Posts by kairos

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Leaving the org and marriage possibly ending

by atacrossroads in

jw
friends

i was raised a witness, baptized at 16, vacation pioneered, got married, etc.

i was very much your typical witness and believed it was the truth until last summer.

a very close relative of mine left the witnesses.

kairos

There are many that have experienced similar situations as yourself.

I honestly thought my wife would leave me for exiting JWs.
We are still together and it can be very challenging.
We are both committed to staying together and being a mutual support for the remainder of our lives.

There are a few topics I have started that may be of use to you and others.

http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/users/104050/kairos/topics

http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/11040003/wife-has-vowed-remain-jw

The first step to freedom is rejecting the "authority" of the elders over you. When I realized that they are strangers for the most part, why in the world would I want to tell them things that they will immediately gossip about? They were never my friends.

Feel free to PM me anytime.
This will be the hardest thing you have ever had to cope with.
The hardest part is already over, now that you are awake to TTATT.

I wish I had the patience to take a slower approach.
My JW wife constantly reminds me that there is no emergency.
There isn't.

If you need help getting the elders off your case, we can help you there, too.

Welcome to the forum and freedom.

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Royal Commission Prophecy...

by freemindfade in

at the beeting now having my mental faculties raped.

in the song before the watchtower it says "...royal commision..." in one verse lmao.

i had to contain my jerk ing my head up and looking around.

kairos

Will Jesus' brother prove true to the Royal Commission is the bigger question, isn't it?

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I Made the Literature Trolley Run Away Today - Twice

by cofty in

i popped into town this morning to buy an anniversary card for mrs cofty.

it is market day on a saturday and it's tourist season so the town was very busy.

here is a picture of the scene from a year ago... two cult carts were in their favourite place being guarded by none other than one of the elders who was on my judicial committee, his wife and another jw woman in her electric disability buggy.

kairos

So, where do they hang in Napa. Anybody know?

thanks!

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Could this be the future for the Watchtower?

by C0ntr013r in

been researching the mormons a little since they are quite similar to the jws.

they have a similar webpage and many videos to "help" the mormons in their faith.

i found this video done by abc4 news:.

kairos

This is never going to lose steam.

It's all down hill from here.
Where each religious member jumps off is the variable.
Why wait until the inevitable?

9

bethel

by Sabin in

mr vincent toole, he gets 3 meals a day his accommodation, daily exercise & a degree to be a lawyer.

they are asking for kids ice-cream money so they can send their monkeys to uni to get them off child abuse cases, while telling the ones giving the money not to get a higher education.

holy shit i never thought about that before.

kairos

they are hypocrites

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Exposing one's identity. When?

by kairos in

jw
friends

i've been toying with the idea of just coming out and posting my name and location as an attempt to be available to locals that secretly browse the forum that have known me for up to 25 years.

( "reaching out", so to speak ).

i'm not da'd or df'd, so this most certainly could end in a dramatic confrontation.

kairos

Got a call from an elder today.

Oak Knoll WT conductor...

I asked why he hasn't spoken to me in two years.
He ignored that and said that I hadn't spoken to him in two years either.

Very clearly stated that I do not acknowledge their authority and gave him three options after admitting apostasy:

Come meet me in person alone as a friend, in writing or good-bye.

( just to be a bit of dick, I said you can even come over here and watch me smoke a cigarette )

I explained that if they disrupt my life or my basic human rights, I will pursue legal action.
"DO NOT PURSUE ME!! I repeat DO NOT PURSUE ME!!"

He selected good-bye.

There is so much more, but isn't that enough?

Told him to expect my e-mail tonight.

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l just had a discussion with my uber Dub father about the RC in Australia

by joe134cd in

just jotting this down while it's fresh in my mind.. joe= apparently they have got issues over in australia at the moment with sex abuse, and this time the government got involved.. dad=yeah they mentioned this at the assembly last weekend.

apparently so they said all religions and organisations are been investigated.

joe= kind of seems funny how the only 2 religious groups been interviewed so far are the catholics and jws.

kairos

Next, every elder I hold e-mail addresses will receive something similar.

Including a really 'fun' legal statement.

( PM me if you would like a copy )

Oh no!! The people that shun me might DF me and shun me?!?

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l just had a discussion with my uber Dub father about the RC in Australia

by joe134cd in

just jotting this down while it's fresh in my mind.. joe= apparently they have got issues over in australia at the moment with sex abuse, and this time the government got involved.. dad=yeah they mentioned this at the assembly last weekend.

apparently so they said all religions and organisations are been investigated.

joe= kind of seems funny how the only 2 religious groups been interviewed so far are the catholics and jws.

kairos

I just sent this to my old COBE last night.

I don't expect he'll like it much...

______

Hi Steven,
You have not responded to my earlier message last week about the AUS Royal Commission investigation into JW child abuse history and policy as an organization.
I assume you ARE following along? http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/jehovahs-witnesses-hear-one-case-of-alleged-child-sex-abuse-a-week-royal-commission-20150804-girrp6.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTtD6gEJ-vU When I asked you for 'spiritual' help those years ago, you asked me on two separate occasions, once in my shed and once with your father as witness to my answer,
"If I believed the Governing Body was directed by Jehovah's holy spirit". I clearly stated that, "I will not be interrogated in my own home".Remember?So, are they? Geoffrey Jackson has been called to take the stand, you know?He's been in Australia for the past two weeks. Please only reply in writing, as I will not receive phone or personal calls at this time.I am curious how you are feeling about this. thank you, K Trekkor Wills

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"Whether These Appear Sound From a Strategic or Human Standpoint or Not." - What do YOU think?

by jw07 in

http://www.jw.org/en/publications/magazines/w20131115/seven-shepherds-eight-dukes/.

paragraph 17.

"at that time, the life-saving direction that we receive from jehovahs organization may not appear practical from a human standpoint.

kairos

Maybe they need to ask the GB member that has any conscience left him to show up and face the ARC, how preparing the sheep with fear and uncertainty with regards to future direction from... In this case, well... him.

That answer would be gold. PURE GOLD.

This can't be happening. Dreaming right? I died? Tell me!!

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Mr Jackson declines to appear in RC

by StarTrekAngel in

http://www.jw-archive.org/post/125844213823/geoffrey-jackson-declines-to-appear-before#at_pco=cfd-1.0&at_ab=per-15&at_pos=0&at_tot=14&at_si=55c27690475c6bb3

kairos

The reason is simple.

The ARC would ask him to prove that they are truly directed by holy spirit based on the failed policies to protect children from JW rapists. Then the general indifference shown the commission by the very ones that call and get the direction he is responsible for providing to the entire world wide church.

Especially the JC interrogations, shunning and two witness rule.

They might as well just have a JWBroadcast admitting that it was a for-profit, money-making scheme all along.

They'll just delete/DF the AUS elders that testified and pretend like nothing happened.