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  Longtime JWs: Can you recall the path of JW doubts throughout your life?

  by ithinkisee in

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  have 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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  riotgirlpeeps

  Mine will be a little less of a long breakout but with several things.

  • Being raised in a congregation that refused to return any official title to my father though he had been off of reproof for 10+ years.
  • Having elders in same said congregation go to my father while he was in a mental hospital getting treatment for depression and saying something to the effect of we will get you out of here, he refused because he knew he needed help.
  • Being told from childhood on that the end was soon and being given the impression I would never graduate high school, I am now well past that, and divorced.
  • Having virtually no support on diagnosis of Type 1 diabetes even though I had just finished pioneering for one year.
  • Seeing people use jc as catholic "confession".
  • Having many questions about things but knowing I couldn't ask them because all the instances the questions involved would be considered "demonic".
  • Questioning the reasoning behind minor holidays.
  • Knowing of several rapes, and abuse cases where no reprimends were made and individuals involved were urged and therefore did not press charges.
  • The blatant amount of "cliques" that blatantly did things that were anti witness but never got into trouble
  • Ultimately while being df'd before and trying to return to the org and still being shunned by the family with the exception to make sure I wasn't dead
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  Diabetes Cured!

  by the_classicist in

  1. watchtower
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  well, i though i'd share some actually good news:.

  http://www.halifaxlive.com/artman/publish/diabetes_cured_031005_388833.shtml.

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  riotgirlpeeps

  Well it's a little near and dear to me since I have it!

  Besides being a post junkie I'm looking at tons of threads to catch up on everything.
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  Drop hints to your significant other at the convention

  by ithinkisee in

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  2. friends

  consider this your apostate service meeting schedule for the district convention:.

  there are a few talks that you can maybe make some off-handed comments to your significant other that may seem harmless at the time, but you can use to your advantage down the road as you break the news to them about what you have been learning about the "truth".

  i did some of these myself and plan to draw on them when i break the news to my wife.

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  riotgirlpeeps

  I heard it's also called pin the lapel badge on the attendee convention. There was mention by a po that everyone should wear thier badges especially because two talks in particular one day will talk about the badge cards and thier importance.

  Is this similar to radio collars? Do they have gps tracking hidden in the card?
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  Diabetes Cured!

  by the_classicist in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

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  well, i though i'd share some actually good news:.

  http://www.halifaxlive.com/artman/publish/diabetes_cured_031005_388833.shtml.

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  riotgirlpeeps

  The anti-rejection drugs are still a high price to pay for this "cure" though. This is one of the reasons I am in favor of stem cell research.

  I agree on that completely, thats the main reason I haven't volunteered to be a test rat for the new "cures" yet. Yep I'm a type 1 diabetic, been one for close to 9 years now, do you think any of that had anything to do with the analysis of my life and decision that I needed to make a break?
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  The Irony never ceases...Analysis of the "Daniel" Book

  by riotgirlpeeps in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  the latest book being studied in book study is the pay attention to daniel's prophecy book published by the org in 1999. the following is paragraph 31 on page 29. even this testimony is not enough for many bible critics.

  after considering this subject thoroughly, one cannot help but wonder if any amount of evidence would be enough to convince them.

  one professor at oxford university wrote: nothing is gained by a mere answer to objections, so long as the original prejudice, there cannot be a supernatural prophecy, remains.

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  riotgirlpeeps

  The latest book being studied in Book Study is the Pay Attention to Daniel's Prophecy book published by the org in 1999. The following is Paragraph 31 on page 29.

  Even this testimony is not enough for many bible critics. After considering this subject thoroughly, one cannot help but wonder if any amount of evidence would be enough to convince them. One professor at Oxford University wrote: Nothing is gained by a mere answer to objections, so long as the original prejudice, there cannot be a supernatural prophecy, remains. So thier prejudice blinds them. But that is their choice-and their loss.

  Does anyone else find it amusing that this same paragraph could apply to those within the org? Don't listen to them, they are apostate. They are bad. It's their choice and thier loss.
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  How many of you consider yourselves Pagan?

  by FreedomFrog in

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  i've started on a path that is very comfortable for me almost a year ago.

  and now i'm wanting to see how many believe a similar way.. i looked into wiccan, celtic, eclectic and other forms of pagan.

  i think that i've settled down into shamanism since that was the path my grandfather went.

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  riotgirlpeeps

  Ironic isn't it that people outside of the "love" of christianity seem to be the least judgemental.
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  Diabetes Cured!

  by the_classicist in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

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  well, i though i'd share some actually good news:.

  http://www.halifaxlive.com/artman/publish/diabetes_cured_031005_388833.shtml.

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  riotgirlpeeps

  Now once the testing is done I might be rid of it.

  Ironic too that insulin used some of the old insulins that were derived from animals came from portions of blood cells if I'm not mistaken.
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  Do You Hide The Fact That You Were/Are A Jehovah's Witness?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i don't.

  it reminds me every day of what i was was and not what i can enjoy.

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  riotgirlpeeps

  Not at all, often people understand me better for knowing my history.
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  Why Doesn't The Org Feed It's Delegates Anymore?

  by Englishman in

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  2. friends

  i hear that food is no longer available at assemblies.. is that right?.

  not even a cup of tea?.

  this can't be right!

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  riotgirlpeeps

  Mt me too! I would skip as much of the convention as possible working in food prep. Hour after hour.

  Yeah no food, now food vendors with carts have caught wind of it and will often set up shop just across the street from the convention site. That goes over really well.
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  Excited about DC

  by gringojj in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  my wife is planning to go to the assembly this year.

  shes still not sure about the whole jw thing, so from what i have read this dc should be helpful.

  when she does go to meetings she just comes home and tells me all the crap they said that didnt make sense.

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  riotgirlpeeps

  Oh I plan to listen. I will play a game to amuse myself and keep track of contradictions in single talks. Wait thats too easy.

  Ok, I will be practicing open eyed sleep and daydreaming.