If I had stayed a JW any longer, I know exactly what would have happened to my life...
http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/medical/258714/1/Another-Suicide#.UrjQnrQljcw
Billy the Ex-Bethelite
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If You Were Still "In The Truth" What Type of Life Would You Have?
by minimus indo you think you would be just going thru the motions?
would you be an elder, ms, or pioneer?.
i think there are many that stay in the religion simply because of family/friends considerations.
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According to JW.org it's now ok to celebrate xmas.....pass it on! Faders..Lurkers...SEE THIS
by Lied2NoMore inone fb friend posted the faq link about "why dont jw's celebrate xmas?
" after reading the link i concluded that it is either another collossal lie the wt is telling, or it is now ok to celebrate x-mas!.
from jw.org faq:.
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Billy the Ex-Bethelite
And if WE choose to celebrate Christmas, WE are disassociating OURSELVES.
It's all PR bull crap from the Writing Department. Let's be honest. They believe that all the grandparents that give presents and grandchildren that receive presents deserve to have rocks fall from the sky and smash their heads open. "We do not interfere in the Christmas celebrations of others." Of course not. They pray for and are eagerly looking forward to the death and destruction of billions of innocent people very soon. They just happen to be sociopaths that have the manners not to "interfere".
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So I get a knock on the door...
by wearewatchingyouman ina few minutes ago.
it's a buddy of mine from my old hall.
i occassionally study with him when i can tell he's feeling guilty about hanging out with me, but it's been months since i've seen him.
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Billy the Ex-Bethelite
"he broke a hundred for the first time."
Jehovah truly blessed his decision to play golf rather than sit in a gloomy KH.
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"they will quit answering questions on the phone, too."
I'm surprised they haven't already set up an extensive system of pre-recorded menu options to discourage callers.
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Billy the Ex-Bethelite
I thought it was interesting that the 'brother' asked, "Are you one of Jehovah's Witnesses?" just before 6:00.
I know the routine well enough that if she replied "yes," he was prepared to tell her to shut her female mouth. Since she replied "no", you can hear the disappointment as he continues, "oh, okay, uh, so, uh, please believe me when I say..."
And for claiming to have "the truth" and going door-to-door trying to distribute their magazines, this guy sure makes it clear that WT is eager to call the lawyers and put a stop to spreading "the truth" if anyone dares to quote from their literature.
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Billy the Ex-Bethelite
Welcome N7 Shadow!
Clearly, you found the video fascinating.
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You put your right foot in...you put your left foot out...
by hokeypokey inenjoying the commentary on this board and up at night doing some research.
coming to grips with my new reality.
- hokey pokey.
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Billy the Ex-Bethelite
Welcome!
"Everything is so raw and fresh."
You are coming back to life. You have been imprisoned in a cramped, dark cell in a POW camp for a long time. You'd grown accustomed to the darkness, so the light of day seems overpowering. You were accumstomed to the slop that WT fed you and now the variety of choices in the outside world seems overwhelming. Your prison guards had told you that being in their prison was for your protection and that very soon you would be released in to a perfect world once they had killed everyone else. Now you're having to plan for a future outside of their empty promises. Getting out of that prison will be a shock to your entire system. Does that mean it's a bad thing and you should stay in WT prison? Indeed, the sooner you work your way toward freedom, the better.
"My biggest concern is how do I continue to navigate, my wife and children are my everything."
On the airplane, they advise you to make sure that you put your own oxygen mask on first, then you can help others. You are only at the stage of reaching for the mask and putting it on for yourself, so don't rush the process. Even as JWs teach, you need to start with your own "spirituality". As you learn TTATT, think about gentle ways that you can begin to "anti-witness" to your family.
It's not like armageddon is coming anytime soon... or ever, so I recommend resisting any urge to act rashly. Read, learn, think, then you'll be in a better frame of mind to proceed.
Did you see how I put a bunch of cheesy illustrations in there? Yeah. I haven't forgotten the WT way. LOL.
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Billy the Ex-Bethelite
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JW.org has no search feature...?
by Muddy Waters ineither i'm blind or what, but i cannot for the life of me find a search feature or button on jw.org.
how do you access older magazines on their site, or can you?
if they do have a search feature, it is very well hidden......
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Billy the Ex-Bethelite
You need to go to "Online Library". See if this link gets you there: http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/h/r1/lp-e
Now, what WT really needs is a comment feature!
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Billy the Ex-Bethelite
And dude is reasoning, "Oh, you need to keep in touch and support your dfd family members... just don't email them." What an idiot.
