Posts by discreetslave

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A concerned JW wrote "mistakes will happen."

by InterestedOne in

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in the thread http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/213523/1/feeling-a-bit-alienated, concerned jw wrote:.

mistakes will happen.

concerned jw, if mistakes will happen, i was wondering what mistakes you feel the jw organization is currently making?

discreetslave

Darn. I forgot about the PM rule!!!!

I am new to the forum world. I will stay away from CJW he makes me crazy!!!

I sincerely apologize I made a mistake no pun intended. I contacted a mod myself.

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To Dissassociate or just Fade into Inactivity ? Your Choice ? Reasons ?

by flipper in

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this has been asked before, however i thought it may be good for newer members of the board to read some of our reasons on how we decided to exit the jw cult and why we decided to do it the way we did.. first off - i have been faded for almost 8 years.

essentially i decided to fade into inactivity and not da because i have elderly jw parents who would shun me if i did get dfed or daed myself.

also- i like keeping open the possibilities that some of my many jw relatives may in time start doubting and have questions and reach out to me in my inactive state.

discreetslave

As far as my letter. I gave out 30 copies after the meeting and emailed 30 more.

When I was handing the letters out I was singing "Devil with the Blue Dress On" to myself, since I was wearing a smoking blue dress and high heels. I loved every minute of it.

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Is my son being attacked by Satan!!!

by discreetslave in

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a few days ago my 2 year old said to me " i don't want to go with daddy, i don't like the kingdom hall.

i want to stay with you mommy.".

now poor baby has boils on his butt!!

discreetslave

A few days ago my 2 year old said to me " I don't want to go with daddy, I don't like the Kingdom Hall. I want to stay with you mommy."

Now poor baby has boils on his butt!!!

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To Dissassociate or just Fade into Inactivity ? Your Choice ? Reasons ?

by flipper in

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friends

this has been asked before, however i thought it may be good for newer members of the board to read some of our reasons on how we decided to exit the jw cult and why we decided to do it the way we did.. first off - i have been faded for almost 8 years.

essentially i decided to fade into inactivity and not da because i have elderly jw parents who would shun me if i did get dfed or daed myself.

also- i like keeping open the possibilities that some of my many jw relatives may in time start doubting and have questions and reach out to me in my inactive state.

discreetslave

When everyone started asking me why am I doing this take back the letter, I said I was going to be df'd anyway. After that 2nd elders meeting there was no way I was going to shut up and eat the slop. I no longer believed it was "the truth". So I decided to take the power back they had sapped from me and cut them out.

@ LeavingWt "Look kids! There's the School for the Blind." I'm ROTFL

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To Dissassociate or just Fade into Inactivity ? Your Choice ? Reasons ?

by flipper in

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friends

this has been asked before, however i thought it may be good for newer members of the board to read some of our reasons on how we decided to exit the jw cult and why we decided to do it the way we did.. first off - i have been faded for almost 8 years.

essentially i decided to fade into inactivity and not da because i have elderly jw parents who would shun me if i did get dfed or daed myself.

also- i like keeping open the possibilities that some of my many jw relatives may in time start doubting and have questions and reach out to me in my inactive state.

discreetslave

I wanted to fade but us being an exemplary family would make that hard.

I thought about keeping status quo. & not placing lit. and planting seeds of doubt.

My husbands knee jerk reaction to call the elders again re more questions and doubts scared me into thinking his awakening is going to take too long if ever. The elders visit that night sealed the deal. I needed to cut out the infection. I was afraid of becoming depressed and irritable again. Plus my conscience couldn't live a lie. I figured my being out could save my kids. Give them a chance to think hey what about mommy's way. As far as my husband I hope he can be won without a word or not too many words.

DA for me was best. I didn't want to be df'd because I did nothing wrong in examining my beliefs. The freedom I have to associate with whoever I like and not be confined is great. No more door to door or meetings!!!! I do informal anti-witnessing, so far good results. I enjoy family worship so I asked if I could sit in and my husband said fine as long as I'm silent. Yesterday when we were talking he gave me a flicker of hope. So maybe ripping off the band aid is a wake up call for him. He admitted he can't reconcile my change for the better with leaving. It shouldn't be that way he said. Then he said either your callous or you may have a point.

Each of us has to do what is best for us.

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October 1st 2011 WT - Five Lies About God Exposed!

by RayPublisher in

this is a good one...definitely a keeper.. .

few experiences hurt more than learning that someone you trust has lied to you.

you might feel humiliated, angry, or even betrayed.

discreetslave

pg 9 Others try to defend falsehood by saying
that the Bible is complicated, not meant to
be understood by everyone. Yet, most of Jesus’
disciples were ordinary people, without
higher education, and they readily grasped
what he taught.—Acts 4:13.

My JW dad said to me "we need the slave to explain the Bible to us. I'm a simple guy I couldn't try to understand the Bible on my own"

pg 9 You could also hold back from scrutinizing
your beliefs out of fear that doing so would
display a lack of faith. But does it make sense
that God would be displeased with you for
looking into the Bible, his message to mankind,
to understand what he asks of you? On
the contrary, his Word encourages you to
examine the Scriptures personally, saying:
“Prove to yourselves the good and acceptable
and perfect will of God.”—Romans 12:2.

Cong coordinator told me to pray for Jehovah to quiet my mind from asking so many questions. He said I should just stick to the Psalms when other books stir up questions. I need to be humble about my perceived ability to understand God's word.

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More hypocrisy (surprised?) Oct 1 2011 Public Watchtower

by wannabefree in

you could also hold back from scrutinizing.

your beliefs out of fear that doing so would.

display a lack of faith.

discreetslave

To Anony:

My husband and myself always made sure someone without a Bible got one. I never bothered to consider if anyone else did it because we always did.

I still can't believe I didn't wake up sooner. I did not fit in.

SweetBaby Cheezits the GB is spying. I'm telling you I think ConcernedJW is John Wischuk or a lackey.

The article saying no more questions to be answered leads me to think they will use ex-jw sites for Question From Readers Material. This way they will seem to be more directed by God

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Watchtower Pre-Eve Adam was not male!

by Marvin Shilmer in

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watchtower pre-eve adam was not male!

today i uploaded a new article to my blog addressing watchtowers teaching of adams sexuality at the time of his creation.

as it turns out, adam was not originally created as a male.

discreetslave

Then being transgender shouldn't be a problem.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xl0N7JM3wZk

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What has the WT$ TAKEN from you?

by VampireDCLXV in

if you've been around here long enough, you will have seen people saying how they "gave up" or "sacrificed" certain things so that they could be good little jws.

what about those of us who were growing up in it and we didn't even have a choice in the matter?

what about those of us from whom some things in life were forcibly ripped away, things that 'normal' people take for granted in their life?.

discreetslave

Hey Vampire were 3 for 3 I'm a bit ADHD. I sent you a PM

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More hypocrisy (surprised?) Oct 1 2011 Public Watchtower

by wannabefree in

you could also hold back from scrutinizing.

your beliefs out of fear that doing so would.

display a lack of faith.

discreetslave

Pg 9... you might hesitate to change your beliefs, especially if you have held them for a long time. Such hesitancy is understandable.

Some churches discourage the idea of comparing their teachings with what the Bible says. Others try to defend falsehood by saying that the Bible is complicated, not meant to be understood by everyone. Yet, most of Jesus’ disciples were ordinary people, without higher education, and they readily grasped what he taught.—Acts 4:13.

You could also hold back from scrutinizing your beliefs out of fear that doing so would display a lack of faith. But does itmake sense that God would be displeased with you for looking into the Bible, his message to mankind, to understand what he asks of you? On the contrary, his Word encourages you to examine the Scriptures personally, saying: “Prove to yourselves the good and acceptable and perfect will of God.”—Romans 12:2.

This is unbearable. HYPOCRITES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My husband keeps up with the public edition since its for the ministry and leaves the study edition for when it's time to go over it. If I can get him to compare the public to the garbage in the study edition I may have an in with him. I need patience and the perfect timing.

No joke just last night I said to him words that are reflected in this para. on pg 8 To please God, we must keep our worship free of lies about him. Jesus said: “The true worshipers will worship the Father with spirit and truth.” (John 4:23) We learn the true path to God from his Word, the Bible

I am a discreetslave.