Posts by CandleSurgeon

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Eric Reeder's Memorial?

by NeverKnew in

jw
friends

i've seen the insulting obituary and like all of you, i'm blown away.. i've also seen several threads of individuals crying out for an opportunity to meet with others on this board.

maybe it's time to recognize the need for an assembly (if you will) to foster a familial relationship for those on this board!.

what if a memorial were planned, in eric's honor of course, for a weekend next september in north carolina?

I didn't know Eric well myself. But I would make every possible effort to attend as well. I won't pretend I knew him, or that we were close friends, but I understand his pain. I am very fortunate that I had children after leaving cutting ties with the WB&TS. My wife and I divorced but I honstly wasn't happy in the relationship and we really were not right for eachother. We got married young and you all know why.

I can only imagine the pain Eric endured from his unique position and the shunning he endured. I would very much like to attend this gathering and honor Eric.

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Just Heard Some Shocking News

by jookbeard in

a predatory jw paedophile micheal porter (uk) who has a 15 year record of abuse including the rape of his own baby but somehow evaded jail now is a member of my old congregation;wimbledon.

words fail me, to think of the years of shunning that these idiots have heaped upon me even by my own family and this piece of shit was seen a this years memorial laughing and joking with the congregation.

strange that this news story slipped passed me when it was broadcast by the british media in 2007..

CandleSurgeon

Wow I just came across this thread. I read the link that blondie posted on page 1 of this thread and I literally feel sick on my stomach. How blind and twisted the JW's have to be to trust their children with this predator.

Sickening...

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Calling all ex and exiting jws in NE Ohio

by jamiebowers in

jw
friends

phin will be at my house from sunday, 07/11 til tuesday, 07/13.

if you would like to be interviewed for the documentary, please pm me for details..

CandleSurgeon

Just got wind of this thread. Juan I have 150 documents printed out to be signed by anyone doing an interview. They are fairly simply and just state that they agree to be a part of the documentary.

I do appreciate the concern over legal matters. I certainly hope to not have any legal issues with this documentary but at the same time I am wise enough to have myself covered with documentation of agreement :D

The idea of having them verbally state there agreement on camera is good as well. I'll keep the suggestion in mind.

I just finished working a 12 hour shift at the hospital, I'll look over this thread in more detail later this afternoon.

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Still Feeling Lost...What to Do Next?

by daringhart13 in

i'm wondering how many of you still feeling a burning need to know god and have a relationship with him.. i am dealing with the horrible emotions of having faded, done some things that would be considered immoral, stopped praying (not sure i ever prayed right) and generally just feeling lost...... what have some of you done to get back on track?

i've been fading for a year and a half.

missing my first dc..... ugh.....having a crappy morning i guess...... just feel like i want to talk to god, but can't.. ironic, huh?

CandleSurgeon

My friend, I am an atheist but I feel your pain.

The WT org tries to control your relationship with "god." While I no longer believe in that entity I respect that you do. If you want to pray then just do so. Pray in whatever manner feels right for you, there are no rules.

To me the bible and other holy books are simply men trying to define "god" who is in all reality undefinable by man. Don't listen to the rules of men, simply go with your gut and your heart. If you want to pray then just do it, the WT org conditioned you to believe there was one right way to do so. That you needed them to be in the middle. Forge your own relationship on your own terms.

Good luck in your search for enlightenment.

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10-yr old boy baptized

by Gayle in

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a 10-year boy is baptised at the jehovah's witness assembly hall.

http://www.salisburypost.com/lifestyle/070310-jehovah_s-witnesses-qcd

CandleSurgeon

Thats exactly what I was thinking Gladiator. I got baptized when I was 4.

In all seriousness this really sucks for this boy. I got baptized when I was 13 and I had no idea the commitment I was making, nor did I realize the long term effects that would take place when I got older.

Sick.

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I was thinking that the term "Premarital Sex" is actually making an assumption

by gubberningbody in

jw
friends

...namely that the person is ever going to get married.. .

back to what you were doing..... .

CandleSurgeon

In all honesty I am atheist so I don't look for any forgivness. According to the Bible I would be considered an immoral person, but I don't live my life according to the bible and I make no apologies for my actions nor do I ask for forgiveness. I consider myself a person with a high set of morals that are based on love.

As far as the jest about having many wives and divorcing them, well it was just that a joke. I am an adult and the women I have had relations with have all been consenting adults. Sin is an idea created by men.

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Why has God allowed this to go on for so long

by watersprout in

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friends

why has god allowed this system to go on for soo long?

he's god he doesn't need to prove anything to anyone!

why have the billions that have lived on this earth had to suffer for what two people did in eden?.

CandleSurgeon

I'm not so sure about this god fellow. He sounds like a real jerk.

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How many Witnesses would stop going to meetings if..............

by TooBad TooSad in

how many witnesses would stop going to the meetings right now if they were not tied to the.

organization due to family members who are active and are blinded by wt teaching?.

how many husbands, like myself, go to meetings so as not to destroy their marriage?.

CandleSurgeon

If I had to guess I would agree with the 50% estimate.

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Did you really pay attention at conventions or assemblies?

by donny in

a co-worker of mine whose family (2 daughters, wife) are jw's related a funny story yesterday.

his wife and daughters missed the friday portion of the convention last week in order to attend a wedding of a worldly relative.

at dinner she mentioned to him that she would go to the convention this friday to make up for the one she missed.. he then asked why and she said so she could get the information she missed.

CandleSurgeon

LOL you were far more entertaining than the mindless dribble coming from the platform wobble

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Did you really pay attention at conventions or assemblies?

by donny in

a co-worker of mine whose family (2 daughters, wife) are jw's related a funny story yesterday.

his wife and daughters missed the friday portion of the convention last week in order to attend a wedding of a worldly relative.

at dinner she mentioned to him that she would go to the convention this friday to make up for the one she missed.. he then asked why and she said so she could get the information she missed.

CandleSurgeon

Highdoes I think many of us learned the ablility to retreat to our own little world but still seem to be paying perfect attention. Like you I could look up scriptures, clap, keep my eyes focused on the speaker and all while not hearing a word that was being said :P