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  Just got off the phone to Dad

  by Gizmo in

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  my dad has no idea how to use a puter let alone get on the net.. so i rang him up just now...and told him what i've been up to...about this site and all, and how it's helped me found out a whole lot of information, usually hidden from the r&f and how some ex jw's are doing a really great job, by staying on the inside and doing what they can to provide info to expose corrupt dealings by the gb....he was flabbergasted...and i might add very impressed,,,lol isn't that cool?.

  well i told him there are spies everywhere now, and the wts is really starting to feel the affects...pity the net wasn't around years ago huh guys?

  anyway..to cut a long story short....i asked him during his time as the po in his cong.

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  Thanks fo replying Rebel :) good to know someone at least read my post.

  Well Dad is very old now and is not well at all, so he isn't active, but he was a PO. Like many people my dad too has questions about the society...and he secretly read COC ssshhhhhh.

  My Dad is one of the sweetest nicest people I ever knew and is really the only person in this world that I TOTALLY trust, so to answer your question, No Dad would never turn me in, he knows my feelings. I gave him some articles on the paedophilia scandal, and he assured me that during his time at the congregations, he never dealt with any cases or knew about any paedophilia goings on.

  I asked him if there had ever been any branch letters to the congregations as to how to deal with any perpetrators of such abuse...and he said that he at least never saw any such correspondence....he was also the secretary so he would have seen this correspondence had it come in. Today however things may be different...that's why I'm so glad people on the inside who have access to correspondence are active in making things public.

  Thanks again for your reply rebel...happy new year!
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  Taming of a Beast (Long post)

  by animal in

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  taming of a beast.

  it was back in 1993, the last day of work before christmas.

  70 of us were laid off that day (after 6 months notice), and left at lunch, never to go back.

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  Hi Animal, I was very moved by your life story, and I think the $1000 dollars was well spent, you obviously came away a better person for it and is so obvious in the way you want to help others .

  I found this link to an open survey that may interest you, it is a survey on codependence, I believe the results will eventually be published and the questions seem to cover many different aspects of life we all have experienced some point.

  Thanks again for sharing Animal, maybe one day I'll be able to rebuild just like you ((((HUGS))))) man.
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  Question for fade-aways.

  by bay64me in

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  well, i panicked, i prepared and had excuses ready.

  strategies and contingency plans up and running.

  i have been awaiting, nay willing my "inactive persons' shepherding call" (whatever) and it hasn't happened yet!.

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  If you refuse to answer a question, there is no real evidence against you.

  Minimus, unfortunately this will not work....although disfellowshiping won't be the outcome, the person will be labeled un-cooperative, and be labeled rebelious...in time after a few more visits...if the same tactic is used...the person will definately be dissasociated...disfellowshiping someone obviously requires proof of an extreme wrondoing.(adultery, apostacy, fornication etc).

  Disfellowshiping is always as a last resort. And sometimes unfortunately VERY dependant on the commitee of elders.

  If you refuse to be co-operative during a visit, especially after the GB instruct the elders that such a visit should be in the form of assisting an inactive one to come back to meetings...then they will only look upon it as rebelion.

  Rebel, irrespective of the elders motives....he should never have used your deceased daugthers memory in that way...it was to say the least very callous of him.

  Edited by - elderrepents on 29 December 2002 9:39:51
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  Please call me an Apostate,

  by LyinEyes in

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  after a year of doubting if i would ever be free from feeling ties to the wt, i am proud to be known as an apostate.

  before i was so concerned with what some of the "friends" , would think of me, how they would think the worst of me for being an apostate.

  now i hope they do think about me,,,,,,,, i hope they know i want nothing to do with most of them.

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  Apostate <------ Ok click on Apostate...lol

  awaayyyy

  Edited by - elderrepents on 29 December 2002 9:3:3
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  Just got off the phone to Dad

  by Gizmo in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  my dad has no idea how to use a puter let alone get on the net.. so i rang him up just now...and told him what i've been up to...about this site and all, and how it's helped me found out a whole lot of information, usually hidden from the r&f and how some ex jw's are doing a really great job, by staying on the inside and doing what they can to provide info to expose corrupt dealings by the gb....he was flabbergasted...and i might add very impressed,,,lol isn't that cool?.

  well i told him there are spies everywhere now, and the wts is really starting to feel the affects...pity the net wasn't around years ago huh guys?

  anyway..to cut a long story short....i asked him during his time as the po in his cong.

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  Gizmo

  My dad has no idea how to use a puter let alone get on the net.

  So I rang him up just now...and told him what I've been up to...about this site and all, and how it's helped me found out a whole lot of information, usually hidden from the R&F and how some ex JW's are doing a really great job, by staying on the inside and doing what they can to provide info to expose corrupt dealings by the GB....he was flabbergasted...and I might add very impressed,,,LOL Isn't that cool?

  Well I told him there are spies everywhere now, and the WTS is really starting to feel the affects...pity the net wasn't around years ago huh guys? Anyway..to cut a long story short....I asked him during his time as the PO in his cong. did he ever have to deal with any Paedophile cases....He answered NO! Which is great that he didn't...I told him did he know of any Paedophile cases and he said not before you gave me all the info....So, there are still many in the ORG that don't know guys...so

  ADVERTISE ADVERTISE ADVERTISE

  And to all the sleuths out there...keep up the great work.

  ER
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  Last Post - My Most Painful Public Confession

  by Amazing in

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  my most painful confession

  note to simon: i will use some expletives, but i hope that they will be retained as this is intended to be an otherwise civil and thoughtful post to all my fellow ex-jws.

  please read on, as this is most painful.

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  Thanks for sharing Jim.....

  I guess you don't want to belong to a club that would have you as a member huh?

  Good luck...stay healthy.

  ER
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  JW Catch Phrases

  by pr_capone in

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  what are some of your favorite jw catch phrases?.

  "food at the proper time".

  "spiritualy weak".

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  What the hell else would you go to an Assembly for...certainly NOT "Spiritual Food"
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  Benny Hinn

  by mike047 in

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  did anyone watch dateline last night?

  the expose' on pastor hinn was exactly what i would have expected.

  mike

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  OHMYGD! I was just shocked( I was always a naive girl) at the nerve of such a shmucK little old ladys are eating cat food because of there $1.00 a day contibution

  Wish I ate that well!

  Saw a show Ruby Wax did on Benny Hinn ministry the other day...Can't believe how stupid people are to fall for this p***k.
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  Evil SMURFS!!

  by Happy in

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  i am having problems with thispost.

  it will return shortly.edited by - happy_guy_of_goodness on 28 december 2002 22:24:41.

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  This is the actual smurf they were talking about that got up and hitailed it out of the meeting

  I'm getting the hell outa here.....if we'd only listened to the wise ol smurf.

  Smurfee at the meeting reading the Bible

  Smurf <--------- Click

  Edited by - elderrepents on 29 December 2002 0:40:10
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  Been lurking and now I've found me voice!

  by AnotherEscapee in

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  been looking around for a while and have posted a few times but said nothing real significant.

  well, anyway, i thought it was about time i said "hi and it's good to meet you all".

  like many of you, i too have a story but not ready to share it yet, as i have two beautiful daughters trapped in the borg and i'd hate to do anything to jeopardize my relationship with them, you never know who lurks around or am i being paranoid!

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  pr_capone

  Welcome on... wow.. we have had alot of new people come in lately.

  Well PC the light is getting brighter and brighter......LMAO

  WELCOME!!!!!!!!