Soldier, you and me both. In fact, the "new light" of the fast-approaching Cataclysm expansion is eating away me once again. Dammit.
FreeAtLast1914
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WTBS - The Ultimate MMRPG
by FreeAtLast1914 inthe lives of the typical jw include all the elements of a classic mmorpg, like world of warcraft.. there is the constant grind (field service and endless meetings and assemblies, commenting, demonstrations), quests (aka "privileges" of carrying the mics or cleaning the bathroom or mowing the lawn, giving talks), leveling (improving your status from r&f to elite by becoming a ms, elder, pioneer, co, do), buffs (receiving the call of "anointing", your life experience making it into a yearbook), and finally the rewards (anywhere from pats on the back for a job well-done on a part to being voted onto the governing body as the elite).. and just like with any mmo, you never reach the end, you are always grinding away for what amounts to be empty rewards in a fantasy world....
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WTBS - The Ultimate MMRPG
by FreeAtLast1914 inthe lives of the typical jw include all the elements of a classic mmorpg, like world of warcraft.. there is the constant grind (field service and endless meetings and assemblies, commenting, demonstrations), quests (aka "privileges" of carrying the mics or cleaning the bathroom or mowing the lawn, giving talks), leveling (improving your status from r&f to elite by becoming a ms, elder, pioneer, co, do), buffs (receiving the call of "anointing", your life experience making it into a yearbook), and finally the rewards (anywhere from pats on the back for a job well-done on a part to being voted onto the governing body as the elite).. and just like with any mmo, you never reach the end, you are always grinding away for what amounts to be empty rewards in a fantasy world....
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FreeAtLast1914
The lives of the typical JW include all the elements of a classic MMORPG, like World of Warcraft.
There is the constant grind (field service and endless meetings and assemblies, commenting, demonstrations), quests (aka "privileges" of carrying the mics or cleaning the bathroom or mowing the lawn, giving talks), leveling (improving your status from R&F to elite by becoming a MS, elder, pioneer, CO, DO), buffs (receiving the call of "anointing", your life experience making it into a yearbook), and finally the rewards (anywhere from pats on the back for a job well-done on a part to being voted onto the Governing Body as the elite).
And just like with any MMO, you never reach the end, you are always grinding away for what amounts to be empty rewards in a fantasy world...
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Elder got df'ed
by XPeterX inhe had relationship with a female jw of the same congo.now that they are both df'ed they are gonna get married and then get reinstated.his ex-wife will have to see the new happy family 2 times every week at the meetings.sweet.
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p.s:this is a classic one.
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FreeAtLast1914
I've seen this happen twice in my life with elders leaving their wives for another woman. They both had connections (bringing to mind the politics of WT Land) and both of them were quickly reinstated and are currently active. Their wives were spurned and eventually left the org due to the unloving treatment by the congregation and elder bodies.
What a religion. The schmucks are worshipped and the downtrodden are swept aside and labelled as "bitter".
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What Beliefs/ Practices of Jehovah's Witnesses do you Disagree With Most?
by flipper inmost of us either when exiting the witnesses or after exiting have certain beliefs/practices that bothered us so much we could not suport this organization anymore.
what were your breaking points ?
here were a few of mine :.
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FreeAtLast1914
My number one gripe with this religion and its leaders is: their unquestioned, absolute, unapproachable authority over every aspect of the lives of the rank and file. They even seek to control their thoughts.
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Watchtower says TEST US against the BIBLE!
by UnDisfellowshipped inthe watchtower society says "test us against the bible!".
test the inspired expressions.
) we must not believe every spirit, or inspired expression, but we should test the inspired expressions to see whether they originate with god.
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FreeAtLast1914
They say alot of thing they don't mean. They are the kings of double-speak and you can bet they have an article somewhere in their history that proves or disproves whatever it is they want you to believe now.
One of their glaring flaws is that they often print something but only apply it to other religions; not their own. It is so obvious now looking back from outside the org. But I never noticed it while a JW.
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Studying my faith away
by the-illuminator81 ini want to introduce myself.
i'm a 28 year old active, married jw from belgium.
in the preceding months (i'd say starting from about march) i've been slowly losing my faith.
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FreeAtLast1914
Studying the Bible and the history of the WTBS was the best thing that ever happened to my wife and I. We sometimes enjoy a cigar in the back yard, laughing about all the things we used to believe.
The truth is a wonderful thing!
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When Was The Last Time You Went To A Meeting?
by minimus ini think it's been around 7 years for me.
and i never ever missed going or being with the "friends"..
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FreeAtLast1914
About 4 years now. It was a Sunday meeting. I was by myself, already completely mentally out but still going occasionally to keep the family's guard down. But I only stayed for the first 15 minutes of the Public Talk. By then I had heard enough BS. I looked around and felt sorry for all those people sitting there, blind and begging for something they'd never have.
I got up and walk out, drove to the nearest book store, stayed there until enough time had passed no one would be suspicious I'd left, and returned to my mom's house. It was a great day.
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What book did you study which brought you into the org? Is it now defunct?
by James_Slash ini think we can all gather that given the major doctrinal changes over the past few decades, a lot of books are now defunct for one reason or another whether that be doctrinal changes or simply that they are now inaccurate in line with todays teachings.. so which book convinced you that it was the 'truth' and brought you into the organisation and is it now defunct?.
mine was the knowledge that leads to everlasting life published in 2000. i don't know for sure, but i can't imagine that this book is completely accurate given the changes recently regarding generation..
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FreeAtLast1914
Born-in. Studied 'em all. In my mind, they are all (and always have been) defunct.
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YOU KNOW IT'S THE TRUTH BECAUSE, THE WATCHTOWER TELLS YOU IT IS
by elm inthe study editionof the watchtower for september 15th 2010, p13 states "similarly today, a governing body composed of spirit-anointed christians contributes to the unity of the worldwide congregation.
the governing body publishes spiritually encouraging literature in many languages.
this spiritual food is based on god's word.
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FreeAtLast1914
The WTBS is poster-child for schizophrenic religious dogma.
As Wikipedia describes the disorder: "It most commonly manifests as auditory hallucinations, paranoid or bizarre delusions, or disorganized speech and thinking with significant social or occupational dysfunction."
Yep. That's them.
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Whats the weirdest thing a JW ever said to you?
by chukky 594 ini remember a 'sister' coming up to me and telling me off for being on the atkins diet, as it was satanic and designed by satan.. chukky.
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FreeAtLast1914
Dad: It's the truth. Period. There's no other way to look at it.
Me: What about when they're wrong?
Dad: They've never been wrong?
Me:
Dad: Whatever they say is law!
Me: What about the Bible?
Dad: No, son. That's a slippery slope, reading that book alone. Jehovah uses them not us!
Me: So were they the law when they celebrated Christmas, birthdays, voted, joined the military, prominently used the cross in their worship, believed in the rapture?
Dad: It was what Jehovah wanted them to believe at the time.
Me:
Nuff said...