Posts by wannaexit

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How much is the Bethel allowance now? It used to be $14!

by Maryo in

i am wondering how much the bethel "allowance" is now?

it used to be $14!

is it true they really sign a vow of proverty now?

wannaexit

In Canada its 150.00 dollars . I heard it from an exbethelite .

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Long time lurker, first time poster ...

by LettMorrisSplaneit in

i finally had the guts to create a profile to be able to post.

i've been lurking for a few months and have read all your experiences and comments dutifully.

you have been a great help in my process of waking up from this cult posing as the one true religion.

hello everybody,i've been lurking for a while and since i really adore reading the biggest part of the posts, especially this italian ( american) guy about his experiences at bethel in the 70's, i feel a little bit guilty for not participating with my contribute.

i am really so sorry for the people that are suffering because of the wts.my story is a " happy ending " story, i married a jw almost 30 years ago and i am here to tell that we are still very happy.

she is very liberal and our 3 kids are " normal ".

wannaexit

Ciao Roberto

Enjoyed your posts.

anche io parlo italiano

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Making friends in the "truth"

by Jordandemm in

jw
friends

what is it about making friends in the organisation am i the only one who had found it tough?

don't get me wrong there was some good people but unfortunately there was also a lot of egotism, back stabbing, jealousy and gossiping.

i could never really fit in any group, everytime i thought i had found a group it was as if i would be sidelined or ditched.

wannaexit

Jordandemm: For the most part, there are no good friends in the organization. They are all fake. I found that most were just acquaintances and willing to turn you in the minute you took a misstep.

Don't feel discouraged, you really don't need a lot of friends in life. Only one or two. I used to think that those social butterflies who were always surrounded by people must have been the happiest people on the face of the earth. But, I've learned through the years, that those very extroverted people were generally the most unhappy.

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Greg Stafford no longer a JW

by My Struggle in

this may be old news to some while most won't even know who he is.

in case you don't know him, he was a jw that defended many of the jw doctrine publicly.

he did this mainly in the form of two books, jw's defended and three dissertations on the teachings of jw's.

wannaexit

I thought he walked away. Is it possible that he is back?? that would be discouraging

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Almost three months since Crisis of Conscience Cease and Desist

by ILoveTTATT2 in

jw
friends

i am very interested in getting crisis of conscience being fully available as soon as possible.

march 12th will mark exactly three months since the cease-and-desist letter was written.. i understand that things are slow and that deborah may be sick, but i was just wondering if anyone knew the status.

i have been asked twice already where the book can be obtained in spanish and i have told people that the book is not available.. there are ways to make ebooks extremely hard to share.

wannaexit

When Ray was alive, we purchased a number of copies to donate to local institutions. I wish we had purchased more.

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Hiererchy among elders --so says Kenneth Flodin

by wannaexit in

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friends

there has always been a hierarchy among elders.

now it's been validated by kenneth flodin in this talk about the word "princes".

so not any elder can be a prince in the new order.

wannaexit

There has always been a hierarchy among elders. Now it's been validated by Kenneth Flodin in this talk about the word "princes". So not any elder can be a prince in the new order. Oh no, you have to be a governing body helper, or a district overseer etc. Have a look at 3:30 if you don't want to listen to the whole thing.

http://tv.jw.org/#en/video/VODProgramsEvents/pub-jwbmw_201603_1_VIDEO

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J R Brown

by Slidin Fast in

i have been reading john bechtel's blog.

someone provided a link recently and it is brilliant.

anyone that enjoys personal experiences including bethel tales will love this.

wannaexit

J.R Brown--another pompous ass

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CRA screwup for WT Canada?

by berrygerry in

okay, they've posted their 2015 return - i am very confused.. http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/ebci/haip/srch/t3010form23-eng.action?b=119288918rr0001&fpe=2015-08-31&n=watch+tower+bible+and+tract+society+of+canada+%2f+la+tour+de+garde+soci%c3%a9t%c3%a9+de+bibles+et+de+tracts+du+canada&r=http%3a%2f%2fwww.cra-arc.gc.ca%3a80%2febci%2fhaip%2fsrch%2fbasicsearchresult-eng.action%3fk%3dwatch%2btower%26amp%3bs%3dregistered%26amp%3bp%3d1%26amp%3bb%3dtrue.

http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/311690001/canada-branch-finances-whats-going-on?.

wannaexit

It looks like they may be shutting down the TO Bethel?

I don't know about this. They still have 350 members. But then again, with this organization, anything is possible.

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JWs win 2015 Bronze Telly Award in the “Online Video News Feature”

by OrphanCrow in

jworg is carrying a "news" article concerning their recent win of a telly award.. i don't need to add to the jworg website hits, so here is the award listed on the telly award website:.

https://www.tellyawards.com/winners/list/?l=jehovah%27s&event=16&category=3&award=b.

2015 online video bronze winners.

wannaexit

Can the hating stop already?!
No hating of the people but definitely a hating of what this organization does and the hypocrisy it continues to display. That I will always hate. Always!!