Posts by MerryMagdalene

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New to the forum - want to introduce myself

by lovelylil in

hi my name is lillian and i am posting for my first time.

i was a witness along with my husband and two children for 12 years and gave in my letter of disasociation about a year and a half ago.

i have struggled with the guilt of bringing my family in contact with the witnesses (i have always been a bible searcher) and i am only coming to terms with this recently.. i now consider myself a born again believer in christ jesus and read my bible daily to check and see what is true.

MerryMagdalene

WelcomeIt was nice to read your story. I'm glad you and your family are recovering what the WTS steals from its members--love, peace, joy, Christ. I also think it's great that you respect and nurture your children's healing process.

~Merry

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In your family, how many of the grown up children are still in?

by els in

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i am the youngest of 6 children (the only on that is out)and between us we have 12 kids.

the last i knew only one was still attending meetings.

two others were never baptized and see my parents once in a great while.

MerryMagdalene

My great-grandfather was the first Bible Student/JW in our family. I think he died believing he might well be one of those "millions now living" who "will never die."

Of his 4 kids only 1 became a JW, my grandfather, along with his wife and 2 kids. My grandfather (an elder) and grandmother (92 years old) both died faithful.

My uncle (an elder) died a faithful JW. His wife and 5 kids, my cousins, are all gung-ho JWs (elders, pioneers), as are all their kids, so far. Really nice folks, too.

I don't have the stats on my dad's side of the family. Some in, some out.

My father was a JW but stopped believing in a loving God and killed himself when he was sick. My step-father was a non-practicing JW with mental problems. He is also deceased. My mother is still a faithful JW. I am an only child and I am DFed.

I have a foster-sister who is a JW, as is her second husband. Of her 5 kids only 1 or 2 are JWs as far as I know. I have 2 half-brothers who were never JWs and 2 step-siblings who were never JWs.

~Merry

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Something I want to tell you apostates part II

by LeftBehind in

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to those that remember me i came here to tell you something.what i want to tell you is that you guys were right.

i have been researching the wt since i briefly posted on this board and i have come to the conclusion that the wt is nothing but a man made organization.

i have been researching the wt non stop since december.

MerryMagdalene

Condolances on losing your religion and having a hard road ahead of you and Congratulations on your new won freedom...to think, to feel, to explore, and to share

~Merry

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Hello, I'm new - does anyone else feel the same as me?

by Zalrahs in

i was raised in the jw cult from birth until i left when i was 18(i am now 34).

i hated it from the beginning, but because my mom was so strict, there was nothing i could do about it.

(my dad didn't belong to the jws but i didn't get much sympathy or support from him - he didn't want to "rock the boat".

MerryMagdalene

Welcome

We got screwed over pretty good, didn't we?

All I can say is, try not to worry too much about what others would demand, coerce, or guilt you into doing. Follow that still, small voice within. Be gentle with yourself. Let your wounds heal. If you believe in a God of Love, let love be your guide.

I was also raised as a JW. Never thought I would attend a church or any other organized group again, not even the more relaxed pagan variety. But a friend suggested I give it a go, maybe help put to rest some of those fears implanted by a JW upbringing. I was very reluctant as a good friend of mine had some negative experiences with local churches.

But finally I decided I didn't want to be captive to that sort of fear any more. So I attended a church down the street and was very pleasantly surprised. It has a very loving, comfortable vibe. I haven't joined anything, and nobody has asked me to or put any kind of pressure on me at all. They seem like the kind of people Jesus was talking about when describing how you would recognize his followers. And they don't mind a kid being a kid (mine is almost 5).

My best wishes to you, wherever you go and whatever you do

~Merry

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May 15 WT - Survival depends on loyal association with the organization

by truthseeker in

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with the recent wt articles stressing how "new light" has appeared over the decades, this article is geared towards making sure individuals are active within the organization in order to ensure their survival.. this article is taken from e-watchman's discussion board, this is not my article.. .

http://e-jehovahs-witnesses.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=1019&st=0.

just got a hold of the new may 15, 2006 watchtower containing the study article, "are you prepared for survival?

MerryMagdalene

Ugh! Again and again, replacing Jesus with the organization.

Jehovah’s visible organization can use you, but can get along without you too. But you cannot get along without it. Fruitless ones are eventually pruned off and never missed as new ones are grafted in. Pruned-off branches soon wither and die, being cut off from the circulating, life-giving sap.

JESUS is the vine (John 15:1-8), NOT the organization.Their blasphemous arrogance continues to amaze me...

~Merry

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hi

by debster19 in

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hi im new here, tijkmo introduced me

MerryMagdalene

~Merry

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Crazy Concept - We have to kick you out because you dared to leave!

by AK - Jeff in

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how ludicrous is that witness idea?

wifey and i have been out for well over two years - and had 'faded' some months before that.

not a single 'shepherd' of the flock has given a flying shit.

MerryMagdalene

That "hometown" clause got me too, Dams.

I had been away from the flock and it's loving shepherds for around 5 years before they tricked me into a JC in my own home.

Apparently they didn't care what I did as long as I lived in any of the nearby towns (and all the elders in those towns knew each other, and most of them knew me personally). But then I moved back to my hometown after a serious car accident, lived with my JW mother while I recuperated, then got my own place and a job.

Three of them showed up at my door one evening, unannounced. (I think it's supposed to be wolves that hunt in packs, not shepherds, eh?) I had grown up around these guys and figured they wanted to see how I was doing after the car accident and subsequent divorce and all, so I let them in. But what they wanted to know was: do I still believe the org is God's FDS? and is my ex free to remarry?

Fine thanks. How are you?

~Merry

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