Posts by wallsofjericho

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Leaving the org and marriage possibly ending

by atacrossroads in

jw
friends

i was raised a witness, baptized at 16, vacation pioneered, got married, etc.

i was very much your typical witness and believed it was the truth until last summer.

a very close relative of mine left the witnesses.

wallsofjericho

Kudos to having the gonads to tell your husband the truth

i was terrified to tell my wife, so much so that when I did I actually capitulated and stated "in"

i went the route of focusing on our family and marriage and my wife was amazed at what happiness we had without me being active or an uber-dub so she backed waaaay off and now we are very content living on the periphery of the religion.

despite this, I often wonder what would have happened if I had the balls to stand my ground

i have my reasons for doing what I did, but I commend you for standing your ground for your beliefs.

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Kudos: for those of you who awakened with you significant others. You are so LUCKY!!!

by goingthruthemotions in

like the title says....those of you who made it out with you husbands or wives.

you people are so lucky!!!.

lucky because your wife or husband isn't brain dead and can think and reason for themselves.

wallsofjericho

Tornintwo - that tactic works the other way around, that is a hubby that has awoke trying to engage his wife. This is the approach I took for my wife. She hasn't woke up, but she sees how good of s husband I am and admits it was after my epiphany about "the truth" it happened. Now she defends me and even though I live "still in" I miss 50%+ meetings, never go in service and enjoy life with my family.

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They know the RC is going to be an issue: August Broadcast talk with Tony

by leavingonthenextplane in

they are told that persecution is coming and that all will see it.. they are told that there will be lies in the media about us.. they even give the old brother king interview about brothers being jailed.

the last sentence tony the tiger damn near screams at the camera to stay faithful you integrity keepers... he knows your fathers and husbands may be going to jail.

this talk is all about damage control.. .

wallsofjericho

As damming as this issue will be directly, I think an even bigger problem for the WTS is just the light shining on them in the global media arena.

JWs will see this as persecution, but the WTS has always said the wild beast would turn on Babylon the great first and then they would all notice the JWs over there still preaching and then come after them.

this shouldn't be represented as a trigger to the GT since it doesn't fit the chronology of old.

HOWEVER this recent Assyrian attack teaching and coalition of nations has been situated perfectly by the WTS to lend scriptural legitimacy to this "persecution"

how ironic they have sunk so low that the true organization is not attacked for their faith but rather for their neglectful policies on child abuse

REALLY???

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Richard Dawkins espouses Militant Atheism: "Mock them, Ridicule them." Attack Religious People with Insults!

by MagicMItchJensen in

richard dawkins has said frequently if we don't agree with religious or spiritual people we need to "insult them!

" tell their their out of their "fucking gourds!

" and make sure you really show them how stupid they are for believing in something they can't prove!".

wallsofjericho

Religious people insist that everyone else respect their beliefs yet when an atheist expresses his disbelief in God the religious person cries intolerance!

just the act of an atheist expressing his beliefs is an act of intolerance to the religious one.

It's a double standard. The religious people can push their beliefs on everyone and we must respect it, yet the atheist is deemed to not have beliefs and thus not deserve the same regard

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How many of the 1.006 alleged abusers will be investigated by Police?

by Listener in

the commission has the names of 1,006 alleged abusers within australian congregations since 1950. some will have died and others will already have been prosecuted but the branch did not report any of these allegations to police.. the terms of reference for the royal commission is more about redress for the victims but that can include criminal prosecution although they are more focused on financial compensation.. however, now that they have the names of 1,006 potential criminals there is some responsibility to see that they are dealt with criminally.

it appears to be in their authority to have cases followed through by referring them for further investigation.

this is clear because the commissioner has recently reported that to date, they have done so in 493 cases identified within the scope of their commission.

wallsofjericho

Looks like a "coalition of nations" are gathering upon the WTS

isnt it obvious?

these types of cases will continue to rise up in other countries and when they do the WTS will spin it

will be interesting to see if all their financial game playing of recent will actually protect their assets

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JW Hatred and Elders Apathetic Manners Drove Me Here! Why are JWs fooled in to thinking the WTS Cares?

by Judas Maccabee in

for years i've been screwed with by some very bad people, people satan would kick out of his organization because even the devil might let up on evil just to allow someone to catch their breath.

with the jwism's bad people move up while good people move down or leave the kingdom hall for good.

i was talking with two elders who said "you know if you return to the kingdom hall, jehovah will bless you and these people will stop screwing with you.

wallsofjericho

Personality conflicts are common among all people, all religions, all atheists, all races, all countryman, all anything

its human nature

If your condemning JWs for beliefs that's one thing, if your condemning them because of an elder you don't like then you need to get some thicker skin, grow up and quit being such a baby

I'll bet your boss "picks on you" and your co-workers are "jerks" and your family "hates you" too

there are lots of cry babies out there

man up, nobody cares

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The new Governing Body is liberal. they are really freeminders!

by rege brazzy in

dear friends, your posts are very good, but we really think that they will change many things soon...for example.

watch tower now are feminist and they protect the gay cause.soon we will have many gay marriages in kingdom halls.you will see.that governing body is really cool.ted jaracz and john barr were the last puritans in the governing body!.

the current governing body is completely liberal, but as yet has some bethelites the old guard working, they are still holding some behaviors .... but very soon you will see ... even in my congregation is very liberal ... not here disassociates for immorality .. just for apostasy ... i fucked three sister, but the elders did not shunned me, but they only help me!

wallsofjericho

Your a troll or just an idiot

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July Broadcast Denies That JW Children Die Rather Than Have Medical Care

by BluesBrother in

anthony morris 3rd delivered the broadcast this month and advised that lies are circulated that they let children die rather than have medical care .

he says this is so inaccurate as to be a boldfaced lie ...... further he says it is "up to the parents to determine what would be the best treatment for their children" .

now, does this mean that parents are really free to make a decision to accept blood for their minor child, if they so choose?

wallsofjericho

I'd like to see a Caleb and Sophie video where Caleb dies for not accepting a blood transfusion and then he's on the cover of an awake

and all the freinds pat the dad on the back for doing such a good job in court refusing to allow the doctors to save calebs life

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40 Years Old Today

by azor in

i celebrated my birthday for the first time today at 40 years old.

my wife was great.

she and some of my coworkers surprised me at lunch.

wallsofjericho

Happy 40 bro! :)

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A difficult yet necessary decision

by Brother Jeramy in

the past five weeks have been perhaps the most painful in my life as a witness.. some months ago a young man (i'd say in his late thirties or early forties) began attending meetings at my kingdom hall.

he had just moved to my area from another state.

he had disassociated himself from his home congregation many years back, when he was 20 years old and going through many of the typical trials and temptations most young men experience.. two of the elders met with him initially, and they later shared the details with the body of elders.

wallsofjericho

that COBE might just be a douchebag. Perhaps another elder would have appealed to the CO about this guys reinstatement.

Just sayin.... I don't think he handled it the right way. Some elders are douchebags