stepped down in feb 2010 official around april.
i had time to read books which never really liked to read.
however if the subject intrest me thats diffrent.
Welcome TheLoveDoctor!
You'll have lots of support here and many great suggestions (as above). Take small steps, keep reading, process the information and keep quiet till you have a plan. Sounds like you're well on your way.
like health, memory, brain stuff, subconcience mind, self-help,
Interesting stuff there for sure! My kind of reading.
Take good care and I wish you all the best.
Hadit
what's your pet-hate witnessisms?
mine is 'in the truth'.
blegh!!
The end is here, the end is near, it's just around the corner, Armageddon, universal sovereignty . . . oh and headship (blood boils).
I physically get ill hearing about the gloom and doom of the end! Evidently, I'm no longer fighting the fine fight of the faith!
i'm officially walking away from this religion.
even though it means i'll be on my own.
i don't really care anymore.
I wish you all the best in finding unconditional friends and happiness. No one needs the bs that goes on. I have no doubt that things will start going your way. You can make it happen. Take one day at a time and enjoy your freedom. It will fall into place.
Good luck and all the best! Keep us posted.
Hadit
Welcome Red Piller! Thank you for sharing your story. It's a familiar one to me as well! Only my husband is not sitting on the fence - he's choosing them so far. Ahhh! Certainly infuriating once you find out you've wasted so much time in a lie. Take your time digesting things and please do keep quiet with others. You just never know who will turn you in. There are good people on here that can help you along the way.
I wish you and your family all the best. Hang in there!
Hadit
example: gravity is real.
because if 607 bce is wrong, then so is 1914 and 1918 and 1919. very simple.
so if we cannot trust secular research, then we can definitely discard the date of 607 bce.
Excellent! Thank you.
i have been reading this website for months now.
i am a born in who holds absolutely no animosity toward any witness.
i have had weeks and weeks of trouble trying to log in, but i'm here now.. long story short, i am one of 4 children who were raised as witnesses.
Welcome to the forum! Well - looks like you've witnessed the witness soap opera! It can be found in any KH near you. I'm happy you've joined and found out the truth about things. The whole F&DS teaching is ridiculous. I liked your comparison to the trinity - so true.
I wish you all the best.
Hadit
Yknot: Thanks for the info! Love it when history is rewritten. 1984 = JW's led by the F&DS.
i stumbled on to this forum about a month ago...and i'm hooked!!
a tremendous amount of knowledge, wisdom, great debate, and lol humor, which is good for the soul.. i am not a jw, but the borg infected my family years ago, many are still trapped, and i have 2 big shot elders.. i became a huge opposer/apostate and had many a battle.
today we have learned to live in peace...live and let live.. recently, i decided to get up to date with everything jw... i often wonder why my family can't see or figure out the real truth.
Welcome braveheart! I wish you all the best getting through to your family. It's a tough job as you found out when you tried to show them information. I did the same and what a shock! Mind control at its best. I'm trying the 'under the radar' approach. Reading up on mind control with the books suggested above is a good idea.
Take good care!
Hadit
i'm so glad i happened to stumble across this website cause i really need to express what i've been holding inside for quite some time.
i'm 27 and was born and raised in the "truth".
i'm married and my husband was also raised as a jw, been married for almost 7 years and have two kids who have just started kindergarten and preschool.
Thank you for sharing your story and welcome! I'm glad your husband is with you on this. Do what is right for you and your family. Live your life and be free. You'll have lots of support here. Vent away and ask questions.
I wish you and your family all the best.
Hadit
hi everyone this is my first time to do any like send an email to strangers but from reading a lot of your comments i feel.
i can talk heres my history i joined the jws in the early 80s i was with them for about 4 yrs i was in centeral in dublin.
i left at about the time of john may and martin merryman and others although i couldnt fully accept thier rules when the split came it was easy for me to leave and now back to the present !
Welcome AMAN! Whew! I'm very glad your son found Ray's book and that you read it and found out the truth. I guess this is like emailing strangers - that made me smile. I hadn't thought of it like that. I'm glad you did.
Good luck!
Hadit
i'm a new member here but i have read this forum from about 6 months ago.. i was born in jw, all my family is jw.. one day i decide to make a research about the prophecies because i thought that would help me strengthen my faith.
i always like the prophecies.
i have started my research with jerusalem 607. hit the google page, start to search and whats up?
Welcome to JWN! It's great to have you here. Good for you for doing all that research. It's nice to use our thinking faculties!
I wish you all the best.
Hadit
