Remember when the Sunday public talk speaker didn't show up and we just had the Watchtower study and got out early? Well, that is a thing of the past now that they can just whip on a JW TV video. Sad really.
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JW TV is the reason for the hysteria in the KH
by campaign of hate inif you, like me, have noticed the sudden increase in hysteria in the khs right now, i put it down to that jw tv site.
its's far more extensive than i thought it was, i thought it was just 1, 1 hour program a month.
there's a s*** load of videos on that site.. and the real problem, from just watching a clip from each video, is that these guys are clearly "mentally unstable".
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Phases of Mental Extraction
by freemindfade inin only the short time i have been no longer lurking but also posting, i have discovered some people with situations and reactions very similar to mine.
i guess there are different ways people get out, some do something and are outright shunned, then they may find ttatt and stay out.
but there may be more and more like me, who are 100% mentally out, but for the reason of not losing spouse and family fade.
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helpmeout
Flipper: Your comments hit home to me. I remember even as a kid, when I would get a new toy, I would have this terrible feeling of anxiety that I might not get to enjoy playing with it before Armageddon arrived. It seems silly as an adult but I truly believe that this religion is very destructive on young minds. -
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Phases of Mental Extraction
by freemindfade inin only the short time i have been no longer lurking but also posting, i have discovered some people with situations and reactions very similar to mine.
i guess there are different ways people get out, some do something and are outright shunned, then they may find ttatt and stay out.
but there may be more and more like me, who are 100% mentally out, but for the reason of not losing spouse and family fade.
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helpmeout
I totally agree with the stages of exiting described by FREEMINDFADE and I also very much appreciated comments made by TTATTElder in this post and others. I am 51. I was born in and baptized at 16. I did all the JW things, regular pioneered, ms by the age of 19, elder by 26. I was an elder until the age of 44. I am mentally out but still active for my wife and mother. My daughter is 15 but she has not been indoctrinated. My biggest challenge is walking the line when it comes to my daughter. I cannot outwardly tell her TTATT but we often share knowing glances. My wife knows I do not believe and she does not give me a hard time. I have to be very careful because any comment or question that is not 100% pro JW is looked upon as negative or cynical. I appreciate and agree with the advice about not rushing things. We do not have to throw it all away. Family and relationships are important. We do not have to play the game by their rules. Thank you for your comments and advice. -
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Wt today and funding special pioneers
by Daisychaindream indoes anyone else feel like it was just a way to beg for donations!!!.
the society gives them a minimal wage to preach 130 hours so we should be the ones sending them money and good and clothes.
it's not like they help the community they go to, i've known missionaries when i was younger who were in deepest darkest soith america in villages with no water, instead of passing in skills and worthwhile tools they just study then go home.
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helpmeout
I decided to take a pass on that WT study today and catch up on some work. I could use a few donations myself.
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Today's watchtower. Why no emphasis on doctrine?
by kneehighmiah ini believe the jws are morphing into a mainstream social religious group.
we've long been taught we had the truth due to our suoerior doctrine.
it appears that the gb knows that their teachings are ludicrous and indefensible.
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helpmeout
I agree. This WT study was an exercise in back slapping. We know we have the Truth because we know we have the Truth. Good grief!!
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Governing Body Member Gerrit Loesch Must Eventually Take The Witness Stand In Child Molestation Lawsuits
by frankiespeakin inwith many more cases in the offing the zalkin lawfirm will press the issue again and again and force gerrit loesch to testify.
what say you?.
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helpmeout
I have been following the news from California. I live in Atlantic Canada. It is something that people I know in the congregation here are concerned about. I had lunch with a Brother from my congregation following the meeting today. During the conversation, he mentioned reports from the UK about child abuse by an elder. I took the opportunity to tell him about this ruling in California. I encouraged him to google the subject. We both agreed that the GB could not ignore court settlements and payouts much longer. By all appearances, he is a very loyal R&F JW. However, he said to me that he thinks alot of people are getting concerned with recent developments in the organization.
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Roll call of those of us stuck in for our spouse or whos spouse is still in!
by BU2B ini just wanted to get a feel for how many here have awakened to ttatt but are still carrying on some jw activities to pacify them and keep the peace.
also trying to hear from those who have left, but whose spouse has stayed in the wt and in the marriage.. for me it comes down to my own mental anguish.
i am mentally tortured by attending the meetings, yet i feel compelled to because my wife would kill me with her personality if i had her drag 2 small girls by herself there.
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helpmeout
We attend regularly. My wife knows I no longer believe. She wants to keep the status quo because change is stressful for her. I have been able to discuss a few things with her about TTATT but I have to be careful and back off when she starts to get anxious. The organization has done a great job of mental control. My 15 year old daughter has her own mind and we encourage rational thinking. She is not baptized and my wife sees the common sense of not pressuring children into a lifetime committment. All in all, I am biding my time. "Change a' gonna come."
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Tv.jw.org - Average Jdub reaction? I'm getting NOTHING but Silence!
by 4thgen inhello all, as you know, when jw tv was announced, our board went wild.
many comments, much speculation and alot of negative feedback on the quality, etc.
well, what has me concerned is that i have not heard a peep from any of my connections left in kingdom-land.
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helpmeout
I showed it to my wife, who is still trying her best to be positive about the whole "Truth" thing. She said that she would not likely be watching JW.TV She prefers watching Old Movies and The Voice. My 15 year old daughter watched the music video and said it was OK. She told me that she would not be checking JW.TV for daily updates anytime soon. She prefers Tumblr. We had to watch S. Lett seperately because we could not keep a straight face while watching him together. My daughter said it was creepy and said this is looking more and more like a cult. Other than that, I have heard nothing from anyone else.
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To Transfuse or Not To Transfuse
by Chris Tann inwhen my son became baptized as a witness at age nine, it worried me that he could now get a no blood card.
i wanted to make sure if blood transfusions were really as disgusting to "jehovah" as i was taught.
i already found out some things about my beliefs that were not true, so it wasn't hard for me to be questionable about this.. i first looked in the reasoning book under blood as to why we don't accept transfusions.
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helpmeout
The Isrealites were not to break the Sabbath on pain of death. However, Jesus showed that they could do so if the life or welfare of their donkey was in jeopardy. What's the logical conclusion when it comes to our respect for the admionistion to abstain from blood?
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Elder's School: 2015 KMS Program
by pixel ingood morning.
want to attend?.
kingdom ministry school.
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helpmeout
[What about the WT Overseer's demand for comments of the "wonderful artwork" depicting Bible scenes, which are then described by members of the audience as if they were actual photographic evidence of the events portrayed?]
That is the best laugh I have had in quite awhile!!! I said the exact same thing two weeks ago after someone commented on a picture as though it was an historical photograph.