Posts by done4good

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This discussion board is just the medicine I needed

by Backed away in

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a big thank you to those who created this board and for all the amazing people who post here.. truth be told (no pun intended) i have seen other religious boards out there but never felt compelled to join since i didn't feel qualified to speak one way or the other regarding their beliefs.

this board is another story.

i was raised as a witness but never thought so many people all over the world had a similiar past as i did.

done4good

Welcome backed away! How good it feels to be out of that mess!

j

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What Do People Hate Most About JWs???

by minimus in

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i think most "worldly" people consider jws a nusiance---especially on a saturday morning!

they hate being bothered by peddlers at their door.

some people can't stand the witnesses' smugness and self righteous attitude.

done4good

I remember being told by the po after I had handed my da letter in that I have a duty to infform any jw who tried to speak to me of my status as da'd so that they don't try to pursue a conversation with me.

That's what I hate the most. How delusional and arrogant they are. They seem to think that anyone who leaves the org must "know" it's the truth, and leaves for selfish reasons. What bullshit.

j

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Beards, when were they banned?

by GramblingMan in

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i know it has been talked about before, but does anyone have information as to when jw started banning beards.

my wife is telling me that it started in the 60/70's because of the hippies, but i know i read somewhere on here that it was much earlier.. .

done4good

Towards the end of my time "in", I grew my beard several times, (my ex-would always make me shave it off, though). I do remember a KH remoldeling we did, (in 2002, w/o RBC), where all of the elders grew goatees and beards during the construction period. How rediculous that "no beard" policy was.

j

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JW restrictions on sex, lead to over hype that made sex disappointing.

by free2beme in

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i remember being a teenager and my hormones were on overdrive.

the young witnesses i knew, male and female, were all feeling the same thing.

we would bring up sex, in one form or another, all the time.

done4good

Later he explained, that his bride was so hung up in guilt over the act, that it was often an awkward and less then exciting experience.

My ex-wife.

j

49

What are you now ?

by moomanchu in

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curious as to what exwitnesses have become or believe.

i haven't joined any religous group and do not attend any services.

(have visited a church's service)

done4good

Atheist by one definition. Agnostic by a different one.

j

23

The new Track has anyone heard?

by ladione5000 in

we are all doomed to death, i think by the end of this year too, so we dont have long .

i heard that the work is going to stop, that would be kindof nice here since it is so cold in the winter and knocking on doors waking people up is really lame in the first place, i often wondered why we had to hit the streets so early and make people so angry?.

well supposely this new track is hitting him where it hurts, they are out right telling people they are going to die at the hands of god if they do not join up with the jws right now.

done4good

Its almost as bad as saying 'I am a Jehobah Witness'.

How 'bout Jehoverrrr?

j

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What was the reason why you were never made an elder or Ministerial Servant

by twinkletoes in

the reason i heard constantly by the elders, as to ones spiritual progress in the organisation was, .

"brothers are appointed by holy spirit.".

if this is the case, why is god speaking to himself when he says in 1 tim 3 v 6 .not a newly converted man, for fear that he might get puffed up with prideetc.. to re-iterate if god appoints elders, why would he give himself this advice ???.

done4good

Let's see here, I heard "You need to maintain the monthly publisher average", after doing this, I heard "You need to be more VISABLE in the field service". Well, I never granted them that second wish, and just disappeared completely.

j

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Do you truly WANT the Watchtower to collapse? If so why?

by nicolaou in

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there are the abuses of course, the diabloical 'two witness' rule applied to allegations of molestation, the reckless 'blood ban' in all it's tortuous complexities (which by watchtowers own admission has resulted in many fatalaties) and the cruel punishment of shunning which has caused so much suffering and pain to many of us here.. is it for these reasons that you want to see the watchtower fall or is it simply that you want to see them humiliated and broken for what they've done to you?

most of us aren't bitter or selfish enough to want personal revenge against the watchtower but i'd be lying if i said i didn't sometimes think like that.. the reason for my original question is that i sometimes feel a bit hypocritical.

i try to accord respect to jw's and individuals of all faiths, (yes, even when i go off on one of my atheistic diatriabes) but whereas i allow myself to be hostile to the watchtower i shrink from being so forthright against other 'christian' faiths whose corrosive nature may not be so easily apparent but is there nonetheless.. i guess my question is; why do we want the watchtower to fall but do not wish all religion to fall?.

done4good

While all religion can potentially exert problems on the world, the WT, (by it's own brand of extremeism), already does. I don't consider it anything personal, but the world would be a better place without any fundamentalist religions, WT included. Furthermore, despite my atheistic stance, I strongly believe that people's beliefs are personal and that a person needs to learn to think critically first, before they can let go of religion. There is no amount of reasoning that will work otherwise.

j

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What Difference Is There Between Your Life As A Witness----And Now??

by minimus in

are things sooooo different now??

?

done4good

Welcome Ex Jo-Ho !;

No more guilt over stupid things. Free time on weekends, and evenings. Confidence. Self-honesty. Better decision making. More fun. Able to pursue intrests without guilt, and have time for them. MUCH less judgemental of others. Don't get angry nearly as often. Don't blame/praise mythological forces for everything that happens in life. HAPPIER!

j

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Silencing former Jehovah's Witnesses

by The wanderer in

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silencing former jehovah's witnesses often times there would be an article about a web site.

being shutdown by the watchtower bible and tract.

society.

done4good

All it takes these days is some circumstance to get someone "away" from the org for a while. They will look into the internet soon enough.

j