Posts by smiddy3

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"Are you the plumber?"

by Jourles in

i've been debating whether or not to post this story simply because the org knows who i am (post history from pre-'05 will tell you all you need to know), and i'm not sure if they would give my parents shit if they knew what transpired earlier this summer.

but you know what, i don't care what they do, because my mom is dying of stage iv cancer and i feel this needs to be heard by anyone struggling with the loss of contact from their relatives.. for those who are not familiar with my background, i became a small thorn in the side of the wts while i was still in.

i'm not big on being deceived, and for me, the org crossed my personal 'red line' when it came to blood and the child abuse issue.

smiddy3

Thanks for sharing your story jouries

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We owe our children honesty, integrity, and the TTATT.

by Fognomore in

in my waking up i have come to a very emotional and costly conclusion.

i have been waking up for about 2 years.

the greatest gift we ( i ) can give our children is honesty and ttatt.

smiddy3

Welcome Fognomore ,look forward to hearing more of your story when you are ready .

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Facebook evangelising

by jhine in

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=2226652490738312&set=a.106546726082243&type=3&theater this was posted on fb by a witness who l am " friends " with .

she has since posted another jw propaganda piece .

these look like they are from the wt and are official evangelising tools .

smiddy3

Funny that the book "Aid To Bible Understanding" printed by Jehovah`s Witnesses admitted that the name Jehovah was not the most accurate and that Yahweh was probably a more accurate rendering.

Also its interesting that nobody in the New Testament /Christian Greek Scriptures either Jesus or his disciples nor anybody else ever used the name Jehovah in the Greek text that Jehovah`s Witnesses based their New World Translation on .

And to top it off the KI translation of the Greek Text a word for word translation of the Greek that the WTB&TS printed does not contain the name/word Jehovah not one time.

Nor does it contain the equivalent Greek four letters of the Hebrew Tetragrammaton APPEAR ANYWHERE IN THE TEXT.

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Just a Rant .......

by LOLS in

jw
friends

hi beautiful people ..... so today is my wedding anniversary ....... .

and first of all my dear husband forgot again .... which is normal according to my dear old dad "it's a man thing " .

but to add insult to injury , i must wait till friday to be taken out for dinner , because low & behold my jdub husband can't miss one bloody jw meeting !

smiddy3

I think that is grounds for a divorce LOL

Next time he wants sex tell him you have a 'meeting' to go too. Tennis club, cameras, painting whatever P&C (PTA). see how he likes it.

I think that`s a great idea zeb

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Is there a surge in "Upwakers"?

by Phizzy in

the stupid word in the topic title is a piss-take on the bloody silly jw word "needgreaters" that i have seen them use.. but my question is genuine, i know it is a cyclical thing, we get what seems to be a lot of newbies, and then things quieten down, but not just on here, elsewhere on social media i am seeing stories of people finding the courage to leave, having woken up for a variety of reasons, but usually the child abuse scandal, and the spiteful, judgmental nature of many jw's, who, though supposedly friends, will run off to the elders to snitch on you, not talk to you.

is their a real increase in those leaving ?

i do hope so, so many more finding real freedom and happiness !.

smiddy3

I hope this is happening on all ex JW sites Phizzy as its very encouraging to see. Especially with the apparent reversal taking place in the JW religion .

Their loss is our gain .

but "Upwakers" ? where did you dig that word up from.?

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Abuse Survivor's $4M Judgment Against Jehovah's Witness Umbrella Organization Upheld by Court 12/10/18

by Not_Culty in

https://www.law.com/newyorklawjournal/2018/12/10/court-upholds-abuse-survivors-4m-judgement-against-jehovahs-witness-umbrella-organization-389-52222/?slreturn=20181111101406.

smiddy3

the Watchtower’s lawyers at Clark Hill in Los Angeles initially had argued that
the documents were protected by clergy-penitent privilege.

Can you believe that ?

To the general public : We are not like Christendom`s religions we don`t have a clergy laity class.

In a Court of Law : We claim Clergy Penitent privilege .

Such hypocrites .

Bring on more Million Dollar law suits against them.

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My story

by Leeny in

i came across this website when i was looking for some emotional/mental support lately as i was summoned by elders to explain someone’s report on me saying “i’m promoting homosexuality”.

i’m inactive, not attending meetings or associating with jw outside of my biological family for almost 2 years now.. yes i am gay (you can judge away) and yes it is in a direct contrast to the scriptures, no arguement about it.. i was brought up in a jw family.

my dad is a typical zealot, he literally talks or thinks about the bible 24/7.

smiddy3

Leeny ,you need to know why JW`s are not the "Truth" why they are not Jehovah God`s spokespeople for today or any other day.

Or alternatively if they are the "Truth" and are chosen by God and are the spokespersons JW.Org.

You need to prove to yourself whether or not they are who they claim to be

And the only way you can do that is do your own research ,if your not prepared to do that and you only listen to what other people say your beliefs / feelings will be swayed this way and that way.not knowing what you believe.

JWfacts shows a lot of what the religion actually printed in their publications were they preaching the truth or falsehood.

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Hello Everyone, Another JW Has Left!

by SuperGirl in

just want to introduce myself and let you know that this site is working and is a big help to lots of jws with doubts.

i've been lurking for about a year, the first couple of times i was frightened and literally shaking visiting an apostate site but it's the only place i can come to for sanity.

the religion has become a nut house.

smiddy3

Welcome Supergirl ,look forward to more of your posts .

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First time here - My Story (Spousal Abuse)

by Centaurus A in

hi everyone, this is my first time here and only in the last 2 weeks have my eyes been opened.

still trying to take in all this new info.

anyways here is my very condensed story:.

smiddy3

Welcome Centaurus A their is a lot to learn on this site and when you have questions about anything feel free to ask.

Nothing is off the table here .

I hope you haven`t left the religion solely on emotional issues or simply because you don`t feel any love in the organization among the bros,and sisters.

Delve into WHY the JW religion is wrong from the scriptures ,and their interpretations ,history, JW`s are not backward in changing their own history and give a sanitized version of their past.

Honestly look at their past prophecy`s in their own literature and see how many times they have failed 100% compared to how many of their prophecy`s/ expectations have come to pass 0 %

Source out old publications and the absurd things they published in the past that they no longer believe and don`t be sucked in with " the light gets brighter " either Jehovah is directing them or he is not .

Finally , Jehovah`s Witnesses today do not believe anything that the International Bible Students /JW`s in 1919 believed when they claim they were appointed by Jesus as the Faithful and discreet slave .

So if they were in fact appointed then in 1919 for what they believed ,they would now be rejected by Jesus/Jehovah because they no longer believe what they taught in 1919.

We look forward to more of your posts

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New Zealand Begins Selling Kingdom Halls

by KiwiBoy in

the wainui-o-mata hall is closing and from 01 february they will be relocated to the 200 seater hall in newlands.

johnsonville is merging with the wellington west congregation and will be known at wellington central also to be located in the newlands hall.

wellington east will remain in the hall in kilbirnie at this stage but rumour has it that this hall will also be sold and they will make up the third congregation sharing the newlands hall.

smiddy3

I've heard on YouTube (a poster who knows folks at their branch office), that genuine regular publisher numbers are really down to about 5 million odd.

If only that were the truth,can only hope so.