Posts by KateWild

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Eating disorders - advice about someone

by 88JM in

i'm sure there are probably a few posters on here that have had experience themselves or had family members with eating disorders.

i'm posting here not for myself, but out of concern for someone else.. there is a teenage (about 16, recently baptized) brother who quite obviously has an eating disorder.

i have personally been at a few gatherings and seen him refuse all food while everyone else was eating, with the excuse that "he wasn't hungry", so i can say it's definitely an eating disorder and not some allergy or just a one-off.. i'm also not the only one who has noticed it - i've been in discussions with a few brothers and sisters who have also remarked on his conditon, but don't seem to know any more about it than i do.

KateWild

Confronting the situation head on is the answer. But the level of your friendship with the family might need to change before you do so. It sounds like you're not very close to the young boy or the parents, it's noble that you are concerned, but to avoid being called a busy body I would advise you to draw closer to the family.

If you invite them to do something like a bike ride and then go for a bite to eat you can expose the illness. You could also ask him to help you wash your car. I certainly think drawing closer to the family beofre you confront them is the best course of action. Show them you care, actions speak louder than words.

Kate xx

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Minor Update to circuit accounting scam

by Justnowout in

many outside are now aware of the scam.... the brother announces a "deficit" at the assemblies.

what they dont announce is that the so called expenses include a predetermined donation to the branch.

meaning, the assembly hall is paid for so the basic expenses should be utilities, maybe some speaker expenses and a 52nd share of property taxes and the like.... however the "deficit" always seems to run into the thousands with "expenses incured" totaling 7-10k.

KateWild

Unfortunatly it wont wake anyone whos not already wondering-just

The thing is there are many who are wondering and that is one of the first things that stops, donations, when JWs doubt. Many wake up due to false doctrine and donation scams. Kate xx

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More WTS cash-grabbing: "Funds on Deposit" program for Circuits

by sir82 in

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friends

at a recent circuit assembly "business meeting" for elders, a new program was announced: "funds on deposit".. here's how it works:.

each circuit determines a "floor" and a "ceiling" for an amount to hold in their circuit checking account.

when the "ceiling" amount is exceeded, the amount above the threshold is wired to the wts and held by them.. if the circuit checking account drops below the "floor" amount, the circuit can send a request to the wts to request that some of their "funds on deposit" be returned to them so that their checking account resumes a "safe" level.. as explained by the elder explaining the program,, "in other words, the branch is acting exactly like a bank - the circuit will make deposits and withdrawals as needed.

KateWild

I can certainly see some elders questioning this directive, perhaps a few will wake up. I hope so. Kate xx

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Why do you come here?

by love2Bworldly in

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i come here to learn, but i also come here because it feels like a private club and i'm privy to be a member of the "in" crowd.

it's a great place to socialize.

does anyone else feel that they are a member of a special "club" when they come here, that only some people in this world will understand the jw world?.

KateWild

I come here to vent and to help others. Comming here helped me find my way and understand my true beliefs sperate from WT. Kate xx

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Blown away-- where to go from here

by All for show in

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i stumbled upon this website a few weeks ago due to the jw.org ridiculousness, since then i haven't been able to pull myself away.

the thoughts, feelings, and concerns i have had the past few years aren't just mine.

it's global.

KateWild

Welcome 'all for show' you have a great story thank you for sharing. We wish you all the best in your awakening and your journey. It sounds like it won't take much to wake your hubby.

All the best Kate xx

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NEW 'Bible Teach' book... to be released at Annual Meeting?

by Calebs Airplane in

not sure if this has been mentioned on this board yet, but i just heard from a fairly reliable source that the annual meeting will discuss, among other things, major changes in the 'bible teach' book.

has anyone else heard this??.

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KateWild

Ironic that WT has become a religion or updating beliefs, thankfully many have woken up to this truth that continually changing beliefs is proving WT false. Kate xx

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Could they become a real cult?

by HowTheBibleWasCreated in

i study religions.

i never call new world religons cults.

until they become like heavsn gate etc.. the jw religions is setting itself u for this.

KateWild

Yes it's a cult, yes it's dangerous, yes people commit suicide because of the cult. It's a dangerous cult. Kate xx

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RBC New Update and new Britain Bethel News

by Da.Furious in

i have posted some of this info in a different post but due to the additional information i heard i have decided to put all this under new topic.. rbc update (apparently this information is global):.

rbc will be dissolved on 5 october 2014. majority of departments will be shut down and handed over to bethel (construction, planning, training, it and legal definitely will be gone).

age criteria for the new department is under 50 years old.

KateWild

Thanks Da.Furious, your information does seem legitimate. Blondie has confirmed they have been doing this for years so you really are exposing a well kept secret. I had no idea, but it sounds just like something WT would do.

Kate xx

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Powerful photo

by zakharijah in

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friends

hi,.

i just stumbled upon this photo on facebook (pic by david j. m. coleman), and as they say, a picture is worth a thousand words.... .

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KateWild

Thanks for the pic. The JWs look as bored as the begger, but like Jeanette said, they are begging too. Wonderful pic. Kate xx

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Debunking the KCA

by Coded Logic in

for those who havent encountered it before, the kalam cosmological argument is a proof of gods existence and goes as follows:.

) anything that begins to exist has a cause..

) the universe began to exist.. c.) therefore the universe has a cause.. .

KateWild

Coded logic, well done for your opening post. It's clear to see you have done some extensive reading since your awakening and have a firm view about the existence of God. I have come to the conclusion that there is no proof as to the existence or non existence of a creator. It cannot be proven either way. But to philosophise over these matters can be interesting.

Thanks for your OP, but I however still believe in a creator.

Kate xx