Posts by notperfectyet

you know, the last little thing that blew your patience out of the water and forced you to face up to the fact that you were in a cult that doesn't believe in the bible so much as it believes in it's own power structure?.

for me it was beards.

stupid i know and possibly the most trivial of things to be 'stumbled' over but to me it was the epitomy of what was wrong with the witnesses - arbitrary rules poking their noses into the lives of people where they had no business.

notperfectyet

I FEEL FOR YOU.

I just got off the phone with a good friend that was raised Mormon. He doesn't undersand the whole witness thing, he works for a witness.

I tried to explain to him what was the straw that broke the camels back. For me it was the unloving way they treated me after my husband cheated on me. I wasn't a good enough wife etc... the walls started crumbling.

They have never treated me well, after 3 years they want me back..........for what????????????

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Then is Finished - The Mockery of God

by Farkel in

in case you think you've heard it all, have you heard that the wts has made the following claims:.

1. they and other holy angels are god's wife, therefore the wts elite is the "mother" of christ himself.. .

" the wts elite, of course!.

notperfectyet

I am only here to agree with Farkel......and to say Holy mother o...uh I meant Hi ! Firstinline!

"Forgive me Father for I have sinned, I have l lusted after a male youner than me.amen"

Does your name mean ' First in line for the hoagies or the new releases?' It matters.

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Got me bloody well thinking...

by Max Divergent in

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i was visiting at a hospital and was in the elevator with a patient who was being transfused with a bag of bright red blood on the way back from an operation; i was mildly surprised to see the patient was old sister barbara who used to have our book study at her house!

i guessed it was cell saver blood as it's deemed ok against acts 15, but it was still weird to see a sis getting a blood transfusion.

it got me to thinking how a simple statement in acts (and the other scriptures) could be the source of so many (illogical but un-challengeable/un-discussable) rules and fine distinctions (enforced by strict penalties) as defined and amended from time to time in the watchtower...

notperfectyet

Pm me please

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Did You Ever REALLY Love Jehovah?

by minimus in

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witnesses are taught that they must love their neighbor and jehovah god.

when persons fade away or leave abruptly or get disfellowshipped, you often hear this statement:"well, they obviously never really loved jehovah anyway"........looking back, can you say that at one time you really did love jehovah?

notperfectyet

Minimus,

For all this time I have detested you, this one question you asked has brought me to this conclusion.

You are lost. You were the elder who didn't know why he was there. You did what you were told and you went up the ranks...... and you never asked why? do you get it now? You never had faith of any kind, just always asking...why, why. why????????

I hope and pray you find a god who is full of love, go to the pound tomorrow and look in the puppies, dogs, cats and kitttens eyes and wonder who they pray to for an extra day of life.

( I am still not in therapy, the # you gave me was dis-connected )

Oh and yes I always and still will love Jehovah <God> and he has answered my prayers, not the way I wanted, I am still waiting for my Mercedes Benz >

smiles not working..you decide what I would of chose...;)

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'Unscriptural Divorce,' & Remarriage?

by Rabbit in

i'm new too, i guess the saying, "misery loves company," is true in some ways.

in reading some

of the posts...i see a very sad and common theme of extreme depression and loneliness.

notperfectyet

Hi and welcome Rabbit,

First off let me tell you that you are looking for acceptance in the wrong place. The fact you want to be haughty and say everyone here seems depressed is so wrong. The majority have found freedom in the religion that kept them in stupid rules that are un Biblical, and they are free and happy with it.

You seem to want validation for your wife divorcing you, you couldnot date or even look at another sister, or her you, until you find the perfect person who has no JW ties. So she marries you.

Facts are, with JW rules, you will be disfellowshipped, not for the fact that you married out of the faith but that you married at all.

My Brother is in the same circumstance, and his wife who was "weak" in the faith at the time, is now stronger than ever, and the fact she is 300 lbs plus means he will never be " scriptually free " Because she will only marry in the "faith" ( Lord ) and we all know who good Witness men marry, 100 lb 18 yo witness virgins with no kids. ( I aint explaining the virgin thing with kids, look it up in the bible )

So if your looking for a way out, accuse your ex of cheating, lie about her...and tell the realitives how awful she was and she made you do it. Hopefully you have an elder in the family who can pull some strings, but I may be a little late, it should of started years before you got married.

And your thoughts on seven006's post, he is right on. But don't ask me to prove it, you have to of lived it.

Keep reading and learning and enjoy!

Regards

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"Weak People Become Jehovah's Witnesses"

by minimus in

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friends

somebody recently expressed that point of view to me.

do you agree with that??

?

notperfectyet

Did you answer the question Mini???????????????

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What Regrets Did You Have Because You Were A Witness?

by minimus in

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one of the biggest regrets a person might have is that they let their children become involved in the whole jw "thing".

you know---everything from the elders always cornering them to "investigate" something or even having the parents "turn in" their own kids......is there anything that you especially regret?

notperfectyet

Mini, I would of suggested it to you, if I could, but I couldn't...so I will now....

emotions are not working...but it would of been a big old fat laughing smiley...one singing ..."their coming to take us away ah ha...."

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What Regrets Did You Have Because You Were A Witness?

by minimus in

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friends

one of the biggest regrets a person might have is that they let their children become involved in the whole jw "thing".

you know---everything from the elders always cornering them to "investigate" something or even having the parents "turn in" their own kids......is there anything that you especially regret?

notperfectyet

ROFL

You should of suggested that when you were an elder.