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A video has been uploaded to YouTube by a mother of four whose husband declared he was quitting his job moments after attending the 2013 Annual Meeting.
At nearly 16 minutes long, the video begins with mom Brittany struggling to get her children ready for a live screening of the Annual Meeting on October 6th. “This is the most incredible amount of stress that I’ve ever endured in one day,” she laments.
It isn’t long before the father Cedric’s job is hinted as being a cause for the family’s woes. While getting the children ready (at 2:14), Brittany explains, “Cedric worked last night. Cedric’s so stressed out about work coz he has to go on late tonight in order to make the meeting, and so he’s stressed out about losing his job. So yeah, it’s quite stressful today.”
To watch the video on YouTube, click here.
Footage then follows of the family attending their local Annual Meeting screening. Brittany is commended for her efforts in getting the family to the event, and the children are shown hugging their new bibles.
Then, after the Annual Meeting has ended, Brittany tells her viewers of a profound decision her husband has reached. (see 12:10)
“When we were coming out of the meeting we got all the kids loaded up, we get into the car and he says, ‘okay I’ve made a decision, I’m not going to work tonight’, and then he said that he’s not going to work tomorrow night or the night after that, or the night after that, and that they will consider that his resignation. So he basically quit his job.”
It soon becomes clear that Cedric’s decision has been motivated chiefly by a desire to attend more meetings.
“It was because we just don’t make our meetings like we should,” Brittany explains, “and it’s really hard on us to be apart a week at a time basically… So we are leaving it up to Jehovah and it feels really good actually. It’s like, this is such an exciting day!”
Footage is then shown of Cedric lining up for food in a Subway store as his family waits for him in the car. The viewer can’t help but feel baffled that this man is quitting his job, with no other job to go to, when he has four children dependent on him – the youngest of which is now only 8 months.
Worse still, the man is quitting by failing to turn up for work, which will almost guarantee that he will not get a positive reference. And this apparently motivated, at least in part, by a desire to attend more meetings.
Matthew 6:31-33 is quoted in the concluding minutes of the video as Brittany reaffirms her belief that Jehovah will come to the rescue by blessing her husband’s desire to “seek first the kingdom” – even with four young mouths at stake. (1 Tim 5:8)
The invocation of divine intervention is doubtless based on some of the Society’s recent claims about “Jehovah’s hand.” In fact, it was at the Annual Meeting that Geoffrey Jackson suggested that Jehovah manipulated the weather to assist the work of printing bibles at the Wallkill factory.
The families of the 27 Witnesses who died in last month’s typhoon in the Philippines would have good reason to ponder as to why Jehovah would intervene to print more bibles, but allow their loved ones to perish. They would likely be just as confused if finding Cedric a job to replace the one he has walked away from turns out to be higher on the Creator’s list of priorities than saving human life.
I really don’t understand JW’s like this. The father in this video has an easily-findable Pinterest account where he shares such bon mots as “One day my patience will run out, and I will punch you. In the face. Very hard.”
I’m not a JW, so maybe I don’t understand the long-suffering loving kindness displayed in this sentiment.
It would seem that he did his former employer a favor however, since he’s pinned an ecard that expresses the sentiment, “In addition to Casual Friday, I propose the following: Punch a Coworker Monday, No Pants/Shirt Tuesday, Drunk at Work Wednesday, and Call in Sick Thursday.”
So. Stellar employee. Setting a fine example as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses. Dude, it’s so clear you want to live the life of the rest of us worldly people! And that’s fine! Nothing wrong with that! Remember that if/when the JW’s chide you for your inappropriate online presence.
Link to his Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/thesledgehammer/
Hers is discoverable too, but it’s more JW appropriate.
Ballookey Klugeypop, I found facebook profile–very easy, after Pinterest account.
I think it’s a little bizarre that Jehovah’s Witness, apparently in good standing, would document semi-intimate videos of her life, and post them on youtube. This is most unexpected from my perspective. The pinterest account of the husband is also interesting.
Anyway, I’m not going to knock the family for the whole quitting the job thing. Sure, it wasn’t very discreet for him to just not show up, and from a secular perspective falls into the “what not to do” category, put if he was away for days at a time while mom is home juggling 4 kids, that’s not good, and its a little late to prescribe contraceptives to fix the situation. In any event, it seems he has a regular 9 – 5 now, so I’d say that’s a win, even if they credit a diety that sees fit burn gays with sulfur and fire and order the execution of women and children born to the “wrong” tribe and living in the “wrong” land.
Here’s what I think. He hated his job, and his wife hated him being away, so he quit. Sure they used the meetings as an excuse because it was convenient, given the whole indoctrination thing, but I think ultimately they would have come to a similar decision even if they weren’t witnesses.
Anyway, I don’t know why, but I think this family has a decent shot at waking up.
Wonderful find! JW hypocrisy at it’s finest…but Jehovah blesses him anyway!
Hakizimana Jean de Dieu – I’m in a type 4 also.. its horrible. She is wonderful but to watch as the Elders interfere in our marriage and to see the 101 silly rules she has to adhere to is heart breaking. Funny thing is that she ‘relaxed’ to date then marry me but now she is again a good JW..
Zeebo, will you believe it. I have been in type 4 since March 2008! Elders and my wife spread rumors everywhere that I was a fornicator. Finally, the wife told me Elders requested her to stop sex, what interference!! Theocratic war started aver sex and could not know elders were hiding behind the scene! When I finally started to investigate the situation to answer the question WHY MY WIFE WAS REFUSING ME SEX, I found the Elders’ manual “Shepherding textbook”! I could not believe my eyes when I read the following on page 85.
“If the husband committed adultery, he has an obligation to inform his wife of the facts. The judicial committee should promptly inquire of the Christian wife as to what her husband has told her. If he refuses to inform her of his adultery, the elders should inform her that because of her husband’s conduct, it is up to her to decide whether to pursue a Scriptural divorce or not. Furthermore, they should inform the innocent mate that her resuming sexual relations with the guilty mate would negate any claim to Scriptural freedom. But they should not give her further details. On the other hand, the elders may find that while the husband did confess adultery to his wife, he did not tell her the full extent of his wrong conduct and left out important information that the wife should know. The elders should not provide this confidential information to the wife, but they can suggest that she speak with her husband again. Even if he does not tell her anything more, this will alert her, and this will help her to determine whether to forgive or not.”
Can you grasp the scene? Can you see elders hiding between me and my wife maneuvering us. It was a complete shock to learn why my wife had gone CRAZY. Elders where acting behind scenes!!
Hakizimana Jean de Dieu
How did you get hold of the book. Can it be copied and circulated?
It’s already posted and circulated on the Internet–even when Wt Soc tries to squelch it, it pops up again. And, there are privately emailed copies available.
Pioneer hours are now 90 hours per month so I guess 100 hours is now a Special Pioneer!
Sue, a PDF of the book is circulating online. I have it downloaded. If you go to a Facebook page called Apostate & Ex-Jehovahlarious Memes, someone posted a PDF copy and that’s where I got it. The quote above is right-on, and it also says that when a woman is accused of adultery, her husband is present for her meetings with the committee but if he is accused the wife is not present and the committee keeps his confidentiality. No, they’re not misogynistic at all.
whatevs,
Thanks, well the wheel has definitely fallen off the wagon.
There aren’t a whole lot of shocking things in the book but just a few nuggets here and there like that one. What I think most rank-and-file JWs would find surprising is how often local elders go above and beyond what’s written in there, for example, “Elders should not encourage separation or divorce; neither should they forbid it. Separation and divorce are personal matters, and each Christian will have to accept the consequences for his decision. (Gal. 6:7) However, the elders may determine that a publisher’s decisions in this area disqualify him or her from receiving special privileges normally given to those viewed as exemplary.” My mother was told to her face by more than one elder that she didn’t have scriptural reason to leave. She wasn’t asking about remarrying or privileges, but was talking only about separating!
I think the letters to the elders they send out are even more telling than the book, like the Oct. 2012 one about pedophiles that Cedars has commented on here. You put all these things together and you’re right, the wheels have fallen off the wagon which by the way, is outdated, rusty, and broken down anyway.
rilly, watevs, what about the pages on how to treat hermaphrodites and so forth?
I said “shocking.” Most everyone knows that JWs despise homosexuals and anyone who’s different, that they think being a surrogate mother is the same as fornication and adultery, that rape victims can be DF’d for “fornication” if they don’t scream and fight and try to flee enough to make elders happy, that anyone who messes around needs to explain themselves in detail before those old pervs, and that oral/anal sex are “brazen conduct.” It’s the little things about how to handle certain matters that are surprising, like a husband sitting in on his wife’s committee meetings but she can’t sit in on his even if he’s accused of adultery, and the elders keep his confidentiality but not hers.
Humor me, whatevs, lookup “hermaphrodite” in the index pages, then read that section–paying note to “good standing” advisory notes. When you pick regain consciousness, give me a reply.
Also, your note on the loathing of anyone different is a gateway to a discussion regarding the near-obsession with JW’s regarding being seen as “normal” and “average”–from the 2-button grey-flannel (polyester) suits and modest skirts and dresses for her to the lies in family court regarding children having the choice and options to participate in sports and pursue academic achievement.
And, on a tangent regarding the devastating environment when LGBT children of JW’s are coming of age and “coming out”.
Oh JBob the list of things seen as “worldly” would crash this website. Did you see the change they made to the “Who Are Doing God’s Will Today” brochure, where they made the skirts of the two sisters longer? Of course, don’t let them wear pants at all, but cover up those knees! Yeah, I heard about their “theocratic warfare lies” (a future topic for my blog) especially for family court. Disgusting.
To Batman, we must be looking at different books because hermaphrodites aren’t mentioned in the 2010 Shepherd book. I know (or am under the impression that) the current view is that anyone that’s transgendered needs to reverse the sex change or not have sex, or it’s homosexuality and off to the DF chambers for you. What are you looking at for hermaphrodites and what does it say? (Trust me, after reading them say that black men might turn white and women might become men, and that rapists are “ASKING” you to commit fornication, nothing is shocking to me anymore.)
You got it whatevs. That actually covers transgender but previous versions also seem to deal with those born one gender presentation and with opposing sex organs, or both–happens. The reversal of a sex-change op which has high costs the first time–is that paid for by the elders, or–? And, “Homo No-more” camps and treatments–coupled to “pioneer school” perhaps?
I know Brittani and Cedric personally and they are caught up in the concept just like the rest of the JWs… they are a little bit of an airhead couple but really a nice young family too. I don’t agree with not showing up for his job but I know Cedric is a hard worker he’s always held down a job.
so, @Hakiz, type 4–you were never JW, yet the elders are punishing you for your adultery by advising the JW-dominated wife?
I would propose that while these rules appear to be about control, every aspect of JW-dom is focused on “recruiting”. By your statement of facts, if she is withholding, most full-blooded males, would start calculating where she is getting fulfillment. This curiosity/jealousy is expected to lead you to “spy” on her at Kingdom Hall and other JW functions to identify her “fulfiller”–a phantom. You attend meetings you hear the message and become indoctrinated–smitten, but not smote. A recurring JW theme is the Opposer comes to realize that J* is the MHG of all the earth–bowing to Wt domination.
Hakizi, the info in that book means that when a mate has committed adultery, the other mate is free to leave and remarry. However, if the innocent mate doesn’t make up their mind right away and has sex with their spouse, they lose this opportunity. Having sex with your mate is seen as forgiving them for the adultery and they can no longer leave that person and be free to remarry. I can’t comment on what individual elders may have told your wife in your case but that’s the explanation for what’s in the book.
Wow, how surprising not all JWs are exemplary. I’m sure all Catholics are perfect .. never mind.
So wait and see. I bet the husband, though sleep deprived takes care of the family. That will shut your traps.
Note, no comment regarding the critique of the film–itself–nor even a critique of the film.
Granted, as I posted in a censored item, the husband / wife could be a couple of newbies (noobs) that an elder-wife & elder-husband dragged over the threshold after they became “just reformed and repentant enough” (as opposed to “just as I am”) to qualify for splash-down. Perhaps back-story is missing whether the man attempted to negotiate for personal-time-off on this religious day [in the USA, where this takes place, employees have a legal right to religious day allowances from employers] or to have employer adjust his work schedule. Based on the pininterest comments, the guy had “issues” with his coworkers–driven to threats of violence rather than talking it out. Did the elders encourage him to quit the job? Did he talk to elders about the stress? If so, what counsel did they yield? “Quit the job”?
All that is possible, but there’s mounting evidence showing a pattern of impulse before thought-formed action and much seething anger–the pinterest, the facebook profile, and seemingly lack of respect for authority/structure. The statistical odds (probability) are that this guy follows an experiential arch where d/f not for some item of conduct, but because actions were contrary to the authority of the elder-body.
We are here, and were there, to bring him/her to place the anger/frustration/anxiety in the right place–not coworkers, not bosses, not spouses, not children, not even fellow JW’s, but the dysfunctional belief system/trap that drives one to gnaw off their limbs like a trapped coyote.
Rob,
The traps of the ex and anti JW movement will not be shut until:
1. The WT abandons its murderous blood policy.
2. The WT ceases commanding its gullible followers to shun family and friends who have left the organisation.
3. The WT stops creating nightmares and mental instability with all its imminent Armageddon nonsense.
4. The WT ceases protecting child abusers.
By all means, if you want to work as unpaid mag. distributors for a corrupt global property and publishing corporation, no law can or should stop you. Likewise if you enjoy knocking on doors and annoying people with your ever changing and silly notions about the Bible, you should be free to do so. Further if you enjoy getting together to listen to dreary little talks and singing some of the dullest songs in Christendom 3 or 4 times a week, while wearing a boring cheap suit, that is your choice.
Please, however, do not imagine your outfit can continue, when the four abuses listed above become common knowledge through the ever increasing media campaigns. Our traps will not be shut!
Rob! You’re back!
Oh blessed day! You have come to completely miss the point on purpose again, haven’t you?
So, how about an answer to my question? You know, the one where I asked you if you would follow the WTBTS’s policy on child sbuse if it was your child? The one you completely avoided? The one where Cedars shot your points down in flames one by one? Yes! That one.
To wearily respond to your comment- we are not expecting Jehovah’s Witnesses to be perfect. We expect them to follow the teachings of Christ and set a good example, as best they can.
Do you think it was Christian to fail to notify his employer that he was leaving with immediate effect? Would it have been at all difficult to actually do the right thing?
Do you think he was taking his responsibility to provide for his wife and four children seriously in this time of recession to just leave his job with no notice? He will naturally get less than a glowing record from his old employer, won’t he? What a fine advertisement for the Christian life!
To be honest, Rob, I’m surprised you have the gall to comment on this site again. After your shameful attempt to deceive us about child protection in the WTBTS, and your subsequent total defeat at the hands of Cedars, I would have thought that perhaps you would have used the intervening time to check Cedars’ comments and see if he was right. It’s what I would have done in your position.
So, are you going to answer my question, and have you found any fault in Cedars’ description of child protection policy in the WTBTS?
Peace be with you
Excelsior!
Dear פֶּלֶא יֹועֵץ אֵל גִּבֹּור אֲבִיעַד שַׂר־שָׁלֹֽום, (Wonderful Counsellor….)
אני מדבר עברית
I speak Hebrew.
האם אתה ישראלי?
Are you Israeli?
I don’t understand your point. If you think he is doing something that brings reproach on Jehovah’s name and organisation, he will not get Df’d.
Many do this and are praised. Many get Df’d for just asking questions.
אני מקווה שאתה מבין
I hope you understand
Kate xx
:-) hello Kate, I am not a speaker but I am a learner.
True, many who give up jobs and education coupled with pursuit of a full-time ministry are not d/f and are praised, but there is a dark side where someone gives up jobs and education but doesn’t do the JW career achievements.
In the case of married males with children, they are expected to be providers for the family and also expected to fulfill the Wt duties. This means, sucking it up, and working a job/business to provide for the children sired/inherited/adopted/whatever AND ministry to fulfill the minimal expectations of an active publisher and JW [meeting attendance, etc].
The impulse move would not be considered a negative if the man were unmarried without dependents. In this scenario, however, the potential blight on the congregation of having a family (accustomed to the latest gadgets and SUV) without sustenance would not get this man any bonus points toward being M.S. All the story is not present in the vid, so it is unknown whether the family was frugal and had a war-chest to fund this move, or the guy had another job offer or had his own venture.
Sue, you can download the book from http://www.jwleaks.org . Getting the book saved my life. Elders were conspiring with my wife to destroy me and when I got it, I fought them back and they are loosing the battle and soon the war (Theocratic war)!
You need to think deep to understand how evil is the book. Forbidden for “sisters” and “unbelievers”!
Hakizimana Jean de Dieu
Thanks, I am not a sister and I believe its time to wake up a few, so they too can have good happy lives, free of mind control.
I will see if this can be used in that way.
I will draw up a list of relatives, who are still in and design an action plan! Xmas presents on their way!
Whatevs… the problem is that Elders were igniting fire behind scenes from rumors they had made themselves. When I read in the same manual (Shepherding Textbook) the following:
“Where there is evidence of conspiracy between individuals to put away their mates and marry each other, considerable time should elapse for them to prove their repentance and gain reinstatement.-w83 3/15 p. 29.” (Page 119).
In my country, Elders are known to practice break up marriages and arrange remarriages by “CONSPIRACY”! All is about manipulating women’s mind (sisters).
What is this?: “Some based their beliefs on the teachings of strong-minded women of the 19th century, such as Ellen White of the Seventh-Day Adventists and Mary Baker Eddy of the Christian Scientists, and more recently many women have been preaching from the pulpit. (Contrast 1 Timothy 2:11, 12.) Among the different forms of Catholicism, Mary is often honored ahead of God and Christ. Jesus did not so honor her. (John 2:4; 19:26) Could organizations that admit such unlawful female influence really be accepted as Christian?” (*** re chap. 10 pp. 53-54 par. 20 Abhorring the “Deep Things of Satan” ***)!
Sue, be careful! They may consider you “Satan…”! As you are not a sister, read first this:
*** rq lesson 4 p. 9 par. 7 Who Is the Devil? ***
Satan may use persecution or opposition to get you to leave Jehovah. Some of your loved ones may become very angry because you are studying the Bible. Others may make fun of you. But to whom do you owe your life? Satan wants to frighten you so that you will stop learning about Jehovah. Do not let Satan win! (Matthew 10:34-39; 1 Peter 5:8, 9) By resisting the Devil, you can make Jehovah happy and show that you uphold His sovereignty.—Proverbs 27:11.
I do not want you to be labelled “Satan, evil, …” by your relatives. And they won’t tell you that.
Hakizimana Jean de Dieu
Thank you for your kind warning. Do not worry. I have been out 30 years. They use to call me names, when I first came out, now they realise that my life has been much better than theirs and that I am happy. I will not be sending them the book. I want to be informed so I can help them, especially the younger ones.
My mother told my 6 year old daughter not to speak to me, so I would go back in. My daughter is now 36. I never went back. Her father, an elder, has not spoken to her in about 15 years. They do not scare me. The internet has been the best tool for exposing them, wish it had been around when I came out.
Sue, did I read that right, the father of your daughter refuses to speak with her [assuming she’s a “good status” JW] because of you?
JBob,
He is a normal weak, in denial – JW.
My daughter was never baptised.
Its his choice not to have contact.
Its his choice not to give the love of a father to his child.
It has and continues to cause her pain.
What is good is that she can see beyond the hypocrisy and is a very loving, kind wonderful woman.
That brings pain to my heart, Sue. I know in my own observances and experience that even when relatives are JW’s in “normal” and “high achiever” status family ties can be strained, if existent at all. And, generally, when JW’s have family that are non-JW, some trend not to have regular, traditional ties. Most traditions general population uses to tie families together are ignored, and JW events for “family bonding” are usually dominated by lectures and video presentations absorbing “social time”.
On other hand, at least your daughter will not be subject to proselytizing. I hope she is disobeying the mandate not to speak with you.
Hakizi – Wow.. So did your marriage last or did the WT beat you int he end? I’m beginning to feel like giving up to be honest.. I love my wife very much but its like she is two or three people, the normal wonderful woman who i love and married, and the WT drone regurgitating rubbish from the WT with dead eyes.. I know it seems small be when every aspect of your life is dictated in advance by some old guys it just kills things. I wish she would wake but its just putting more strain on our already strained marriage.. and if it does end i have no doubt the elders will be rubbing their hands together as their “in the lord” busllshit was apparently proven right.. problem was i thought in the lord was in Christ.. but her lord is these little old men,
Zeebo, I was about to be beaten by the WT when I got relief, Elders manual. The battle continues but I am now more powerful than I was before I got the booklet. Do you know why?
“Generally, elders should not consider administering Discipline if a Christian charges another Christian with making false statements in a court dispute. For example, this may involve divorce, child custody and support, and so forth. The Christian making the Charge can express his concerns to the court that has the responsibility to determine what is truthful when rendering a judgment.” (Page 67)!
I decoded this paragraph and finally understood to what extend I was betrayed! “His concerns” NOT “Her concerns”!!! It is painful to imagine Elders telling my wife “we will not administer discipline… with making false statements against YOUR husband…”
Haki, I wasn’t able to find the information on that page. Which edition of manual are you using (check copyright pages in front)? Usually, in the pages below 70, are routine materials on assignment of duties and expectation of duties.
Hi, Yes i have it but typically she doesn’t believe its real and that it is faked by apostates lol.. I was even thinking to go in and pretend to be a JW and get in the org so as to then start descent from the inside.. u know start putting people off and putting jwfacts cards inside watchtowers they give out lol..
zeebo, I tend to think you are wasting your time. I tried everything to win back my wife UNTILL I realized I was getting more vulnerable in hands of Elders. Anything you do, she reports to Elders who in turn make things worse.
DID YOU KNOW the wife of Nelson Mandela, Evelyn Mandela (a nurse) divorced him in 1958 after she became a Jehovah’s Witnesses. All efforts to bring the wife back were a kind of “Wasted time” and sadly the wife was praised for that.
40 years later, look how Jehovah’s Witnesses manipulated him when he was still South African President:
Funeral services conducted by Jehovah’s Witnesses do not include rituals intended to appease the dead […] Recently, a funeral service such as this was conducted for one of Jehovah’s Witnesses who happened to be the youngest sister of Nelson Mandela, the president of South Africa. After the service, the president sincerely thanked the speaker. Many dignitaries and high officials were in attendance. “This is the most dignified funeral I have ever attended,” said a cabinet minister. (w98 7/15 p. 22)!
Can you see how they are manipulating a WOMAN and reap from a MAN whose divorce they are RESPONSIBLE FOR.
Later in they wrote “As Nelson Mandela, former president of South Africa, observed, “it is what we make out of what we have, not what we are given, that separates one person from another.” (w99 8/1 p. 6).
You will not win her UNLESS YOU BOW AND FOLLOW HER IN THE KINGDOM HALL. That is what Mandela had to do if he was to save his marriage.
Nelson Mandela 1st marriage was type 4 as I described it earlier. A man who was different from this Father of four who quits job after attending Annual Meeting!!!!!
JBob, I am using “Shepherd the Flock of God”- 1 Peter 5:2 English (ks10-E). So, I am using edition 2010 downloadable from http://www.jwleaks.org
This video makes me sick. Mind controlled and proud of it.
*facepalm*
it worked though !
Hahah No surprise friends. He,(the father) is a jw fanatic!
JW ME-MONSTERS….. The Mom is just as bad, it’s all about her and how heroic she is. The children are the victims. These types of videos are EXACTLY why the GB wish the R&F would just stay away from the internet.
I strongley agree with you !
Yeah,The guy that quit his job will most likely wake up to reality when things don’t work out.I been hearing those story’s for years.They usually end up bitter at the society.Like always its the kids that suffer the most.
Spike,
You are right. So, the question is: Are websites like this “APOSTATES”? Jesus is answering:
(Matthew 7:15-20) “Be on the watch for the false prophets […] By their fruits YOU will recognize them.
If a website like this had not been there, I would not have recognized Watchtower by her fruits. As conclusion, the site is helping us to “be on the watch [not the Watchtower] for the false prophets”.
Why does watchtower tries all possible means to silence people? Hiding its fruits we can now all see!!
The krazy jw’s cannot accept the fact that their ‘happy-ever -after ending’ dreamz has a 0.0001 chance of ever coming true.
It’s sad how JWs use Bible texts to mask their lack of responsibility for their own families. This does not surprise me at all. My so-called ‘father’ (a deluded JW of 40+ years who is still not an elder, weird) didn’t even show up to the hospital when my daughter, my only child was born. Please note that I am his firstborn son, and this stranger who calls himself my father DID NOT show up to the hospital. What was his excuse? “Son, I can’t make it tonight because I have to attend the meeting.” That pretty much ended the relationship for me. He lives about ten minutes away from me but my heart doesn’t compel me to even send him an email. The JWs are truly the most disgusting, disturbed and dysfunctional people walking the earth today. I feel bad for the kids (like the ones in this video). I hope they don’t end up sleeping in their vehicle because the last time I checked, the WTS hands out ‘free’ Bibles…but not free food or free shelter.