Posts by stan livedeath

most here have found out so many facts about the organisation, and felt the effects of being "gut-punched" as we realised these facts.. so how do you feel about the expression "the truth" now?.

stan livedeath

i intensely dislike the use of "we". it comes across as exclusive...in other words--excuding non-members. ask any dub a question--and they will reply " we"--not i .

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Has there ever been a time when someone has been outed as a JW mole on this forum?

by Tenacious in

having been a jw for decades i'm used to watching what i do, say, or watch, in fear of being snitched on.. therefore, i the question begs.. there have been instances, i won't say how, where i've felt some members are being deliberate in their attempt to feign support for the anti-jw rhetoric on this forum.. any input is greatly appreciated..

stan livedeath

TOTC was just counting his time--and back calls.

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Were you aware of the shunning policy when becoming a JW

by UnshackleTheChains in

for those who became jws, were you fully aware of the societys cruel shunning policy whilst studying?

i absolutely had no idea such a policy existed until years later.

it really only hit home when reading the horrendous stories on the internet around 2002. .

stan livedeath

when i was in--i remember a few getting d/f---for adultery / fornication. this was back in the day when the reason was announced. we werent supposed to talk to those. but most got reinstated after a year or so.

i resigned in 1971...but attended a few meetings now and then--to keep my wife company after she nagged me into it. no-one shunned me--it was as if i was just an outsider--which i was.

it all changed in 1981. i had an affaire with a married sister--she was d/f'd. apparently it was also announced at the meeting that i was now an apostate--and should be treated the same as if i was d/f. but no-one had the courtesy to tell me--either verbally or in writing. not that it bothered me--i never went to another meeting after that.

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Well, the Apostasy Accusations Begins...

by Sorry in

so, it finally happened.

the first time i have been called out for being an apostate.

it started out innocently enough: my family and i were watching a tv show.

stan livedeath

sounds like your average normal disfunctional JW family to me.

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New York daredevil kid

by berrygerry in

just watching makes me shiver.

https://youtu.be/z1aaludti04.

stan livedeath

What's the difference between this and climbing mount Everest?

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If this system goes on.

by karter in

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i heard my hard out jw sister say that for the 1st time in many years and i'm hearing more and more jw's saying that.

years ago when i was in they talked about the new system coming any minute..

stan livedeath

t "It is an inspired expression of error to not believe the end will come in our lifetime".

what on earth did that mean ?

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Jehovah God is Real

by TakeOffTheCrown in

there are many on this site that do not believe that jehovah truly exists; that he is not a real being.

but, he is as real as next breath you draw into your nostrils.. some of you say that there is no evidence that he exists.

yet, none of you can prove that he does not exits.. cofty, (you come to mind), i appreciate that you have stated, without reservation, that you do not believe that god exists.. yet, you cannot prove it.. hope in jehovah..

stan livedeath

totc is right, jehovah is real. anyone with a good pair of binoculars can see him. look up in the sky on a dark night.

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