Posts by boa

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Why is it even ex JW's run scared when they hear the word apostate?

by happehanna in

i just told them where i work as a volunteer, that i am going to a workshop for those that have left a cult tomorrow.

they were all fascinated and wanted to know which cult i had belonged to.

i said jw's and this one guy said i he used to be one of them.

boa

LOL XQ! You make sense (most of the time) and are bang on with your comments on jwism (most of the time) and yes, I realize that if my relatives were like YOU, that angle wouldn't work!

The key is that most dubbies (dare I say 'most') are NOT like you but instead are just 'normal' people under the deep mind control of a religious (non)authority, many times because they like it that way for jeece sake!

Most of my relatives don't stand a chance when it comes to the facts about their beliefs....in a battle of wits and facts, they are unarmed! I was the same in every way, and I still have hope that things may change for them (sounds arrogant but its seems to be the pitiful truth)

boa

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What happened to me?

by boa in

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friends

a few years ago....before i went to bethel....i was very troubled in mind and heart and quite fervently prayed to jehovah asking for help.....i really really poured my heart out when all of a sudden...... i went completely catatonic (i was lying down in bed on my back).

i was still concious, but i felt like i was no longer a part of my body and in fact don't think i could've moved if i'd tried to.....it was very strange and i believe its only happened once since then (while during a heartfelt prayer).

has this happened to any of you?.

boa

Mark....since the experience was my first one, and I was a good fully indoctrinated dubbie who was taught to avoid anything 'out of dub norm' in life....I was somewhat scared and yet actually had an undercurrent of thinking 'hmmmmm, where is THIS going to lead?'.

I'm a very unlikely candidate to join any new 'belief system Mark. However, I could accept the possibility that there is more to conciousness than this body (and what a hunka burnin love - according to some ladies. They usually check out my ass from what wifee says lol). I could accept some of the ideas of the 'astral' body from a scientific viewpoint without all the religious explanation.

I plan to research it further...after a ton of other research I already have on the go with exjwism.

boa...

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Why are the publications anonymously written?

by boa in

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friends

the society would like to say this is done (except for the 'life stories') because 'all recognition' blah blah blah should go to jehovah...but what do you think are the real reasons why everything is published anonymously?.

and, is this also a common practice in other religious articles/publications?.

boa...

boa

The society would like to say this is done (except for the 'life stories') because 'all recognition' blah blah blah should go to Jehovah...but what do you think are the REAL reasons why everything is published anonymously?

And, is this also a common practice in other religious articles/publications?

boa...

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New Member today

by Lynnie in

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friends

i was contacted earlier today by an old friend from my congregation in lynnwood, wa.

i was just thrilled that she contacted me.

i posted my name on an ex jw website about 2 years ago and kinda of forgot about it until today.

boa

welcome lynnie! I'm north of ya in bc...hope to see ya round eh

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Thank you for the warning.

by staceyjo in

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friends

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boa

welcome to jwd staceyjo....hope to see ya around for a while

31

Fudging on "Field Service Report"

by Clinton in

when i was a jdub i used to write down whatever hours i wanted to write down.

when i was pioneering for 7 years i would add a few hours to my time each month so that i wouldn?t fall too far behind.

even when i wasn?t pioneering though i would inflate my hours a bit sometimes so i wouldn?t have the elders hounding me about my time and also so i could hold a ?position?.

boa

i wouldn't ever fudge a report directly by ficticious hrs but played all the 'pioneer pace' games to extend the time as much as possible....

toward the end I put in time but didn't count it - so there!

boa

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Which Side of the Bed?

by simplesally in

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friends

i can sleep on either side but i prefer the right side.

my first ex husband always insisted we change based on which side was closer to the door.

i'll be the pillow where you lay your head, lay your head.

boa

whatever side you want doll...lol

seriously....if I'm on my back with wifee not on top...but you know...actually 'sleep' mode....then I'm on the right side.

alone, I tend to be more towards the left of centre for some reason.....

boa

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What happened to me?

by boa in

jw
friends

a few years ago....before i went to bethel....i was very troubled in mind and heart and quite fervently prayed to jehovah asking for help.....i really really poured my heart out when all of a sudden...... i went completely catatonic (i was lying down in bed on my back).

i was still concious, but i felt like i was no longer a part of my body and in fact don't think i could've moved if i'd tried to.....it was very strange and i believe its only happened once since then (while during a heartfelt prayer).

has this happened to any of you?.

boa

A few years ago....before I went to bethel....I was very troubled in mind and heart and quite fervently prayed to Jehovah asking for help.....I really really poured my heart out when all of a sudden.....

I went completely catatonic (I was lying down in bed on my back). I was still concious, but I felt like I was no longer a part of my body and in fact don't think I could've moved if I'd tried to.....It was very strange and I believe its only happened once since then (while during a heartfelt prayer)

Has this happened to any of you?

What happened to me?

boa.....

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Unusual things that happen during prayers

by Simon in

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friends

it's a nice warm summer in a welsh sea-side town and the chairman is giving the concluding prayer.

he starts to slow down and then there is a pause.

it lasts long enough to make you open your eyes and lookup in time to see him wobbling backwards and forwards.. two brothers leap to the platform and catch him as he is about to pass out but then, in a rediculous scene, instead of helping him to a chair they prop him up between them and one of them carries on with the prayer!

boa

I mentioned on another thread about the bethel song and prayer in the satellite monday night wt study where the sound failed (but not video) and people kept singing.....and once the prayer was over even said 'amen' (they couldn't hear it what was in the prayer though - jeece!)

during another prayer a bro said a funny thing that went like this: 'thanks for the beautiful music Jehovah, even though some of us here 'could'nt carry a tune in a bucket' LOL!

I too started opening my eyes near the end....just looking round at all the 'sheep', seemingly ready for the slaughter...plus, good chance to check out the nearest 'hottie's ass when she obviously had HER eyes closed lol!

boa

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Why is it even ex JW's run scared when they hear the word apostate?

by happehanna in

i just told them where i work as a volunteer, that i am going to a workshop for those that have left a cult tomorrow.

they were all fascinated and wanted to know which cult i had belonged to.

i said jw's and this one guy said i he used to be one of them.

boa

the mind control is clear as a bell for me now and that is why anyone would run from the label put on a person for anything.....ie 'apostate', 'atheist', 'satanist', blah blah blah....

my newest method of jw 'cult' or 'sect' deprogramming tactic (for family and friends) is to 'K.I.S.S.' them to death (jwism death, real world 'life) by simple comparisons of their beliefs and the most basic Biblical example of God's servants/ 'organization'. I've found so far that these jws really don't care all that much for the scandals, details of error etc.....its not that important. So for example I might develop the conversations around this - God's prophets of old spoke truth that consistently was fulfilled true - SHOW me an example where it wasn't or there were 'dissappointments' at false direction? (I know I know...I'm saying that from THEIR perspective....personally I'm not so convinced the Bible is the Word of God...sheesh).

Or this one - God's 'organization' (using their terms) was consistently progressive forward, not changing all the time and unclear on what direction God was giving. Most importantly, God, through his prophets and 'organization' DID NOT EVER LIE! Would you (jw) believe that God's 'organization' would ever LIE to you?

anyway....its just my newest angle I'm trying for what its worth.

the 'apostate' term, the way its used by jws no longer concerns me....it has lost its power....of course because I gave it that power in the first place....sheesh.....and that it causes such a reaction even in exjws reinforces the correctness of my own decisions lol

boa