My goodness....I turned my television off for about a year. I watch you tube at least 2 hours a day..I know it sounds silly. but the things I have learned. Have you watched Zeitgeist.com Holy cow...that was unbeleivable. I really enjoyed some of the you tube takes on Rutherford.
IreallydidwalkoutofaKH
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how do you youtube?
by whitman ini'm curious as to how people are using youtube...... do you actively seek out youtube videos?
by that i mean, do you play in youtube land finding links and things of interest to you?
if so, how random or how specific do you make your searches?
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My First Post!!!
by IreallydidwalkoutofaKH inafter a year of reading all of your experiences and expressions i decided it was time for me to start sharing some of mine.
hopefully they can benefit others, like many of yours have benefited me!
being raised in the wtbts, the jehovahs witness docrine and culture really was the prism from which all of my experiences and understanding of life originated.
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I could understand the Halloween restriction. But do you think had we as children really made a huge fuss about it, that these silly urband legends would never have taken affect? I mean really! My mom actually liked taking us to the toy store. I know she wanted us to have fun but I think she fell to peer pressure. The irony!
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Do you find yourself kinda thinking conspiricy theorist are maybe correct?
by IreallydidwalkoutofaKH ini don't know if it is me or if it is becauce i was taught so much false teachings growing up, or maybe that the watch tower publications are about a 10th grade level and when i read a thoughtful article i want to believe it.
but boy, television media seems to present the public with truths the same way the watchtower presents its truth.
with 10 minute sound bites, never getting to deep and really not explaining very well the history of some of the subjects.just a thought!
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Yes every stereo type is right or wrong at times, but so topics I thought were completely over the top, actually made sence and were very deep.
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My First Post!!!
by IreallydidwalkoutofaKH inafter a year of reading all of your experiences and expressions i decided it was time for me to start sharing some of mine.
hopefully they can benefit others, like many of yours have benefited me!
being raised in the wtbts, the jehovahs witness docrine and culture really was the prism from which all of my experiences and understanding of life originated.
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Does any one remember the child who supposedly committed fornication with a prostitute and then woke up the next morning with "Welcome to the World of AIDS" scribbled on the mirror in lipstick. Geez, that kept me in good standing for awhile!
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My First Post!!!
by IreallydidwalkoutofaKH inafter a year of reading all of your experiences and expressions i decided it was time for me to start sharing some of mine.
hopefully they can benefit others, like many of yours have benefited me!
being raised in the wtbts, the jehovahs witness docrine and culture really was the prism from which all of my experiences and understanding of life originated.
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IreallydidwalkoutofaKH
How about the cabbage patch doll fiasco?
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My First Post!!!
by IreallydidwalkoutofaKH inafter a year of reading all of your experiences and expressions i decided it was time for me to start sharing some of mine.
hopefully they can benefit others, like many of yours have benefited me!
being raised in the wtbts, the jehovahs witness docrine and culture really was the prism from which all of my experiences and understanding of life originated.
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Well thats the point Hortensia. I moved to another city when I was a teen. No one at that hall 30 miles away heard of that either. So that was my first experience that you end up taking responsibility for some one else's error. Now today I have younger JW's telling me that the FDS never said not to go to college...Whooosh...
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Do you find yourself kinda thinking conspiricy theorist are maybe correct?
by IreallydidwalkoutofaKH ini don't know if it is me or if it is becauce i was taught so much false teachings growing up, or maybe that the watch tower publications are about a 10th grade level and when i read a thoughtful article i want to believe it.
but boy, television media seems to present the public with truths the same way the watchtower presents its truth.
with 10 minute sound bites, never getting to deep and really not explaining very well the history of some of the subjects.just a thought!
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IreallydidwalkoutofaKH
I don't know if it is me or if it is becauce I was taught so much false teachings growing up, or maybe that the Watch Tower publications are about a 10th grade level and when I read a thoughtful article I want to believe it. But boy, Television Media seems to present the public with truths the same way the Watchtower presents its truth. With 10 minute sound bites, never getting to deep and really not explaining very well the history of some of the subjects.Just a thought!
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Ever wonder how seemingly smart people can be duped?
by fern indoes anyone ever wonder how their seemingly intelligent family members can be so totally taken in by this religion?
i look at my parents and just wonder how in the world do you fall for this jw crap?
neither of my parents are college educated but by no means are they stupid and have good judgement and sense when it comes to a lot of things, but not this religion.
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I really have to agree with alot of the replies on this topic. One of the reasons why I read from this forum almost everday is becauce I really have learned why people do and believe the things they do. But the original question really is one that alot of us ask. I was talking to my mother about this topic actually a couple of days ago. She raised me in the truth and is now presently out after 20 years of being in the organization and she made a point that I thought was interesting. Her take was that there are 2 forms of thought in a congregation. Those who actually believe the docrine as an actuality. Such as Armageddon is really going to happen. For others such as myself those beliefs are more of a theory. The theory being God is loving, so yes, maybe Armageddon will happen, but I still need to provide for myself and think of my future.
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My First Post!!!
by IreallydidwalkoutofaKH inafter a year of reading all of your experiences and expressions i decided it was time for me to start sharing some of mine.
hopefully they can benefit others, like many of yours have benefited me!
being raised in the wtbts, the jehovahs witness docrine and culture really was the prism from which all of my experiences and understanding of life originated.
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You guys are fast....I thought I would have to wait a day or so ..wow. Thanks for the tip on paragraphs BabaYaga. I just got a little to excited and kept putting sentences together and then hit submit. Love my abbreviated name sacolton!
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My First Post!!!
by IreallydidwalkoutofaKH inafter a year of reading all of your experiences and expressions i decided it was time for me to start sharing some of mine.
hopefully they can benefit others, like many of yours have benefited me!
being raised in the wtbts, the jehovahs witness docrine and culture really was the prism from which all of my experiences and understanding of life originated.
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IreallydidwalkoutofaKH
Hello everyone! After a year of reading all of your experiences and expressions I decided it was time for me to start sharing some of mine. Hopefully they can benefit others, like many of yours have benefited me! Being raised in the WTBTS, the Jehovahs Witness Docrine and culture really was the prism from which all of my experiences and understanding of life originated. Even if it did not seem practical or correct it was taught that in time the "Truth" would in time prove that, in fact the Faithful and Discreet Slave intentions were wholesome and loving and that their beliefs would "prove true". The discussions on this board really helped me understand why I had such a problem being enthusiastic toward serving a God that created all things as well as myself! That actually my observations and suspicions of the FDS since childhood (1914 generation-FDS living in poverty at Bethyl-school mates under Satans power-elders having Holy Spirit in the BACKROOM..LOL,etc.) really were correct, but the intentional lack of opportunity to express those thoughts keeped me from acting on them. What this forum has done is to absolutely demolish the idea that any of the known problems in the congregations are isolated exceptions, but rather, they are persistant challenges that the Organization has to deal with just like every other organization or institution does. The Forum also showed that many had experienced what I had. From dealing with elders presenting there congregations as much more safe and clean than they really were, PO's, CO's, DO's, presenting the FDS as much more pure than they were(Judge Rutherford's Era- Albert Shroeder sending his son the Cornel- Milton "Five Star Hotel" Henshel or anything to do with Freddy) orwhen on one topic about the Governing Body it was mentioned that the FDS is never wrong "right now"! So true...I just never simplified it, it is either "new light" or "old light" with them. I actually spent hours reading the thread about Kingdom Melodies. Some of that stuff I never recognized, also some of the songs remembered by those who have left and the reasons why were hysterical!!! And then the topic that really made me feel like I was a part of this Forum was a simple yet significant post about the Smurfs. I thought that was just something my mom's friends made up becauce the cartoon was so popular in the "world".I actually had to throw away a small Smurf figurine collection (Handy,Brainy,Painter,Clumsy and Papa Smurf. I think I even had Gargamel...LOL) becauce of that Urban(congregation)Legend, about one walking out of a Kingdom Hall! Obviously there are much deeper topics to discuss, but that just struck a cord with me leading to my alias! Well I will post a little bit every now and again, thanks for reading and I'm looking forward to other topics to discuss! PS...thanks to those who helped me with a technical diffuculty I had when first registering.