Posts by GoneAwol

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Resigned being an elder

by subytrek in

jw
friends

i am new here and this is my first post although i have lurked here for a couple years.

i started having doubts about the org back then and my curiosity overcame my fear of so-called apostate websites so here i am.

i just resigned being an elder 2 weeks ago.

JWgift.org - the UK's Watchtower-sponsored website that "should not be seen as the soliciting of funds in any way"...

by cedars in

...even though it has a massive button on the home page saying "make a donation.".

https://www.jwgift.org/welcome.aspx.

cedars.

GoneAwol

This is about bequeathing a will to WT, found under leaflets, the right hand side one, at the bottom of the page.

'What Should You Do With Your Completed Will?

Executors do not need to know what the will
contains until after your death, but they do need
to know where to find the original will.'

Am I correct in saying that it is up to the will maker to show anyone they want what their will contains? Sounds a bit cloak and dagger? A roundabout way of saying "dont show anyone the will, they might make you change it"

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JWgift.org - the UK's Watchtower-sponsored website that "should not be seen as the soliciting of funds in any way"...

by cedars in

...even though it has a massive button on the home page saying "make a donation.".

https://www.jwgift.org/welcome.aspx.

cedars.

GoneAwol

Suprised the widows mite scripture is'nt on there. Oh, I just realised. Theres a 'minimum' donation of a fiver. Must have been adjusted for inflation...

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Why Watchtower fights dirty in its war against "apostates"

by cedars in

i've just finished putting together an article that attempts to articulate the frustrations faced by those like me in the "apostate" community who are increasingly frustrated by the watchtower's use of dirty tricks in its fight against them.. http://jwsurvey.org/cedars-blog/secrecy-and-deception-watchtower-fights-dirty-in-its-war-against-apostates.

ordinary witnesses are unaware that the watchtower is not fighting apostates on a level playing field.

i highlight three key areas in which this is so.... 1. the huge disparity in how information is presented (i.e.

GoneAwol

Beautifully written. I have some good phrases to use with my mum at dinner today now. Thanks a billion Cedars!

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Why Did You Get Baptised

by God_Delusion in

hi guys,.

so then, why did you get dunked?

were you pressured into it too, or did you do it because you honestly thought it was the right thing to do?.

GoneAwol

So i could date my now wifey! Shes 3 years older than me, and i was only 16 when we started "going on the doors together". Which is a euphemism for secret snogs in the park....

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Will you attend the Memorial this year? Why? Why not?

by Open mind in

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friends

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GoneAwol

We aren`t going. Havnt been to one in 5 years. We dont even get an invite. My suits probably dont fit anyway! My mums invited us to dinner on saturday though. I know from my Dad that we will definately get an invite this year.

She`s a uber dub who kinda smirks when she asks what someone believes in. Then she laughs in their face if its a christendom religion. You know the type of j dub i mean. I love her to bits, but, i know its not the real person. She has severe ocd, shouts at my 13 year old sister all the time, and constantly goes in the service. She has no life outside the org. I think shes lost control of her own life because shes given it all to the faithless and not so discreet slave pedo ring.

So now i have to say no, we are NOT going to play happy families by going to an apostate charade. After all, its only to make her look good as our rescuer from this wicked world. Why do the "unbelievers" have to be the ones to walk on egg shells to keep the peace with the so called believers? I for one, will stand up for what i believe. And be very proud.

GoneAwol...for good

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the other side of disfellowshipping

by nowwhat? in

personally i hate it when you come face to face with someone disfellowshiped and you can't do a simple acknowledgement or greeting.

they are obviously making an effort to be there to be reinstated.

as i recall back in the 1970's they did allow this but what is always the case some took advantage of this provision and in engaged in full blown conversations.

GoneAwol

Of the 4 congs we`ve been in, it has always been policy for disso`d peeps to sit at the back. Apparently its to help them cope with the shame and slip in and out of the hall without people staring at them. I personally think its bollocks. Every single person i knew that was d/shipped i had conversations with.

When me and Free and Happy got married in 91, there was a spate of our peers getting d/shipped. I made a point of talking to them when i could. People make mistakes, but they shouldnt have to keep paying for them with constant shaming. Thats cruel, you wouldnt even do it to a dog.

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Once again, WTS reminds you that you are a bleeping idiot

by LostGeneration in

gems from the latest km on how to behave at the 2013 dcs..... .

if possible, care for restroom needs before the start of the session.

turn off your cell phone so that you will not be distracted by calls or texts or be tempted to text others during the program.

GoneAwol

"do not stay out late" Got a curfew now have we? Which scripture is that command from?

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take a year out.

by bigmac in

i was just reading another thread about elderly dubs looking back on their wasted lives--and the thought occurred--.

they had a choice!.

so--for any active jw's reading this----perhaps having the odd doubt or two:-.

GoneAwol

It could be that the gossip hurts too much, and they feel they have to keep going to moniter what people are saying about them. When our daughter was in hospital, we missed loads of meetings. We came back to lorry loads of gossip. Most people you talked to had some rubbish to throw into the mix. It made you feel like you should have been there to keep a lid on it all. "its easier to go than not go"

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April 2013 Our Kingdom Ministry and other files

by Atlantis in

standing in for atlantis.

i post as [vulcan] with my daughter [petra] who helps as typist.

atlantis said that all of you would know about the download procedures.

GoneAwol

Thankyou Atlantis, Vulcan, Petra, great work! Some clips that caught my eye:

"Those who partake of the bread and the wine tonight should be only the few remaining ones of that number who
will rule with Christ in heaven"

"Those with the earthly hope will no longer observe the Memorial
Will not partake of the emblems then, so do not partake now"

Scared much of rising numbers? "The end wont come quickly if you keep eating crackers and plonk! Stop it! You`re ruining our future! We will not tolerate it!" etc etc.....

Gone Awol..for good