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  Yet another "Shunning is good for you, honest!" quote in the June 15th 2013 Watchtower

  by cedars in

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  hi folks.

  that's right, the new june 15th 2013 study edition is out now on this link.... http://download.jw.org/files/media_magazines/28/w_e_20130615.pdf.

  the following quote caught my eye, from the final study article on page 28.... .

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  This practice is unloving, dehumanizing, and sad on so many levels.

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  Shunning is good for you!

  by 00DAD in

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  yes shunning is good for you!

  i did not understand this before, but i know it now.

  sometimes when i'm feeling a little down-in-the-dumps, a little depressed, i go outside for a little fresh air and some shun-shine.

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  Very creative! See the shunflower in my profile pic?

  Raysing,

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  A keyboard confessional...

  by nibbled in

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  you guys don't know me, i'm new here.

  i'm typing on an iphone (pardon any random weird iphone auto-spell corrections) and could walk home to get to my laptop but i might lose the courage to post what comes to my heart to share right now.

  worse and more likely, i'll simply not be able to express what i felt right now... if i wait until i have a proper keyboard.

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  Hi Nibbled (love that name),

  I don't post here much these days, but I read your post and wanted to respond. I've sent you a PM.

  Above all, I want you to know that you're heard, and you validate much of what we with our shared JW history are experiencing in our inner lives, no matter what we may look like on the outside to others.

  And I have to give you props for typing that amazingly long post on an iPhone!

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  Do you come here seeking?

  by alias in

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  2. beliefs

  i'm just curious at how many others might spend time on this website hoping to make sense of it all, despite being brought up or converted to jw after leaving.

  i can't seem to fill the hole of my existential crisis after fading out.

  the spectrum of atheism to beliving still doesn't fill the gap.

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  Thanks again to those of you who've responded. Once in a while I have a meltdown in and around all the BIG QUESTIONS and have many active JWs still in my life due to family and marriage who cannot support this side of my life. FWIW, the metaphorical knot has kept me from slipping too far down and this group on the board is the only who can truly relate to the JW experience . . .

  I know seeking is multi-faceted and cannot be satisfied only in the virtual world. But it is because of my participation here, most often in listening mode, between the extremes and only slightly variant shades of grey, that I have learned the greatest deal about people, worldviews, and possibilities. For all of that, and to everyone who cares, thank you.

  And the beat goes on...

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  Not Sure What I Believe In Anymore

  by nuthouse escapee in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  inside my head is a tangled ball of wool when it comes to what i believe.

  i have days where i believe in a creator and other days when i don't.

  then there are times when i refer to this as believing in 'something' but what exactly this something is, i have no idea.

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  Is it just me or does anyone experience this kind of no man's land?

  All the time.
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  Do you come here seeking?

  by alias in

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  2. beliefs

  i'm just curious at how many others might spend time on this website hoping to make sense of it all, despite being brought up or converted to jw after leaving.

  i can't seem to fill the hole of my existential crisis after fading out.

  the spectrum of atheism to beliving still doesn't fill the gap.

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  ziddina, whathapened, DarioKehl, & transhuman,

  Thanks for responding. I can't disagree with anything you've shared...I'm so glad ya'all have found peace around all this.

  It shouldn't really matter whether there is a God or not... life is still a valuable thing. And who knows- you might be a goddess yourself.

  Transhuman, I had to laugh at that. Thanks for the smile. Yah, who knows?
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  Do you come here seeking?

  by alias in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i'm just curious at how many others might spend time on this website hoping to make sense of it all, despite being brought up or converted to jw after leaving.

  i can't seem to fill the hole of my existential crisis after fading out.

  the spectrum of atheism to beliving still doesn't fill the gap.

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  I'm just curious at how many others might spend time on this Website hoping to make sense of it all, despite being brought up or converted to JW after leaving. I can't seem to fill the hole of my existential crisis after fading out. The spectrum of atheism to beliving still doesn't fill the gap. Are you at the end of your rope hanging on to the knot just like me? Does anything change your mind to keep on keeping on despite the futileness of existing just to die in old age?

  The god thing doesn't make enough sense to keep fighting for, and the atheistic thing just confirms why bother

  What are your thoughts?

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  Opening the bible at random - once spoken of approvingly, now superstitious!

  by cedars in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  the latest december 15th study edition of the watchtower opens with an intriguing article entitled "beware of superstitious use of the bible".. as an example of what constitutes "superstitious use" of the bible, it has this to say.... .

  "perhaps a more common misuse of the bible is the practice of bibliomancy.

  it refers to opening at random a book, often the bible, and reading the text that first meets the eye in the belief that those words will provide needed guidance.

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  constantly changing, that WTBTS. it's no wonder us born-ins are F-U!
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  Have you ever wondered why as Jehovah's Witnesses you ignored the inconsistencies, lies and hypocricies of the Watchtower's Governing Body for so long?

  by matt2414 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  here are a few examples of what i overlooked for so long:.

  1. the watchtower often praised rutherford's 1918 talk "millions now living will never die.

  " however, everyone who had ever heard that talk was dead.. 2. the governing body urges the placement of the watchtower's "bible" literature with strangers.

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  Raised in . . .

  The awarness of questioning didn't arrive until my 20s, and thankfully was generously faciliated by the information superhighway and kind former JWs in the mid-90s.

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  EX JW's Retro

  by Victor_E in

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  2. entertainment

  this is a test to see how retro you are.. do you remember?.

  doc bob.

  watchtower observer.

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  Ros,

  I set up an e-mail nearly 15 years ago to join one of your group lists. It was a 'lifesaver' to me at the time, when H2O was the wild west and this site didn't exist yet. I was falling out during my Witnet years and you provided a safety net for me at a critical time. Thank you.

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