I haven't read it but it sounds interesting, especially that the author studied Buddhism. I'm really drawn to that after reading some books by the 14th Dalai Lama. I don't know what gnosticism is though.
Where did you find it? It's $55 on amazon.
DanaBug
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Jehovah Unmasked
by Soldier77 injehovah unmasked by nathaniel j. merritt.
has anyone read this and what are your thoughts, opinions?
i have just downloaded it tonight and i'm already on chap.
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KS Blood-Handout s-55-e (PDF)!!!
by yknot inwe interrupt your forum posting for this 'just in' item...... it appears an elder has not locked his doctor's bag and a member of the conscious class has brazeningly swiped & scanned a copy of the s-55e.
(((thank you anonymous cc jw!.
for the purpose of our bethel audience i want to assure you no actual elder was willingly involved in the obtaining of this scan.. link: http://www.sendspace.com/file/mnf7a0.
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DanaBug
Thanks, yknot!
First paragraph, they acknowledge who this is most likely to affect (die because of it!) children and mothers.
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Jesus was 30...I was....
by 3dogs1husband in12!
how old were you when you gave your life to the orginization?.
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DanaBug
Yep! It's so weird looking back. Still remember the family study that led to that. Of course we'll do it, it'll make everyone so happy and proud of us!
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Jesus was 30...I was....
by 3dogs1husband in12!
how old were you when you gave your life to the orginization?.
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DanaBug
I was 12 too! My brother was 10 and my sister was 8. We all got baptized at the same time.
Added: We were perfect little elder kids. My sis and I were disfellowshipped at the same time 6 years later.
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America's Most Wanted profiles JW Elder Child Molester
by out4good3 inlast night on amw, they profiled the jw elder child molester.
they detailed how he'd planned to be on the run by stashing money all around his house, how he quickly got a divorce when he was being investigated, sold off his assets in a race car business and disappeared.
one lady interviewed incognito, told of how he was a trusted member in the congregation with privileges.. did anyone else see this segment?
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DanaBug
Nope, but I'll be looking on youtube for it.
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Just need to get some things off my chest.
by Alan_56 inwell, its been a while since i last posted just need to get something off my chest.
everything seems to be coming down on me all at once like rain.
next month i'll be 18 years old(yay!
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DanaBug
Maybe you don't have to tell them...if they pressuring you to get baptized, tell them Jesus waited till he was 30, it's an important life decision with serious consequences if you mess up, and you're just not ready yet.
And yeah, non-JW kids have it easier in a lot of ways. But you have experiences they've never had, so you learn things about life they may never learn. And if you're planning on leaving, prepare for it. I can't stress that enough. There are so many things I wish I'd done differently. Save up some money, build up your credit, apply for college, make genuine friends outside the organization. Plan now to make things easier later.
And losing your family is...well, it sucks. Big hairy ones. But it's not your fault. It's the religion. You will survive it, so many of us here have. And you get to make your own life, you get to love people for who they are, not their status as a witness. You get to do what makes you happy.
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Hallelujah Flash Mob
by sacolton inhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxh7jr9okve&feature=player_embedded.
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DanaBug
Wow! I love flash mobs!
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What proportion of Jehovah's Witnesses will make a convert in their lifetime?
by stapler99 inin another thread it was being discussed how inefficient the door-to-door preaching is, and i thought this raised an interesting question - what proportion of jehovah's witnesses will make a convert in their lifetime?.
in my experience, i can think of two or three people that my parents have studied with and who were later baptized.
but i know of so few baptisms that it is hard for me to think about it.
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DanaBug
My dad 20+ years pioneering, 1 study baptized. And that's the only study that was baptized in our congregation while I was there. I attended there for about 7 years.
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My first time
by not bitter ini am new to this site.
i've been out of it for about 17 years.
i've never really looked back or felt nger about any of it.
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DanaBug
Yes, I've come to the conclusion that my parents will probably never wake up and that's for the best. They've built their whole lives inside the org, they'd have to start all over if they left. But I have hope for my youngest brother. He'll be 17 soon and I think he's going thru a lot of the same issues I had at that age, which led me to getting df'd. I'll just be here for him, unconditionally. And when he's ready to know the truth about the "truth" I'll show him what I know.
One thing that's helped me find some peace with this situation, I realized that while my parents are required to shun me, I'm not. I'm free to express my love for them and I will continue to do so. How they respond to that is up to them. No man or organization can dictate to me who I love or how I can express that.
ETA: Welcome to the forum, notbitter!
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"Remember me as the one who woke up."
by OnTheWayOut ini know that such titles make such a thread seem like a "goodbye.
" not the case.
i may reduce my time at jwn because my path has taken me through a process of needing this forum less now.
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DanaBug
Your own peace and joy are way more important than trying to teach or show them up.
Thanks for the reminder, OTWO. I agree. I haven't found that peace yet, but I think I'll get there eventually. At least, I'm free to find it now.