Posts by Divergent

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what buzz word from the jw's do you hate & why?

by Sabin in

jw
friends

so my hubby has been on a bit of a roll about the jdubs, we were talking a lot about them & he said the buzz word he hate's the most is "worldly" why?

because he say's "with that one word they have condemned (according to their believes) a person as being worthy of nothing but death.

".

Divergent

I overlooked the part asking why earlier...

Apostate - they use that term to refer to anything negative, even though it is usually true!

Bible study / personal study - The Old Testament is simply disgusting to read!

Elders - Imperfect men who are often arrogant & unloving

Field service / ministry / preaching / witnessing - Total & complete waste of time!

Jehovah's Witnesses - Self righteous jerks who think they have the truth but don't

Ministerial servants - Better known as ministerial serpents

Pioneering - I'm more zealous in the ministry than the rest of you spiritual losers

Shunning - We love you so much that we do not want to talk to you... WTF!!!

Spiritual / spiritually weak - You will die at Armageddon, slacker!

Theocratic - Used to justify man-made rules by saying they come from God

The truth - It's NOT!!!

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what buzz word from the jw's do you hate & why?

by Sabin in

jw
friends

so my hubby has been on a bit of a roll about the jdubs, we were talking a lot about them & he said the buzz word he hate's the most is "worldly" why?

because he say's "with that one word they have condemned (according to their believes) a person as being worthy of nothing but death.

".

Divergent

Add "The truth" to my list too!

Forgot about it until Lostwun mentioned it

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what buzz word from the jw's do you hate & why?

by Sabin in

jw
friends

so my hubby has been on a bit of a roll about the jdubs, we were talking a lot about them & he said the buzz word he hate's the most is "worldly" why?

because he say's "with that one word they have condemned (according to their believes) a person as being worthy of nothing but death.

".

Divergent

Here are my top 10:

Apostate

Bible study / personal study

Elders

Field service / ministry / preaching / witnessing

Jehovah's Witnesses

Ministerial servants

Pioneering

Shunning

Spiritual / spiritually weak

Theocratic

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Strange sounds from the mens toilet ,late 80s early 90s

by pleaseresearch in

so as a young boy bored and wanting to stretch my legs i would sometimes take a trip into the toilet just to get away from the main meeting room.

did my little mind know what certain sounds were coming from behind the cubical?

no.. but now in my 30s i'm fully aware what that sound was.

Divergent

Yes, I was a horny teenager back then... =P

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Today's Daily Text - Being Uneducated And Ordinary... WTF!!!

by Divergent in

jw
friends

thursday, march 3. they were uneducated and ordinary men.—acts 4:13.. in recent years, the spiritual instruction provided by jehovah’s organization has reflected an increased emphasis on simplicity and clarity.

consider three examples.

first, there is the simplified edition of the watchtower.

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In recent years, the spiritual instruction provided by Jehovah’s organization has reflected an increased emphasis on simplicity and clarity.

It's so simple & clear, but despite that we still need to prepare for the meetings, even though the answers are right there in the paragraph!

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Today's Daily Text - Being Uneducated And Ordinary... WTF!!!

by Divergent in

jw
friends

thursday, march 3. they were uneducated and ordinary men.—acts 4:13.. in recent years, the spiritual instruction provided by jehovah’s organization has reflected an increased emphasis on simplicity and clarity.

consider three examples.

first, there is the simplified edition of the watchtower.

Divergent

JRK:

They have wind in their sails, but no rudder.

Wait... they have sails???

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Elders & Ex Elders, did knowing sins of congregation members change how you treated them?

by Wasanelder Once in

when you found out all the sins of fellow witnesses did it effect how you treated them?

it was shocking when i found out the range of bs these people did to each other.

i don't mean sexual abuse, i mean fraud, theft, infidelity and more.

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elderlNewton:

I did know a brother that had a hard time with porn. Well when I found that out I'll admit it was tough to shake his hand after.

Was it sticky?

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Strange sounds from the mens toilet ,late 80s early 90s

by pleaseresearch in

so as a young boy bored and wanting to stretch my legs i would sometimes take a trip into the toilet just to get away from the main meeting room.

did my little mind know what certain sounds were coming from behind the cubical?

no.. but now in my 30s i'm fully aware what that sound was.

Divergent

The urge was stonger than my love for God

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I can't just walk away, I need to keep reinforcing what I did was right (Leaving the org)

by pleaseresearch in

when i speak to my mum about things, she says why do you keep looking on the internet and news etc... why don't you just live your life and forget what you learned growing up.. maybe i was so so indoctrinated as a child that even though i have woken up and learnt ttatt, i still need to keep up to date with new findings from ex and fellow brothers and sisters.

listening to their testimony about why they left.. this was to me and all of you i'm sure, the truth.

so to finally wake up is absolutely massive.

Divergent

I can absolutely relate to how you feel. These are my reasons for being active on this forum:

1. To keep up to date on all the crazy stuff that is going on

2. Social aspect - being in a community of individuals who have something in common

3. An avenue for me to express my feelings

4. To encourage & support others

5. Reinforces my conviction that NOT being a JW is the best way to live!

6. Makes me thankful. Thankful that I am no longer any part of this cult!

7. I am on the lookout for people who I know. Unfortunately, haven't found any so far. Wake up, people!

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Just threw away...

by stephanie61092 in

so even though i don't drive much because public transit is so good where i live (and parking is a living nightmare), i always had a paper taped onto my glove box that said "no blood transfusions - jehovahs witness.

see legal documentation in wallet.

going through this "wake up" process as been a very crazy, emotional experience.

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Ditched mine when I faded. The contact info had already been outdated for quite some time anyway!