Posts by NotFormer

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Any advice for my situation?

by rathernotsay in

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hey, this community was so helpful last time i didnt know how to handle a situation years ago, and here i am all theae years later back on here asking for some advice again on how to handle a certain situation with my kids.

little bit of backstory.. i'm an non jw, been divorced from my ex wife (practicing jw) for about 6 years now.

have 3 kids 7, 10, 13. .

NotFormer

Agreed, ignore Sue. She doesn't represent the majority of people here. Many are exes who've been through similar difficulties to your own.

You have every right to try to protect your children from their entitled, controlling mother. She doesn't have their best interests at heart; she only cares about looking good to her congregation. The JWs are evil, so what is good in their eyes is usually evil.

Sue, blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy. You came here looking for care and support, and now you just crapped all over someone who is in a similar situation. Pray that God doesn't judge you the way you just judged rathernotsay, the OP. 🙄

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Watchtower property sold

by Rattigan350 in

https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20230915/kane-county-property-transfers-for-july-18-to-aug-11-2023.

$260,000; 11 n edgelawn drive, aurora il; sold on aug. 4, 2023, by watchtower bible & tract socie to hector p salmeron.

the wtbts owned this land.. google maps says this address is a cardiology institute.. .

NotFormer

From EasyPrompt's link: "Like the neighborly Samaritan in Jesus' illustration, we want to help suffering people, including those who are not Witnesses. (Luke 10:33-37) The best way to do so is by sharing the good news with them. "It is important to make clear right away that we are Jehovah's Witnesses and that our primary mission is to help them spiritually, not materially,"

Well, it looks like the meaning of the Good Samaritan story whooshed right over their heads; the Samaritan was considered the true neighbour because he provided material help, not because he preached anything. 🙄

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Look familiar anyone?

by LostintheFog1999 in

a friend of mine is doing a psychology course and showed me this photograph.. my immediate response was my former jw congregation is being explained on this poster.

does anyone else recognise the organisation here?.

NotFormer

That could be any abusive organisation, religious or not.

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My goodness! Fourteen years since I began posting here...

by garyneal in

jw
friends

i'm not sure if anyone remembers me since i do not post here much anymore.

i sometimes pop in around christmas time to see if anyone is interested in exchanging christmas cards like we used to back when i first posted on this site.

speaking of which, the holiday season will soon be upon us.. if you recall, i was married to a jehovah's witness and i had a daughter i spoke of a lot.

NotFormer

Bribie: "Do Christmas cards brighten up your life? If so I feel sorry for you!"

Sounds like your life could do with some brightening up! 🙄

Church Cartoon; How Does it Compare to Caleb & Sophia?

by NotFormer in

i attend a mainstream denominational church.

it's pretty old school in some ways, eg.

hymns, no modern choruses, sometimes there's an organist, otherwise piano and flute accompaniment.

NotFormer

I attend a mainstream denominational church. It's pretty old school in some ways, eg. hymns, no modern choruses, sometimes there's an organist, otherwise piano and flute accompaniment. Somewhat modernised: Bible passages and hymns are projected from (presumably) PowerPoint. Every week a short Bible Story cartoon (I think the series is called Slapstick Theatre) is shown for the kids. Last Sunday it was this one:

https://youtu.be/uYLHqdSO9OY?feature=shared

I find them somewhat cringeworthy, particularly when the main character, be they Moses, Elijah or Jesus, shouts "Hey-oh!" when introduced. 🙄 But to be fair, the kids seem to like them, as far as I can tell. They participate in the question and answer bit after the video is played.

How do you think this sort of thing compares to the WT version, the famous Caleb and Sophia stuff? Which would you rather sit through? Or would you rather not?

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The Great "Dumbing Down"?

by NotFormer in

a few old timers on here often refer to the dumbing down of the jw organisation.

what examples can you think of from over the years?

(i ask as an interested outsider who was never in).

NotFormer

A few old timers on here often refer to the dumbing down of the JW Organisation. What examples can you think of from over the years? (I ask as an interested outsider who was never in)

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Highlights of DEC. 2023 Watchtower

by was a new boy in

is watchtower nervous about including pictures of current governing body members that may have to be deleted one day?.

6 anointed christians cherish that hope.

one of them, brother (false prophet) frederick franz, said from his heart: “our hope is a sure thing, and it will be fulfilled fully to every last one of the 144,000 members of the little flock to a degree beyond what we have even imagined.”.

NotFormer

They continually predict things on "Jehovah's" behalf, if not specifically in his name. Of course they are false prophets. 🙄

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My Most Memorable Circuit & District Overseers

by MillennialDawn in

jw
friends

i would love to hear from anyone who may have encountered the following the traveling overseers:.

david wesley - an incredibly kind and humble man.

just the most down-to-earth co you'll ever find.

NotFormer

MillennialDawn: Interesting to see some nostalgia. How do you feel modern COs (since DOs have been rendered obsolete) compare? Do you think that there is a great "dumbing down" of the Org, as many here have observed?

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Are Elders prepared to take the fall for WT/GB misdemeanor's / crime ??

by smiddy3 in

i have been thinking about this in relation to the directive given to elders to destroy any incriminating evidence they may have either on their pc`s ,e-mails , private notes in their possession, or notes in their witnessing bags ,etc.

to do with child sexual abuse they may still have in their possession.. isn`t that encouraging the elders to interfere with the justice system ?.

to break the law?.

NotFormer

Anony Mous: Not only should they not be destroying such records, surely there are criminal penalties for doing so? 🤔 Do the elders realise how much trouble they could personally get into if they are seen to be wilfully destroying evidence of a crime?

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Is JW.org going Broke?

by Vanderhoven7 in

https://youtu.be/e6gh6w7v03y.

NotFormer

Vidiot: sometimes problems become so ingrained in an organisation that you need fresh sets of eyes to even see them. I'm surprised that in an echo-chamber like the WT that anyone would even acknowledge that need. Not surprised that the old guard would resist any innovative or radical solutions. "Jehovah's earthly organisation has never needed to do this before!" 🙄