Posts by cellomould

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Left the WTS as an atheist

by Elsewhere in

i have realized that there are some misunderstandings regarding the circumstances of my leaving the wts.. i'll give a brief review... i was raised as a third generation jw and submerged underwater in a ritual called baptism in 1991. all of my family, and almost all of my extended family are in the wts.

my mother claims to be of the anointed, my grandfather clamed to be of the anointed, my dad is an elder, and my other granddad is an elder who has spent considerable time as po.

my family was the model jw family.

cellomould

Elsewhere,

I had a very similar experience also. When I left, a bit more than a year ago, I thought I was doing the right thing by keeping quiet. I didn't say anything negative about the WTS or JWs because I felt they were just a confused religious social group, like all the others.

Well, I lost more than social status by becoming inactive. (I had been an MS)

I lost respect that I deserved. I had to tell people why I had to terminate my engagement. I became viewed as weak and foolish. I knew otherwise.

That really burned me. I have much confidence in who I am, and I think it's silly to accept the judgements of weak minds, but it still burned me.

With all the indefensible doctrines of the JW religion, we are still on this board talking about it. How kooky.

But hey, it takes a while to accept change. Even those that happen within us.

cellomould

"You're crying 'why am I the victim?' when the culprit is YOU" Stevie Wonder

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Rock n Roll group blacklisted by JW's...+ question

by TheApostleAK in

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has been blacklisted......told by one of my jw friends on the other side of adelaide that that was said in his congregations public talk yesterday.. p.s.

anyone know what offspring song jw's were warned against listening to???

i vaguely remember it was on their 'smash' album (it's either the song that goes "..demons in my head.." or the one called genocide).

cellomould

The funny thing is, I used to work in the summers of my teenage years with an older JW friend. He had a cleaning business; one day we were called in to do some ceramic tile polishing at Axl Rose's house. He had an awesome place in the hills of Malibu, CA, overlooking the ocean.

I was quite proud that I got to meet him, and I think my friend would have been too if Axl hadn't been a jerk to him.

In his kitchen window, he had a sign that said 'Only God loves you. Everyone else thinks you're an asshole', or something to that effect.

LOL

cellomould

"You're crying 'why am I the victim?' when the culprit is YOU" Stevie Wonder

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Being called Jehovah's Witness, embarrasssing?

by LyinEyes in

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even though i was raised to beleive everything the watchtower ever.

said, ... i always doubted that god would destroy everyone at armeggedon.

i couldnt understand how my granny , even thou she was .

cellomould

Very interesting comments. About the embarrassment...didn't it feel like we were always defending the indefensible?

cellomould

"You're crying 'why am I the victim?' when the culprit is YOU" Stevie Wonder

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Rock n Roll group blacklisted by JW's...+ question

by TheApostleAK in

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friends

has been blacklisted......told by one of my jw friends on the other side of adelaide that that was said in his congregations public talk yesterday.. p.s.

anyone know what offspring song jw's were warned against listening to???

i vaguely remember it was on their 'smash' album (it's either the song that goes "..demons in my head.." or the one called genocide).

cellomould

...and about specifically slammin' bands in the WT, yes we have seen that. Remember Guns N' Roses?

cellomould

"You're crying 'why am I the victim?' when the culprit is YOU" Stevie Wonder

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Rock n Roll group blacklisted by JW's...+ question

by TheApostleAK in

jw
friends

has been blacklisted......told by one of my jw friends on the other side of adelaide that that was said in his congregations public talk yesterday.. p.s.

anyone know what offspring song jw's were warned against listening to???

i vaguely remember it was on their 'smash' album (it's either the song that goes "..demons in my head.." or the one called genocide).

cellomould

Offspring blacklisted?
Probably the song 'Bad Habit'...

And probably the line that says 'you stupid dumbs&!# goddamn mutherf%@%#r'

cellomould

"You're crying 'why am I the victim?' when the culprit is YOU" Stevie Wonder

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Oh....My......GOD!!! Just read the article...

by D8TA in

http://www.detnews.com/2002/entertainment/0205/18/d01-492788.htm .

what the hell?.

i just finished watching mulholland drive (for the third time this weekend) and my head hurts.

cellomould

Pat,

**spoilers ahead, for any who haven't seen it**

my take on Mulholland Drive is that both halves (I am defining the middle of the movie by the place where the actresses switch roles) are simply fantasies of the main character.

A little bit of reality is shown, but mostly fantasy.

The creepy part of the movie is when the 2 ladies go into the apartment of Diane Selwig. (is that the right name?) Anyhow, this scene, near the end of the 1st half, is foretelling what will happen to the protagonist. She will die of an overdose and no one will find her for days.

The blue key is shown as both a fantasy key (the star shaped key opening the magical box) and a real key (a simple key painted blue).

In the second half, the guy who played the hitman in the 1st half is a drug dealer. He deposits the stash somewhere safe (not shown) and brings her the key, leaving it on her table (shown) so she can pick them up.

The drugs both enhance and destroy her fantasies. That is why, in the 1st half, the dealer is depicted as a hitman out to kill the sexy amnesia woman. (I forget if she is given a name)

The sexy woman may or may not represent a real person, but it is clear that she becomes one of protagonists fantasies. I think that the protagonist at the beginning is also playing a fantasy role, so in the 2nd half she reverts to a waitress.

All I can say about the masturbation scene is... wow! That was so intense and painful at the same time.

Hope you enjoyed the movie; I sure did.

cellomould

"You're crying 'why am I the victim?' when the culprit is YOU" Stevie Wonder

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X-JWs Who are now bible Christians

by clash_city_rockers in

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hi folks,.

i'm just sort of taking role call to all those x-dubs who are now brothers and sisters in christ.

i think it is wise for us to rise up and be counted so that we know who each other are.

cellomould

"You're crying 'why am I the victim?' when the culprit is YOU" Stevie Wonder

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Your Face Goes Here!

by Farkel in

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i think you know put us on to something.

comf started out the imitation and others, like myself and tr followed suit.

imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, you know.

cellomould

You Know, this is a fun game.

LOL

cellomould

"You're crying 'why am I the victim?' when the culprit is YOU" Stevie Wonder

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Ozzie's Weekend Poll #6

by ozziepost in

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so, you've read the sunday paper, and it's time to 'put your feet up' with another fun poll.. this weekend's topic is:.

what have you changed since finding out the truth about 'the troof'?.

1. handed in all my ties to the p.o.. 2. put all my skirts in the charity bin.

cellomould

I have done #'s 4, 5 and 9...
...will keep you updated if I do anything else this weekend.

LOL

cellomould

"You're crying 'why am I the victim?' when the culprit is YOU" Stevie Wonder

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WTS Says We Didn't Know 20 Years Ago, Not!

by blondie in

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quote] progressive understanding.

"people didn't have the body of knowledge 18 or 20 years ago to say that this is something that will harm your child emotionally, if you don't address it.

parents didn't know the seriousness ... and the long-term effects.

cellomould

I can't believe they posted that on their website (the quote about not knowing about the dangers of child abuse)...That's really tacky.

cellomould

"You're crying 'why am I the victim?' when the culprit is YOU" Stevie Wonder