I can relate to a lot of what has been said here. Once you find out the BS behind a lot of the JW teachings it's only natural to want to share it and convince others. It becomes your own personal crusade, with the same amount of fervour that you originally had for the troof.
With older people, or those well entrenched, in my view it is better to take a softly softly approach.
Bombarding them with 'Guess what, what you have built your life around for 50+ years is crap ' will only cause their Jehoober deflection shields to spring up.
One of the most frustrating things is trying to get through to a JW, as we all know they can take self dillusion to a really high level.
My own scenario - my JW mother has been in the borg for 25+ years and only attends meetings now. She enjoys going to meetings and she has friends there. Her whole life is built around JWs, but thankfully she is of a more liberal persuasion, so it doesn't have a huge impact on our relationship. I feel that to launch a few salvos into her belief system would be counterproductive and cruel. She knows I disagree with the teachings and I don't let any JW inspired comment go by without a challenge. It's a slow process and one which must be handled carefully, drip feeding bits of info is best. Pique their curiosity so that the knowledge discovery process is something they do themselves, rather than just taking someone else's word for it.
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You think too much...!
by Gill indiscussing jw doctrine with my parents this week, ..sigh!...i was told by my mother that i think too much and that i should just have faith in the governing body, because it 'is a progressive organization'....sigh!...what can you say?
i told her that the wtbts was just a business and unfortunately she was in a cult and 'brainwashed'.
at this she screeched, 'me!
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What's so wrong with phone sex??????????
by BLISSISIGNORANCE inwhat would your response the the question below be?????????????????.
mine is....................................................(see below).
young people ask .
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Dell Computers
by unbeliever in.
i am leaning toward buying a dell notebook.
who uses dell, and if so are you happy with them?.
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Worse neighbor experiences
by unbeliever insome family moved in across the street a few months ago.
i have never talked to them.
all i know about them is what the other neighbors had to say.
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Lol - compared to some of these posts my problems have been pretty minor!
I think the worst problem I have is when my neighbour has the old accordion ceildh band cds on too loud.
It's not much fun being woken up in the morning by a 'Dashing White Sergeant'......well all depends....(blush).
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So what? What difference does it make? Nobody's right and nobody's wrong, just personal preference.
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Heyy Everybody!
by snakeizz ini just discovered this board today and let me just say it is a breath of fresh air!
i should have joined this group a long time ago instead of today.
i have been an ex jw (unbaptized publisher anyway) for about 8 years.
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Hi Snake!
Welcome to JWD - paradise earths were always over rated in my opinion anyway!
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what sin is facial hair supposed to lead to?
by little1 ini am curious as to why jws aren't allowed to have facial hair.
and why, then, was it okay for jesus?.
inquiring minds want to know.. l1
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Pathetic JW Web Site
by DevonMcBride in.
this guy needs a friend...and a life.
definitely a few fries short of a happy meal.. http://www.flyinhi.freeservers.com/.
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