The WTBS is making her sick to her stomach.
Horrible, I know, but I could not help myself.
according to a recent study, ibs is a condition that appears to be directly affected by personal circumstances that cause frustration and repressed emotions.
the example given was of women who live under an authoritarian husband and are not allowed to express their feelings.
i have a jw aunt who has suffered horribly from this miserable condition for years.
The WTBS is making her sick to her stomach.
Horrible, I know, but I could not help myself.
i was just wondering how many of you still get a quezy feeling in your stomach after hearing someone on the news use the phrase "peace and security" or after reports on the news of all the large earthquakes that have been reported this last week or so?
i know we can all rationalize that there are always earthquakes and wars etc.... but i swear, no matter how hard i try to shake the sick feeling in my stomach when i hear all this stuff i can't seem to do it.
i still have visions in my head of what armagedon will be like from all the pictures i grew up seeing in the publications, talk about scarred for life.
The WTBS lies so much about so many things, I don't beleive anything they say anymore.
Second, I refuse to be intimidated by anyone, including God. God, if you don't think I am a decent enough human being and I am not living up to your high standards and deserve death, just kill me right now. Stop with the stupid, I'll-get-you-someday game, cause I am not going to play it. If you're gonna get me, get it over with right now, cause I am not going to live my life in fear of you or your possible reprisals. In jesus name I pray, amen.
i am puzzled about two key factors.
one is the fact that the victims agreed to settle out of court, and two, they agreed to a gag order.
those two key factors there, tells me something as i am sure it will tell you something as well.
It tells me the WTBS does not trust Jehovah, and is not confident that Almighty God can ensure that truth reigns. If they did trust Jehovah, they would have gone to court and cleared up their good name instead of paying god knows how much to settle out of court and brush the scandel under the rug.
purps' wonderful thread about love made me wonder about something else.
what have you achieved/become since leaving the organisation that proves there is a happy, successful life outside being a jehovah's witness?
for me, although it's only been a very short time, too short to achieve much, i count becoming: non-judgemental of my fellow man; a mum that can give her kids all the room to grow and blossom without fear of 'sinning' or being kicked out for bad behaviour; a person that can feel comfortable worshipping in a church or not, depending on whatever i feel like doing; someone who can love and give freely and celebrate life in all it's glory (i just love birthdays!
I don't feel guilty anymore. I don't feel like I am not good enough. I am afraid of God or death. I am free.
i read the thread a few days ago about co, & do charles sinutko and his famous 1967 talk that ended with "stay alive 'till 1975".
it brought back a flood of memories.
i listened to his talks - randy has plenty of them on his website, too- http://www.freeminds.org/wav/wav.htm.
A witness has "shut the door in your face" and asked to be put on your "do not call list".
Amazing work Brother Mosche.
Excellent. I love it when they get a taste of their own medicine.
we are so beyond happy and excited, it's a lifelong dream of his to be a cop, and another big step into our new lives..
whoopee!
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Congrats!
where do the wtbts chefs procure the ingredients for the food they dispense through the pages of the watchtower society's publications?.
click here.
Just more hypocrasy. They can base their writing on christendom's commentaries, but god forbid you or I dare step into a YMCA.
when it finally registered that you did not really have the "truth" after all, what went thru your mind?
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when things "clicked", what was your emotional state and what did you about it?.
Also, this site helped tremendously because I read others posts as they realized it was a lie. And I could hear the same emotions from them. It helped with my healing.
when it finally registered that you did not really have the "truth" after all, what went thru your mind?
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when things "clicked", what was your emotional state and what did you about it?.
For me, the bumpiest part of the emotional rollercoaster was reading Crisis of Conscience. By then I hadn't gone to a meeting in a year, and I had no interest in being a witness. Still when I read that book, all the feelings started coming up in me; anger, shock, depression, more anger and shock. It was like my whole world view crumbled. I realized I had been living a lie. My whole life up to then had been based on lies. I also felt relief because Ray had noticed the same things I had, and he had some of the same concerns and issues I had. And up intil that point I thought I was the problem, not the "Truth."
I think it would have affected me deeper except I was already on my way out. Still it was quite a shock.
just reminiscing a little on all the "quick-build" assignments i supported in the past.
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what was your "quick-build" experience?.
I loved the quick builds. I got an opportunity to check out the sisters, and I got to do physically demanding work which is not at all like what I do for a living.
The last quick build i participated in, I got a blister on my hand and one of the brothers recommended I go to first aid to get a band aid to cover it up. So i go get my band aid, and there's this sister there who demands to see my blood card. (By this time I was starting to have doubts, so I didn't carry the blood card with me.) She gave me a lecture about how I should always carry my blood card. I didnt say anything to her but I was pissed!!! Shouldn't that be a matter between myself and Jehovah???
Anyway, that's one of the things that led me to google Jehovah's Witnesses and led me to find out the truth about The Scam.