My first year after being disfellowshiped - I completely viewed there decision as in their minds the best thing for me. The perfect version of tough love - I chose my way they chose theres. It wasn't till everything fell apart in my life and I lost everything at the end of that year and my family who didn't talk to me let me becoming practically homeless and almost lose my life before I started thinking more about this whole thing. I remember looking up in their insight book then disfellowshiping and realized not once did it not mention that it was for the good of the person once - like they told me when they met with me. It described the individual as a disease to keep away from the congregation. So I am a disease - I think different, I dress different, I talk different, and I act different, I am a sinner. Disfellowshiping has ruined my life completely. It had destroyed my relationships with my entire family and all my friends and has deeply scarred me emotionally. Disfellowshiping is inhuman, and although the united states allows freedom of religion - this practice should be considered unlawful - the damage done to the individual is vicious, cruel and absolutely unneccesary. I think for me it's even more ridiculous because I was allowed to get baptised at 12 years old. How can someone allow a 12 year old to make a decision that carries so much weight. Disfellowshiping Should Not Be Allowed To Exist! It is Evil! Jonathan
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The GREATEST IRONY of Shunning and Disfellowshiping
by Trojan ini have lately started to think many things over.
as i adquire more knowledge, or other kind of knowledge, i see things more and more in another light.
it's a strange and thrilling experience i'm going through.
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Welcome Rimbaudbunuel
by lola28 inok guys welcome rim to the board!
he is a really nice guy that loves to spin!
show some love for the newby.. .
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rimbaudbunuel
Thanks for the welcome :-) J
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what do you belive
by jak3 inhello i am not a jw but would like to know what is it that you belive and why and how you prove it bibliclay and what any of you think of the teachings good or bad is welcomed thank you
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rimbaudbunuel
"I Just Believe In Me" - John Lennon
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what will you be reincarnated as???
by theinfamousone in.
http://www.reincarnationstation.com/
this is fun.... i did it, and im gonna be a lion... wooooooo lions rule... the infamous one
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rimbaudbunuel
I'm with infamousone. I love Lions. J
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rimbaudbunuel
She's a RockStar
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Welcome Rimbaudbunuel
by lola28 inok guys welcome rim to the board!
he is a really nice guy that loves to spin!
show some love for the newby.. .
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rimbaudbunuel
Yeah - I adore Luis Bunuel. :-) Peace, J
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Anybody ever in any of the Santa Monica or West Los Angeles Congregations?
by rimbaudbunuel injust checking to see if anyone here was ever in santa monica congs or west la / westwood or beverly hills congregations or venice congregations.
i was in santa monica - riviera.
jonathan
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Most of My Family is in the Beverly Hills Congregation now. Jonathan
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Anybody ever in any of the Santa Monica or West Los Angeles Congregations?
by rimbaudbunuel injust checking to see if anyone here was ever in santa monica congs or west la / westwood or beverly hills congregations or venice congregations.
i was in santa monica - riviera.
jonathan
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rimbaudbunuel
Yeah I was in the Venice Congregation too. there are tons of them around here. The Venice one is on Abbot Kinney. The Santa Monica one is across from Santa Monica College. The West LA One is at the intersection of Sawtelle and National. Jonathan
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Where is true religion?
by snarf incan anyone tell me of a religious organization that preaches truth?
or are all organizations full of lies and man made beliefs?
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rimbaudbunuel
I think mystery pervades everything. Till we are born and till we die cemeting absolute truths beyond any shadow of doubt seems somehow out of grasp. And these people who claim to obtain enlightenment on earth don't seem to be able to express it in ways we can understand but act as these supposed guides. I think that if you were able to completely figure out the mysteries of life maybe you can't fully be able to share it. hahaha. I dont know though, I believe all humans live with mystery if they are honest with themselves. From my experience. But although there is something scary in the unknown and the mysterious nature of being alive there is something beautiful about it and exciting. I think Jehovah's Witnesses by claiming to have ultimate and absolute truths based on empirical evidence and leaps of faith miss out on that beautiful mystery of being alive. And they feed us guilt and fear of being alive and a thinking person will begin to question their dogma because any form of dogma has holes. Anyway thats just my two cents. Jonathan
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Does Jehovah wear underwear?
by Boxed elder bugs inwell he is often pictured in a old hebrew version of what looks like a toga, and you know some of the angels flying behind him have to be curious.
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rimbaudbunuel
I think he is a boxer type of guy.