i am a male, born into the jw cult(ure), baptized as a teen, now mid fifties.
most of my life i dreamed of hugging pandas and lions, punctuated at times by nightmares of armageddon or jw drama and politics.
still going through the motions for still-in wife.
Welcome dreamer dude dude!
I wish you every success. Some great advice on here. I'm still trying to listen more than talk, but it's difficult when there's simply no talk about anything spiritual unless I start it.
You sound like you've got your head screwed on tight though, best of luck mate..
yes that's me, i am victorious!
i had enough after about 4 years knowing ttatt.
sent my da letter and it has been anounced at the meeting.
first let me say, if i could turn back time and never get involved with this cult.
i would.. to the lurkers: .
if you on the fence and could leave.
why do so many witnesses end up coming to forums like this?.
no doubt it is because of the fact that the society disallows any form of sincere questioning of teachings or doctrines or history etc.... if there was open discussion allowed - free of repercussions and punishment, then no one would feel stifled.
if genuine concerns could be raised, then no one would feel smothered or unable to share thoughts... then in turn many would not leave.... but due to the high control, authoritarian culture the society has created, many feel trapped, and end up searching outside of official channels...and leaving the society.....
@konceptual, it got me here!
And stuckinarut, you're dead right..
cognitive dissonance is the feeling of uncomfortable tension which comes from holding two conflicting thoughts in the mind at the same time.
this is what is wrong with me, i have a love hate relationship with the jw's.
yesterday my wife and i enjoyed one of our regular days out at edinburgh - movie, lunch, walk, meal etc.. in the late afternoon while mrs cofty went shopping i had an hour at the excellent museum of scotland and arranged to meet up outside the national gallery on princes street.
on my way back i saw the jw trolley was at the usual spot on the royal mile.
there was an older man and a young woman standing well back trying hard to look inconspicuous.
i was raised my entire life to believe it is a shame for a man to have long hair because of this bible scripture 1 corinthians 11:14, “does not nature itself teach you that long hair is a dishonor to a man?” nwt however the international standard version reads, “nature itself teaches you neither that it is disgraceful for a man to have long hair.” so what does nature really teach us?
jesus was called, “the lion of judah” and the king of the jungle has long hair.
thank you nature for clearing this twisted scripture up for me.
zazzle has packets of 20 for just over $5 usd.
http://www.zazzle.com/vast_apostate_army_sticker-217905115862832820.
now, calls for better organization, or just organization period, have often been brought up on this site, by those whose lives have been affected by this cult.
Good work Sugar Shane, I think you can buy sticky backed printer paper for regular printers too, so it would be quite simple to format maybe 10-16 (depending on size) jwfacts logos on one sheet of a4 and print your own at home.
I'm happy to knock one up if anyone's interested?
Should we get permission from Paul first?
Paul? You there dude?
2016 medical documents!..
re: simplified advance decision document.
.. https://we.tl/sj94l0wsir.
How can we get these documents revoked if they're already lodged in the safe at the hall? (Without actually telling them about your changed mind)
Ask to see them and don't give them back?
Create a newer document clearly stating that that is NOT how you feel anymore?
l;ve been giving this some serious consideration lately.l dont have all the answers no one does.we are all entitled to our opinions.l certainly dont believe in evolution as lve researched that subject extensively.lt's important to believe in something even if its for mental health.l believe everything happens for a reason.l also believe if we all live as close to the 10 commandments as possible this world would be a far better place to live and no one can argue with that.
Can I ask you what you mean when you say "it's important to believe in something even if it's just for mental health"?
By 'something' do you mean basically anything supernatural, bigger than ourselves, and unprovable? And can I ask why you think doing that would lead to better mental health?
Does that imply then that because I don't believe in anything supernatural I'm mentally unhealthy? Cos I feel just fine.
