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Erika Mesina
Philippines
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 20 ก.ค. 2022
Erika Mesina here! I share solo travel adventures, budget tips, financial goals, and my journey after leaving Jehovah’s Witnesses. Expect real talk, growth, and even appearances from my orange cat, Santra! 🌍🐾 Subscribe for inspiring content!
Breaking Free from the JW Money Trap
*Breaking Free from the JW Money Trap: How to Save & Invest When You’ve Been Taught Not To*
In this video, I’m exposing the damaging teachings of Jehovah’s Witnesses when it comes to money, showing you how to break free from the "JW Money Trap." From the idea that saving and investing is selfish, to the dangers of financial dependence, I share actionable steps you can take to start building wealth-even if you were raised to believe that money is inherently bad. It’s time to take control of your financial future and stop letting outdated beliefs hold you back. Let’s break free together.
In this video, I’m exposing the damaging teachings of Jehovah’s Witnesses when it comes to money, showing you how to break free from the "JW Money Trap." From the idea that saving and investing is selfish, to the dangers of financial dependence, I share actionable steps you can take to start building wealth-even if you were raised to believe that money is inherently bad. It’s time to take control of your financial future and stop letting outdated beliefs hold you back. Let’s break free together.
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In this second installment about Anthony Morris III, we uncover the shocking details behind his sudden removal from the Governing Body of Jehovah’s Witnesses in 2023. From the infamous “Whiskey-Gate” video to the rushed and unusual announcement of his departure, this video dissects the controversies, possible reasons, and implications of his exit. *Sources & Credits:* - Luke Evans’ TH-cam chann...
Part 1: Who REALLY is Anthony Morris III?
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Discouraged higher education- if your son or daughter is pursuing higher education despite they are active in the ministry, you will get question or as an elder you will get disqualified. But the weird thing is that the WT are asking JW doctors, lawyers or nurses, IT to help in org. Think about it.
Congratulations beautiful
The are real cult religion their god is the governing body 😊😊😊
Ito lagi sinasabi nila ...ang kolihiyo ay d maganda sa kabataan masmaganda mag fucos na lng s apag aaral ng bible...eto pa wag mag tatrabaho ng fulltime job magiging sagabal sa ministry..hahahaha😂😂😂..pero ito ung nakakatawa sa kanila ,mahilig sila dumikit sa mga kapatid na mayayaman.sabay galit sa mga tamad yan...😂😂😂..kaya nagugulohan ako sa mga pananaw nila sa buhay
We can not deny it that's human nature.. but it's a sin, that's why we should keep asking forgiveness from our sin on everyday living if you are still practicing that man of culture or even woman too.. 😂😂
tama ang desisyon mo kc yan ang nasa puso mo.
Great video! Thanks for adding your voice. Greetings from an exjw in Germany :)
I just listened to one of your videos and must share that if you were born-in and your whole immediate family is in - just walk and NEVER look back. Your family might be the nicest as I suspect they are. Know that they will never accept that you are no longer JW. I wasted decades believing I might be accepted again as an ex-JW. It never happened and I wasted much time hoping it would happen.
Human rights aloud anything Jajajaja
No sex for jws until your married. No taking him or her out for a test drive. No same sex either.
Its DIETARY restrictions! Not to eat the blood of the animal they kill to eat. Here are the scriptures Genesis 9:4 Leviticus 3:17, 7:26, 17:12-14,19:26 Deuteronomy 12:16,23 15:23 1 Samuel 14:34 Ezekiel 33:25 JW is a satanic conterfeit religion. I would be slapping a lawsuit on this cult organisation for the people amd children that have died. Blood transfusions didnt exists in the bible days. No such thing! They distort the Gospel of Jesus Christ, change Gods word. They just deceive and lie people into thinking they have salvation. Truly a satanic evil movement. I pray for the Lord to shut them down and pour out his wrath on this organisation ans these evil doers.
Next topic po sana yung mga nagpapartake ng m3morial bat dumadami sila sabi noon way back 2009 kumokonti na raw mga pupunta sa langit na nabubuhay indikasyon na malapit na ang katapusan bat ngayon andami na nila
Brilliant
I love your lights and guitar 🎸 ❤❤❤ great work btw
The hypocrisy here is clear. Kevin and Sofia have to sacrifice their glass money which is a small amount to give to the Watchtower while a member of the Governing Body can make private purchases of 40 percent alcohol, the most expensive bottles of scotch whiskey, for over $900. As an ex-JW, I am really hurt by this. 😪
Erika, QUESTION: Do You Know That According to The Bible JEHOVAH & SATAN are One and The Same? Compare 2 Samuel 24:1 with 1 Chronicles 21:1, also Compare Psalm 83:18 with 1 John 5:19, plus in John 8:44 the father Jesus mentions in this verse is Jehovah / Satan. Genesis Chapters 1& 2 are two different creations by 2 different gods, chapter 1 is The True God (Jesus Mother) chapter 2 and most of the rest of the Old Testament are Jehovah / Satan. Explains a lot, right?
Once upon a time a brave JW brother had to hold a talk about masturbation and he said: "Let's be honest here brothers, we all have done it at some time in our lives." He asked the brothers in the audience, including the elders: "Who has never in his life masturbated? Please raise your hand now!" Needless to say there were no raised hands in the audience. Also needless to say, that brother was never promoted to become an elder.😅
All the best and congratulations 🎉
JW are only visitors on earth for a very short time and then the end comes. So sexual rules should be no issue.
Tony was half cut the majority of the time.
My family was Jehovah’s Witnesses growing up and some still are I went to some Kingdom Hall Sunday Services until I was about 16 and I stopped believing in religion altogether.
I think that Tony's alcohol issue wasn't so much entitlement, but an escape from his PTSD symptoms, brought back from Vietnam.
R O M A N S O N E 4get the old book, I clearly break the laws myself but, I know it's wrong no doubt about it. I know it's hard with modern view points to know what's expedient. Repression is Freudian therefore not of God, replace repression with discipline. There fixed it for you.
Methinks Tony was too hardline for the planned upcoming changes.
It's ironic, when uncle Tony also had a talk where he told the audience that Jah sees "blood on their hands" for not preaching enough. Oh and didn't he make that speech in the Philippines?
Since societies for many generations have been controlled(domesticated), by a system dependent upon manipulating emotional responses... forms of self deception. I believe popular belief (society) would not support the concept of removing thought formed habits that result in unhealthy addiction, exploitation, and support of the system they are in that causes self deception... JW's are like the rest, in that, they love ice cream too, but believe the flavor they have is far more special than the others. There concept of biblical sexual rules are just as flawed as other christian religions, and also the domesticated society that's been manipulated by their own body systems. (self deception)
What is the current belief of JWs on masterbation?
Jw and modern ''science'' are wrong about masturbation. this is very complex process and can not be simplified. The main point is to control this is very power full energy life ;)
Content suggestion: Jehovah’s witnesses cartoon series "Become Jehovah’s friend".
Jesus said, Any man looks at a woman lustfully, he already has committed adultery in her.
Meaning a married man.
What was that about?
Good, Erika.
Are you saying Jehovah’s Witnesses do not have the true religion? Because I don’t think anything you said about Anthony Morris is unreasonable. So are you just complaining about Jehovah’s Witness organization or do you have a solution. What is the solution?
Yes, I’m saying Jehovah’s Witnesses do not have the true religion. The claims of being "the truth" fall apart when you examine their history, teachings, and harmful practices critically. Exposing these issues isn’t just complaining-it’s bringing awareness to help others think for themselves. The solution? Start questioning, researching, and learning to think critically. Build a life based on personal growth, kindness, and facts-not fear or control.
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Thank you Erica for your honesty and hard work your doing to help the JW wake up and get out from a Lie!!❤
Great video! People need to be aware and shouldn’t downplay how we suffered and were traumatized in this cult because of this subject.
@@lancerchoate3342 I'm new to the JW. Is like ... What are y'all talking about? What suffering 🤣 what cult !? Nobody forces anyone to do anything, in the Bible the rules and commandments are clear. You're angry the JW take the Bible SERIOUSLY unless other organizations
Really everything revolves around the judicial process. It’s much more invasive and abusive than any legal system anywhere else in the world. It doesn’t report crimes to authorities when they would help protect the rest of their communities. And they keep a lot of secrets in books you aren’t allowed to see, for example, the Elder’s manual. Suicide rates are very high for people in the organization, much higher than can really ever be acceptable. All that aside though, I think freedom of religious seeking should be a human right. To be born one of Jehovah’s witnesses is to never get to choose a belief system for yourself. Tbh I don’t have too much of a problem with people wanting to join because their own beliefs align, but if your beliefs don’t align, even in one single way, you can be maligned, shamed, and shunned, which has disastrous psychological effects on people.
@@derekmaverick5986 then they can leave...but any religious adult will have children born into the adult's religion and they can choose to leave when they are older. Any belief works this way, religious, political, or moral.
@ most other modern day belief systems don’t necessitates systematic shunning of members who decide to disagree. Sure, people can choose not to talk to someone they don’t align with, but it’s the choice they make before god, for only themselves, or at most, their family. JWs bake it into policy, so that if you get any funny ideas about not shunning someone, they can remind you that you’ll be next to be shunned if you don’t. Even if it’s someone you brought into the world. Even if it’s someone who still loves god. Committing to this belief system makes you intensely vulnerable. There already has to be an element of trust between faith leader and parishioner, but JWs demand you trust without fail, even when their perspective flies in the face of centuries of theology, and there is no room for discussion in the doctrine. The governing body decides, the Jehovahs witnesses do, and expressing anything other than appreciation for the arrangement would be met with caution and control. This would be fine if they were as upstanding and correct as they claim, but they’ve proven many times to not be faithful in what is little, or in what is much. To make yourself so vulnerable to people like that without researching their origins or their intentions is shocking to me, and I hope the people who do it manage to see the truth eventually.
Welcome to the conversation! It's great that you're exploring your faith, but many of us here are sharing personal experiences from years inside the organization. For some, it felt restrictive or harmful because of shunning, discouragement of higher education, and control over personal decisions. While the Bible’s teachings are central, it’s also important to ask if the organization’s rules truly align with scripture-or if they go beyond it. Keep learning, questioning, and thinking critically.
Your mom was smart
Jehovah’s Witnesses are some of the most sexually repressed people on the planet. I was disfellowshipped 12 years ago for fornication and I was having sex with 3 different women at the same time. The mistake I made was agreeing to meet with them and answering their questions I was still mentally in and physically out. I am now fully wide awake and I kinda wanna go back just to go back into another judicial committee because it’s going to be quite theatrical the difference in my responses. The poor elders are brainwashed into thinking they’re the sex police, I like to think of them as perverts. 😂
Wow, your story really highlights the absurdity of their "judicial process." It’s wild how they try to police people’s personal lives to that extent. And you're right-the invasive nature of those committees does feel pervy. Honestly, it's empowering that you’ve moved past their control and can now see how ridiculous it all was. If you ever walked into another judicial committee, I’m sure it’d be one hell of a show with your newfound perspective! 😂 Stay free and unapologetically yourself!
My mom saw this and just said she buys booze too and everybody makes mistakes. The fact they tried to make it go away by not acknowledging it means they don't support his behavior. All this is good right?
Your mom’s perspective is an interesting take-it’s true that everyone makes mistakes. However, the organization’s lack of transparency and attempts to brush things under the rug raise bigger questions. If they don’t openly address it, how can trust and accountability be established? Something to think about!
Great video. Concise and helpful. I can’t believe when I was expressing myself to my witness family, that my siblings said the alcohol video of bro morris had been “debunked” bro. Naw. I didn’t know he was buying whiskey, not wine for memorial. I was born in, tbh bro morris was my favorite GB member when I was younger lol. I want him to write a book so bad. I’ve been out for about four months, after nearly 21 years in. Lots of love from a fellow Filipina!!
Thank you so much, kapwa Filipina! It’s wild how quickly some will dismiss evidence to protect their beliefs. Morris writing a book would definitely be interesting, right? Congrats on leaving and starting this new chapter-here’s to healing and rediscovering yourself! Sending love and support!
I think that it may be possible that Tony Morris was kicked/resigned because he did not agree to the policy changes. He said that they're not going to change their policies in one of his last public speeches.
It does make you wonder how much internal conflict there really is within the Governing Body. Thanks for sharing your thoughts!
@ I have encountered an opinion that the recent policy changes are not necessarily forced by the governments' crackdowns, but they reflect a conscious goal on the side of the GB to transform Watchtower into a mass religion. You can't have a mass religion with lots of new members if you're too strict and too demanding. I find it entirely plausible.
Agreed. That’s exactly what I thort.
Tony Morris and Raymond Franz weren't the only GB members who resigned or were kicked. Leo Greenlees resigned in 1985, Ewart Chitty in 1979.
Thanks for pointing this out!
Agreed. He got the boot. With a $250,000 house to use and surely a stipend allowance. And definitely a NDA. When it happened , NO ONE in the congregation would even mention such a monumental thing. Everyone was afraid to talk about it. 😊Amazing
Exactly! The silence surrounding such a major event speaks volumes. The NDA theory and the perks like the house and allowance seem likely-it’s how they keep things quiet. It’s wild how fear keeps everyone in line, even when something so significant happens.
I sense the Governing Body would much rather people speculate about a disciplinary removal than for people to know that a Governing Body member was just tired of pretending and decided to retire.
You’re probably right! Speculation about discipline keeps the "aura of authority" intact.
Whoohoo. A filipina exjdub. That’s a first. Erica. Are you in the Philippines or in the USA? I’m subscribing. My only advice would be to slow down a bit. It’s good content so no need to rush. Thank you
Thank you for subscribing! I'm based in the Philippines. I’ll keep your advice in mind and slow down a bit in my videos. I appreciate your support!
I personally think that Uncle Tony was resisting the changes that the GB wanted to make and the buying booze thing was the excuse they were looking for. Considering that he was surrounded by liars, he probably needed to drink in order to tolerate them.
Interesting perspective! It’s possible that there’s more to the story than what we’ve seen. The lack of transparency definitely fuels speculation.
Good Information for PIMO‘s to start theyr journey of self-teaching them about GB
Tony I'm sure your heavenly father has seen you in the buff, so tight pants would probably be an improvement.
6:21 The context is a little wrong but the message is right, you are supposed to be responsible for your own sins. That's not to say being excessively lewd *isn't* a sin, but its never the woman's fault for a man sinning sexually and vice versa.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts!
Thank you for your video presentation. My opinion on the removal of Anthony Morris could be related to Pedo allegations