Posts by dubstepped

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My Dad wants to study with me

by BlackWolf in

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so my parents continue to pester me about getting baptized.

the other day my dad told me that i was old enough to make a decision, and was wondering why i wasn't ready (assembly is in a few weeks) so i told him calmly that i have many doubts and if i were to get baptized it has to be 100 percent my idea.

he was a little annoyed by this, and now wants to study the "is there a creator that cares about you" book (which is complete bs) with me.

dubstepped

I wholeheartedly disagree with those saying that you should study with your dad and challenge him if he has anger issues. When something is unhealthy, you don't double down on it and hope that it somehow changes, you get out of it. You can't just leave, but I would do whatever I could to NOT study with him. You aren't going to change his mind, you will only piss him off because he wants to control you, thus the pressure. Find ways to delay or get out of it. You have quite a history on here and we've chatted in pm's, so you know that giving in and getting baptized isn't a great move either. It must be hard to be isolated and under constant pressure. I don't remember how old you would be now, but you as you get closer to old enough to move out he may ramp up the pressure. Your deliverance is near though. Don't give up as you get closer to freedom.

If a person can get you to take one step with them, it is much easier to get you to take a second, and a third, etc. It is sales. If a door to door salesman can get you to stand there and talk to them, they're laying groundwork for a sale and people will buy when they though they'd never do such a thing. If you take this study, you're taking that first step. Beware. In the end, it's your life, and none of us know all of the circumstances, so we can't tell you what to do, but we can give you our opinions, and this is mine.

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I am glad to have found the true religion

by A Believer in

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it really is great.

i remember browsing this forum the day after i had joined it, and their was a knock on the door.

i thought it was one of my package from ups but instead it was two sisters.

dubstepped

You have to laugh at A Believer. Instead of spending his time spreading what he is delusional enough to see as truth to others who may be receptive, he is spending his time here. I wonder what his masters....errrr....elders would think about his use of time. More importantly, what would Jehovah think. I guess it kind of shows that he doesn't really believe like he says. Welcome to the dark side A Believer!

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Jehovah's Wonderous Creation - The Guinea Worm

by pale.emperor in

you're not likely to see this in an awake!

magazine, but here goes.

for those that believe in intelligent design please explain this one to me:.

dubstepped

Nice! Disgusting and nightmarish, but well done.

I always struggled with the mosquito. It transmits diseases and drinks from the blood that is supposedly so sacred. Never added up to me.

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"Historical" Announcement This Week?

by headisspinning in

my daughter asked if anyone has heard anything about a 'big announcement' being made sometime this week in congregations in canada and possibly beyond... in her words "it's like a biggggg long thing, they cut out part of the book study for it and people heard it was a historical thing"... any ideas?

could it be the mexican branch closing or the theme of the convention?

or something else?

dubstepped

Historical, or hysterical?

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JW Broadcasting Songs - Instrumental/Karaoke!

by Intercore in

i'm posting instrumental versions of jw broadcasting songs every month!

listen here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=pln9i1fsjfwleuylpdikxoj8cg9v2mdg92.

new song every month!feel free to use it everywhere.

dubstepped

Dear brother/ sister Intercore,

You are correct in that you created this version only, but when planting a garden, do you take credit or give it to Jehovah? You didn't create the seeds, just like you didn't create the figurative "seed" of this song that you put out.

Additionally, what if your "karaoke" version were to get in the hands of apostates and they gave you credit? They might make new lyrics or make fun of the fact that songs like "just around the corner" are things that have been said for many generations now without coming true. It could bring reproach on your name, and Jehovah's as well.

It sounds like Satan is playing the instrument of your heart, dear brother. You should do some deep study, meditate, and hope that you can root out any of Satan's seeds that are planted in the garden of your heart.

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Poor people are sub-human?

by Alostpuppydog in

has anyone noticed how many jw's really seem to be rollin in it?

escpecially the elders, and they treat their subordinates like filthy gum on the bottom of their shoe?

just wondering because i too am poorer than poor and have spent a fourth of my life homeless already and i am 22.. another thing to consider is why domost of the population on this planet seem to hate the poor, even though we outnumber the middle class and the rich greatly?

dubstepped

I'll admit that I haven't read all pages here, but I grew up poor. I also think that some of those sub-human feelings are projection of your own feelings of being sub-human because you see others living a different life. I felt like others looked down on me, and some certainly did, but I felt that way about myself too as I observed others. Poor people have issues or habits that keep them there. They also do a good job of pulling people down if they try to do better. I'm not rich now by any means. Poor is a state of mind and of poor decisions. I clean houses and have a good life. You don't even have to possess a college degree.

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JW Broadcasting Songs - Instrumental/Karaoke!

by Intercore in

i'm posting instrumental versions of jw broadcasting songs every month!

listen here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=pln9i1fsjfwleuylpdikxoj8cg9v2mdg92.

new song every month!feel free to use it everywhere.

dubstepped

Why do you need credit for songs that you didn't write? Are you trying to usurp Jehovah's headship or run ahead of his chariot? Watch out, you may be run over by it. You should be making a name for Jehovah, not for yourself. Shame on you brother. ;)

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Girls are unpredictable, materialist, and use us, men, as a toy - Part 2

by will-be-apostate in

well here am i, a couple of years passed since my original post (link here), somewhat less mysoginistic, more open to relationships, heartbroken again.

this is an official "fuck my life" thread.. being chased by the elders makes one arrive at the conclusion that there is nothing better than not being chased by the elders.

i had a pre-jc meeting a week ago.

dubstepped

I'm not sure I get all the hate for the guy. He's obviously young, hurt, and confused.

Nobody loves you that fast, so you need to work on your definitions there. And how much alcohol was fueling this? It doesn't sound like the foundation of a real loving relationship.

I think that we grow up in the cult with messed up ideas of how relationships work, what love is, heck we don't even get to know ourselves so how can we know others. The only good thing I got out of the cult is my wife, but only because we had the right attitude toward our relationship and worked really hard at it. It hasn't always been good or healthy but we got there over time.

Take time. You don't have to rush anything. Read books and expand your perspectives on life and relationships.

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OK who threw the stink bomb in here?

by Thisismein1972 in

come on a believer, everyone knows it was you so own up to it and teacher will not be cross!.

this is exactly what seems to be happening, a believer runs in drops the stink bomb and runs out again...only to pear around the door when he/she deems it safe to do so.

😅😅😅.

dubstepped

I respectfully ask no one replys to my post with copy and paste from JW facts and YouTube videos. I've already looked over them and my stance is set. You all keep you're beliefs and I will do the same TY.

I respectfully ask that you take your bull-iefs elsewhere because we've already heard it all and our stances are set. So why don't you keep your beliefs to yourself. TY.

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"Intelligent" Witnesses

by megaboy in

after reading some experiences, i have found that this organization has had quite a big change in its operations within the last decade.

back when i was talking to the ocassional witnesses at a local hotspot i remember some of them having respectable intelligence.

what i want to know though is those who have been aquainted with who they felt were more educated and independent in thinking, how they handled the rapid changes.

dubstepped

Falling for a cult's tactics has nothing to do with intelligence. Some of us here are thought to be quite intelligent as well. Many of those here were very much IN the cult, myself included. I was all in.

I don't think that the massive changes led me out so much as they coincided with the natural progression that I was making internally that did.