Posts by flipper

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How Do You Feel About All The Time You Wasted Being. A Jehovah's Witness?

by minimus in

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friends

all that i can say is....what a shame!

flipper

Having been born and raised up in the JW's from birth - naturally - I have a lot of resentment towards the leaders of this organization and how they suck the life and opportunities for personal growth out of people's lives. Mine included until 2003 when I exited at age 44.

That being said my views are similar to Freemindfade- I'm not going to waste my life living in the past. I have pursued many fantastic new interests since leaving in 2003 with playing music, learned guitar and recording of songs I've written and I enjoy playing music with my son as well. My wife and I grow an organic vegetable garden and fruit garden cultivating our own food. Enjoy hiking in the woods on backpacking trips, photography , and I enjoy getting to meet new and interesting non-JW's and many ex-JW's on this board who have become great friends through the last 8 years or so. There is so much to enjoy in life when we cherish our freedom of mind and free unencumbered thinking ability. Being able to read so many non-WT books has been great as it really has enlightened me towards the real world outside of JW land.

I live in the here and now every day. WT Society robbed enough of my years from me- I'm not going to let them take the rest of those years away. We are survivors of having been in a mind control cult, we should be proud that we escaped and have moved on with our lives. We are the lucky ones. The ones still trapped inside are the unfortunate ones. Not us. Kind of my world view in a nutshell

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Mays JW TV Broadcast/Your feedback is appreciated

by ToesUp in

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friends

i have a pretty good intuition but i have to admit i am going back and forth on the jw tv may broadcast.

i keep asking myself are they really in financial trouble (wishful thinking) or are they just grabbing for more money?.

i always appreciate reading everyone's thoughts and ideas on here.. let me know what you think.

flipper

WT is getting desperate for $$$$ . And greedier for more $$$$$ . I see this beckoning for money increasing. I mean who of us ever would have thought they would have JW's contribute via ATM or credit cards at assemblies ? When that started it shocked me from how I knew the organization as a young boy growing up in it. Peace out, Mr. Flipper

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Hello, just introducing myself

by Miss Behaving in

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friends

i've just signed up two days ago, but i've been lurking for about a year and a half.

here's my story if you're interested:.

my parents converted when they were in their first semester of college.

flipper

Miss Behaving - Nice to have you here. Thanks for the PM, hope you can come to Tahoe either this year or next year ! Should be lots of fun. You will receive lots of support and friendship. Take care, Peace out, Mr. Flipper

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my intro to the JW world

by rebelfighter in

someone suggested that i should introduce myself and how i got here.

this has been a crash course in the jw world.

i got an email that said "good bye, have a nice life".

flipper

REBELFIGHTER- Consider yourself lucky to be rid of this elder . What a tool. Who knows ? He may have been bopping around with other ladies as well since he wasn't honest with you. Sorry that you experienced that and I'm sorry that you have so many leeches sucking your time and energy in your life. Please know that we are here as a support to you. Hang in there, Peace out, Mr. Flipper And by the way welcome to the board ! Nice having you here.

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Any one out there wanting to get together?????

by ellaella in

new to this site.

was wondering in southwest area of us is there any one that would know of way to get-to-gether w/ ones possibly i knew all in growing up lets say in callifornia or nevada from the 1970s to present?

i would love to see if any one else was able to leave because of all that was found out about this organization.

flipper

ELLAELLA- Welcome to the board indeed ! As my wife stated we WILL be having a get together at South Lake Tahoe July 10th to 12th this year so we hope you can come visit ! Should be about 40 to 45 people there for a couple days BBQing, eating, swimming, playing music, hiking, whatever you like ! Just PM me and I'll give you the exact location if you'd like to come ! Take care, hope you can make it ! Peace out, Mr. Flipper

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Specific Comments By R&F About May Broadcast

by freemindfade in

i know there are many posts discussing the may money requesting televangalism...er... broadcast i mean!

but i wanted to start one where anyone can put what they have heard any non-exjw, non-apostate witnesses say good or bad about the broadcast.

i don't see how it can't rattle followers... but then again i might be surprised how they can twist things (2+2=5).

flipper

DRIVING FORCE- I'm really sorry to hear that you are going through these stressful times with your wife. Please know that you are not alone. We care. If you ever need a friend or want to talk- please PM me, I'd be glad to chat with you. Hang in there buddy, Peace out, Mr. Flipper

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Well, I asked a question and his answer blew me away

by Lost his mind in

first time, been lurking for years, but i asked my husband who has been studying for 20 plus years if he has ever questioned those that were "teaching" him.

blew my mind.

i ask him all the questions that you have asked yourself, but he will not ask them.

flipper

BROTHER JERAMY- You aren't being judged by anybody with any kind of power or a judicial committee. Apparently the only comparisons you can make are equated with being within the Jehovah's Witness universe. But if some of us here see manipulation of facts concerning the Jehovah's Witnesses or WT Society trying to say this organization has ANY semblance of Christianity- we WILL call you or anybody else out on that fact. If you do research regarding the no blood transfusion doctrines or the child abuse policies which are criminally horrid- you will see that the WT Society and Jehovah's Witnesses ARE indeed a criminal organization. Whether you care to admit to it or not is irrelevant. You will have to deal with the fact that you continue to support a criminal organization.

But if you keep insulting newer members such as Lost His Mind on here- you WILL be called out on it by several of us as we care about people. And don't try to make excuses for yourself- she herself called you an A-hole. If you don't get that message coming from multiple people then you are really deluding yourself and you will not evolve as a human beyond a certain point that you're at. Honesty is a bitch, but this is my opinion

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John Denver hates JW's

by problemaddict 2 in

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friends

i remember this making the rounds and people swearing by it.

knew someone at the concern and whatnot.

how does this crap come up?.

flipper

What CTRWTF said. You DO know John Denver's dead right ? LOL. Unless he's
"hating " JW's from the great beyond in the afterlife

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Any one out there wanting to get together?????

by ellaella in

new to this site.

was wondering in southwest area of us is there any one that would know of way to get-to-gether w/ ones possibly i knew all in growing up lets say in callifornia or nevada from the 1970s to present?

i would love to see if any one else was able to leave because of all that was found out about this organization.

flipper

Welcome! In July every year we have an "Apostafest" at Lake Tahoe - most camp out but some stay in motels.

Lots of people from the west, southwest, also some from Chicago, Indiana, other points east. It is a really nice time for 2 or 3 days.

PM for more info, also Flipper has a threat going about it. Mrs. Flipper

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Well, I asked a question and his answer blew me away

by Lost his mind in

first time, been lurking for years, but i asked my husband who has been studying for 20 plus years if he has ever questioned those that were "teaching" him.

blew my mind.

i ask him all the questions that you have asked yourself, but he will not ask them.

flipper

Hey, lost his mind, you stated a good thread here. There is a thread on the front page "Heartbreaking talk with my Parents", bumped up after 2 years. This same story has been posted on this forum many times by many people. This is why so many JW's don't leave.

The denial of JW's is incredibly strong - they will insist to the public that there's no shunning, child abuse, male domination, etc. (Or that it's only a minor problem).

To Brother Jeramy - I welcome you posting here. But I certainly can not agree with you about the JWs. I know too much about them. I'd be willing to bet you are in so you don't lose loved ones.

You won't get much agreement on this board as far as giving the JW mindset equal consideration. Most here have had the blinders ripped off and are painfully aware of how harmful the religion is. But your posting is valuable, to illustrate such a different mindset.

I was done with religion by my teens and couldn't have cared less about any of them until I learned about the watchtower when I met Flipper. Now I will go out of my way to help someone get out with their health and sanity intact, and I'm not a particularly energetic person. I cant let slide excuses made for the JW's, even to be polite.

Also, welcome to Rebelfighter, hope you post more.

Mrs. Flipper