Posts by whathappened

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The Bible Teach book illustration about the child having to be put through a painful operation

by defender of truth in

had you going there for a minute ;).

now you're here... there are several problems with that illustration, as i see it.. ..... 1) god is the one who inflicted the life threatening ailment that requires an operation.

(he supposedly decided what sin would be defined as, then once adam 'sinned', he cursed all of adams descendants to sin, grow old and die.).

whathappened

I love your post and am on my way to have dinner with my ex JW sister and will share your perceptions with her.

This reminds me of the illustation about the alcoholic who wouldn't be allowed by his doctor to take alcohol intraveinously so that blood transfusions are the same thing. It doesn't make any sense because a doctor would give an alcoholic alcohol intraveinously if it would save the alcoholic's life.

The other illustraion is about miracles. The Watctower says years ago, people wouldn't have believed that jet planes could transport us so far so fast and compared that to miracles that happened in the Bible. Lousy logic the Watchtower uses. It all needs to be trashed.

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Ready to step my apostate game up...

by Joliette in

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just dont know when i'm gonna be able to do that.. right now, i am working full time, i go to school part time, etc.

i want to start traveling more, doing more activist work, visiting more apostate friends, and helping to get people out of this 'so called religion.'.

in other words, i want to start going to un-preach where the need is great.

whathappened

Today I am ordering business cards printed up saying:

Jehovah's Witnesses will be calling soon!

Don't be fooled by them.

Get the facts at

www.jwfacts.com

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Female Attendants

by Quarterback in

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the best thing to come from the regenal convention this summer, is to see women used as attendants at the end of the program.

they were used in distributing the new publications to convention delegates..

whathappened

Several years back, the circuit overseer actually ordered a congregation to use sisters to pass the microphonbe in order to shame the brothers in the hall who were not stepping up and getting higher hours in field service. They also had a female accounts servant due to the lack of "spiritually qualified" brothers. We old timers were shocked and it didn't last long.

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"Thanks for showing an interest" - why I'd rather be completely shunned.

by Julia Orwell in

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an old jw friend of mine died on saturday, and i used to be best friends with her jw husband.

we were close friends for 14 years.

i was like his daughter.

whathappened

Julia, just be glad you are free. It doesn't matter whether or not you are faded, DF'd or DA'd...you are FREE!!!

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Hello and Thank You!

by Vintagewife in

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i've been lurking here for about 3 months and decided it was time to register and become active.

i left the organization 17 years ago.

like so many of you, i had endured less than christian behavior from the strong cliches that ran our congregation.

whathappened

All I can say is "WOW!" I have no trouble believing your story as the brothers are all sickos. Glad to have you on board.

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What to say to the Sheparding Call

by Jon Preston in

ok i need some quick advice.

the elders have contacted my wife about a sheparding call, not me (is that weird?).

anyways she directed them to text or call me.

whathappened

Yes, I agree, you do not owe them ANY EXPLAINATION! They are just mid level cult leaders and they have no right butting into your life.

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untitled

by tazchick55 in

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i am new to jwn but have totally enjoyed many of the posting but without a doubt the discussion regarding cats absolutley floored me.. i am a 5th generation jw now not in the "flock" i rember brothers having the elders with a ruler measuring side burns and god forbid you have a mustach sisters hvving to kneel on the stage to be sure their skirts reached the floor but cats really!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

!.

whathappened

There are many satire posts here, some are absolutley hilarious. Simon should put them all in a special section. Check under Humor for more.

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Getting really for three days in hell

by cookiemaster in

hey guys, there's another thing i wanted to share with you.

i know this topic has been discussed over and over again, but it's just so fun to complain about it.

we're going to the district convention this weekend.

whathappened

So glad I am out and free from all of the nonsense. Sounds horrible...I don't know how I lasted in this religion as long as I did!

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G.B. TALK URGING CHILD BAPTISM!

by The Searcher in

the introduction & conclusion to this video is in german, but david splanes' words are loud and clear in english - get your kid baptized asap!.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h33pwdsuvlq&feature=youtu.be.

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whathappened

I was baptised at 17 after having been raised in. I realize now that was way too young (besides the fact that I was lied to by the Society's propagandisized publications).

JW kids know what bad things will happen to them if they question Mom & Dad's beliefs, they are stuck!

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This new JW video is so stupid that it has to be a troll

by Pacopoolio in

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recently, my mother, who had stopped talking to me because i was 'apostate,' started speaking to me again.. (note that i successfully faded as opposed to ever being disfellowshipped due to dodging every elder question with "i'm not sure, i'm still searching and trying to find the answers.").

the reason why?

at the international convention this year, they receieved a new video called something or other.

whathappened

This video is just to highlight the beauty and simplicity of cult life.