Posts by Hadit

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Greetings!

by Merkaba in

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i am a twenty-eight year old ex-witness.

at the age of fifteen i had developed an alcohol and drug problem mainly due to my dysfunctional upbringing.

my parents were divorced at a young age causing my mother to run to the witnesses for emotional support and fellowship during a trying time.

Hadit

That is a very nice sentiment! Thank you! Love and care are almost foreign entities to us aren't they? Not anymore!

I'm sorry I forgot to add the second book recommendation (the other one should be read first) - it's by the same author - In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts, Close Encounters with Addiction. It delves into the whys of addiction and offers suggestions for healing. It is no wonder many young people in this org are dealing with their issues and feelings of inadequacy and a lack of love through addiction. It's heartbreaking.

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Greetings!

by Merkaba in

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friends

i am a twenty-eight year old ex-witness.

at the age of fifteen i had developed an alcohol and drug problem mainly due to my dysfunctional upbringing.

my parents were divorced at a young age causing my mother to run to the witnesses for emotional support and fellowship during a trying time.

Hadit

Welcome Merkaba! Thank you for sharing your story - not an easy thing to do. Oh my - what a life you've had! I'm so sorry for all the pain and, like you said, trauma. What saddens me most is your relationship with your mother. This organization is so utterly sick that it tears children away from their parents! Disgusting! How awful what you went through. My son is 16 and I could not imagine him having to fend for his own and going through all that. I'm sure prison was not the best place to be but I'm sure glad that man helped you see the truth for what it was.

You now need to take good care of yourself. A couple of books that may help with the healing process are: When the Body Says No - the Cost of Hidden Stress by Gabor Mate, MD. It helps you to understand why you do the things you do and it offers many suggestions on how to get control over your life. It has great bearing on witnesses because we lose our self-esteem and individuality and that causes many emotional and physical problems - including addictions. I highly recommend it.

There are great people on here with lots of insight that will be able to help you. There are many other books and I'm sure the others will put their recommendations in too. Vent away and share the journey to healing.

I wish you all the very best!

Hadit

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New Apostate here

by skitt in

i did not know where to start, but figured the personal experience section was a good place to begin.

won't bore you with all the particulars today....but i was raised in "it" (wont call it the truth, cause it ain't) from about 1968. baptized in 1985, faded about 2001.....woke up from the insanity after reading ray franz forbidden book a few years ago(crisis).

only sorry i did not read it earlier....but there was that fear factor instilled in me.

Hadit

Welcome to JWN Skitt! I'm so glad you have the support of your wife. You've come to the right place to unload. The shunning is awful and evil! I can relate about the depressing meetings - nobody is ever good enough. You'll find lots of support here.

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Watching them FADE in an other way

by Darth plaugeis in

my father was a cop for 30+yrs.

he was a tuff and ruff cop.

his sence of humor was awsome.

Hadit

That is so sad - I feel for both of you. It's very hard to see our parents change in front of our eyes. I wish you both continued strength.

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Who really is Michael the Archangel?

by theMadJW in

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http://www.themadjws.com/whoismichael.htm.

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let me know what you think- for i will be adding to the info!.

Hadit

However, Jesus DID set up the Apostles to carry on after he left; they represented Christ- and THEY made misatkes and had their own faults- like Peter pretending he was under the Mosaic Law- until exposed by Paul...

Yes! They represented CHRIST! They always directed people to Christ. They did not direct them to themselves! Yes, they made mistakes that is why we don't follow any man! The WTS directs people to THEM! People have to believe their version of truth. Instead they should be directing people to Christ as the Way and the Truth and the Life. They promote themselves as the truth - in reality they are committing idolatry! Jesus did not come to start an earthly organization! He came to lead people to HIM and him alone.

Isaacaustin: on both accounts!

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For the WTS does the 'Ends justify the Means'?

by onefootout in

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i really think they feel it does.

they are soooo focused on 'spreading the good news' that anything they feel furthers that, whether it is true and accurate or not is totally justified.

how do you argue with that?

Hadit

If you want to counter the org. you need to look at the underlying mentality and motivation. I think for the majority GB and higher ups they truly believe in the righteousness of their CAUSE and the blessing of their god in furthering the CAUSE to the exclusion of all else.

There are individuals in the org who do truly believe they are doing God's work. However, for the majority of the GB and "higher ups" the mentality and motivation is simple: Power and control. They need new recruits for membership and money. Hence the urgency of spreading the "good news." They are deceptive. They have no interest in truth or the Bible. It is an illusion. It is a publishing company fleecing the sheep.

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Who really is Michael the Archangel?

by theMadJW in

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http://www.themadjws.com/whoismichael.htm.

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let me know what you think- for i will be adding to the info!.

Hadit

The references to "independent thinking" are ludicrous- for we only advocate not trying to be indeperndant of Truth from God.

LOL! Yes of course – the truth from God = WTS interpreted “truths.”

If they promoted healthy independent thinking then we would not be here discussing this!

MadJW - I used to laugh at the notion of Jesus flitting and floating around in a bubble in his “zombie” body too – I totally get where you are coming from. Then I started to read the Bible aside from WT interpretation. That shut me up real quick – there is far more evidence of a zombie Jesus than a spirit Michael! Not that he is a zombie but how do you know what type of bodies are in heaven? Really? God is beyond our comprehension! You cannot have ABSOLUTE knowledge about the matter. The WTS has ABSOLUTES on many things that they have NO right to dictate to others on! There is no room to agree to disagree with them! Yes, you can ask questions – for sure. But you HAVE to believe their answers.

There is no way Jesus would have entrusted his sheep to them. That is why he said “I am the Way and the Truth and the Life.”

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Which Figured it out First - Your Right Brain or your Left Brain?

by HintOfLime in

hi everyone, have a question:.

in your experience, which side figured out that the wt wasn't really "the truth" first?.

the right side of the brain is generally considered to be the "artistic, emotional, 'all at once', sub-conscious, dreaming" side of your brain, while the left being the "logical, procedural, step 1 then step 2" side of your brain.. for me it was clearly the right side - my left side had been well trained to ignore or weasel around the logical problems with the wt.

Hadit

I would say my right side - my subconscious was putting all the left sided logical pieces in place for me that I was consciously ignoring. Then it yelled and I listened. The lack of love in the org was a huge piece that kept simmering - then it clicked.

Eventually folks decided that I was simply not trying hard enough

Yip - so loving and accepting. Wow I love it when OTHERS know that you are not trying hard enough. So nice of them. Both their right and left brain need a huge smack.

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YOU KNOW IT'S THE TRUTH BECAUSE, THE WATCHTOWER TELLS YOU IT IS

by elm in

the study editionof the watchtower for september 15th 2010, p13 states "similarly today, a governing body composed of spirit-anointed christians contributes to the unity of the worldwide congregation.

the governing body publishes spiritually encouraging literature in many languages.

this spiritual food is based on god's word.

Hadit

Hello and welcome to the forum Elm! Good thing you found out the truth about the truth before going back!

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Pagan Origins

by brotherdan in

so all of us that grew up as witnesses never did certain things because of them having pagan origins.

why don't we celebrate christmas?

pagan origins.

Hadit

How about Jesus' words "My yoke is kindly and my load is light." Hmmmm . . . love God and love your neighbour as yourself. Rest is up to you. Don't judge what others do. Live your life and enjoy it. That's what it's for.