NewYork44M: They don't even have the extra meetings anymore. They have a Tuesday night meeting (abbreviated school, service meeting, 1st CO talk) and a Sunday Meeting (2nd CO talk, abbr. WT study, 3rd CO talk.)
cappytan
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Excited about the CO visit
by StarTrekAngel induring the many years of being a jw, i could never really bring myself to be exited about the co's visit.
this has been an issue that always kept me wondering back to religions.
why could not feel the same happiness that made everyone around me cry during the sunday service?
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Update
by freemindfade inso since i blew up at my family for being self righteous hate mongers, my uncle sent me a huge letter calling my ignorant and uncaring.
to which i exploded back with an email.
may have gone a bit too far on that one, but whatever what is done is done.
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cappytan
I've been trying to put myself in my parent's shoes.
I really think that apostate's families (and friends) actually would prefer us to fake it. They fear having to make that choice between us and the organization, and they would rather us pretend for their sakes.
I truly believe that the only thing holding the organization together at this point is fear.
If all the doubters didn't have the fear of losing their family, they'd come out of the closet. If their family wouldn't be required to shun them, then they'd be able to share with their family TTATT. True, not everyone that hears TTATT will wake up, but I truly believe that without that fear factor, the vast majority would.
Once you remove that fear factor, more people leave, more people wake up, and the organization starts crumbling.
That's why I truly believe they will never "repeal" the shunning practice. The reason they re-instituted it to begin with was because of the hemorrhaging losses in the late 70's and early 80's.
Fear of being shunned is the only thing holding this organization (as we know it) together.
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Thinking it through and not liking the result.
by donny intoday at work a co-worker of mine and i were having lunch at a nearby establishment.
he is what you would call a c&e christian in that he basically attends church only for the christmas and easter services, though he definitely says he believes in god.. he said that he just recently caught an episode of a crime/forensic show that featured a man from new jersey named john list who was also known locally as the "bogeyman of westfield.
" list became infamous for murdering his entire family consisting of his wife, three children and his mother on november 9, 1971. see below link for more data.. on the tv show the narrator commented there were a few reasons why he did it.
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cappytan
Here's how messed up I used to be:
I actually believed that since the wages sin pays is death, and the only unforgivable sin was 'grieving' the holy spirit, then since I was so miserable I should just kill myself and wake up in paradise. Jehovah would understand. He knows what's in my heart. He knows how I'm suffering and how messed up I am in the head.
Now that I no longer am a believer, though, I don't even think at all about doing something to myself any longer. Why? Because, since I now believe this is all there is, I don't want it to end before I can experience all that life has to offer.
I used to think that not believing in God and having no hope after death would make you miserable and want to just end it all.
For me, it has been the exact opposite.
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Excited about the CO visit
by StarTrekAngel induring the many years of being a jw, i could never really bring myself to be exited about the co's visit.
this has been an issue that always kept me wondering back to religions.
why could not feel the same happiness that made everyone around me cry during the sunday service?
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cappytan
StarTrekAngel: Is this the first CO visit since September for you, or the second?
EDIT: _Morpheus was thinking what I was thinking.
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Thank you jwn
by moley init was recently that i found out that my dad was a paedophile while reading a post on this site (shocker to say the least), but out of something so awful a good thing has occurred.
some on here will know my backstory about how my loving jw parents disowned, but i digress.
thanks to that post i am now in contact with my sister who unbeknown to me is a member of this site and saw my response on the thread about my dad.
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cappytan
under the radar: I remember the thread well.
I was so shocked, I didn't even know what to say.
moley: I'm glad you are reconnecting with your sister! I can only hope that someday my own sister wakes up.
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Excited about the CO visit
by StarTrekAngel induring the many years of being a jw, i could never really bring myself to be exited about the co's visit.
this has been an issue that always kept me wondering back to religions.
why could not feel the same happiness that made everyone around me cry during the sunday service?
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cappytan
I have the privilege of missing our CO visit coming up. Vacation! -
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Ayn Rand - Opinions?
by cappytan infor those of you familiar with ayn rand and her ideas on morality, rationality and reason, what is your opinion of those ideas?.
i'm talking about her actual ideas, not the ideals that libertarianism has adopted and, in some cases, perverted.
do you think she's a charlatan?
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cappytan
Where's Mr. Belding when you need him? :P
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Letter From My Elder Uncle
by freemindfade inok guys, this is long, so i am sorry, but i think it is important to publish.
this is a glimpse into a 4 page letter (love that song) from my uber elder uncle.
as some of you may know i got tired of being in an email chain and finally lost it and lashed out.
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cappytan
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Ayn Rand - Opinions?
by cappytan infor those of you familiar with ayn rand and her ideas on morality, rationality and reason, what is your opinion of those ideas?.
i'm talking about her actual ideas, not the ideals that libertarianism has adopted and, in some cases, perverted.
do you think she's a charlatan?
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cappytan
The other, of course, involves orcs.
Fencing: I'm pretty sure the term she used was "Looters."
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Can you help me grasp Jehovah's Witnesses as (Emotionally and Mentally Violent) vs Physically Violent of all Religions?
by JWCart incan i upload a audio tape of how evil jws are, you won't believe how wicked they are!
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cappytan
JWCart - Create your own YouTube channel and upload the audio. Or use SoundCloud.