Posts by cult classic

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Blown away-- where to go from here

by All for show in

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i stumbled upon this website a few weeks ago due to the jw.org ridiculousness, since then i haven't been able to pull myself away.

the thoughts, feelings, and concerns i have had the past few years aren't just mine.

it's global.

I HAD MY BICYCLE STOLEN!

by Terry in

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three months ago i had to stop driving my car.

it wouldn't pass inspection and it would cost about $3k to get it up to par.. well, it's a 98 honda accord with about 179 thousand miles on it, what did i expect?.

.. i decided i would switch to riding a bicycle instead.. it has worked out fairly well.. i put about 10 miles a day on it.

cult classic

That sucks Terry

In June my sister bought new bikes. One for herself, one for me. I would be so bummed if somebody took off with it.

I despise thieves. And I hope you get your bike back.

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shunning within the family.

by bigmac in

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i'm giving 3 examples of this practice--that i know of personally.. .

my first wife--born in--divorced me over 30 years ago.

she totally shuns our son--now 38--d/f'd and now happily married and enjoying life to the max.. my pioneer partner--from the mid 60's-----he totally shuns his daughter---to the point of even ignoring her in the street.. a close friend of mine--in the 60's and 70's-----i was best man at his wedding.

cult classic

To all of us who have been shunned by family

We've survived and are thriving. Keep on keeping on. It is terribly painful.

And yes it's worth it for staunch JWs to have children. In most cases life is worth living.

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Come on! Tell it like it is. People are LYING when they tell you, "I've read the Bible."

by Terry in

go ahead.

tell me.. "i've read the bible cover to cover.

i don't believe you.. it is damned near impossible!.

cult classic

I was just trying to get through reading it cover to cover. I didn't think much about it. Although, I would jot down interesting/contradictory verses to do further research later.

I didn't think I was more righteous, knowledgeable, spiritual etc than anyone else. I just felt that a christian should have read the entire bible. At Bethel I read it b/c it was required of me as a newbie.

eta: I wasn't going to mention this but wth. For my junior year in high school we had to choose a difficult book to read for the year and write two reports (one for each semester). Guess what I chose? You got it. The bible...roflmao. I read and reported on the old testament only. My teacher was Jewish and I didn't want to risk a poor grade because of differing theological beliefs.

I was such a dork...

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Come on! Tell it like it is. People are LYING when they tell you, "I've read the Bible."

by Terry in

go ahead.

tell me.. "i've read the bible cover to cover.

i don't believe you.. it is damned near impossible!.

cult classic

Is Terry talking about retention? I missed that in the op. I'm confirming that I and several family members have read it cover to cover. I have a few friends (JW and nonJW) who say they've read it cover to cover. I believe them.

I don't know anyone who claims to have total recall of the entire bible. Except Fred Franz and this guy on 60 minutes ( I forget his name).

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Come on! Tell it like it is. People are LYING when they tell you, "I've read the Bible."

by Terry in

go ahead.

tell me.. "i've read the bible cover to cover.

i don't believe you.. it is damned near impossible!.

cult classic

I've read the bible cover to cover...a few times. So have a number of my family members...a few times.

Bethelites are required to read it cover to cover their first year at Bethel and then have to notify their overseers and every nosey Bethelite who asks...lol.

The pained look on the newbies' faces leads me to believe that most were making a sincere effort.

What an excruciating waste of time.

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An important message from a PRACTICING Jehovah's witness

by Sparks in

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hi, i am also a practicing jehovah's witness and very proud of it,to say the very-very least..!

i am a middle-aged man with many decades of being a witness of jehovah god in england.. this important letter is personally to you, just as many of the bible's 88 letters are to be taken personal by you the reader.

i am writing to you to urge you to take stock of your life, think what your future holds for you.

cult classic

roflmao - you guys are so hilarious on these threads.

The good thing is that lurkers reading this type of thread benefit "10 fold" (isn't that a JW term) over the trolls that start this crap.

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WTF THIS S*** IS REAL!!!!

by Yondaime in

as i am typing this post i am constantly looking over my shoulder to see if anybody is at my bedroom door lol guys i know i am stuck in a a cult.

but this s*** is f****** crazy!!!!.

w13 11/15 p.16 par.17 -- " at that time, the life-saving direction that we receive from jehovahs organization may not appear practical from a human standpoint.