i been reading quite a few experiences on reddit lately, and their seems to be a common theme coming up….
…dialed-up-to-eleven shunning of xjws by their witness relatives.. it reminds me of back in the day, listening to some of the over-the-top vitriol displayed by hard-core loyalists when the topic of evolution or apostates came up….
…i was gobsmacked when i finally realized these guys weren’t offended and indignant because they thought it was lies….
Foolednomore said:
Why would you invest in Watchtower when you have to continue paying into the investment and have yet to see one dividend? This is your Time,and money, your life. What do you have to show?
But they would say the dividends would be the positive results in their lives whether it would be having given up cigarettes or drugs, or anger control, wife beating, sexual immorality, or even not having an anticipation that there's a solution to the world's woes.
i been reading quite a few experiences on reddit lately, and their seems to be a common theme coming up….
…dialed-up-to-eleven shunning of xjws by their witness relatives.. it reminds me of back in the day, listening to some of the over-the-top vitriol displayed by hard-core loyalists when the topic of evolution or apostates came up….
…i was gobsmacked when i finally realized these guys weren’t offended and indignant because they thought it was lies….
FFGhost said:
I think you nailed it.
Some of the most hysterically vicious comments I’ve ever heard were JWs ranting, sometimes at a meeting, sometimes in a private setting, about either gays or evolution.
It’s interesting, I never heard such utter vile disgust directed toward, say, murderers or drug dealers or child pornographers, etc. Just solely directed toward, as you noted, persons or concepts that very likely, on some level, they hoped were wrong but maybe weren’t.
Great post, FFGhost. Because like in Stephen Lett's infamous comment, he didn't refer to murderers or violent people, or people who like to get high or prey on children who come back in the resurrection and who still lean towards those tendencies.
i would like to know if there are any ex's or formers who still appreciate good manners and respectfulness?
but i hope this question isn't offensive to this forum.
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We're all individuals and have different values. Ex-JWs aren't a hive mind.
Perhaps the fake religion of Watchtower corporation(tm) would imply or say that Ex-JWs are all bad and go off the rails. What balderdash. Life is not that black and white.
True. But I noticed that there seemed like there was a lot of angry former JWs here at this forum.
i would like to know if there are any ex's or formers who still appreciate good manners and respectfulness?
but i hope this question isn't offensive to this forum.
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Your friend got suckered into a cult and then had his entire social circle reject him. The general response to something like that seem like angry and ornery...
Regardless of the accountability he might have accepted for being in the cult, it's still pretty justified at being upset, especially at current JWs.
So, are you implying that some ex's or former JWs are still working through their anger?
i would like to know if ex's and formers who are not church christians, believe that many of jws' doctrines and bible interpretations are correct, or do you feel that they aren't?
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It was either Blondie or -- unusual name/has 3 syllables.😳
Had to be Leiola -- I'm not spelling her name correctly.
Yes! Leiola! That's here name. So, did you say that she stopped posting several years ago?
i would like to know if ex's and formers who are not church christians, believe that many of jws' doctrines and bible interpretations are correct, or do you feel that they aren't?
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LV101 said:
IWant2Know -- I want to know who you're referring to -- was she a Christian? I don't believe the one I'm thinking was.
I have no idea. All that I know is that she would post long scholarly-like answers, which often seemed to make sense.
I think I know who you're referring to but I can't think of her name -- very knowledgeable, incredible research, unusual screen name -- oh my. Everyone could rely on her knowledge/research.
Help -- many of you are quite familiar with her posts. She's been inactive for quite a few yrs. now.
Thank you, LV101. I can't remember her name either.
i would like to know if ex's and formers who are not church christians, believe that many of jws' doctrines and bible interpretations are correct, or do you feel that they aren't?
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I hope you do not think I am being rude at all. I just find your repeated questioning totally illogical.
Dude! I posted what I posted for whoever is reading it will see it! The girl was like a legend here at this forum. When people would come here, other posters would often refer people to her.
i would like to know if ex's and formers who are not church christians, believe that many of jws' doctrines and bible interpretations are correct, or do you feel that they aren't?
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Vanderhoven7 said:
@IWant2know
Christ's kingdom was set up after His Ascension and Glorification. Nothing to do with the Watchtower version of the kingdom
I have a question: So, why is the world still messed up?
if the current doctrine is that only baptised witnesses are going to survive and everyone else burns them what about this new update new light that some from before the flood and sodomites will be resurrected?.
but didn’t he mention at the agm something about there is no point jehovah killing them and then resurrecting them again?
it seems they are confused about what they teach and that’s why brother jackson joked about “is this what we used to believe or what we believe now?”.
ExBethelitenowPIMA said:
Really? He actually said that?
are we a cult?
well the "truth" tells us that a old jewish 2 witness rule means any rape or paedophile is free to rape in our organisation.
in no circumstances would there be a second witness.
Balaamsass2 said:
Which verse are you referring to?
