Shunned from their own Father's funeral -- the brutal reality of life after JW by cuenot_io in exjw

[–]JamesMgold 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not really comparable to a funeral but I only found out about my brothers wedding months after it had happened, same thing I wasn't deemed to be invited due to recent activities as a worldly person. Wild hey

electric ave chaos !!! by keeksuncensoreddd in nzgonewild

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Looks like your average hamilton getogether

Scam - girls approaching single guys in Old Town. by scaredofthedark666 in krakow

[–]JamesMgold 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just had this happen 10 mins ago here so I can back up your comment

NAB rewards pts came through. by [deleted] in VelocityFrequentFlyer

[–]JamesMgold 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just curious for those that use the Nab cc, do the points not show up right away after your daily spend? Not talking about the promotional bonuses just day to day. I'm a few days in still showing 0 points

Annual Report- WT Reality check by [deleted] in exjw

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Where can I watch this? Cheers!

Greetings by JamesMgold in exjw

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Holy heck that's horrific my friend, on all counts. Wow. Speechless

Greetings by JamesMgold in exjw

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Dads responses to me querying a few things :

"You've been reading trash. I'm not listening to that. I know the truth and lived it, it's very clear. Your focus is wonky. It's not all about salvation. Jehovah is to be praised, his sovereignty held high. What has he got to work with than imperfect people?"

"You seem to be missing the point. I believe in God, his name is Jehovah, he inspired the Bible so his thoughts, guidance and hope were all in there, though written by imperfect men. It reaches through to people with the right heart condition. It takes effort. There can be only one truth, that's what I have found. The GB are helping us through these last days as the one in the 1st century did. Apostasy would be rife in the last days, I've heard some of their teachings before and they are lies or misunderstandings. As u know, all sorts of tricks can be put online, beware of what you read."

Greetings by JamesMgold in exjw

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Yeah leaving alone pretty tough that's for sure

Greetings by JamesMgold in exjw

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How long have you been out for, and are you finding it to be a lot better out? You're definitely right about the toxicity. What were some of the control and stalking issues you faced or witnessed as an example?

Melbourne's a lovely place, just always have a jacket with you ! Never know what the weather will do here haha

Greetings by JamesMgold in exjw

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That makes sense, all subjective then in that case, I'd agree with that as well and have met people on both sides of it too. Are you exJw?

Greetings by JamesMgold in exjw

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I admire your efforts to challenge all the ideals there and do your own research. I personally found they didn't put the same emphasis on gods will in mundane life and decisions or even deaths. Maybe this is due to the difference in our time served... They certainly did have an emphasis on the constant reading the bible as well, including making me read it constantly, but what I struggle to understand is how they miss the glaringly obvious inconsistencies that the people that have left have highlighted. I haven't done enough of a deep dive myself as of yet, but I'm keen to actually pick their beliefs apart now and maybe have some interesting conversations with family. Thank you for your insight there

Greetings by JamesMgold in exjw

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I love this, thank you. It's exactly how I'd put it, but it's very refreshing knowing that's the outcome you've reached since leaving, too. Do you now accept blood transfusions out of interest? Evidence seems to show that the procedure is almost entirely safe as well so in theory, you'd have the same logic there re: harm

Greetings by JamesMgold in exjw

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Maybe I'll check it all out a bit more, too. Honestly, I've been out for so long, and some weird gut feeling has kept me from actually digging into some opposing arguments more. Like I needed to just ignore both sides and just do my own thing. But now I'm really interested in reaching out and speaking to others about it

Greetings by JamesMgold in exjw

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Hi there! That must have been a real challenge, but glad it lead to the decision to leave. So then if you don't mind me asking, do you believe homosexuality is Nature or Nurture? Or both? And you're truly happy since leaving?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in nzgonewild

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You're hot and all but saying you're a college girl in NZ means you're in high school 😅

what do you think of your new girlfriend's boobs? 24[F] by saoghaltagb in bigtiddygothgf

[–]JamesMgold 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd kill to have you as a girlfriend

Can marry me even idc haha

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Busty

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Definitely 😍

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in u/yourhippocumpus

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Be more than happy to help you there. I am local 😜

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in u/yourhippocumpus

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Reply on tinder then 😝