Thank you jemba and Bruja-del-Sol... feeling better for having let out the splinter that was bothering me.
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About my Coming Out...
by braincleaned insince my coming out publicly, i have received a lot of kind words.. i wanted to thank all of you from the depth of my heart.. .
on the other hand, i need to make two things clear:.
i'm often encouraged to use my position to create cartoons or stories for nickelodeon, etc.... i do not have that kind of fire-power.
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Did Cedars manipulate Lee into having a thread closed?
by cedars ini will happily answer this question if there can be some guarantees this thread won't be deleted..
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braincleaned
OUTLAW, I love your posts — humour is key in my opinion.
But that last one — really? I thought this thread finished on a good note, and now my friend is being mocked yet again?
It's like beating a dead horse (this thread).
Come on, bro — you can do better than that, huh?
Just sayin' — not starting any fight here. Like I said, I love your humor... usually. -
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Did Cedars manipulate Lee into having a thread closed?
by cedars ini will happily answer this question if there can be some guarantees this thread won't be deleted..
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braincleaned
Hahaha @ rip van winkle! Good one.
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I wonder...
by braincleaned ini wonder about why so many of us stick to the "truth" within the frame of the jehovah's witness religion.. of course, the wts has authority over our minds thru the control of information, demonizing any "worldly" knowledge that might jeopardize our faith in this entity.. thru my own experience, i understand how we can stick to this organization; because of a life's investment in serving, and the close ties of family and peers we do not wish to abandon or upset.
so we are here on sites like these, to understand the mechanisms of the cult... to try to make sense of why we should stay, or why we should leave.. the consequences are too important to take this lightly, or too swiftly.. if i may share a bit of my journey, i did not have to worry too much about the cult at first, because my main battle was based deeper than that.
after all, the root of any christian religion is in the bible itself; faith in jehovah and christ; trust in the idea that the bible is inspired by god himself.. so yes, my quest went to the base, the root of the jw faith... the bible.. since childhood, the character of jehovah was a problem for me.
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That's the strength of mind control. It is invisible. The 'parousia' of brainwashing.
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The Society recommended a book written by a demon-inspired woman
by The Quiet One inhttp://www.seanet.com/~raines/review.html.
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braincleaned
I just read "Journey to God's House" from the excellent Brock Talon... he mentions this and the stir he made.
Great book, and fun to read. You won't be disapointed... and if you know Bethel, you will LOVE it! :D -
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"A canned answer from headquarters!" Hahahaha! Good one.
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I wonder...
by braincleaned ini wonder about why so many of us stick to the "truth" within the frame of the jehovah's witness religion.. of course, the wts has authority over our minds thru the control of information, demonizing any "worldly" knowledge that might jeopardize our faith in this entity.. thru my own experience, i understand how we can stick to this organization; because of a life's investment in serving, and the close ties of family and peers we do not wish to abandon or upset.
so we are here on sites like these, to understand the mechanisms of the cult... to try to make sense of why we should stay, or why we should leave.. the consequences are too important to take this lightly, or too swiftly.. if i may share a bit of my journey, i did not have to worry too much about the cult at first, because my main battle was based deeper than that.
after all, the root of any christian religion is in the bible itself; faith in jehovah and christ; trust in the idea that the bible is inspired by god himself.. so yes, my quest went to the base, the root of the jw faith... the bible.. since childhood, the character of jehovah was a problem for me.
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" Of course, once you leave you realise that leaving isn't so bad ... but there's a reason why it takes people a while to get to that point and often requires several poor experiences to push us along."
It's sad, but true Simon. The effects of mind-control from a young age are incredibly hard to shake... and I noticed that it seems like it may be even worse for those who enter later.
Great analogy talesin! Stealing it for my future discussions... after all, there IS an elephant in the room! -
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I wonder...
by braincleaned ini wonder about why so many of us stick to the "truth" within the frame of the jehovah's witness religion.. of course, the wts has authority over our minds thru the control of information, demonizing any "worldly" knowledge that might jeopardize our faith in this entity.. thru my own experience, i understand how we can stick to this organization; because of a life's investment in serving, and the close ties of family and peers we do not wish to abandon or upset.
so we are here on sites like these, to understand the mechanisms of the cult... to try to make sense of why we should stay, or why we should leave.. the consequences are too important to take this lightly, or too swiftly.. if i may share a bit of my journey, i did not have to worry too much about the cult at first, because my main battle was based deeper than that.
after all, the root of any christian religion is in the bible itself; faith in jehovah and christ; trust in the idea that the bible is inspired by god himself.. so yes, my quest went to the base, the root of the jw faith... the bible.. since childhood, the character of jehovah was a problem for me.
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braincleaned
I admit that it feels good to know others out there have come to the same conclusions.
THANK ALL OF YOU for your precious input. It means a lot to me!
Island Man, I'm bookmarking your link. Wonderful job at wrangling up some essential scriptures! I also commented this to those who were questioning the meaning of the word "vengeance":
" Anyone can play semantics. Fact is vengeance (or a synonym) is clearly a trait of the Abrahamic God. In Hosea 16:13 states Jehovah's idea of justice: "The people of Samaria must bear their guilt, because they have rebelled against their God. They will fall by the sword, their little ones will be dashed to the ground, their pregnant women ripped open.”
2 Kings 2:23-25 tells how Jehovah mauled to a horrific death 42 children for TEASING Elisha!!!So please go on with the semantics... facts of vengeance are all over Bible — and reveal what kind of 'love' god practices."
About Samria, the irony is that Jehovah HATED the sacrificing of newborns to their god. And WHO may I ask, invented the idea of blood sacrifice? Was God jealous that people were doing exactly what he was aiming to do with his own son?
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Can This Site Be Even Better?
by minimus ini believe this place has the ability to help countless jws get out of the religion.
this site also helps people understand the most current events in watchtower world, even before most in a congregation get to hear about it!.
at jwn, we have some very sharp posters who have abilities to make a point easily understood.. many have us have been out of the watchtower for years.
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braincleaned
This site is great as is. The only thing on my wishlist is an on-board spell-check/dictionary. Of course, being on a mac, I may have missed it.
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I can't wait for the dvd or Blu-ray... or even online purchase.