Posts by sleepingbeauty

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i recently informed my wife of 25 years (the love of my life) that i just cannot go on any longer with this facade.

sleepingbeauty

Holy Cr*p !

I would just start with cutting out the ministry, followed by the odd meeting, that way it would become less of a shock if you were to stop mid meetings altogether.... Anything done differently is going to seem extreme to her so you need to take things slowly....

x

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If this doesn't scream cult, what does?

by LostGeneration in

from the now infamous 7.15.2011 wt.

page 28, para 16 and 17-. we can enter into jehovahs rest or join him in his restby obediently working in harmony with his advancing purpose as it is revealed to us through his organization.

(italics theirs-not mine).

sleepingbeauty

@ lostGeneration.... I have incredibly good vision so can read you post, but I think most posters on here might not, so any chance your posts could be in larger Font :)

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JWs Not Allowed to Post on Websites?

by StandFirm in

this seems to be a favorite topic to bring up to any witnesses who post on any website where there are any opposers, either here or topix or anywhere.. so, here is the one and only place i will be discussing it.

who can prove that witnesses are specifically told not to post on websites about them?.

sleepingbeauty

@ Lost Generation... Nope standfirm doesnt have an 'out' as the article clearly states he's not to examine their websites.. So for him to post on here he's examined it & is posting in response...

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JWs Not Allowed to Post on Websites?

by StandFirm in

this seems to be a favorite topic to bring up to any witnesses who post on any website where there are any opposers, either here or topix or anywhere.. so, here is the one and only place i will be discussing it.

who can prove that witnesses are specifically told not to post on websites about them?.

sleepingbeauty

Here in Black & White - Please read WT July 15th 2011, page 16, paragraph 7 !!!

http://www.jw.org/index.html?option=QrYQCsVrGZNT

This is what is written in that article. Go to JW.org and you will be able to read July's article from there... You as a JW are not allowed to read literature, watch TV programmes that feature them or examine so called Apostate Website .....

7 What is involved in avoiding
false teachers? We do not receive
them into our homes or greet them.
We also refuse to read their literature,
watch TV programs that feature
them, examine their Web sites, or add
our comments to their blogs.

67

I feel so alone here...

by Pams girl in

jw
friends

thanks to all who helped me escape my imminemt baptism after 6 years of study.

it was a close call.. ive clearly been labelled spirituallly weak, as nobody has called here to say hi or anything and its been 2 monthes now....their divine justice for me i guess.

i did see my study teacher a while back when she dropped off my memorial invite, and that was after a chat, nothing to do with the wbts...seemed like it was an afterthought on her part.. they all know about my problems with agoraphobia and panic.

sleepingbeauty

Hiya Pam

Ive pm'd you :) xx

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Westboro Church Update on BBC

by cofty in

right now there is a documentary on the bbc about louis theroux' second visit to the infamous phelps family.

it's a follow up to a similar documentary four years ago.. a considerable number of members have left in the last few years while the cult has become even more extreme.

louis has just interviewed young woman who has got out and started nursing.

sleepingbeauty

All I can say is wow....

There way of life & thinking is sooo like the JW's. The only difference is them teaching hellfire & eternal torment in comparison to JW's teaching death by Armaggedon ...

There religion is immediately blunt about exposing sin to those in the world telling they are to die & go to hell, whereas JW's teach the same but hide it from Jo Public until they are well and truly sucked in & already in fear of Jehovah ! Jw's love to go on about how lovely the new world order will be & its only then when they captured the vulnerables interest do they then put the fear of god within them... overall outcome is the same neither wish to leave the religion out of sheer fear....

Being a fly on the wall to them just shows how bad our JW thinking was. I am feeling really ashamed right now :)

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Sounding Hi To Everyone

by Scott77 in

iam just sounding aloud hi or hello to you all.

you are all great newbies and oldies.

bests,.

sleepingbeauty

Hiya, I dont come on here too much now, as JW stuff drains the life out of me. Good to see your all keeping up the good work & are a wealth of support for us all :)