I agree with all of you about the lack of signifigance/relevance of the WTS. However, it's like a sliver under my fingernail. It may be nothing to everyone else but it's effect has been PAINFUL to me. My hope is to get rid of it as quickly as possible and try to forget it was ever there.(not easy after almost 60 yrs.)
Posts by 3rdgen
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40JWs just not important in this world no matter what they/we want to believe
by restrangled infor most of us raised in the "truth" and i hate to use that term, we were brought up/and or taught to believe we were very important in this world.
the message being preached, god's chosen people, yadda yadda.. so as we leave this religion, the things we can point to as being news worthy, those breaking the law in the ranks, coverups etc....its really small potatoes in the world at large, although to this group it is huge.. i believe that part of the letting go of the witness mentality is recognizing that in the end its all just a small cult that captured your soul, or you were born in and had no choice.
it sucks bigtime, its larger than life for most of us, but in the bigger picture of life its a very small blip.. there is no question this religion has ruined/destroyed many lives, but to the world at large it isn't big enough to make a differnece to those not involved.. in reality, to use a horrible analolgy.....the jw's are just a pimple on the butt of the world.. .
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Faithful and discreet, maybe, but never humble
by dgp ini was re-reading another thread (http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/experiences/218101/2/governing-body-pics) and i just couldn't help thinking that the faithful and discreet slaves may perhaps be faithful and discreet, but they are certainly not humble.
they let other witnesses treat them like special holy men.
not that i would have expected anything different from them, but i feel they should at least act otherwise for appearances' sake.. would it be fit for the members of the board of directors of any big company (enron, say) feel they have a special quality to them, one that puts them above all other humans, just because they approve things with two thirds of the vote?.
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AJ, I respectfully disagree with casting the blame on the victoms. Many of us who were born in were indoctrinated and kept in a bubble with the terrifying fear of doing or even thinking something that would make God angry. This daily conditioning came from the people we trusted most - our parents who themselves were convinced this was the truth. The more I understand the control that a cult has over people the less I blame myself and any individuals. It's like blaming kidnap victoms for not running away fom their captors.
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Jesus of Brooklyn: Invisibly Present Since 1914
by 00DAD ini was thinking it would be informative and fun to start a thread comparing the jesus of wt theology with what can be factually stated about the historical jesus of scripture.
in particular, how jw doctrines misrepresent the christ in both what they do teach about his as well as what they do not teach.
i know, there's lots to debate about who and what is the real, historical jesus, but at least try to stay on topic (the comparison) and let's not get all "born again" on me!
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Brooklyn Jesus hates colored shirts, colored markers, and ladies fashion boots. He blesses the WTS and will soon destroy every living man woman and child who is not an exemplary JW. Jesus of Nazereth said MY yoke is kindly and my load is light. Is it easier to be a JW than a Jew? According to the Bible Jesus it should be much easier to be a TRUE Christian. Bible Jesus wept for his friend Lazarus when he died. Brooklyn Jesus says things like "well he's better off dead since he wasn't baptized. MAYBE now he'll have a resurrection.
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Your most DISTURBING WATCHTOWER Bethel/Branch experience? (No full names please)
by Balaamsass inok.. you 70 plus bethelite members.... this is your chance to share stories!
inquiring minds want to know !no full names please..follow t.o.s.
to avoid borg libel lawsuits).. i will start the ball rolling with week one.
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XYZ, hahahahaha "little Bethelite" hahahah shrunken underwear....sounds painful! LOL
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What's the most insensitive thing you have been told while grieving?
by 3rdgen ina few years ago my 21 yr old firstborn and only son died in an accident.
i was an active jw at the time.
in fact , i was at the meeting when it happened.
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This board is becoming so theraputic for me thanks to all of you. Halo: you are smart keep the wife dump the idiots. BOR Isn't that the truth? They can dish it out but let a hangnail happen to them-you never hear the end of it!
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Faithful and discreet, maybe, but never humble
by dgp ini was re-reading another thread (http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/experiences/218101/2/governing-body-pics) and i just couldn't help thinking that the faithful and discreet slaves may perhaps be faithful and discreet, but they are certainly not humble.
they let other witnesses treat them like special holy men.
not that i would have expected anything different from them, but i feel they should at least act otherwise for appearances' sake.. would it be fit for the members of the board of directors of any big company (enron, say) feel they have a special quality to them, one that puts them above all other humans, just because they approve things with two thirds of the vote?.
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Balams ass: Ditto
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What is the stupidest comment you ever heard at a meeting?
by 3rdgen ina very reliable friend told me this: the bro was commenting on what was "unacceptable" conduct in the bedroom between married persons.
needless to say, he had everyone's attention.
he went on to say "we must avoid perversions such as oral and annual sex.
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3rdgen
Thanks for all these gems! I feel the need to laugh during my exit from the cult. If I don't , I'll cry for the nearly 60 yrs lost. Octupus testicles= priceless!!!
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3rdgen
RIP Princess. Very sorry you lost your furbaby. ((((HUGS))))
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Do you have to deal with a psychopathic person?
by moshe indef: psychopathy (/sa?
'k?p?i/[1][2]) is a mental disorder characterized primarily by a lack of empathy and remorse, shallow emotions, egocentricity, and deceptiveness.
psychopaths are highly prone to antisocial behavior and abusive treatment of others, and are very disproportionately responsible for violent crime.
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3rdgen
My ex husband was a sociopathic narcissist who I was with for decades before I realized he was leading a completly double life. At first I couldn't imagine why he went to such great lengths to hide his true life from me. I came to realize in his case that it was an adrenaline rush to live constantly on the edge, to be involved in activities that are taboo even amoung non JW's. and make a game out of not getting caught. Another issue was money. He didn't want to divide the mariatal assets in a divorce. Narcissists think they are special. That the normal rules of society don't apply to them. He was handsome, funny, charming, intelligent, pioneer MS who was later appointed (by holy spirit?) to elder. Funny thing is he was a blast to live with. He was always upbeat. He had a way of making whoever he was talking to to feel they were the only one in the room. He could also cry on cue so that he could evoke sympathy. These are unique people who can pass polygraph tests because it doesn't bother them in the least to lie. In fact they often are delusional and start BELIEVING THEIR OWN LIES.
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What is the stupidest comment you ever heard at a meeting?
by 3rdgen ina very reliable friend told me this: the bro was commenting on what was "unacceptable" conduct in the bedroom between married persons.
needless to say, he had everyone's attention.
he went on to say "we must avoid perversions such as oral and annual sex.
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sayswho, I mean no disrespect but why one more?