Posts by Lostwun

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Do you still believe in God?

by FormerlySandL in

i never thought i would admit it, but i don't.

i might superstitiously have some kind of doubt but digging a bit deeper in my heart i really don't believe in god.

as a human i could never just sit and watch people be tortured, live years of abuse, suffer from illness and disabilities and all the other awful things people have to endure day after day without doing something about it.

Lostwun

For me I fight the thought that god doesn't exist. I spent my entire life worshipping jehovah and now because im no longer a witness I dont automatically come to the conclusion that he doesnt exist. I personally feel like ive felt his presence throughout many stages in my life so im not quick to give up on him but I will say that there are things that happen in the world today that make me question why he wont do anything about it.

If it makes sense at all I would say that im on the fence right now with my belief in Jehovah.

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So , how "worldly" did you get?

by greenhornet in

i even hate to use that word worldly tm.. any way i'm probably the worst.. 1 when the jw s come to my door i say i'm not interested .

2 i have gone to many churches and volunteered.. 3 i shredded all my jw books and magazines out in the woods.. 4 had the mormon elders over and studied with them.. 5 tried pot (its legal here).

6 open carry my fire arm every where (legal here also).

Lostwun

I curse occasionally

I Hate all religion and want nothing to do with any of it whereas before when i was a jw I would sympathize with those belonging to different religions.

I havent read the bible since last july.

I only pray at meal time.

Im umsure of any hope after death.

Im contemplating peircing my nose and getting my first tattoo next month

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may need some help soon

by Missanna in

ok so i send my father a letter telling him several reasons i do not believe the witnesses are jehovah's organization.i also told my father at the end of the letter that i was setting some boundaries once and for all.

that i would not be emotionally blackmailed or verbally abused anymore that if he wanted to talk to me as a father then i welcome that and if he can't do that then i do not wish to comunicate with him.

i sent it about a week ago and was waiting for all hell to break loose but nothing happend.

Lostwun

Marking

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Fading tactic that worked well for me

by traveb in

jw
friends

if you read some of my past posts you’ll know that i’ve successfully faded while being able to keep contact with my immediate family, who are still very devout jws.

when i did finally completely stop attending meetings, my family, and especially my parents (elder father and pioneer mom), were of course very interested to know the reasons why.

at first i deflected their questions, stating that i had personal reasons and did not want to explain myself.

Lostwun

Traveb this is the same approach I have taken with both my family and previous jw associates and I agree wholeheartedly that it works well.

I still have the occasional love bombing moments from a few jws that still contact me trying to appeal to my emotional side but I never budge to any of their attempts to get me to open up to my reasons for not attending. I keep things chipper and friendly and off that subject and it amazes me how puzzled they get when they see that im so content and happy not being at meetings. Its like they almost expect you to be depressed and down.

Uhm no. im the happiest ive ever been. Glad to hear you are having the same result. Thx for sharing your story

Lostwun

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Should I get babtized?

by BlackWolf in

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friends

i know this sounds like a ridiculous question but i was talking with my mom in the car today and of course we got on the topic of getting babtized again.

she told me that jehovah holds me accountable for my sins regardless of wether i am babtized or not so i have no reason to be holding back because it won't change anything.

my parents are the type of super strict jw who will shun you just for not being a witness.

Lostwun

Dude save yourself the grief. Your parents are emotionally blackmailing you to do what they want you to do. Baptism to please them will only create more grief and hardship for you later down the line since you already know ttatt.

Avoid the dunking!! Turn 18 and move out

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I lied to the elders

by atacrossroads in

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friends

i stopped attending meetings all together in january 2015. before that my attendance was irregular at best.

my husband followed suit a few months ago after months of research, agony, and indecision on his part.

from the very beginning i laid low and did not share with anyone what i found out about the witnesses because i did not want to be df'd.

Lostwun

Ata my heart goes out to you.

If the elders came to your door so eager for your admission, I wouldn't be surprised if they just go ahead an announce you df in absentia without your consent. It seems like sadly both sides of your family are trying to do just that.

Please prepare yourself for anything that may come out of this. Hopefully they just back off for good and let it ride.

I really like how u handled yourself. I know saying that is probably pulling on your heart strings since its your mom on the other side of the accusation but remember like everyone else has said YOU OWE THEM NOTHING.

Dont give them the pleasure of disfellowshipping you with ease. You are bothering nobody they are bothering YOU.

Stick to your fade.

Sending many hugs to you. Hang in there hun!

Lost

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GB bites off more than they can chew!

by biblexaminer in

the gb bit off more than they can chew.

they promised that the nwt revised would be available in so many languages by now, and they have failed miserably.. english stands alone.

as a result, they are in damage control mode.

Lostwun

Mad puppy- its just like when they say "some names in this article have been changed"

Same ol' made up people and plots for their fake stories

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Reference for WT article.

by Lostwun in

awhile back someone posted a pic of the rank/ order of command within the org.

it started with a picture of earth and god sitting on his throne, then the gb body members sitting at there table, then the elders underneath them and then the r&f and so forth.. no mention of jesus in that photo.

could someone familiar with the article that it came out of provide me with the reference please?.

Lostwun

I agree crazyguy and freddo its ridiculous.

Thank you for the reference information OrphanCrow!

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Reference for WT article.

by Lostwun in

awhile back someone posted a pic of the rank/ order of command within the org.

it started with a picture of earth and god sitting on his throne, then the gb body members sitting at there table, then the elders underneath them and then the r&f and so forth.. no mention of jesus in that photo.

could someone familiar with the article that it came out of provide me with the reference please?.

Lostwun

Hello all. Awhile back someone posted a pic of the rank/ order of command within the org.

It started with a picture of earth and god sitting on his throne, then the GB body members sitting at there table, then the elders underneath them and then the r&f and so forth.

No mention of jesus in that photo

Could someone familiar with the article that it came out of provide me with the reference please?

Thank you

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Searching the word Scapegoat

by Lostwun in

hi simon.

everytime i try to search the word "scapegoat" on the forum i get a "server error".

is this like a forbidden word or something?

Lostwun

Hi Simon

Everytime I try to search the word "Scapegoat" on the forum I get a "Server error"

Is this like a forbidden word or something? I can type in "scapegoats" and it goes through just fine but if I try it in the singular no matter what browser im using the same issue occurs everytime.

Any insight you can shed on this would be greatly appreciated. Thanks