The Homer Simpson scream is my first reaction, then, "oh crap do they know me and am I wearing something holiday-related? Am I wearing my cross necklace? Do they see it? Oh crap." LOL.
lilbluekitty
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When You See A Witness What's Your First Reaction?
by minimus ini saw a few mindlessly working a neighborhood as i was driving the other day.
they looked so unhappy, just walking in baby steps, looking like zombies..
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Weird JW Dreams
by MrFreeze ini think it's a given that most of us who have left, have had dreams about still being jw's or doing jw related things, even years after we left.
i had one of those last night.
it involved getting a hotel for the next district convention and then it skipped ahead to when i was attending.
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lilbluekitty
Even as a JW I've had weird or upsetting JW dreams. This recurring one I have sometimes is that I'm missing my clothing sitting in the back of the KH not realizing i have no clothes on and suddenly this one particular elder is up on stage giving the public talk but he's dressed either as a rabbi (he's Jewish by nationality) or as a Muslim and pointing at me and tellling the congregation to do away with me (his words) and KILL THE EVILDOER FOR SHE IS SUCH A HARLOT THAT SHE WEARS NO CLOTHING!!! and so on.
Or it's dreams of various JCs or elders meetings that I'm forced to be at for comitting some terrible crime but they won't tell me what it is and then Armageddon comes and then I get struck by fire and then wake up.
Other than that I just get panic attacks at night thinking the devil's going to come after me or something, something crazy like that. I've only been out a few months now, I hope it gets better soon.
Funny thing though? I never have nightmares about church now that I've been going for a month now =P
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The Angry Stage
by EmptyInside inwhen i started posting here,i wasn't angry or bitter.
i had not been through a jc.
and i wondered why some here couldn't let go of the anger.. but,after reading what many have gone through,because of the relgion,i understand.
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lilbluekitty
I'm going through that phase off and on, not as much about how some of you (and I) were treated, though that is enough to piss me off royally, but my issue is the lies we were told that we were lead to believe and how corrupt the organization really is and that I couldn't fully see it until I was finally out for good and even then it took me a few months. I'm angry that I didn't see it clearly right away and that even if I could have, I wouldn't have been able to get out of the cult because I would have been a child then and therefore forced into it. I also wish I could have seen the truth about the lies when I was 18 instead of almost 27 because yes, I'm angry about the years that were wasted, and the years of deep depression I could have avoided by getting the heck outta dodge.
But, as I said, this phase is more off and on, it doesn't affect me all day every day, just once in awhile I get pretty upset, then it fades again and I realize it's not worth being upset about.
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Please Post Reasons For Not Believing The Witnesses Have The "Truth" Anymore
by minimus ini see a few want to believe in the watchtower's view of bible prophecy, scriptural understandings and the view that the "anointed remnant" dispense the "spiritual food at the proper time".. how would you refute those views?.
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lilbluekitty
If they are supposedly a spirt-directed organization, that is, an organization directed by God's Holy Spirit, then why so many doctrinal changes? They will tell you the light gets brighter. But why would the Holy Spirit lead them to something incorrect when God "cannot tell a lie"? "I am Jehovah, I have not changed"? Why the changes? Why the flip-flops? Why the outright lies? The Holy Spirit would not lead people to a lie, therefore the organization can not have the Holy Spirit directing them, simple as that. The apostles had the Holy Spirit and they believed Jesus to be the only way to salvation but JWs believe you must "obey the faithful and discreet slave class" to be saved. Why would the Holy Spirit lie to the apostles? Again, simple, it/he (whichever you believe) wouldn't.
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What Are Your Hobbies Now That You're Out?
by lilbluekitty ini've been getting really into cooking lately!
i do have most of the same hobbies i had before, (i've always been into art and reading and watching movies and travelling) only now i can do them whenever and don't have to worry about meetings getting in the way or people telling me i spend too much time with "recreation.
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lilbluekitty
I've thought about getting a little handgun myself, (many of you have been talking about guns) just because I've always wanted one, and I wouldn't mind learning to shoot one, though I would have to have earplugs and a very small gun as I am petite. Plus I live in TX, and everyone has a gun! LOL.
I wouldn't mind getting some more piercings (I only have one hole in each ear which I got done after I decided I wasn't going to one more meeting) it might be cool to have my cartilage on my upper ear pierced (though I hear it hurts like hell and you have to get it done right or the cartilage will shatter, eek!). If I wasn't trying so hard to get a job lately, I would definitely dye my hair blue. I've always wanted either blue or bright screaming red hair.
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What Are Your Hobbies Now That You're Out?
by lilbluekitty ini've been getting really into cooking lately!
i do have most of the same hobbies i had before, (i've always been into art and reading and watching movies and travelling) only now i can do them whenever and don't have to worry about meetings getting in the way or people telling me i spend too much time with "recreation.
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lilbluekitty
I've been getting really into cooking lately! I do have most of the same hobbies I had before, (I've always been into art and reading and watching movies and travelling) only now I can do them whenever and don't have to worry about meetings getting in the way or people telling me I spend too much time with "recreation."
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Why No One Should Judge You For Celebrating Holidays
by lilbluekitty in"therefore do not let anyone judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a religious festival, a new moon celebration or a sabbath day.
" colossians 2:16 niv (in some other translations, religious festival is translated holiday or holy day) .
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I mostly posted it for the benefit of those who feel guilty celebrating holidays such as Christmas, I know JWs won't listen to reason.
And yes, WTWizard, those angels really were celebrating the first Christmas and I have noticed that about most JW doctrines that they flip-flop on. It's pretty sad.
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Why I Left Jehovah's Witnesses--a 10-page essay by sd-7
by sd-7 inwhy i left jehovahs witnesses.
they can be painful to bear, but sometimes that is part of life in a setting with many people and their various personalities.. it was my examination of evidence that did lead me to leave jehovahs witnesses.
they, of course, had failed to bear proper witness to his name.
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lilbluekitty
This is very well-written, sd-7! I completely agree with it, I have been sitting here nodding in agreement with almost everything you said. I espescially like the part about reporting field service hours and such, it is quite similar to the illegal census David took and I've told people I stopped turning in my time because I felt like only God should know that information, based on the scripture (in Matthew?) about people who do their acts of righteousness in public so that they can get praise for themselves.
Anyway, bravo, I really hope you get this published, I already want my pastor to see this and know of other people who might enjoy this as well.
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Why No One Should Judge You For Celebrating Holidays
by lilbluekitty in"therefore do not let anyone judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a religious festival, a new moon celebration or a sabbath day.
" colossians 2:16 niv (in some other translations, religious festival is translated holiday or holy day) .
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lilbluekitty
"Therefore do not let anyone judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a religious festival, a New Moon celebration or a Sabbath day." Colossians 2:16 NIV (In some other translations, religious festival is translated holiday or holy day)
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What history have you seen in the makeing???
by karter ini saw:.
neil armstrong say those famous words...this is one small step for a man........... muhammad ali win and loose the world title 3 times.. the 1st women prime minster of the uk..
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lilbluekitty
Basically everything that happened since the early 80s when I was born. 9/11 definitely made the biggest impact in my mind though, I was a junior in high school then.