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JW's going all Nacho Libre on idols...
by snare&racket inhttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jun/29/mayonhika-otomi-damaged-jehovahs-witnesses-mexico.
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I've been found out!
by pale.emperor inwell, thats it folks.. my identity on here has been rumbled and reported to the elders.
someone, somehow, has figured out that im a member of this site and - rather than speak to me - has promptly reported me to the elders.
i just feel sad for my daughter.
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snare&racket
Dude, it will be the best thing that ever happened to you.
Not necessarily a snitch, may have an elder or local that put 2+2 together from your posts and their conscience / hierarchical elitism got the better of them.
Either way, trust me,,best thing to happen to you and your daughter.
No more living the lie. TRUST ME, you have no idea how jealous whoever reported you is, you are out now, free...... Welcome to your life my friend 😉
S&R
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Why Are You Here?
by Believer ini'm wondering why believers remain members of this forum which is clearly hostile to believers.
as one member said, nonbelievers pounce on any semblance of belief like piranhas on prey.
as former jws we should have had our fill of judgmental know-it-alls, but here we are.
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It's a big planet with lots of people.... Few of them know what a kingdom melody is or remembers what an S-8 form did or who Judge Rutherford was (no he isn't a WWF wrestler).... Even fewer humans on this planet have the experience of leaving such a belief system behind and those that do lose everyone and sometimes everything.
It's quite the unique experience.
Here we share it with others. Here we are not odd-balls with cult baggage.
Here we are survivors.
Here we drop messages as we rebuild and move on.
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Should I just tell my parents
by BlackWolf inlately i've been feeling just so fed up with this stupid religion i really can't take it anymore!
i'm starting to think that maybe i should just tell my parents how i really feel.
if they treat me too badly or kick me out i could probably stay with my non jw aunt.. ive just reached my breaking point, i don't really care what people think of me anymore.
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Just remember you are the normal, healthy one in amongst a sea of brainwashed and scared individuals.
It is VERY important you realise that this is very serious, these people do not mess about. Shunning is for REAL and for LIFE.
If I was you, work hard at school. Get into university/college. Slowly drift out the JW's the whole time. This way you get to enjoy college, be independent, have a future and a career if you work hard and it all buys you time to establish independence.
Maybe your aunt could be a really useful safety net for all this X
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Beliefs About What Caused the Universe
by Perry inthe universe can be observed to be expanding.. an expanding universe must have had a beginning.
whatever begins to exist had a cause.
therefore the universe had a cause.
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Why limit what may have happened to what you can 'imagine'..
physics is proving that reality is far from what anyone could have imagined.
Lets have some humility
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Panama Papers - Watchtower
by snare&racket inthe panama papers have just become available,.
https://offshoreleaks.icij.org.
happy hunting........ after 30 secs hunting.. 'jehovah jireh ltd' came up with british virgin islands and singapore connections.
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The Panama papers have just become available,
https://offshoreleaks.icij.org
Happy hunting.......
After 30 secs hunting.. 'Jehovah Jireh LTD' came up with British Virgin Islands and Singapore connections. Haven't got time myself at the moment, but can search by address, names, words etc.
hope you are all well x
snare
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The danger of thinking we know everything.
by stuckinarut2 ina thought occurred that there is a danger in thinking we know everything, or have it all figured out in life.
especially when it comes to matters of doctrine or faith.. witnesses (or at least the society as a whole) are so self-confident, so proud to be the only ones who know "the truth" about everything to do with the universe, the earth, our past and our future, that pride kicks in.
and pride is dangerous...(.and before a fall).
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Beware anyone claiming to have all the answers, even calling their collective beliefs 'THE truth', especially if return for sharing this knowledge they ask, no...require, no expect, no....demand nothing less than your obedience, unquestionable loyalty and....your money.
It may be wise to not ignore evidence of their past mistakes also.
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Government turning on religion - or - I how I learned to stop worrying and love Drumpf
by undercover inwhere, exactly, does the bible say that government(s) will turn on religion?
i mean, other than interpreting some crazy visions/dreams from revelation as such?.
with one megalomaniac leading the gop race for nomination to vie for president of the usa, i've noticed that paranoia has ratcheted up a notch or three.
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I wish we could have a webpage that represented a white board, where we could write all the world events that were definetly ...the beginning of the end... From my memory alone:
Cold War
Financial crash
Berlin Wall
Waco
9/11
Afghanistan war
Iraq War
Tsunami's
Financial Crash
Obama
Gay Marriage
Putin
North Korea
Rise of China
Isis
If one imagined a God that loved all humans equally and cared just as much about the Palestinian/Nigerian/Malaysian child as the American or British, it seems odd that his representatives on earth, his 7 million followers...... Only seem interested in global events affecting USA/Europe. It is so small minded! So dumb!
A JW with a cart recently told me how the Chinese ministry field had deteriorated due to their new found interest in materialism. I asked if he was not happy to learn that the human beings in China were rising from abject poverty to a western quality of life, health and wealth? He said he was but they were materialistic! I asked what he meant by this? I asked him if he had s car, nice clothes, a home and holidays? He changed the topic.
It's interesting to see that list from the perspective of a JW and a now rational normal person. What I struggle to fathom is, I remember being an ignorant 18yr old JW with healthy doubt and questions, but led by fear. Now 20 years on, in such a small time frame, we have as a society become so much more informed. Surely modern day JW's are doubting more than ever!?
I must admit however, even I wonder if Trump may be the beginning of the end of the world.....
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Ladies: Circumcision or not?
by Wonderment inthe topic of circumcision has been brought up a few times recently.
then i wondered... .
how do women really view circumcision?
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If you pull your eyes out, you will never get an eye infection again.......
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What's the point?
by punkofnice ini mean, i don't want to be miserable or anything, but what's the bloody point of it all?.
since i left the watchtower cult, i have come to realise that god cannot possibly exist...and if a god exists...god is indifferent to humankind as the least.. in 100 years time i'll be gone.
kaput.
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