Posts by LongHairGal

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Does anything about your religion trouble you as a Jehovah’s Witness or is it all good?

by Vanderhoven7 in

can you add to this:.

"does anything about your religion trouble you as a jehovah’s witness or is it all good?

some of the things that would trouble me if i were a jehovah’s witness would include:.

LongHairGal

OVERRATED:

It is SO true about them not wanting anybody to ask questions.

When a person is new in the religion some issue or teaching will always come up that will make a person ask a question.

I remember asking questions and getting inadequate answers along the lines of ‘waiting on Jehovah’ to either fix things, clarify things, etc.. I knew the answers I got were BS and got the sense that they hate thinkers! Too many questions and you will be on their radar.. Even writing to the ‘society’ as it was called proved to be a waste of time. I wrote a few times. I was still a ‘believer’ at that point and I consider that my questions were sincere. I received only one of what I considered to be an intelligent response that indicated that somebody at least read my letter!.. The others were a waste of time as I got laughable cliche responses which did not even address or downright ignored my questions. I knew then it was a waste of time and effort and I never bothered again.

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What are some of the weird teachings of Jehovah's Witnesses, past and present?

by Vanderhoven7 in

i just picked up a few from mark jones as follows:.

i see is that the vast majority of jws don't seem to understand what their religion actually teaches.. the more controversial or embarrassing doctrine - although still official doctrine that has never been rescinded - is just not talked about anymore in the magazines.

there are dinosaurs living on venus.https://www.reddit.com/r/exjw/comments/2fowhx/dinosaurs_on_venus/.

LongHairGal

VANDERHOVEN7:

Yes, it’s true that the average JW doesn't know all that much about the religion’s past crazy teachings. But, I don’t believe they even care. In fact, most of them can’t clearly explain to anybody what they even believe NOW.

It’s gotten to the point that I don’t think they believe it matters WHAT is being taught. They wouldn’t dare admit this to anybody, but I believe it’s true. They only care that they belong to the ‘right’ religion (or club as I call it). They only know the terms ‘new system’, ‘Armageddon’, ‘governing body’ and the name ‘Jehovah’..Nothing else matters to them!

CARLA:

I think that you (as a non-JW) have reached the distinction of knowing more about the Jehovah’s Witness religion than even your husband who is ‘in’.

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Why do Anti-Jws refuse to answer questions- and ignore our answers?

by DoubtingThomas in

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denial..

LongHairGal

DEAR ZING’s PARTNER:

I believe the original poster DT has left the building, but point taken.

Real truth should be able to withstand questions and scrutiny.👍🏻

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A New LOW for Jehovah's Witnesses

by Newly Enlightened in

https://youtu.be/eufngqq77tu.

LongHairGal

This is very tacky in my opinion and I would think a person who does this would be courting danger.

People who are grieving might be unpredictable. I am reminded of the movie I saw years ago called “The Verdict” with Paul Newman. He played a burnt out lawyer who wasn’t doing well. Before he got his big case it seemed he was what people call an ‘ambulance chaser’.

There was a scene where he went into a funeral home and mixed among the mourners pretending to be one. I believe he was passing out business cards. One of the mourners who was close to the deceased (the son?) sensed something was off and was angry that he was there.. He told him off good and was so outraged that the lawyer almost got his behind physically kicked out into the street!...This type of angry response is what somebody is risking when they intrude on people’s grief!

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Moses, Pharaoh and the Exodus Fairytale

by RULES & REGULATIONS in

exodus 7. .

new king james version.

moses before pharaoh.

LongHairGal

PUNKOFNICE:

I loved that movie and especially Yul Brynner as Pharaoh with his decrees: “so it is written and so it shall be done..”

I thought Exodus was my favorite bible story. Some think these things never happened. I think they did (to some degree). But I’m not defending anybody who tries to make this story relevant to today. I think certain JWs think these Go-bags they are instructed to have are because there is going to be another ‘Exodus.2’ . They might expect some miracle like the parting of the Red Sea to occur.. Whatever.

I think the bible is a book mainly of history with some fantasy, exaggeration thrown in.

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McFree v. Watchtower!

by Atlantis in

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mcfree v. watchtower.

a us federal judge has ruled against watch tower pennsylvania, denying their dmca subpoena to identify the creator of the jehovah's witness parody videos known as "dubtown.. .

see last page (page 20).

LongHairGal

FOXIE:

Very well said and welcome to the forum!

I feel sorry for many people who followed bad advice to their detriment! The one about college/careers particularly bothered me..I wouldn’t be Retired today if I had listened to all the intrusive JW busybodies who tried to get me to quit my full-time job years ago.

I am grateful I was a marginal Witness on the fringes of the congregation who was shunned by certain people.. It made it easier for me to ‘Fade’ from this awful religion.

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How do you find reddit

by joe134cd in

just curious but how do the people off this forum find reddit.

for myself i find reddit to be sadly lacking in the jw world.

i just don't find the depth there e.g one sentence replies, trying to be funny.

LongHairGal

PISTOLPETE:

Yes, this kicking out of underage children in the JW religion has been happening for a long time.

It’s nice to know that many have gone on to become happy, successful adults. It does not surprise me that their stupid Witness parents still shun them even decades later.

It really gets me though about those who end up contacting their children because they need money. First of all, I can’t imagine (not having been a parent) how somebody could evict their child because of not believing or wanting a religion. Of course, these stupid JW parents were younger and on their arrogant high horse when they did this, no doubt strongly encouraged by worthless busybodies in the hall…Too bad the fool parents didn’t look at the bigger picture of when they get old and these worthless Witnesses in the hall won’t even be around to help them..as if…

In general, I have NO use for Witnesses who think they are going to ask for money from people who they shunned or criticized (like me).

I can’t know what I would do if I were these grown JW children who have parents who kicked them out and are now asking for money all these years later. I imagine I might help a little DEPENDING on the degree of abuse and other unknown factors. But, we’re talking about flesh and blood here. As for any of the other JW self righteous critics who have their hands out:..they’d be told to move along.

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How do you find reddit

by joe134cd in

just curious but how do the people off this forum find reddit.

for myself i find reddit to be sadly lacking in the jw world.

i just don't find the depth there e.g one sentence replies, trying to be funny.

LongHairGal

JOE134CD:

The title threw me. I first thought it was asking for instructions on how a person could find that site 🤣.

I realize there are many young people on Reddit and I try to avoid reading their posts most of the time.. I avoid juvenile or silly sounding thread titles but sometimes you can be fooled. Sometimes you’re just curious.

However, I find myself reading a few once in a while and I’m really shocked at how many young JWs are at risk of literally being thrown out of their homes because they don’t want the religion. Some have already been kicked out and need advice, etc. When I was active in the religion I knew of two instances where young JWs were either kicked out Or were compelled to get out because of harassment over the religion. The Witnesses better not deny that this happens.

All in all, I think Reddit is okay and sometimes there are very interesting topics on there that I enjoy reading. I also recognize one or two posters that used to be on here!

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Door to door again?

by Zeds Dead in

do you think the jdubs will start up the door whacking again one day?.

there has to be many inside the org that are dreading having to do that again and as for the general public seeing this, it’s hard to imagine.

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LongHairGal

CARLA:

Very good post! All these things are true and I’d swear it.

I would have also added: “Be prepared to be scrutinized like you are under a microscope and gossiped about and trashed from time to time by your ‘brothers’ and ‘sisters’. Also, give up college/career (especially if you are a young woman). We want servile women around doing favors for Users with cushy lives. So what if you are gullible and end up destitute in old age? You can join the ranks of the other needy in our group with their hands out..We are not accountable if you follow the rules. Those are the breaks. Maybe Armageddon will come in time to save you.”

Can you imagine them laying THESE cards on the table?? Nobody would join. Ever.

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Did something changed regarding faders recently?

by Gorb in

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friendly and good gorby smiled and waved towards 2 local jw's yesterday, and they turned with an angry face their back to me.

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has something changed regarding faders recently?.

LongHairGal

BETH SARIM:

Thanks, I didn’t mean to flatter myself but the fact is:..Witnesses think their opinions are important and they imagine that something as idiotic as shunning somebody in a store means something in the grand scheme of things..The reality is that the shunned person might not even recognize them.

MICK BOBCAT:

I believe I was a victim of that ‘marking and shunning’ back in the ‘80s & ‘90s directed at people who were perceived as ‘not strong in the Truth’.

I had a full-time job I refused to quit to appease older hypocrites. I refused to follow in the footsteps of single women there who bought the BS and did favors for all the Users there...They were conned into minding other people’s business instead of their own. (They should have been getting an education and career.)..This was the garbage the religion held out to young single women. Thankfully, I didn’t buy it.

The older hypocrites back then with their pensions or businesses & cushy lives are almost all passed away by now..As for the ones my age (pioneers on a high-horse invited everywhere and who looked down on me because they were expected to)..I hope they managed somehow to prepare for retirement age which they have reached by now!

I’m SO glad I’m not around them now to hear sob stories/appeals for money for those of them who never prepared. I’m not interested. They better go track down their ‘spiritual’ friends and ask THEM for help!