Posts by Ignoranceisbliss

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I have never pushed the dislike button on purpose!!

by brandnew in

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so, if anybody ever got a dislike from me.....it was my fat thumbs trying to scroll down....sorry ; )

Ignoranceisbliss

I second londo. Plus I'm an a@@hole. 😃

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CANADA: Jehovah's Witnesses appoint female 2015 District Convention Co-ordinator ???

by jwleaks in

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all along the watch tower: annual convention returns next month.

cornwall seaway news.

may 04, 2015. cornwall, ontario - it's nearly time for the annual pilgrimage to cornwall for thousands of jehovah's witnesses.. the faithful will start converging in cornwall on june 12 for the first of three watch tower conventions being held at the cornwall civic complex in the ed lumley arena.. altogether more than 7,500 delegates will be attending the three conventions, pumping in excess of $3.5 million dollars in economic benefits into the community, the city said monday.

Ignoranceisbliss

They used giving woman more privileges as a threat at my friends hall. Told the bros that if they didn't step up the sisters would be used more. They eventually had women behind the literature counter

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CANADA: Jehovah's Witnesses appoint female 2015 District Convention Co-ordinator ???

by jwleaks in

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all along the watch tower: annual convention returns next month.

cornwall seaway news.

may 04, 2015. cornwall, ontario - it's nearly time for the annual pilgrimage to cornwall for thousands of jehovah's witnesses.. the faithful will start converging in cornwall on june 12 for the first of three watch tower conventions being held at the cornwall civic complex in the ed lumley arena.. altogether more than 7,500 delegates will be attending the three conventions, pumping in excess of $3.5 million dollars in economic benefits into the community, the city said monday.

Ignoranceisbliss

Maybe I'm missing it but I'm not sure where it says Lynn is a woman. This can commonly be a mans name.

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Am I the only "witness here besides the admins?

by TheOnlyRealWittnessHere in

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with all the negativity here i was wondering if i am the only one here that's a witness.

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the topic pretty much says everything..

Ignoranceisbliss

Gustv cistern was my favorite "real witness".

As for me I am still active, but I no longer believe that 7 men in New York are the fountain of youth.

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questions

by DanielC in

i've been dating a jw girl for about 4 years and we've recently had a lot of issues with the fact that her family doesn't like that i'm not a jw.

i've been looking into the religion and am interested in it.

but is it wrong to join just so i don't lose her?

Ignoranceisbliss

Sounds like they are weak Dubs. The kids that left probably faded and never disassociated or got disfellowshipped. My brother faded and my parents still associate with him. If she is dating a worldly guy "you" then she is definitly not in good standing. A young guy got "marked" at my last hall for dating someone who wasn't baptized. This means that other witnesses would only hang around him at the meetings. No extra association. They stuck thru and eventually got married though.

Is your lady baptized? Does she believe it's "the truth"? If she is awake but only stays in for family reasons then there may be hope.

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I want to take them down

by cookiemaster in

hey guys!

some of you might know about my latest clash with the elders.

i see the pressure this cult is putting on my family.

Ignoranceisbliss

I could be an elder in 6 months. Prob a cobe in 5 years. Even then though what is the most damage I could accomplish? Very minimal at best. Also not sure I wouldn't crack emotionally.

I would prefer to leave the Borg and live a good life.

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Endure! Life is hard! Lost? We are Miserable ? Don't think so

by ducatijoe in

its a rainy day and have been reading posts.. i would like to respond to the comments of those still in, post to those who have decided to leave.. what ever you have been told or may think about what will happen without "the truth" , is not true.

my life without the wbts is fantastic.

no stress, live in a beautiful place, great new friends and total peace of mind.

Ignoranceisbliss

Great post joe

Im terrified of the future. Mostly of losing my little princesses to this cult. Thanks for the positive words.

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Seeking support during confusing and stressful 'cognitive dissonance'

by LHS123 in

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sorry for the long post but i need help.

ive been a jw for 20 years - still active and attending meetings, baptised at 18, i have recently become very dissillusioned.

a few reasons: ill treatment of my kids by a prominent 'assembly speaker' elder, then my son left the truth at 15 (not baptised) and was 'dropped' instantly, despite this community having been his whole life for 15 years.

Ignoranceisbliss

Wow. All of your issues with this Religion are almost the same as mine. I am in a very similar situation except that my kids are very young. I often wonder if I would be better off clueless and happy in this religion. Hence my name. In reality though knowing the facts is definitly a good thing. I know that I have to tear off the bandaid and leave the religion at some point but the reality is that it will be an incredibly painful process to go through. It only gets harder. I am a year in and still faking it and it is very difficult to pull off. Take your time and make calculated decisions. Good luck!

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Thank you for redirecting me to the right organization!

by economy in

thank you, jw.net and cofty, for redirecting me to the right organization!.

when i posted why did god permit scriptures to be corrupted?

then i thought, if there is an organization that believes all scriptures are corrupted (which obviously makes it enemy of all religions), that organization is not ordinary, but gutsy, lionhearted, and worthy of close examination!

Ignoranceisbliss

This is classic! What a goofball.

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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.