Posts by penny2

My neighbour is a strict baptist and I'm surprised sometimes how similar they sound to the JWs. He talks about his religion as "the truth". And some of the kids in his family were home schooled so they "wouldn't have to associate with the world."

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My o' My, How Things Change. I Never Even Noticed.

by AK - Jeff in

four years ago when i first came to this site, i was quite actively still proving, and reproving to myself that i did the right thing in leaving my lifelong religion as a jehovah's witness.

some of the key components of my research were found at randy's site, especially the section on 'spiritual food at the proper time', a listing of thousands of watchtower quotations without commentary.

another was the 'quotes' site, and spin-offs of those ideas in a site called 'reexamine'.. i had bookmarked many of those sites.. now, just out of boredom, and with a desire to find a couple of favorite watchtower quotes for use in a future bit of blogging, i find that none of the above are even there anymore.

penny2

One of the best sites now is www.jwfacts.com (by our very own jwfacts).

penny

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Older posters check in...just post your name...we need to hear from you!

by restrangled in

i am not the oldest but have 3 years here!

restrangled.. how about you?.

penny2

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Older posters check in...just post your name...we need to hear from you!

by restrangled in

i am not the oldest but have 3 years here!

restrangled.. how about you?.

penny2

I'm still here from 2006. Hi restrangled!

penny

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Questioning me as an apostate

by God_Delusion in

i am an active jw.

i was born in the "truth" (i really feel uncomfortable calling it that) and am now married to a witness.. for a year now, i have actually come to see that the gb are just business-psychologists.

anyone who views jehovah's witnesses as a religion and not a cult, really needs to evaluate their way of thinking and they also need to look up the definition of the word "cult".. anyway, my parents recently came over on holiday (they live in another country and are also residents of bethel).

penny2

God-Delusion, hope you're coping with all of that! And welcome to JWn!

penny

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Calling Young Brothers to Bethel while Kicking Out the Loyal Ones

by Ultimate Reality in

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this week marks the news of two "young" brothers i know being accepted to brooklyn bethel.. this pattern continues to demonstrate the current "human resources" policy of the current gb.

while telling those that have spent the best years of their life, "we need you in the field", they continue to bring in the healthy, unsuspecting young brothers so they can be used up with nothing to show for it late in life.. at last year's d.c. there was an interview with a brother that had been "sent back to the field" some 4 months prior to the convention.

what was so sad, is that the brother was clearly alone, and perhaps scared, in his new assignment in a remote rural area with a congregation of 40. he had been accepted to bethel after high school, never pioneered, and had been at bethel for 30 years!

penny2

Now, nearly 50 years of age, he was in a strange place, with no family, trying to "work the field".

That's so cruel!

They are no different to any large company, it seems! Actually worse. If you are made redundant from a company, you usually get a payout and get to stay in familiar surroundings. Plus you've been paid all along so have had a chance to set yourself up.

It's shocking.

penny

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HUGS FOR COFFEE - granddaughter facing multiple surgeries

by AWAKE&WATCHING in

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coffee just posted this on facebook.

let's all send out some good vibes to her and her family.. .

"david's journey has been put on hold for a few days.

penny2

Coffee, what a horrible accident. I hope everything goes well with the surgery and that your granddaughter has a speedy recovery.

penny

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What Was YOUR Worst Quality As A JW?

by minimus in

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for me it had to be that i was trained to be judgmental.

i'm naturally a person who doesn't believe everything someone says---just because they say it's true.

still, a "good elder" is supposed to be watchful of what might "contaminate" the congregation.. so, it's time to bare your soul.

penny2

I studied a lot and had a good memory. I was intolerant of elders who couldn't keep up with new interpretations of scripture. Not that I ever said anything to them but I found it annoying because they were supposed to be teaching us.

Glad I had a good memory - I remembered everything they'd said and written about 1975. And again - I was intolerant.

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My wounds opened up badly today

by Maddie in

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the past three weeks having been so stressful and very sad.

my ex husband died after being in hospital for just over a week in intensive care.. i was just 18 and he was 21 when we first met and after a whirlwind romance we married 6 months later and have two sons together who are now adults.

although our marriage ended after 25 years and i remarried 7 years ago, he was my first love and i knew him for most of my life.

penny2

Maddie, that's a very well written letter and should make a lot of people think. Maybe even some of the JWs.

So sorry for what you've been through.

penny