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  Latest Letter

  by Coded Logic in

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  dear mentally diseased apostates,.

  we are happy to report to you that we are tired of waiting around for jehovah to do his his whole "armageddon thing" and have instead taken steps to expedite the end ourselves.

  we are very confident as "guardians of the doctrine" that we can accomplish this by dismantling the wtbts and its subsidiaries which will, in turn, force god's hand and bring about the coming of jesus riding on a white horse out of the clouds with a sword - or skulls - or scales - err, whatever .

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  3rdgen

  "How long does He think we can keep milking that cow?"

  Till 'ole Bossy udderly gives out and you find an overlapping bovine.
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  Leaving the JWs

  by Hurting in

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  i am 32 years and have recently left the organisation.

  i got baptised in last feb. please excuse any typing errors i have dyslexia.

  it has been so hard this year i have gone through so many ups and downs.

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  Welcome Hurting, First of all I want to give you a virtual hug (((((hurting))))

  I am so sorry you have suffered so much abuse. When a child is born into an abusive household it becomes your "normal". It's all you know and makes you even more susceptible to cult indoctrination. The person reasons that conditional love is better than no love at all.

  My hubby and I had mothers who falsely complained to all who would listen how difficult and disobedient we were. We have come to understand that it was a ploy for sympathy and attention. (a form of Munchausen by proxy) It worked beautifully too- our families avoided us and still do. Since most loving parents don't talk smack about their own child our mothers were believed.

  Sad to say, these people have no natural affection are are toxic. In order to preserve your own mental health you must set firm boundaries possibly even avoiding them altogether.

  You have come to the right place to receive understanding and support. Take care and keep posting.
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  THE LINGERING SHADOW OF '75

  by Terry in

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  none of you are old enough to have been there, i suspect.

  i had been in prison two years as a jw conscientious objector when the exciting news about 1975 spread like wildfire.i was paroled from prison in 1969 and immediately began pioneering.

  the pressures began mounting throughout the organization.

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  3rdgen

  I was in my last 2 years of high school (68, 69) when the articles, books, talks, and speculation about 1975 started to swell. Of course at that impressionable age and with my uber family's not so subtle influence, I was swept along with the hype.

  However Pisstoff makes an important point about the prevailing attitude of now or never sex. My MS, pioneer, son of the Congregation Servant boyfriend pressured me to become engaged to him at age 16. I succumbed and was married at age 17 in 1969. (my father was dead but where was my mother?)

  As a married teenager and young twenty something in the 1970's who had overly strict and abusive parents, life was never better! I could FINALLY move away and come and go as I pleased. I didn't realize my hubby was living a double life and didn't believe a word of the hype. We attended parties and gave them, entertained, went to movies every week ETC.

  Our new cong was very small (about 30 pubs) when we moved there in '71. By '75 there were almost 80 including the 4 that I studied with. I hate to admit it but seeing that kind of growth and enthusiasm was faith strengthening. The scrip about "10 men taking hold of the skirt of a Jew" was read weekly so it seemed to my young uneducated mind to confirm that Jw's had the truth. I was enjoying my life so much I secretly hoped the big A would be late but didn't DARE breathe a word to anyone not even hubby and he did the same.

  When '75 came and went so did many in our KH. I chocked it up to people being "Rice Christians" then selfishly leaving when they didn't receive the big reward. I didn't want to be a selfish person so I stayed willfully and blissfully ignorant like so many others.
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  Why Were / Are the Best Rock Bands British?

  by berrygerry in

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  so, roger daltrey and pete townshend were on jimmy fallon tonight as the who.. without disrespect to others, i would put the top 5 rock bands, not necessarily in order, as:.

  led zeppelin.

  pink floyd.

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  I agree with all the comments so far. Another possible factor might be the American record companies and producers in their efforts to appeal to the widest possible audience interfered with the creativity of their artists. (Think Prince in his slave days)

  Big business is more interested in quantity than quality.
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  Gossiping

  by Sabin in

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  so last night we had some friends around for dinner, (not jw) & it was a really wonderful evening.

  we talked about a variety of subjects, just had a laugh & drunk wine & beer.

  this morning my husband & i were talking about how nice it was, how free we felt with our opinions.

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  IMO, The WTBT$ does a good job of teaching the flock that they are "good for nothing slaves". The biggest gossipers often have the lowest self esteem.

  Gossiping about others is an attempt to feel better about themselves. The gossiper is thinking, I may be imperfect but at least I'm not as bad as so and so ......

  The entire religion is wrapped in negativity.
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  Only a few days ago I was entirely lost and without hope the rug was pulled out from under me

  by elderess in

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  only a few days ago i was walking around the house in a mindless wander thinking if i needed to seek professional help.

  then i got the courage to seek the comfort of complete strangers on the internet and found a world of support here on this website.

  thank you simon and whoever else has made this website possible.

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  Welcome elderess! What a fabulous story! My father and both husbands were elders. Both husbands woke up before I did and were afraid of what my reaction would be to TTATT as they understood it.

  Fortunately, hubby #2 slowly asked thoughtful questions and pointed out the pedophiles (yes plural) in our congregation and their sordid stories. He resigned as elder. Later we stopped attending meetings and service but he still thought WTBT$ was Gods organization gone "off the rails" We would "wait on Jah to fix it"

  A Google search brought me to this site 4 years ago. After several days and nights of nonstop reading including COC I realized this group was NEVER chosen or truthful.

  It was my turn to ask him a question:

  Me: "So what year exactly WERE they the Truth (tm)?"

  Balaamsass, (looong pause) "I guess never." That was the end of Fear, Obligation and Guilt for both of us.

  Bravo to you for being sensible in how you approached your hubby and his outstanding reaction. It says so much about you both! Would love to meet the two of you someday. Cheers!
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  Add your Stupid title of Winess books that did not come true

  by Witness 007 in

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  "millions now living will never die.

  " -1922. sorry rutherford but they did!.

  "god's kingdom of 1000 years has aproached!

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  Punky, I hear ya. Watchtower has brainwashed my family since circa 1900.

  A more accurate title would be: Making Your Family Life Dysfunctional
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  Add your Stupid title of Winess books that did not come true

  by Witness 007 in

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  "millions now living will never die.

  " -1922. sorry rutherford but they did!.

  "god's kingdom of 1000 years has aproached!

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  Making Your Family Life Happy
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  What TV shows were forbidden in your JW household?

  by Funchback in

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  in the u.s., three's company was not allowed.

  it was explained to me that it was an immoral show because a man and women lived together and no one was married.

  the sister who gave this observation was a family friend and we were newbies to the religion.. at least i somehow managed to watch the benny hill show undetected..

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  FTL, I think we had the same parents!
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  What TV shows were forbidden in your JW household?

  by Funchback in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  in the u.s., three's company was not allowed.

  it was explained to me that it was an immoral show because a man and women lived together and no one was married.

  the sister who gave this observation was a family friend and we were newbies to the religion.. at least i somehow managed to watch the benny hill show undetected..

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  3rdgen

  Casper the Friendly Ghost

  Twilight Zone

  Anything Patriotic