Posts by Simon

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New JW.Watch Website - Plans, Ideas & Submissions

by Simon in

i want to create a new site to help people leaving the wts.. the idea is that it will be curated content of articles and videos on specific subjects such as how to fade, how to handle family, personal experiences of leaving, mistakes to avoid, plus practical life matters impacted by the wts such as how to create or rebuild a career, planning for retirement, getting counselling, making friends etc.... the idea is that it should be lots of voices to share the love and promote lots of people's channels so it becomes a more effective resource (hopefully there will always be something informative and appealing to the people visiting).. if you have a youtube channel that you would like featured, or maybe have some specific video or series that would suit, i'd be happy to include them.. likewise, if you have a subject you'd like to write about and can share some practical knowledge and guidance on, or have a life-story you'd like to share because your experience could benefit others, please let me know.. i bought a domain and setup some placeholder content:.

https://jw.watch.

please message me or post here if you have any questions or ideas..

Simon

Lucky? That's bullshit! We worked hard together to get this, that's not luck

People save themselves, all anyone else can do to help is to make some information available and share their own experiences, but people should be proud of what they did for themselves.

I think especially if you were born in - you were indoctrinated for most of your life and you still saw through it all!

My only suggestion is that it be mobile friendly. If it were possible to have a phone app with an easy to navigate interface it would go over well.

Yes, it will be all modern, mobile friendly and also work offline like an app (great if you want to read things on a trip for example).

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Will the next James Bond be........

by BoogerMan in

.......a disabled black, non-binary, homosexual, transsexual, environmentalist vegan?

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all bases need to be covered.

Simon

Has to be, they have to shit on everything. Same with Dr Who - they already have some black transgender spin-off apparently, peak BBC

Of course few listen to or watch this BS, because it'll be crap.

https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/apr/29/doctor-who-redacted-transgender-podcast

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New JW.Watch Website - Plans, Ideas & Submissions

by Simon in

i want to create a new site to help people leaving the wts.. the idea is that it will be curated content of articles and videos on specific subjects such as how to fade, how to handle family, personal experiences of leaving, mistakes to avoid, plus practical life matters impacted by the wts such as how to create or rebuild a career, planning for retirement, getting counselling, making friends etc.... the idea is that it should be lots of voices to share the love and promote lots of people's channels so it becomes a more effective resource (hopefully there will always be something informative and appealing to the people visiting).. if you have a youtube channel that you would like featured, or maybe have some specific video or series that would suit, i'd be happy to include them.. likewise, if you have a subject you'd like to write about and can share some practical knowledge and guidance on, or have a life-story you'd like to share because your experience could benefit others, please let me know.. i bought a domain and setup some placeholder content:.

https://jw.watch.

please message me or post here if you have any questions or ideas..

Simon

No, its purpose isn't to debate which religious interpretation of the bible is right or wrong, that's just going to be fodder for arguments and preaching and turn some people off. So none of that.

It's not intended to tell people to become atheist, stay christian, or become some other type of christian or that the JWs are wrong. It's about helping people make good choices when leaving and providing guidance and experiences from other people who have had to make the same choices.

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It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars

by Newly Enlightened in

original reddit post (removed).

Simon

He made a point of relating how he wasn't getting paid for unsolicited yard work, as if it's common practice to for adult children to insist on compensation when helping their elderly parents with household chores.

Yeah, but knowing Lloyd, he probably expected to be paid for everything.

A day in the life ...

Dijana: "Can you bring that last bag of shopping in Lloyd?"

Lloyd: "How much? Make me an offer ..."

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It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars

by Newly Enlightened in

original reddit post (removed).

Simon

What a fucktard of a father, using his daughter as a prop like that. What was the plan if someone answered? To pull her away? To cause an emotional scene?

Lloyd: don't use your kid as a prop for your own self-promotion OR as a family bargaining chip, thinking about what is best for her ... and what is not.

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Is it difficult to believe in a loving God?

by Kosonen in

jw
friends

is it difficult to believe in a loving god?.

if yes, i understand you.

it has been difficult to me too.

Simon

He had to do that to defeat Satan and die for our sins so that we can be freed from the death that we deserve as sinners.

And yet here everyone is ... dying.

And as per the fairy story, Jesus is alive and well.

So even the narrative is fake.

He's god of liars, which again is ironic given the claims in the book ... it's like he's opposite god.

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Is it difficult to believe in a loving God?

by Kosonen in

jw
friends

is it difficult to believe in a loving god?.

if yes, i understand you.

it has been difficult to me too.

Simon

The idea of a loving and omnipotent god can't be squared with the reality of history and the misery and suffering of millions.

If god exists, he's a grade A twat and a psychopath ... which ironically matches the stories of him in the book that claims he's all loving.

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New JW.Watch Website - Plans, Ideas & Submissions

by Simon in

i want to create a new site to help people leaving the wts.. the idea is that it will be curated content of articles and videos on specific subjects such as how to fade, how to handle family, personal experiences of leaving, mistakes to avoid, plus practical life matters impacted by the wts such as how to create or rebuild a career, planning for retirement, getting counselling, making friends etc.... the idea is that it should be lots of voices to share the love and promote lots of people's channels so it becomes a more effective resource (hopefully there will always be something informative and appealing to the people visiting).. if you have a youtube channel that you would like featured, or maybe have some specific video or series that would suit, i'd be happy to include them.. likewise, if you have a subject you'd like to write about and can share some practical knowledge and guidance on, or have a life-story you'd like to share because your experience could benefit others, please let me know.. i bought a domain and setup some placeholder content:.

https://jw.watch.

please message me or post here if you have any questions or ideas..

Simon

I've always thought that personal experiences are really powerful - there's a reason the WTS use them so much in literature and from the platform.

Remember, you want to help people who have been indoctrinated to think we're out to get them. Seeing that we're just like them, have gone through the same challenges they may be going through and most importantly have come out the other side happy, living successful lives is one of the most powerful things possible.

Just the notion that people who leave the WTS don't turn into deranged dug taking immoral crazies (well, not all of us) and that you can leave with your family intact and all be happier will knock the legs out of what they have been led to believe.

Also, that the issues they have endured in their local congregation are not isolated or unique, it's what has happened to many many people.

The anger-messages calling the WTS names and bad-mouthing JWs doesn't help anyone and simply plays into the WTS narrative, but it's what some who leave get their needle stuck on.

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New JW.Watch Website - Plans, Ideas & Submissions

by Simon in

i want to create a new site to help people leaving the wts.. the idea is that it will be curated content of articles and videos on specific subjects such as how to fade, how to handle family, personal experiences of leaving, mistakes to avoid, plus practical life matters impacted by the wts such as how to create or rebuild a career, planning for retirement, getting counselling, making friends etc.... the idea is that it should be lots of voices to share the love and promote lots of people's channels so it becomes a more effective resource (hopefully there will always be something informative and appealing to the people visiting).. if you have a youtube channel that you would like featured, or maybe have some specific video or series that would suit, i'd be happy to include them.. likewise, if you have a subject you'd like to write about and can share some practical knowledge and guidance on, or have a life-story you'd like to share because your experience could benefit others, please let me know.. i bought a domain and setup some placeholder content:.

https://jw.watch.

please message me or post here if you have any questions or ideas..

Simon

Thanks, LOL

I don't mind being the caretaker / janitor - the main thing is to try to help people who are leaving and to promote a more diverse selection of voices, so there are more alternatives.

I think this will help people who are exiting and make for a healthier community. We need to do better so bad-actors can't prey on people.

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It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars

by Newly Enlightened in

original reddit post (removed).

Simon

It's like he has the WT handbook of how to be a pratlike elder, sitting right in front of him

He was trained by the WTS remember, and it sounds like his father is one of those "in it for the power" type elders who run a congregation as their own little fiefdom, rather than being there to serve.

It's really no surprise that he knows all the elder tricks for putting people down and making people feel bad.