Posts by eyeuse2badub

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How was it for you when you had to shun someone?

by Anator in

jw
friends

i remember a good friend when i was in and active who was d'fd.

when he started coming back, for me at that time is was gut-wrenching not to say 'hello' or at the very least encourage him to continue.

i thought even at this time, does this act of shunning really effective?

eyeuse2badub

I was a 'bad' elder. I didn't shun. If I was ever 'called out' for not shunning, I simply replied that I was answering a legitimate question.

just saying!

eyeuse2badub

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Finally time to move on

by Bungi Bill in

jw
friends

i have finally reached the point where i can forget that i was ever involved with such a $!%* cult as jehovahs witnesses.

(a situation that has taken over 20 years to achieve).. this discussion board certainly helped in this process, and i want to thank everybody for their support over the time that i have been a member both of this site and the old www.jehovahs-witness.com website (where i used the acronym reefton jack).

it is now, though, time to move on with my life, so i will say my farewells to everybody.. bill .

eyeuse2badub

Have a great life Bill! I know that many of us here can relate to your feeling of 'freedom' and moving on in life. It's like being released from a prison. Experiencing life on the 'outside' is exhilarating. Breathing the fresh air of new and different ideas is fantastic. Having time to explore life without the 'ball and chain' of the wtbts is liberating. None of the constant and regimented obligations, meetings, fs, study your wt, CA's, RC's, clean the kh every other Saturday, donate, donate, donate, study, study, meeting, meeting. Being able to now view people, as 'worthy' and not 'worldly' is something that I really value. It's heart warming!

just saying!

eyeuse2badub

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ANNOUNCEMENT CLIP ...2015 Annual meeting Sam Herd confirming what we knew a month ago about slow down and halt of worldwide construction

by Watchtower-Free in

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_h68ktwpim&feature=youtu.be.

eyeuse2badub

TheListenerYes. You were Listening! And you Herd (pun intended) correctly! There will only be kh's built were the brothers can afford them. I have certainly noticed a significant slow down in new kh's over the past 2-3 years. I'm a former elder and was very involved with the RBC. There used to be a constant buzz about all the new construction that was on the horizon. The buzz is gone and so is the money. I've subtlety discussed this concern privately with other brothers to get their opinion as to where all the money has gone. Most are not too concerned but several, including long time elders, are starting to wonder especially now that all the cut backs, reductions, and layoffs have started.I'd like to think that we apostates could subtlety get a ground swell movement going that would make rank and file jw's start asking "where is the money"? Start asking the brothers in your congo and see what they think. At the least, the question will keep this topic fresh.just saying!eyeuse2badub

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We love you---but we don't trust you!

by eyeuse2badub in

can you truly love someone if you dont fully trust them and you are not willing to confide in them?

true love is a two way street right?

i just listened to the 2015 agm broadcast.

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OnTheWayOut

Yea we have all heard that weak line of reasoning. At what point do parents start trusting their children? Never? lol

And we ain't children any more!

just saying!

eyeuse2badub

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We love you---but we don't trust you!

by eyeuse2badub in

can you truly love someone if you dont fully trust them and you are not willing to confide in them?

true love is a two way street right?

i just listened to the 2015 agm broadcast.

eyeuse2badub

Can you truly love someone if you don’t fully trust them and you are not willing to confide in them? True love is a two way street right?

I just listened to the 2015 AGM broadcast. Interestingly, several times various gb members stated how much they love us and appreciate us. And often letters that are read to the congregation from the gb are closed with the words such as, ”Be assured of our warm Christian love”. So they assure us of their love----- But they don’t trust us nor do they confide in us now do they? I wonder if Jesus trusted his disciples and confided in them?

For example, they love our money and certainly encourage us to 'honor jehober with our valuables', but they will not tell us exactly how our money is used. They use that vague, all-encompassing phrase ‘kingdom interests’ as a smoke screen. Of course we know that there are expenses, so what are the expenses and how much are the expenses? After all do we not deserve to know how OUR money is being used? Why does this corporation not have to provide full disclosure of it's finances? Why have they never published their balance sheet for viewing to those who made that balance sheet possible? It must be because they love us so much that they don’t want to burden us with such mundane trivia. Do you feel the love?

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What are the things that wake people up from the Watchtower Corporation?

by punkofnice in

when i became an elder i saw the dark side.

a side i previously believed couldn't possibly exist in the one true religion of the happiest people on earth.. then they rolled out 'overlapping generations(tm)' and that was the last straw.. all my life i had doubts but surpressed them thinking i was at fault and not the cult leaders.. it seems more likely that now the governing body are parading around like popes, wearing their expensive jewellery, that this will nauseate even dyed in the wool jws.. i wonder if the wake up can be condensed into main categories?.

1. experiencing the cruel handling of matters by the wbt$ reps.. 2. crazy doctrine (eg.

eyeuse2badub

Stupid, crazy doctrine and not owning my own life. Too bad it took almost 50 years!

just saying!

eyeuse2badub

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It had sounded to good to be true.

by The Rebel in

jw
friends

because it wasn't true anyway.

it was a dream.

the insanest dream, to believe that i was going to live forever.. but today i am alive, and i am determined to travel the seconds between life and death aware of my mortality.

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wjwsrock

Hang in there with your wife. I was in a very similar situation as you. Been married for 49 years in January and still very much in love. When I first resigned due to reluctantly accepting ttatt, it was difficult and even combative at times. However, today she accepts me for who I am, and I am a better person by far now that I'm out from under the mind control of the borg.

I lived my life for the borg for decades. Now I live life and truly enjoy my family, friends, and freedom.

just saying!

eyeuse2badub

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Mark Sanderson Background and Warwick

by TakeOffTheCrown in

mark sanderson - here is some insight on his background taken from this site:.

http://e-watchman.com/congratulations-mark/.

congratulations, mark!.

eyeuse2badub

The article in the e-watchman.com about the chubby Mr. Sanderson also mentions Melvin Sargent. I personally knew Melvin. From what I know about Melvin Sargent, he was the first "company servant" (now known as the COBE) appointed by wtbts in the Los Angeles area. He had a 'god like' aura about him because 'old booze' Rutherford supposedly hand picked him. He was quite old when I was in my late teens-early 20's. He was in a neighboring congregation. Like all old-timers in the 'troof', he had the 'calling' and was going to heaven any moment.

Just saying!

eyeuse2badub

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