Posts by TheDoctor

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Do Most Witnesses know about UN SCANDAL?

by Abandoned in

it seems to me that most witnesses still don't know about the un scandal.

since it has been such a useful tool in helping people see the truth about the lying duplicity of the watchtower, how can we get this message out to more in the organization?

Dress and grooming guidelines for LDS sisters ....

by Frequent_Fader_Miles in

jw
friends

check these guidelines out.

they're so detailed that even the acceptable color of underwear is given.

http://www.mtc.byu.edu/doc/sisterscouples.pdf.

I have to work sometimes on equipment at the LDS brance where i live...theyve tried to recruit me several times. Being a JW for so long, i know the tactics used to try to strike up a conversation and then veer it to religion.

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Newbies - Tell Us What You Dealing with - Getting out of the Witnesses

by flipper in

jw
friends

hello newbies and all others !

with all of the newbies the last few months joining the board i wanted to provide a thread for them to express what stresses they are going through in exiting the jehovah's witness cult .

so please all newbies- we are happy you are here , tell us what you are going through , and some of us will help if we are able to.

TheDoctor

My story is a typical one I'm sure.... I was Raised in the "Truth", the teachings being drilled into my head from day 1. Now that I'm an adult i came to the realization that the only reason i was even hanging around was so that i wouldn't lose my friends and family. Growing up, Neither of my parents were "Strong" so to speak, (Of all in my family including siblings, my Father is the only one who is involved anymore) but WBTS teachings still controlled my life. No holidays, birthdays, friends outside the hall, extra schooling, sports etc. All my life ive had doubts, but to question things is to doubt god himself, so i always kept it to myself. I finished high school, got married way to young (Like many witnesses so that I could have sex), started working full time, and became severely depressed in the process. I sought therapy, and ended up on medication to help me deal with the anxiety that this brought about. After going through the motions for years i finally decided a year ago to make a change. I stopped going in the ministry first, because i felt it was hypocritical of me to try and convince others of something that i wasn't convinced of myself. I still went to meetings with my wife for about 6 months before stopping completely. I struggled for a very long time with the fact that i was going to lose my friends and family, and everything that was important to me. The way i look at it now though, is that if someone doesn't want to be my friend or love me unconditionally because i disagree with their religious viewpoint, then they didn't truly value their relationship with me anyway. Fortunately, i have a wife who is wholly supportive of me choosing for myself. She is still active and doesn't agree with the way i feel, but she doesn't try to guilt me into coming back either. Slowly, my "friends" have stopped calling me, and little by little i think the people that think i "Need a bible study" are backing off. So essentially, I'm starting my life over at this point. Im glad to say that I started going to school online and at night, something that was discouraged growing up. I feel better about life than i ever have, not having to worry that every small decision i make jeopardizes my relationship with god. I actually feel hopeful about the future for the first time in my life. Its lame that it took all this for it to happen though...

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NEVER get gifts from my hubby!!

by newly unsure in

jw
friends

so tomorrow is my 9th yr anniversary and my hubby (semi-active jw) has never bought me anything for our anniversary.

he may have gotten me a card once or twice.

last year i gave him cufflinks and told him i was getting him something 3 days before our anni.

TheDoctor

As far as i know, anniversaries are usually observed. I hate to say it, but he doesn't have an excuse.

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What inspired your avatar and your screen name?

by Princess Daisy Boo in

jw
friends

tell me the story behind the picture.... why is mr flipper mr flipper?

how much do you look like zappa, jk666?

and gopher - are you really a little old man?

TheDoctor

I like Doctor Who...a lot.

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Joseph Rutherford in Time March 31 1930

by TD in

i came across this on microfilm a few years ago.

the quality is not the best, but it is still perfectly legible.

http://www.filesend.net/download.php?f=d4c55732fdad63d38814df86d2d67f5d.

TheDoctor

I believe that this article is actually quoted in C of C.

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When You Lie...Whose Feelings Are You Trying Save?

by new boy in

i never lied so much as when i was a jehovah's witness.

it started at bethel, when a bethel overseer asked me to agree with his opinion, when i knew it wasn't right....."fear of man"...funny term "fear of man.

" it seems the only time i really had it, is when i was afraid of the "men" in "god's organization.".