Posts by Awakened at Gilead

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My intruction on JWD. Hi!

by easyreader1970 in

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i posted this in my profile but since i've never formally introduced myself, i thought i would print it here as well as my official "hello" message.

i am currently an active jw.

i don't want to be but the situation i am in doesn't allow me to do anything differently.

Awakened at Gilead

She has several siblings but only one other sibling is a Witness. The others have had their lives turn to crap: prison time, alcoholism, unwanted pregnancies, and divorce. These things are clear evidences to her that the WBTS is correct and those who fall away from it are doomed to a life of pain and suffering.

It almost sounds like you're married to my wife...

Welcome to the board EasyReader. Sounds like we are in a similar boat (cept I don't have kids). But I did tell my wife. About 3 years ago I confided to her that I had doubts. It took me up until last month to announce to her and the world that I am no longer a JW.

If I may suggest, you should level with her. It's not healthy to live a lie. And then you know where you stand. As has been said, if she follows the WTS, according to 1 Corinthians she cannot leave you, unless you actively discourage her from her faith. Maybe after some time she will come around.

My wife is as diehard as you can get, and we are former missionaries, so I might be following in llbh's footsteps soon.

A@G

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....speaking of Florida!

by imissmaine in

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searchingforfriends and i will be taking a cruise out of miami next week and when we return we will have 2 extra full days in southern florida area before we fly back home.

any floridians have some good suggestions?

we were thinking about driving down to the keys and staying in the key largo area and exploring all that stuff.

Awakened at Gilead

You could hit the beach, but choose according to your tolerance level... (I grew up in Miami!)

Miami Beach: North of 30th St - Normal beach; South of 30th St - Topless beach

Haulover Beach - 1/2 standard beach / 1/2 all-nude beach...

Take your pic(k)

A@G

29

personality disorders

by wings in

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borderline spaz with hypo theoretical deficiencies.

that's me.....who are you?.

Awakened at Gilead

I had a personality disorder but since I've stopped reading the Brain-Washtower its seemed to be going away.

A@G

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Is anybody out there....

by wings in

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....that is not sure if you believe in god?

i envy those of you who have moved through this space.

wings.

Awakened at Gilead

Wings,

Actually part of the reason I am where I am now is that for the last few months that I was still considering myself a JW I didn't pray much. In fact, I termed myself (though I didn't share this with anyone) a Jehovah's Witness Agnostic.

So I am similarly struggling with the idea. Now that I realize that I can't trust in the God that the WTS created, I am unsure what to believe. I have tried praying, to God and Jesus, but it doesn't seem to go anywhere besides being an emotional release.

Interestingly, in my online classes, there is one JW and one atheist. When we started the semester, I realized that the student was a JW and I emailed her about it. In her response she mentioned the atheist student, and said, "What a misguided man". Yet when I read the class posts, what he said really made a lot of sense. Since then I have emailed the ateist and told him I'm not a JW anymore. Of course, I have yet to tell the sister. I don't see any reason to.

A@G

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Around what age do most Witnesses leave the organization?

by RULES & REGULATIONS in

my congregation had 85 members ten years ago.

today,there are only 46. the ones that left the organization were mostly between 18-25 years old.

i haven't seen many middle-aged or elderly leave.

Awakened at Gilead

It seems a few here have been leaving 35-45. I think that is when you start to evaluate your life as you start realising you are getting old and wonder if you made the correct life choices.

Yep that's me.

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The hidden Watchtower writers.

by edmond dantes in

the watchtower smoke and mirrors dept.

are very fond of saying that appostates who post on the internet are like satan in eden hiding their identity just like the devil who used the serpent.. this begs the question why do the awake and watchtower writers need to hide behind the printing presses of the evil tower, what are they ashamed of or more to the point what is the govening body frightened of ?.

maybe the book club and rip off society are guilty of identity theft in not declaring the names of their writers..

Awakened at Gilead

Besides what everyone else has said...

By keeping it anonymous they can still says it is the work of the FDS. If they put a name to it its as if they're putting a name or face to the slave.

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Awakend at Gilead inspires me to speak frankly with my wife........

by oompa in

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had a nice long talk with him yesterday....he sure seems to be on the fast track all of a sudden , but actually has shared doubts with his wife for years.

but once he makes up his mind....man he really moves.

so some of my elders know i think it bullshit, but i did not just come right out and say it.

Awakened at Gilead

Oompa,

Like Quirky1 says, is sailing with your wife on the discussion table?

A@G

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If someone told you to take a Hike --- would you take this one?

by AK - Jeff in

http://www.brightcove.tv:80/title.jsp?title=1438490562.

jeff .

Awakened at Gilead

Hell yeah!!! Where is it?

I've been on similar walks in Ecuador and England.

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ugh... plaintive letter to return to the KH

by chickpea in

got a letter today from a really nice guy who was in the bs group that met in my home for 10+ yrs.... privy to some of the huge issues my family has faced.... smart enough guy, ubm, at least one grown kid in and married into a huge 2nd/3rd generation family, grandkids yada yada...... he saw, but did not speak to me, at the school performance i alluded to in another post........ http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/156961/1.ashx......... as far as i know we never even made eye contact..... it was a crowded event in an elementary school but i saw him as he and his wife arrived late and scurried for seating.

at any rate.... this is part of a letter that came in the mail today ..... i cannot believe the spin that the r&f are fed and seem to swallow down without the fava beans and nice chianti ( i do not mean to berate his heartfelt and genuinely offered plea.... i just cannot stomach the blind allegiance to the b0rg) .

i have talked to a few of the friends about what can be done to encourage you and your family and decided to simply put a few thoughts in a letter.

Awakened at Gilead

But nonetheless, there is something different now. There is an urgency growing in the organization that is absolutely palpable. I have been a Witness for 37 years and I have never seen a sense of urgency like I see now.

Ummm. Helloooo Brother ????. Did you forget 1975?

A@G

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Awakend at Gilead inspires me to speak frankly with my wife........

by oompa in

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had a nice long talk with him yesterday....he sure seems to be on the fast track all of a sudden , but actually has shared doubts with his wife for years.

but once he makes up his mind....man he really moves.

so some of my elders know i think it bullshit, but i did not just come right out and say it.

Awakened at Gilead

Wings....

We, oompa's friends, can say anything we like...

The elders, on the other hand can't. They'll get in trouble with Big Brother.

BTW, with your uncle, intersting point. Did he separate from his wife at the age of 70 something?

I like that you say that we need to be respected for who we are and not have to deal with the politics of it all.

A@G