Yes definitely for me. I miss my old friends but time does heal some wounds a bit. Fortunately my parents don't shun me. But even if they did as Jesus said I've gained brothers and sisters and even parents among people who don't shun me because we don't always agree. The world is a GREAT place to be in! Funny I'm not a christian but some of what he's alleged to have said has meaning for me.
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Is Being Disfellowshipped or Disassociated All That Bad?
by minimus inmost jws dread the thought of never being talked to again by a fellow "brother" or "sister".
the thought of being shunned by your flesh and blood keeps many witnesses in the religion.. is df'ing or dissasociation all that terrible?
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www.meetup.com - Great site for ex-JWs...
by cognac inwell, i came across that site and thinks it's awesome!
i wish i had thought of the idea... anyways, i'd thought i would share it with you all because a lot of jws that have left the borg end up losing all there support system.
this site makes it so that you can meet up with other people at public locations with the same interests as you.
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truthsetsonefree
This is the NYC group....
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Please add comments to Kansas City Newspaper article
by Gayle inif you are inclined, please add to "comments" portion.. .
http://www.kansascity.com/238/story/1223564.html?mi_pluck_action=comment_submitted&qwxq=8384361#comments_container.
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truthsetsonefree
My comments:
For eleven years from 1995-2006 I was an elder in the JW religion. I was baptized and an active member for almost thirty years. People need to remember the Watchtower thrives on the naivety of it's members. Their belief in the 'world's end' refers not to the earth but to all people living on this planet, save for them (JW's). So imagine all 6.5 million people on this earth will die except for maybe 6-7 million JW's. That is a horrific message but one they will never put in a press release. Rather they will use code words and jargon such as "global changes". But these people want to see a mass Armagedon and destruction of humanity not "serving Jehovah" the likes of which would make Al Qaeda blush.
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I hate the CO
by superman inso i was talking to my mother the other day, and she was distressed because she was saying that if my little sister isn't baptized or working toward it by the time she's 18 (which is coming up soon) she may have to move out (more then likely she'll move in with me and my girlfriend, or my older sister if that happens).
my little sister is a great kid (high honor roll, no trouble, hard worker, etc), that many parents would be grateful to have.
i asked my mom, why would they take parenting advice from a guy who doesn't (and hasn't) ever had kids?
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truthsetsonefree
Superman, this is SOP. Some CO's look the other way because they know how dangerous it is to be giving personal advice like this. Oh you won't find this explicitly in writing but it is the way things are supposed to be run as dictated by KM extension classes and meetings that the CO has with the elder body. Anyone who has an adult child who is not progressively moving towards baptism is to disqualified from "special privilieges" as it sets a "bad example" for the congregation. And yes it's stupid, and dangerous. And yet as mentioned it often works in our favor as the kids often simply move out and leave the cult.
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"Opportunity Lost" blog-University of Calgary-by ethics expert on Hughes case with Marvin Shilmer's comment
by AndersonsInfo inhttp://ablawg.ca/2009/05/27/opportunity-lost/.
opportunity lostwritten by:alice woolley.
case considered:hughes (estate) v. brady, 2009 abca 187. pdf version:opportunity lost.
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WT makes such a mockery of our legal system. They cancel out the checks and balances that are normally built in by such a blatant act as having true believing attorneys advise a sick child. As if they would really give the true pros and cons. They further abuse the system because they know that many judges and persons tasked with enforcing the law will not fully understand the dynamics of a controlling cult and can therefore make assumptions that do not apply in the situation in question, thus letting the mealy mouthed WT representatives get away with murder.
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News-JW baby in trouble: Can you make a comment here?
by Gayle in.
http://www.upi.com/top_news/2009/05/28/ind-parents-fighting-transfusion-for-baby/upi-32651243542638/.
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Done, bttt.
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Forget all of the stages: Denial, Anger, Sadness - Don't you sometimes just feel STUPID for having believed in the Organization?
by BonaFide ini know i have been through all those stages, i denied it, then i got angry, definitely sad.
months and months of this, and i still am in for my family and friends.. but sometimes i just feel stupid.
why did i ignore basic common sense for so long?
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Sometimes I do. But being raised in it dampens a lot of that feeling for me. After all it's a good thing to obey one's parents, be cooperative, etc. I recognized the stupidity of this cult in my adult years and left before I was even forty. Now if I'd stayed in another ten, fifteen, maybe twenty years, oh Yes stupid I would feel having realized it and done nothing. That being said, that's me. Many have to stay because of familial circumstances and you folks should be admired for enduring the stupidity of the cult.
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Jehovah Chose the Jehovah's Witnesses by Giving Them a Load of Coal!
by VM44 inin the1975 yearbook of jehovah's witnesses on page 121, it says:upon brother rutherfords return to the societys pittsburgh offices, he instructed the societys vice-president, c. a. wise, to go to brooklyn and see about reopening bethel and renting premises where the society could begin printing operations.
the conversation went like this:.
"go and see whether it is the lords will for us to return back to brooklyn.".
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truthsetsonefree
Isn't a version of this story also in Faith On The March?
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Anyone seen this?....New Releases 2009 Convention of Jehovahs Witnesses
by middleman init's so funny that you need a password to see this "spiritual food" hah.
for the password they say:.
"heres what to do:take out aprils our kingdom ministry, look at week starting may 4. combine the 3 song numbers into one number (thats the password)now click on the image of the governing body below,.
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Well I got my convention notebook! (Thanks OTWO) Shame I'll never get to use it. I noticed Mario Beltrami on that video. He used to be a traveling overseer in the NY Metro area about twenty years ago.
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Amazing JW YouTube clip
by yadda yadda 2 inthe work and wit that's gone into this is incredible.
enjoy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egrzknjkzt4&feature=related.
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Oh duh... I heard the original one. I like the new one better. Though like slimboy I like the original soundtrack better in some ways, just the propaganda sucks. The new one is much more realistic and honest. That's what FS is usually like.