Truthexplorer

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  My son's and I's first Valentines Day, Friendship day celebration since our awakening!!

  by Khaleesi in

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  2. current

  so this weekend will be my first time celebrating friendship day since stop celebrating due to being a jw for years.

  the most exciting part for me and makes me very happy is finally to have my son participate and be involved in normal activities at school with classmates.

  no longer will i allow him to be ostracized at school due to the wt "cult's" ridiculous reasoning why some things are not okay to participate while others are okay.

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  I'm going to buy my wife a card and flowers for valentines day. Might as well live my double life to the full :-)
  
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  Incredible documentary about the exclusive brethren and their extreme shunning policy

  by Truthexplorer in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  just watched this remarkable documentary about the exclusive brethren here in the uk.

  their shunning policy is remarkably like watchtowers policy except even more extreme.

  its heartbreaking how families are torn apart by such man made policies based on their interpretation of scriptures.

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  The guy that left and went back for the simple reason of seeing his own kids again was so sad. How disgusting those elders were telling him he can only go back to see his kids if he goes back to the lord. Talk about emotional blackmail. That poor guy reminded me of why so many of us HAVE to lead a double life for no other reason than avoid such harsh treatment at the hands of a small group of men with their extreme rules.
  
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  Incredible documentary about the exclusive brethren and their extreme shunning policy

  by Truthexplorer in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  just watched this remarkable documentary about the exclusive brethren here in the uk.

  their shunning policy is remarkably like watchtowers policy except even more extreme.

  its heartbreaking how families are torn apart by such man made policies based on their interpretation of scriptures.

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  I actually watched this documentary when my daughter came in. She actually showed a little interest in it whilst on her tablet. She asked what it was about. I explained and then popped in the point that, though not as extreme, we also have a similiar shunning policy. I didn't over do it, but mentioned to her that I disagreed with WT's current shunning policy. She just did her teen thing look and went back to her tablet.
  
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  Incredible documentary about the exclusive brethren and their extreme shunning policy

  by Truthexplorer in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  just watched this remarkable documentary about the exclusive brethren here in the uk.

  their shunning policy is remarkably like watchtowers policy except even more extreme.

  its heartbreaking how families are torn apart by such man made policies based on their interpretation of scriptures.

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  Just watched this remarkable documentary about the exclusive brethren here in the UK. Their shunning policy is remarkably like Watchtowers policy except even more extreme. Its heartbreaking how families are torn apart by such man made policies based on their interpretation of scriptures. Everything mentioned such as emotional blackmail, depression, suicide and the rest. See Link below

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1fAeRXn6aM
  
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  My experience with the people in my hall

  by Freeandclear in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i've been awake now for about 6 months i'd guess and a member here for a couple of weeks.

  it's been eye opening to read other peoples experiences on here and i appreciate all of you.

  i've noticed in many, seemingly most, of your comments that you were not treated well at your hall or you have had very negative experiences in the "org" so i thought i'd like to share mine.. in all my time as a jw i have to say for the most part i always loved the people.

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  My journey as a jw over the past few decades has been a rollercoaster ride. I have been inn some very unloving congs and some genuinly loving congregations For me, people are people. Its like starting a new job, some people are nice, some ok and some who are unfriendly. I have to say though, the elders can impact on the rest of the congregation either in a negative way or in a positive way. I have experienced a lack of love by elders in some halls. yet other halls where the elders genuinly cared for all. BUT I have also seen people beginning to show signs of shunning if you start to step out of line. The dont rock the boat types.....or else!!!!!!!
  
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  An Open letter to the Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses (Elders/ Ex-Elders)

  by stuckinamovement in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  if you are an elder or an ex-elder please add a comment.

  i hope that the governing body will see this.

  it is too bad it has to be on an anonymous forum.

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  stuckinamovements open letter touches on truths that will continue to hurt. The GB needs to take note and steer their large ship on the right course by setting things straight (to coin a biblical phrase). THIS MAY TAKE TIME, UT CAN AND MUSTBE DONE. Doing so will enable men of principle to be whole hearted and stem the flow of those stepping down as elders and ministerial servants due to much of what has been highlighted in the open letter
  
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  An excerpt from Plato's Republic, the 'Allegory of the Cave'.

  by Truthexplorer in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  an excerpt from plato's republic, the 'allegory of the cave' is a classic commentary on the human condition.

  it is a story of open-mindedness and the power of possibility.. .

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69f7ghasodm.

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  An excerpt from Plato's Republic, the 'Allegory of the Cave' is a classic commentary on the human condition. It is a story of open-mindedness and the power of possibility.
  

  
  

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69F7GhASOdM
  
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  "If I wasn't born a JW, I would never have become one."

  by OneEyedJoe in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i've seen it mentioned by a few on the forum that at some point there was a realization that had they not been born a jw, they never would've converted no matter how many times the jws tried to study with them.

  this was my experience too, and i'm wondering how universal it is for those that were born-in but eventually left.

  i think i started having this thought (more specifically that if i were not born a jw, i would surely have become an atheist by now) in my late teens.

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  If I had known this was a captive religion, I would never have become a JW.
  
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  Congrats to Kim Mikey!

  by awake!watcher in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  congrats to kim mikey, mike and kim reached 3000 subscribers on their youtube channel!

  go check em out!

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  I actually enjoy mike and Kim's videos. Was watching them this morning and liked the way they led into their subject. I watch various people on you tube discussing their perspectives on Watchtower. All informative....some good...some not so good. Variety is the spice of life!
  
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  Witnesses killed my friend today.

  by WasOnceBlind in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  today has been a horrible day.

  what began as a day of joy finding out that one of my lifelong friends had her baby, turned into a nightmare when her brother called me to let me know she had passed away after birth.

  i was in shock and didn't ask how.

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  wasonceblind. I am sorry to hear of this tragic loss. It is unbelievable that this is still happening in 2016. Another needless death caused by a publishing companies policy ....so very sad!