I don't believe it's anyone's place to tell someone how they should leave the JW's in the first place. Whether you're an elder or an anti-Watchtower activist. Everyone has the right to choose if they leave and how.... period.
brinjen
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The Advocates for Awareness of Watchtower Abuses (AAWA) [WARNING]
by Simon inuncensored discussions and information for anyone interested in the advocates for awareness of watchtower abuses or 'aawa' http://aawa.co/ (previously known as "the association of anti-watchtower activists http://jwactivists.org/) and how it's handled and responded to privacy issues and put people at risk:.
aawa is here!!
(the association of anti-watchtower activists)an invitation to a new effort- aawawhy when i logged onto aawa did it go to facebook ?in regards to aawaaawa - every generation needs a new revolution - thomas jeffersonnotice how the introduction of the aawa has brought out the loonies lately?will aawa become another cult?
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WAAWAW - Watching AAWA's Website
by UsuaIusern@me inas on now the awaa website is down for maintenance.
is was meant to be out for 48hrs.
it was down over 72 hrs ago and promises to be up in a further 12. .
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brinjen
The lego man on the far left is still figuring out how to get his hands off the handles of the wheelbarrow. The one in the middle is wondering how the hell he's going to climb down from that ladder, and the one in the earth mover is still trying to reach the pedal.
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R.I.P.Chrissy Amphlett
by smiddy indivnyls singer chrissy amphlett passed away yesterday after a two year battle with breast cancer, and multiple sclerosis at her adopted home in new york,aged 53 .she passed away in her sleep.. australia loses a rock `n`roll amazon stated the herald sun .amphletts autobiography , pleasure and pain ,was warts and all .divinyls breakthrough hit boys in town ,paved the way for ,science fiction , the good die young ,pleasure and pain, and of course i touch myself.. she announced her fight with ms on the eve of her 2007 tour .
a breast cancer diagnosis came in 2010.. smiddy.
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brinjen
I heard about her death yesterday. She was one of my idols. R.I.P. Chrissy.
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Welcome !
by Simon inwelcome to the newest jehovah's witness discussion forum on the net.. please register so that you can post to the forum and turn this into a welcoming place for other brothers and sisters online
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brinjen
Oh god, these early threads are so embarrasing. I was such a dweeb.
What a dweeby thing to say.
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Watchtower vs. the Roman Catholic Church
by Farkel inthe roman catholic church (rcc) religious leaders wear ridiculous clothing.. wts elders wear ridiculous cheap suits.. .
one can wear a beard and still be a priest in the rcc.. one can wear a beard in the wts, but never be an elder with one.
it's bible-based(tm).
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brinjen
Farkel, brilliant as always.
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Constructive feedback for AAWA leadership (IMHO)
by besty in1 - reconsider your existence - there might be a reason why the most effective resources to date have been solo efforts.
2 - recognize that even well-intentioned organizations will firstly seek self-preservation.
3 - be aware that egos and emotional stupidity have torn apart much grander edifices than aawa.
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brinjen
Member: You have been cleared by AAWA Administration through the protocols mentioned above and are shown on Membership Tab. You can see and interact with everyone on the members list on the AAWA group page, however if you are not "friends" with another member you will not be able to see their personal Facebook page unless thier own privacy settings have allowed for non "friends" to see it. Your personal page is either set to "only me", "private", "friends of friends", and "friends only"
The problem with Facebook though is none of that is an absolute guarantee. They can change the privacy settings and re-set everything without even any notification of doing so.
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Constructive feedback for AAWA leadership (IMHO)
by besty in1 - reconsider your existence - there might be a reason why the most effective resources to date have been solo efforts.
2 - recognize that even well-intentioned organizations will firstly seek self-preservation.
3 - be aware that egos and emotional stupidity have torn apart much grander edifices than aawa.
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brinjen
Marvin... true. In a lot of ways you need to find out what doesn't work first in order to find what is the most effective. I'm confident they can still succeed.
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Constructive feedback for AAWA leadership (IMHO)
by besty in1 - reconsider your existence - there might be a reason why the most effective resources to date have been solo efforts.
2 - recognize that even well-intentioned organizations will firstly seek self-preservation.
3 - be aware that egos and emotional stupidity have torn apart much grander edifices than aawa.
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brinjen
Marvin Shilmer... I guess that's the point isn't it? More gets done when a goal is established to help rather than to destroy. After all, the more you help escape that mind control the less there are to be controlled in the first place. The WTBTS is nothing without it's followers.
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INTIMIDATION by threat
by Terry inwhat would happen if somebody pointed a gun at you and told you what to do?.
an implied threat would motivate almost every person to do as they were told.. what about in a religious context?
what if a "gun" were pointed at members of a religion?.
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brinjen
Thanks dreamgolfer, will be looking that one up.
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Constructive feedback for AAWA leadership (IMHO)
by besty in1 - reconsider your existence - there might be a reason why the most effective resources to date have been solo efforts.
2 - recognize that even well-intentioned organizations will firstly seek self-preservation.
3 - be aware that egos and emotional stupidity have torn apart much grander edifices than aawa.
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brinjen
Thinking back to what helped me the most when I first began to investigate. It was sites such as Freeminds especially... and reading people's experiences who seemed no different to me. One after the other, I was glued to the computer for pretty much a full day. It's finding out that your doubts etc are no different to anyone else's that often does it. The Watchtower love to make people feel isolated because they see what they are saying differently and just 'don't get' what everyone else is getting. The Freeminds site destroyed that completely for me and that is what broke down that 'must not read apostate material' barrier...
Simple is often the most effective.
and true.