Posts by Crisis of Conscience

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For My Christian, Jewish and Atheist Friends, "Why I am No Longer a Christian."

by Robdar in

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this is a rather long yet fascinating documentary from a former ku student about his transformation from a true christian believer to an atheist.

if you have the time to watch it, i would love to hear your comments.

http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/why-i-am-no-longer-a-christian/.

Crisis of Conscience

LOL @ alltimejeff and Farkel!!
I am interested in watching these videos, therefore I'm marking this thread.

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District Convention 2011 Observation - RE: Accounts

by dontplaceliterature in

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did anyone else notice that they didn't read an accounts report one single time?

usually, this is read at some point, i thought.

i'm usually too busy working on some assignment during the convention to notice but this year i was in my seat for the whole program.

Crisis of Conscience

Interesting to bring this up. At one point when I expected to hear it, it didn't happen. And in review, I don't recall hearing it at any other time.
Makes you wonder.

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Blondie's Comments You Will Not Hear at the 07-31-2011 WT Study (TRUST/CONFIDENCE)

by blondie in

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complete trust in jehovah.

hits: complete trust...confidence...confidence...confidently .

When Was Ancient Jerusalem Destroyed? Why It Matters - What the Evidence Shows

by wannabefree in

obviously 607 is a problem, watchower coming out full forces on this one in the latest public edition.. http://download.jw.org/files/media_magazines/wp_e_20111001.pdf.

Oct public Wt article about 587/607

by dontplaceliterature in

has anyone read this article?

i am not familiar enough with the topic to debunk it.

they basically accuse the historical record of being unreliable.. i'm surprised it was even discussed.

Crisis of Conscience

My SIL called my wife about this, as she knows I have questioned it. I will read part 1 tonight.

However, it should be no surprise but rather long overdue. Of course most JWs won't look at any other sources. So sad.

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Independent Thinking and the Watchtower - Pretty concise little short , worth watching through

by sabastious in

just bumped into this video thought i would share it:.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cm_l02a2ku&feature=related.

-sab.

Crisis of Conscience

Thanks for the video sabastious! Food for thought indeed.

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"The Disfellowshipped Are Dead To Us"

by dontplaceliterature in

i had a conversation with a friend previously mentioned on this forum.. http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/members/private/206541/1/dinner-with-one-of-my-best-and-most-liberal-jw-friends.

we were speaking about a mutual friend who was disfellowshipped, and i mentioned that i missed them and wondered if they were okay because it wasn't like disfellowshipped people were dead to us...and he immediately responded "oh yes they are!".

this is really out of his character to say.

Crisis of Conscience

OMG!! Regarding the angels, I heard the exact thing at the convention that I attended dontplaceliterature.

I remember the brother saying explicitly that, and I quote, "The decision was already made in heaven", regarding the disfellowshipped persons outcome.

And I too felt my blood boil. First thought after I heard that, BULL$h!+!

I tried to be calm when I brought this up to my wife. I mentioned how the elders do at times wrongly make the decision to disfellowship someone, as is brought out in the elder handbook.

Is the GB now attributing mistakes and imperfection to the angels, for a wrong decision made, supposedly, in heaven?

Evidently!

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Still Amazed to Have Escaped

by leavingwt in

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i escaped the wt more than three years ago.

yet, even today, i'm still amazed, surprised and thankful that i got out.

it's easy for me to imagine having never getting the information i needed to make a clean break.

Crisis of Conscience

I believe there should be a continual effort to bump this thread for lurkers and newbies. Excellent, LWT!

Newbies/lurkers. What you have read thus far is exactly how many of you are/have feeling/felt. It's not a lie. Address your feelings and seek help to be released from the bonds of mind control.

For myself, while I still do attend the meetings semi-regulary in hopes of aiding my wife to wake up, I am completely mentally disconnected. I have even reached the point where I have been able to admit to my wife that I no longer fear the future without the org and that I no longer find the JWs important or that they have the truth. (Still kind of get the blank stare for that.)

The struggle is only to walk away because of the loss you can take socially. But I am being procactive in making an effort to build relationships outside of the org. It seems to be looking up as I am very sociable and have never had trouble making friends. I still have to consider my wife but she isn't a hardcore JW mentally, she just isn't ready to think for herself in all aspects.

While I have not escaped physically, it really is amazing how much progess I feel I have made since I woke up about 3 years ago. The crutch of the holy spirit guiding God's org despite countless mistakes and politics are what woke me up. I read Crisis of Conscience and Combatting Cult Mind Control and have spent countless hours on this site, as well as visited regularly with a therapist, which undoubtedly helped in releasing me mentally.

But I especially want to thank those who share their experiences here, for that is truly where I got my courage to make moves like resign as a MS, stop the ministry, etc. No more JW tasks for salvation.

And I especially thank those that are/were straight forward in sharing their experience without acting like every aspect of the WTS was miserable. It's not the people, it's the leadership and what it does to the people.

I hope I didn't get to far off topic but thank you for the help everyone has given here whether they realize it or not.

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My life ... and how JWD came to be - Part 5

by Simon in

my life ... and how jwd came to be - part 1. my life ... and how jwd came to be - part 2. my life ... and how jwd came to be - part 3. my life ... and how jwd came to be - part 4. i swear, i thought it was only a couple of years at most since i wrote part 4 of "my life and how jwd came to be".

i re-read it after someone posted to it and brought it back on active topics and it was kind of prophetic in a way ... well, i had the 5 years part right if nothing else:.

it would be nice to visit the site (or whatever one is around then) in 5 years time to let people know how we're doing and find only a few of the same people still around.

Crisis of Conscience

Well said Simon.
And as I posted on part 4 before remembering to read part 5, THANK YOU for this site and your obvious efforts.

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My life ... and how JWD came to be - Part 4

by Simon in

my life ... and how jwd came to be - part 1 .

my life ... and how jwd came to be - part 2 .

my life ... and how jwd came to be - part 3

Crisis of Conscience

I'm glad this thread got bumped recently. So now I'm doing my part for those that haven't gotten a chance to read a little history on Simon, the creator of this site, and why he formed the site.
Read all 4 parts of the story if you get a chance.

Simon, thank you for a wonderful site that has been a great help for me and no doubt for many others.

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