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  SHUN ME IF YOU MUST SONG

  by RankAtheist1 in

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  i have been d.f'd since '72 when my over-acheiving brother spearheaded the action because i had visited with my d.f'd mom and my catholic wife had a christmas tree!

  so it has been a while since i have given serious thot to this crap.

  but my eyes were opened this last 4th of july at lake tahoe when about 50 of us at a camp site sat and related all the personal adventures of trying to extricate oneself from this insidious cult!

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  Rank athiest, nice job!!! For sure you are a better man and so are we.
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  Do you detect an underlying sadness ?

  by Phizzy in

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  whenever 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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  The more obedient the JW the more tired and sad he is. Show me a happy Witness (and I know some) I'll show you someone who doesn't do what they are "supposed to". The problem with that is, when the self-rightous hard workers see that some JWs have fun or let their kids have fun, they gossip and sometimes slander them out of jealousy. I know, it happened to me. FUN is a four letter word in Watchtowerland.
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  Do you detect an underlying sadness ?

  by Phizzy in

  1. jw
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  whenever 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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  Data dog, I'm sorry you are hurting
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  I'am in the Penalty Box! I asked the Circuit Overseer "Who Donates Blood For Jehovah's Witnesses Blood Fragments".

  by AuntConnie in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  told my husband to put a muzzle on my mouth over the blood dogma.

  we all were driving around in field service when the topic of "which fragments would you take if you were in a car accident or cut yourself badly".

  said his choice is a personal one, another sister with chronic health problems said she had no problem with the governing body's new light on taking various fragments.

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  Now Connie, don't you worry your pretty little head about what makes sense or not. That's for da mens. Just go home and tend to your knittin'. If you aren't careful you might mess up hubbys promotion!
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  Lunacy or apostasy?

  by Separation of Powers in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  over the years i have heard some really strange beliefs shared openly with others in the congregation.

  one sister, for example, stated that you could not be cremated because then "all your molecules will be spread around and jehovah couldn't put you back together.

  " kinda sounds like she got stuck in a nursery rhyme there, a la humpty dumpty.. .

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  Too looney for words
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  How Do I Explain To My TalkTherapist That JW's Believe They Will Never Die?

  by LoisLane looking for Superman in

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  i 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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  Psalm 37:10,11,29. The meek will inherit the earth and live forever upon it.
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  How Do I Explain To My TalkTherapist That JW's Believe They Will Never Die?

  by LoisLane looking for Superman in

  1. jw
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  i 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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  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.
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  What Assembly were you baptized at...

  by vilot in

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  i 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 in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  in 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 in

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  just 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.