by Sirona 36 Replies latest jw friends
I've been aware of this site for many years (before and after 2nd df'ing). My infrequent lurkings left me feeling that this forum was used primarily by disgruntled ejw's that just wanted to vent spleen against WTS. In retrospect, my reluctance was based in large measure on unwillingness to face the pain that my religion had caused. Like scooter said, the reliving is hard, but good, therapy. I've had some belly-shaking laughs at the flames and razor-sharp debates.
Good to be here!
Craig
This forum has been a godsend, (no offence to the nonbelievers.) Finding other people who thought as I did, felt the same guilt at never being good enough. Discovering that I wasn't the only one who dreaded door-to-door work and hated going to assemblies. Realizing that i wasn't the only person who kept asking myself "Why does everyone else in the congregation seem to be so involved, and I am just barely hanging on." Once i came here and learned about the UN issue, how we had been lied to, I was able to put things in perspective and move on.
Simon, thank you for being here.
Free
Sirona,
For me, the pleasure is in watching the process unfold when a naive new dubbie rides into this forum with Watchtower Guns blazing. I'm referring to the kind of dub that is a 100% Watchtowerite who thinks s/he can dazzle us with Watchtower arguments and exegesis.
After getting bruised and bloodied for several rounds, this same dub stops yakking and starts listening and more importantly, asking questions and actually LEARNING about the Watchtower religion and what it is really about.
Finally, the supreme pleasure comes when the honest dub is forced to admit their religion is patently manipulative and thoroughly dishonest.
It reminds me of the transformation in the movie Awakenings. Watching a dormant brain begin to function after years of neglect, makes all the crap that happens on this board insignificant by comparison.
My second great pleasure is looking at all the boobie pictures, of course.
Thank you for your kind words, by the way.
Farkel
Edited by - Farkel on 4 July 2002 12:25:11
This forum is a great place. Yeah, every now and then someone stomps off and leaves, but that's the beauty of not being a JW. If you want to leave, you can.
A lot of people stop by here in their healing process, and when that is done, they move on with their life.
This board provides an invaluable (*) tool for all of us. Thanks Simon.
What most people around here don't know is that I am secretly fomenting discord on the board so that I can become the number one poster. That's the real reason people leave. Anyone with over 700 posts, look out.
* To quote Dr. Nick Riviera, "INflamable means flamable - who knew?"
i haven't been here long enough to have a favorite moment. i'm just glad it's here. and trust me, this place has a zillion percent less flaming and fighting going on than in other forums. simon does an excellent job of 'riding shotgun' on things like that. i don't mind when people disagree with me, or say somehting that is totally opposite of what i believe. it's personal attacks like hey you're stupid, or name-calling, that annoy me. but even then you can just ignore them and move on to another post. before i found this place, i was adrift, like the peole in this picture. this place brings people with the same shared experience together, and what's better than that...
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Boobie pics?
Really? Where?
Goodness me! (Is that OK, Simon?)
Englishboobie.
For me, the pleasure is in watching the process unfold when a naive new dubbie rides into this forum with Watchtower Guns blazing.
Oh God, I can just see it now, Jesse Tower, the Lone Elder, rides into the scummy town of Intercourse (that's a real place!), his rugged face sunburnt from all the Field Service, his posture proud and straight from sitting at Conventions for decades, his horse looking decidedly pissed off at having to carry his bookbag, brandishing a Watchtower magazine!
Englishman: Why is your cat spinning?
Sirona: Agreed, there's nowhere else like this place on the Web...all other forums I've been to (XJW or not) were so...boring...
You got that about right Sirona.....nice one!
ISP
This site is the best I have ever found,being a non JW there are things I dont understand,but I have learnt a lot,thankyou all for educating me,I think one of the most important things I have discovered,is that we may have slightly different perspectives being a woldwide community,but at the end of the day,we are all the same.
I hope this is read as its meant to be,,,,,highly complimentary to all of you.
