8 months df'd.
loving a life of freedom.
however, my family are all shunning me.
"....in the last days ... men will be disloyal, having no natural affection....."
NO NATURAL AFFECTION ......... the GB says "they are still roving about" trying to figure out what natural affection is.
So PE, don't break your heart over these un-natural people,. Unless they open their eyes and see these horrid rules for what they are, then they and the GB will be ........"always learning and yet never able to come to an accurate knowledge of truth." 2tim 3
clarity
how long until wt has flip flopped its way back to anything of the faith many of us knew?
who are the now dead ones giving evidence of their non captivity to babylon etc?
i would not recognise what goes on in a kh now and i was in since 60s when we had firm beliefs, now being eroded little by little.
The crap that wt spews out now is so ridiculous that for a 'dub brain' all it does is cause more frantic denial.
Like a child believes if they cover their eyes ... no one sees them!
So too, these poor hamstrung souls blindly trudge on not daring to think.
Not caring what 'truth' is spoken today.... they forget quickly yesterdays GB lies.
They don't care ....look at all their friends. 8 million can't be wrong ...can they!
They can now dance on kh platforms and sounds like brothers have 'permission' to grow beards ... so all is well in jdub land!
clarity
i was a 4th gen born in.my adult children were the 5th.
my mother was one of the newly'anointed' we have all left.
i have been lurking since october.i was really too terrified someone would find out who i was and what would happen.well we are out now so here is a part of my story.
Coming to the site kind of late...sorry I missed your wonderful news that you all escaped. The disgusting works of the watchtower is maddening. Sorry for all this bad stuff and good for you, protecting our children is what a good person does...Christian or otherwise!
Notalone and family welcome to your freedom!
Wishing you bright sunny days ahead.
clarity
it's no secret that both remaining a jw or leaving the wts can take a toll on mental health.
some will suffer from depression and ultimately some will have thoughts of suicide and a few will succumb to those.. but i don't recall ever seeing any hard stats or studies on it though.
i'm sure we all know of some people who have committed suicide but i don't know if, because you may have loose association with a much larger pool of people through the religion, that this only seems higher or maybe not be actually higher than the general population.. what i mean is, you go to a kh here there maybe 100-150 people, you attend circuit and district conventions with many tens of thousands - if any one person commits suicide then you likely hear about it and it becomes part of the anecdotal 'evidence' that is then put forward as a fact that there is a higher rate ... but is there?.
We do know that Watchtower has a vey large broom that can whisk away even the nastiest of events.
It is hard to nail down statistics about suicide but ... all I know is that in my first 22 years of life I had never even heard of suicide.
After joining the WT, within 3 months a sweet young man who I knew personally, killed himself. He was being groomed to be more active in the congregation. Don't think they had a name for that then.
As the years rolled on there were more who buckled under the weight of the pressure, guilt and obligation of the watchtower cult.
So just in my former 'circles' of jw acquaintances, I still hear of it.
clarity
the watchtower (study edition) april 2017 .
“you must pay your vows to jehovah.”—matt.
5:33.. * to all intents and purposes, he presented himself as one who was wholly dedicated to god.
Wow ...wt boggles the mind. Which is their intent I am sure.
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"It's weird. They'll have an article about how the GB is imperfect and roving about in the darkness then something like this."
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It is weird Nik, but what it sounds like is that they are lining up the poor sheep to do a collective Throw Them Under the Bus move.
Blame someone else as they are backing away.
They have failed miserably as spiritual leaders and they know it.
They have already distanced themselves legally ie: Guy Pearce(sp) & through hiding in numerous corporations.
The GB are now practically screaming that they are not inspired ..... so mistakes are not our fault ...
We are "still roving about", they say...so all this shit is Not OUR fault!!
OK ...who is to blame ..... all you little Sheep of course!
And don't think you can walk away because you made a VOW TO JEHOVAH ! Forever & ever! Ha ha.
Omg ..... millions of nice people are now backed against a wall. Stuck!
I can imagine the JW rates of suicide will be going up.
Millions want out .....but they still fear Armageddon. It is stuck in their minds and they are terrified! They know something is wrong but still think wt has the only TRUTH.
That is why those who have woken up .... still try to help them see that this is just another cult and it is all BS.
clarity
what happened to these guys.
i remember chatting and sparring with these guys years ago.
i read on here that onacruise passed away (craig) that was a shame he was a good man, and his ex wife kate.
As for the rest of you rabid dirty apostate heartless scoundrels......well, I might glance at you in the back of the kingdom hall, and maybe chuck you a sideways glance (and a creme egg if it's near easter)
Hey Scottie, your assumption that any of us is sitting in a kingdum hall is idiotic.... surely you jest !
Other than that you can take your sideways glance & your crème egg and shove it!
at the beginning of this new year, i hope all those who have woken-up & stood up to the control & deception of the watchtower cult, realize what an amazing change you have accomplished.
congratulations.. i hope all who are exposing the wt be encouraged by the massive flood of those waking-up and then working shoulder to shoulder with you.. may this year 2017 bring many good things!..
xox.
Love this site ...spent 5 yrs here. I have peeled off the layers of WT mind control. So lovely to be me again!
Iown MYlife Hi there thank you.
Bruisedandbleeding 12.... Hello don't think we have met, great that you have found jwn. Thanx for your comments.
Xan ...nice to be back on here. thank you for your good wishes & wish you the same
scratchme1o1o ....nice name, thanks!
Lou bou to, clinking my glass to you to, and all congratulations on our escape from such an awful cult.
Mille210 nice to see your name again.....love you guys
Stan....how are you, always enjoyed your comments,
Big hugs to all
clarity
at the beginning of this new year, i hope all those who have woken-up & stood up to the control & deception of the watchtower cult, realize what an amazing change you have accomplished.
congratulations.. i hope all who are exposing the wt be encouraged by the massive flood of those waking-up and then working shoulder to shoulder with you.. may this year 2017 bring many good things!..
xox.
At the beginning of this New Year, I hope all those who have woken-up & stood up to the control & deception of the Watchtower cult, realize what an amazing change you have accomplished. Congratulations.
I hope all who are exposing the WT be encouraged by the massive flood of those waking-up and then working shoulder to shoulder with you.
May this year 2017 bring many good things!.
xox
clarity
brother melvin mallett delivers a talk entitled beware the spirit of independence.
(because, you know, thinking for yourself is not what jesus wants.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7znpzkakaki.
oh, and remember folks... this isnt a cult or anything!.
A chill just ran up my back.
Something that Jim Jones would spew out and we know where his followers ended up!
Sickening!
update on mouthy (grace gough)this is graces granddaughter.
i wanted to send an update that today my beautiful grandmother passed away - surrounded by friends and family.
- may 22 1927 - sept 2nd 2016. mouthys_granddaughter.
Me too.......wondered about her for a long time.
So sorry to hear that she has gone from this earth, but I know she had a strong belief that many would be envious of.
God speed dear Lady......... may your wishes come true.
