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  Perfectionism

  by lriddle80 in

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  2. experiences

  do any of you suffer from perfectionism?

  i do and it may be the message that jw's put out there.

  growing up in that religion, it's all about doing more, field service, meeting attendance, study, conventions, etc.

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  Ive felt the same way sometimes, like nothing I do will ever be good enough for god or my parents. I also have an eating disorder that I struggle with sometimes. But it helps me to go on sites like this that remind me that jws are wrong and that I don't have to be perfect anymore
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  Two Brothers Living Together - Never Dated Girls...

  by pale.emperor in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  in my old congregation there are two brothers (non related) who are in the early 30s.

  they've never dated girls.

  they're "best friends".

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  At a Cong I used to go to, there was an elder and a ministerial servant that lived together, and seemed very close. I thought they were obviously gay, my mom did too, but I guess nobody dared to question.
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  Did the flood happen?

  by BlackWolf in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so we were talking about noah for our family worship tonight and it ended with a little debate between me and my parents about how the flood was possible.

  you know, where did the water come from, how did all the animals fit, etc.

  of course it led nowhere and my parents came up with some strange theories like that there was "an expanse of water in the sky" and that's where all the water came from.

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  Well at least whenever I begin to fear armageddon again or doubt myself I can think of this kind of ridiculous stuff. :) Unfortunately there seems to be no hope for my parents, even though I know deep down they aren't really stupid. I can never seem to understand how people can be so against thinking logically. I feel sorry for them sometimes. Regardless, it's an interesting topic to think about.
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  Did the flood happen?

  by BlackWolf in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so we were talking about noah for our family worship tonight and it ended with a little debate between me and my parents about how the flood was possible.

  you know, where did the water come from, how did all the animals fit, etc.

  of course it led nowhere and my parents came up with some strange theories like that there was "an expanse of water in the sky" and that's where all the water came from.

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  So we were talking about Noah for our family worship tonight and it ended with a little debate between me and my parents about how the flood was possible. You know, where did the water come from, how did all the animals fit, etc. Of course it led nowhere and my parents came up with some strange theories like that there was "an expanse of water in the sky" and that's where all the water came from. That the water cycle was different back in the day lol. I think that's BS. So I'm looking for some solid scientific facts as to why this cannot be true. And if you think the flood did happen please explain with scientific facts only!! Thanks in advance.
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  I'm getting baptized

  by BlackWolf in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i know i've started similar topics before but this time i'm serious.

  my parents have been constantly pressuring me and after yesterday's watchtower study they asked me if i was going to be baptized this summer... and i said yes.

  i probably should have thought about it more before making a final decision, but they're pretty much forcing me to do it anyway.

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  I'm by no means an " obese and unintelligent couch potato" but I don't think joining the military would be good for me. Thanks for the advice anyway. If I joined the military my family would truly view me as demonic and I don't think I could take that. Im sure things will work out somehow, or at least i have to hope.
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  Are they either leaving or going full on 'cult mode'? No quarter.

  by punkofnice in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  it might just be me imagining things.. i hear things from my jw spies.. from all that's being said, it seems to me that the rank and file(tm), are either waking up to the scam and fading/leaving.

  they are going full on 'cult mode' and acting like 'spiritual police'.. is it just me and my imagination?

  have others noticed this?.

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  I have noticed people are acting very strange in my Cong since the convention. They all seem very paranoid and desperate. My mother keeps telling me how the great tribulation is coming any day now and how excited she is. I've told her before that I don't want to be a witness, so I guess she's looking forward to my death? Or maybe she just thinks I've changed my mind? Anyhow, the witnesses are driving me nuts lately! The only "end" in sight is hopefully the end of this stupid cult! I too have noticed that some people have become more inactive and some, like my parents, have just become more insane.
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  Russia's Supreme Court shuts down Church of Scientology

  by OrphanCrow in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  russian church welcomes shutdown of "moscow church of scientology".

  moscow, july 1, interfax - the russian orthodox church has welcomed a ruling by the russian supreme court which yesterday upheld the legality of a shutdown of the "church of scientology of moscow".

  "the upholding by the supreme court of the legality of the shutdown of the so-called church of scientology is seen as an important precedent demonstrating the state's determination not to recognize as religious those organizations that use people's religious feeling for malign purposes, " russian orthodox church spokesman vakhtang kipshidze told interfax-religion.the ruling in the scientologists' case is not a breach of the religious freedom since "it was proved in court that the very activity of this organization is an affront to human freedom as such," kipshidze said.the russian orthodox church regularly comes into contact with people whose membership in totalitarian sects left them deeply wounded spiritually and mentally, ruined their lives and happiness, the spokesman said.

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  Today at meeting my mother and another sister were talking about how crazy and ridiculous scientologists and Mormons were. Saying things like "how could you believe that stuff?", or "why would anyone live like that?"

  I just don't understand how people can be so blind and hypocritical!! I bet the Mormons and scientologists say the same things about jws.
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  Tales from the Special Convention in Helsinki

  by internationalfader in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i created a new account since i didn't want anybody to be able to trace this back to me based on my other posts.

  i was an international delegate at the special convention in helsinki.

  i am an awake pioneer.

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  BlackWolf

  I have a friend who's going to an international convention in Amsterdam in a few weeks. It really seems like there's a lot of weird strict rules about it. I would never go to one, I hate planned trips.

  Did you like Finland though? I always wanted to go there.
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  Convention Weirdness

  by BlackWolf in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  well i just got back from 3 days in hell, and geez was this convention strange or what?

  im sure someone's probably made a topic about this already but i can't believe that there weren't any new releases besides the movies.

  has that ever happened before?

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  I thought it was so strange that there was really nothing at all about preaching. It was all about remaining loyal to the org. I guess they finally realize that they aren't getting much growth and are really focusing on keeping those who still believe brainwashed. The videos disturbed me greatly. We're people supposed to find them encouraging?? To me they just emphasized how sad and hard the life of a jw is, you can never be good enough for the watchtower. :(
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  Convention Weirdness

  by BlackWolf in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  well i just got back from 3 days in hell, and geez was this convention strange or what?

  im sure someone's probably made a topic about this already but i can't believe that there weren't any new releases besides the movies.

  has that ever happened before?

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  Well I just got back from 3 days in hell, and geez was this convention strange or what? Im sure someone's probably made a topic about this already but I can't believe that there weren't any new releases besides the movies. Has that ever happened before? It seemed like this years convention was really focused on Armageddon, there was nothing about going out in service or experiences that people had like usual. Now my crazy mother is going on about how our message is going to change soon and we won't have to preach anymore in the great tribulation. Everyone who doesn't hide in the stupid basement will be doomed.

  I feel really strange now, it boggles my mind that people will actually believe this stuff. The manipulation in the videos was so obvious! This cult is so crazy, it kind of scares me sometimes. Now everybody is expecting the great tribulation to be sooner than ever, what will the watchtower do when it doesn't come? Have any of you guys been to the convention? What did you think about it?