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  Mom & Dad (Uber Dubs) and convo about child abuse within the BORG

  by El_Guapo in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  so i tt mom and dad via skype last weekend (they live on the other part of the county) and the topic of abuse came up.

  of course they went ahead and blasted catholics for their coverups.

  i mentioned gonzalo campos, now mom and dad know this guy he went to their hall for several years in san diego.

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  whathappened

  I am sorry to hear your own mother unleashed the elders on you. You seem to know what to do. Let us know of any further developments.
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  Complex PTSD and Ex JW's

  by JRK in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i have been diagnosed with complex ptsd by my therapist due to events of abandonment and abuse as a child.

  the cult experience of being raised as one of jehovah's witness was a major factor.

  i think that the sparlock video and the conti case has brought emotional flashbacks to some of us here, so i wanted to post information that i have found helpful.

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  whathappened

  I am sure I have this also. Posts like this are very valuable. Thanks.
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  What Would Jesus NOT Do?

  by whereami in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  warning to fundies, you might want to avoid this.

  your brain might start working.. .

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zofjkl-3sne.

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  whathappened

  That was so cute.

  One rainy Sunday afternoon. I went on you tube and searched " atheist comedy." Next thing I know it was three hours later. I laughed so hard. It was a very enjoyable afternoon.
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  4 sincere questions for those that believe there is a God

  by S EIGHT in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  greetings.. allow me to set the questions up.. after 30 years in the truth (i'm now late 40's) and having established the truth about the truth i consider myself agnostic going on atheist.. i struggle to believe there is a god when i observe life yet i try to convince myself there must be something out there.. here's the basis of my question: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-23583116 .

  in summary, 2 young boys have been killed by a snake that escaped from a pet store in canada.

  it made it's way up through the ventilation into the apartment they were staying in.

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  whathappened

  I saw today on a website someone said why would god care about all the abortions that go on in the world when he has killed so many innocent babies himself. He is not there folks.
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  Board of bitterness

  by 1009 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i always was a critical jw, now df and agnost.

  but still this religion fascinates me.

  in my eyes most jw are very sincere, but dumb sheep.. this board is filled with ex-jw.

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  whathappened

  You bet I am bitter. I was raised in his crazy cult and didn't find out it was a shame untill I was 57. Every decision I made in my whole life was based on a false premise that Armageddon was coming at any minute. I was devout. Now it is too late. Not only that, I raised my only child in the cult and she is now raising my grandson in it. I can't get them out! At any moment they can decide to shun me as I have told her I think it is BS.

  Yes, I hate the Watchtower Society.
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  So how do you get away from all of this???

  by Narcissistic Supply in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so how do you get away from all of this?read read read.. set goals.

  lots of goals.. make lots of lists of where you want to be in 5 years.

  the people you want to meet.. the places you want to visit.. learn a skill.

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  whathappened

  Welcome Narcissistic, I didn't get a chance to greet you let.

  Good idea to make a list and set goals for yourself.

  Hope you got out in time to enjoy the life you have left.
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  Long serving pioneer no longer has hours quota to stay on the list...

  by NVR2L8 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  a family member visited us this past weekend and said that my 80 years old mother was recently told she no longer has to meet the annual hour quota to remain on the pioneer list.

  "what a loving provision from the brothers" were my sister's exact words.

  "mom was so stressed out with having to get her hours in every month" are you freaking kidding me?

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  whathappened

  Yes, this works out for them as they can still boast about the number of pioneers they have without making the older tried and true put in the hours. It's all about the boasting (in Jehovah, of course).
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  Does the information on this website look familiar?

  by okage in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  to those who mine jw.org for their pdfs, this weblink may look a little familiar:.

  http://illustrationstoencourage.wordpress.com/2013/07/01/the-truth-about-halloween/.

  i can't recall the official statement from the wts regarding jws making jw sites (jwfacts may have a good knowledge of it), but i was under the impression their official stance was "don't.".

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  whathappened

  Pretty weird, I'd say. Someone just wanted to learn to do a web site and decided to count their time.
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  Alive and Well

  by LouBelle in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i want to thank you kind folk for caring about me!!!!.

  apologies for not checking in sooner, i have been so busy with the new job, and by the time evening comes i am so exhausted to log in from my laptop (that is sooooooooooooo slow).

  update: job is going well - i'm back in sales and with the community newspapers known as the fever.

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  whathappened

  So glad to hear things are going well for you LouBelle. Now don't you go leaving us again.
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  I think I have finally reached the point were I have to make a hard decision....

  by confusedandalone in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  <rant>.

  i know i have been rambling alot (feel free to delete my threads if so), but it appeas i am getting to the point where i see no use in the bible.

  i feel very bad about this right now.

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  whathappened

  I just got finished listening to Bertram Russells speach on "Why I am not a Christian" on You Tube. Interesting and only about 40 minutes.