Posts by Blasty

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Hold them accountable but with human decency

by milligal in

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friends

recently i wrote, and re-wrote (and re-wrote and...you get the picture) a letter to my entire family 8 living siblings, 5 of them jw and my witness parents one of whom believes himself to be anointed.

before sending it i asked my older sister who is also df'd like me, to critique it.

she decided that she would like to add her name to the letter also, a little more bang for the buck coming from two of us.

Blasty

very true, the whole disfellowship process is cruel itself, and the fact that a family can go through with it against there fellow family member, well it's just appalling. And the fact that they actually think that this is something Jesus would do is ridiculous. By disfellowshipping people in the manner they do, it's like they can determine how Jesus sacrifice for us will be passed out. The concept alone is ridiculous, and it's not ok, no matter how they try to slice it.

I'm sorry your family is doing that, they think this punishment will bring you back. When in reality, to any sane person, it just justifies your reason for not joining a group like that.

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My mother says my thinking is now like he who sexually abused me

by feenx in

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friends

wow...i am so hurt and angry and in sheer disbelief i don't even really know where to start.

ok first off, my mother has multiple personalities.

it is my hope that one day soon we can actually be...well you know, a "family.

Blasty

Yeah, I wouldn't leave pictures like that anywhere around, especially if my mom had issues like that.

Secondly, she's definately cares about you in her own way, but she putting the WTBTS before you, even though she's convinced she is putting God before you.

You guys clearly have a trouble past, and the way your mom deals with it may not be the same way you deal with it. So seeing those things may have different associations in her mind then it does in yours.

And, the question I haven't seen anyone asked, you guys know the person that did this to you...has he done Jail time? Did people press charges? Or is he just aloud to continue on freely to commit this atrocity on someone else? This is the most horrifying concept alone.

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So, someone clue me in.

by Blasty in

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friends

alright, so i'm reading on this site, and i'm not 100% sure what it's about.

it appears to be a bunch of former jw people bashing everything they can get their hands on in relation to jw's.. .

i was brought up as a jw, but when i got older and started to think for myself, i began to realize that i didn't agree with their teachings.

Blasty

hah, you know what lady zombie. I always found it to be funny, that when someone says "I don't believe in God", that a person would try to use the bible to prove that God exists. It's almost like they didn't hear a word you said. And furthormore, to aim Christian doctrine at you is still being silly, since you'd have to believe in God first, before you could start considering the many concepts of God.

yeah, I won't try to dissuade you, but I know where your coming from. I should probably start with my own brother if I'm going to harass anyone eh?

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Happiness

by heybaby in

something always bothered me growing up as a witness.

we were always taught that people in the "world" couldn't possibly be happy because they didn't have the "truth.

" this always bothered me.

Blasty

wow....ummm eek.

I'm sure that's nothing an extreme makeover Season finale episode couldn't fix.

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Happiness

by heybaby in

something always bothered me growing up as a witness.

we were always taught that people in the "world" couldn't possibly be happy because they didn't have the "truth.

" this always bothered me.

Blasty

I definately celebrate holidays now.

This was one of the fundemental things that are wrong about WTBTS. Where something originate has no bearing on how it is used or incorporated by an individual. Guilt by association is not an automatic thing, in fact it's a very slippery slope.

If you really got into researching where everything came from, you probably wouldn't be able to use anything. Do you have any idea how much stuff we use today because it was originally designed for military use? And I'm not talking about just guns..

God judges us by our actions and what's in our heart. I celebrate Christmas to appreciate what Jesus did for me, to appreciate the family he gave me, and to give of myself freely as he did. These are good things. I'm not celebrating some dumb ass pope, or some retarded pagan dudes ideas, I could care less about them.

Everything you do comes down to the reasons why you do it, if your reasons are good, then it is good. As others on this board say, the world is not black and white, it's in technicolor. Going to church or the hall is not by default a good thing, it's only good if your reasons for doing it are good. If I went to the hall merely to pick up chicks, I'm not doing a good thing. If i celebrated christmas merely to get that kick butt present, that's not good, that's greed. All about reasons.

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Happiness

by heybaby in

something always bothered me growing up as a witness.

we were always taught that people in the "world" couldn't possibly be happy because they didn't have the "truth.

" this always bothered me.

Blasty

Oh yeah sacolton, I totally agree with you. I think the only thing I'm trying to say is, I hope that when people die, they feel secure in their position. Whatever it may be. I mean, i could give a laundry list of problems I find in every religous group. But the only thing I hope for every person in their is that they feel they are as close to God as they could possibly be.

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It Seems That We Are Getting More New People Here Than The WTS

by White Dove in

maybe we should start baptizing

Blasty

Fastest growing religous group eh? That's interesting. I'd have to call BS on it without some good statistical data. ALthough I'm always a skeptic of what people tell me, I usually have to find the answers for myself.

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Happiness

by heybaby in

something always bothered me growing up as a witness.

we were always taught that people in the "world" couldn't possibly be happy because they didn't have the "truth.

" this always bothered me.

Blasty

Your right, I use to feel bad for people of other denominations, and religions, figuring they were doomed.

Then when I began to think for myself, and I met these people, and got to know them, I realized that they are all just fine. For instance, my wife's grandmother was a baptist. She was about as devout a baptist as you could be. Yet she was so kind to me, and understanding of my beliefs. She never tried to sway me, she was happy that I believed in God. And she was faithful to her beliefs right till the very end.

How can we believe that these type of people are doomed? JW's would have you believe that God doesn't want people like this, that people of these beliefs aren't good enough for him. Even though they spent their entire lives in dedication to him.

Now some of the people on this board may not like what I'm about to say, but my belief in this is a two way street. If people believe in being a JW with all their heart, then so be it. As long as they feel they are close enough to God, then more power to them. it's when you feel like your not close enough, that you need to fix yourself.

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JW E-MAIL... MUST READ. THE END, PROOF.

by whereami in

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friends

independent research by the r&f.

the boys in the writing committee need to hire this person.. .

this is alot to read, but so amazing to see all of the events listed that happened all in this year.

Blasty

I think the reality is, given the speed of communication, and how much information is available to everyone, the world is a lot smaller, and it's troubles all that much more apparent.

The reality is, this same research done at the time of the great depression here in the USA would of looked a lot worse.

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Hi to everyone!

by arkaev in

jw
friends

is it right place to introduce myself?

my name is max.

im in my early 20s.

Blasty

Welcome to the boards, I go there yesterday myself. The active topics link at the top is very handy.

Sounds like your starting to reason things out for yourself, and that's the most important first step to getting where you want to be.