Posts by tribalgirl

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Were you ever afraid of demons?

by Regretful_J in

hello everyone, my story is a unique one i suppose but here it goes.,, ever since i was a little boy whenever i would voice my objections about this religion my parents would tell me im making satan happy and that i'm inviting demons into are house by saying and thinking things like this.

my parents are such religious fanatics that it seems like nothing i do can ever be good enough for them.

to this day they always claim that they come down hard on me like this because "they're trying to protect me".

tribalgirl

Spiritboi...

I wouldn't say it's conversing in the conventional manner.

I have never asked a "spirit" how they were doing or If they would like a cup of tea. LOL

I believe it's more like me being guided or learning from them (respectfully, of course).

I am working diligently on being able to astrally project, and during my journeys, I have "seen" things that did not come only from my imagination.

I know that spirit entities exist, some are "good" and some are...not.

I would love to ask them if jehovah exists, maybe someday I will.

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Were you ever afraid of demons?

by Regretful_J in

hello everyone, my story is a unique one i suppose but here it goes.,, ever since i was a little boy whenever i would voice my objections about this religion my parents would tell me im making satan happy and that i'm inviting demons into are house by saying and thinking things like this.

my parents are such religious fanatics that it seems like nothing i do can ever be good enough for them.

to this day they always claim that they come down hard on me like this because "they're trying to protect me".

tribalgirl

I was never afraid, despite the warnings from my parents and the talks on Sunday, LOL

But, then again, I am weird. I actually search out "spirits" to converse with them.

I've always thought it was crazy to be afraid of something that you don't really know. A healthy respect, yes. Fear, no.

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Why Did You Get Baptized?

by Open mind in

jw
friends

jws are officially told the "right" reason for baptism is a heart motivated out of love and appreciation for all jehovah has done combined with the desire to please him.

now let's get real.

be honest.

tribalgirl

I had just turned 12.

I have no flippin' idea why I did it, I was 12 for crying out loud!

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Monday Night Football

by 5thGeneration in

jw
friends

anyone follow the nfl?.

what do you think?.

green bay @ denver -2.5 (broncos will win by more than 2.5 points).

tribalgirl

I must stick by the Broncos even though they have not been all that hot this year (I am loyal, what can I say?).

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Is the Governing Body "Spirit Directed" or "Inspired" ??? See Difference..

by Lady Liberty in

hello all, happy sunday to you!!.

just read quandrys post about the 2007 annual meeting notes.

this comment made during that meeting just got under my skin, so i decided to start a thread to show the dictionarys definition of both of the words.

tribalgirl

If I was directing a large group of persons through "spirit directed" or "inspired" information and said information was consistently wrong...I would personally be looking for a new source.

That's just me, though.

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Jehovah's Witness here.

by nimzo in

jw
friends

i have a question about my religion.

when people turn apostate, why do they seem kinda... weird.

they turn back to false teachings and their bible knowledge even proves that.

tribalgirl

I don't understand this intense desire for continued research into why the WTBTS is Right/Wrong (depending on which side of the fence you're on).

Honestly, when I left that organization, it had NOTHING to do with researching doctrine.

Everyone who has been a JW knows that the society has made many errors in what they have "fed" to the congregations.

I left because I felt like I was living a lie, and the "loving" treatment afforded me and my SO was the last nail in the coffin.

We were hanging on because we were terrified to leave, but eventually, when you would rather die than stay, it's time to go.

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Getting "Weak JW's" to "Open Up"

by JH in

often i meet jw's that faded away for some reason, and they don't say anything about the religion.

they will talk about anything else.. when i ask them if they still go to meetings, although i know they don't, they just say that they work, or haven't been there lately, although it's years they didn't go.... i talked to a brother yesterday, that i rarely saw at the meetings, and i asked him about his work and seeing that he said nothing about the jw's or meetings, i asked him if there was anything new at the hall.

he just replied, "i work midnight to 8.....meaning i don't go.. he wasn't able to say, "i didn't go in so many months or years", but just said, my work stops me from going.. he knows that i don't go, and that i'm inactive since so many years.

tribalgirl

Is it just me, or is anyone else tired of being referred to as "weak" for having the intestinal fortitude to walk away from something that is SO wrong (my opinion).

I believe that each of us have the right to believe what they want to, so why am I "weak" for believing something other than what they preach?

And, for the record, no one in my congregation ever said that to my face. I'm sure it was said behind my back.

Sorry, I don't mean to hijack your thread, but this is a major pet peeve of mine. (I know, my problem)

I don't get many opportunities to talk to other "weak ones". It's been so long since I have even been to a meeting, most of the peeps there don't even know me. The ones that do, run the other way when they see me coming, I must have 666 tattooed on my forehead. LOL

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My sisters wedding...

by zamora251978 in

below is a copy of the e-mail my sister sent me.

i had to make arrangements for my kids to be babysat somewhere else until after the wedding.

there little hearts are broken.

tribalgirl

Let's see, I believe issues like this make reason #547 on the list of why I got off that loopy ride.

I really feel for you, it amazes me that there are ANY people left in that religion.

What ever happened to families being there for each other?

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The doorbell just rang, AND...

by *summer* in

jw
friends

...my book crisis of conscience was finally delivered!!!

i know it is not really a thread subject.

but i am just too excited!!!

tribalgirl

I had never heard of that book until I joined this forum (I am so sheltered), so I haven't read it yet, but I am VERY curious. I may have to purchase it. Happy reading!

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A new twist

by ESTEE in

i've been disfellowshipped for about ten years yet i rack my brain trying to turn that "shunning" stuff around into something more positive and uplifting.

shunning sounds like --- like --- so final.

it's what we were taught to dread our whole lives.. well, for someone who was raised to be co-dependent with the borg, for me to allow myself to get disfellowshipped and leave because i had some independent thinking going on --- maybe --- just maybe my kids don't talk to me any more because my leaving the jws has left them speechless!.

tribalgirl

I am not DF'd, but I might as well be to all of the people that I used to know in my old congregation, they never look me in the eye and rarely say hello.

So, I like it. It makes sense, they don't know how to handle a person who speaks their mind and knows what they want...yeah, speechless works for me.