Posts by Jehalapeno

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EX JW 12 Steps: Step 1

by Victor in

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step 1. we admitted we were powerless under a tyrannical man made mindset to which we surrendered our power and self determination.

our self honesty and need to rescue our sanity led us to fade, walk away, or disfellowship our slave masters.

jehovah's witnesses are nothing more than a business enterprise set up by, c.t.

Victor: Knowing you before you left the org made that last bit about your marriage life even more sad for me than I usually feel reading other's stories. Knowing that my own father was probably one of the ones telling your wife to divorce you, just heartbreaking and disappointing.

I'm glad you're still around and sorry you had to go through all that.

I was never able to get that picture of you and I laughing on the couch in my old trailer. My folks don't talk to me anymore, so it's virtually impossible to get.

Still some good memories though and I'm glad to see you're still living life.

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Why do Americans have to pay so much for College???

by RubaDub in

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i know there is a huge college/university lobby here in the us that lives off of students paying, in some cases, enormous amounts of money just to attend.. putting politics aside, if that is possible, (and i am not a bernie sanders guy by any means), but how can we pay for pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, elementary school, junior high, high school, and then throw a huge debt to someone who wants to continue learning?

can't the us (public and state universities) afford four more years for young people to get on a career path without having to, in some cases, take out a mortgage/loan more than the cost of some homes?

then, (and nothing against immigrants, i am married to one), but then the us has to "import" students from other countries to fill the needs that we should be supplying here.

Jehalapeno

The reason it’s so much is because the government started to guarantee student loans.

That means no matter how much colleges charge, they still get paid. If a student defaults on debt, their wages are garnished.

It stifles competition and is creating a back-end single payer system without checks and limits on tuition.

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They Are Already Talking About Impeaching Trump Again!

by minimus in

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because he voiced his opinion on roger stone’s recommended sentencing as being grossly unfair, the democrats are talking about impeachment.. do they really think that impeaching him will mean that a democrat will get into the white house??.

it is crazy!!

!.

Jehalapeno

Just curious . Did Obama ever get involved with giving his opinions on different court cases or police making arrests??

Yes. He just wasn't a prolific user of Twitter.

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/03/13/lisa-page-obama-doj-ordered-fbi-not-to-prosecute-hillary-clinton/

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Those Who Can't get the OXYGEN Episodes

by Newly Enlightened in

someone has uploaded both episodes to google drive.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1l0ubvtriw6ytinnenmsmxpefotphconi/view.

Jehalapeno

This forum was a huge help to me in leaving the organization.

My concern is with the legal liability that posting these links can pose to this forum. I'd hate for it to go away. It's a great resource and historical archive of the exjw movement of the turn of the century.

I suggest, if you want to share copyrighted productions like this, just ask people to send you a private message. Far less legal exposure to the forum that way.

I'm sure Mike and Kim didn't upload these videos to their YouTube channel for the same reason: risk of copyright strikes and loss of their channel.

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My kids are watching Atheist Content on Youtube!

by Miriam in

i was looking at my children's watch history on youtube when i saw that they were watching atheist content!!!

what should i do?

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Jehalapeno

Rejoice! for their deliverance is near!

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Those Who Can't get the OXYGEN Episodes

by Newly Enlightened in

someone has uploaded both episodes to google drive.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1l0ubvtriw6ytinnenmsmxpefotphconi/view.

Jehalapeno

Those Who Can't get the OXYGEN Episodes

by Newly Enlightened in

someone has uploaded both episodes to google drive.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1l0ubvtriw6ytinnenmsmxpefotphconi/view.

Jehalapeno

I know everyone wants to see this, but isn’t it against forum rules to post content that violates copyright laws?

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*WARNING SUICIDE RELATED POST

by Annamouse in

bit of background: a couple of years ago i was reproved after i slept with a brother that i was in love with but we were not married.

in fairness, the elders were kind and supportive.

the problem is, i had always been the model witness before that.

Jehalapeno

In fairness, the elders were kind and supportive.

They were supportive of you having sex before marriage? That’s a surprise as JWs think that’s wrong.

I support anyone having the freedom to choose to have sex consensually with other adults.

But I seriously doubt those elders were truly supportive of your choice.

I think if you objectively look back on that, you’ll see that they were not supportive and were only gaslighting you so they could exert control over your personal decisions.

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Can You Name ANYTHING That Jehovah’s Witnesses Have Been Right About?

by minimus in

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regarding prophecies, i can’t name one thing jws have been correct about.

as a matter of fact nothing stands out to me that shows the witnesses have the truth..

Jehalapeno

I can. You don’t remember this from the Daniel’s prophecy book?

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How Many Here Remember Hearing Details from the Platform on Why a Person was Reproved or DF'd ???

by RubaDub in

i just had this flashback when commenting on another thread about how they used to announce reproof or dfing from the platform.

at least in our congregation, it was a dramatic event (this is what i can remember from back in the mid-late 60's or early 70's when i was a kid).. at the end of the service meeting, just before singing the final song, the brother would announce, "we have a letter that must be read.

the "congregation servant" (my grandfather or later my father) would then slowly walk from the back of the kh to the platform.

Jehalapeno

I remember it from the early 80's.

Mid 80's they simplified it into two different announcements: one for disfellowshippings and a different one for disassociations.

Then, in the 90's, it was just one announcement. "So-and-so are no longer a Jehovah's Witness."

As recently as 2015 (the last year I attended), they would still give a talk during that month's local needs section related to the particular sin.

I vividly remember at least three of the local needs parts given in months where I was already aware of what someone was being disciplined for. Apostasy, Wife Swapping, Adultery.