Yes, good insight. I know those in there who couldn't imagine doing anything else. The whole JW experience has become so a part of their identity I fear if they ever found out what it was really about the shock would be too great for them. The denial state of mind is their protection from the realities they are unable to face in life. Been there done that and got shocked to my senses in the end.
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Face it - some people WANT to be a JW!
by Dawn inafter many many conversations with my family i've come to the conclusion that some people just want to be a witness.
they need that security of being told all the answers - of having their decisions made for them - and the tight social group they're involved in.. the truth is - it's much harder when you don't have all the answers and you have to think for yourself.
i guess some people just aren't ready to face that.
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Are We Still Judgemental?
by Paradise Found in.
has being or associating with jehovahs witnesses made you more or less judgemental of people?.
has it been wiser to be judgemental or less judgemental?
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In the Org we judged people worth by how hard they were working for the Org. I was always a lowly low hour publisher, so I judged myself as not so worthy. I think a lot JWs are hard on themselves because they are always made to feel like they aren't doing enough for the Org. Of course we were supposed to judge all that were "not of our kind" as wicked evil beings not even worthy of our association. I generally like people and feel sorry for those who have problems. I wasn't a very good JW because of that. But I was judgemental too in many ways and I still am, but now I judge for myself who I want to associate with and who I don't want to associate but using a whole different set of judgment rules.
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Selling homes and property - pre-1975
by Bonnie_Clyde ini just had a discussion with a relative who attended the district convention.
he gave me the booklet, "keep on the watch.
" according to him, the speaker who introduced the booklet talked about the people who were stumbled because of the change in understanding regarding "this generation.
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Before I became a witness I heard tales of my husbands cousin who was a witness. Though we never met the other relatives had a lot to say about this person. This was back in the 70s. I recall that this witness family had sold out and moved out to the boonies and were living in poverty. One relative had gone out to visit with them and said they were grinding up acorns as they were living off the land preparing for the end to come. I knew another witness couple in the 70s that had left good job and nice home to prepare themselves for what was to shortly come. So the urgency then must have been great--can only think the society was feeding it--where else would they have gotten the idea? Why I became a witness after that I will never know...
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Hey! Did you ever wonder how to use a piece of plastic to cover the mags?
by joenobody inhere's a truly weird flash animation demo of "how to use magazine covers".
this is waaaay too bizarre... if anyone is good with shockwave or flash they should do a parody (although the self-parodying nature of this is too much!)..
http://www.mckennabookcovers.com/first_page.html
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cyber-sista
What is that sound at the end? The cat meowing, a baby crying or something being squashed on the road. Can't believe this is not a joke... another one for the archives for sure...Will have to file this one under "bizarroo".
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Those true life stories in the mags
by trumangirl inthose life stories of bros and sis's in the awakes and wts were always very inspirational and encouraging to me when i was in the borg.
everyone enjoyed reading them.
now i realise that these experiences would have been censored and edited for maximum affect on the readers.
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A family in our congo was pictured in the mag as being some of those fine examples of long line of faithful witnesses. They were all standing there smiling and supposedly joyous, but I knew them well enough to know of the maritial problems, their troubled children, the mental insanity and judgemental atttitudes. It bothered me that they were being used as a fine example to us all--I knew they weren't all they were made out to be--their story in many ways was a fabrication.
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Could This Be the Most Repellent Watchtower ....Ever?
by metatron inyou'll be getting the aug. 1 watchtower soon.
on it's rear cover, it has the following article:.
"the branch office of jehovah's witnesses in nigeria recently received a letter that, in part.
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Proplog I think that what is bothering me here is the feelingless way your information is presented. For those here who have been ripped off by the WT Org this is not a logical vs illogical argument, but a highly charged emotional one. We are only human and many here are experiencing a lot of pain because the practices of this Organization.
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Personal Relationship with Jehovah?????
by Nessy ini'm new and this is my first post.
when i was in the truth, i remember how we were encouraged to cultivate a personal relationship with jehovah.
we were to think of him as our friend and to rely on him soley.
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welcome Nessy,
A personal relationship with Jehovah according to the WT is someone who dedicates all their time and energy to working for the WT. I never made that grade. I thought of God in the way I always did--someone who was loving and caring towards all of humankind. I finally had to admit that the WT God and the God I thought I was worshipping were 2 different beings. Now I am confused as to the nature of God.
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Crazy JW Superstitions...
by Confucious inhey!
ok, we all know of this uncanny word play about not saying, "you were lucky," and not saying "bless you" after someone sneezes.
but this is a bizarre one i heard.
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About prayer...
I remember hearing from the platform that if we fall asleep during our bedtime prayer it is showing a great disrespect for Jehovah. I thought that it was nonsense at the time, but that thought was planted in me and it put me on guard a bit when I was tired and praying.
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Could This Be the Most Repellent Watchtower ....Ever?
by metatron inyou'll be getting the aug. 1 watchtower soon.
on it's rear cover, it has the following article:.
"the branch office of jehovah's witnesses in nigeria recently received a letter that, in part.
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cyber-sista
**The WTS did not print that they thanked the parents for giving them the money from their dead son's chickens, nor did they offer condolences for his tragic death.
Sunspot--my thoughts exactly...
Proplog
I think that what is bothering me here is the feelingless way your information is presented. For those here who have been ripped off by the WT Org this is not a logical vs illogical argument, but a highly charged emotional one. We are only human and many here are experiencing a lot of pain because the practices of this Organization. The WT Organzation is not human. They lack in fellow feelings and compassion. There are some in the Organization who try to be human and those will be the ones who are hurt the most--I pity them all. I am sorry I was ever involved in this abusive cult anti-human Organization.
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Could This Be the Most Repellent Watchtower ....Ever?
by metatron inyou'll be getting the aug. 1 watchtower soon.
on it's rear cover, it has the following article:.
"the branch office of jehovah's witnesses in nigeria recently received a letter that, in part.
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cyber-sista
The WT tried to kill my family. Then they tried to kill me. They killed my sisters 2 son's and have killed countless of other individuals and their families. This was done by their disfellowshipping, shunning of the weak, shunning of those not working for their organzation (AKA worldy ones.)
Wow, sometimes I wonder about this cyber-sista person. She seems to be getting more radical as time goes on. But she kind of makes sense to me too.