Posts by iwasblind

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where shall we go

by Sabin in

yesterday i read something that hurt my heart.

at a talk given by a brother lyman swingle ( i apologize if i am stepping out of line by using this) he said "that if you leave the jw ( i find it difficult to refer to it as the truth now days) you may as well go jump off a bridge".

this i think is disgraceful talk to say to any body let alone an audience in which children are present.

iwasblind

Hey Sabin,

Thank you so much for your post. It is so handy to hear these things because we can understand our own programming and those around us.

I hear people using this reasoning all of the time. My mother who knows how I feel says it to me. I tell her that they have replaced Jesus and so people think by leaving the borg they are leaving Jesus.

The truth is Jesus said where 2 or 3 are gathered in my name I will be with them.

We just need to connect with our Lord - which they have taken from us and replaced with a rule book and themselves.

God bless you on your journey.

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Anthony Morris III: Jehovah Blesses Obedience

by wifibandit in

http://tv.jw.org/#video/vodprogramsevents/pub-jwbmw_201509_1_video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mf9j7qs7bvm.

obey.

iwasblind

Modern day version.....

And the gentiles came and complained because their widows and orphans were being overlooked in the daily distribution.

So the 12 disfellowshipped them for apostasy and told them that Jehovah would fix the situation in time and that obedience was more important to him than to look after your widows.

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Second point - what the hell? we are not dogmatic blah blah blah BUT if you want Jehovah's blessings you should follow what we say.

Governed by God???? Why didn't Geoff Jackson say that at the Royal Commission - that would be presumptuous wouldn't it.

Unbelievable - nice one GB - communism is alive and well here! I can imagine the minions knodding furiously.

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TV.JW.ORG (September 2015) - Generation explained again

by Designer Stubble in

guess the overlapping generation concept is difficult for most to comprehend.

david spane does his best to explain it again.

the cutoff date for this generation has now moved to 1992 (was once 1935), the year that fred franz died.

iwasblind

Who needs a labotomy? I am actually dumber for this experience. I think I have found the cause of Alzheimers right here - really they talk to us like we are stupid and their reasoning is crap!

Poor poor people looking at this nodding vigorously, beating their chests thinking they have the truth and no one else understands this - thinking this is actually spiritual food when it is not even spiritual junk food.

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A must read for all JW's and Ex-JW's

by iwasblind in

hi guys.

i am about 60% through the book exiting the jw cult: a healing handbook: for current & former jehovah's witnesses .

i bought this book because of a post about it last week so a big thank you for that.. i must say that everyone on this forum should consider giving this book a go.

iwasblind

Hi Brock I will do thank you.

Hi Tornintwo - you will find the book sometimes breaks you open but helps you heal. I am praying for you. It is hard breaking away. It gave me peace to know it is possible and the journey will end in success - I just need to let it take its course and have the skills to navigate the emotions. God bless you.

Zoos - do it - I have read many self help books, I love stuff on the brain, but this is helping me in many ways. I will probably read it a few times because there is so much to pull out of it and this is a long journey!

Sabin - I use a Kindle reader and have highlighted and made many notes. Right now I am journalling every day. This has been a huge thing for me - I am discovering stuff about myself that I forgot. It is like when you give your subconscious permission it starts to release stuff. Also her point of trying to use your journalling time to let the emotion run has saved me staying angry or depressed all day - I have not mastered it but I have started to be able to defer some feelings to my journalling time which has been liberating. I can't wait to read the other books she recommends.

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A must read for all JW's and Ex-JW's

by iwasblind in

hi guys.

i am about 60% through the book exiting the jw cult: a healing handbook: for current & former jehovah's witnesses .

i bought this book because of a post about it last week so a big thank you for that.. i must say that everyone on this forum should consider giving this book a go.

iwasblind

Hi Guys

I am about 60% through the book EXiting the JW Cult: A Healing Handbook: For Current & Former Jehovah's Witnesses

I bought this book because of a post about it last week so a big thank you for that.

I must say that everyone on this forum should consider giving this book a go. As an ex-jw and a psychologist she really covers a lot of the emotions we face and discussed the many stages we all go through.

I have found it liberating and challenging but mostly it has helped me start healing.

One of my biggest moments is when she talked about how many ex-JWs struggle to know WHO they are because we have repressed who we are for so long. She explains that it will take time for us to connect with our authentic self and gives some great tips on how to do it.

That spoke to me because I was comfortable with knowing TTATT and also with my exit plans, but I still struggle with my own self and understanding what I really want to do. I also believe God calls us to do different things - not only witnessing but I was not clear on my future path. I now have peace in that.

She touches on so many things that are useful I wanted to share it with you.

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Thank you defender of truth.

by umbertoecho in

defender of truth....thank you so much for putting me in touch with a very good expert...we are in touch and she is helping enormously.. don't you dare disappear from this forum...you are the same as all of us...and we all get upset at the things we see as cruel or unjust.

you were very very helpful to me.

all of you were lovely and i am very content inside to know i can speak my mind.

iwasblind

I am not a Godless heathen - still love him very much.

However, I also love and admire each person on here for the bravery and courage to speak out.

I think freedom of belief and freedom of speach is a wonderful thing as long as we have respect for eachother also.

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WE NEED MORE FIELD SERVICE REPORTS (Letter sent to Ecuador)

by elkatire1980 in

this letter was sent to all congregations in ecuador (south america).. the translation into english of the letter:.

to body ofelders.

subject: publisher who did not report field service time in the second semester of service year.. dear brothers:.

iwasblind

I think Ecuador was always a jewel in their growth numbers but obviously they are starting to leak publishersand are scared - the western countries are not growing - the banned countries are but they cannot promote them much.

Even the humble Ecuadorians can only put up with so much mind control!

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Lurker - just joined

by Je.suis.oisif in

hi all, nothing to report just now.

wanted to add name to list of those awakening.

been lurking for nearly a year.

iwasblind

Welcome aboard - you rock for taking the step. Keep searching!

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NWT is soooo inaccurate....

by iwasblind in

hi this is for the lurkers.. please start reading from another translation and use tools like www.biblehub.com to verify the differences you find.. biblehub has an interlinear and a strongs concordance and heaps of dictionaries and commentaries.. you don't have to be a translator but you can clearly see how the watchtower bible and tract society has changed the bible to devalue jesus, to support their idea of a paradise earth hope for christians and many other false doctrines.. i could never understand why the jw's where attacked when they chose to translate the bible - now i know.. seriously people, there are a lot smarter people than me on this forum and heaps of research.

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don't be afraid of the truth!.

iwasblind

Hi this is for the lurkers.

Please start reading from another translation and use tools like www.biblehub.com to verify the differences you find.

Biblehub has an interlinear and a Strongs Concordance and heaps of dictionaries and commentaries.

You don't have to be a translator but you can clearly see how the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society has changed the bible to devalue Jesus, to support their idea of a paradise earth hope for Christians and many other false doctrines.

I could never understand why the JW's where attacked when they chose to translate the bible - now I know.

Seriously people, there are a lot smarter people than me on this forum and heaps of research.

Don't be afraid of the truth!

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Angry at first

by BeautifulMind in

so when my mom died in 2007 the main thing that kept me from losing it was that i knew i would see her again in the earthly paradise that i read and sang about in the jw publications.

i honestly fully believed in it.

we were best friends and it was devastaing to lose her.

iwasblind

Hi Beautiful Mind

I am so sorry you have had that experience. I am not sure if you still believe but I still find comfort in the scriptures.

It's a funny journey to reclaim your life and thought process back, I have had a lot of anger as I discover the lies we have been told but cannot fathom how you must feel. My prayers are with you - thank you for sharing.