Posts by pale.emperor

so the bumbling body have released a new study bible dissecting the books of matthew-acts.. even as a jw i had an excellent study bible produced by “satan’s world” which helped me no end to seen insightful on the platform.. does anyone know when this apostate can get hold of a copy?

when will the congregations have a shipment you reckon?.

pale.emperor

EverApostate
You say you are an apostate. Then why do you need that non sense ? Just curious.

I post a lot elsewhere online and I like to have hard evidence for when they change their doctrine.

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What triggered your awaking?

by Fadeaway1962 in

i was listening to a radio show about a jw women who had been disfellowshiped , her daughter cut off all contact ,must admit at the time i thought so what.. then this man phoned up and explained he was disfellowshiped for asking about jws being ngo in the united nations during 90s till early 2000s when a newspaper exposed them , i still thought he's a apostate but looked it up found the article then found this forum and even more info..

pale.emperor

Mine was due to elders interfearing in my family and everything I do. In frustration I came on here to vent and recieved more support from so-called "apostates" than I ever did in the JWs.

Once I read Crises Of Conscience by Ray Franz there was no going back.

Once you realise that the elders have no power over you you stop being so afraid of them. I was disfellowshipped by a bus driver and two window washers.

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JW's and Retirement Planning

by JaNayNee in

my mother is a jw.

i studied for several years and ultimately could not digest what was being served.

for the last 20 years my mother has done nothing to prepare for retirement.

pale.emperor

My mother got "the truth"™ when she was 15. Baptized when she was 17. She's now 62 with absolutely no retirement plan or savings. She lives from week to week like she always has. Good thing she lives in the UK where she'll benefit from social housing and medical care. My never JW brother tells me she spends every waking moment on the ministry or carts. She's finally acheived her life-goal of becoming part of the congregation clique (but this is also because the clique from the 90s/00s have since woken up and left).

When she finally croaks I'll wait and see if JW. org have a whip round for her funeral costs. I'm not holding my breath.

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New JW Study Bible: Matthew-Acts

by pale.emperor in

so the bumbling body have released a new study bible dissecting the books of matthew-acts.. even as a jw i had an excellent study bible produced by “satan’s world” which helped me no end to seen insightful on the platform.. does anyone know when this apostate can get hold of a copy?

when will the congregations have a shipment you reckon?.

pale.emperor

So the bumbling body have released a new study bible dissecting the books of Matthew-Acts.

Even as a JW I had an excellent study bible produced by “Satan’s world” which helped me no end to seen insightful on the platform.

Does anyone know when this apostate can get hold of a copy? When will the congregations have a shipment you reckon?

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May 2020 Watchtower They Admit, they don't know

by Listener in

they'll write pages and pages of stuff and yet they don't have any idea.. here's a paragraph from their latest speculations on future events, bolding is mine.. a prophecy recorded by ezekiel gives some insight into what may happen during the last days of the king of the north and the king of the south.

if we view the prophecies of ezekiel 38:10-23; daniel 2:43-45; 11:44–12:1; and revelation 16:13-16, 21 as speaking about the same time period and events, it appears that we can expect the following developments.. that's an awful lot of assumptions to make.

what they've done is picked out various scriptures from different parts of the bible and now state that they may or may not be talking about the same events.

pale.emperor

Just finished reading through that WT. It's the first time I've read one since leaving 4 years ago.

What strikes me straight away is how outlandish their claims are, very little evidence presented and what "evidence" they present is circular reasoning or confirmation bias.

The horns represent Britain, Spain, France and the Netherlands? Really Watchtower? Any evidence for that? Any at all?..............................................

How I ever beleived this sh*te evades me.

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Mental Illness among JW's

by Victor in

disclaimer: this article has some broad generalizations that will have exceptions to what is stated.

this is the only way i can even attempt to address the topic.

i've looked for scholarly articles published on peer reviewed journals for years.

pale.emperor

I think JW life and doctrine leads to mental illness. Especially depression. But of course, the problem is always placed on the person and never the org that causes the problem.

Waiting, waiting, waiting for a day that's always "just around the corner" (since 1875) but never comes. To keep yourself on your toes every second of every day is not healthy.

Forcing yourself to suppress or stifle your deisres, goals or interests simply because a magazine told you to also isnt healthy.

Thanks for the linked artcal Atlantis, reading it now with interest.

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Unwritten, congregational 'rules'

by Thetruthhurts in

what were some of yours?

the big one in our hall was no frontal hugs!

these were generally thought of as inappropriate, only side hugs should be given between sisters and brothers.

pale.emperor

No beards
Sisters cant wear open toe sandals
Suit jacket on (whatever the weather/temperature) while doing roving mics, platform mics or giving a talk.
Sisters to do vacuuming and mopping when it comes to KH cleaning.
Brothers have to wear a tie (I guess not doing so blocks some sort of magic from reaching Jehovah?)

Also, you'd be expected to go to the meetings even while you're on holiday (vacation) and "bring back the love of that congregation".