I've never had too many Armageddon dreams, even when I was a witness. The few that I did have though, were nightmares. There was never any sense of relief and joy that "our deliverance was at hand." It was always a horrible sense of dread. The more distance I get from this cult, the more I see how they use fear to control its members.
Hermano
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Recurring nightmares of getting busted by elders, anyone???
by Hermano inthe last week or so, i've had recurring dreams of elders coming after either me or my wife (who is still a believer).
for example, i dreamt elders were accusing us of being apostates and were demanding a meeting with us.
they were citing lack of regular meeting attendance as the reason for their suspicions.
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WT Reveals Why Bethelites Fired
by metatron incheck out the yearbook figures for the watchtower society's own reported figures on how much missionaries, bethelites and c.o.
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'07 111,000,000. latest ( from km) 121,000,000. .
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Hermano
If they're laying off Bethelites and cutting back on expenses why is there still and increase in the cost???
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Two "Current" Truths that contradict each other
by Honesty indoes anyone wish to compare and tell us how the watchtower society can maintain two conflicting doctrines at the same time?.
http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/12/153373/2804581/post.ashx#2804581.
january 15, 2008 watchtower magazine.
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Hermano
I don't know how they get away with this type of blatant bullmanure. Is it just me or are JWs more braindead than usual???
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If it wasn't for "....................." I'd still be in the "Truth".......
by ScoobySnax infor me i think if it wasn't for the fact i'm gay, i'd still be an active witness.
this year, even my mum has said that it wouldn't be "appropriate" if i was to go to the memorial.
now the memorial is something i've never missed, so that kind of stings a bit.
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Hermano
Their insessant demands to do MORE!!, MORE!!, MORE!! And neverending empty threats about the end coming SOON!, SO SOON NOW!! And constant nitpicking at stupid stuff like whether Christians should sport beards, or masturbate, or go to college, or sit in the back of the Hall.
Dear God, if you really are that petty, just kill me now. In Jesus name, I pray, Amen.
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What's with Ex-Jw's who join another religion? Fool me Twice????
by Witness 007 insorry no offense but why do some ex-witnesses here join another group....we have a muslim {muhamed was given a koran by an angel in a cave?
}....we have some baptists etc......i researched the bible and found there are 1,000's of gospels not part of the bible...so what's the deal...."fool me once shame on you..fool me twice shame on me" or do you have a reason for continued belief in religion...i really wan't to know since iam agnostic and don't believe in god or evolution????
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Hermano
Yeah, I don't get it myself. It's all to iffy to take seriously.
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Recurring nightmares of getting busted by elders, anyone???
by Hermano inthe last week or so, i've had recurring dreams of elders coming after either me or my wife (who is still a believer).
for example, i dreamt elders were accusing us of being apostates and were demanding a meeting with us.
they were citing lack of regular meeting attendance as the reason for their suspicions.
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Hermano
Maybe it was a bad analogy. But I think in dreams what matters is the impression that you're left with, the feelings that are conjured up. The feeling of danger was definitely there, even though there were no guns.
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Recurring nightmares of getting busted by elders, anyone???
by Hermano inthe last week or so, i've had recurring dreams of elders coming after either me or my wife (who is still a believer).
for example, i dreamt elders were accusing us of being apostates and were demanding a meeting with us.
they were citing lack of regular meeting attendance as the reason for their suspicions.
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Hermano
It is an eventuallity that I am either DA'd or DF'd.
I think you just summed up how I feel. It's life testifying against the Mafia. Sure, you can relocated under another name, and make another life for yourself but 10, 15, 20 years later, some guy puts three bullets in your skull with a .22 covered by a silencer.
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Recurring nightmares of getting busted by elders, anyone???
by Hermano inthe last week or so, i've had recurring dreams of elders coming after either me or my wife (who is still a believer).
for example, i dreamt elders were accusing us of being apostates and were demanding a meeting with us.
they were citing lack of regular meeting attendance as the reason for their suspicions.
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Hermano
Thanks for the feedback AK. Funny that they're actually supposed to be there to help, but now that I think about it, I don't think I ever had a dream where an elder helped me. Just goes to show how "helpful" they really are. I'm not exactly objective though, cause my Dad was the type of elder who was always out helping the flock. Too bad he neglected his own family's emotional needs.
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Which meeting did you hate the most?
by lfcviking infor me it was the tuesday night book study.
i didn't like reading, opening/closing with prayers and the uncomfortable, close, claustrophobic setting it was in.
this meeting was the first one to be binned when i started to fade.
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Hermano
Jeez, it's a tough question. It seems like I hated them all for subtle variations of waste of time. I would have to say the bookstudy seemed like the one you got the least bang for the buck. You had to get dressed up and drive somewhere for ONE freaking hour of bullsh*t. And God help you if you got stuck in a group with a bunch of morons.
On the other hand, the Wednesday/Thursday night school/service meeting sucked cause you had to go to bed late only to wake up early for work the next morning. What a waste of a weeknight, you couldn't even get a decent amount of rest.
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Recurring nightmares of getting busted by elders, anyone???
by Hermano inthe last week or so, i've had recurring dreams of elders coming after either me or my wife (who is still a believer).
for example, i dreamt elders were accusing us of being apostates and were demanding a meeting with us.
they were citing lack of regular meeting attendance as the reason for their suspicions.
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Hermano
Yeah, Wings, they are everywhere. It doesn't help that my wife is still active. At one point, the elders in her congregation asked her to tell me that they wanted to talk. I told her I had nothing to talk about, and that's the last I heard about it. I wonder if those elders consider me in their jurisdiction even though I never asked that my card be moved to that congregation.