Posts by Funchback

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Did you ever feel like this?

by Mandrake in

i'm thinking in emigrating... i feel like i'm stuck here in chile, and going likely to canada (i have my aunt and cousins there, full citizens) is like a real option by now.... i feel like i'm stuck and that in a best scenario i will be starting at the bottom of the pit, with about 75.000 (usd) in university debt (from 3 different sources) that won't go away easy, broken family, unstable relations with my mother, i think that i've almost got over the jw issue, but the consequences on my life being a born in are severe.... this saturday will be my second appointment with the therapist, i'm trying to figure out how to put things in order by now, my due date is december, to make any decisions... i finished almost to 5th year of dentistry, roughly 2 years remained but couldn't handle the family struggle, suicide attempts, getting out the wt, 4 house moves in 3 years, my father not paying a nickel for the university... i supported my mother to my own detriment, she's coming out of borderline personality disorder and i think she's a lot better but im tired... .

...as i'm "almost" a dentist i work from time to time with some patients (friends, ex-univsity patients), i've done a lot of crowns, surgeries, fillings etc to earn some money at my brother in-law clinic)... but i got kicked out of university for failing to complete some clinical requirements because of lack of patients in the previous courses, i just hadn't the force to try harder... studying was clearly not a priority by then, and as i used to be a good student just didn't know all the rules about failing courses... well that is, i just wanted to vent a little....

Funchback

Hello Mandrake.

After leaving the JWs, I pushed the reset button on my life. Twice.

First, I moved from Philadelphia to Phoenix, leaving behind my marriage and my religion. It wasn't an instant decision, though. My wife (now ex) was (is) a JW and our marriage was already weak even before I learned the truth about The Truth.

After 2 years in Phoenix, while I liked it, I decided to press the reset button one more time. After a first failed attempt, I eventually made my way to Fortaleza, Ceára (Brazil).

That was in 2011.

It was here that I finally found myself and discovered who I was always meant to be. I am happy beyond words and it was the 4th best decision I have ever made (1. Having a son, 2. My fiancé and 3. Leaving the JWs).

My piece of advice is that it comes with a cost. You will likely sacrafice seeing your loved ones in Chile for some time. It will take some time to become legal in Canada as well as to save money in order to visit family in Chile. But, if you have the support and blessing of your family, then go for it.

Live your life.

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David Splane on the "older members" of the GB

by Richard_I in

jw
friends

in the august broadcast, david splane is shown in a morning worship video.

i just wanted to focus on the end of the video, were he has this to say:.

the governing body loves to get together and discuss the bible.

Funchback

So, the GB needs to be absolutely sure everything fits if they are guided directly by God's Holy Spirt.

Hmm...So if I had a table with round holes and someone gave me a bunch of different shaped pegs (a square one, a triangular one, a round one, etc.), it would take a few seconds to sort through the lot and find the round peg.

That's how clear I would expect any god of all living things to make it when giving directions to so-called appointed men. In fact, this god would probably only give these Keystone Cops one round peg, thus making it a no-brainer. No need to "make" anything fit. It either fits or it doesn't.

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NEWS 5 INVESTIGATES: Sex offender going door-to-door

by OrphanCrow in

http://www.koaa.com/story/32799137/news-5-investigates-sex-offender-going-door-to-door.

by carlos vergara, investigative reporter.

colorado springs -66 year old waymon ivery is re-living a nightmare that happened more than two decades ago.

Funchback

But only if the elders knew about it and if the Branch office instructed them to do so.
And only if the "known child molester" cooperated fully.

Them there be a lot of ifs.

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NEWS 5 INVESTIGATES: Sex offender going door-to-door

by OrphanCrow in

http://www.koaa.com/story/32799137/news-5-investigates-sex-offender-going-door-to-door.

by carlos vergara, investigative reporter.

colorado springs -66 year old waymon ivery is re-living a nightmare that happened more than two decades ago.

Funchback

I have gone door to door alone.

They are always making stuff up on the fly and they act like they have the answer to everything. And, when you corner them about something they can't find the answer for, they pull the "we must wait on Jehovah" card.

I really can't stand them anymore.

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Experience You'll Never Hear at The Conventions: I write Porn Part Time and Pioneer!

by MTSman in

i’m a pioneer in city of brotherly love.

(yeah i said my city.

don’t give a fuck) most pioneers who need extra money, get a part gig working as a security guard, barista, or making sandwiches for a few bucks an hour.

Funchback

I, too, am from Philly.

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Alligators Infested Waters

by Iamallcool in

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friends

do you know the name of the country where the wt said the brothers walked thru alligators infested waters to go to the assembly, etc?

there is no way i will do that for jehoober!

they sound like rick fearon.

Funchback

If the JWs cross the waters while toting a literature cart, the crocs will just swim right by them.

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Part One of what could be a long introduction

by LifesNotOver in

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friends

hello - let me try to explain.

a couple of months ago or so i joined this forum, then shortly after checked out jwrecovery which seemed a better fit personally and joined them.

started to feel comfortable there and they closed, and i pouted for a while.

Funchback

Welcome!

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What should I do?

by Tameria2001 in

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friends

hello everyone, it's been quite a while since i was last on this forum.

originally i was under a different user name, but lost all that information when i moved to a different state.

anyways, i had left the jws back in 2001, after being raised up in it most of my childhood life.

Funchback

Great stuff, Tameria2001.

I'm glad you went and didn't play by anyone's rules except your own.

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At a regional convention today....

by Nobodyspecial in

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friends

it really stands out to me just how phoney the bonds of forced brotherhood are.

the smiles are paper thin when they see each other in hotels.

the laughs forced.

Funchback

You are spot on. It's amazing how one can truly see how the cult is once awakened,

Next, if you are in the fading process, the meetings will become like cinder blocks weighing your mind down, and each word uttered from the platform will feel like a sharp nail being tapped slowly into your ear canals.

Field service will begin to make you physically ill as you know in your heart of hearts what you are selling to the householder is a sack of hazardous waste.

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Is this Intentional or Assumptive?

by Funchback in

taken from this article in the boston globe: https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/regionals/north/2016/06/29/what-makes-jehovah-witnesses-different-from-other-christians/hlwbp3fmll6dtepkhh7lwj/story.html.

what is the meaning of baptism?.

baptism is a choice witnesses make — as adults — to dedicate their lives to god.

Funchback

Taken from this article in The Boston Globe: https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/regionals/north/2016/06/29/what-makes-jehovah-witnesses-different-from-other-christians/HLwbP3fmlL6dtepkHh7LWJ/story.html

What is the meaning of baptism?
Baptism is a choice Witnesses make — as adults — to dedicate their lives to God. According to the faith, spiritual protection is granted to those who “live in harmony” with their dedication.

At the end of the article, the source is listed as JW.org. However, I couldn't find anywhere on JW.org that says Witnesses make - as adults - the choice to get baptized.

So, where did the writer get this part, "as adults", from? Why did they go out of their way to highlight "as adults"? It was written to stand out. Was he/she assumptive, concluding that since infant baptism isn't allowed, only adults are? Were they being intentionally misleading? Did someone from the Society give the writer this information?

What do you think happened?

I tried to find the writer's name or e-mail address to clarify but the article doesn't contain either.