Posts by braincleaned

i just wanted to chime in as a loving atheist father, divorced to a jw, and what plays as far as educating our children.. we have shared custody but the kids are mainly with their mom - 11 and 14 respectively.. the problem i face is keeping a balance for my children.

i have turned atheist during our marriage, so my ex didn't have the spiritual support she signed up for anymore.

i can understand it is not easy.

braincleaned

True Matsimus! Now that I re-read the fantasy and biased description of the WT's version of Evolution, there is much to laugh about - or to cry.Going to the source, Darwin's book, has totally opened my eyes as to what he was REALLY saying about natural selection, such a beautiful and logical explanation, continuously filled with evidence.But the WTS is stuck, because no Adam & Eve = no need for the ransom sacrifice! The whole theme of the Bibles crumbles if Evolution is true (which it is). The WTS accepts now (not before) the old age of the earth - but the age of humans, they are condemned to negate for obvious reasons. What is sad, is their lies and misleading arguments about the scientific facts.

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Watchtower Dishonesty

by Vanderhoven7 in

jw
friends

just re-discovered this gem:.

"it is a matter of fact that the history of the watchtower society is riddled with failed date-setting and abandoned doctrine,1 and the society has gone to great lengths to hide this past from its members.

older (incriminating) watchtower publications are virtually impossible to obtain through the society,2 while at the same time members are overwhelmed with "current" watchtower material.. the watchtower society has even gone as far as to publish disinformation about its own history in an attempt to convince readers that watchtower doctrine has remained consistent over the years, and that the society is not a false prophet.

braincleaned

The amazing strength that Vanderhoven7 has, is to never have been a JW! He is a thorough historian, precise, and gives verifiable information. The day he will be caught in bias misinformation, the proverbial hell will freeze over.

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I feel good about myself

by outsmartthesystem in

jw
friends

about 10 years ago....one of my best friends was one month from getting married.

then i got a phone call from him.

he didn't go into detail but he told me that he had made a regretful mistake and that he told the elders.

braincleaned

Happy you found him. Whew! It must have been a relief. Your experience proves how mind-numbing the sect is.

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Divorced Atheist ex-JW Dad

by braincleaned in

i just wanted to chime in as a loving atheist father, divorced to a jw, and what plays as far as educating our children.. we have shared custody but the kids are mainly with their mom - 11 and 14 respectively.. the problem i face is keeping a balance for my children.

i have turned atheist during our marriage, so my ex didn't have the spiritual support she signed up for anymore.

i can understand it is not easy.

braincleaned

Thank you for your experiences J. Hofer & Giordano Fortunately, both my ex and I don't encourage baptism, me for obvious reasons, and my ex because she has felt the horrid sting of being DFed. Yes, it's not all good for sure. We all react differently to that kind of controlled education. The only really thing I hated were the assemblies; those guilt-pushing conventions where you were told you were just not good enough; never doing enough. Those were always torture for me. I also refused to wear the lapel - I always hated secret handshakes, funny hats, clone dressing and anything that turns normal people into a mob, albeit a kind looking one.But like King Solomon points out, the odds for my kids to follow the cult is practically zero. However, I'm not oblivious to the fact that emotion has a factor in the sucking into the sect. But that lasts only so much - especially when enough critical thinking has been taught.

I'm 53, and had my first child at 40. I finally came out around 46 - so my kids look at me as a little wiser it seems. My ex is 17 years younger than me, so all is not lost for her, as I know she is at a point where she realizes she may be in denial. We'll see... the kid's grandmother is a zelote though, and she is the one who helps the most, because the kids are amused by the ridiculous lengths she goes to! Nooo Pokemon, Potter, or even Scooby Doo! LOL!
Without knowing it, she is my best ally. A charicature of the perfect JW. Kids see it, and have fun telling me about it. YES!!