Do you still call it "the truth"? (page 4)

pratt1

I slip up ever now and again, and it really bothers me when I do.

Mostly I refer to it as the religion or the Lie when I speak with other ex dubs.

rolling rock

I like to call it "WBTS" whenever I'm dealing with dubs. It makes them think...

No. I made an effort to eliminate that term from my vocabulary early after I left. Even when talking to jws, I'll use the term, "the Organization", or in a more negative connotation, "the Watchtower", (they hate that).

j

avidbiblereader

I use to have to conscienciously think about not saying it, but now I never use that term unless I use the " " when talking to someone who refers to it as such. To me the truth is God's Word. Period!!!

abr

Fleshybirdfodder

I'm pretty anal about it. I will never use that term again, knowingly.

FBF

blondie

I call it the WTS/FDS/GB.

Some have learned to call it "the lie" instead.

Blondie

Dagney

Nope.

Depending on who I am talking to, I might say "when I went to meetings" type thing. Or referring to someone else, I say "they are JW's."

I don't wish to get hung up on semantics either, but I believe in the power of the subconscious mind; I don't want to refer truth at all to anything WTBS. I'm done.

Samuel Thorsen

I use the term "watchtowerism" when I talk to friends still inside the org . Or when I'm writing I use "The truth(tm)"* vs "the truth" to make my point clear. Needless to say, I do not have many JW friends left.

* Can anyone teach me how to make the trademark symbol om the forum please??

moshe

No, I never use that term and JW's seldom use that term when talking to nonwitnesses. It's a good thing, as they would get hammered for saying that in front of informed people.

Do you still call it "the truth"?

Hannah