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  Why Do People Become JWs?

  by minimus in

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  i was born in the religion but why on earth do people join this religion?

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  Lots of people out there have had bad lives with lots of trauma. The cult gives them a sense of certainty, a path to a good life if they just do x,y, and z. Others like to feel special, and having "The Truth" gives them that. They feel like they're in on some secret, knowing things the average person doesn't. Others are narcissists and the religion taps in to that because it's a very narcissistic religion. Still others hear about the end of the world and fear drives them.

  Really, there are myriad reasons. It's all marketing and human behavior.

  Me, I was just a kid. I know it's hard from a healthy place to understand why anyone would join, but the world has lots of unhealthy people in it. Some are bound to land in the cult.
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  Hello from Illinois

  by Rob206 in

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  i come from a catholic background, but most recently had been with the churches of christ.

  i have contacted my local congregation and will be talking with someone tomorrow, hopefully setting a study up for next week.

  i want to study scripture, but also want to immerse myself in everything jw publishes.

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  Let's review....... it's a cult!
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  Went to a Different Kind of Convention This Year

  by Saethydd in

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  my old congregation's regional convention was the week before last, and for the first time in 20 years, i wasn't there.

  instead on the very same weekend, i went to a geeky fan convention called magic city con.

  i had loads of fun there, i cosplayed as a jedi and the doctor (which is my current profile pic).

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  That's awesome; I'm so happy for you!
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  We are like pet dogs that run off with wild dogs...

  by dubstepped in

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  ...and need a bullet to the head.

  my wife found a post on instagram where some jw nutter claims that either lett or morris said this in a talk.

  any confirmation or video of such?

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  Thanks Divergent! That illustration actually rings a bell. I could totally see someone like TOMO throwing out a blunt little quip after relating it about putting a bullet in it's head. That's why I asked about this, to see if anyone had heard anything similar. The person that my wife came across was a JW nutter, as I originally stated, and couldn't remember if it was Lett or Morris (sounds more like a Morris thing IF it even was a thing), but it was certainly worth asking about just in case someone could confirm.
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  We are like pet dogs that run off with wild dogs...

  by dubstepped in

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  ...and need a bullet to the head.

  my wife found a post on instagram where some jw nutter claims that either lett or morris said this in a talk.

  any confirmation or video of such?

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  ...and need a bullet to the head. My wife found a post on Instagram where some JW nutter claims that either Lett or Morris said this in a talk.

  Any confirmation or video of such? Did I miss it somewhere on here?
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  Marrying out of the truth poem!

  by DagothUr in

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  marrying out of the truth !!.

  (author's name removed to protect privacy).

  he or she-- doesn't love jehovah .

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  Haha, I'm guessing someone listened to my podcast, lol. Funny to see this get bumped.
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  My Introduction

  by Ray Frankz in

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  this is my first post and i'm feeling like i'm doing something bad big time!

  i know on my mind it isn't, but the feelings are less manageable.. well, since i'm still a jw it's better not to give too much info, but i'm from brazil.. i've grown-up in the religion and practicly all my family, my closest friends and my girlfriend are loyal jws.

  i used to be a regular pioneer but i still have a service privilege on my congregation.. i've had questions about the teachings of the wt since i was 10, but naturally i always pushed it away as it were "questioning the holy organization".. i started a friendship with some people in a course i took and we talked about a lot of subjects.

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  Welcome! We all had to start somewhere. Come in, ask questions, read, discuss, and see where things take you. Don't try to control it, just be open and humble and you'll have a good time.
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  Episode 5 of This JW Life is live - Enter the FOG - The Culture of Jehovah's Witnesses

  by dubstepped in

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  episode 5 of the podcast is now up.

  i will take you into the fog, tell you what it means, and explain it in the context of the jw culture.

  i also use another known cult model and show how it applies, along with some of my own stories thrown in.. http://thisjwlife.com/episode-5-enter-the-fog-the-culture-of-jehovahs-witnesses/.

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  @jambon - I know right? They have so much dysfunction in their "happy families". I watched my own father give his public talks on how to have a happy family while his own kids hated him. 99% of it is like a game of pretend. It is so fake and just for appearances while it paints a picture of what is outside and projects it's own dysfunction outward onto the world at large.
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  Episode 5 of This JW Life is live - Enter the FOG - The Culture of Jehovah's Witnesses

  by dubstepped in

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  episode 5 of the podcast is now up.

  i will take you into the fog, tell you what it means, and explain it in the context of the jw culture.

  i also use another known cult model and show how it applies, along with some of my own stories thrown in.. http://thisjwlife.com/episode-5-enter-the-fog-the-culture-of-jehovahs-witnesses/.

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  @Moster - That poem was something, wasn't it? It burned me up when I originally came across it. Although I was the only person to say that it was awful, there was a JW that pm'ed me that was married to an unbeliever that thanked me for taking a stand. I mean, come on, that's the most prejudicial thing. Like all marriage in the Borganization work out, lol. There's so much dysfunction and abuse in JW families, yet they call out unbelievers as if they own 100% of family troubles on this planet. It's ridiculous.

  Yeah, trust issues abound with the cult. I got done wrong so many times.
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  Episode 5 of This JW Life is live - Enter the FOG - The Culture of Jehovah's Witnesses

  by dubstepped in

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  episode 5 of the podcast is now up.

  i will take you into the fog, tell you what it means, and explain it in the context of the jw culture.

  i also use another known cult model and show how it applies, along with some of my own stories thrown in.. http://thisjwlife.com/episode-5-enter-the-fog-the-culture-of-jehovahs-witnesses/.

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  Thanks guys. I just got it uploaded and then watched the first two Harry Potter movies, the first ones I've ever seen, with some exJW friends. I'm probably demon possessed now according to the JWs.

  @jambon - Yeah, the watch thing was hard to take. It's been over twenty years now and it still makes me mad. I think that as much as it made me mad that it happened like that, it made me mad that my mom was so cavalier about it. Oopsy doesn't cut it at a point.