GrandmaJones
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Wish I didnt know....Part 2 My Story
by Wishididntknow inafter a terrible break up and being away from the congregation for about 10yrs i started to think about coming back.
i couldnt even watch the news anymore because of the termendous anxiety it would cause.
i felt that there was a target on my back and the big a would surely come before i could get my act together.
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Possible Facebook blunder
by exwhyzee inso i made a couple of comments on my older brother's fb and i think i might have gone too far.. a little background.
my brother is a pretty popular guy... i am about a year younger than him and although we currently live on opposite coasts of the us., i know most of his jw friends.
he has about 600 fb friends and is on his page daily making announcements on there as if he's ashton kutcher talking to his fans....or something.
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i am a regular pioneer in my cong reading crisis of conscience.here goes...
by MsGrowingGirl20 ini'm on page 90 right now...the info is definitely new and gives me a totally diff view as to how i used to think of faithful and discreet slave.
i was thoroughly disgusted with the way the brothers handled the oral sex and leadership problem and the insight on the scriptures book...... still have alot of questions though.
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GrandmaJones
Sweetheart, don't "do" anything. Do further research. I strongly recommend reading "The Best of" section here at JWN. You will be amazed at the resources here at your fingertips. Question everything. But go calmly. There is no hurry. You will probably want to rush as fast as you can. Don't. Give yourself time to recover from the shock.
GrandmaJones
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GrandmaJones
Welcome. There's lots of interesting stuff here.
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i am a regular pioneer in my cong reading crisis of conscience.here goes...
by MsGrowingGirl20 ini'm on page 90 right now...the info is definitely new and gives me a totally diff view as to how i used to think of faithful and discreet slave.
i was thoroughly disgusted with the way the brothers handled the oral sex and leadership problem and the insight on the scriptures book...... still have alot of questions though.
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GrandmaJones
Welcome to the forum, I hope you find it comforts you and helps you the way it did me.
I was raised in the truth, since the very early fifties, and have seen many changes. They didn't shake my faith, I was a believer. I have to tell you though, that as much as "Crisis" opened my eyes, and as much as it cleared my head as to exactly how the governing body and our headquarters works, what really shook my faith, what made me think that this wasn't god's organization, was what the organization itself wrote.
It was reading our publications, not the work of so-called "apostates" that made me reconsider a lifetime of our teachings. No one told me that we taught that the pyramids were "God's Great Stone Witness" or that we said Christ came in 1874 and that 1799 was the beginning of the time of the end. Nor was I aware that we interpreted Michael as the pope, and the angels as the pope's bishops. But save it for later. Breathe deep, and calm down, there is much to know that even old birds like me didn't know. When you are ready, read our own old publications.
Don't be afraid. It is not true that only unhappiness lies outside the organization. I have found joy and wonder even at my age. Your first thought is "But how would I worship God????" Remember what Jesus's followers said? To whom shall we go? Not to where. Take it easy. Don't panic. Someone gave me good advice. They said, "Breathe."
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Explain to me what all this "leading" stuff means?
by GrandmaJones inmany times in posts i see men speak of the fact that they failed in some way to "lead".
i am not sure what that means exactly.
is this an implied lack of decision making skills on the part of the woman?
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GrandmaJones
Many times in posts I see men speak of the fact that they failed in some way to "lead". I am not sure what that means exactly. Is this an implied lack of decision making skills on the part of the woman? Do you see this as symptomatic of a passiveness on the part of females in general? Do you attribute it to the Watchtower training that encourages women to be submissive and for men to "take the lead"? Is this a trait that you feel the average worldly woman displays? Just curious.
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hello I Am the Tater-T
by Tater-T inso here i am... finally.. i'm 3rd gen, df'd since 87 .. married a worldly girl in 88.. to save my soul, daughter in 90 divorced in 92.... let my daughter be raised by others, figured if it's the truth... i'll present it when she old enough to be acountable... just sent her the video growing up jw 1960-2010. by not wanting to teach this to my child, resonated within and well here iam... thanks to this site and all of you... everyone on my dad's side of family is df'd or inactive except my older sister, who has been flying over here to idaho to see us from hawaii.. which is making me think she is getting tired of the retoric.... i don't know where i'm going with this... i just want to change my way of thinking.. i can't see the future... but now i know why.... i have a lot to share, but for now just one thought, on being a jw child.. in 3rd grade i never got see one cartoon on saturday.. when all the other kids were talking about how awesome hong kong phooey was... i just sat there paralized, prentending to have seen it... and angry lol ... i think there are a lot more people out there like me... out but still clinging to 'the truth' in their heads.. because going against is the ultimate 'unforgivable' sin.... that it for now l8r t8r.
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GrandmaJones
Welcome! I hope you find the site as helpful to you as I have.
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New To Studying
by DylanBeam inhi, i am new to studying with the jw's and would like to know they best way to start.
any suggestions?.
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My Story
by TheWanderer ini found this site quite a few months ago, after a curiosity search on wikipedia about jws and what's going on with the organization.
i was unfortunately born into it, 4th-generation; my great-grandfather was a special pioneer spreading the word in the early 1900s.
it was all i knew growing up, even though i struggled between trying to conform to make everyone happy ... and finding my own way in life.
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GrandmaJones
Welcome. Your story moved me.
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Has This Place Helped You To Come Out Or Stay Out Of The Organization?
by minimus ineverytime i read a page of topics, i can't help but accept that the witness religion is such a fraud.. keep up the good work in exposing the watchtower society!.
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GrandmaJones
I was simply terrified at my own acknowledgement of my apostacy. The people on this forum helped me to take a deep breath and regroup. I needed someone to understand, and they did. I will always be grateful. I spent weeks and months reading all the old discussion of doctrine, etc. in the archives. The level of scholarship is often wonderful. I wish I could pay it forward, but it seems that it's all been said, and said better than I could.