MR. BORN AGAIN

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  What affected you more, growing up in the cult, or a dysfunctional family?

  by Bumble Bee in

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  i think for me, it was the dysfunctional family.

  things from my childhood are finally getting to me.

  i've tried for so long to just push them to the back of my mind.

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  I would have to say the religion.

  My parents were pretty decent parents. Never fought, or atleast us kids didn't hear it. They gave us children a pretty good model of a healthy relationship. Then again they were what I call liberal JW's. They didn't force us to go in field service very often. We had "worldy" friends. They were often to busy with real life issues to consistantly have a family bible study (or maybe just not commited enough-spitually weak). Looking back I see now that the few things that were jacked up were caused by the cult mentality.

  But just being taken to those 5 meetings a week hearing all that trash for more than 17 years...that's been my real damage:

  Don't go to school. Don't question things. Don't trust people.etc. " 'WE' are the truth, the way and the life."
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  CONVERSATION WITH MY JW SISTER LAST NIGHT......

  by Mary in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  well i guess this was a long time in coming, but yesterday afternoon, my family all got together and had a bbq at my parents' home.

  when my parents left at around 6:00pm to drive my one non-dub sister home, my other sister and brother in law (former elder), stayed for a while longer.. we've never discussed my leaving 'the truth' a couple of years ago but she brought it up last night and we started talking about the religion.

  everyone had been drinking but no one was drunk, so alot got said.

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  It sounds to me that she is really already out mentally and just going through the motions...just doing what she's used to doing. If she doesn't believe in the 1914 deal and she lived through the 1975 thing go ahead and give her CoC.
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  Jehovah's Witnesses Who "Get" It

  by minimus in

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  2. friends

  i think there are many that understand that alot of things are bullsh*t. i think they know that the "truth" is not everything it's cracked up to be.

  they recognize that many directions should simply be ignored.

  just don't talk about it.

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  I had this one brother come to my house once and as we talked he said, "It may not all be true, but it will make your life better". Now growing up in the "LIE" I had never heard anyone say anything like this. I told my sister about it and she was like..."He can get in trouble for saying that". Looking back it's all so disfunctional...he can get in trouble for voicing his opinion. Who the hell was I to GO AND TELL on him...so stupid!
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  There is ONLY ONE True Religion - It's fact

  by FlipThis in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  there is only one true religion - it's fact.

  imagine for a minute, whether you believe in god or not:.

  you die.. you meet god.. god says "there is only one true religion on earth today.

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  MR. BORN AGAIN

  I'd choose realationship with God over religion...isn't that a choice?
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  A QUESTION 4 CHRISTAINS???

  by MR. BORN AGAIN in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  after finding out the "truth" about the lie, including all the wasted time, all the pain and the hurt, all of the disfunction that you are left to deal with...when do you forgive?

  maybe you were hurt out of ignorance and maybe they do know that it's all bs, but when do you 4give and pray for them?

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  MR. BORN AGAIN

  Again, thanks for all your honest comments. Please understand, I really don't view exposing truth or debating an issue as revenge.
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  Tell Us Something We Probably Don't Know About You

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i'll start.. i love the jerky boys and "prank" candid camera/punked types of humor.. i also love r&b, soul, funk and disco.. now what can you tell us about yourself that we might've never guessed?.

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  When I go to McDonalds I ask for my fries with no salt just so they will have to make them fresh...then I put a ton of salt on them.
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  A QUESTION 4 CHRISTAINS???

  by MR. BORN AGAIN in

  1. jw
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  after finding out the "truth" about the lie, including all the wasted time, all the pain and the hurt, all of the disfunction that you are left to deal with...when do you forgive?

  maybe you were hurt out of ignorance and maybe they do know that it's all bs, but when do you 4give and pray for them?

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  MR. BORN AGAIN

  Thank you for your comments.
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  A QUESTION 4 CHRISTAINS???

  by MR. BORN AGAIN in

  1. jw
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  after finding out the "truth" about the lie, including all the wasted time, all the pain and the hurt, all of the disfunction that you are left to deal with...when do you forgive?

  maybe you were hurt out of ignorance and maybe they do know that it's all bs, but when do you 4give and pray for them?

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  MR. BORN AGAIN

  After finding out the "truth" about the LIE, including all the wasted time, all the pain and the hurt, all of the disfunction that you are left to deal with...when do you forgive? Maybe you were hurt out of ignorance and maybe they do know that it's all BS, but when do you 4give and pray for them?
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  Tell Us Something We Probably Don't Know About You

  by minimus in

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  i'll start.. i love the jerky boys and "prank" candid camera/punked types of humor.. i also love r&b, soul, funk and disco.. now what can you tell us about yourself that we might've never guessed?.

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  MR. BORN AGAIN

  I do muzik!!! Shameless promo???? cdbaby.com/cd/bigchopper3
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  Do you Consider yourself "Christian" and what does this imply?

  by JH in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i consider myself "christian", but don't know exactly what one must do to please christ and yhwh...

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  It's all so simple. Beleiving that Christ came to earth and died for our sins. Religion...uuhm??? I don't think any one denomination has the mind of God figured out with all the traditional stuff. But What I do know is the peace, the power and the love that is found in realationship with Jesus Christ.