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  New Member Story

  by No Retreat No Surrender in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  when i found out "ttat" i felt like muhammad ali when joe frazer knocked him down in their first fight in the 15th round.

  the ref came over grab my gloves and looked me in the eyes and asked me "are you ok, can you continue" and then gave me the standing 8 count.

  no it didn't knock me out but it staggered me.

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  daringhart13

  Great intro. Thanks for your story; please keep posting.

  Your story is so similar to mine.....you're slightly older than I am (I'm 46)....otherwise, its very close to my own story.
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  International Convention...Same Message, Same Emotional Manipulation

  by HeyThere in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  well, of course nothing else would be expected, but it passes me off.. for example, they show this short video that shows a child dying, shows her father crying as he visits her grave...and then she is reunited with her family in "the new system" and then it shows a handicapped girl who is sad she can't ice skate with friends...fast forward to tns, she can skate!!!

  then an elderly couple is shown happily young again.... .

  and of course the end is "so close!

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  daringhart13

  My god.....just reading what you saw at the DC made me sick.

  DISTURBING

  It makes my heart hurt for people that believe that sh*t

  They are demons
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  I have no Real Friends!

  by stuckinarut2 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i have come to a startling and sad realisation!.

  i have no real friends!.

  i have always been extremely active in every aspect of the org, since childhood.

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  daringhart13

  It is the single greatest fear and pain when you consider leaving Jehovah's Witnesses.

  I focused on things I love.....for me, it was NFL football, my entire life.

  I started going where similar people were...... suddenly you meet new people and make friends!
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  "Banned in Brooklyn"

  by Quendi in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i hope this thread generates some discussion as well as some amusement.

  i want to talk about "banned books".

  back in the middle ages, the roman catholic church issued its index librorum prohibitorum, the list of prohibited books.

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  daringhart13

  Hey adjusted knowledge,

  Yeah, yeah....D&D.....but did he have a Sparlock figure????

  LOL.....unreal
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  Critique of new JW DVD: “These Words Must be on Your Heart.”

  by WingCommander in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  http://youtu.be/dhn2to663cu.

  im really channeling my inner blondie with my observation and critiques of these new watchtower videos.

  something about them really turns my stomach.

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  daringhart13

  LOL...nice to see the Legal Team is having the video removed so quickly. It makes one wonder why...........what happens if they come to my door and I request a copy??
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  What's your personality type? Myers-Briggs test

  by frankiespeakin in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  take this 72 yes/no question test to find out.. http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/jtypes2.asp.

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  daringhart13

  I may have posted on this thread at some point.....but I'm an ENFJ......Meyers Briggs is fascinating to me.

  And I'm insanely attracted to INFJ's..... I love me some mysterious INFJ girls.....
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  Public Speaker Cries During His Talk

  by James Jackson in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  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..

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  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

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  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.

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  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

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  the society has improved their game.

  i just got home from the regional assembly.

  it was a well-choreographed, technically excellent affair.

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  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

  1. jw
  2. 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.. .

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  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.