if anyone says anything against the vaccines even a little bit you are almost apostate.. someone once mentioned all vaccinated sports stars collapsing and someone else said not to speak badly about the gb or by extension jehovah.. the gb can’t get out of this one, it’s gone too far.

it’s now the case that if you speak against the vaccines you are speaking against the gb and by extension jehovah .

enoughisenough

Bartolomeo, what a sad commentary: "situation of those who are divergent is not simple, rather dangerous" "...we are seen as disobedient" ( does that sound like "love among yourselves"?)

I personally was warned not to say anything against the GB guidelines and to remove some of my FB postings--I told everyone that would listen to me not to take those jabs...The friends said they had to take them because the GB told them to. Me: you don't have to listen to them if they are telling you the wrong thing. The GB continually tells the rank and file they have to obey them whether is makes sense or not. It makes me sick to my soul!