hi LET-B---and welcome to the site--and the rest of your life !
stan livedeath
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Leaving story
by leavingeverythingbehind ini've been following this forum for a couple of years now, but it's only just now that i've decided to register.
it's been quite a long and strenous process leaving the org, having been borned and raised in and spent so much time in.
i'm so gratefull there's the internet these days which helps new people find their way out of this and other religions.
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stan livedeath
You probably don't remember the Portsmouth / Leigh Park witness wife-swapping escapades of the 70's....
I remember hearing about this from an elder. Some elder was recording himself and his wife getting it on with a younger sister. Meanwhile some brothers were watching it on the TV downstairs. Loads of people got DF'd for it.
ha ha--yes--i eagerly await the video. but--Leigh park fer crice sake--i know it well....
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baptised nearly 51 years
by Phoebe inbeen reading this site for awhile now.
i have had a long and often tragic life as a jw.
my story is so long because i'm pretty old :) i feel sad i've been locked in fear and guilt for my entire life.
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Stan livedeath
54 Years? that's amazing. xx
but i resigned 45 years ago...LOL.
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baptised nearly 51 years
by Phoebe inbeen reading this site for awhile now.
i have had a long and often tragic life as a jw.
my story is so long because i'm pretty old :) i feel sad i've been locked in fear and guilt for my entire life.
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stan livedeath
i was baptised 54 years ago.
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Griffin Assembly Hall (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) now a Megachurch
by Sanchy inmy mom, while pregnant with me, was one of thousands of jw volunteers to work on the construction of this once beautiful assembly hall in south florida circa 1984. it had a beautiful pond, waterfall, and even a resident alligator.
many remember it as well for it's huge plaster murals on the walls showing scenes of paradises.. pics as it was before (sorry for the low quality, struggled to find good pics of the auditorium as it was, if you have any good ones, do share them):.
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We were also told that with the funds raised from the sale of this one we would pay off the loan due for the West Palm Beach auditorium
where did the loaned money come from ?
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stan livedeath
yep--i'm on the Isle of Wight. ( yes folks--thats how you spell it )
i used to be on here as Bigmac--before the new system arrived.
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Why do some Jehovah's Witnesses choose to be atheist or agnostic?
by Cassaruby in"traumatic as the initial transition may be, it can lead to the development of a truly personal relationship with these two greatest friends [the father and the son] .
.. "whatever sense of 'belonging' that membership in some religious system may create, it can never compare with the power and beauty and strengthening benefit of the intimate personal relationship the scripture presents .
from reading joseph campbell i've come to understand that there are functions to religion or mythology.
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stan livedeath
i never chose to be a jw. my parents did--when i was a kid. i had no choice. when i was a grown man--married--my own kid on the way--i chose to resign from the jw cult. i did not believe in god, the devil--angels demons etc. no interest in living forever. so--remaining a jw was not an option for me. why would i want to choose to remain in such a narrow minded insignificant silly religion. i had much better things to do with my life.
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The reality we must face.
by The Rebel inmy dearest dad is 90 years old today.
we are far away, separated by geography, but never will i allow an organisation that indoctrinated false love separate me from my dear dad.
i love my dad and we had our differences but never will i allow that organisation take away my love for my dad.. happy bithday dad.
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my old dad died a year ago--aged 95. we got baptised together when i was 14----that was 54 years ago. i resigned from the cult when i was 23. it never stopped dad and i having a normal relationship--we just rarely talked about his religion. he told me at one stage--that he could find nothing in the bible that meant he couldnt talk to me.
he was an elder for years back in the '70s.--but i dont think he accepted a lot of watchtower dictaat.
i think--but cant prove--my kids started to withdraw from him in his last 10-15 years--maybe because they realised we were still close. i do know my daughter never once visited him in his care home in the 3 years he was there. she lives less than a mile away.
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The day after Armageddon
by Pronger1 injws are scattered across the globe.
a few million people left, pretty isolated from each other.. telephone lines and power goes down since the people who supported the infrastructure are dead.
communication across town, state, country, etc is cut off.
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surely jehofah will save MacDonalds for us in the new world---wont he ?
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In praise of Randall Watters
by nicolaou inexjw's of a certain age will remember randy's site well.
freeminds was instrumental in waking me up along with ray franz's books.
if net soup and armageddon okies mean nothing to you you're probably under 30.. whatever caused randy to post what he did recently is something i can only guess at but it won't be what i remember him for.. randy, i wish you well and thank you for all you've done over the years .
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i know Cantleave doesnt write on here much anymore--so i pasted Randall Watters recent post on to Cantleaves facebook message so he didnt miss it.
i dont know Randall at all--i never looked at Freeminds, but Cantleave said to me he thought Randall was one of the nicest guys he'd ever met.