Posts by LoisLane looking for Superman

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I've graduated at last

by fulltimestudent in

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after a bit of a kerfuffle over a procedural matter, my university has awarded me a degree.

(the procedural problem was caused by my independent selection of what i wanted to study).

award : bachelor of arts.

For the Conspiracy Theorists

by berrygerry in

geoff jackson speaking at a france dedication:.

then he said (i'm quoting him best i can remember, but you'll get the idea): "imagine if next week i go back to us and you see in the news that the whole gb was arrested for no reason.

how'd you react?

LoisLane looking for Superman

I read the comments on reddit from the above post.

Hmm... Interesting to say the least.

What if part of the huge requests for money was to pay the lawyers to keep them, the GB, out of jail for as long as possible.

So, they cut back on building, rob all the kingdom halls of any assets but nicely let them keep $5,000... (until they need it... )

Only print 3 Watchtowers and 3 Awake's all year for the public.

They got rid of all of the district overseers. A circuit overseer is put out to pasture at age 70. They sent home scores of Bethelites.

No printing facility at Chelmsford will be built. No 13 apartments blocks there either, only 5.

Keep telling the sheeples everyone lies but them. hahaha What a joke.

I was thinking the GB were swinging things so that when their naive audience wakes up, they will have had enough money, assets etc hidden away all over the world to keep themselves and their closest buddies afloat when WT crashes. I never imagined they would go to prison. Oh... That is a nice thought.

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Is the Universe a Simulation?

by Satanus in

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some german scientists have proposed experiements to test if the universe in which we live is a simulation.

they think that they have the instruments necesary to be capable doing those tests.. 'this is no trivial pursuit: some of the greatest minds in history, from plato, to descartes, have pondered the possibility.

though, none were able to offer proof that such an idea is even possible.

LoisLane looking for Superman

Oh! I thought Satanus was back! How and where are you Satanus? You are missed!

and OUTLAW and Billy the Bethelite. You guys were so much fun.

SnareandRacket has a good excuse. He is a working doctor in the UK.

I miss you guys.

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An old publication on JWs (1967)

by careful in

i was reading some old posts from years ago and ran into this one by past member richard:.

https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/68638/truth-hot-bath.

i did a google search and the book referred to is now available for free on the link below.

LoisLane looking for Superman

This is so painful for me to read. I only read to page 18.

All the books and articles he shows and quotes from, were the brainwashing material and emotional manipulation tactics we all received and used. I believed those books. I went door to door thinking I was bringing salvation with a reward in paradise for all who would listen and convert. I was a true Believer.

Now all of those books are to be thrown away because they have "old light" and are not valued anymore.

What of all of the decades of our lives spent spreading JW..org's now, useless garbage?

So many wasted years. So many wasted life's. So many of life's decisions based on WT's lies.

The man who wrote this book states he was born in 1936 in England. He would be 82 now. I hope he is well and has lived a good life away from WT.

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Interview with Dagney

by Dagney in

tell us a little about yourself and your family.. i was born and raised in southern california, with a brief stint with parents as need-greaters in central america.

my parents accepted a study in the d2d work, i believe my father was interested in the revolutionary aspect of the religion, and my mom said she wanted to learn the bible.

they were baptized in 1937 i think, and attended the one and only los angeles kh at the time.

LoisLane looking for Superman

Thank you for sharing your story with us.

Quick question: There are some interesting stories on this Board about Melitta. Care to give us your impression of her?

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Interview with an Apostate - Wozza

by wozza in

born in the early 50’s in london england to non jw parents and when i was young we moved to adelaide south australia and there my brother was born .

i contracted tb on the ship over and was treated in hospital for months with a antibiotic which is banned for humans here now .

my father would tell me tearfully over the years how horrible it was for me and them .even then ,dad was told by doctors i may have nerve and brain damage from the treatment and an unstable temperament.. .

LoisLane looking for Superman

Wozza... Words are failing me. I read. I care and I am so sorry.

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Interview with an Apostate : humbled : not-a-captive

by humbled in

tell us a little about yourself and your family.. born in 1952 second oldest of the family of nine children.

as you see, my family was thoroughly catholic.

dad was in the army.. were you a born in or a convert?.

LoisLane looking for Superman

Thank you for sharing a little of your life with us Maeve. You are a survivor of many trials and tribulations. So glad you made it. I really appreciate your contributions on this Board. You are a lively, beautiful (google her name and picture) fantastic person who is very smart, capable and humble.

PS I would really like to know what happened to that WT company man who said this to you:

"Listen... If you know who the Faithful and Discreet slave is and there is a problem... You know who the problem is". Ohhhh. i would have loved some Elder / Servant say that to me... only decades ago. That would have been the straw that broke the camels back.

So glad you and most of the people on this Board have voted with our feet and left.

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Interview with an Apostate: punkofnice (all about that funny Brit, Unky Punky)

by punkofnice in

tell us a little about yourself and your family.. racially a very mixed family.

we just looked like average white, working class brits.

dad was in the marine commandos in ww2.

LoisLane looking for Superman

I enjoyed your story. Thank you for letting us in on the real Punk.

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An Interview with an Apostate - Truth B Known

by truth_b_known in

tell us a little about yourself and your family.. i was born in the mid-1970s in the midwest part of the u.s. my parents were about to enter gilead when i arrived.

my father converted to jw in his late 20s/early 30s.

he was raised a catholic, but became an atheist/agnostic.

LoisLane looking for Superman

Ditto... Ditto...Wow!

Thank you for sharing.

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Motherly Love, that "Unbreakable Bond"

by Simon in

my father died a couple of months ago.

he'd been ill for some time and had many health scares and heart troubles over the years but always managed to keep on going.

then one time he didn't.. i'm glad i got to know him again and spend some more time with him after so many years missed because of the wts but those years will always be lost forever.

LoisLane looking for Superman

So sorry to hear of the loss of both of your parents. The good, loving one gone and the living one, a determined (non)Christian / Governing Body worshipper.

Please accept my heart felt condolences to you and your family.

PS: To have a corrupt, business corporation that veils itself as a Christian Charity organization tell it's members that if their family member is smart enough to wake up to WT's lies... then they must be shunned at all cost is inhuman and insane. Any thinking person should be proud to know someone who got out of WT's clutches. Thankfully, most of us on this site have done that. Thank you again Simon for this site. It has been such a help for me as well as many others.