I try to follow the example of those who helped me out. If I am so fortunate to obtain the email of a JW, I will try to draw them out with questions and help them to a clear understanding. They have not come to my door, but if they do, we will most certainly be cordial and try to reason with them. I would like to write a letter to all the members of my former congregation and explain a few things.
VanillaMocha73
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The Underbelly is exposed...........
by AK - Jeff inwhat proactive things have you done [or intend to do] to warn others about the cult you have escaped?
the unfortunate fact of life is that we tend to look only at our own personal benefits from leaving the cult if not careful.
or we give up after a failed attempt.
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Did this ever happen to you???
by TheCoolerKing inthis topic came up the other night when i was chatting with nvrgnbk.
as some of you may know, i was born and raised as a jw.
i was actually a 3rd generation jw.
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VanillaMocha73
Yes... I was baptized in February 1986. Been a publisher for years before and put in 90 hours a month as a rule with my mom. So I applied to reg pio the regulation 6 months after baptism and they said no, because I didn't have a car and I would be a burden on the congregation. Sure - I was 13.... But my mom pioneered too (she would not sign up though) - I think they were trying to pressure her into signing up.
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Yes... Did 24 hours days - all nighters too (Especially on August 31st)....
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Back to the topic - I am in love with a JW
by LindaLu ini have been dating a very committed jw - he spent some time out of the organisation after a divorce and about a year ago has been granted a fellowship again.
i absolutely adore him - and what is there not to love!
he is the most kind, sweet and lovable man i have ever met.
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VanillaMocha73
My parents broke up - mom a JW and dad not. Cost me two parents in my teen years and untold heart ache and series of disasters since....
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Is it appropriate for a stranger to comment on a woman's bruises?
by rebel8 inif you saw a woman in public, and said woman was a complete stranger to you, would you feel it's appropriate to discuss it with her (if you're concerned she is in an abusive relationship)?
if you did, would it be appropriate to do it within earshot of others?
and if she offered you an explanation other than abuse, how would you proceed?
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VanillaMocha73
I bruise easily as well. My mom got turned in to the elders for child abuse when a sister worked in our doctor's office. The doctor noted on my chart that I was covered in bruises and possible investigation? The sister told the elders in our KH who called her in. Now, she spanked me some, but most of the bruises were not from her. I just couldn't remember how I got them. Then, I was covered in bruises most days with the ex. One time a sister noticed my back and commented. One time the elders (most of whom turned out later to be 'apostate') cared... All the other KHs they just looked the other way and politely said little or nothing... Funny thing, when he took me to the hospitals he managed to stay close enough that I didn't get to talk to a doctor either. I think they don't allow that anymore. So, I would not be offended if someone asked - depending on whom the someone was and how it was asked. So many women suffer silently and they should not.
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...what was your 1st expirence like inside of a church?
by A-Team inwere you still a jw, or did you just leave?
what did you expect from a church, was it like you thought, etc.
what happened afterwards, especially if you were still a jw.
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VanillaMocha73
Scary.... Figured lightning was going to get me or something.... But I survived, apparently.... All the stuff that I had been told about Christendom / Babylon were WRONG.
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Jehovah's Witnesses turned Christian....Post Here
by R.F. ini would like those of you former jws turned christian to post here.
specific denominations can be mentioned.
i'd just like to get an idea of how many of you there are.
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VanillaMocha73
I turned to a non-denominational Christian church - Allen Creek Community Church (www.ac3.org) and now am a member of Church of the Nazarene. I accepted Jesus about a year ago - quite a different experience from the JW "dedication" prayer to an organization....
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want to know what's weird?
by ninja inwe all know there is no mention of cats in the bible...not one....but another thing that's weird is that there is no reference to any people in the old testament taking their kids down to the beach to make sandcastles and stuff...why?
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Daniel played with kittys - just check out the My Book of Bible Stories where the big lions are purring and rubbing their heads on him....
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Database of WT literature???
by DeViL DriVeR 76 inis there an online database of wtb&ts publications?
i'm trying to get 1991 "awake!
"/sept 8th, page10 as well as the 1934 yearbook pages 134-138. i know that there are plenty of "apostate" sites quoting whats was written but i need actual hard proof like photocopies or a link with this info from the society itself.
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VanillaMocha73
Purloining a WT CD-ROM is the best way to go. Notice that what they put on the CD is not always what appeared in print (not that they will tell you this) - and that the "old" pubs (and the AID book) are significantly absent. On those, you can buy CDs on eBay sometimes of all the old pubs - I think there is a Catholic site that has the old WTs.
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Jws and Family
by VanillaMocha73 inok, so i have another thing to chalk up to the watchtower.
this weekend my dad told my husband that my mother actually asked my dad to divorce her because she didn't want to be married to an unbeliever and he wasn't going to get baptized.
not so much the story my mom told me all those years ago..... .
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They have been divorced since I was 16.... Dad got the divorce and remarried - he wasn't a JW so I guess it didn't really matter. Yes, the cult has more damaged lives chalked up to it that I even care to think about. All I can do is pray and hope I can do my part to prevent more damage.