I remember telling my therapist I had mentally left JWs. She was so glad. Then she said with worry in her voice, "They are a cult! You should be VERY careful how you exit." She is familiar with Scientology and was concerned for my phisical safety. I assured her that they didn't care enough about me bother. LOL Chances are the word cult will help her to catagorize the idiotic ideas we were indoctrinated with. Explain the BITE system if she doesn't already know. Hopefully, that should do it.
Posts by 3rdgen
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32How Do I Explain To My TalkTherapist That JW's Believe They Will Never Die?
by LoisLane looking for Superman ini know for us exjw's that have awakened from this religion, it seems incredulous that we ever.
could have believed we were going to live forever and never die.. not just never die, but never die, like i was raised to believe with.
the millions now living will never die, garbage.. i said that to my highly educated professional therapist last week.. her eyes got big, and she said gently as to a child, "loislane, we are all going to die".. yes, i know that now, but that is not what my religion taught and i believed, for 60 years.. any thoughts on how i explain this lunacy to her?.
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What Assembly were you baptized at...
by vilot ini was baptized at the 1976 "sacret secret" dc at inglewood ca there must have been 50,000 people there..
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Old Goat, you, so far, win the prize for the earliest baptism. When did you leave? For me, Stockton, Ca, at a Circuit Assembly. The assem, was at the fairgrounds and the we had to drive to the baptism at a KH. 1964. I was young
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Kingdom Hall in Chile has National flag!!
by wolfman85 inin the spanish website extj one forum user shows evidence that on the 18th and 19th of september in chile the government calls to honor the nation displaying the national flag everywhere.
failure to do so is liable to a fine.
you can see the photos here: http://www.extj.com/showthread.php?23799-celebracion-de-la-patria-y-la-doble-moral-de-los-tjs-auspiciado-por-la-watch-tower/page2.
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How is this different than Mexico - Malawi. Once I knew the truth I knew the TRUTH!
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HOA suing us any help?
by Crazyguy injust thought i would ask in case any of you have had any experience with a home owners association.
i'm being sued for not paying dues and other fines and went to a mediation hearing a while ago.
we explianed that we we never informed of the hoa when we bought the home and never signed any agreement, infact i was very explicit with everyone involved in the buying proccess to make sure there was no hoa since i did not want to buy if there was one.
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Hi Crazyguy,The good news: They call it title insurance for a reason. They are paid to find the pertinint info affecting the property. They didn't in your case and are responsible for this omission. The Real Estate broker may be liable as well. They also carry errors and omissions insurance. Both of these were PAID for their services and are legally on the hook. The bad news: Even if the HOA was not in effect or disclosed at the time of purchase, you know now and you're stuck with it from the time you were informed. You may have to move if you don't like it.
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Do you detect an underlying sadness ?
by Phizzy inwhenever i talk to jw's, and even in some of the jw official videos, i detect a definite vibe of sadness coming off these people.. i am very sensitive to "atmospheres" and to peoples emotional state, you wouldn't think so, because more often than not i do not react to what i detect, i just let people get on with it.. but i do get this feeling that they are sad, probably because very, very, very deep down they realise that it is all false, maybe ?.
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Like some of you I observe at least 2 catagories of dubs. 1st: The True Believers who listen, read WTS literature, and try to OBEY all the ridiculous rules and regulations. These people are worn out and sad. Watchtower life has cost them dearly. 2ond: The Posers. Usually born in to the "family religion". They warm the seats at the KH but don't take much of it seriously. These are the ones who get some secondary ed, take vacays. plan for retirement, start businesses, rest a couple of weekends a month, go to the gym, and SOCIALIZE but ONLY with LIKE MINDED ONES who know how to keep their mouth shut. These people are mostly happy as clams because they have it all--family friends and enough money. JW life has not cost nearly as much because they do what they want when no one is looking.
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Check this out- JW Car Lot
by itsibitsybrainbutbigenoughtosmellarat inhttp://www.circuitvehicles.com/home/.
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@Lando, you're right about it being a natural progression to car salesman. In fact, years ago when my cousin and Hubby left the circuit work he became a car salesman. Of course he was good at it!
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Check this out- JW Car Lot
by itsibitsybrainbutbigenoughtosmellarat inhttp://www.circuitvehicles.com/home/.
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XYZ, LOL Hubby's aunt bought one of these overpriced boats. She used it for bragging purposes. Dunno if it impressed anybody or not. Paying too much is part of the cachet'- a big fat VISIBLE donation to the worldwide work. Besides these cars already know the way to paradise. Whoo hoo!!!
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Was I too harsh?
by chrisuk inhello, first let me apologixe for both my spelling and my grammer in advance, both are not my strong points.. i'll keep this short.
since i've been a child my mother has studied on and off with jw's ( i'm now 34) so i've been around it most of my life, i studied on and off myself for around 10 years.
thank's to this site and jwfacts i'll never study or step foot inside a kingdom hall again.
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Not a good idea Chris. The place to vent is HERE. You are right, they can easily drive a wedge between you and your mother and you could find yourself homeless .Don't forget this is a cult your dealing with. Dumping facts on them is not only useless but dangerous in your case. Why not email John and the Elders a copy of a Restraining order. These jerks are harrassing you.
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1975 - The Killer WT quote
by tim hooper inone thing is absolutely certain, bible chronology reinforced with fulfilled bible prophecy shows that six thousand years of mans existence will soon be up, yes, within this generation!
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24:34) this is, therefore, no time to be indifferent and complacent.
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ADCMS, I appreciate the WT quotes because they are indisputable. They not only said these things they PRINTED them. The WTBT$ can remove or alter statements like this on their CD rom or websites but they CANNOT remove them from the hardcopy bound volumes collecting dust in many JW households. We dug some of ours out of mothballs and I'm now glad I didn't toss them. The WTBTS can no longer pee on my leg and tell me it's raining. I have what they said in WRITING and so do many others.
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Was I too harsh?
by chrisuk inhello, first let me apologixe for both my spelling and my grammer in advance, both are not my strong points.. i'll keep this short.
since i've been a child my mother has studied on and off with jw's ( i'm now 34) so i've been around it most of my life, i studied on and off myself for around 10 years.
thank's to this site and jwfacts i'll never study or step foot inside a kingdom hall again.
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Welcome Chris! Congrats on doing the research BEFORE you took the irrevokable step of baptism. Your letter was perfect. It's "John"who needs help figuring out what no means. You are wise not to talk to mom about anything JW for awhile. Doing so could cause her to defend it so much she decides to join!!! Remember too, no matter how nice "John" is he is a cult member. He is programmed to recrute you and your mother at any cost. In his mind he is saving you from yourselves. He has already proved this by completely ignoring your letter. He is on a mission now. As a JW he has been taught that HIS salvation depends on his warning others. He probably actually cares about you and doesn't want to see you die. Read hassans books ASAP and be careful. BTW, IMO you were smart not to give reasons in your letter. As the poster said, if he asks why, have him guess. Then let him keep guessing. Brilliant!