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  RIP Dansk (aka Ian), 18.12.1953- 20.12.2008

  by faundy in

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  have posted this on the other thread but just making this one as well:

  i need to let you know that dad passed away this morning at 8am.

  he fought so hard but in the end they could not get his blood pressure to rise and he died of heart failure.

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  Very sad news. Thoughts are with you all. RIP Ian.
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  The burdensome load of a Jehovah's Witness - did you feel this way?

  by jambon1 in

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  for me, my life as a jehovah's witness was tiring, depressing & miserable.

  surrounded by negativity i felt utterly supressed & unhappy.

  to carry out my 'responsibilties' became very difficult.

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  For me, my life as a Jehovah's Witness was tiring, depressing & miserable. Surrounded by negativity I felt utterly supressed & unhappy. To carry out my 'responsibilties' became very difficult. Meetings, field service, talk preperation as a ministerial servant, making up & tracking literature orders, etc, etc. All that in addition to earning a living & having 2 young kids. I was utterly miserable & looking back, I can't believe that I stayed around for so long. Did you feel the same way?
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  How much does your childhood have a bearing on your future?

  by jambon1 in

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  when a lot of you were being taken along to the kingdom hall as children, i was involved with school projects and my dads favourite football team.. we were a community family.

  we had bonfires, haloween parties, new year parties & to some extent christmas.

  i also gathered among around 13 000 other people to watch our capitals biggest football (soccer) team every 2nd week.

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  When a lot of you were being taken along to the Kingdom Hall as children, I was involved with school projects and my dads favourite football team.

  We were a community family. We had bonfires, haloween parties, new year parties & to some extent christmas.

  I also gathered among around 13 000 other people to watch our capitals biggest football (soccer) team every 2nd week. Eventually, this particular interest would be pivotal in my leaving the Jehovah's Witnesses.

  I had a very happy childhood.

  I sometimes encounter smells & sights that remind me of that very exciting era in my yet young exsistance. It reminds me of happy times.

  I became involved with the Jehovah's Witness religion at around 17 years old. From that point on my life would never be the same again.

  After a decade spent among 'gods people', I was completely disillusioned with religion, particularly the Jehovah's Witnesses.

  I haste ye on to my main point; I very quickly began to re-associate with the people of my youth. Mainly my family. I had re-connected with them. But also my friends from the past. I went back to my beloved football team.

  I was feeling more satisfied & loved among these people than I ever did among my JW brothers at the centre of pure worship.

  Among so many reasons I realised that I had to leave the religion. I had a place to go where I felt happy. It was what I had left behind to pursue more important & virtuous goals. I realised that this was a crock of bullshyte. I had to get out.

  Looking back, my happy childhood pulled me out of the filthy, self-seeking cult that is the JW religion.

  But what about those that have never been taken to see the 'greatest football team on earth'?

  Just kidding. What about those whos childhood has been completely immersed in JW la-la land. As far as I can see, they have nothing to go on.

  So how has your JW or non-JW background had it's effect on you?

  Regards & much peace.

  Jambo(n).

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  Elder asks me why we quit... (Long)

  by Odrade in

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  in this thread i mentioned having a long chat with an elder last summer.

  i didn't realize i had never posted the story, so here it is.. last summer (when i went to buy my new camera lens) i ran into one of my favorite jws at the photography shop.

  he was buying a camera bag for his new dslr, and i saw him, went up and greeted him, hugged him.

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  My sympathy to you mate. So sad. I once or twice considered suicide because I couldn't face the fallout of me leaving the JW's. A young, happy lad with so much to live for & yet I was suicidal BECAUSE of the religion. It makes me bitter now, when I think back. Thankfully, the support I received here, in part, saved me. RIP. Very, very sad.
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  Organ transplants...cannibalism?

  by hubert in

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  i had heard that in the 1960's, the watchtower society forbade organ transplants, based on the bible stating it was cannibalism.. is there anything in writing in any of their books or cd library that verifies that stance?.

  can you give me a list of where i can find this material?.

  thanks so much.. hubert.

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  Some of those quotes are just bizarre to say the least. Do you think that JW`s in general know that the 'true religion' once published nonsense like this? No, I don't think so. Absolute trash.
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  What Is "Must See" TV For You?

  by minimus in

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  i like american idol.

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  ER. This is going to sound strange but ER was one of those things that regularly had me questioning my belief in god & the WT beliefs. For about 2 series, it seemed to have a profound effect on my thinking about certain matters. Daft eh? Yea, but never miss it. Love it more than anything.
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  Jehovah's who?

  by jambon1 in

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  at the end of the day, who really cares about jehovahs witnesses in the general population?

  who gives a toss?

  they think they have this oh so special message & how important they are, when really nobody gives a toss.

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  At the end of the day, who really cares about Jehovahs Witnesses in the general population? Who knows about them? Who wants to know? Who gives a toss? They think they have this oh so special message & how important they are, when really nobody gives a toss.
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  It's all becoming so clear now. My wife will never leave the witnesses

  by jambon1 in

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  after 3 years of mental liberation for me, i feel that i am a fairly well rounded out person now.

  very happy within myself.

  my wife & i have had our ups & downs the past 3 years.

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  After 3 years of mental liberation for me, I feel that I am a fairly well rounded out person now. Very happy within myself. My wife & I have had our ups & downs the past 3 years. One thing is now clear to me & I am slowly coming to terms with it; My wife will never leave the 'truth'. No matter how calmly I explain fundamental points about the religion that are not only inconsistent but wrong. No matter how much she feels bored & tired out by the JW lifestyle. No matter how more depressed she becomes. NOTHING will prompt her to do what I did. She's in for good. I just have to deal with it & help raise our JW exposed kids as best as I can. I really love my wife. It can be hard.
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  boy are they delusional

  by booby in

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  i wonder if people really stop and think about us.

  markets, courthouses, street corners, gas stations, town centers, and.

  at their front door, to mention only a few places you'll find a witness.. .

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  The witnesses are such loving people. What a horrible thing to think about. I actually feel that somehow, they are ALL mentally touched in some way. Thinking like that is just not right by most peoples standards.
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  WE FINALLY HAVE THE REASON FOR THE BOOK STUDY CHANGE!!!!

  by whereami in

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  geat ready to gag.

  you just can't make this stuff up.. .

  subject: fw: book study change in 2009. .

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  Jesus Christ! The end bit of that was awful. Whatever you do, don't feel good to have more time 'to yourself'! Utter, hatred & filth!