Posts by LostGeneration

i found out last night that thursday,just gone, a member of the gb came to rosehill congregation in bolton to tell them the gb will now be more active and a more prominent part of their lives, this is to build trust and make it so when they revel new direction in the future, people don't push against them and they follow them.

it's a long shot shot but what are the chances he will be at any other meeting in this district this sunday and how can i find out?.

LostGeneration

member of the GB came to rosehill congregation in Bolton to tell them the GB will now be more active and a more prominent part of their lives

Well isn't that special? Its not like these guys don't already control who they talk to, where they go twice a week, the kinds of jobs they have, how much education they get, what they can and cannot celebrate, oh and how freaky they are allowed to get in the bedroom.

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Just Curious About Something

by EmptyInside in

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sorry,couldn't think of a better title for this post,without it being long.. i was thinking this morning,if ex-jws, who were born into the group less likely to join another religion after leaving.

vs. the witnesses who belonged to a church before joining the religion.. from my own prespective,being raised a witness,i have no intention of joining any religion.

and it seems that born-ins are less likely to join a religion after leaving the cult.. in my own experience,i think it's religious burn-out to tell the truth.

LostGeneration

Born in here, Watchtower does a great job of poisoning the well. Once you realize they are fake too, I had little desire to tie myself into another church.

If God is up there, he's gotta be laughing his ass off at all of the people running into buildings over and over to constantly tell him that he's "da man".

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Stay Alive till '75

by John Chapman in

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"stay alive till '75.

" remember that?

note: this is the year 5774 not 2014. why didn't they tell you that in 5735 (1975 ad?

LostGeneration

Wow. All over the map on that one.

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Not Thinking It Through part 2

by donny in

recently i was going through some of my old storage boxes and came across my 1988 copy of the watchtower issued book "revelation.

its grand climax at hand!".

as i flipped through its pages i was reminded how blinded i was in regards to rational thinking.

LostGeneration

Thanks. I was recently appointed an elder when we studied that book for what, the fifth time???

I remember going through the motions with the group. Everyone was lost like we were studying Greek for the first time. There was one guy in our group who simply had this look of disdain at the study, he left with his family a year before I fully woke up. I know now that he knew it was all bull---- as we were going through the motions.

So many zombies still stuck inside. I really hope they can find the courage to get out.

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Not Thinking It Through part 2

by donny in

recently i was going through some of my old storage boxes and came across my 1988 copy of the watchtower issued book "revelation.

its grand climax at hand!".

as i flipped through its pages i was reminded how blinded i was in regards to rational thinking.

LostGeneration

Thanks donny.

My own wake up call started with the last time we studied the book, probably around 2006-07. They sent out revisions that we were cutting out and pasting into the book.

Something really felt weird about that, revisionist history happening right in front of my nose.

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WT Armageddon Logic

by Ding in

in doing some research, i recently ran across a september 1, 2000 wt article that contained a brother's testimony about his years of service in the organization.. he said, "as we arrived for the meeting one sunday in 1938, two elderly sisters greeted us, and one said: `young brother, have you taken your stand for jehovah yet?

you know, armageddon is just around the corner!

' i knew that jehovah is the only true god, and i was convinced that this is his organization.

LostGeneration

Pete,

They took the 1914 generation teaching out back and shot it in the head in 1995. A chart for further reference:

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WT Armageddon Logic

by Ding in

in doing some research, i recently ran across a september 1, 2000 wt article that contained a brother's testimony about his years of service in the organization.. he said, "as we arrived for the meeting one sunday in 1938, two elderly sisters greeted us, and one said: `young brother, have you taken your stand for jehovah yet?

you know, armageddon is just around the corner!

' i knew that jehovah is the only true god, and i was convinced that this is his organization.

LostGeneration

Doesn't the WT claim that all content is vetted by at least three GB members before going to print?

Obviously, three copy editors with a high school education can't quite get the job done. Thus the continuous avalanche of flip flops, contradictions, and outright lies slip through the cracks and into print, year after year.

There is ZERO quality control at Watchtower headquarters. That is why if you are trying to get an active JW out of the cult, it is always best to use their own words without any outside information. That is what got me out.

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It's my 25th yr anniversary of freedom

by rebel8 in

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approximately 25 yrs ago today, i left the borg forever.. .

thank you jwn/jwd for helping me heal by listening to me.

there are not many greater gifts than freedom..

LostGeneration

No matter how much we may struggle after leaving the cult, I always say it takes a person of real courage to leave. The strong are out, the weak remain in shackles.