Thank you for sharing. I have followed Oompa's posts for several years, he was always one of my favorites. So many of us only knew him through his posts and were shocked and saddened that he felt there was no other way to end the pain, I can only imagine the grief that you guys are feeling by having him as a friend in the flesh.
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I would love for you to know my Oompa.... (from one of his closest friends)
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Tom Brady 22 out of 36, 340 yards, 3 TDs. Rallied back from 21-7................,..
by Theocratic Sedition into win 52-28. .
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And dummy me benched him this week! Ugh!
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What happens if the lights go out during a meeting?
by WTWizard inwe all know of those kingdumb hells that don't have windows.
and i never saw an a$$embly hell that had windows that would let light in that would reach the auditorium.
so, what do they do if the lights go out during the middle of a boasting session?.
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I remember when I was a kid (before cell phones) the lights went out. It happened to be the night my dad got disfellowshipped so the meeting had to continue so they could announce it. I believe they used flashlights for the rest of the meeting.
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My video recorded apostasy trial is now live
by RayPublisher inpart 3 (which is where the actual meeting begins) is finished.
it took my computer hours and hours to render and upload it!!
anyway, this is what i just posted on my youtube channel:.
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Great job-I'm sure that you at least got those brothers to think about some things. How could they not? Don't be surpised if down the road one of them approaches you with his wrestling conscience.
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Went back out in Field Service Today... Feedback?
by simon17 inafter three years i dusted off my bible put on my sunday suit and walked door-to-door in the glorious morning sun for 90 minutes solid (no breaks--old-school).
' i always felt some subtle compulsion to do this, i don't know why.
it was not for subterfuge or causing trouble.
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Good job-I wish I would have tried your sermon when I was still trying to keep up a good front by going door to door with the JW's. Having that attitude would have made it a lot more tolerable. It's an excellent sermon for anyone still forced to be in the borg and going in service.
But for me personally, I always hated field service so this is not something that I would consider doing now that I am out and free.
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Need help...Letter from m-i-l calling us apostates
by TweetieBird inwe got a letter from my mother-in-law today (3 hand-written pages).
i will type it for you and hope that you can help me reply to it.
this is the whole letter exactly.. first a little background.
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The Searcher-great points that I will try to incorporate into my letter to her.
Cobaltcupcake-I do love her but we moved away from our hometown over 7 years ago. I don't wish her or the other family members any harm, but we have continued our lives without the rest of the family. I have a husband, 4 boys and a grandson that want nothing to do with JW's and that's all that really matters to me. "Out of sight, out of mind."
Ding-my plan exactly
Blondie-as always, you're amazing...will definitely refer to your quotes
00Dad-love your response-will probably quote you
belbab-love that response about WTS leaving me..so much great ammo to use
JeffT-love where you are going with that, but I hope that she comes to that conclusion on her own
perfect1-she is famous for her guilt trips...
loosie-she was not born in but her mom became a witness when she was 10 so she pretty much was indoctrinated from a very young age
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Comedian Jeff Ross makes fun of Masturbation video by JW's
by dazed but not confused inhttp://youtu.be/0fljpkipukc.
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OMG-that was so funny! Of course I'm on my 3rd glass of wine so anything is funny at this point.
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Have you met anyone on the Governing Body?
by Christ Alone ini posted on another thread about a couple of my experiences of meeting the governing body while i was in brooklyn.
i wanted to see if anyone else had any experiences along these same lines.
i met most of the ones that were current during the 2001-2003 years.
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I met Carey Barber when he was our CO, worked out in service with him before, quite the experience. He loved his beer.
My dad was a doctor and Henshel was a patient of his at one time. He and his wife were very nice, especially his wife.
Of course, both of these guys are dead now.
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Need help...Letter from m-i-l calling us apostates
by TweetieBird inwe got a letter from my mother-in-law today (3 hand-written pages).
i will type it for you and hope that you can help me reply to it.
this is the whole letter exactly.. first a little background.
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I love all the responses so far.
Tammy - I do still believe in God and Christ, I would consider myself a spiritual person but not a religious person. I have mentioned to her in the past that to be a JW means to accept without question that Jehovah is using the GB as his channel for man and without that complete faith in the organization it would be impossible to go out in service and try to convince someone else it's the truth if you don't believe it 100%. I would like proof from the scriptures that they were chosen. I have never gotten a clear answer, just basically that they are who they are because they say they are. Silly me, I always thought Jesus was the mediator between God and man, not the organization.
Black Sheep - it was a couple of years ago that I asked her that and she actually replied with something that made sense. She admitted that it took her a while. I can't remember exactly what the reply was but I remember that I was going to follow up with something else but didn't have the energy to spend a couple of hours on the phone with her about it. She puts a wall up if she suspects you are coming at her as an "apostate".
Talesin - I like the way you think and that will definitely be the gist of the letter. I guess I want to find a way to politely say to her, "what if you are wrong and you've judged us to die at Armageddon and alienated us from yourself and the rest of the family?" She is definitely the matriarch.
smmcroberts - my children are all grown, only 1 got baptized and he got disfellowshipped not too long after that for fornication. He tried to get reinstated after a couple of years. We moved and he started going to a different hall-the elders at this one approached him after several months to put a letter in, he did but the original committee denied it. He tried again a few months later and they denied it again because he had had sex after getting disfellowshipped even though he stayed celibate while trying to get reinstated. He gave up after that and hasn't looked back. He was the only one of my kids that actually thought it was the truth but now he wants nothing to do with it.
Fernando - a lot of great information. Quick question...What is legalism and what is the opposite? I don't come on this board too much anymore but I have seen a lot of talk about it. I don't understand myself so would never go there with her without fully knowing it myself.
When the whole UN thing came out, she was the only one I approached about it. I told her that it really bothered me and I felt like maybe Jehovah removed his spirit from the organization because of it. Afterall, he changed his mind about the Jews so why not the witnesses especially after going to bed with the wild beast. It didn't affect her at all, in fact she said that unless Jehovah came down to earth directly and told her the organization was wrong, she would follow them. It's hard to reason with that so I dropped it. She mentioned it to several elders and the circuit overseer. The CO and the DO came by once to encourage us back to the meetings and asked us if it was because of the UN thing and I told them that was part of it. They said they didn't understand why the society would do that either. I was dumbfounded that it was accepted without question.
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Need help...Letter from m-i-l calling us apostates
by TweetieBird inwe got a letter from my mother-in-law today (3 hand-written pages).
i will type it for you and hope that you can help me reply to it.
this is the whole letter exactly.. first a little background.
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She is 76 or 77 and a regular pioneer and in pretty good health. I have no desire to change her but I feel sad that she is in such torment over us not being witnesses. I like your idea of just showing her unconditional love in spite of the way the rest of the family treat us.