Take a mental break. If there is anything that you are sure of, or not sure of, its ok. There are _______religions in the world on paper, but every human being on this world perceives the world and understands "the truth" differently. Every single JW even! Don't stress on it. Accept it for what it simply IS. And you can tell your mom that you don't want to burn bridges, you are too young to make eternal, irreversible (in JW they are that serious) decisions and you would appreciate her loving patience as you seek and learn. In the meantime, you will be respectful of her moral rules and curfews, etc, and you won't get into trouble because you appreciate that they are raising you to be a responsible adult. All good things she can't argue with. Jesus was 30 when he was baptised. Work hard in school, get to working and gain freedom and space as appropriate. Don't go getting tatts, piercings and experimenting with drugs and alcohol now. Its not going to help anything with your folks and might limit your options in the future, so take your time growing up and do it right! (I am not judging the tatts and piercings, I am simply watching a couple of young cousins suffer for earlier decisions that they would not now make in both of those areas. They are harder to lose than being baptised as a JW-harder to hide, for sure.)
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i feel more confused than ever
by BlackWolf inwell i know i've been posting a lot of topics like this lately and i'm sorry if i sound whiny or annoying.
my parents were asking me why i was so upset lately and i ended up just telling them the whole truth.
i told them i don't believe in god or the bible because i don't have any evidence of anything.
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A word of advice clining to their persecutors ...
by SecretSlaveClass inlet me start off by saying i do not presume to have the answers, i am merely offering advice.. i will preface this posting with this, cutting a long story short:.
my sister was raped by a popular jw lad wh's dad happen to be a rock star elder.
in the attempt to fight him off his face was covered with scratches and it was reported to the police ( instead of rape he was sentenced on the lesser charges of sexual battery and assault) but he confessed to having violent, consentual sex.
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Fading and finding our REAL beliefs
by BeautifulMind inhey all.
i hope you are all having a good day.
just a quick update on our fade.
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Starting to get grilled by parents
by Anonymous17 inso my parents had a meeting with me to talk about me not progressing spiritualy as i should be.
i felt like i was being interrogated in a nice way.
they want to know who i talk to and if my association at work good.
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Dan hasxa kind approach. Dont draw any lines in the sand or it will be there forever. No ncommitally respectful until you can ease away gently.dont take any stand now, or maybe ever. Just keep the wt reins off your neck. -
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Starting to get grilled by parents
by Anonymous17 inso my parents had a meeting with me to talk about me not progressing spiritualy as i should be.
i felt like i was being interrogated in a nice way.
they want to know who i talk to and if my association at work good.
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What did you say?
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The Kingdom Halls are empty
by punkofnice inmy jw spies tell me that the kingdom halls are empty compared to how they used to be, since i left 5 years ago.
not saying they're empty because of me though.. is that what you are hearing?.
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So I was enjoying a business trip in down town Bangkok...............Next thing BANG!!!
by cantleave inso last night i was having a wonderful meal in a very nice restaurant when we heard what we thought was a loud clap of thunder.................. it was a bomb.
yards from my hotel.
thankfully i made a few decision that meant i wasn't in the wrong place at the wrong time.
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Im glad cantleave is ok. This is such a tragedy for others. Its a crazy world. Neighbor just randomly shot. Children bullying each other to desth and its all so nuts that people putting extra big holes in their head seemsinnocuous in the grand scheme of things. I can barely work up an opinion on gay marriage. It seems pretty non-critical. Now im supposed to get my panties in a twist about anchor babies. Seriously. terrorism, murderous families. Abused kids and im supposed to fret cause someone wouldnt bake someone a cake
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A conversation with some one relating to the investigation in australia
by joe134cd injust thought i would relate a conversation i was having with a some what of a wishey washey jw.
first of all i was sitting having breakfast this morning listening to the trial highlights provided by barbra anderson.
i could just feel my blood boiling ( this was also combined that i was also feeling rather lousy from a cold).
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Yes, they were examining the 'whore' herself first and the jw are on the same list, included with churches, scouts, schools and community centers. sure to be more! -
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As a Matter of Conscience, I Am Resigning from the Christian Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses
by Sail Away inafter listening to the hearings of the australian royal commission into institutional responses to child sexual abuse, i am no longer content to have simply walked away from the organization.
as a matter of conscience, i do not want my name linked with the organization in any way.
i know this letter has been posted previously, and i thank the author.
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What is an apostate, according to Geoffrey Jackson (GB member)
by opusdei1972 inthis is what i found in the transcript related to the date august 14 2015 (royal comision of australia):.
18 q. and if they don't actively disassociate, then they 19 will be disfellowshipped as apostate?
20 a. no, an apostate is someone who actively goes against 21 what the bible teaches.. this is a half true.
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Angus was thinking. . . "Who the hell is running that circus?"