I'm mostly a lurker on the site, but your heartfelt post resonated with me. I have also lost all my friends. My brother just called to let me know he is shunning me. His loss! I also have a DF brother that I am reconnecting with. It's hard rebuilding your social life, especially when it's been drilled into your head that all worldly (I hate that word) people are evil and immoral. I still have other (non JW) siblings that now use the term Cult in connection with him. They think he's nuts. I have a child that didn't buy into the crap, I'm so glad. I have beautiful grandchildren that I love dearly. I guess what I'm trying to say is try to focus on the good in your life. You have a loyal and loving wife, support her! If your health is good, celebrate that. You could plan for a child if you don't already have one. You and your wife could take up some charity work if that suites you. I am humbled by the strength and resilience of those on the board that have lost children, parent, siblings, life long friends, grandchildren, etc. I wish this community was real rather than virtual. Lots of smart, compassionate people on this site, that I would be happy to associate with. You are not going to believe this, I just got a knock on the door and an invite to the DC. while writing this post.
aintenoughwiskey
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The Religion Of Rejection - And Now That Includes Me
by dubstepped indue to some recent developments i find myself in a new place, and at this point i've lost all of my family and fri....oh that's right, i never really had any friends in the organization anyway.
just people that wanted something from me and a few people that i would invite to do things that occasionally said yes.
the recent rejections of me got me thinking, so let's take a rejection inventory.. i had to reject all of the holidays when my parents started studying.. i had to reject any worldly friends that i already had.. even family became rejected, and the new religion had some place in that.. i was rejected in school and bullied all of the time, not just because we were poor and i made good grades, but for jw reasons too.
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When will the JW's start reversing?
by runForever ini think this sucker could start reversing membership within a few months..
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aintenoughwiskey
I dont know about reversal. 1st world growth is on life support, I see a marked shift to retention, especially with the young born in
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7 questions to make JWs think
by Coded Logic in) why do animals suffer and die?.
) if this is all about god's soverenty, why cause the flood?
how does it prove "man cannot direct their own step" if god immediately turns around and wipes men out for " eating and drinking, marrying and being given in marriage ?".
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aintenoughwiskey
Since the governing body make no claim of divine inspiration, why would you make life altering decisions based on the guesses of men?
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Just quit quietly - the law is on your side!
by Ajax infreedon of religion guarantees any individual the legal right to abandon any religion at any time for any reason.. if you are a citizen of a country which champions human rights, then your government doesn t care what religion you join, but they will uphold your freedom to join it, without interference, coercion or persecution.
your countries human rights legislation will conversely uphold your rights when it comes time to abandon any religion you so choose.
those (elders) who incite others interfere, coerce or persecute those who have left will be in transgression of the human rights statutes.. a person is only obligated to ecclesiastic law if he exposes himself to it or transgressed it while still a member of a religious community.. when your time comes to abandon the jw-wt cult, do it while still in good standing, be proactive - be decisive -put it in writing!..and do it before the hounders set sights on you.. write a card or letter with as much or as little explanation as you one day might wish to share with pharisees and lawyers.. take this card to a notary public to have your signature witnessed and have the writing overstamped in several places with the date.
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aintenoughwiskey
I wouldn't waste a nickel suing for this reason. What the watchtower fears the most is the court of public opinion. Hammer them on child abuse, blood, and other issues. The squeaky clean image is paramount.
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What Was Your Body of Elders Like?
by minimus inwere they pretty much a good group of men?
we're they jerks?.
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aintenoughwiskey
Strain out other peoples shortcomings, and gulped down the serious problems of their families?
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Media request to record/broadcast oral argument; from ABC News New York
by Londo111 inhttp://appellatecases.courtinfo.ca.gov/search/case/dockets.cfm?dist=1&doc_id=2025979&doc_no=a136641.
see last item:.
"media request to record/broadcast oral argument; from abc news new york".
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aintenoughwiskey
I hope the mainstream media shines a light in the watchtower dark corners. They danced with glee when it was the RC church.
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JW's hit with another lawsuit alleging child sexual abuse
by yalbmert99 inhttp://www.christianpost.com/news/jehovahs-witnesses-hit-with-another-lawsuit-alleging-child-sexual-abuse-organization-has-paid-over-13-million-in-damages-130490/.
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aintenoughwiskey
They are a lawyers wet dream. Stupid, arrogant, and rich! Zalkin will be milking this cash cow for years! I think I see some new light coming?
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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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aintenoughwiskey
You could also tell them to specify the funds be used for missionaries. They will probably get the cheque back and a scolding telling them to make it out to worldwide work. They don't like directed donations, because they can't add it to the $500,000,000.00 hedge fund. Everything the WTBT$ Incorporated does, is about money. Begging and Hoarding is their game, to the orphans and widows its see ya, keep warm and well fed.
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One day Circuit Assembly Review !!
by DATA-DOG init sucked!!.
so what's going on in the borg!?
what have you missed??
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aintenoughwiskey
Sounds like a green light for MMJ. Although you will never see that in print.
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aintenoughwiskey
Is that really a kazoo or a stealth vaporizer? I have recently been approved for medical cannabis. I hope it helps! California! Im freezing my ass off in a deer blind!