Posts by mimimimi

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Why did you choose Jehovahs Witnesses?

by vinman in

i'm wondering why ones on this forum initially became jw's.

if you were born in, why did you make it "your own"?

if you became one later, what was your draw and driving force?

mimimimi

I sure as fuck did not choose that shit - I was born in due to my nut job mother deciding it was the "truth"
Even as a child I was bothered by the attitude we were supposed to have toward worldly people and as I got older the doubts increased and got stronger and encompassed more teachings. Thank God I finally broke free!

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After Death Communications in the JW community

by jack2312 in

my name is jack and i'm looking for after death communications from the jehovah witness community.

an after death communication (or adc) is when a loved one sends a kind of message to this side of life after their death.

it can be a dream or smell (like perfume or roses that would be attached to them in memory) or a feeling of their presence.

mimimimi

In the congregation I used to belong to, there was a sister who died after several years of fighting lymphoma. She lived longer than the doctors predicted she would. She had retired and pioneered. She and I went out in service together a lot and I thoroughly enjoyed her. She was a wonderful person. Toward the last of her illness the congregation drew together and provided meals and care for her. After she died, I had a dream, one of the ones that seem to be real, and she was in the dream telling me she was okay. When I woke I felt I had received a message from her on the other side. I was very much in doubt about WT teachings by then and I had no problem with believing she had sent me a message. Of course, I did not express this to anyone in the congregation. Then later on, one of the pioneers in the congregation who was married to an elder told me that a lot of people had had trouble with this sister's death. She did not elaborate on that, but I took it to mean that the sister (Billie Jean) had communicated with others also. I have to say that Billie Jean is the kind of person who would have done that, tried to let others know she was okay, and there is no doubt in my mind that that was what she was doing.

For all you naysayers out there, believe what you want, that's okay. But remember I am entitled to my own beliefs as well.

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Jehovah’s Witnesses face child sexual-abuse investigation in Australia - Washington Post article

by defender of truth in

of the religious and nonreligious groups being investigated, the jehovahs witnesses are exceptional, experts say.. in a converted office in downtown sydney, the organizations doctrines and practices are being parsed by lawyers, victims and journalists, providing rare insight into one of the christian worlds most conservative churches.. .

the church, which was founded in pennsylvania during the 1870s to promote a 1st-century interpretation of the bible, has emerged as the least able or willing to deal with sexual abuse within its ranks, said anne cossins, an associate law professor at the university of new south wales and an expert in sex crimes who is a consultant for the inquiry.. .

i find their approach to the issue and victims extraordinarily bizarre almost medieval, she said in an interview.. .

mimimimi

“I find their approach to the issue and victims extraordinarily bizarre — almost medieval,” she said in an interview.

LOVE IT! LOVE IT! LOVE IT!

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New grandson!

by mimimimi in

our youngest son and his wife (matt and star) welcomed a baby boy yesterday at 7:04 p.m. ivan tomas, 7 lbs.

11 oz., 20 1/4" long.

he is their second child.

mimimimi

Our youngest son and his wife (Matt and Star) welcomed a baby boy yesterday at 7:04 p.m. Ivan Tomas, 7 lbs. 11 oz., 20 1/4" long. He is their second child. They have a little girl, Azeil, 2 1/2 years old. All happy and healthy.

Well, adding the picture messed up what I typed, but that's okay.

Anyway, we are tickled pink. He was born on my sister's birthday (7-9) and she was tickled to hear that.

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How do you feel about exJW's who resist our efforts to effect change?

by nicolaou in

i've met a few.

i'm not talking about the jw who, whether df'd or not, falls off the radar and just gets on with living a normal life - good luck to them and may there be many more!.

i mean the former jehovah's witness who is now enjoying all the benefits of a cult free life thanks to the efforts of many bloggers, posters and activists, but is critical of the efforts of someone close them to free more jws.

mimimimi

I do not make an effort to bring people out of the cult. What conversations I have had with them, my younger sister and my mother before she died, were met with great resistance and a lot of JW-speak. I know that I did cause my mother to really think about things once because she responded that she didn't know how to answer to me once. So I have chosen to let sleeping dogs lie as far as my family members who are still in.

But I do speak up quite honestly at times to others about the cult, ones who have never been members. I feel educating the whole world about JW's being a mind control cult is beneficial. Also I have two nephews who have left the cult who I am able to give emotional support to, one in particular because he suffers PTSD that he attributes to being raised in the cult. I am fortunate in that my husband was never a cult member and my three sons want nothing to do with it. So the only family I could ever lose over it are extended family and we have never really been that close anyway.

Though I am not active in trying to effect change in those who still believe, I would never resist anyone's efforts to effect that change. The more who can be helped to see the truth about the truth and leave the Watchtower cult, the better. But I am too busy living my own life to spend time beating the drum.

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Just found out my older brother has passed away

by stuckinarut2 in

jw
friends

i have just found out that my brother (who was one of a bunch that shared this login) has died.. he and his wife were living in another country where they once pioneered.

i didn't see him that often.. such an empty feeling.....

mimimimi

I am so sorry about you losing your brother. So hard. My heart goes out to you.

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A Watchtower quote about apostates I never knew about

by Saintbertholdt in

i knew the watchtower didn't like me, but i didn't know they wanted to physically kill me (if they were allowed)from the 15 november 1952 watchtower magazine under questions from readers:.

in the case of where a father or mother or son or daughter is disfellowshiped, how should such person be treated by members of the family in their family relationship?.

we are not living today among theocratic nations where such members of our fleshly family relationship could be exterminated for apostasy from god and his theocratic organization, as was possible and was ordered in the nation of israel in the wilderness of sinai and in the land of palestine... (and a bit later)..being limited by the laws of the worldly nation in which we live and also by the laws of god through jesus christ, we can take action against apostates only to a certain extent, that is, consistent with both sets of laws.. so let me get this straight: if our secular pesky laws were not an obstacle and jesus was not in the way we'd be hunted and exterminated?.

mimimimi

My mother used to point out that Israelites could stone a rebellious child and regret we cannot do that today. Of course, she considered me and my youngest sister to be rebellious and would tell my nonbelieving father that about us all the time trying to get us in as much trouble as she could.

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What Road Would You Choose---IF?

by John Aquila in

say you could go back in time to when you were 15 years old.

no watchtower in your life.

but the experience you have now you could keep.

mimimimi

I would get my college degrees; bachelor's, master's and doctorate, probably in something to do with literary arts or history and then hopefully become a college professor and definitely an author. I would be involved in movements for social change.

In high school my plan for my life included never marrying, being an author, having a little cottage with lots of flower gardens and lots of pets. If I could go back and know what I do now and not have Watchtower influence, I would try very hard to have that life and be a college professor as in above paragraph. But I know now I would never be able to drink and should stay away from recreational drugs - being a recovering alcoholic, I know those things are a life destroyer for me.

But out of this life I have today, I have three wonderful sons and four grandchildren, one more on the way in the next week, and a very happy life, so no regrets.

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Independence day.

by zeb in

jw
friends

to all of you in the usa i wish you a safe and happy "independence day" and many more of them!.

cheers.

zeb .

mimimimi

Happy Independence Day to you all!

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Looking Back In Retrospect To 1975...

by titch in

greetings, folks: so, it's been 40 years since 1975. and, if you were actively involved with the witnesses back then, the mindset of many was, that by early autumn of 1975, it would mark the anniversary of 6000 years of human existence.

and, the hope was then, that it would mark the start of the 1000-year of christ, from the heavenly realm.

but, looking back now, 40 years ago, in june of 1975, only 3 more months remained until early autumn.

mimimimi

I was disfellowshipped in 1975. My dad, who was not a witness, died of cancer that summer. I was working full-time during the day at a bank in St. Louis and going to college at night. I was busy with my own life and had made up my mind at that point that I did not believe what the witnesses taught. There were a lot of things in that organization I was unhappy with and I wanted no part of it. In looking back, I know they were anticipating Armageddon in 1975 but I had a total disconnect from them at that time and was unaffected by it.