Posts by daringhart13

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Public Speaker Cries During His Talk

by James Jackson in

his talk was about reaching out for the real life.. he is in his mid seventies, then begins to rant on about staying loyal to the organization because many of us have lost loved ones in death and if we want to see them again we must remain in the organization.

he says he wants to see his father again, then the tears begin to flow right there on the stage.... then an elderly sister during the watchtower study admits to regetting leaving her daughter behind to seek a better life in the u.s, and she is crying.... these 2 meetings was just plain weird..

daringhart13

This is the single greatest trigger of my anger.

What it has done to my mother; now in her 60's, infuriates me.

All she ever wanted was to live with animals.

The hate wells up in me.

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Single women with 3 kids returning to the meetings....

by EndofMysteries in

i was talking with a still in relative today who mentioned how they had this sister with 3 or 4 kids over recently.

they said she is returning ot meetings and coming back into the truth, etc.

i remember when i was still in, the only ones i ever saw trying to return were generally the single moms with lots of baggage.

daringhart13

My mother became a JW (and raised me as one) due to this same dynamic. She was a single 22 year old woman with three kids.

They are terrified, young women with no support system.

This one story should convince an onlooker what a terrible cult JW's are...... this woman and her children will be virtually ignored.

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I have to admit this, and you're not going to like it

by stillin in

the society has improved their game.

i just got home from the regional assembly.

it was a well-choreographed, technically excellent affair.

daringhart13

Enh, for those of us that were around for MEPS and color Watchtowers and DVD's.....on and on..........it's the same game.

Like any business, they are always looking for ways to improve on the bottomline: retention and gross profit.

Look no further then the Sparlock video......a look intentionally designed to look like a Pixar movie.

In reality, they are just repulsive copy cats.

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What stage are you in after leaving or waking up to TTATT?

by suavojr in

jw
friends

i can honestly say that although still in, i have lost the fear of wts dooms day version and in all sincerity i don't care what others inside the cult think of me.

at first i was mad of being lied to, i was sad that paradise is not coming, and i felt fear of death.

i happy to report, that i am now at peace with my eventual mortality and i am enjoying every second i have while i am alive.. .

daringhart13

I still have some triggers that bring on anger.

I could care less what anyone thinks; most are afraid of me when they see me. Some give me a hug like I never left. I couldn't care less about the people's opinions, but I've always had that type of personality.

However, the lying and damage done to my poor old mother brings on anger. Single mom who has had a life long hope of paradise and animals (which she adores)..............I want someone to pay for her pain and sacrifices.

But the biggest onset of anger/frustration is watching people I love continue on in that cult.....and despite being pointed to evidence, they make ZERO effort to study anything.

I hate it. Passionately. I just hate stupidity and laziness.

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New video release at district convention. Do Jws live like this?

by solomon in

i just got back from the district convention and watched the new video.

can't remember what it is called but the main family live in a million dollar home and there teenage daughter drives a red convertable sports car.

probably worth about 50000$.

daringhart13

Hilarious.

They robbed entire generations of a higher education......then, hoping they are all dead or gone, release a video like this in a weak attempt to make everyone forget how dead set they were on having a good career.

Is it any wonder people hate this cult?

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Your final WTF? Moment!

by restrangled in

jw
friends

it was a long time coming for me.....when i read about the extened generations, after being raised on1914 being the be all end all, and millions would never die....that was the end.

i was part of the 1975 fiasco, the 6 month only truth book studies, suffered through a disifellowshipping and their version of a rewind.

i finally am free and hope others can eventually look in instead of inside looking out!

daringhart13

Love threads like these. So much we can learn from other people.

Mine was a collection...but as a long time elder....and appointed at a young age.....it was my years as an elder and seeing/hearing all the corruption among elders that really made me take a longer look at the whole organization.

When it gets right down to it........smart people leave that cesspool......... its those that are lazy that tend to stay.

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I'm afraid I'd be single for life

by ohnightdivine in

this is quite embarrassing for me to share, but as a 30+ year old single female i have lingering doubts as to whether i can still meet a decent man and get married.. you all know how difficult it is for sisters to find an appropriate partner in the congregation.. and now, all the more so that i've learned ttatt.

i still am bound by low self-esteem, and i do have trust issues, especially with men.

i am very lonely and so i just keep myself busy with work to avoid depression (although it is also a great source of stress).. any other single females out there having similar thoughts?.

daringhart13

I wrote an article on this very subject. JW women are totally destroyed in this cult

http://darrinhart.hubpages.com/hub/Gods-View-of-Women-According-to-the-Watchtower-Bible-Tract-Society

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Resurrection talk at convention

by innerpeace in

i didn't go to the convention but have family who did, all are going on about the resurrection talk, how there wasn't a dry eye in the arena.

and apparently a video was shown too on it.

we lost a family member some years back and they are on fb talking about the resurrection and new world coming soon.

daringhart13

For those that question if the Governing Body is evil......if they know what they are doing..........this thread should answer that.

Sick.

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Science proves there is a God

by seekchristonly in

fusion with god natural .

in the cosmos universe or whatever.

all things are made of the same materials etc so humans will always be fused with the universe in life and death because those building blocks are eternal.

daringhart13

Okay.

And do tell....................is he the God of the Watchtower?

How did he get the Judge those caddy's........but needs each publisher to commit to a $$ amount monthly?

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This week's WT study...made me so sick.....

by stuckinarut2 in

this week's study april 15th 2014 was called "do you see the one who is invisible?".

it was perhaps one of the most depressing, controlling, fear-mongering, stress inducing, doctrinally incorrect, hate-inspiring, judgemental, cult-like, irrational, hyped-up, critical, crazy, stretched out, fanciful, illogical, burdensome, inflated, coersive, manipulative, and brain-snappingly weird stuff i have read for some time.... (but i'm sure it was just a rehash and repeat of previous stuff...for the new masses....).

i had to keep up a sane appearance while in the hall, and even answer some garbage while this was being 'studied'... my cognitive disonance must be so strong now, because i found this one of the hardest ones to endure....now that i am home, i have poured a stiff drink and am trying to clear my head...... one paragraph was classic:.

daringhart13

YES!!!! Rely on the God that chose JW's!!!!! he will protect you from the governments of the world during the great tribulation.............however, in the meantime, if you could just commit to a dollar amount every month please....

.................hey, he can knock out governments........... he just needs a little spending money to keep going.