Posts by cobaltcupcake

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Is There A Part Of You Still Left In The Organization?

by ÁrbolesdeArabia in

every soldier entering the war zone leaves behind a little piece of themself.

the gulf war is estimated to cost the v.a.

billions of dollars in disability because of the affects the war has had on these young and middle age soldiers.

cobaltcupcake

The fact that we're all here talking about it shows that the effects linger. You would not be the person you are today without your Watchtower experiences.

As for me, I left my mother and brother behind. My heart aches every day because of that.

18

Landlord business

by hoser in

jw
friends

once you spend your property it is spent forever.

this is what the wts is doing by selling out of brooklyn.

would it not make a lot more financial sense to become landlords in one of the hottest rental markets in the world?.

cobaltcupcake

I'm sure they have some savvy accountants on their team to advise them, just like they have a legal team.

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What Status are you? Ex JW, Inactive, elder, MS...etc

by enigma1863 in

i am technically inactive.

i was just curious if there are many people on the inside.

are there any within bethel itself?

cobaltcupcake

I disassociated myself, so I'm a leper.

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i dont think most jehovahs witnesses realize how easy they have it when it comes to gift giving.

cobaltcupcake

My father loved to give gifts. Of course, he also had a shopping addiction that kept him in credit card hell. Before we joined the cult he would go all out at Christmas and lavish my brother and me with a truckload of stuff (some of which left me wondering why he thought I'd want this). After we joined the cult when I was 12 he went apesh*t crazy over 1975 and quit his job to go pioneering, so we were broke and lucky to be able to buy socks.

Later, after my brother and I were grown and gone, he'd sometimes go overboard and lavish us with unnecessary presents to the point that my brother and I had to take him aside and beg him not to do it.

My husband, on the other hand, had grown up as a JW in an abusive family where presents were given the day after a vicious beating. He always thought of gifts as insincere guilt offerings. The whole process was tainted for him. He could barely muster a "thank you" when I gave him a gift.

I love to give gifts "just because" but rarely have the disposable income to do it.

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Top Ten most SHOPLIFTED items?

by Terry in

jw
friends

i realize that such stolen items would have to be in some way portable and this eliminates most large items from the list.

still, i was surprised!.

does anybody have any thoughts as to whether this list is indicative of any special need trends among humanity today?.

cobaltcupcake

In my local grocery store the infant formula aisle is equipped with a camera and an alarm bell that goes off if you enter the aisle. Of course, the bread is in the same aisle, so that alarm gets tripped frequently.

In another store the cold/heartburn/allergy meds (the ones that don't contain pseudoephedrine) are behind a special barrier that makes it impossible to grab more than one at a time.

Diabetic test strips are freakin' expensive! I asked the price for a box of strips, and it was $120! They keep them locked up. It's interesting that you can get the meter for free, but they screw you on the test strips.

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share your reaction after reading CoC and ISoCF

by suavojr in

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friends

after reading coc and isocf i cried, i was in shock, disillusioned, angry, and afraid... anyone wants to share their experience?.

i would like to see what you think about these questions when compared with your account.. why people from different backgrounds feel similar reactions?

(cannot be a conpiracy).

cobaltcupcake

I had DA'd several years before I read CoC. I knew that the WTS was not Jehovah's organization, and I knew it was corrupt, but I didn't know if what they taught was the truth. CoC cleared that up for me. I knew that it was all utter codswallop and I could let it go. I have ISoCF but haven't read it yet.

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NOT on JW.org: AZ Jehovah's Witness elder arrested for strip poker with 14 year old.(2010)

by Balaamsass in

former jehovah's witness preacher arrested for playing strip poker with 14-year-old boy -- get all the grody details right hereby james kingthu., nov. 4 2010 at 2:39 pm82 commentscategories: holier than who?david nelson ?strip poker can be a fun party game when played by visually -- and age -- appropriate gamblers.

it's a problem, however, when one of those playing is a preacher -- it's an even bigger problem when the only other player is a 14-year-old boy.. .

the former preacher at a jehovah's witness church in phoenix was arrested last night for allegedly playing strip poker -- and doing a lot of other sick stuff -- with a 14-year-old boy more than 30 years ago.. .

cobaltcupcake

voodoo

You'd almost think this was a one-time incident, but I'm sure that creep had been "grooming" the boy for some time, and probably there were other incidences of abuse that he doesn't remember clearly enough to prosecute.

And how many other kids have been abused in the 30-some years since?

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January 2013 WT Article is Cruel to JW Parents

by NoRegrets in

while looking at the pdf of the new "reduced in size is a blessing from jah" wt for january 2013, i noticed this latest sickening "how the bible changed my life" article.

under the history banner is listed "prodigal son".

(i also noted the person was born the same year as me.

cobaltcupcake

Oh, that's just great. I can well imagine my mother crying over it.

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"The point is that Christians have implicit trust in their heavenly Father; they do not question what he tells them through his written Word and organization." Watchtower 1974 July 15 p.441

by Scott77 in

"the point is that christians have implicit trust in their heavenly father; they do not question what he tells them through his written word and organization.

" watchtower 1974 july 15 p.441,courtesy of yesidid.

when you analyze the above statement, what is your reaction?

cobaltcupcake

I remember a circuit assembly part that presented the proper way to handle everyday questions that might arise. The solution was to get out the Index and look it up in the Society's publications. Nothing about using your own brain.

There was a demonstration featuring a father whose daughter approached him for permission to go to a school dance. Instead of reasoning with his daughter, the father said, "Let's get out the Index." They looked up a few references and the daughter was completely convinced that she should not attend the dance.

In my Kool-Aid-drunken state I thought it was a good idea. Now I think it's horrifying.

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The Watchtower Society has come to grips with the futility of D2D preaching

by wasblind in

you don't even have to read between the lines, they say it straight out on their website.

" in many countries, more and more people obtain information online.".

who'd a thunk it .

cobaltcupcake

Ain't teknoligy amazin?