Posts by clarity

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Coming to terms with the Watchtower experience

by Lee Elder in

it is a challenge coming to terms with your experience as a jehovah's witness.

if you were born and raised as a jw, and your parents were true believers, the impact on your life is profound, lasting, and largely negative.

in some cases quite abusive emotionally, spiritually, financially, educationally and yes, even sexually.. i recently watched "trumbo", and was quite moved by dalton trumbo's speech to the screen writers guild in 1970. here is an excerpt that i think is quite relevant to this topic:.

clarity

Wow Lee Elder ...nice to see you.

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The leaders of the watchtower society do know, very well..

All those semi rulers, the Do's, CO's, etc etc know also.

Company men! All of them ....the DUPERS!

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We at the lower levels are the DUPEES!

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Some wake-up & still stay in. The rest just continue with their daily beatings! BUT ....all are complicit in the DUPING process!

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As we prance around the neighborhoods & do street corner racking ....... a little voice in our head says to be careful, don't say "everything just yet" you don't want to put them off!

We hold back stuff we know the public would never accept ....if they only knew.

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We don't tell them if they 'join' jw's they cannot leave without punishment.

We don't tell them we have Judge, Jury & Executioner in a little room ....just you & three men ....judging you to death or life! We don't tell you that these men will probably be 2 window washers & a real estate salesman!

Every holiday celebration will be forbidden.

Your children & you may die from lack of medical treatment!

Oh yeah we know this and hundreds more things we aren't telling ......... at first!

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As long as we support this jehovah's witnesses organization in any way ....we are complicit in it.

If, I believed in the bible I would say "get out of her my people"

clarity

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Pshycos! - 2016 "Remain Loyal to Jehovah" Regional Convention Program

by thedepressedsoul in

wow this is interesting!

i think how much emphasis this puts on "loyalty" shows their is an issue.

they're trying to plug the wholes as much and quickly as possible.

clarity

Can you imagine the jesus being so desperate as to beat behavior into his followers ........ over & over & over again BE LOYAL OR ELSE

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It's so awkward that people have to touch the emblems

by thedepressedsoul in

it's just so weird to me.

for a group that is against idolatry so much and yet each person has to "touch" the bread and wine.. one lady was standing and holding a baby.

she called the server over just so she could put her thumb on the bread and wine.. did jesus ever clarify what he wanted them to do in remembrance of him?

clarity

It always appeared to me to be a complete disappointment.

It is the only thing wt celebrates and it is so lifeless & so overblown!

Inside of an hour we are home again peeling off those high heels & pantyhose. Jackets & ties tossed on the back of the couch as the fatigue kicks in.

It has been 5 yrs out of the weird world of watchtower for me...never been happier!

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what buzz word from the jw's do you hate & why?

by Sabin in

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so my hubby has been on a bit of a roll about the jdubs, we were talking a lot about them & he said the buzz word he hate's the most is "worldly" why?

because he say's "with that one word they have condemned (according to their believes) a person as being worthy of nothing but death.

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clarity

Jehovah witnesses.....Rutherford was 'buzzed' the night before a convention & had nothing much to say so he made up this Trade name!

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JW Child Abuse Documentary

by cappytan in

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulswb2avxvc.

let's set aside our differences for the moment and appreciate this excellent documentary cedars put together that should prove to be an invaluable tool in helping to expose the child abuse issues in the organization.. i was humbled to be able to help with this project on such an important subject, though my part in it was insignificant..

clarity

Excellent work on this subject. Hoping to forward it to hard core family & friends but need to "plough before I plant" first, as wt use to instruct us to do!

Thanks for all the time, effort & concern that went into producing this Lloyd.

clarity

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Only a few days ago I was entirely lost and without hope the rug was pulled out from under me

by elderess in

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only a few days ago i was walking around the house in a mindless wander thinking if i needed to seek professional help.

then i got the courage to seek the comfort of complete strangers on the internet and found a world of support here on this website.

thank you simon and whoever else has made this website possible.

clarity

Wow ...beautiful letter Elderess and an awesome message! Welcome to the both of you. Exhilarating & terrifying at the same time, you may feel like you are on a rollercoaster for awhile.

By all means take your time ...armageddon is not coming. What really woke me up was the "the generation" bunk, and the overlapping generations!! What!!!

Where in jesus supposed words did he say overlapping generations? He said "Truly, I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place." and those followers that he was talking to hadn't all died 40 yrs later when Jerusalem & the temple were destroyed. Where does it mention overlapping!

Omg so many things just went right over my head ,,,,but not that one!

So huge congratulations you two ... you are on the path to freedom.

Thank you for sharing your experiences hoping to hear more from you.

clarity

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Today's Daily Text - Being Uneducated And Ordinary... WTF!!!

by Divergent in

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thursday, march 3. they were uneducated and ordinary men.—acts 4:13.. in recent years, the spiritual instruction provided by jehovah’s organization has reflected an increased emphasis on simplicity and clarity.

consider three examples.

first, there is the simplified edition of the watchtower.

clarity

Never thought I'd ever hear ignorance extolled as a virtue!

I's like ....oh wow ...how dumb am I !!!!!!!! Idiots!

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Anthony Morris is an idiot

by Watchtower-Free in

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqh6y2hvky0.

clarity

Who is the brains of this outfit ?........don't worry about it. If & when they find do find one, I'm sure they will be so proud! They might even have it bronzed.

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Hello Everybody

by Thomas the Bill Engine in

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i didn't see an introduction forum anywhere but i thought it would be weird to start posting without first introducing myself so, here we are.

i'm 15, and i've been looking for a place to discuss my thoughts on the religion that i'm pretty much stuck in at the moment.

my mom and dad divorced over their different beliefs over a year ago (my mom is jw and my dad is an very knowledgeable apostate, so you can see how they would fight over it), and since then i've stopped believing altogether.. just thought i'd say hello.

clarity

Nice to see you on here Thomas...... great that you can see right through this organization. Get out quietly but get out and enjoy your life ...you only get one and this is it!

I hope you are starting to see what would be a wise educational move for you. Find out what you really love to do & do it!

Hang around you will find support here as long as you need it.

clarity

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Who Picks The Governing Body?

by millie210 in

hey everyone,.

just a simple straight forward question on exactly what the process is.

if a gb member died tomorrow, do the remaining ones choose who gets to be next?.

clarity

The other name I was looking for was Ewart Chitty. Not sure about Percy being kicked out but he seems very questionable. Sort of Like Franz in the steam room I guess!

http://www.freeminds.org/bethel/homosexuality_bethel.htm