So sorry you have been hit with all that bad news at once. It is hard when you are low things keep coming at you from all directions. These things come in cycles but hopefully nothing else can happen and the healing process can begin giving you an opportunity to recover.
Posts by nugget
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13Everything is going bad.
by Decided ini just went up to see my friend who was in a care center.
i went in his room and he was dead, i had to call the nurse who said she was with him 15 minutes before.
i was in walmart the day before and saw an old school mate who's mother was a jw and he said he had cancer and had two years to live according to the doctor.
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Need Help, Please!
by palmtree67 inwe got a new dog and he needs a name!
he was abandoned by his family in their back yard when they moved and then was rescued by animal rescue.
he's been fostered for the last 4 months and his foster mom called him martin.
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Alfie
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Organizational Chart of Jehovah's Witnesses
by cobaltcupcake ina friend of mine posted this on facebook.
it made me spit diet pepsi all over my screen!.
http://i.imgur.com/zrdgx.jpg.
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What we all knew when we were in but were too scared to admit.
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YouTube video: Five Stupid Things About Jehovah's Witnesses
by cedars ingreat video.
this is how we are viewed by outsiders.
there's no fooling some people!.
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I like that the hardest part was only picking 5.
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Umm bye
by Killa in.
well since my other thread was closed and i do not care too much to begin another one -witht the exception of this one to say goodbye- because it would just be closed again, i bid you farwell =).
thanks for your genuine comments and to the fake ones (how ironic being i'm fake too lol) i have this to say: hahaha.
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nugget
I feel for your wife. You do take pleasure messing with people and saying things to get a rise out of them. If this is your true persona you will become careless and let things slip. She has humiliation in her future and I wonder what your feelings for her are?
Your opinion of "apostate literature" really is not even your opinion it is the voice of the society. That is what is so sad about you. Whilst some people have been damaged by their involvement with the society and produce material that reflects this, there are some well considered and well researched articles that present the facts and show why the religion you both follow and scorn is not truth in any real sense of the word.
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Umm Hi
by Killa inso i have something interesting to share.. i am a jehovah's witness.
i have been in the truth for 26 years of my life.
as a young boy i deeply loved the truth.
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nugget
I read your post and can't help thinking that whilst you take pleasure in messing with other people's minds you yourself are being messed up on a weekly basis. JWs serve a purpose for you, they provide you with a facade to hide behind and a pool of people to mess with. And whilst you take pride in your abilities to screw with people's psyche you are a rank amateur compared to the organisation you follow.
I too could explain 607 and 1914, I was well versed in doctrine and like you for a time it made sense to me too. But these doctrines have no real solid foundation and the only place where their calculations can be made to make sense is in the pages of the organisation's literature. However as you are happy where you are and don't really care too much about doctrine whether they are right or wrong is irrelevant.
You are lucky to be in a congregation with people who truly try to demonstrate christian principles. Conversely they are very unfortunate to have you in their midst. You need professional help to deal with the trauma of what happened to you in the past otherwise you will never move on fully and you will continue this contraditory behaviour you will continue to play the part of a good man but never really achieve it. Because your early experience of counselling was ineffectual don't assume that it can offer you nothing now.
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I'm a stepmom to a little JW.... need advice...
by LKM ini am a new stepmom to an 8 year old boy whose mother is a jw pioneer.
my husband has been disfellowshipped for 2.5 years now.
i was part of the reason he left the organization for good, although he had stopped believing long before being kicked out.
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It is dificult because JWs have difficulty compromising and if your husband's ex has the hope of him returning to the congregation she will see any deviation from JW approved lifestyle as an obstacle to this goal. She is policing both her son and her ex in this regard.
There is a lot of guilt involved in being a JW and children feel it as much as anyone else. There is a danger that your step son will be caught in the middle so it is essential that there are ground rules and he knows that this is something the adults have agreed and they have taken responsibility for.
What he does with his father is his father's responsibility and what he does with his mother is her responsibility. She may not approve of everything he does when he is with you but providing the child is well cared for she cannot complain and cannot place unfair restrictions. Your ex needs to talk to her honestly and highlight that he also wants what is in the best interests of their child. Their theology may differ and what they feel is appropriate may differ but she cannot control his schedule when he is with you. If your step son enjoys football and wants to participate then he should be allowed to. At 8 he isn't likely to be exposed to the locker room talk JWs are concerned about and little leagues are all about character building and teamwork.
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Update & Moving on with life
by Coffee House Girl inhello all, just wanted to update you all on my further steps in the exiting process (a process that may never end in some respects).
to set up a context for my update: my story in a nutshel-.
did a quick fade in the fall of 2009 to start going to university and escape a very unhappy living situation.
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nugget
Great update, you have been through so much and have come through it all. You made my day today.
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When I was married 24 years ago Salisbury congregation was growing in number and had to split into 2. I have just heard that they do not have enough people for 2 congregations any more and are recombining. Their excuse was that once a couple of large families leave the area then it has a big impact on numbers. Who are these "large families" the Waltons and the Brady bunch?
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Restrictions On JW Members: What Are They??
by Cold Steel incan someone please explain the rules and regulations jws are expected to abide by as it pertains to the outside world?
for example, if a jw wanted to debate his religion on a site like this, can he/she do so without fear of reprisal from the church?.
and for those who have cable or satellite television, what are their restrictions?
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Rule 1 you are forbidden to read and post on sites such as this one. You can be disfellowshipped for expressing negative opinions about the society on sites such as this or for engaging in debates with those classed as apostates. (this is from personal experience)
Rule 2 You are told that R rated movies or even children's movies with a strong fantasy, magic theme are not for christians. Programes deemed adult viewing are not for christians, sports games or other tv programes which promote nationalistic feelings are not for christians. It is better not to have a TV at all and if you do have one always ask yourself "if Jesus was in the room would I be watching this?"
Whilst they do not put members into physical compounds, their doctrines serve to isolate members by excluding them from normal social interactions with people outside the religion. This makes JWs socially awkward and often the only place they find acceptance is within the congregation. They are also taught to be suspicious of anyone who does not share their beliefs doubting their motives and mistrusting any offers of friendship. Although they have to go to work and school they are told not told put work ahead of religious commitments and they are encouraged to limit education to the minimum required by law.
They are told that all the information they need can be found within the pages of the watchtower literature. They are not allowed to read religious literature published by other groups or scholars who are not JWs. They cannot process negative views of their faith and will arrogantly dismiss any opion that does not conform with their world view.
They are in a high control group and demonstrate the behaviours associated with cults.