Posts by bluebell

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How many people did you bring into the "troof"?

by Bob Loblaw in

i left when i was in my teenage years, thank god, so i didn't really have the chance to bring anyone under the wts mind control.

how about you?

did you bring anyone in?...and if so, where are they now?

Do You Still Act Like A Jehovah's Witness?

by prophecor in

i'm not very far removed, any longer from how i presented myself as a witness, and how i do today.

i'm usually polite, cordial, respectful of others, even those who i may have very little regard for or those who on a regular basis, piss me off.

i work very hard not to use foul language.

bluebell

I am getting much more relaxed around people rather than - and yes im stealing someones phrase from this topic - leery.

I'm more me rather than an automaton.

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JW black-and-white thinking, "us" vs. "them"...dispelled

by M.J. in

just hearing the comments at this week's bookstudy, i marvelled at how black-and-white the typical jw is with regard to "us" vs "them"--with the main "them" being the "churches of christendom".

this whole mindset, and its ability to promote loyalty and motivation really showcases the power of granfalloon tactics: .

http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/12/132810/1.ashx.

It sucks to be hurt on purpose ...

by reneeisorym in

jw
friends

i sent out wedding invitations last week.

apparently they caused my parents to get a divorce.

i got an e-mail from my mother saying that she left my dad, is filing for divorce, and that dad thinks she left because she wants to go to my wedding and he won't let her.

bluebell

Yup I agree it suck big time, I got hubby to open all mail regarding invites and I got him to just say yes or no as I knew I would be hurt reading comments from my family.

I got letters from one cousin and one sister telling me how I was going against my baptism and so they wouldn't be attending but I didn't read them until I felt strong enough to endure the condemning prattle. Both were like they'd have been there if I wasn't living with him already. I had moved in with him when I realised no one was talking to me anyway. I doubt they'd have come even if I'd stuck it out on my own, living on my own and only having him and my mom talk to me.

Have a wonderful day despite them all - I had a fantastic day and I'm sure you will too.

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Watchtower library on CD

by Bob Loblaw in

i've noticed many of you have the ability to post wt literature quotes from any point in wts history.

how does one obtain this cd?.

what is it called?.

bluebell

The watchtower library 1997 CD will have watchtowers, awakes, tracts, brochures and books published from XXXX date up until 1997, unsure of when they start maybe 1940's up to 1997 or something.

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Friend Told: "Your Son Will Never Start School Before Armageddon Comes!"

by Seeker4 in

ha!

i just learned that a childhood witness friend, rusty, just passed away.

he was 60 and had suffered from a heart condition for many years.

bluebell

Again and again I am grateful to my mom - when i said to her that someone had said i'd never finish school she told me she had never thought that at all. my mom never once said that kind of thing to me. makes me said cos now i kinda think that maybe she has ALWAYS known its a load of croc but doesnt want to lose her family and support network.

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Wife finally sees truth about "the truth"

by jakes in

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friends

well it has finally happened.my wife is not going back to the meetings again.as you would probably read in my previous posts, i have written a book about my experience in the watchtower organisation which is on the verge of being published.she still tried to cling to what little belief she had in the borg and did not want to read my manuscript.we discussed many of the issues and concerns i had about the watchtower but most of the times it ended in a heated argument.. i was quite surprised when she approached me about two weeks ago and asked to read my manuscript.after reading it she handed it back to me and said she fully supports me in publishing this book.her eyes have been opened to the deception and lies.i think she and a friend had a bad experience calling on one of her so-called jw friends.furthermore, she did not attend this past weekends circuit assembly..

hooray!!!.

all i have to do now is to introduce her to all you wonderful people here on jwd.. jakes.

bluebell

wow that's great news. you must be really pleased.

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carbon dating

by bluebell in

just wondering and not wanting to take over perrys thread re: dinosaur dna.

i know the dubs poo poo the idea of carbon dating saying that it's all wrong and that the human and animal remains are not millions of years old because according to them mankind is 6,000 years oldish, is there anywhere where they contradict themselves on this, so that they accept carbon dating on some things and not on others?.

bluebell

just wondering and not wanting to take over perrys thread re: dinosaur DNA

i know the dubs poo poo the idea of carbon dating saying that it's all wrong and that the human and animal remains are not millions of years old because according to them mankind is 6,000 years oldish, is there anywhere where they contradict themselves on this, so that they accept carbon dating on some things and not on others?

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Where did JesusGet this Idea From?

by gumby in

as we all know, jesus many times quoted the old law, but then he'd give a further application of that law.

one example is the passage in matthew 5:43,44 which says, "you must love your neighbor and hate your enemy (44) however i say to you, you must love your enemy and pray for those persecuting you".. so, the question is....where did jesus get the idea from which says "you must hate your enemy"?

did the 'law' teach this idea?.

bluebell

it is a pity that the watchtower prefers the god of hate in the old testament as opposed to the god of love in the new. my view is that they seem to be going on about two different beings!

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How much of a man are you? Problems with rats, I just can't do it

by needproof in

jw
friends

last summer, i noticed a rat living underneath my shed in the back garden.

i tried my hardest to convince my female counterpart that we had a rat living with us, but as usual was met with a wall of silence.

so time passed and i didn't see rodney the rat again, so i just figured that he had gone away some place else.

bluebell

hmm well ....

i would be able to kill a rat but i would hav to get my partner to remove it and bin it!

i tend to save flies, wasps, spiders. but every now and again i just kill em. sometimes i feel bad sometimes i dont.