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AAWA is here!! (The Association of Anti-Watchtower Activists)
by cedars in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcic4g5tulw.

http://www.jwactivists.org.

facebook the association of anti-watchtower activists.
jw07

This 'nue light' is great!
It looks like the GB are about to have their asses handed to them.
AAWA Akbar!!!!!
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Notice how the introduction of the AAWA has brought out the loonies lately?
by wha happened? in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
i was gone for a bit and came back and saw the various threads.

apparently, it really hit a nerve.
jw07

Forgive my ignorance. What is AAWA?
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Elder and MS Extortion!
by jw07 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
the elders and ministerial servants at my hall were asked to attend a strange meeting last night.

the society is asking for our help to raise $10,200.

they are seeking to raise this money in april from elders and ministerial servants in our circuit only.
jw07

Haha! Funny theories so far. But as for me, determined I shall be to hold on to my cash, eternally.
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When You Learned TTATT, the truth about the truth(tm) How Did It Make You Feel?
by LoisLane looking for Superman in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
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i felt stunned.

i felt betrayed.. just lois.
jw07

Pissed.
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Elder and MS Extortion!
by jw07 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
the elders and ministerial servants at my hall were asked to attend a strange meeting last night.

the society is asking for our help to raise $10,200.

they are seeking to raise this money in april from elders and ministerial servants in our circuit only.
jw07

Very good questions steve2
- It was a request
- No consequences, it was just stated that our faith should move us to help as much as we can towards the objective.
- NOTHING in writing was presented, account information was provided for the deposits. We were asked to take down the account info and to call certain elders if there were issues.
- The coordinator did not read from any paper, he just spoke to us.
Sounded very Nigerian to me (no offence intended to any Nigerian natives).
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Elder and MS Extortion!
by jw07 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
the elders and ministerial servants at my hall were asked to attend a strange meeting last night.

the society is asking for our help to raise $10,200.

they are seeking to raise this money in april from elders and ministerial servants in our circuit only.
jw07

I'll probably have to inbox you my country (trying to be careful for now). I was there, it was elders and MS (I'm an MS). It was said that we would get more information about how the money would be used in the future. What baffles me is why the 'servant body' only.
Maybe it's a way of asking for even more money from a congregation without making it seem so desperate. Asking more from those who can be 'trusted'.
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What Is Security Like At The Bethel Compound ?
by frankiespeakin in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
just currious, when i was there you could sneak in but now security is a lot tighter..
jw07

I think a better question is, how can we get reliable, juicy information from an agent already on the inside? (the awake or waking up)
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Elder and MS Extortion!
by jw07 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
the elders and ministerial servants at my hall were asked to attend a strange meeting last night.

the society is asking for our help to raise $10,200.

they are seeking to raise this money in april from elders and ministerial servants in our circuit only.
jw07

The elders and ministerial servants at my hall were asked to attend a strange meeting last night. The society is asking for our help to raise $10,200. They are seeking to raise this money in April from elders and ministerial servants in our circuit ONLY. We are not allowed to tell anyone, not our family members, best friends, or even our spouses. I have been an MS for 5 years now and I've never experienced anything like that before. Has anyone else had a similar experience? Are things like that common at elders meetings? Why do they need that money? Why so secretive? What the hell is going on?
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Newbie Here- but I've been here the whole time
by TheDarksideHasCalledMe in
1. jw
2. friends
my wife and in-laws are now here and i'm on now.

i'm going to copy and paste my first post from jwstruggle...... my story is, i grew up as a jw.

my parents found out later on and didn't tell anyone.
jw07

Welcome to the Dark Side!
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How can anyone who is truly spiritual-minded attend Bethel and not realize it's all a scam
by sosoconfused in
1. jw
2. experiences
not that i was any better(lol - but as i sat back and thought about the time i spent there, and the things i saw i feel disgusted.. i could literally write a thousand stories about the discrimination, favortism and all out dishonest that took place but i doubt anyone would actually care.

the one thing however that really sticks out in my mind is when i was in a nice room with my roommate that he kind of inherited after his previous roommate left.

it actually had a bathroom and we both had space for real beds(not those dang trundle beds like we had in standish).. .
jw07

sabastious I agree with you 110%, I think it is more an issue of the ease with which emotion trumps logic. For instance one of my friends is considered a genius by many due to her accomplishments and approach to solving problems in her field (I can’t give much detail for fear of being caught). She and I have a similar world view, and have lengthy discussions about the manipulation of the mind in advertising, politics, 'false religion' etc, and I was hoping she would wake up like I did. Yet, she gets very emotionally riled up at conventions, about ‘new light’ in the Watchtower etc, and is just a general WT pawn. She started sounding like she was going to wake up about 2 years back, but got over zealous and relapsed after her parents’ divorce (emotional trauma). She started reading WT literature on the subject like crazy and was able to find ‘comfort’, and hopes her family will be together again, if not now, then in ‘paradise’, so it’s up to her now to ensure that happens. It hurts to hear her parrot Watchtower catch phrases for solace when someone so mentally gifted should know better. It baffles me.
Then again, both of us have experienced times of deep emotional pain in our lives. That was a part of what made me stop, think, and wake up, and it seems it made her a better Watchtower tool. No wonder they are so successful at indoctrinating after disasters, deaths, divorces, illness etc. People don't always think as clearly when feeling emotional pain and look for anything to sooth their minds.