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  Theodore Jaracz

  by joe134cd in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  i was just reading the below article on theodore jaracz.

  http://watchtowerdocuments.org/the-theocratic-life-and-times-of-theodore-jaracz/.

  although the article never states whyjaraz was suddenly removed from the australian branch.

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  wannaexit

  Is Pat Gaza still with us?

  I believe she died a number of years ago.
  
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  13 year anniversary

  by gerry in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  today marks 13 years since my wife and i have stepped inside a kingdom hall.

  after 29 years full on being a jw and a number of years serving as an elder then as the presiding overseer we pulled the plug.

  yes 13 years ago coming home from the first day of a circuit assembly i said to my wife “that’s it i am not going back”.

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  wannaexit

  Good for you! and congratulations to both of you. I seems that many of us were afraid to look at ex jw forums. I also remember my first time. I kept looking around the room. It was as if I was expecting someone to tell me what a naughty girl I was. We've all come a long way.
  
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  Gorby wishes you a happy convention! (picture)

  by Gorbatchov in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  gorby has been offline from jwd for some weeks, and it made my situation not better, have had some serious problems with the fading, much pressure, i have nothing new to say, it must be very similar to the situation of many faders here.. so, i had so much pressure, that we have had to change our holiday booking so we are able to visit the convention, due to family reasons, you all know what i mean.. please wish me (and us) much luck for this summer.

  it is not my best summer season in life.. this is how i feel:.

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  wannaexit

  Well, if its any consolation Gorby, I will be thinking of you when I am sitting listening to the convention I have to attend. :(
  
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  Update on My Journey: 8 Years After the End of Watchtower Control

  by passwordprotected in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i last updated you guys almost 2 years ago here.. i thought i'd post an update.. the peace i discovered having decided to let the angst, worry and fear over what to believe is as strong as ever, although i am keeping more abreast of what jw.org (formerly known as wtbts) is up to, and i never cease to be shocked and surprised.. as my last post mentioned, i split from the jw girl i married in 1993 and both of us have moved on with new partners that better fit who we are as grown adults, rather than the children we were 23 years ago.. my partner has no religious background whatsoever, although her children are being raised as catholics by their father.

  hearing her kids openly doubt, question and even ridicule the religion is heartwarming and exactly the way it should be.. as for my children, they continue to be a never-ending stream of joy and pride.. my oldest son is now 16, having been only 8 years old when we left the watchtower.

  he had big anxiety problems for a while afterwards, worrying about armageddon etc.

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  wannaexit

  Glad you checked in and that you're experiencing happiness by leaving this cult. Thanks for sharing your story.
  
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  Day 1 @ the RC

  by Shunned Again in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  morning part 1. .

  .chairmins address.

  show loyalty by shunning family memebers no mater what.. part2 be loyal in thought.

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  wannaexit

  get ready to shun for the governing body the greater moses.

  did they really say this.
  
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  JW.org videos....look like....

  by Anders Andersen in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  .... i just looked through some videos on the scientology and the mormon youtube channels.animated whiteboard animations, bad acting, compelling music...it's all the same as jw.org...or the other way around.the similarity is very striking to me.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghjomvjadbghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxf3pwvjoka.

  i wonder why that is....

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  wannaexit

  ....and the witnesses will say that they were first and mormons and scientology copied from them
  
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  Embracing, Not Running From, My Repressive JW Heritage, Finding A Few Things Worth Salvaging

  by TMS in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  yes, we could have been born in an alley in calcutta or with the physical deformities associated with thalidomide.

  instead, we were born into or introduced to a repressive, american, religious cult, that shielded us from the warmongering game of chess, the militaristic boy scouts, fornication-inducing sock hops, the twist, as well as the hokey pokey.

  we heeded the warnings, avoiding the greedy self-worship associated with masturbation, decadent rock 'n roll and anything preceded by the word "extra-curricular.".

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  wannaexit

  All those little skills are nothing compared to the damage this organization has done to many of us .
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  New Shunning Video - RC 2016

  by wifibandit in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g20rww_-7ua.

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  The video shows them using the word "disfellowshipped". I thought they got away from saying this and instead the proper jw terms would be " this person is no longer one of jehovah's witnesses. Are they going back to using the disfellowshipped word? I wouldn't be surprised if they did.
  
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  Why do witnesses feel the need to put JW ORG on all their social media sites?

  by stuckinarut2 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  have you all noticed the obsession witnesses have of putting jw.org on all their social media sites like facebook, twitter, instagram etc?.

  so many put it in their bio section...like some sort of loud proclamation to other witnesses that they are righteous and spreading the message.. it's also very lazy.

  now with no personal effort at all, they can just say jw.org and be "witnessing".

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  wannaexit

  I can't stand it anymore. They put the pins everywhere ad nauseum. Pretty soon no one will know them as jehovah's witnesses but only with the web name.
  

  For those of us that grew up in the 1970's and early 1980's, you might remember that some used to wear small watchtower and awake pins. But generally these were discouraged. On my first day of high school, I put the pin on my new dress. I was so proud of it and my mom said it would show the "worldly" kids that I was a jehovah's witness and it would be a protection for me

  What a poor deluded little girl I was
  
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  May 13, 2016 BOE Re: Safely Maintaining Our Places of Worship

  by wifibandit in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  may 13, 2016 to all bodies of elders re: safely maintaining our places of worship.

  dc-85i-e congregation job hazard analysis instructions.

  dc-85-e congregation job hazard analysis.

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  wannaexit

  Thank you Wifi: you are the best. Most often safety goes out the window with jehovah's witnesses. Also why do they have to create their own standards? Aren't there plenty of government and industry standards far superior to these? I think so. But a narcissistic group of megalomaniacs has to be above.