Posts by VampireDCLXV

Did someone mention VAMPIRES? This one won't be there. A vampire has gotta be nutz to be around ppl who despise the drinking of blood like the JWs do!

The full moon marks the middle of the every month in the Hebrew lunar calendar, if that hasn't occurred to some folks here...

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Would You Care If You Were Disfellowshipped?

by minimus in

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would it have any impact on you?.

Would I care? Well, I have all my immediate family in, save for my Dad. If I got DF'd, I'm sure it would cause hella turmoil in the family. They all live out of town but I doubt it would make things much easier. I highly doubt Dad would allow for me to be shunned in his house but I don't know if I could ever visit my parent's home again if my Mom wouldn't talk to me. I truly don't know what my Mom would do. Then there are my sisters and their husbands who are all loyal JDubs too. I don't think I'd ever be allowed to visit them ever again.

OTOH, there is now way in hell that I'd ever acknowledge any Elder's authority any more. If I ever get a call to a JC, they could go f**k themselves as far as I care. I won't go to their kangaroo court. If I was forced to chose between something/someone I care about and what Elders or my family would want, I'd have to chose what I care about. I wouldn't be able to go back to cowering before the BOrg...

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For those attending tomorrow.....

by cantleave in

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we salute you.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shci6ve-ple.

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My sense of mental self preservation won't allow for it. It would make me positively ill to be crowded in under one roof with that loveless, arrogant, self righteous bunch.

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Guys Thread (Tools)

by Iamallcool in

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i have $10 sears gift card for tools, but i am not sure which tool that i would be interested to purchase.

any suggestions?

thanks!.

VampireDCLXV

A few suggestions...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBbDcyqnqHE

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How many received the memorial invitation?

by IMHO in

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how well is this territory being covered?.

how many on here (active jws excluded) received an invitation?.

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I haven't received any of those dreadful pieces of paper yet, although my mom did mention it to me personally when she was visiting from out of town a while ago...

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...Say hello to an Old Friend of Mine..."Hiritoka"...

by OUTLAW in

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say hello to an old friend of mine..."hiritoka".... .

we have an old board member back..some of you knew him as japanboy... he is now hiritoka... he is an old friend of mine..we knew each other when we were kids... .

have you ever wanted to ask a member of the wbt$ governing body`s family a question?...

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Greetings hirotaka!

I've seen you around here and I've seen you announce your presence. I'm happy to see you here, especially if OUTLAW calles you friend. Welcome back, whenever you get back here.

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Has your anger turned to pity?

by journey-on in

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getting through the tough steps toward real freedom from the wts involves a lot of work for some.

many, start out angry that their authentic lives were hampered by a high-control group of men posing as god's organization.

we feel robbed of something we can't quite put our finger on sometimes.

VampireDCLXV

The long and the short of it for me is that the higher up the "corporate ladder" they are, the less sympathy I'm able to muster.

I truly do feel pity for the humble and "lowly" ones who are under the heel of the bullies and egomaniacs who like to climb the ladders and run the show. Single mothers, the sick, the elderly, etc are ones I feel sorry for by-and-large. When I see the poor slobs out there in the FS just shuffling along with their heads down, doing and little as possible because they HAVE to do it not because they want to, I feel pity for these ones as well. It doesn't sit well with me when I see folks here making fun and ridiculing them because they're made out to be as "lazy slackers". I know exactly how these ones felt: I was there.

OTOH, the higher up the ladder they are, the more arrogant they are, the more wrath and contempt I tend to feel. It's the "law makers", the leadership and the "police" who are ultimately responsible for the welfare of "the society" and in the JW world, there's lots of blame to lay at the doorstep of these scum! The higher they are, the harder they fall, I say.

All-in-all, I'm trying to let the anger go as much as humanly possible, but I doubt I'll be able to shed all the weight...

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Not "Rocking the Boat"

by What Now? in

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these thoughts were inspired by a comment made on my very first post, in which i mentioned that while my husband and i have had our eyes opened regarding this religion were not ready to give up the friends and family just yet.

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I agree with Lost generation when he says to start cutting back meeting attendance immediately. You don't have to drop it all cold turkey, but you need to start cutting it back. You should also cut back the field service as much as you can and that is probably the best thing to drop first. Listen to your heart as much as you can; it'll tell you when things are starting to get too much and when it's time to start pulling back even more. I also think it's a good idea to feign depression when ppl start asking questions, if you don't already have it for real. It sure worked for me.

Sooner or later, you'll start figuring out that your "friends" in the congo aren't true friends at all. Eventually their presence will start to grate on you and you'll be glad to spend less and less time with them. If you resist the impulse to pull back, you'll start paying for it with your mental health.

Family, of course, is much harder to deal with. Not everybody's circumstances allow for, but if possible, it would be a good idea to at least consider moving farther away. That way, you can keep your private life out of sight and it'll be easier to cover up your lack of "spiritual" activities. I'd also have to say that there's no point in talking to anyone about the WTS BS until they are ready to hear it. There is that old saying about leading a horse to water, if you recall...

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The big bad "worldly" person

by roxanesophia in

considering this looks to be mostly a ex-jw site, you're probably thinking "coming into it?

run.

" but i have friends in it who have persuaded me to have a bible study and attend meetings, and well, hey... it isn't doing me much harm.

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I bid you welcome, roxanesophia.

What keyser soze said on the previous page is even more profound than you think. After you've discarded all your non-JW family and friends and you've been baptized, you'll be in a prison that you cannot smell or taste or touch; a prison for your mind. (Sound familiar?) They'll have you where they want you. Over time, the love of the ppl in the congregation will grow cold, especially if you don't go out of your way to do everything possible that the Governing Body commands you to do via their literature that you must peddle mindlessly from door to door. It makes many ppl lose their minds over time. If you do anything out of turn, you could get EXPELLED from the congregation. Without outside friendships and support, you'll be "stuck" with little or no help from anyone until you go crawling back to them on your hands and knees. We trust that you don't want that for yourself or anyone you love.

Enjoy what we have to offer here. It's real information and experiences that you'll find here, not WTS puffery and propaganda. Take care...

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