Posts by zombie dub

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Help this girl

by behemot in

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friends

http://www.yiyu.us/this-is-going-to-sound-really-dumb-to-jehovahs-witnesses-only/.

zombie dub

might be too late for her, seems like she's brainwashed already, if she's that down she'll probably get baptised anyway just for acceptance from the people around her

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What made you leave?? What were your core reasons?

by safireblu64 in

jw
friends

hi there, i am pretty new to this forum, this absolutely wonderful forum and i just wanted to know what made you all leave?

what were your positions, responsibilities and at what point did you know you had to leave?

and are there any persons here from ontario, canada?.

zombie dub

At at even more unbearably boring than usual Tuesday night meeting I decided to read the book of Romans from start to finish as something to do.

I had never read anything form start to finish before as I found there was never time to actually read anything besides the singles verses chucked around here and there, although JWs are meant to do their own bible reading I found with a full time job, 3 meetings a week, prep for those meetings, FS and all the other stuff to do I had zero free time, and if I did it was a saturday night at which time I just wanted to chill.

Anyway, I read it and all and what I read didn't gel at all with the 'good news' JWs preach. Actually it seemed very loving and basically said 'try your best'. At that point something clicked.

For years I'd put up with people acting badly, putting it down to imperfect behaviour, same for the obvious lack of love. Lots of things doctrinally didn't make sense, but I shelved them.

I think reading Romans along with also studying the Revelation book at the time, where it was obvious the WT had no idea what it was talking about, made me realise JWs didn't have the truth at all.

I was set to move congs as had just got married, missed some meetings due to the wedding, then honeymoon, then was ill for a bit - it resulted in about 6 weeks away and enough to shake off the brainwashing.

I looked into some of the doctrines in more detail, which ended up in proving to myself that the whole thing was made up, and then by extension realising that the bible was just as made up, and ended up agnostic.

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Spanish JW admitted to Foundation for Pluralism and Coexistens".

by InquiryMan in

i found this interesting information in the 2010 report on international religious freedom.

the government has taken steps to integrate non-catholic religious groups through the foundation for pluralism and coexistence.

the foundation provides funds to minority and religious groups to promote religious freedom and dialogue.

zombie dub

It isn't the Illuminati, because it's the lizardmen.

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Door-to-Door Ministry in the UK: What is it Like?

by leavingwt in

jw
friends

for those in the uk, what was it like to engage in the door-to-door ministry?

i watched the video below, today, and the author states that pushing your religion on others in the uk is considered crass.

further, he says that religion is a very private matter.

zombie dub

In an hour maybe 2-4 people are in, of those 90% will just say "no thanks" and close the door, 3% get annoyed and slam the door, 1% born agains who try and argue i.e. the trinity is correct, 5% people that take the mags to make the JW go away, 1% not-normal people that become RVs or bible studies.

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High Profile Case: Seeking Reinstatement

by headisspinning in

but our situation is very difficult and quite high profile.... i was raised as a jw and my mother was very strict and abusive.

i got baptized at age 14.. my mother actually called on my (present) husband's mom in service.

she was on the initial call resulting in his mom coming in the truth and him being raised in it from about age 8 or 9.. despite a very abusive step-father, he followed his mom's lead and came into the truth.

zombie dub

Sorry to hear of your problems, I can only hope you will open your eyes and realise that what has happened is actually a positive which has set you free from a man-made cult so you can get on with your live without being enslaved to a storybook and live a happy life in the real world with (what sounds like) your soul-mate husband. x

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What is it with JW's and the Cross?

by FloridaPerry in

history shows people were hung on stakes and crosses, why do the jw's make a big deal about the cross?

isn't jesus dying for the sins of man the issue?

the cross was a part of the jw's early on.

zombie dub

haha tis funny

how is a cross more phallic than a stake, I think a straight stake looks far more phallic?

it's so obvious it couldn't have been a stake as supposedly Jesus and then someone else (one man) carried it for a mile, it would have been at least 14-15 foot long, it would have taken 6 people to carry wood that heavy for that distance. The whole carrying story only works with a cross beam used in a........ cross!

12

Russia get the World Cup? WTF?

by oldlightnewshite in

so russia get the 2018 soccer world cup, and qatar get the 2022 world cup.

it's a real shame that they gave it to such crap venues.

who's gonna want to go to russia?

zombie dub

What a bloody farce. It's going to be phenominally crap. Shame on FIFA.

This :(

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Need Help From British Football Fans

by XJW4EVR in

i have closely followed the premier league for the last 13 matchdays, and i am getting ready to pick a team that i will not only follow this year but for the foreseeable future.

i am not interested in chelsea, manchester u., manchester city or arsenal.

all four remind me of teams i loathe in american sports (cowboys, yankees, celtics).

zombie dub

spurs are an exciting team to watch at the moment

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Football (uk)

by Cook My Socks UK in

jw
friends

read a lot about us football but....uk football(the real stuff) .

your team?.

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