Posts by cleanideas

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When You Were A JW Did You Really Understand The Religion and What You Were Getting Into?

by minimus in

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many witnesses in my opinion know nothing about the religion.

they don’t understand the history, the doctrines or the bible.

many people become jws because they were raised as witnesses so they take the plunge.

cleanideas

I was born in and at 16 one of my friends was going to get baptized and was excited that he would be able to hold the microphone during the Watchtower study. I was a bit jealous so I decided to get baptized as well so I could also hand the microphone to people during the meeting. Never knew at the time it was the worst mistake I'd ever make. Been shunned by my whole family now for 16 years. WOW!

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Waking up can be a scary time

by Leopold theseconed in

as a person that has recently come to terms with the reality that the truth is not really the truth .

does anyone else remember the feeling when they realized things were just not true.

it’s wierd all the years i spent preaching i never really considered what it must have felt like to have two people at your door trying to convince you that your religion of birth was a lie.

cleanideas

It was rough for me. So much anger to start off with, followed by the realization that I was actually going to die one day. It was horrible, but many years later and being able to taste freedom for such a long time I've come to terms with much of it. I think it's something we will all carry with us for the rest of our lives, but in time you think about it less and less and move on with the good things you can make for yourself in the here and now.

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Watchtower the Great and Its Wild Beast

by oppostate in

saw this on facebook and it's worth sharing.

lol!.

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cleanideas

Hilarious!

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WT Study October 2018....spinning ''layoffs'' into ''reassigning'' ex-Bethelites ''to the field''

by RULES & REGULATIONS in

wt study october 2018. maintain inner peace despite changing circumstances.

lloyd and alexandra learn that they have been reassigned to the field, they at first felt sad.

after all, they had been serving at bethel for over 25 years.

cleanideas

25 years ago after I did 2 months temporary work there I submitted my application to bethel. It got rejected and 5 years later I learned TTATT. So grateful I never ended up there. I might have never broken away, and would be totally screwed rather than having my freedom and a well paying job.

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Thanks @ Kevin McFree

by fastJehu in

@ kevin mcfree.

thanks a lot for all your hard work with the lego dubtown videos.

i just saw your "making of" and now i have a lot more respect for all the work you do with your movies.. please continue with the videos - i am looking forward to further episodes.. the making of dubtown's 'the naked truth' .

cleanideas

Thanks for posting this, I just subscribed, very fun videos!

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Do elders still ask inactive members to write a letter to disassociating yourself from the Congregation?

by RULES & REGULATIONS in

do today's elders ever meet with inactive members and pressure them to write a letter disassociating themselves from the congregation stating that, ''you no longer wish to a jehovah witness"?.

i was baptized at the young age of 16. after turning 18, i stopped attending meetings, field service, and all jehovah's witness activities.

i wanted to be with my high school friends, go to rock concerts, have a girlfriend, and live like a normal teen.

cleanideas

Well you all can argue all you want, I didn't attend meetings for a year and the elders showed up one day and asked me to DA myself because they found out I was gay. Never been in a relationship, but they were forceing that decision on me. I said no and they DF'd me instead. That's the homophobia a JW in Midwest America lives with.

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JWs at the Movies

by Wake Me Up Before You Jo-Ho in

so i was watching some of the dramas screened at the be courageous convention, and one caught my eye.. it's the scene where a group of jw teens are watching something deemed as "sinful" at the movie theaters.

there were only sound effects, so i decided to fill in the blanks.. https://vimeo.com/275184883.

bottom line: machine guns = bad.

cleanideas

Oh my God this is hilarious!

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Ever notice a lot of JWs stay off the grid?

by blownaway in

every now and then i look on line for people i knew in the kingdum hall.

some are on social networks to a limited deg.

but a lot are not on the web at all.

cleanideas

I've totally noticed this. I think a lot of them have been brainwashed to think social media is evil and are just too scared/guilty to go on. Also as a JW you could only have other JW's as friends on social media or there would be major gossip and probably a visit to the back room of the KH with an elder for some counseling. Plus so many JW's lead a "double life" that they could never truly be free on social media without consequences. No party pictures or talking about that fantastic R rated movie you just saw. I would think social media for a JW would be far to risky and/or boring.

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Highlights from Leaked Bethel Videos - part 6, Brooklyn tunnels

by neat blue dog in

here's some pictures of the tunnels that used to connect the various bethel buildings after they stopped being used, as well as a diagram.. .

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cleanideas

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Highlights from Leaked Bethel Videos - part 6, Brooklyn tunnels

by neat blue dog in

here's some pictures of the tunnels that used to connect the various bethel buildings after they stopped being used, as well as a diagram.. .

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cleanideas

I've been through these tunnels many times back in the 90's. Here is a link to a news article about the filling in of the tunnels:

https://goo.gl/WGSBG5