Posts by alecholmesthedetective

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Hi! I'm New Here

by alecholmesthedetective in

jw
friends

hi there, as was suggested to me, i'm starting this thread to say hi to everyone.. my awakening began recently, after the new light on the 'slave'.

i felt it didn't add up and went to check and found out ttatt.

for a while i tried to find evidence of whether the wt might still be god's organization, i needn't say i couldn't.. i had already resigned as a ministerial servant and a pioneer, had already had several issues with the elders and did not put up with their nonsense for a long.

alecholmesthedetective

Thank you everyone! It's so gooooood to know there are other open-minded people out there. You're all very smart and witty and it's just great to be here.

People like us need support and this site is amazing for that.

I will follow all your recommendations!

@Robert/ABibleStudent, I will check the video, the website and the books!

@Newly Enlightened, amen! And peace to you too, I have no doubt that the truth can stand up to scrutiny.

@insearchoftruth4, yeah the truth really sets us free!

@BorgHater, thank you for the very cool card!

@WingCommander, exactly! I now eagerly wait to see the next changes they'll come up with, can you imagine?

@Pickler, I'll mind my sleeping hours LOL

Thank you all

Alec

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Hi! I'm New Here

by alecholmesthedetective in

jw
friends

hi there, as was suggested to me, i'm starting this thread to say hi to everyone.. my awakening began recently, after the new light on the 'slave'.

i felt it didn't add up and went to check and found out ttatt.

for a while i tried to find evidence of whether the wt might still be god's organization, i needn't say i couldn't.. i had already resigned as a ministerial servant and a pioneer, had already had several issues with the elders and did not put up with their nonsense for a long.

alecholmesthedetective

Hi there, as was suggested to me, I'm starting this thread to say hi to everyone.

My awakening began recently, after the new light on the 'slave'. I felt it didn't add up and went to check and found out TTATT. For a while I tried to find evidence of whether the WT might still be God's organization, I needn't say I couldn't.

I had already resigned as a ministerial servant and a pioneer, had already had several issues with the elders and did not put up with their nonsense for a long. Favouritism, politics, etc.

There are so many things to read and investigate, I'm looking forward to keeping searching and learning and living life free of the shackles I was under, as I was born in the cult and got baptized when I was 12. I really, really believed it, and thought it was the best way to live your life especially since the end was sooooo imminent. I haven't lost my faith in God or the bible, but I feel we must keep testing our beliefs, because if they are true, they will stand the test.

I'm really happy to have found this forum with so many like-minded people. I'm having a very good time here and you're all great.

Alec Holmes

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New Member-Active Elder

by Promitheas in

jw
friends

i'm a new member & i'd like to say hi to everyone, intoducing myself.. i am a 3rd generation born-in at mid 50's & an active elder.. english is not my mother language, so pls ignore any grammatical errors.

i live in a small country in europe.. i'd like to thank you for all information posted.

some of them have rally helped me to understand and examine again my beliefs.. last new light concerning f&ds=gb has verified the idea that they are popes in the position op pope.. i still believe in god & in his son jesus christ but not in the gb..

alecholmesthedetective

Thanks Found Sheep!

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JW Standup Comedy Routine

by enigma1863 in

so i have been doing stand up and i want to talk about being a jw in my act.

im trying to write a few rants to talk about.

so far i have beards, holidays, the oddities of the memorial, childhood baptism vs marriage.

alecholmesthedetective

I don't know, ever since I researched 1914 I've been wondering what Jesus has been doing for the last almost 100 years since he became king. I mean, what does 'kinging' involve in his case...can you imagine how bored he must be?

Not to mention the anointed ones who've already been resurrected to reign with Christ but have to wait until everyone gets up there because otherwise the Millennium can't start, they must be bored as well...

What do they do to pass 100 years? Play riddles? Try to guess the date of Armageddon and Jesus tries hard not to let it slip if he already knows it?

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Were/Are you and Elder, MS, CO, Bethelite, etc.? (Please check in here)

by El_Guapo in

jw
friends

i'm sure alot of you have noticed, the influx of new jwn members with "postitions within the cong" this is amazing, i myself am still an m.s.

working to get removed.

lol my wife (who has been really supportive throughout my fade) asked my why i am doing i decided to fade?.

alecholmesthedetective

Hi there, I was a regular pioneer and a MS, I resigned from the privileges last year. Saw a lot of favouritism, politics, plenty of evidence that many things happening in the congregation had not been decided by the holy spirit, but by influential men in the congregation. For a while I fooled myself with "the org is made of imperfect people" line, until I started doing research.

Because I spoke my mind and put a limit on how much nonsense I could put up with, I was gradually stripped of privileges and not even told, I would find out when I asked.

The new light on the Slave rang alarm bells and then I found out TTATT. It was then that I understood why some men viewed themselves as untouchable and powerful, in an org that revels in this attitude.

Whilst I'm keeping a very low profile I'm at a stage where I'm no longer afraid of mere men, the org, or of warning others about it.

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You-are-too-dumb: Proper handling of nested magazines (BOE Letter)

by pixel in

to all bodies of elders.

re: proper handling of nested magazines.

dear brothers:.

alecholmesthedetective

OMG I'm dying here...I just can't even with this thread

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New Member-Active Elder

by Promitheas in

jw
friends

i'm a new member & i'd like to say hi to everyone, intoducing myself.. i am a 3rd generation born-in at mid 50's & an active elder.. english is not my mother language, so pls ignore any grammatical errors.

i live in a small country in europe.. i'd like to thank you for all information posted.

some of them have rally helped me to understand and examine again my beliefs.. last new light concerning f&ds=gb has verified the idea that they are popes in the position op pope.. i still believe in god & in his son jesus christ but not in the gb..

alecholmesthedetective

Thank you Found Sheep

Incidentally, anyone who can confirm whether to start a thread one needs 'permission' would be most welcome....

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New Member-Active Elder

by Promitheas in

jw
friends

i'm a new member & i'd like to say hi to everyone, intoducing myself.. i am a 3rd generation born-in at mid 50's & an active elder.. english is not my mother language, so pls ignore any grammatical errors.

i live in a small country in europe.. i'd like to thank you for all information posted.

some of them have rally helped me to understand and examine again my beliefs.. last new light concerning f&ds=gb has verified the idea that they are popes in the position op pope.. i still believe in god & in his son jesus christ but not in the gb..

alecholmesthedetective

Thank you LoisLane, I might as well start a thread...

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The GB are god's mouthpiece. Rebuttal to elders?

by punkofnice in

i've read how many have been asked the question if they belive thae gb/f&d$ are jehovah's(tm) channel for communication.

this question to finally find out if they should be df or not (terms and conditions apply and are subject to favouritism or who your family are).. we all know too well that the gb arrogantly do claim to be god's channel in their pope like status.. however, when they are made to look like arses they suddenly become 'just imperfect men doing their best...where else will you go?'(r).

so when the elders come to hound individuals and ask the ultimate question of loyalty to the holy paedo ring known as the gb..... what answers have you heard given that was totally brilliant?.

alecholmesthedetective

LOL yeah Punkofnince...what is $0.15 for four months...well, well...

I've heard of people in banks arrested for stealing less from millions of individual bank accounts...

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The GB are god's mouthpiece. Rebuttal to elders?

by punkofnice in

i've read how many have been asked the question if they belive thae gb/f&d$ are jehovah's(tm) channel for communication.

this question to finally find out if they should be df or not (terms and conditions apply and are subject to favouritism or who your family are).. we all know too well that the gb arrogantly do claim to be god's channel in their pope like status.. however, when they are made to look like arses they suddenly become 'just imperfect men doing their best...where else will you go?'(r).

so when the elders come to hound individuals and ask the ultimate question of loyalty to the holy paedo ring known as the gb..... what answers have you heard given that was totally brilliant?.

alecholmesthedetective

LOL yeah Punkofnice

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