Five years ago, I was still a loyal JW although suppressing doubts.
I've been inactive for over a year.
Posts by CHILD
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43Lots of Newbies!!!..Lets take a Poll... How many were JWs 5 years ago?
by Lady Liberty indear friends.... "happy saturday""!!!
and merry christmas to you all!!.
it is truely amazing how many new ones are coming on the forum!!
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What is it with the human mind
by dawg inok, i'm not picking on jc cannon pre se, but from what i've read he actually has the belief that he's jesus, come down as a homosexual and black, becasue god got tired of us red heads and wanted a new representive... one that was black and gay... you know that crazy god, he gets sick of shit after a while and abandons it... he must be tired of the red headed straight jesus and now wants a change..... then i think of my family, they still believe the jw bulll.... after all the evidence they believe.... then i think of nazi germany, what a bunch of nutjobs there..... and jim jones and david koresh and those now that belive all that zeigist shit.... and so on and so on.... so here's the question... what the ever loving hell is wrong with these people?
good freakign god what the hell is wrong with you?
and you know what< i'm freaking serious...please tell me why you will believe any bullshit that comes down the pike... and sorry to say this any religion is right there in this debate... come on guys, what are you really smoking?
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CHILD
I need to believe in a Higher Power. The teachings of the WTS are so fantastic, it's hard to believe I once believed. Through it all, I never stopped believing in God and Jesus. Maybe it's because I was raised as a Baptist.
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With whom did you discuss your doubts?
by CHILD inone sunday last fall, i read the bible online since i couldn't attend the meeting.
i was careful to read only the kjv.
the problem was i read a verse that was different from what i remembered fro the nwt.
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CHILD
You're right. When I first approached my husband (who I brought into WTS), he accused me of leaving Jehovah and not being loyal. He accused me of wanting to be a minister. I was not tactful. He really surprised me because I thought he missed meetings and hated field service. He agreed to attend church when we attended a family reunion (staunch Baptists) in August. By that time , I'd been attending church for four months. We're still fading for the sake of my daughter. I've told her I don't want to remain a JW but I'm still conflicted about Christmas.
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With whom did you discuss your doubts?
by CHILD inone sunday last fall, i read the bible online since i couldn't attend the meeting.
i was careful to read only the kjv.
the problem was i read a verse that was different from what i remembered fro the nwt.
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CHILD
One Sunday last fall, I read the bible online since I couldn't attend the meeting. I was careful to read only the KJV. The problem was I read a verse that was different from what I remembered fro the NWT. That led to further research and led to "apostate" websites. Suddenly all of the doubts and misgivings I'd suppressed over the years began to click. It was like a drug. I kept reading and printed out info. When I arrived home, I jumped on the computer in the guise of doing research for college. I was so upset. I couldn't wait to speak to with someone about the bible. I had so many questions? But who to speak with? The WTS had taught me the not to trust the clergy. There were two Christians who I knew read the bible regularly. I pounced on one of them with my questions and the story fell out of my mouth. She was shocked! I was such a good JW! "What happened?" I said nothing happened. I had not broken any of God's laws. I just lost faith in the WTS.
Did anyone else discuss their doubts with an outsider or did you keep your doubts to yourself.
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How long did you blame yourself before you realised.......
by jambon1 in.....that it simply wasn't the truth?.
i never really felt spiritual as a jw.
i knew that i should feel like a spiritual person, but couldn't work out why i never did.. .
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CHILD
I felt like I needed to study more and engage in field service more. Many tried to make me feel inferior because all of my family members were "worldly" and I was a single mom for many years. I even distrusted those I regarded as too religious. I felt this way for many years and learned to guard my tongue.
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The Black/African American Perspective on the Watchtower Organization
by XOCO ini was wondering if anybody has some input/suggestions on their feelings of blacks/a.a (no offences to ppl who are white and born in s.african or anything of that nature.
ok in xocos case i'm h***an/american (born in the us) and i grew up in a predominantly h****an kh so mostly black and few european ppl/decent that spoke the francophone lang (*hint,hint*) i've never knew what it was like to be in a predominantly caucasian kh (4 that 1 year i was living in the bible belt of fl,us).
it was different and ppl were mesmerized by the way i acted compared to other a.a. jw around their near by khs.
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CHILD
I attended 2 predominantly African-American congregations and 1 50% African-American/Hispanic congregation in the Northeaster U.S. I've had Circuit Overseers who are Caucasian and African American. I've never met a Hispanic CO. The congregation that was mix culturally was warmer. People hugged and kissed one another.
I met many African-American Bethelilites and some missionaries. One problem I noticed is some African-Americans raised a JW don't seem to know their history. The African-American church is such a part of our history that when one believes church is part of Babylon the Great, it disconnects one from one's heritage.
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Hi all....wow
by -Tank inhello folks.
i posted one topic in the "relationships" section of this board, but just wanted to say a few words, and introduce myself, i am tank.
i was just curious, this is a jw board, i was expecting to find 80% of the members, or posts, to be of diehard, hardcore jw's, trying to preach there beliefs or there views, but yet, almost every thread i read has to do with someone leaving, already left, or a story of when they left, nonetheless, all the stories lead away from the jw religion.
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CHILD
No, I thought this was a fine religion that offered me a chance to help others. I had no idea of the degree of misinformation and mind control.
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Stuffing or Dressing?
by reneeisorym indo ya'll all realize that in the south we eat dressing and not stuffing?
these are two different things.. i hate stuffing!
i used to have to eat it when my ex-husband's grandmother cooked it.
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CHILD
This is the way my mom makes dressing. She chops up cooked sausage and turkey gizzards and adds Bell's Seasoning. This is sooo much better than Stovestop.
Oh, use flour in your cornbread.
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What was the first mean/unjust thing you saw as a JW that affected you?
by Pioneer Spit...oh, i mean Spirit inthink back.
you can list more than one.
.it's ok. how did you rationalize the actions of others?
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CHILD
A sister in our congregation who was second generation single mother of children by different fathers threw her 12 year old daughter out of her home for repeatedly breaking curfew. The child begged to return home. Mother refused and said to friends and other children, "**** was always bad." The young lady had a baby the following year. Two of her sisters had children in high school and the family moved away.
I have always wondered if that young girl's life would have turned out if mother handled the situation differently.
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Kingdom Interlinear
by CHILD indoes anyone have a link to 1969 kingdom interlinear?
if so, please pm.
i have some research to do..
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CHILD
Thank you for the link, What-A-Coincidence