Topics Started by exjw2814

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Changing of the Guard
by man in black in
1. jw
2. friends
i work at a local community college, and for the past two years i would notice the witnesses had a table in a student area.. usually it would have 2-4 witnesses sitting there talking to each other, or yacking on their cell phones.. but the big attraction was the banner, it was long enough to cover two card tables end to end (12-15 feet).. it said "the watchtower and awake magazines" like that alone is going to attract students.... .

this afternoon i strolled by and noticed that they have a new banner.. white background with the words :why do we suffer" in bold letters.

i thought that was pretty strange..
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Why are all religions (including J.W.'s) afraid to perform the "Elijah test" recorded at 1 Kings 18:21-39?
by StoneWall in
1. watchtower
2. bible
to set the stage this was were elijah had the people gathered together at mt.carmel,along with the.

450 prophets of baal and the 400 prophets of the sacred pole.

it was a test to prove to the people .
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Gray hairs and the Stress of Coming Out of the WTS
by Scott77 in
1. jw
2. friends
to many, coming out of the cult- griping wts's enslavement, mind control and bondage to freedom have not been an easy journey.

some have developed stress, depression, other committed sucide, had broken marriages, severed family and social relationship.

still, others had to contend for years, the scourge of emotional turmil on their lives.
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Stayed up all night, see it is a cult now.
by gutted in
1. jw
2. experiences
i really needed to find a place to write this as i don't believe i can talk with anyone else about my account, perhaps it is similar to a lot of yours.. last night for whatever reason i said i would go online and look up information on jws.

i have been raised as a jw all my life and baptized the last few years.

i looked at www.freeminds.org and www.sixscreensofthewatchtower.com and couldn't believe how easily the whole of my lifes teachings were refuted.. i can't stop my brain from running, bs just in regards to theology alone (1914, paradise earth, celebrations etc.
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Dad is trying to get me dfe'd. Any suggestions?
by foolsparadise in
1. jw
2. friends
i had my religious view on my facebook profile stating that i am a cult survivor.

my dad saw it and is trying to get the family to not speak to me..
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How do you FOR SURE jw's Do not have the truth?
by whatistruth in
1. jw
2. friends
i personally believe they do not, but what solid evidence can you provide me so i can try to convince others?.
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The Born Again Experience
by leavingwt in
1. jw
2. friends
i enjoyed this essay by psychologist valerie tarico.

the born again experience.

i prayed harder and just then i felt like everything i was saying was being sucked into a vacuum.
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PARADISE EARTH OR HEAVEN? OR BOTH?
by exjw2814 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
the jw's teach about the hope we have for living on a paradise earth.

is that what jesus taught when he came to the earth ?

the last time i checked he was referring to heaven, not earth.
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The point in time when I realised that I would one day no longer be a Jehovahs Witness
by jambon1 in
1. jw
2. friends
this was after my 'honeymoon' period of being a new jw.

yet, it was still a couple of years before i actually left.. i remember sitting in the kh listening to the meeting & my mind wandered.

i started looking around the congregation.
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Have any of you had experiences with a spouse who puts loyalty to thier parents and the organisation over you?
by captain in
1. jw
2. friends
i'm going through this at the moment and very disillusioned - especially when i find that people who i thought were my good friends (read: elders) are actually siding with my spouse..