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  Personal Story - How a cult got me out of a cult

  by CitizenRain in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i used to be a bit more active in the community over on the yuku board (i recognize some of you from over there) but have lost touch.

  i've been lurking this board for about 3 years now and finally decided to jump in and post, and share my similar but still unique story of how i went from being a born-in true believer to a full blown apostate.

  first off, let me introduce myself.

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  Great intro CitzenR. Can't wait for part II.

  Welcome
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  Why do exJW family members not reach out to other exJW family members?

  by truthseeker in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i don't know if this strange phenomenon is unique to my family but it seems that those who have left the truth have little to no interest in reaching out to those family members who have also left the religion.. it seems topsy turvy to me.

  surely, there would be common ground and mutual support for those leaving/have left but this does not seem to be the case.. does anyone else have this problem?.

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  I have a handful of family members who have never been baptized, are disfellowshipped or inactive. Everyone is treated the same. My family (on both sides) pretty much maintains the position that nothing comes before family. Yes, they would like everyone to do what they are supposed to do, but they are pretty loyal family members. My family is just as afraid of being on the outs with the family as a group as they are of losing Jehovah's favor.

  As far as I know, I'm the only one who's ever been called an apostate.

  But guess what? It doesn't matter because they still love me. That's why I get so mad at myself for staying in so long. I was always so afraid to defy my family and the religion. But once I walked away, there was no monster waiting to get me.

  It's crazy.

  edited: So, I guess my point is that in my family, all the exJW's get along just as well with each other as if they were still in.
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  Update: I got the shun at my dad's funeral- the best outcome really!!

  by Coffee House Girl in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hello all jwn .

  so glad to have that over with- it was surreal to walk in the kh after two years...it is just a building to me now (not "jehovah's house").

  i must say that now i'm on the outside...what a boring sad building- the people were not joyful and friendly (just older and fatter than i remember)- i got the nervous stares and shaky "hi" when i looked at all of them and said hello.. my mom was sitting all by herself in the front row of the hall...i went and sat by her side.

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  I'm sorry you lost your dad CoffeeHGirl,

  He would be really happy that you're memorializing him in your own special way.
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  So what do ya'll think about the recent new light?

  by stillin9 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  you know, the thing they were talking about in the 2011 dc.

  it was about how the "toes" of daniel's image no longer represent all the individual governments that have come around in human history.

  and that the anglo-american world power is the last world power we'll see before the end of the system of things.

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  Discreet Slave - Good point about the depression/mental illness issue.
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  I'm Not Spiritual

  by FrankWTower in

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  2. friends

  i remember listening and thinking about other people and how spiritual they are.

  some jw's eat, sleep and breathe watchtower.

  and i used to think, "why can't i be like them?

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  When I was about 19 I went to an all girls gathering. Well, everyone started going on and on about Jehovah and how he had blessed them. I mean it went on for what felt like an hour. I just blurted out "I'm tired of talking about Jehovah, let's dance!" And they all got quiet and were like, "Oh my", "oh dear", "oh we need to encourage you"...

  I said "It was a joke ladies.", but they didn't take it too well.

  I knew I wasn't the kind of spiritual that the witnesses expect you to be.
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  Watching the Leadership Crumble

  by Damn The Watchtower in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i watch the watchtower leaders crumble, slowly crumble.

  one nonsensical move after the other.

  you have no idea how this makes me feel.

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  MadS - I'm not picking an argument here. Let me rephrase, I know that social networking sites have played a role in the breakdown of many marriages.

  Again, not picking an argument with you. But WT is not the only source that sites these sites as factors in marital breakdown. That was my point.

  Hope I made myself more clear.
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  On my way to Cleveland for the 2011 "Let God's Kingdom Come" District Convention!

  by MrFreeze in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  well, i would be... if i were still going to meetings.

  i live in pittsburgh, pa. for as long as i can remember we've always had our conventions in cleveland.

  i think the year i was born was when we started going there.

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  and don't forget a couple half-frozen Swiss Miss Puddings!

  Now that is funny. rofl
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  Watching the Leadership Crumble

  by Damn The Watchtower in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i watch the watchtower leaders crumble, slowly crumble.

  one nonsensical move after the other.

  you have no idea how this makes me feel.

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  Facebook breaks up marriages is a current, running theme in the Borg. It's BS.

  Facebook and other social networking sites do play a role in the breakdown of some marriages. That's not something that is justed touted by WT. Lots of single and married witnesses' (and non-witnesses of course) lives are playing out over these sites. It's not a cause per se, but it definitely is a factor many cases.

  I do agree with below.

  They just want to scare JWs away from the abundance of information that is on the internet.
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  Did Anyone See Nightline's 'Battle With the Devil'?

  by headisspinning in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  we tuned into nightline last night on the topic of demonic possession.

  it was pretty interesting.

  then they got to the part where they interviewed david mustaine from megadeth.

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  I started watching until I remembered that I don't believe in sky personalities anymore...

  That line about the devil convincing people he doesn't exist is one of my favorite in The Usual Suspects.
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  "Drugs are demonic, mmmmkay?"

  by Mr. Falcon in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i hope everyone is having a wonderful summer filled with district conventions and auxillary pioneering.

  just kidding, let's talk drugs.. as a kid growing up in the mid-80's and through the 90's, we had all kinds of lame, pointless anti-drug programs at school.

  the most common one was the d.a.r.e.

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  I swear I have been thinking about this very subject all week. My mother's secret sin was smoking and she always accused my father of bringing demons in the house. So yeah, I was screwed in the head over this one.

  And I found myself bewilderingly thinking to myself, "Holy Handgrenade of Antioch! We still believe that?"

  ROFL Falcon.