Posts by lostsheep82

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Jan Awake, stating JW's are only true religion

by lostsheep82 in

i haven't posted in a long time.

most trying to recover and still get my head straight, this religion when you find it's not the 'truth' is hard to move on sometimes.

my mom urgently needed to speak to me about a magazine that just came out.

lostsheep82

A "Distinctive" Group

Is original Christianity lost forever? By nomeans. There is one group today that de-serves special consideration. Jehovah’s Wit-nesses emulate the first Christians like no oth-

er religious people. They are not linked to anyreligion in Christendom. TheEncyclopedia ofReligion describesthemas"distinctive,"be-cause they base all their beliefs on "the au-thority of the Bible, which entirely supplantstradition."

Like the first Christians, Jehovah’s Wit-nesses do not take sides in political conflicts.A paper published by the National Acade-my of Sciences of Ukraine states that Jeho-vah’s Witnesses aim to overcome "racial, na-tional, religious, social, and economicaldifferences." The study explains that Jeho-vah’s Witnesses do not engage in "anti-state

activity" and are "law-abiding citizens of theircountry."Professor Wojciech Modzelewski, from theWarsaw University in Poland, wrote in hisbook Pacifism andVicinity: "Jehovah’s Wit-nesses make up the largest community in theworld today that objects to wars." Because they closely follow the pattern of first-centuryChristians, it could be said that Jehovah’sWitnesses have successfully reinstated theform of worship that was established byChrist and his apostles. That is the kind ofChristianity that is indeed a force for peace.—

My mom read this like it was her duty to warn me that the Society says they are the only true relgion. Bless her heart, but she feels that because of this article stating that they are the only true religion (more in the magazine it states that also). This whole thing makes me SICK:(

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Jan Awake, stating JW's are only true religion

by lostsheep82 in

i haven't posted in a long time.

most trying to recover and still get my head straight, this religion when you find it's not the 'truth' is hard to move on sometimes.

my mom urgently needed to speak to me about a magazine that just came out.

lostsheep82

Now to read the quote in the Sept 15 watchtower that what comes from the organization IS basically Jehovah's mouth? WTF! I need a drink for this one. Been 1.5 years since I stopped my JW research, but the JW mom doesn't stop. Guess I need to read the mags again to keep up with the BS they publish:)

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Jan Awake, stating JW's are only true religion

by lostsheep82 in

i haven't posted in a long time.

most trying to recover and still get my head straight, this religion when you find it's not the 'truth' is hard to move on sometimes.

my mom urgently needed to speak to me about a magazine that just came out.

lostsheep82

My moms exact words were she had to tell me because if she didn't "warn" me, she would be bloodguilty. I just wish there was a way of THEM seeing the LIGHT. Saddens me, truly.

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Jan Awake, stating JW's are only true religion

by lostsheep82 in

i haven't posted in a long time.

most trying to recover and still get my head straight, this religion when you find it's not the 'truth' is hard to move on sometimes.

my mom urgently needed to speak to me about a magazine that just came out.

lostsheep82

I haven't posted in a long time. Most trying to recover and still get my head straight, this religion when you find it's not the 'truth' is hard to move on sometimes. My mom urgently needed to speak to me about a magazine that just came out. You can download the PDF for January 2011 awake here:

http://www.jw.org/index.html

It blatently states that JW's are the only true relgion quoting book writers and the relgion encyclopedia. My mom is super excited and the JW's have been waiting for an article like this to come out. I know they have said it before, but are they grasping at straws here? I want so badly to have my mom realize the truth about this religion but they publish stuff like this it makes the believers all the more avid!

It makes me shake my head in frustration:(

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The moment I knew it was crap....

by Brocephus in

already had doubts from the time i got pubes... but i was about 15 and we were studying the revelation "book" for the upteenth time.

i realized for every actual bible verse they qouted there was 2-3 paragraphs of conjecture, assumption, faulty logic and just plain stupidity.

that's when i began to plan my escape.

lostsheep82

I'm with you Dinah! That was my FORMOST proof we were the "truth" while going in service. It worked with my mom, so I followed suit, I'd ask the householder to get their own bible and 'proove' to them that their bible had God's name, thus a return visit, and a BIG atta boy from my parents. I was so good at convincing people!

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This video scared me so so much... it can't be true!!!

by Butterflyleia85 in

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-3rphfrwi8.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdmc367zors.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xt8f8dydmou.

lostsheep82

There is no PROOF that Russel was a Freemason. Although he spoke highly of them, there has been much dicussion on this board and there is no actual proof he was a mason. The Cemetary Russel was burried on was not a Masonic center t the time he was burried. Granted, I was raised a witness and was a very 'spiritually strong' sister in my congregation. I felt NOTHING could shake my faith in th GB or society. Summer 08 was a turning point for me. I cried and cried prayed and prayed, WHY ??? This CAN'T be true! THIS CAN'T BE TRUE??? I embarked on a research journey. You cannot believe everything you hear and read on the internet, however the most accurate truth is found there as well.

Butterfly, be careful what you decifer as true. Do your research and don't trust everyone. There are a lot of good people on this site, that helped me. It's scary coming out not knowing what is real and what to believe! It's scary thinking for yourself. I know!

PM me anytime:) I've been there:) It's still hard to fathom!

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Rorschach test for JWs

by 1914BS in

(i think i spelt it right??).

99 out of 100 jws won't be able to spot the jest ---- why??.

because they are mentally conditioned thru 5 mind control meetings per week to ignore jests of any kind.. (the gb would never allow jests in the artwork).

lostsheep82

correction, the picture doesn't show up for me, can anyone repost it?

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Rorschach test for JWs

by 1914BS in

(i think i spelt it right??).

99 out of 100 jws won't be able to spot the jest ---- why??.

because they are mentally conditioned thru 5 mind control meetings per week to ignore jests of any kind.. (the gb would never allow jests in the artwork).

lostsheep82

i don't see anything????

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Good-bye Everyone

by cognac in

jw
friends

some of you have been like family to me.

yet, it's time that i must say good-bye.

my husband and i have chosen to study the scriptures together on two conditions:.

lostsheep82

I'm sure everything will work out for you and I wish you all the best. Sometimes, it's best to let go and move on. If that's what you're doing, good luck and take care sister:)

LS

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Should I write a book?

by lostsheep82 in

jw
friends

wow it's been forever since i've posted.

i've healed a lot since my first post last year.

my mom still shuns me, and i phone her when i'm drunk crying for her...and well it always ends in a fight.

lostsheep82

I agree we all have a unique story, but one thing about this site that helped me the most this past year, is, it's like a family in a way. The support on here I couldn't have done without. I've grown so much as a person I cannot believe it.

Leavingwt: I got your PM, sending you my letter as I write this. It's long, so it takes a while to upload to an email.

Again: Anyone else want to read it, it's VERY personal, however has MUCH information and quotes that I've verified thru the WT CD's, and other help from a few on this site.