Posts by dark hunter

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Your Oscar Picks

by dark hunter in

i'm hoping for:.

best picture: crash - just for the deep subject matter and the great cast/acting.. best actress: would love to see keira knightley get it but reese would be o.k.. best supporting actress: catherine keener or rachel weisz.

best supporting actor: george clooney 'cause i've lusted after him since er but i'd love william hurt to get it, he cracked me up in 'a history of violence'.

dark hunter

I'm hoping for:

Best picture: Crash - just for the deep subject matter and the great cast/acting.

Best actress: Would love to see Keira Knightley get it but Reese would be o.k.

Best supporting actress: Catherine Keener or Rachel Weisz

Best supporting actor: George Clooney 'cause I've lusted after him since ER but I'd love William Hurt to get it, he cracked me up in 'A History of Violence'

Best Actor: Philip Seymour Hoffman, hands down, he's been underrated for years. Terrance Howard is cool too but I read on the web that he's a JW! Hope that's just a vicious rumor. But I also read he's seperated from his wife, anyone here know him?

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A long overdue statement

by truthsetsonefree in

most of you have seen me post under my alias truthsetsonefree.

some call me "tsof" which is cool too.

one or two of you know me by my real name.

dark hunter

T - You sound like you have a good heart. I knew a bethal elder a lot like you. He was a friend of Franz, he knew it wasn't the truth but he stayed because he personally knew of members of the cong who had suffered from sexual abuse and there was no one to help them cope let alone recover. Last I heard, he's at Patterson now but the price he paid for his compassion was high. His wife was so depressed, she took medication just to get through daily life at bethal. So I'm torn between admiring you and feeling sorry for you. I couldn't do it. Everything inside me screamed for a life of honesty. I paid for it, lost 'friends' of many years and lost some family. They are puzzled because my life hasn't fallen apart since I left the org, I'm happier now than I ever was as a witness and they just don't get it. I'm part of a JW outreach ministry in my church, I've met many JW's trying to make the painful transition from the org to a life without lies. I wish you all the best and I hope you don't lose your family. - God Bless, DH

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Help! Need Judicial Committee Horror Stories

by dark hunter in

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friends

i'm writing a work of fiction and i need as many judicial committee experiences i can get, especially anything unjust, outrageous, scandalous and so forth.

i never had to sit through one, thank god.

anyway, i'm not trying to dredge up painful memories for anyone but if you can share your jc experience i would really, really appreciate it!

dark hunter

Thanks for the thread tip and the help so far, I appreciate it.

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Help! Need Judicial Committee Horror Stories

by dark hunter in

jw
friends

i'm writing a work of fiction and i need as many judicial committee experiences i can get, especially anything unjust, outrageous, scandalous and so forth.

i never had to sit through one, thank god.

anyway, i'm not trying to dredge up painful memories for anyone but if you can share your jc experience i would really, really appreciate it!

dark hunter

Hi everyone, Please help. I'm writing a work of fiction and I need as many Judicial committee experiences I can get, especially anything unjust, outrageous, scandalous and so forth. I never had to sit through one, thank God. Anyway, I'm not trying to dredge up painful memories for anyone but if you can share your JC experience I would really, really appreciate it! I especially want to hear from former elders - did you ever disagree openly with a decision being made? What typical conversation took place before and after a JC among the elders? Did it ever bother you to be a part of a JC? Is there a case you can't forget? - I'd be grateful for any replies!

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Cults, Crisis, Concision

by RichieRich in

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friends

so this month (march) i promised my mother that i would auxillary pioneer with her.

{that's 50 hours in field service, fyi}.

i was supposed to turn in my application tonight, but alas, i forgot it.

dark hunter

Rich, I am so sorry that such guilt is being heaped on you at such a young age. I've been there, done that. When I was 17 the p.o. of the cong was related to me and everything I did was never good enough. The sad part is, I was a good girl but the constant condemnation was painful and overwhelming. I found myself doing anything to please them, equating their disappointment with Jehovah's view of me. I'm in my thirties now, I'm happier than I've ever been, I'm a Christian and now I know that humans are accepted and loved more than we can imagine. I am so sorry about your mom - my JW family has called me many names for leaving what they believe is true and as much as that hurts, I never stop praying for their freedom and happiness, I hope the same for you and your mom. In the mean time, hold your head up high, you are a good person, don't let anyone tell you otherwise.