Posts by Diogenesister

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New Inactive One Saying Hello to all

by Lostwun in

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lostwun here, i joined 2 months ago but am now just finding the courage after doing more research to formally introduce myself to the board and embrace my new beginnings as an ex-jw.

i am a second-generation jw.

i grew up with parents who are well known and very respected in many circuits.

Diogenesister

Lostwon, Hi, I expect you are in the states. I am in the UK, but I believed very much and didn't realise the truth until my 40's so I am glad you seem to have youth on your side.

Don't rush things, is there any way you and hubby could go to couseling so that you can discuss things that are upsetting you both in a "safe"enviroment.If you find a therapist who knows a bit about cult mind control it may help to gently open his eyes to some of the thought stopping processes the mind utilizes to ease feelings of cognative dissonance

I wish you good luck and love❤

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I believe that the greater percentage of JWs-You Will Not Be Able to Help, no Matter What Facts You Show Them.

by John Aquila in

so i ran into this brother whom ive known for a while and the conversation led into me being invited to come back to the kingdom hall.

we talked for about an hour during which time i explained to him 607 being the wrong date and a lot of other stuff including the child abuse cases in australia.

but what i wanted to relate was the last few minutes of our conversation.

Diogenesister

John Aquila I wonder if he will want you and your proofs to leave him be when his child is diagnosed with leukeamia.

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I believe that the greater percentage of JWs-You Will Not Be Able to Help, no Matter What Facts You Show Them.

by John Aquila in

so i ran into this brother whom ive known for a while and the conversation led into me being invited to come back to the kingdom hall.

we talked for about an hour during which time i explained to him 607 being the wrong date and a lot of other stuff including the child abuse cases in australia.

but what i wanted to relate was the last few minutes of our conversation.

Diogenesister

Secondly, will he graciously and without a moments hesitation extend the same courtesy of leaving alone to a Catholic, atheist, pagan, protestant the next time he knocks on their door UNINVITED?

Brighid got it bang on, if his children excercize, similarly,their right to freely choose the peace of his home will abruptly cease and misery will reign for the short time they do have left to each other. Also, can he guarantee the householder he converts with cunning and falsehood will not be utterly mierable should he be unable to live up to their primative doctrine.

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Today's WT glancing at the opposite sex is flirting and therefore immortality

by purrpurr in

in today's wt study it makes the point that just glancing at the opposite sex is flirting and can lead to sex!.

so are jw's now to wear blinkers?.

also jw's are told to go and confess to the elders if they have any immoral thoughts?!!.

Diogenesister

Vidiotan hour ago

Xanthippe - "...we went to see a psychologist after leaving the Borg and when we described all the rules about sex in this religion he said this is where child abuse occurs in this sort of climate..."

This.

Sexual repression fosters sexual deviancy.

Anybody who hasn't realized this by now, will probably never realize it.

Hence the bethel "lickin'cows"story!!

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Today's WT glancing at the opposite sex is flirting and therefore immortality

by purrpurr in

in today's wt study it makes the point that just glancing at the opposite sex is flirting and can lead to sex!.

so are jw's now to wear blinkers?.

also jw's are told to go and confess to the elders if they have any immoral thoughts?!!.

Diogenesister

n today's WT study it makes the point that just glancing at the opposite sex is flirting and can lead to sex!

So are jw's now to wear blinkers?

Also jw's are told to go and confess to the elders if they have any immoral thoughts?!!

Makes me wonder if they have noticed how popular isis is and they had better start gettin'with the programme!

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The Romans did not crucify robbers

by purrpurr in

i've been reading a book called nonsense from the bible.

in it it makes the point that the romans did not crucify robbers.

having since researched this it seems this is true.

Diogenesister

Calebinflorida While I don't believe Jesus was the messiah, of course, as a jew I can attest that the details of the crucifixion attributed to this case do suggest he was crucified with thieves.

How? By reading the new testiment like anyone else?

Almost every book I have ever read had been quite certain that IN GENERAL crucifixtion was reserved for crimes against the state, sidition basically.

Now, that's not to say that this general principal was not abused.

This piece was called a sidile, and likely rested under the bottom, for the purpose described.

Interestingly, another witness myth, that Jesus was crucified on a stake, has been laid to rest by archeologists who say that the victim would carry the crossbar or patibulum (weighing 50-100lbs)and that this would rest on the upright (in a t bar shape at the top.* described as a tau which is Latin equivelent shape T )

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The Romans did not crucify robbers

by purrpurr in

i've been reading a book called nonsense from the bible.

in it it makes the point that the romans did not crucify robbers.

having since researched this it seems this is true.

Diogenesister

Yes, I believe the Romans' reserved crucifiction for treason, basically, certainly not a minor crime like theft. Mindyou, does the NT actually call them thiefs?I can't remember, if so that definately does not fit historically.

Regarding the slow death, it's true that the Romans, if they were being 'merciful'would brake the victims' legs to speed up what was normally a slow death from suffocation basically.

The NT states that a Roman soldier pierces Jesus'side to speed up death so all could be completed prior to the sabbath. This is supposed to fulfill a "scripture" but it is unclear what scripture it is supposed to refer to. Exodus 12 and Numbers 9 are commandments regarding the pashel lamb and Psalms 34.20/19 talk about in the plural righteous people in general.

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Another one decides to leave

by problemaddict 2 in

well in a month where i had a friend of 20 years tell me "we can't kick it no mo" because i no longer go to meetings, i had an even older friend who is coming to visit me, call me and tell me hes out.. currently a high profile ms who gives talks out all over the place, the elders said they are recommending him for appt to the body in sep when the co is coming through.

but nope......hes about to step down all together.. what did it?

because i am not disfellowshipped, and soft peddle my issues with the org, i was able to speak to him about things like blood, and a couple other things.

Diogenesister

Problemaddict2 , but she wanted to raise her kids as JW's to give them a moral center,

Bad move, try to disuade her...what if they shun their parents in the years to come when parents totally get ttatt and can't bear the hypocracy of attending.

Moral? In what sense? Beating kids, sexism, homophobia, lies, total disregard for one's neighbour if they don't happen to agree with one's worldview, puting symbolism above people's lives, hypocracy of waiting for legislation to do the right thing, perjury...need I go on?

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Another one decides to leave

by problemaddict 2 in

well in a month where i had a friend of 20 years tell me "we can't kick it no mo" because i no longer go to meetings, i had an even older friend who is coming to visit me, call me and tell me hes out.. currently a high profile ms who gives talks out all over the place, the elders said they are recommending him for appt to the body in sep when the co is coming through.

but nope......hes about to step down all together.. what did it?

because i am not disfellowshipped, and soft peddle my issues with the org, i was able to speak to him about things like blood, and a couple other things.

Diogenesister

Totally love that blog , so inspirational problemaddict 2!

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Discussing the RC with a friend and my JW wife was listening.

by Driving Force in

i am fuming at the moment and my wife has made me so angry.. i live in germany and an ex jw, a friend of mine is also ex jw but does not understand english so i was giving him a rundown on the friday session of the rc with gj.

my wife was in another part of the house but heard my phone ring and so she came to listen, i did not realize this, because when the phone rang i closed two doors between myself and my wife.

she opened the first door and started listening to the conversation.

Diogenesister

DF, this is just rubbish innit? Two people who used to love each other (still do) hurting each other over a 3000 yr old story book. Everyone is right, it is, of course, that rich publishing company that is the root of the problem.

Have you got Steve Hassans' book on cult mind control? Glad you are getting help. One thing I will say, this life is oh so short. We open our eyes for a short time on this beautiful, insane universe- make the most of it, remember you can only control you (and that is arguable!)Life can be tough, grab all the happiness you can and don't let go, oh & make sure you have kids at some point - its the only kind of immortality you will ever have, the ancient jews were right about that!