I second Blondie's comments
codeblue
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Are You All Not Convinced That It's Everywhere Yet? Well, Read Inside....
by Doubtfully Yours in.
http://www.cnn.com/2005/law/05/22/louisiana.church/index.html
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All voices raised in song please ///78 today
by mouthy ini expect at least 1 good wishes...please!!!!
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codeblue
Oops!!!!!
I forgot to log-off NOdenial before posting...
anyways, here's a double happy birthday wish for you
hugs,
CodeBlue
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Why I am SURE we made to right decision to leave the JW's..........
by Latte in.
this is an entry i made into a diary from about 4 12 years ago - 6mths before we finally left.......
"summer hols have come and gone...... not one jw asked to play with my lovely children - sick people" .
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codeblue
I agree. The "lack of true Christian Love" tipped the iceberg for me.
Like Odrade's comment, being raised as a JW, being "faithful" with what was expected and enduring hardships that many JW's NEVER go thru, I wasn't good enough for association in my last few moves. (thereby showing that they DO NOT have a united brotherhood of love)
It saddened me greatly. Then Romans 14: 10-12 became my favorite scripture. I realized how as a JW I was taught not to enforce that scripture, because of the constant "judging" we did amongst ourselves. "How can God be with JW's when they are doing HIS job of judging???"
CodeBlue
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UN and Mat 24:15 and 16
by JGraves inhey everyone, i'm living in st kitt's and recently got disfellowshipped and also asked to be withdrawn as a member of the watchtower bible and tract society.
as all witnesses know, this is a serious and often challenging thing to do, to stand up for your faith and belief that jehovahs people and organisation need to be clean.. i've made that stand, i've made it clear to the missionary elder here; "my concience will not allow me to associate with an organisation that was affiliated with a political organisation, or one that promotes govermental propoganda above jehovahs own word and message.
(the watchtower 91 issues sent to you via email)".
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codeblue
Welcome JGraves
I read with great interest your posts and they are truly amazing!
I too was raised as a JW and what caused me to take a double look was watching the last 10 minutes of Dateline May 2002 that exposed the pedophile problem within the WTBS.
I only saw the last 10 minutes and felt deceived. They would complain about the Catholics for years being pedophiles and never exposed the WTBS problem: What HYPOCRITES!!! I knew then and there I couldn't in good faith go from door to door and offer in good conscience a "true religion".
And yes, later we found out about the UN issue........another hypocritical action by the JW's.
Your research about that topic and how you explained to your elders according to the Bible was excellent on the topic of being a UN member for 10 years! I can't believe how "tight lipped" these elders are, can't they see they hypocrisy too???
We exposed that topic to the circuit overseer, he said he saw the info but made no further comment: that's a sign of sweeping WTBS affiliations under the rug!
I will be looking forward to more of your posts!
CodeBlue
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Recovery-----How Goes The Battle?
by minimus inhow's the transition going in your life from faithful jw to ex?
for me, it's pretty good.
no one has called me and that's good.
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codeblue
awe...maybe JH has JW relatives giving him pressure, so it's just a front...give him a break.
He doesn't have to answer his phone or door when he stops going to the KH permanently............
We all have different situations.....Let's try to be tolerant of what we each have to "live thru".
I have to admit the battle is very hard for me............I fear loosing my adult JW kids.......and that would KILL me if they ever shun me.....I have lost a lot at a young age (death of parents)......keep losing people I love. My kids are the bottom line....(I was the super JW MOM you know!)
CodeBlue
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Hi....
by toys4us ini've been "lurking" around here for a while now (on-and-off for a couple years).
today's the day i'm going to take "the plunge" into "apostacy" and introduce myself here.
i am a 39-year-old single mom of 6, i live in the interior of bc, canada, and work in a doctor's office.
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codeblue
Welcome Rose
I read your life experience with great interest. I must say you are a very "strong lady" for all you have went thru. I couldn't imagine having to go thru all that you have!
What did you get your college degree in?
Thanks for sharing your life....it indeed shows that "when given the worst deck of cards you can win in the end!"
hugs,
CodeBlue
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My appreciation to all on this forum!
by AK - Jeff ini have been posting here for 6-8 months i guess.
it has been the best therapy i could have had.. i wish we could have a great big party and meet all the posters here in person.
i have not agreed with all, but i have been so aided in my recovery from the mental prison that is the wtbts by all your comments.
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codeblue
I have to agree with you Jeff: I appreciate everyone here as well
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What's the most thought-provoking novel you've ever read?
by lucky ini'd have to say for me that it was ayn rand's the fountainhead.
even though i don't agree with a lot of her philosophy, it definitely made me stumble around in a thought-induced haze for a few weeks after reading it.
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codeblue
DaVinci Code
Crisis of Conscience
In Search of Christian Freedom
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codeblue
Cathy: I noticed your new avatar yesterday, you are beautiful!!!
I am sorry I didn't comment on it before, mostly because I don't really know if avatars are the "real poster" or like me, since I am fading I will never post my real pic.
Also, I bet you look great in real life....don't be so hard on yourself!!! (stop playing that negative tape in your head)
hugs,
CodeBlue
Edited to add: You look like a very kind, sweet, genuine person. One that I would like to meet
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Did anyone ever notice just how many 30-40 year escapees there are?
by AK - Jeff ini know a lot of young people leave the 'truth'.
but i would never have thought that so many of us with 20, 30, 40 years in would be leaving.
what do you think accounts for that?
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codeblue
It may have to do with being "raised as a JW", not allowed to study anything other then JW literature. Being culturely stunted in a close minded environment that doesn't allow for asking questions, or having any friends or family other then JW's.
With me, I totally believed it, but there were "weird things", things that just didn't seem "right", that would happen along the way and of course, I wanted to show Jehovah I loved him and I could forget about the seemingly small things because we had the "only true religion". We were always told "to put up with anything to prove our loyalty to Jehovah and the organization he is using".
Seeing only the last ten minutes of the Dateline May 2002, about the pedophile problems in the WTBS, woke me up. I will always remember that night and how hypocritical the WTBS is.....Then I started remembering those "weird things" that I was told to just "put up with if you are a faithful JW" and how small I thought some of those things were, suddenly weren't small but actually "spiritual abuse" to keep me in my place as a "controlled JW".
(btw, 38 years if you count from when I thought it was the "truth"tm, 29 years if you count from baptism)
CodeBlue