Posts by takethat

i just disassociated myself after nine long years in the wtbts after researching the history of the wtbts and its founders and their lies, false prophecies and mind-control doctrines.

read my profile for more about that.

anyway, i'm glad there is a wonderful support group for those who have escaped the grasp of the wtbts and enjoy life again without the constant fear that the wtbts instills at every meeting.

So glad you made such a great decision and still maintained your faith. I too disassociated myself in April last year after 21 years a baptized witness. My reasons were much the same as yours too. Couldn't understand why the men in Brooklyn were supposed to be fallible yet it was our sacred duty to follow and uphold what they said?? (April 07 WT) That was the final straw.

How are you handling the shunning?

Believe me, freedom in Christ is SOOO worth it!!

TT

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Is it better to have loved and lost, than to never have loved at all ?

by strawberry cake in

in other words from the jw point of view, only marry another jw.

he also quoted some anonymous person who said that.. "what is worst than being single is being married to the wrong person"....personally, my view is "it is better to have loved and lost, than to have never loved at all?"..

the wts are allowing many, mainly sisters to live lonely lives because of this directive to only marry other jws.

takethat

This lonliness they force on so many Bro's and sis is truly terrible. Last year a dear sister drank herself to death because she saw no way out of her lonliness. She had been a pioneer and had served where the need was greater, All her family were witnesses and encouraged her to stay single, yet her lonliness was obvious to see. Bouts of depression followed along with hospitalisation. She wasn't the prettiest of sisters but she wasn't hideous either, just a normal girl. Her biological clock was ticking and still there was no-one in the "truth" for her.

She was totally trapped. If she left and found a worldly boyfriend, she would be disciplined or disfellowshipped. Lose all her family and end up dying at armageddon. For her, that option was a non-starter.

So in the end she drank herself into a stupor and died in her flat. They found her after 2 days. She was 33.

RIP Michelle xxx

TT

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DID AFFLUENZA AFFECT YOUR CONGREGATION?

by badboy in

jw
friends

any takers?

takethat

OH YES!

There are quite a few brothers in our area that had businesses. One was a big name in real estate and loved the sports cars. He'd often be seen in his Porsche or Jag. He owned both and has a palatial farmhouse. I used to clean house for this brother and his family. One day another elder was also working there as a builder. The elder came up to me and said mr rich bro is "a jumped up little shit". I laughed my head off! In Ryde Cong on the Isle of Wight UK, Many bro's were in business and had very expensive cars and seriously big houses. Their wives used to come to the kingdom hall dressed in very expensive designer dresses and shoes. It caused alot of bitchiness as they were clearly trying to outdo each other.

Pathetic.

TT

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Partaking of the emblems at home - need thoughts/experiences please

by wildfell in

jw
friends

my husband and i will be partaking at home this year.

could you please share your experiences or insights on how you partook at home?

i have the wine and bread sorted.

takethat

Last year was the first year I hadn't attended the memorial. I wasn't even invited. So on the morning after (still Nisan 14) I quietly went and sat on my garden bench just to reflect on what Jesus had done for me. I took a glass of wine and bread and ate and drank as he had asked us too.

It did feel a bit strange but it also felt right. By partaking I was finally doing what what the bible said.

I really don't think it matters how often you do this. Didn't Jesus say "KEEP doing this in remembrance of me"? He didn't add, "Just once a year, on passover". He didn't make a rule about it. So remember as often as you wish.

have a good one

xx

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Please Share Your Experiences of Jehovah's Witnesses Shunning You

by flipper in

jw
friends

takethat

(((((LouBelle)))))

I am shunned every day. There is a group of witness mums at my son's primary school that I see every morning. Initially I started to say hi to them as I had done every morning. They shuffle past me looking at their shoes. One sister has even shouted in the school at me because I said hello to her. It hurt - it hurt so much that I ended up on anti-depressants and sleeping pills just to be able to cope with "running the gauntlet" up the school drive every day.

Now I no longer bother saying hello. They have shown themselves for who they really are and I'll not waste my breath on the bitches. The funny thing is, I am very well known and well liked by all the teachers.. 3 of my 4 boys have already gone through that school.

When they saw how I was being treated, they were disgusted and won't personally have anything to do with witnesses.

THe same thing happened at my place of work. I barista for a well known coffee shop and sisters would often come in for their coffee after field service. They treated me as if I was something nasty they'd stepped in. Of course all my workmates saw this and were just as disgusted with them as the teachers were. Several of them said when the witnesses next call at their homes, they're gonna tell them to get stuffed.

So at least their behaviour has given a VERY bad witness to many people.

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Pro-Jw sites????

by My Struggle in

jw
friends

i would like to find some pro-jw sites.

i know that the society frowns on internet use....but there has to be some out there.

i know several years ago i looked at several sites that had forums with lots of active and strong jw's.

takethat

www.TheocraticResearch.com

password to the JW's only section is "theocratic"

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Alarming statement in today's study article in WT...

by Mickey mouse in

paragraph 15: "as we get nearer to the outbreak of the great tribulation, we may well receive some detailed instructions.

our safe journey through those troublesome days will depend on our keeping in step with other loyal servants of jehovah.

" this in the context of a wt discussing the israelites' exodus from egypt and how jehovah had them into a position where there seemed "no way out".

takethat

Cognac

P.S. What does this kool-aid thing I keep hearing about mean or stand for???

Its a reference to Jim Jones and the tragedy of 1978 in Jonestown Guyana. All the followers were required to drink Kool-aid laced with cyanide (?).

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HAS ANYONE THOUGHT OF A JW ELDER LETTER PROJECT?

by badboy in

jw
friends

i read about a clergy letter project,so thought of above

takethat

Good Idea. I look forward to reading it DT.

I'd like to put it behind all the wipers on the cars in the KH carpark.