Thanks tetrapod.sapien. Im glad you like it. I was pretty please myself when I though of it. I said to my self, "self, thats a perfect screen name"!
Darth Yhwh
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Leaving the Truth - Songs to Destroy Your Faith By
by tetrapod.sapien inas some of you may know, i am a recently self-deconverted jw.
the experience of deconversion was at times emotional.
i have compiled a list of songs i would listen to on those emotionally turbulent occasions.
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How to reach the naughty dubs who use the internet...
by misspeaches ini've been having a bit of a browse around on www.myspace.com looking at the jw groups.. there are so many listed there and heaps of young jws seem to frequent the sites.. how feasible would it be for someone to setup a jw group under the guise of being pro and slowly but surely bring up questions like... 'hey my history teacher taught from <insert publication name here> that jereuselum (sp) wasn't destroyed in 607bce but in 587bce.
is that true?
whats that all about???'.
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I know exactly what you mean. I posted on another topic about how I am very honest with every one in life but when conversing with JW's regarding information that they will reject you have to be selective regarding what you say, how you say it, and where the information came from. Otherwise they'll just shut down and reject any thing you have to say at all.
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Leaving the Truth - Songs to Destroy Your Faith By
by tetrapod.sapien inas some of you may know, i am a recently self-deconverted jw.
the experience of deconversion was at times emotional.
i have compiled a list of songs i would listen to on those emotionally turbulent occasions.
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Darth Yhwh
I feel as if I have to elaborate on my initial post as I put in albums and not specific songs. Today I’m feeling belligerent and I just listened to Intolerance by Tool. Another good one when I’m in that mood is Judith by A Perfect Circle.
Two excellent choices IMO to destroy your faith by when feeling hostile.
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How to reach the naughty dubs who use the internet...
by misspeaches ini've been having a bit of a browse around on www.myspace.com looking at the jw groups.. there are so many listed there and heaps of young jws seem to frequent the sites.. how feasible would it be for someone to setup a jw group under the guise of being pro and slowly but surely bring up questions like... 'hey my history teacher taught from <insert publication name here> that jereuselum (sp) wasn't destroyed in 607bce but in 587bce.
is that true?
whats that all about???'.
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Darth Yhwh
Rebel8, Im glad you like my name. I use it on pretty much any message board I post on as well as any video games I play with my boy. I just felt it was appropriate to combine the two. Plus on any other board most people don't even realize the significance.
I think that the thougt of messing with these kids is funny to think about or to discuss in these forums, but it's a little more than I personally would want to take part in. I dont have a problem with reading your posts regarding your experience but I'll stick to trying to witness to the JW's that come knocking on my door.
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How to reach the naughty dubs who use the internet...
by misspeaches ini've been having a bit of a browse around on www.myspace.com looking at the jw groups.. there are so many listed there and heaps of young jws seem to frequent the sites.. how feasible would it be for someone to setup a jw group under the guise of being pro and slowly but surely bring up questions like... 'hey my history teacher taught from <insert publication name here> that jereuselum (sp) wasn't destroyed in 607bce but in 587bce.
is that true?
whats that all about???'.
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LOL! Rebel8, you sound as if you have experience in the Bethel writing department. Do you?
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first a publisher, now GF wants me baptized by Sept...
by Buck inwell i made publisher a couple of weeks ago.
i shared that story on here.
but now iam getting pressured into being baptized in september.
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Ill tell you what Buck, There's a lot of words of wisdom and life experience in these two pages for you to consider. Im not shure how much of your life has been involved with the Witnesses but many on this board have much more experience than you can imagine. You would do well to carefully consider may points brought up, not just about Witnesses but also about relationships. Ultimately you have to decide what to do for your self. However, make no mistake, this is a commitment that will change your life forever. Ponder your choices carefully, and if your a religious or spiritual person, pray frequently for guidance.
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Darth Yhwh
Marriage for me has been great. Approaching the seven year mark although we've been together as a dating couple for much longer. She definatly got the shit end of the stick (can I say that?).
She takes care of my dinner and lunch every week day and my breakfast, dinner, and lunch during the week ends. She cleans the entire house constantly. Takes care of my three children which is a 24 hour 7 day a week type deal. Puts up with all my tyrants, bad habbits, i diosyncrasies, and obsessive compulsive behavior.
Dispite all the BS she still seems to love me. Perhaps I do take her for granted some times. I need to be more appreciative becuase I do love her deeply. I would be lost with out her.
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Longtime JWs: Can you recall the path of JW doubts throughout your life?
by ithinkisee inhave any of you who were ever "raised in the truth" really traced your doubts back to as early as you remember?
i would be interested in hearing what they were.. i started tracing my path of doubts.
doubts as a child:.
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Oh yeah, I forgot to mention:
The other question I frequently asked at a very early age was the if the Earth were to be populated by imortal servants of Jehovah then what will happen when it becomes overpopulated? I dont remember the bogus answer I received. I can only imagine what my mother must have thought when her young son asked such a legitimate question that the Bible gives no answer to. She must have stumbled through it.
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Why Does The Society Pick BORING Books To Study At The Bookstudy?
by minimus inmy mom hates the daniel book and doesn't even remember studying it before.
(she's 79 today).
maybe she's losing it.....i don't think so.
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Thats funny. I cant spell worth a crap any night, LOL!
I suppose that my congregation would not acknoledge a DF'ed persons attempts of commenting, but they didnt discourage anyone else from participating.
Your right though. If I couldnt comment then nothing would stop me from entering a total vegatitave state during the weekly onslaught of programming.
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Longtime JWs: Can you recall the path of JW doubts throughout your life?
by ithinkisee inhave any of you who were ever "raised in the truth" really traced your doubts back to as early as you remember?
i would be interested in hearing what they were.. i started tracing my path of doubts.
doubts as a child:.
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I have to say that first this is probably one of the most interesting topics that I've read thus far. My story goes like this:Mom was raised a witness. Mom married my non-witness father. My dad never attended meetings, maybe a memorial every other year or so, but he never discouraged my mother's choices in raising my brother, sister and myself as JW's. As a father now I often think that If my dad knew some of the territories in which we were witnessing in and thus the danger that we were exposed to that he may have actually objected.
I've had doubts as long as I can remember. Not just about JW's but even the concept of the Judeo-Christian God. How could god have always existed? How can JW's have the only true religion when other religions feel the same way? If God knows the future then how can man have free will? When I was about eight or nine I remember being at a lake swimming with a pioneer brother (since my father was not a witness they were always eager to fufill my fatherly needs) and I made the comment that sister so and so is of the generation that could understand the events of 1914 and that (because in my young mind she was so old and couldnt possibly live too much longer) must mean the end of this wicked system will be here any time now. He reassured me that I was correct in my reasoning reinforcing my belief in what the WBTS was pushing at the moment.
I gradually distanced my self from meetings and fellow witnesses. I started when I got my first job around 17 years old. I asked to be scheduled on sunday mornings because I would rather go to work then get up and go to a meeting and out in service. It was easier for me to tell my mother that I had to work than I didn't want to go to a meeting. Then I started to hang out with another JW that I had met from another congregation. He shared many of the same views that I did and also was an "independent thinker" like myself. Together we did a lot of research, talking and analytical thinking that surly would have earned us an apostate lable from the elders at the local KH. It didnt take long before I was totally inactive.
Eventually I moved out of my parents house, got married, had children, and have moved on with my life. I still occasionally will experience a JW on my door step on a Saturday morning. Sometimes I know them and some times I dont. It's always neat when I can finish their thought for them or when I recognize them and they dont remember me. I like it even more when it's someone I've never met and I can play the part of a potential return visit. LOL! Once my mom even stopped by with an elder from my old congregation and invited me to the memorial. My mom had been telling him that I had asked for a copy of the current CD rom. I didnt tell her I wanted it because I was researching their false prophesies. I told him straight up that I have issues with the doctrinal changes that have occured. They pretty much left after that and needless to say I never made it to the memorial.
I guess my goal is to be like biker dude Bob and to be the quiet frendly guy that can plant those small seeds that eventully lead to someones awaking.