Great story - thanks for sharing.
I like daddy's question number 5 a lot, because I never thought this way
5. If anonymous donation, why written service report?
i joined this site 12 years ago and i revisited it yesterday to get some information on coc's status.. .
frankly saying, i've tried to be a complete ex-ex-jw so that ex-jw things would not drive my life mad.
due to my linguistic barrier of writing in a foreign language, 12 years ago, i could not but read and read and read this site.
Great story - thanks for sharing.
I like daddy's question number 5 a lot, because I never thought this way
5. If anonymous donation, why written service report?
per ohmyjw over at r/exjw:.
i assume that other countries also got this letter to boe dated 1st september 2015 about sending additional information along with s-10 form (annual cong.
report).
wifibandit
Given the special care we're giving to our inactive ones, we ask your secretary to prepare an additional letter about witnesses, who became inactive in service year 2015. Please specify their names, surnames, age and a short summary about what you think was the cause for their current situation.
The S-10 form will have a attachment for fastJehu like this:
We asked him and he told us, that he was looking the video from Geoffrey Jackson on the Royal Commission in Australia. Brother Jackson said in the video, that to be inactive is possible and this person will not be controlled or hunted by a JW-police-state.
:-)
well, here i am.. hello world, mrs. eden sending regards to everyone.
:).
my english is limited, so please go easy on me.. mrs. eden.
Mrs. Eden
I had this idea; I'lll use the fact that I'm bipolar as an excuse. I'll start missing some of the meetings and I'll say that I don't feel ok, that I feel sick.
I'll start to fade from the meetings and field service.
Is that a good strategy?
what do you think?
Remember: You don't need any excuse. :-)
If you give any JW a excuse, they will judge you for your excuse.
You could say: It is between me and jehovah.
well, here i am.. hello world, mrs. eden sending regards to everyone.
:).
my english is limited, so please go easy on me.. mrs. eden.
i thought paradise was supposed to be a delight?
not according to the august study wt, on page 20 paragraphs 4-12 it outlines how much paradise will be exactly like being in the org today.
still following rules, waiting on jehovah and obeying those taking the lead.
apostrate
Back in the 70's an elder stood on the platform and let everyone know that in the New System we can't just live wherever we want. Everyone might rush to the West to get 'em some ocean front property. No, no. The Society will tell us where to live.
Gerrit Lösch told us the same 3 or 4 years ago during his visit in germany.
just come home from a weight loss class early.
it's 6 months since i da'd and two and a half years since i've been to a meeting.
there was a witness there (unless she has left, i wouldn't know) we made eye contact!
cappytan
I had a problem this past weekend. I'm undercover and had to spend the evening with my parents. Things turn to spiritual matters, and I put on a mask and smile and say all the right things.
But I had a panic attack on the way home and vomited.
I'm hoping things get easier.
I know this feeling.
I avoid eating with my parents at home - so I don't have tp pray.
hi all, nothing to report just now.
wanted to add name to list of those awakening.
been lurking for nearly a year.
okay, i know the royal commission hasn't started yet.
but i'm confident enough that he will be telling some whoppers.
so i thought i'd be the first to get a thread started for something that will begin... very soon now!.
alcyone
Do you know when they apologized? I have not seen it over decades in "the truth".
@ alcyone: Welcome on board.
You can read more about this here: http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/427700005/mr-jackson-said-gb-has-apologized-past
BCG = a victim of child abuse. She gave her testimonial in front of the royal comission in australia.
BCJ = her husband
BCH = her father
BCI = her mother
Her statement (STAT.0590.001.0001_R.pdf) says in § 66 on page 16:
"... and I left the JW church. I couldn't stand the hypocrisy anymore ..."
"Once I left the chruch my 3 children and I were completely shunned, ostracised and actively avoided by members of the Townsville Jehovah's Witnesses Congregation."