I'm with J. Hofer.... You need to lose your V-card lol. And now that you've lost the constraints of the WTS, you need to LIVE. We have this one life, this one existence, to enjoy. So GO ENJOY IT!
Its official, call me Mr Apostate from now on
by Joey Jo-Jo 23 Replies latest jw experiences
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mindseye
Joey: You say you aren't baptized? I'm not either, my situation differs in that I left in my late teens. I find that since I didn't get dunked most witnesses don't mind talking to me. Of course your situation is also a bit different in that you were attending and got caught reading 'apostate' material'. When I left only my parents knew that I read 'Apocalypse Delayed', but just turned the other way (I think they did not even want to acknowledge it).
My advice is to keep going your own way, the further you get away from the religion the easier it gets. Others are saying for you to lose your V card, LOL, I'd say that's a personal choice. The key is that it's YOUR choice to make, as it become YOUR LIFE.
The biggest help for me was reading philosophy and going to college. It opens up a whole new world for a person. When challenged to leave I've heard witnesses say "Where else will we go?", which makes me laugh because the options are endless.
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mrquik
Congratulations, you're in great company. Russell got his 1914 "revelation" in large part from Barbour who today would have been labeled an "apostate" in a heartbeat. So all Witnesses can thank apostate thinking for their grand "Last Generation" prophesy. As apostates we need to do more thinking for the GB. From recent "new light" clarifications, they sorely need our help. I'm thinking that the dragon in the Revelation account was Godzilla. Japan is the anti-christ & the internet is the devil. It's all starting to come together .............. Quick!!!! No more typing.....they're coming........Arrghhh........ not my HP.
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U-Dontknow
Always free to make your own decisions, just understand you will always be in one grasp or another....with death the finale.
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FatFreek 2005
Cheers, Len.
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3Mozzies
Good for you Joey
By sending the Elders Manual around it might eventually help someone wake up and leave the cult! Bravo!
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lol @ FatFreek 2005
3Mozzies
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AmosDeeFranko
Reading your story reminded me of the wonderful feeling of freedom I now have....and the new found freedom my mom finally has! You now have your life to live the way you were intended to. Thank you for your words....
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WontLeave
What book is this, and where can I download it?
Here is [link deleted]. It's scanned and converted to a searchable pdf. I used OCR software, so it's probably not 100% accurate for the search feature, but it's copies of the actual pages so it reads accurately.
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skeeter1
I get the cold shoulder too, from time to time, from my family even though I was never baptised.
Seems they always come around when: 1) they think I am weak and may accept the Truth, 2) it's the end of the month and they need service hours, 3) they need money, or 4) they are bored at the convention and are at break and give me a call.
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Joey Jo-Jo
I think the cover letter that came with the elders book was a nice touch.
Ding: Indeed, a book teaching men to judge hearts, how pathetic and unscriptural.
OnTheWayOut: conditional love never appealed to me anyway.
moshe: Im doing uni and full time work, uni being something I should have done a looong time ago, think what the brothers will be saying "see satan has him in his hands and he doesn't even realise it" mum and dad looked at each other when I said "I have to study longer hours (my work and study hrs were already very long), I failed my last test" every one knows how a jw thinks. I also got the japan earthquake treatement then I reminded dad of the little talk we had about the use of fear jw's propaganda.
mindseye: V card lol, should I sell mine on ebay? lol,
Len and 3Mozzies: Thanks
AmosDeeFranko: thanks, I know what you mean. This can be a bad thing for others but I couldn't stand jw town meetings anymore, lies masks and double standards all gone.
