I'm sorry to hear that about your mom. My mom was fine and she was starting to be sweet again, but now that she is reinstated she has turn mean and cold. Its like she can't remember the way she got treated before and after she was defellowshiped and its horrible. I understand the hold that they have on indiviuals, but I can't and don't tolerate the way they think they can treat other people. Its like the golden rule has flown out of the window and then we chuck it up to its okay they are in a cult. I made mistakes in the past and today too; there are days when I have rode rage or don't treat my partner right, but I say sorry or try to do something to make up for it. I don't constantly do it if I know that it is hurting the other person I would rather just sit on my hands and stare out the window or hit my punching bag until things cool down. I can't even tell my hamster that I hope it dies because its of no good use to me. I'm sorry but I don't tolerate that from my mom and I don't think someone else should tolerate either.
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District Assembly has my mom complete brainwashed again. Look like I'm in trouble.
by scooterspank inwell, my worst fears have com to fruition.
too emotionally exhausted for details but she came home last night from her assembly.
the night ended with her in tears, telling me i'm going to die.
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DC Sunday Drama
by Billy the Ex-Bethelite inlet's call it a very ugly version of "joseph and the amazing technicolor dreamcoat" recreated as a musicless "a young life serving god ain't worth living.".
it included a highly fictionalized account of joseph being abused by his brothers for serving god and being loved by jacob.
there was no mention of joseph's dreams that degraded his brothers and father.
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JWJunky
That according to them I am a teen and have a social life that at some point requires lying and why the hell are these grown men questioning my parents they have nothing to do with my education or anything else.
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DC Sunday Drama
by Billy the Ex-Bethelite inlet's call it a very ugly version of "joseph and the amazing technicolor dreamcoat" recreated as a musicless "a young life serving god ain't worth living.".
it included a highly fictionalized account of joseph being abused by his brothers for serving god and being loved by jacob.
there was no mention of joseph's dreams that degraded his brothers and father.
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JWJunky
I wish someone would ask me to retract something
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Alert: Witch hunt begins Watchtower 15 july 2011
by Gorbatchov inreading the posts about the 2011-7-15 watchtower about mentally retarded apostates i foresee the following scenario:.
1. congregational elders trying to get grip on non regular publishers and inactive witnesses.. 2. the good ones read in the watchtower that apostates are to find in the local congregation.
3. inactives like me (i hate this name, but i use their language), and liberal witness like me, will be hunted, .
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JWJunky
Well I predict that this cult is going to divde its self out of members. Theres only so much people can do before they raise the duces.
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GLBT&JW Youth Doc
by Bstndance inhey y'all!
i'm producing a documentary entitled "disposable teens" about glbts that have been kicked out of their home/family after coming out.
i would like to have a few jw stories in the mix since it's an issue near and dear to me.
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I live in maryland but I'm a lesbian and my family refuse to acknowledge me or my relationship which is two years and counting. I have been successful so far, but my staright brother gets the praise for everything. I just want to live my life and have my own family one day with or without there approval. My sex life is a joke to them and the gay slurs just can't seem to stop. I used to be sad about it, but not I'm just moving on with my fiance'. My life is starting to final stablize and I want my family there, but no luck because life today isn't compared to a dream life.
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Countdown to 2014
by Alfred into the governing body of jehovah's witnesses..... the 100th anniversary of jesus' taking the throne is 40 months away.
this means you have less than 40 months to dazzle us with your verbal gymnastics and explain why armaggeddon hasn't started yet.
we realize that freddy is no longer with us, so before releasing any "new light tm" regarding 1914, please endeavor to be a lot more creative and make an effort not to insult our intelligence... (we now have more ways to call you out on your bs, so you'll need to really put your heads together on this).
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Hmmmm I wonder if in 2014 the brothers and sisters will be selling their cars and homes for cheap cause I could always use a good bargin. Also on another note sense the signs are going to be protrayed can they also quit their meaningful jobs cause i always come across someone needing employment:)
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Jaydub thoughts from FB....
by manthedan init drives me crazy what they say and how i used to think and talk like them!!!
does anybody have the photo from the article they are talking about?manthedan.
did you noticed the picture of noah and his sons in the watchtower study today?
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JWJunky
Wow its that poor woman's fault that she's getting beat upside the head:(
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Jehovah's witnesses and control, what are your thoughts ?
by recovering inas i reflect on my life as a jw i remember how the religion attempts to control so many aspects of your life.
i decided to make a list with examples of the mind numbing number of things that they feel they have the right to control in members lives.. 1 what and how much education its members are entitled to pursue.
the witnesses look down on formal secondary education.
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Entertainment- At least five times a months will out in field service music and films were always brought up. My favorite example always used was you wouldn't put a gun up to your head and pull the trigger would you. I can't remember the countless number of cds I threw away but then repurchased at a later date. I mean I remember one pioneer sister would go through her studies cds and recommand what she sould throw away. Or when it came to friends within the kingdom hall who wasn't doing so good by their standards. Don't hang out too much with that crowd etc. One sister even told me not to go to the skating rink .... um your not my mom. Don't get caught talking to someone on a regualar non JW day they would swear up and down that you hanging with bad association. Man I wish I had a nickle for everytime I had to recite that scripture "Bad association spoils useful habit..."
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DA unbeknowest
by JWJunky inafter reading topics on how to da why someone da i realized that my da wasn't my choice.
here's my background information well i did a successful fade in my opinion.
my mom was df and moved to another city about 20 mins from where we lived and went to the meetings.
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JWJunky
Thanks Mad, I had no ideal and I'm proud that I served. Looking back I can't see myself explaining why I do the things I do men with no "real authority."
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1 year since my last meeting!
by Alfred ini just realized that today marks my first year since attending a meeting at the kh... i really wanted to celebrate this day but it just creeped up and its kinda late now... i guess i'll celebrate tomorrow night instead.. but i wanted to log in to thank everyone who has helped me with their valuable insight and perspective... i came to this site with a typical judgemental jw mentality and now i can say i'm completely rid of all that... i now value everyone's opinions and talk more freely with people i used to consider "worldly"... what a completely freeing experience!.
the hardest part of my exit from the cult was convincing my wife... that took about 6 months and i nearly gave up... thank god she eventually woke up.. also, in the past year i've read.... gentile times reconsideredcombatting mind controlcrisis of conscience*in search of christian freedomapocalypse delayed*3 books out of the 7 "studies in the scriptures"5 rutherford books*i met 2 of the people mentioned in crisis of conscience and apocalypse delayed and had dinner with them recently... hoping to build that relationship further.. i've also sent about 26 emails to several elders on a variety of subjects and 6 letters to the brooklyn and i'm still not da's or df'd!
none of these emails or letters changed anything but it helped me purge.... i could go on and on but it's the same story you've probably read a thousand times already.. anyway, if it wasn't for all the support and encouragement i received on this site (as well as randy's site and barbara's site), i wouldn't be where i am today.. so a big thank you to you all!!!.
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It will be 6 years for me:) Toast 2 You!