To make a long story short: As an Elder, I read Ray Franz’s two books COC, ISOCF. Then add some issues I saw as an Elder and I DA’ed myself, pronto......
Posts by ThiChi
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by orangefatcat ini have been wondering, just how many of us here started looking into the injustices of the wtbs after being disfellowshipped.
did some of us look here in order to justify our anger because we were ousted.
did some have hatred right away or was it gradual?
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Another reinstatement meeting coming up...
by MavMan ini turned in a request (by letter) for reinstatement last week and ive been informed that i will meeting with my original judicial committee this coming wednesday.
im very excited and happy, but at the same time i want to be careful how i conduct myself.
in the last meeting in early march, my reinstatement request was turned down.
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ThiChi
MavMAn:
I hope for all the best. It seems your heart is still with the Jws, and if this is the case, then go back. It might take a “Round Two” for you to awake from your "psychic sleep" to realize the difference between reality and illusion.
For the most part, I hope this board has given you an honest observation of what is going on in the JW world.......
It will take an awareness of your own wrong training, your conditioning, to change yourself into a "new" person, on the right path......
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Question re tower logo at Bethel (NYers??)
by comment ina friend of mine in new york just told me that the big tower logo on the side of bethel is no longer there.
instead, there's a giant neon sign saying "watchtower" and a digital clock.. how long has this been the case?
does anybody know why they got rid of the tower logo?.
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ThiChi
Do you mean, "Read the Bible Daily" logo???
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New Meeting attendance policy??
by noidea ini couldn't believe it when my daughter came home from a weekend at her cousins.
she had gone to the meeting with them on sunday and had been approached by an elder (an uncle by marriage)..he was of course joking when he said this....he had the nerve to tell her that because i was not attending the meetings (haven't been for 7 months) that they were going to have to come to my home with a shotgun and make me go.
i have heard of shotgun weddings before not shotgun meeting attendance.
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ThiChi
I agree...the force of “pressure” is a constant with the JWs..
"Time is what keeps everything from happening all at once" - Buckaroo Bonsai
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My Dad called
by Elsewhere inthe other day i sent my family a framed studio photograph that i had made for them.. i called to make sure they got it and my mom said that she did and that it was placed with the other family photos in the living room.. a few days later my dad called to thank me.
he then went off into a tangent about how he wants me to come back to the "truth".
i told him that i respect his right to believe as he will, but i expect the same in return.
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ThiChi
Time for some Theocratic Strategy (Just good ol’ Lying, that is)! When the Jws come to your door and ask for “You,” just say, “sorry, no one lives here by that name.”
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More Sex Abuse Accusers Come Forward
by ThiChi infolks, i really believe that once the jw sexual abuse mishandling becomes national news, a flood of accusers will come forward too........ more sex abuse accusers come forward .
by greg sukiennik.
associated press writer.
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ThiChi
Folks, I really believe that once the JW Sexual Abuse mishandling becomes National News, a flood of accusers will come forward too.......
More Sex Abuse Accusers Come Forward
By Greg Sukiennik
Associated Press Writer
Sunday, April 14, 2002; 7:33 PMBOSTON –– Attorneys for people who allege they were sexually abused by Boston-area priests said more than 450 more alleged victims have come forward since the scandal broke in January.
"Some of them realize for the first time that they're not an isolated incident," said Mitchell Garabedian, who settled with the Boston Archdiocese last month on behalf of 86 people who accused former priest John Geoghan of abusing them.
Court documents released in January showed Cardinal Bernard Law and other Roman Catholic church officials knew Geoghan had been accused of abuse but kept moving him from parish to parish.
Garabedian said he has taken on 250 new clients who said they were assaulted by Geoghan and other priests.
"The Geoghan case has opened up the flood gates," he said.
Attorney Jeffrey Newman said he has taken on 100 new cases since January. He said that after each news report about allegations against particular priests, new clients have come forward accusing those priests of abuse.
Garabedian said alleged victims "seem to draw strength from the media coverage."
Attorney Roderick MacLeish told the Boston Sunday Globe he also has received 100 new clients. A call to his office from The Associated Press was not immediately returned Sunday.
Calls for Law's resignation mounted after church personnel records released by MacLeish at a news conference last week showed Law and other archdiocese officials knew the Rev. Paul Shanley had been accused of abuse over three decades.
Law, who announced in a letter to priests Friday that he would not step down, did not say Mass at Holy Cross Cathedral on Sunday as he usually does.
In a scene that's become familiar since the clergy sexual abuse scandal began, about three dozen protesters picketed the Cathedral. Some called for criminal charges against Law.
"I'm a psychologist. If I did what he did I'd be in prison right now. I'd have to file a report if I suspected abuse," said Ann Hagan Webb, of Wellesley.
Some worshippers expressed support for Law.
"He should stay on...he's in the best position to take care of this business," said Jim Contrino, a churchgoer at St. John the Evangelist in Quincy. "Someone new would have to start all over."
Law has not appeared in public since his letter was released and has canceled a meeting of the Presbyterial Council scheduled for Thursday, the Boston Herald reported. The Council is a group of 40 priests that advise Law on pastoral issues.
Archdiocese spokeswoman Donna Morrissey did not return calls Sunday.
Also Sunday, The Washington Post reported that the head of Milwaukee's archdiocese moved a priest who was a known sex offender from one parish to another in 1979 and did not remove him until 1992.
Archbishop Rembert G. Weakland established a 1988 program that has been lauded as a model for handling sexual abuse allegations. A call from The Associated Press to an archdiocese spokesman was not immediately returned Sunday.
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Wouldn't It Be Great If We Could Only.......
by Englishman indo you remember feeling like that when you were a jw?.
if only we were allowed to ........... (fill in the blanks stating what it was you really wanted to do, but couldn't because of your religion.
) i'll wait for someone else to start because my "if only" is a bit obvious.. englishman...
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ThiChi
If only I were allowed to:
1. Sports in School
2. Had the chance to be the Bass Player in Dick Dale’s band
3. Smoke a good, Cuban Cigar with a Brandy
At least I have the Cubans now!!
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The latest info on Prince
by terafera inthis was emailed to me[:.
let me provide you with some facts about prince .
his full name is roger prince nelson.
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ThiChi
Thanks for the info, keep posting! I just can't see Prince submitting to the WT on how to do almost everything in his life........only time will tell...........
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Pioneering slips Again
by metatron inapril 2001 - lists number of regular pioneers.
for january 90,477. april 2002 - lists number of regular pioneers.
for january 89,007 (u.s.).
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ThiChi
Hey, if they can get it down to five min., I just might come back!
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Outrageous memorial experience *sigh*
by Liquidizer inthe following one is from h2o, written by mackoz:.
new procedure for d-f'd at the memorial?
i've gone from being an elder to being a man who can hardly bring himself to open his well-thumbed bible.
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ThiChi
Thanks for your post, Liquidizer. Your experience has inspired you (and us). Remember, inspiration is unblocked energy. Understanding what the WT is all about does the unblocking, which releases energy and Inspiration. I feel sorry for all those still in the trap............