Hi to Lifelong Humanist!! I feel the same way.
I don't believe there is a god. I respect others' viewpoints and feelings, but personally, I just can't believe in anything supernatural. I am a Humanist, as my username implies.
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How many here actually still believe that there is a God??
by annalice inafter being gone from the jw's for many years now , and having done extensive research on the history of god and the belief in him , i can't seem to find any logical way to have a belief in an invisble being up there ruling over us.
how many here still believe?
how many don't?.
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A symbol for all who have ever stood against Watchtower.
by iamthewolf5562 infor all here to know, i'm not the first to write a book involving witnesses, but i do believe that i've written something which people here could greatly enjoy.
aside from being a story involving witnesses written by a youth, my book also establishes a symbol which i decree to be a counter to that of watchtower's.. you can check the book out for free at http://authonomy.com/viewbook.aspx?bookid=10802.
i plan on writing a number of novels in my time, and because of my upbrining as a witness and as a last ditch effort to help some who are close to me, i have chosen to complete this novel first.
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I've read 4 chapters and I'm enjoying it. It brings back a lot of memories of growing up as a JW, especially one who had doubts about the 'truth'. I, too, had the 'picture in the back of the song book' talk from my parents because I wouldn't bother singing the songs.
Look forward to reading more tomorrow.
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A symbol for all who have ever stood against Watchtower.
by iamthewolf5562 infor all here to know, i'm not the first to write a book involving witnesses, but i do believe that i've written something which people here could greatly enjoy.
aside from being a story involving witnesses written by a youth, my book also establishes a symbol which i decree to be a counter to that of watchtower's.. you can check the book out for free at http://authonomy.com/viewbook.aspx?bookid=10802.
i plan on writing a number of novels in my time, and because of my upbrining as a witness and as a last ditch effort to help some who are close to me, i have chosen to complete this novel first.
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I just revisited that link and realised - the book is already there on that site!!! (I'm a bit slow this morning). I'll start reading it this evening!
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Hello everyone.
by vilot ini'm new here.
i da'ed myself a few years back.
hope to get to know you..
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Hi Vilot,
Glad you're out of that nasty organisation.
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A symbol for all who have ever stood against Watchtower.
by iamthewolf5562 infor all here to know, i'm not the first to write a book involving witnesses, but i do believe that i've written something which people here could greatly enjoy.
aside from being a story involving witnesses written by a youth, my book also establishes a symbol which i decree to be a counter to that of watchtower's.. you can check the book out for free at http://authonomy.com/viewbook.aspx?bookid=10802.
i plan on writing a number of novels in my time, and because of my upbrining as a witness and as a last ditch effort to help some who are close to me, i have chosen to complete this novel first.
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I'd read it. Looks interesting. When are you planning to get it finished?
I've read a few books by ex-JWs, (Crisis of Conscience, etc.), but not yet read a novel based on JW life.
What other books have you written related to JWs?
Best of luck with it.
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Littlebird's Introduction "Hi!"
by littlebird inhi, i've been lurking hear for awhile and just registered this week.
you're an interesting bunch and i look forward to getting to know you better.. i started studying with the jw's when i was 16. i was dating my husband, 10yrs my senior, and he heard they had the truth.
i was in an abusive household, so i moved in with him, studied, got married at 17 and baptised at 18.. i believed in it hook, line and sinker for 22 yrs.
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Hello hun, sorry you're having a bad time
Hope you find help, support and friendship on here.
love & hugs,
Dawn
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Older posters check in...just post your name...we need to hear from you!
by restrangled ini am not the oldest but have 3 years here!
restrangled.. how about you?.
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I joined the old forum 3 years ago as Do Not Call (not the poster DoNotCall). I only made 237 posts, so I wasn't well known. It's been about a year since I've posted, as I've been really busy with our company and my daughters -GCSEs etc We're still 'apostates' and still being shunned mercilessly!
Anyway, hello and hugs to everyone!!
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I hate it but have to be patient
by wha happened? inwifey and i were talking.
she got into the cult thinking that morality is worse than ever.. i asked her..... as a women do u have more or less rights from a 100 years ago.
answer?
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Hubby's patience worked for me.
I was brought up in the cult from the age of 5. I always had doubts as a kid, but I knew I couldn't investigate anything for fear of being viewed as 'apostate' and disappointing my family and friends.
Later on I married a JW and we had children who had a close relationship with my parents, so I put my doubts to the back of my mind and just carried on with JW life.
When my husband dug around on the web to investigate his doubts, he didn't try to bombard me with all his findings, he simply asked the odd question which he knew would get me thinking.
After a few months of subtle comments and questions (eg. Is the 607 date correct? paedophile issues, UN membership, scientific inaccuracy of the Bible - all the usual stuff), I finally had the courage to sneakily do some research on the web.
I just looked at him one day and said, "You're right!" We then had a few anti-studies with our little girls and explained to them how we'd got it wrong. We just faded as a family.
Good luck to you, please keep trying, but don't be too confrontational.
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You just got my vote, hun. Good luck
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Hubby and I (and offspring) all faded. And happy.