Posts by Awake at last

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A must-read for all former/fading JW's: "The Least of God's Priorities" by Bo Juel, JW/cult activist, speaker and life coach.

by Penelope1 in

from victim and cult survivor to activist and author, bo's life is a tale of triumph over tragedy and the healing power of love.

from the book, "the least of god's priorities": https://youtu.be/v0jz560afda.

interview with bo juel: https://youtu.be/nn0zn8lxwpw .

Awake at last

I have just finished reading it a few minutes ago. It is a must read. I still have to read the end bit about being an activist. Just too tired tonight.

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And now for something really controversial !

by jhine in

ok , the new james bond theme .

is it really a bond theme ?

i'm not sure , no mention of the film title , no nod to bond at all .

Awake at last

Daniel Craig doesn't do it for me either. Wrong look, wrong everything. Not suave.

JB needs to be a guy. George Clooney would be good but is not English. I would love to see Timothy Dalton or Pierce Brosnan back.

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My Mother Died Two Weeks Ago

by Perry in

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none of my jehovah's witness relatives called to tell me or my family.

just found out this morning.

What is your purpose or what do you wish to accomplish while a member of this board?

by Tenacious in

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when i joined this forum i was seeking more people who felt the same way i did in terms of seeing the jehovah's witness organization for what it truly was; a false prophet.. once i found like-minded members i slowly started to open up and participate more in trying to help others that were also exiting mentally and physically.

today, i offer support to anyone who desires it regardless of what they believe or not believe.. so what is your purpose on this board?.

support?

Awake at last

I thought I was the only one who thought the way I did and was miserable in the org. Since joining this site and others, I now know there is a whole lot of people feeling the way I do and they are from all over the world. Learning of the true history of the org from Russell onwards has been an eye opener as well as the picking apart of bible teachings.

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Question - thoughts on explaining your fading to teachers?

by elderINewton in

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weird/odd question, but with our family fading, and our daughter in school how or should one approach teachers with this?

our child is a little too young to understand why we are fading, but it proves challenging in school as they have been, well brainwashed, to say i shouldn't do that etc... .

i don't like explaining anything to teachers about the fade, etc.

Awake at last

At the beginning of this year, I spoke to the acting principal at my daughter's school. She was supportive and said she would have JW removed on the enrolment as her religion.

My daughter has mental problems so I explained a few things that are happening at home such as the changes we are making in our lives and beliefs and the difficulties of having believed for so many years, we are in our 50's and I am born in. She understood that we are telling our daughter one thing and then changing and it is a confusing time on top of everything else. I also mentioned about still supporting the other witness children in the school as they do not get to choose their religion and that people wake up in their own time and some never do. She was quite interested in our reasons and what we were doing and said that to come to her any time.

Our daughter is going to high school next year and the witnesses in our area are mostly home schooling for high school. I like the idea of putting C of C in the school library.

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Annulment of baptism for a minor?

by Tornintwo in

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i've seen references to baptism annulment on a few websites, does anyone know if there has ever been a successful annulment of a baptism?.

eg.

a minor claims they didn't understand a key wtbts teaching prior to baptism, is there any realistic chance of annulment?

Awake at last

The only case I ever knew of was in the 1980's a woman studied who had had a mental breakdown. One elder did not want her baptised but was overridden by the others. A while later she had a blood transfusion and had no idea of having done anything wrong. The kind elder who originally discouraged the baptism announced an annulment for her. She never returned to the meetings.

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On a need to know basis - The Letter

by no-zombie in

we've just had our sunday meeting and the letter was read out to the congregation.. however, there was no mention of the bethel lay-offs or the building program shut-downs.. looks like we are on a need to know basis, here in australia..

Awake at last

So the Australian Royal Commission never made it to the JWdotorg news page.....funny that!

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"The Shack" by William P Young helped me to Deal with Life's Big Questions

by HomebytheSea in

i would probably call myself an agnostic, but this book helped me to deal with many of life's questions in a way wt never could.

if helped me alot when i started questioning wt teachings.

has anyone else read it?

Awake at last

It was recommended by Alan Jones, a top rating breakfast radio host in Sydney, Australia a few years ago. I read it while I was still in. I never felt the same afterwards. I don't credit it to any awakening as I was already unhappy.

Definitely a good read and would recommend it. I am going to read it again soon.

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