Posts by problemaddict

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When You Learned TTATT, the truth about the truth(tm) How Did It Make You Feel?

by LoisLane looking for Superman in

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i felt stunned.

i felt betrayed.. just lois.

problemaddict

I can't pinpoint when I "learned". I think I knew and was in denial. i still don't know if I had an ahha moment. But I felt the following almost in order.

Anger/frustration - Nobody would listen

Panic - My whole world will change and what if i'm wrong.

Helplessness - My family is hostage, my friends I will lose, and there is nothing I can do to change the religion.

Betrayal - I gave them the best years of my life blah blah blah

Personal responsibility - I am ultimately always in charge of myself. I can't make anyone else do anything. What matters most is my integrity, living an authentic life, and my family.

Confusion - What now?

I am currently in a mix between the bottom 2.

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How Many Here Have Ever Smoked Pot or Tobacco?

by minimus in

jw
friends

am i the only one who has done neither?.

problemaddict

The occasional herb has past by my lips, as does the nice cigar from time to time.

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AAWA is here!! (The Association of Anti-Watchtower Activists)

by cedars in

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcic4g5tulw.

http://www.jwactivists.org.

facebook the association of anti-watchtower activists.

Here is the point. The "ex" community as well as those in and leaving and fading and been gone for decades......is fractioned. So dare I say it....there needs to be some "organization", that leads the charge. I am sure it can evolve, but having a point of start where there can be cooperation and common theme is very important. Especially in getting the message out to the public first, and JW's that will listen second.

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Summary of WT Appeal Brief in Conti Case

by Chaserious in

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if they were able to win on this ground, they could get out completely (although it could still be appealed to the ca supreme court).

problemaddict

I had a conversation with someone who is active and serving about this case. They have children as well. I asked the why anything other than a report to the police was acceptable. They literally said they preferred to defer to the society, and that they wouldn't want to go to the police and "open that can of worms...and that anyways the slaves direction should be enough for me."

Unbelievable.

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in regards to AAWA

by johnamos in

oh how i wish i could just write out something that would cause you all to know and understand that what i say is true.

or i wish i could tell yall that i am going to do something like cause an earthquake (with jehovahs spirit backing me) at a certain place and time, then after i posted such info then it occurred just as i said...then maybe you would listen and believe what i say.. .

and even more so, your lack of knowledge and belief in jehovah and in his word the bible.

problemaddict

Johnamos,

You are speaking loud but not saying anything. You are opposed to AAWA, but also opposed to the society. So here is a thought, not everything is what we think it should be. AAWA will accomplish good, and pools resources for a fractioned community of ex-jw's. MANY of us cannot "come out" as it were, because of the stranglehold this religion has on family and fiends.

If you have not been in that situation, you really can't say anything about it. Period. Were you at one time a JW? Why overly focused on things you cannot predict and don't belong to you to understand? (WW3 because N Korea is having a temper tantrum?)

Why not concisely say what you think, or better yet, present some research you think would be helpful to the cause.

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Disturbing new YouTube video showing Anthony Morris's approach to teenage baptism

by cedars in

if anyone was under the illusion that all baptized jw children become dedicated solely of their own volition, then hopefully this new video should be a wake-up call.. .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plgbjdgoj-u.

(unfortunately, due to the soundtrack i've chosen, this video is apparently banned in germany.

problemaddict

Old enough to reason. My favorite parts are when he says "we've never said that", like its some great revelation he is explaining that he gets to be in charge of.

My other favorite part is after the driverse license analogy, he says we don't force it, but then says but don't you accept "any of that buisness".

This guys arrogance just spills out of him.

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BROTHERS & SISTERS - READ THE BROCHURE!

by The Searcher in

jesus always used illustrations to help people reason on the import of what he was saying.

here is an illustration followed by a reality;.

imagine that your heart went out to all those poor people who suffered when fukushima blew up, so much so, that when an internationally renowned charity asked for donations to help those in need, you donated $5000 to the cause.

problemaddict

ADCMS - I get what you are saying. It seems pretty clear. Quoting them not actual cost, but what something theoretically would cost if you had Satans people build it, is not honest. It is however interesting that the homeowner in this situation could make out like a bandit.

I guess it would be too much to ask for that person to donate some back to the branch (for materials), and then take everyone that worked on the place to dinner, and then maybe the rest given to a general fund for the community. :) Wishful thinking you say? Yeah.....wishful thinking.

As far as the assembly halls go, I think you are forgetting the very clear expenses. There are four. Electricity, water (those toilets don't flush themselves, supplies (paper towels, cleaners), and the poor sap who lives on site making sure the place isn't molested by non-believers when nobody is looking. He makes a couple hundred a month right? So yeah, 16K sounds about right. Lol.

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Summary of WT Appeal Brief in Conti Case

by Chaserious in

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if they were able to win on this ground, they could get out completely (although it could still be appealed to the ca supreme court).

problemaddict

Great summary Chaserious. Very easy to follow and understand for the layman.

Good luck on the bar. I think the most damning thing for them, is that their most recent letter on the matter to the BOE, does not preclude molestors from serving at some point in the future. What a mistep that was!

From our perspective, I think it is most telling that their lawyers, at least one of which is a local elder in San Diego, have argued

a) that they have no "duty" to protect from harm in the case of a confessed molestation in the trusting environment that is the congregation.

b) That they could violate the rights of the abuser because he had not yet been convicted of a crime.

Just from a moral standpoint, it is clear to any onlooker that the only true religion on earth, has given up the moral highground with these assertions. I think the day will come when they wish they would have just paid this, and moved on.

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New light Watchtower magazine leaked from organization weeks ahead of general release

by cedars in

http://jwsurvey.org/governing-body-2/new-light-watchtower-magazine-leaked-from-organization-weeks-ahead-of-general-release.

if doctrinal explanations are missing from the article, it is because they are also missing from the magazine.. i would like to give my thanks again to my source for supplying me with the magazine article weeks ahead of its scheduled release.

it showed remarkable courage, because risks were taken.

problemaddict

Great job Cedars. Really man this is much appreciated and you are a soldgier.

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Inquiry on GB 2.0 member - Did they get married?

by bats in the belfry in

it's been a while since we heard about their engagement.

did they break it off?

did they get married?.

problemaddict

Hey guys, I think this was just a photo of a pioneer girl with the visiting speaker. Nothing scandalous. Unless of course someone here knows Mark or his family.