i've been using my photoshop skills for good rather than evil.. and it also helps relieve the shunning frustration.. .
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In reference to the banner in front of the Kingdom Hall, please note.
I am mentally ill because of this organization. So are many others. Some commit suicide. Please do some research before posting such statements.
I will give you the benefit of the doubt here. Surely you didn't mean to hurt anyone. Just a mistake. No hard feelings.
Also, I think it would be best for this subject not to become a discussion. But that's just me. Sorry, but I couldn't let this slide.
anyone attending ?i have family still in that are there.
and i see on the local news that some of the protests are becoming rowdy.
i pray that they are safe because they have this deluded attitude that jehovah will keep them safe and nothing will happen to them.
I hope they will be safe as well!
Hi Lostsoul,
Welcome! Good to have you here. 😊
please post your favorites too.
my favorite quotations:.
you cannot change what you refuse to confront.. sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.. don’t think of cost.
The trust of the innocent is the liar's most useful tool.
Steven King
hello forum.
i started this topic because i had been thinking recently about a story that i had heard many times in different congregations over the years.
kind of a jw urban legend if you will.
I've heard countless urban legends since childhood. Not exactly like yours. Here is a good one. Abbreviated.
A very old sister was working all by herself in the ministry. She was in a very dangerous part of NYC. Because she came out of the apartment building unharmed it was claimed that two muscular angels had materialized inside the building and protected her. Then they disappeared back into heaven.
I was a little kid when I heard that one.
the old-timers here will know me and my journey from born-in jehovah's witness, pioneer and - latterly - elder.
i've also written a couple of updates over the last 2 years or so, covering how i went from the jws to a frantic need to hold onto the idea of an all-powerful abrahamic god to a sceptic to an atheist.. however, i wanted to cover a couple of things to expect when you leave the watchtower religion and its tentacle-like control over your life.. birthdays and xmas.
if you've got kids, do it.
@password..
Thank you! Your post is so helpful to me, and no doubt will be to many others. The topics you covered give me an idea of how to go about living in a society that I know little about! What I was taught as a born in JW (57)
years ago has been inaccurate to say the least. I won't go into the details of my experiences because in the two months since I left everything I've read are only variations of my own story.
I can't add anything really except to say in the hundreds and hundreds of posts on JWR, (recently discontinued to the dismay many members) , as well as videos, this discussion group, etc. throughout the internet all ring true in every case that I've seen. That says a lot about evil placed upon innocent people.
As can be seen, I've devoted many hours on this. I never read apostate materials until after I left. JW Facts was the first. Paul Grundy has done so much good by his comprehensive and compassionate site.
I especially appreciate that you said how strong those are to have left such a powerful and dangerous cult. I left only 2 months ago.It hit me that all the many many things I've inwardly strongly disagreed with were legitimate! Of course, the very thought of an open question or even a subtle hint of it would be unthinkable!
I never doubted theorganization through. Never, to me I believed every single word from the platform, the literature was directly from God. No question. A channel of communication exclusive to the GB. I l have lived my life in fear and guilt everyday. As it was , most of my questions were about the inconsistencies of the Bible and God. It didn't just didn't add up.
Having realized the TTATT has in this very short period of time lifted the biggest weight imaginable off of me. But none of us need to imagine such a weight since we've lived under it.
Great that you have a big family to love and be loved by! Happy for you!
So, again, thank you for the guidance and acknowledgement of the courage all of the ex-JW have. So kind of you for taking the time to do this. I will save it and reread many times!
my story in a nutshell... .
scientist for a father; extremely mentally ill, 'annointed' mother.
was privy to and also suffered a lot of abuse.
Sorry for the duplicate! Thought the first didn't go through. (embarrassed!)
:-)
my story in a nutshell... .
scientist for a father; extremely mentally ill, 'annointed' mother.
was privy to and also suffered a lot of abuse.
Hey undub,
Good to hear your background story, I'm sorry you've had such a rough time growing up.
I love that you are doing so well now, and you chose to put all the rest behind you, although some stuff just won't leave completely. (PTSD for me too.) And like you, I'm a refugee from JWR. Good to find you here. :-)
Your posts on JWR really made think, and your sense of humor is right on!
i just wanted to take a minute to say "hi" and welcome to the site for anyone who's come here from jwr.
i can imagine the site being shut down suddenly was shocking and unsettling for many who relied on it and sometimes you don't realize how much you do rely on something until it is gone.. hopefully you'll see some of the same familiar names appearing and be able to reconnect with people you knew via this site and continue your journey together.
i don't know what the posting policies on jwr were but know it as a moderated site so can't imagine them being hugely different to the ones here.
Another thank you Simon, for welcoming all of us from JWR.
i created this thread so that jwr members can list their old jwr username with their username for whatever site they've moved to.
i apologize if this has already been created somewhere else.. jwr = starrynight.
jwd = starrynight9.
JWR=aubergine, chiara
JWD=aubergine
The silly blue avatar is not mine, I don't know why it is showing up.
Going to find out what's going on, :-)
