Posts by amused1

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Jumping from one cult to another?

by amused1 in

jw
friends

i stumbled across this site doing research for a paper.

you all have much greater problems and common mental flaws than just being "former" jw's.. let me explain.

many (i won't generalize all of you) of you are on here ranting and raving about the jw's did this and the wt did that.

amused1

There is way too many good points for me to have the time to try and argue with right now. As much fun as it is.. I really love this. It gets my mind working and challenges me. My point was harsh and blunt as thats my personality. If I hurt anyones feelings I really do apologize. I was so angered that people can be so easily duped into believing something they themselves haven't fully checked out. That I posted angrily and did the exact thing I was bitching about ;o). By the same token I still feel the same. If your not careful you can end up just as wrapped up fighting the thing you so admantly tried to be free of, that your no longer free.

I think they truly believe that they are right. I think they truly believed they were trying to help me and save my life. I don't resent them for caring. I suppose I was blessed with a questioning mind. I don't take anything for face value and everyday I appreciate that fact more and more. But just as I made the mistake in generalizing the populous of this board with my statements, don't generalize because I was only 16 that I did not see some of the contradiction and misguided information. Why else would I have left?

Like I said I am running short on time. But I really do appreciate the opposing views and the analytical disection of my statements. I would very gladly accept a few links to articles I can use in my paper if you so desire.

And just for you I removed the sig. But I still think it was rather humorous and creative. ;o)

Best Wishes

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Jumping from one cult to another?

by amused1 in

jw
friends

i stumbled across this site doing research for a paper.

you all have much greater problems and common mental flaws than just being "former" jw's.. let me explain.

many (i won't generalize all of you) of you are on here ranting and raving about the jw's did this and the wt did that.

amused1

>your post shows why you are a NEWBIE

I never disguised the fact that im a "Newbie" to this board. And in all honesty I have no intention of becoming anything but.

>I highly suggest you better inform yourself on a subject before speaking

16 years of being a JW was more than enough experience for me.

>as the bible itself says
it is foolishnes on your part to speaker about a matter that you clearly have no idea of

now your assuming I give a damn about what a book says?

>i almost laughed at how you just thru around the word Fool with such disregard, but like i stated by you being a Newbie it shows

My arrogance served its purpose to prove a point. Let me clear something up for you. I am a jerk. I don't really want you to like me. I don't want your approval. You shouldn't need mine either.

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Jumping from one cult to another?

by amused1 in

jw
friends

i stumbled across this site doing research for a paper.

you all have much greater problems and common mental flaws than just being "former" jw's.. let me explain.

many (i won't generalize all of you) of you are on here ranting and raving about the jw's did this and the wt did that.

amused1

I apologize for being condescending and rude. And also for my atrocious spelling and grammar. I just honestly don't see the "mind control" I so frequently hear about. Is it a demanding religion, deffinately. They thing that really set me off was the threads like "whats your favorite name to bash the WT". I don't see that as very constructive? If it makes you feel better and you enjoy it more power too you. Remember my main point don't let someone make up your mind for you. That goes for my post as well. I'm just an arrogant 20 year old who is very opinionated. But Tina, there isn't much I didn't learn in my 16 years about the JW's besides my foot taste good.

*cheers*
*gives joel a lil hug*

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Jumping from one cult to another?

by amused1 in

jw
friends

i stumbled across this site doing research for a paper.

you all have much greater problems and common mental flaws than just being "former" jw's.. let me explain.

many (i won't generalize all of you) of you are on here ranting and raving about the jw's did this and the wt did that.

amused1

I stumbled across this site doing research for a paper. You all have much greater problems and common mental flaws than just being "former" JW's.

Let me explain. Many (I won't generalize all of you) of you are on here ranting and raving about the JW's did this and the WT did that. I was brainwashed by this devious cult! Wake up. You have a brain and you decide how you use it. You have the ability to reason and the right to choose. If you choose to believe someone telling you one thing without researching it on your own, your a fool. By coming here and sharing that you were a fool and reveling in the fact that there are other fools like you makes it all that more amusing.

And the you don't understand you weren't their mentality doesn't work for me either. I was raised in the religion untill I was 16 years old. I was an auxilary pioneer well on my way to Bethel. I made a concious decision at 16 that it wasn't for me. I then moved out of my home and started a life of my own. Now if I at 16 could leave this "brainwashing" I must be fairly remarkable.

I don't agree with all the ideals of the religion or think that its the "truth". Yet I can say that they were some of the nicest and most loving people I have ever had the pleasure of knowing. And all the mud slinging, elder trashing, Bible thumping won't change that.

The thing that makes me laugh the most is that you jumped straight from being a Jehovah's Witness to being a Jehovah's Witness hater. You better keep you daily post quota up or you might be "disfelloshiped" off the site. Enjoy your new cult and your co-dependent "he/she feels just like me" world. One day maybe you too can grow up and realize that all the problems in your life weren't based around your religion. Flame on.