Posts by ICBehindtheCurtain

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THE NEWS IS BIGGER THAN DATELINE, BBC, CBC, ETC.

by AndersonsInfo in

if i told you that something bigger is on the horizon than dateline, bbc, cbc, sunday (australia), and all other tv programs which exposed the sexual child abuse cover-up by watchtower in 2002-2003, would you believe me?

have i ever misled you?

i'll answer that--no!

ICBehindtheCurtain

GREAT NEWS BARBARA! I agree with Nic won't this thread tip them off? I sure hope not!

IC(of the I will have no nails left by the time the news comes out class)

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Expecting armageddon...

by Bryan in

what event or events do you think would make every witness think the end really was around the corner?

peace between isreal and palistine?

death of the united nations?

ICBehindtheCurtain

A Pronouncement of Peace

A Pronouncement of War

A Major weather disaster

A Major terrorist attack

A Major epidemic

Exites the JW's and they start thinking, "this is it", so you see as some of you have said either way, they're covered, the idea is to attribute it to the end being very close, I am so glad I no longer believe that BS, living with the end looming around the corner is an incredibly stressfull way to live, always expecting something that is never coming, it's no wonder so many JW's are taking depression and anxiety meds.

Don't get me wrong I think that eventually at least one nuke will probably go off in US soil, but no, that won't be the big A, just man exerting his power over man, which is something you all know has always happened, just that now their weapons are much more powerfull.

IC (of the I'm so glad I no longer believe this CRAP, class)

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A Joke for the ladies

by Golf in

ok, this was told to me this morning at one of the coffee shop's i visit and related to me by a women.

"why do men think their smart while having sex?

answer below .

ICBehindtheCurtain

You know that's RIGHT!

IC

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Fist Post

by drew sagan in

jw
friends

first post

just wanted to introduce myself to the group.

i've followed this site for a while, but never have contributed before.

ICBehindtheCurtain

WELCOME DREW! My husband and I are also currently attending some meetings, because of family and freinds, but we no longer believe in the religion.

Hope to see you around here soon!

IC

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We have the Truth, We have the Truth, We have the Truth, We have the Truth!

by nicolaou in

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friends

it's always fun (well for a geek like me anyway), to take a quote from a wt mag' and tweak it to show clearly the duplicitous nature of the writers.

the first quote below has not been touched - compare it the one beneath.. nic' .

*** g90 1/22 pp.

ICBehindtheCurtain

GREAT! This is just shows once again that they know what they are doing when they constantly say things over and over! IC

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What's the word?

by bagpuss in

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friends

if you could sum up your time in the borg with just one word, what would it be and why?.

for me it would be guilt.

guilt about not doing enough ministry, not enough study,doing too much secular work, the list seems endless.on the odd occasions i felt i'd done quite well you can bet we'd have a talk saying more,more more!.

ICBehindtheCurtain

I'de have to say, GUILT!

Guilt that I could never be a super witness, study for all meetings, read the bible everyday, have a family study, be at all 5 meetings and on time, preach, preach, preach, not watch rated R movies while being an adult, so many things they put on people unnecessarily, they live in that Tower and have all their needs met, then they expect everyone out here in the real world to live up to their stupid unrealistic goals.

Yeah, absolutely, GUILT!

IC

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A phenomenal woman

by Lady Lee in

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friends

this has been running around in my head for a few hours so i thought i would put it out there.. there is a woman here that i really admire.

she has done so much to help new posters.

she always seems have the right words to say.

ICBehindtheCurtain

TOTALLY AGREE, SHE's GREAT! I ALSO THINK YOU, LADYLEE ARE WONDERFUL!

THANKS TO BOTH FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK, OH, ALSO THE GREAT BLONDIE

IC

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WELCOME LEFTBEHIND!!!!!!!!

by wanderlustguy in

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friends

i looked to see if there was a welcome thread for leftbehind...sorry if i missed it.. but, welcome anyway.

we are not what you think or was taught we are.

you are welcome here, and if you choose to stay around, you will no doubt find what it means to have unconditional love and respect not just for and from others...but for yourself.. wlg

ICBehindtheCurtain

WELCOME Leftbehind, I hope you don't just turn away and ignore all the replies we have written for you, I really hope you realize we are not evil apostates in the WTS sense, I hope you have peace and I hope you continue to grow as a person, as we all have.

IC

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Is there any hope of you coming back to Jehovah?

by LeftBehind in

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friends

my brother is a self proclaimed apostate.

i see now that there is a wide variety of posters here.

so to those that have left the witnesses what would it take to get you back?

ICBehindtheCurtain

Some members of my family and I are currently attending meetings here and there but we no longer believe this is the truth (we are faders). I found out some things that were truly disturbing about this religion, I didn't want to believe it, so I researched some more to try to disprove it, but it turned out to be true, then there were other things that I found, finally at the point we are now, it's like finding your true self again, it's like living your life for the first time, when all the fears are lifted and you no longer believe that the Great Tribulation is coming, or the Armaggedon, that this life is the one you need to be living and making the most of, it's like having a heavy weight lifted off your back, the joy and peace is truly amazing, for the first time in years I feel truly happy, there is so much to look forward to, so much to experience, that I held back from because of the negative ideas the WTS paints about this world.

Coming back to Jehovah? If you are talking about God the Creator, I never left him, my family and I still believe in God, we just don't believe in Religion any Religion, we are pretty much like Deists. I've researched who the God called Jehovah was in ancient times, it's something you should research, reality is quite different than the illusion we lived as JW's, I've researched the Bible, I't also something you should research, who wrote it? where did the israelites get their ideas from? Who wrote the New Testament? reality here is also quite different than what we were taught to believe.

Going back to where we were before in this religion? Would you go back to the religion you left before you became a JW assuming you belonged to another? No, I think there is no possible way, once you have proven to yourself what the truth about the JW's is, there just isn't any way you can go back and unlearn it all. I suggest that if you are happy and feel fulfilled there, then stay. But if you feel the heavy load, the lack of love, the guilty feeling when leaving the assemblies, and meetings because you know you can't do more, all this is an indication that something is wrong, then I would tell you to research the religion you are following because it will have a big impact on the rest of your life and your kids lives if you have any.

I don't hold any grudges against any of the brothers at the hall, they are wonderful people, misguided, but they aren't to blame. My beef is with the leadership, for exerting so much control over others even when it has meant the loss of precious lives, children and adults with incredible god given talent that will never develop it because they are told to put the WTS first, people living close to poverty level because they were told the end was just around the corner so don't get an education, don't get a better paying job, don't live you life, instead live the life that is prescribed by the Society.

Thankfully my children will be free to reach their goals, and use their true god given talents, to be who they want to be, as long as they don't hurt anyone in the process, and actually contribute to humanity, to this earth, to helping people reach their goals and to make this a better place for everyone. I don't think this life is all there is, I really believe we go on after death, and I believe we will be with our loved in another realm after we die. So you see, we have left the beliefs but we are happy regardless, we have hope, we have faith, we have love, and we have FREEDOM!

IC

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Calling all Bethelites

by Nadsam in

when you were at bethel..what sucked most ?breakfast/daytext/table overseer.monday night wt studytuesdays bookstudy at one of the local cong.wednesday evening fieldservicethursdays parts on the service meetingfridays "family evening" / evening fieldservicesaturdays quick build hall construction assistancesundays field service/meeting/late supperdaily sisters housekeeping/snooping through your possessionscar poolsallowance daylaundry day / missing clothing / badly sewed clothingboring libraryfarm duty !!!

stalls vs $#it vs gardeninginking the press!digging/carpentry/bricklaying/box packing/loadingnasty crotch grabbin roomiesnot gettin sum..except nasty looks from roomieslousy infermary (basic asprin cures all !!!

)longest pompous a$$ prayers going on and on and on....old anointed bro's ..that pee themselves and need help !assembly sound duty omg!food service overseeingparking attendant workapostate lookout/security work (it does exist guys !

ICBehindtheCurtain

One of the things I'm most thankfull for, is learning the truth about the "Truth" now while my children are still young enough to undo the brainwashing before they mess up their lives in this religion, a while back we would tell our children that it was a real priviledge to go to Bethel, that it was the best place to go after you graduate from School, BUT, then we found out the way things really are, and HELL NO, MY CHILDREN WILL NEVER GO TO BETHEL! We were so blind.

IC