Posts by MarkofCane

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Why I'm not agnostic

by Coded Logic in

i think the time to be agnostic is when you have evidence on both sides of a claim.

for example, i'm agnostic about the existence of a historical jesus.

i think a reasonable case can be made that jesus was a man who was turned into a legend over a period of a couple of decades.

I think I'm somewhat frightened to admit for sure, 'there is no god'! Even though my post suggest that I don't believe.
I kind of agree with David Jay on this point, We have not moved past the view that we need to be right and that we need to have the truth once again. We EX-JWs, are the last people who should be declaring we have the right answers after coming out of a mind controlling Cult.

Going on my third year now fully awake, I know this for sure that the watchtower is a false enterprise, there is no God chosen organization and there is no Armageddon coming. Trying to unravel all the mysteries of the universe is above my pay scale and doesn't really change my outcome in life. My allegiance to a deity doesn't affect the outcome of a dispute about universal sovereignty. We are insignificant ant's living in a ant farm, observed," don't know."

I do like reading the debates, they can be interesting. I just don't want to lead anyone in my direction in case I'm wrong again. Lesson learned.... Peace

MC

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LOOK! Something new and shiny!

by stuckinarut2 in

isn't it amazing just how easily distracted the average witness is?.

with the flood of stuff being produced and uploaded on the website, from embarrassing corny videos and songs, to music for kids, to cartoons etc, the average witness has no time to actually stop and think about the actual doctrines or facts about the organisation.

nor the past, nor the scandals being exposed by real news outlets and media.

MarkofCane

This post reminded me of the 'Truman show' it was all a constructed reality. The society has created a cognitive paradigm of duplicity, when we show up here is because were suspicious of our perceived reality and need answers.

Thanks Simon for a place to vent.

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Rejecting something due to unscriptural or pagan origins.....?

by stuckinarut2 in

so witnesses reject many practices or holidays due to their "unscriptural or pagan" origins.. for example, birthday celebrations, mothers or father's day, christmas etc..... most people in the world will say "but the origin doesn't matter anymore, we follow this custom now because it's a joyful occasion that creates happy times and brings the family together".

it is still firmly rejected.. so, if the wrong origin is so important, and should result in rejecting something, why isn't the same principle applied to the actual jehovah's witness faith itself!?.

after all, the very foundation of the organisation was based on wrong understandings of the bible, far fetched teachings and doctrines, links to false religious backgrounds, pyramidology, false predictions, inaccurate beliefs etc...... using their reasoning, it doesn't matter how good something is now, if the origin was faulty to begin with?

MarkofCane

So what exactly is a 'Baby shower' the sisters in my hall go ape shit with baby showers. Isn't it technically really just a birthday party for the unborn child. I mean it just acknowledging someone day of birth. As was mentioned the angels celebrated Jesus birth so the bible accepts it, as proper thing to do.

Pagan origins, that was a big one for me, all religions are pagan.

The first time I every heard of the WT connection to Pyramidology I was floored. The couple I was studying with gave me an ear full and I had to look it up. Once I realized the origins of our organization, I used the information from the society I dispensed to deconstruct other faiths and turned it on my own faith. It failed by the WT standards as false to the core.

One point that I could never get over was that they (WT) say's Christ came to earth to inspect all of Christianity and found the WT (Jehovah Witness) to be the one's doing Gods will, the closest to the truth as possible. When you look into the facts (pyramidology) about the organization past and by there own standards Christ would of rejected the WT. Why would Christ accept False prophets? speaking in Jehovah name, remember 1914 was supposed to have been the end of this system of thing (Armageddon), it's documented in there own literature. They just pulled an overlapping generation scam and because it worked so well they recycled it again.

MC

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Looking back,"That was crazy, moment"

by MarkofCane in

i got baptized later in life.

i was around 21, i had left and went out into the world should of listen to my gut back then, but instead i disowned myself and came back into the fold.

before i could get baptized, the elder who studied with me said i needed to get rid of everything that was contaminated by this world: music, books & clothing,everything.

MarkofCane

My m-i-l went through all of her home products and threw away everything that had the Proctor and Gamble symbol on it.

Oh yes, I remember the P&G craziness, My mom and sister cleaned out the house of any demonic P&G products. Some thing about they made a pact with Satan and became successful and powerful the symbol was the proof of the pact. I always wondered who came up with this stuff, I mean who had time to sit around and think of this stuff. Freddy Franz maybe? He was crazy enough to insinuate this and it caught on. Who thought, "I'm going to play this record backward to see if I hear Satan voice or some demon"? Anybody ever play with the Ouija board? Did it once with a kid from the Hall, when I was a kid. I was sure he manipulated the whole thing. Did any of you think it was real?

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Assemblies - Before and After Waking Up

by Funchback in

jw
friends

happy friday to all!.

i haven't been to a meeting for maybe 10 years.

i only know what's happening nowadays from the experiences i read here or the internet in general.. anyway, on to the topic: i started attending meetings at the age of 7. as a kid, the only thing i looked forward to at the assemblies (circuit/district) was walking around veteran's stadium (philadelphia district convention) during intermission, hanging with friends, looking at girls (as i got a little older) and trying to have enough tickets to get pizza!.

MarkofCane

Still have to go, due to family. But some day not far into the future I will say, "no mas and adios baby". I said to my wife why don't they shorten it to maybe 4 hours max why drag it out and just repeat the same old crap there going to change anyways (nu lite)?

I can make 4 hrs disappear quickly. 1st hr. walk around and talk to old friends, 2nd hr. read on my I pad (Game of Thrones).....What lunch time (sweet mother of Jesus) long lunch out with the family, time it so I only have maybe 1.5 left. (repeat morning session activities until fat lady sings)

Still such a waste of time and money, cant wait till the day, its all in the past. Oh and contributions..... goose eggs

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Brothers - Reach Out for a Fine Work!

by cappytan in

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0c1ixarr31y.

they must really be having issues finding brothers to slave for the org..

MarkofCane

Wow, for a second there, I thought I stumbled on some 'gay porn'. So its ok to wear tight pants when you want to make it look cool to be a witness on their broadcast? So as long as it fits their agenda it fine, no problem. But kindly abstain from wearing tight pants unless we approve it first. Total guilt trip propaganda, thank god I unplugged when I did.

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Does anyone think Jehovah is protecting the org. despite all the talk about THE ARC ?

by tor1500 in

jw
friends

i've been thinking this for a while.

even before the arc scandal.

it seems no matter what, the org.

MarkofCane

I say no way. The ARC was the nail in the coffin for me, why would God allow his Earthly organization to be humiliated? Why would god allow or need his Org to lie to protect criminals/ pedophiles? Why would God not give these men (Elders and GB members) holy spirit so words of wisdom and discernment would of been obviously heard? Why wasn't this inquiry (ARC) not use to sanctify gods name and proclaim his sovereignty? The GB Jackson had the opportunity to use this platform to show the world that God is using them as his anointed to spread truth to the world instead he "LIED".

After watching this spectacle, it became painfully obvious you just seen the 'wizard of OZ behind the curtain' This is the best God could send to lead mankind into a new era of enlightenment and truth. In my opinion it just revealed what they are frauds.

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Where do I start telling a psychologist about the mental trauma I feel as a fading jw?

by Simple Minds in

i am on a pension, so i could not afford to pay for a psychologist, but my good doctor referred me to a free clinic for people on a low income, for my anxiety and depression, so i have finally got my first appointment with a psychologist since i started my fade, so where do i start trying to explain the mental trauma i feel as a fading jw?

i would appreciate your advice.

simple .

MarkofCane

Hi Simple Minds

Great advice here, I'm not an expert on this but if I were going to see a therapist I would maybe write some things down so my emotions don't get the better of me. I would defiantly express myself honestly about my involvement in this cult and it's hold on my emotions and on my cognitive decision making at the present. Hopefully everything works out well for you, stay strong. Our thoughts are with you.

MC

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Looking back,"That was crazy, moment"

by MarkofCane in

i got baptized later in life.

i was around 21, i had left and went out into the world should of listen to my gut back then, but instead i disowned myself and came back into the fold.

before i could get baptized, the elder who studied with me said i needed to get rid of everything that was contaminated by this world: music, books & clothing,everything.

MarkofCane

Yes the whole second hand stuff like from yard sales, my mom brought home some framed wall paintings once. We put them up and weird stuff stared to happen like we would get phone calls in the middle of the night they would breath hard then hang up, this would happen over and over, the sister's from the hall, after hearing about this, said to my mom,"have you anything new in the house, like furniture or used stuff from yard sales?" Wallah, 'the framed picture' this is the problem. "Get rid of it immediately it's demonized!"

Well It never occurred to anyone that my teenage sister had many admirers, but no never the logical, always the spirit realm. Because anything else would be nonsense.

PS: Always wondered why the brothers were so obsessed with yard sales when we would go out in service, yet the demons were lurking in the merchandise.

MC

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Looking back,"That was crazy, moment"

by MarkofCane in

i got baptized later in life.

i was around 21, i had left and went out into the world should of listen to my gut back then, but instead i disowned myself and came back into the fold.

before i could get baptized, the elder who studied with me said i needed to get rid of everything that was contaminated by this world: music, books & clothing,everything.

MarkofCane

I got baptized later in life. I was around 21, I had left and went out into the world should of listen to my gut back then, but instead I disowned myself and came back into the fold. Before I could get baptized, the elder who studied with me said I needed to get rid of everything that was contaminated by this world: music, books & clothing,everything. So we went through my music. AC/DC, Ronnie James Dio, Ozzy, Judas Priest to name a few. I Invested a couple of hundred dollars mind you.

He said," If you play them backwards there are subliminal messages promoting Satanism". Yup that's what he said. I was like "no way", I will throw them in the garbage right away. He said no last time someone did that they reappeared in there room or they cried out. He said we need to burn them. WTF.... so we made a small fire in the back yard and burned my music, books and a shirt that said "Sex, drugs and rock & roll" (got it at a concert) everything he didn't approve of. I wish I was making this stuff up, because I sound pretty pathetic right about now. Did any of you ever go through anything like this or hear of crazy stuff like this?

MC