The world and its friendship you'll loose
To those without faith it is truly amazing
But in the truth there is no love that is why it is amazing.
Oh how some of their songs hurt.
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"Make the truth your own
by Newborn inshun the world leave it alone.
if your body members you control.
you make sure that the truth is your own".
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A gun was pulled on my mum.
by LouBelle in11 am in the morning, a very busy road, a very busy banks' parking lot.
my mother walked down the stairs to her car and saw a masked man run around her car and come up to her.
he pointed a gun at her chest.
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I am sorry when I first posted this I forgot to say the anger you have. I agree with you LouBelle. The anger at no one caring. There is nothing you can do. I still have the anger. You just try not to think about it.
I should have said I am sorry about what your mom went through. It is so hard and my heart goes out to you both. LITS
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They want us to believe that it is written by Holly Spirit. It all sound so crazy now, that I could have believed it.
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A gun was pulled on my mum.
by LouBelle in11 am in the morning, a very busy road, a very busy banks' parking lot.
my mother walked down the stairs to her car and saw a masked man run around her car and come up to her.
he pointed a gun at her chest.
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We were robbed at gun point when we were at Bethel. I still am angry at it. We were demanded to go by an older sister in the hall to see her mom. My husband was an elder and she was pissed off that we had not went to see her mother yet. Only she did not tell us that her mom lived in one of the worst parts of Brooklyn. So we went and were robbed at gun point and the sister was get this still mad that we never made it to her moms. I guess after having your life threatened we should have just kept going? The sister said this is Brooklyn what did you expect. The sister never said 'I am sorry I forgot to tell you mom lives in a area where white people should not go'. Nothing but being more pissed at me husband for the rest of the time we were in the hall.
Bethel was the same way. They were mad at us for putting ourselves in danger. They said why did you listen to that sister you should have known that you could not be there. No one told us You could not win. And Bethel would not let us move to a different hall they said to tough it out where we were. The white DO two weeks latter got mugged at the same spot that we did and Bethel started to go off on him and he flipped out. We were not as important as a DO though.
I love the feeling of love in this religion that I have felt.
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How will anyone know when the "Great Tribulation" begins?
by foolsparadise inwill there be an announcment on the world news saying " a great tribulation has begun in the world" or will the gb send a letter to all the kh's to scare the piss out of everybody saying "we the gb being gods chosen channel of communication have decided that the world's situation seems dire and are pleased to tell you that the great tribulation has started!".
obviously the world has been in a great tribulation since the time of jesus.
great tribulation does not mean some event that has to happen all at once all of a sudden.
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What Psychotic Parrot says is right on with all that I was told only one or two things were different in what I was taught. Reading it now I am like I really bought into that but that was what was drilled into me as a kid. OH MY GOD how sad is that to teach a child.
I had nightmares as a kid about the birds, the buzzards are coming, the buzzards are coming my mom and her friends used to say and they are going to pick the eyes out of everyone. They truly believed it. For a kid who felt God hated her because her mom was abusing her and telling her that she wished I had never been born, I just knew I would have my eyes plucked out too. Thus the nightmares.
Oh was a lovely religion. Sign me up.
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18-Year Relationship Ended Today...
by jamiebowers in...when i had my dear old cat, puss puss put down this morning.
i had her for 18 years.
last night i bathed her and used the blow dryer and brush on her matted fur, and she didn't even try to fight me.
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I am so sorry Jamie. I remember when our cat had to be put down at the age of 17 he was almost 18. Just thinking of it three and a half years latter makes me cry now. I loved him so much. He got me through so much in the JW world. When my husband was always gone to elders meetings when we were first married Henry was there for me.
He was my word in so many ways unlike humans he alway forgave me and showed me love. Our little fury friends are what makes life worth living. Like Mrs. Flipper calls them little angles and I believe they are.
I wish I could say it get easier as time goes on but each one is so different that the hole they leave in your heart is always there but time does help heal some.
My heart goes out to you. LITS
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2 JW beliefs that do not add up
by highdose inok so i know theres way more than just 2, but heres 2 that i could never figure out:.
belief 1) jehovah is trying to prove his right to rule by allowing saturn a chance to do better/fail.
this means extensive trauma for all humans as they suffer and die, basicly innocent vitums of this.. belief 2) in the paradise the bad memories of living in this saturns system will bewiped.. so i ask you: what is the point of belief number 1 if all those years of proving saturn wrong will no longer be remembered?
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I remember being a little kid and wondering that. Why a God of love wants us to suffer to clear his name, it has never made any sense.
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They say this more than "Jehovah"
by Sour Grapes induring the public talk and wt study this sunday, i noticed.
that the titles faithful slave, faithful and discreet slave,.
and governing body were mentioned more than god's name.
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I know I hate it. You cannot make a move in your life without asking what the FDS or GB says or if it is in some WT somewhere. Why not say what does the Bible say but JW's do not think that way.
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What made you think?
by greenie ini know this topic has been covered, so feel free to ignore me or point me to another post for your response, but i'm just curious: what made you first think the jws didn't have it all?
what it a slow process or like a lightening strike?.
for me, a non-jw, it was like a lightening strike when i started reading about the blood issue..
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Having three pedophiles in my hall.
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A sad call from an older brother
by life is to short inwe got a call a couple of days ago from this older brother in the hall.
he is a great guy who is in his eighties.
he has a very hard time walking and just getting around because of old age but he is the kindest man.
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All I was trying to do by this thread was to show how sad this religion is. Robdar I am sorry if I have offended you but is this not the purpose of this sight to talk about what you see. How many thread to you totally agree with?
What about a young couple with a child who needs blood are you going to say well if it makes them happy not let their child die oh well.
I am not trying to fight we are all in our own stages of getting out and waking up this is my stage. I am so glad that you were smarter than I and you saw it before I have, but I am now starting to see things and this is just one of many. I started this thread to show others what I have seen. I am sorry it seems to have upset so many.
What I do not understand is why? I still feel my point is valid. This religion places a ton of guilt on many people to the point that some kill themselves over it. If someones thread makes someone think hey that is a valid point than is that not the reason of this sight?
No I am not going to get this older man to change or do anything my point was how sad it is that he feels like he does. Sorry again for upsetting so many.