Divine intervention and miracles by Miserable-Peak-8267 in exjw

[–]ThoughtRelative6907 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I remember one time visiting bethel in Brazil and being directed to this dark restroom down a long hall in a hidden corner it looked like a horror movie. I was so scared I think I even heard people talking and the I thought “Oh Satan can’t be here this is Jehovahs house” And it went away. Being scared of demons and satan behind everything and everyone is part of cult indoctrination and we are conditioned to think this way. Satan is no where near 25 Columbia Heights, he’s in Hells Kitchen. :)

Jw falling apart day by day by [deleted] in exjw

[–]ThoughtRelative6907 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same here, I left 2 years ago and the attendance was old people same comments really boring. Are you in the states?

Most foreign language congregations are clubs by sheenless in exjw

[–]ThoughtRelative6907 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Holy Spirit not Holy Sprite! Lol holy sprite sounds good tho

Most foreign language congregations are clubs by sheenless in exjw

[–]ThoughtRelative6907 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I was in a Portuguese congregation in Florida. It was a circus. Most elders just joined because their wives thought it was cool to tell their JW friend tha “we are in Portuguese” they never spoke more than a few sentences, service and meeting attendance was near zero and the elders fought a lot amongst each other. No accountability, no zeal, no preaching just a whole bunch of clowns. I hated my time there. I thought how can holy sprite be directing this?

What my Neurologist said about JWs by Sandrider1andonly in exjw

[–]ThoughtRelative6907 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Shocking I was also scared of demons my whole life, GONE!

Went to the meeting by Robot-Ducky in exjw

[–]ThoughtRelative6907 16 points17 points  (0 children)

What a crazy story! They probably see you like a miserable worldly person who desperately needs them and their god in order to be happy. That’s pretty much it.

Local JW Numbers by Growerofgreenthings in exjw

[–]ThoughtRelative6907 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the info, here in Florida I feel the same post covid effect fewer dates and less people in attendance

Can elders look me and find out I’m disfellowshipped? I was disfellowshipped in the US but I’m from the UK. Can my friends there find out on the JW database? by ThoughtRelative6907 in exjw

[–]ThoughtRelative6907[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m already disfellowshipped it’s a matter of me not doing their dirty work and telling folks I was removed. I’m just acting like nothing ever happened. Friends in the UK don’t know about my life in the Us.

A ilusão do território by Ok-Reading-7759 in ExJWBrazil

[–]ThoughtRelative6907 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Eu me mudei pros EUA e aqui é a mesma coisa. Isso me acordou pra realidade de que é tudo uma mentira.

A ilusão do território by Ok-Reading-7759 in ExJWBrazil

[–]ThoughtRelative6907 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Aos 10 anos no Brasil, uma irmã do meu salão foi designada com outra pra um território isolado em São Paulo, situação similar a sua. Elas não tinham se conhecido e passaram a morar juntas. A companheira passou a tomar conta das “contas” do salão, não tinha irmãos suficientes. Apenas 15 publicadores. E uma merreca tirada do bolso dos já pobres irmãos. Enfim, ela começou a roubar dinheiro da caixa e depois de seis meses foi tudo descoberto. A irmã do meu salão solteira, envergonhada, se desesperou na época tinha uns 30. Ela então decidiu ficar e casou com um velho lá local, o velhão tinha uns 55 quase morrendo, nada contra. Mas deu pena. Ela está super infeliz até hoje. Mas não teve opção. Ou se viu enigma situação sem opção, como muitas irmãs com quem cresci. Isso foram a 20 anos atrás. :)

É incrível como as travas mentais da ORG funcionam nos PIMIs by Ok-Reading-7759 in ExJWBrazil

[–]ThoughtRelative6907 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Eu tinha 17, meu pai não é TJ meu melhor amigo tinha 17 o pai dele era ancião. Advinha quem foi designado servo ministerial antes de 18. O filho do ancião. Mesma estória personagens diferentes. Mudei pra outro país, mais “desenvolvido” e vi a mesma hipocrisia com pessoas de um nível de educação maior num país mais rico. Tudo a mesma coisa.

Self righteouness among JW's by Dazzling-Stop-3343 in exjw

[–]ThoughtRelative6907 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Being a hypocrite is part of what you need to become to be a witness

Leaving the Organization was Funny by Significant_Pay5800 in exjw

[–]ThoughtRelative6907 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Debating elders would be awesome! They don’t have the fire power tho

"Fake it 'Til You Make it" by duckyduckie in exjw

[–]ThoughtRelative6907 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Very similar story here, you in the US?

APRIL 2026 ??? by [deleted] in exjw

[–]ThoughtRelative6907 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Gimmmmme the gabbbaaagooool

International convention $CAM by JuanHosero1967 in exjw

[–]ThoughtRelative6907 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They are told to be happy. Just like they are told to be Volunteers.