Posts by ashitaka

anytime something went wrong in the world with an individual, they would use them as example over and over and over again.. the most common one i heard was brother a got into big trouble with __________ (insert problem here, pick any one), see this is what happens when you leave the organization.. so how many jw's will be saying ............. "did you hear what happened to kobe, big successful athlete, see he didn't have god's organization and satan got him.".

i wonder how many jw parents especially in the la area will make their kids stop wearing number 8. he did and admit to committing adultrey.

sexual assault, i don't think so.

ashitaka

Tell that to Kobe's poor wife.

Poor?!?! I'll tell ya, finances will never be a worry again for her. She can divorce the guy, and take him for all he's got. Then she can marry someone who won't cheat on her. This is her meal ticket...LOL

As for the girl, and the physical evidence (bruisings and such), I know that my wife bruises easily. Sometimes, even during some 'mild fun' she can bruise, fingermarks and such. Sometimes, just having any grip on her at all will leave light bruises on arms, legs, etc. That's just my wife. She bumps into a countertop....she has a GIGANTIC bruise for weeks. Me on the other hand, you could throw me down the stairs, and I hardly bruise at all.

I still think that this girl is a golddigger who is unstable, craves attention, who has lost a boyfriend, had a friend die, overdosed on pills, failed in a bid for noteriety, in the last few months. Of course, that's all hearsay.

And, of course she says that she doesn't want money....for now. Saying that she did want to sue for cash would affect a criminal trial. The samrt thing to do is to get the convicton first, by looking pristine, and then go for the money. You had better believe that if Kobe goes to prison, that she will be going for monetary compensation.

ash

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First lunch with "dubs" since fading, encouragement 4 all in the 'process'

by Its so simple in

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well some friends, who we have been close with for a long time.

like ourselves they have been hardcore long time servants of jehovah etc.

asked our family to lunch today.

ashitaka

itssosimple,

I'm glad you're finding it easy right now, but don't get your hopes up too high.

About two years after I completed my fade, an old friend called on me. He was, at one time, my best friend.

We had a dinner, in which we could tell he was really, really uncomfortable. We talked of how happy we were, and how good things were going for us.

Finally, after dinner, we went back to my place and my wife went to get some snacks at the store. While we were drinking a couple of brews, he whips out a mini-bible he had stashed in his pocket, and said, "Do you still believe in the teachings of Jehovah's Witnesses?"

If you don't know, this is a question they ask on Judicial Committees. He was trying to get info so he could report it to the elders, to see if a Judicial Committee should be formed for my DF'ing. (I'm still just 'inactive')

Of course, I deflected his comments well and completely turned the tables on him, but the betrayal on his part was complete. The elders will stop at nothing to find you out, if they want to get rid of you. They'll even use your best friends.

ash

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Ernest Ricketts ... DISFELLOWSHIPPED

by RR in

for those of you who know ... or know of ernie ricketts, he was disfellowshipped a weerk ago, a long time prominent jehovah's witness, who represented the watchtower in jersey city, he was the care taker of the stanley theater.

there are a few post in the archivs that make mention of him.

i knew him personally, from what i was able to gather, the society wanted to get rid of him, apparently as someone told me "he was too black for the society," so they found a 17 year old "sin" and used that to get rid of him.

ashitaka

Too black? Do you mean, he was preachy in a Baptist sort of way? I have seen some prejudice towards black brothers who had that kind of preaching style.

I remember that name, never met the guy, but I heard of him. I used to go to Buckingham for assemblies, never Jersey City.

Hmm. That is interesting, though.

ash

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Time for a 'bad joke' thread (groan)

by Simon in

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how does bob marley like his doughnuts?.

.. .. "wi jammin"

ashitaka

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Mentally Preparing Myself for my Father's Sudden Death

by Nosferatu in

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i figured i'd share this story with you people, and it's ongoing.

when i was 19 years old, i had a girlfriend.

she was extremely helpful, encouraging me to stand up to the elders who were coming to talk to me about my meeting attendance, and my lack of field service reports.

ashitaka

Phew! That's one manipulative dad.

I'd say, just keep your distance. Let your mom be the middleman, and if he gives you garbage, make known very clearly that you aren't going to stand for it. If he doesn't like it, then he can go direct his malice to the brick wall yonder. You don't have to put up with any garbage from him, and you most certainly aren't to blame for his own consequences to his actions.

ash

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Daughter counselled on dating a wordly guy

by minimus in

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my daughter recieved this email from one of her witness "friends".

she is counseling my daughter (indirectly) about her choice to date a "worldly" guy.. hey, so, we had a talk recently that was about love & respect in your marriage.

the brother brought out that this was more for us witnesses rather than worldly people, because it seems that even in the truth now marriage has lost it's correct place.

ashitaka

Ugh. This letter is so creepily familiar. It acts like a concerned friend, but it's like a tiger walking slowly to catch it prey when it pounces.

I wish evil on all emotional manipulaters like this.

Even when I was a witness, I talked to people who were 'weak', and always found that they had more to offer than 'good' witties.

This girl needs to be beaten unconscious with a bag of pretzels. That letter is just so inhuman.

ash

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Saddam's Sons Confirmed Dead

by DevonMcBride in

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cnn is reporting that saddam's sons, oudai and qusay are confirmed to be dead.

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ashitaka

LOL! @ Virgins.

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Top part of Eiffel Tower on fire, according to wire services.

by ashitaka in

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just on cnn.com.

wonder what started it.. ash

ashitaka

Damn, now i want to go to Paris....BTW, did you guys speak any French when you went there?

ash