Posts by Ignoranceisbliss

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"What will I do if I leave Jehovah's Witnesses ?"

by Balaamsass2 in

whenever we visit the board we see a lot of angst among jehovah's witnesses who are just learning the tatt (the truth about the truth).

hey, don't feel bad, we had it at one time ourselves.

"angst means fear or anxiety (anguish is its latinate equivalent, and anxious, anxiety are of similar origin).

Ignoranceisbliss

I really appreciate the encouragement. I hope it is as glorious as u propose. Here is the other angle.

I tell my wife that I no longer want to be a witness and I refuse to raise my kids as witnesses any longer. She feels blindsided and goes to the elders. They recommend that she separate from me as I am a spiritual endangerment. In the end I am disfellowshipped and we divorce. At court both my parents, her parents and my siblings support her. They are all witnesses and now I am an apostate. She gets custody of the kids. I get them every other weekend. I also have to pay alimony and child support as she has always been a stay at home mom. I have to get an apartment as she was also awarded the house to raise the kids in. Now I'm broke. I have no family. I rarely get to see my own kids. I have no friends. Everything that matters in my life has been torn away.

Sure lets leave the witnesses and dance! It's all so simple and fantastic.

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Another "reaching out" guilt trip this weekend, apparently.

by OneEyedJoe in

i just got word that the brothers of my congregation is "encouraged to attend a special meeting" this saturday.

i was told to bring the od book, and the 9/15/14 and 4/15/15 study wts.

judging by the articles in those, it's going to be another guilt trip to get all us dead-beat kids in our 20s and 30s to "reach out" to be jr. cult leaders.

Ignoranceisbliss

Nothing about this at out hall. Our elders sure are old though. About one of them has died each year for the past few years. Most of the 30 year olds in our hall are MS but really no signs of them reaching out beyond that.

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Who REALLY believed in the idea of living forever on earth??

by stuckinarut2 in

seriously.....even when you were 100% in "the truth", did you really believe in living forever?

?

Ignoranceisbliss

Not sure if I ever really believed it. For the past ten years I have had some major doubts. Now I know it's all bunk. The idea that you can cheat death is just so stupid. My 60 yr old dad really thinks that he won't die.

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Being in a cult - what good did it do?

by Garrett in

jw
friends

so, here's a bit of a different point of view.

while most of us will agree that our time within the jw cult was rather terrible, however, i'd like to look at another aspect.

did anything good come out of being in a cult and then waking up from it?.

Ignoranceisbliss

Really interesting discussion and something that I think about often.

As a still in Dub with a great life, wonderful (fully indoctrinated) wife, and two beautiful kids, I wonder what I would have had if I wasn't born into this cult.

My mom is a super hero type. I give her the majority of the credit for raising three fairly well balanced children. In the end I think that she was able to do this in spite of this cult. Not as a result of it.

I feel that those that thrive in DubLand probably would of done even better without it. Would those that had a horrible existence in this cult have done better without it? I am not so sure.

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Memorial attendance up or down on last year?

by freddo in

jw
friends

as per the title.

and was the one you attended at an early or late time of the evening.. any partakers?.

Ignoranceisbliss

Late time slot. Attendance was down significantly. No partakers.

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YouTube video: Five Stupid Things About Jehovah's Witnesses

by cedars in

great video.

this is how we are viewed by outsiders.

there's no fooling some people!.

Ignoranceisbliss

Wow! He nailed it. Great vid.

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The end

by Garrett in

jw
friends

oh...my...god.... i can't.. well, i am officially done trying to explain things to them.

they talk in circles, and their excuse for everything is "imperfect men".

imperfect men!.

Ignoranceisbliss

Garrett,

Take it easy on yourself. My wife whom I live with and have a great life with will not listen to common sense regarding this cult. This indoctrination runs so deep. You have ZERO chance at convincing most dubs. Especially if u r dealing with elders. In my case I have learned to slow down and play the long game.

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Australian comedian absolutely nails American attitudes to GUN OWNERSHIP. Hilarious!

by nicolaou in

this is jim jeffries.

bear in mind that he's performing to an american audience in boston.

his routine does contain south strong language.. https://youtu.be/jl--yvnni0i.

Ignoranceisbliss

Brilliant!

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Newbies , Are We Seeing An Accelerated Increase? This Past Year ? Newbies Feel free To Respond Please .

by smiddy in

jw
friends

is it just me or does anyone else see more newbies joining this site this past year and especially in the last few months .. we would love to welcome you with genuine friendship ,support ,encouragement ,a place to vent ,and not judge you.. you have the freedom to express whatever view you like and you won`t be kicked off the board.. and to learn more about the "truth" about the truth , you will not hear at a kingdom hall .. smiddy.

Ignoranceisbliss

I wholeheartedly wish there was an acceleration but in reality I think it is a slow trickle at this point.

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DC2015 New Release: Brochure "Return to Jehovah" for those who faded/left

by Designer Stubble in

it appears that a new 16-page brochure, with the title "return to jehovah" is to be released at the regional convention (dc) this year.

it would be written specifically for those faded or da/df.chapters are:a letter from the governing body1.

the lost one i will search for2.

Ignoranceisbliss

Chapter 7. "Even if you know it's all BullShit if you just pretend we will let you speak to your family again"