Posts by Dismissing servant

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Dear watchtower bible and tract society, governing body, and all of your twisted teachings...

by OneDayillBeFree in

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after today's watchtower study which was basically a mind controlling article about shunning your loved disfellowshipped ones, i've come to see just how sick, twisted, vile, rotten, repulsive, disgusting, and just plain evil you all are.

so i stormed out.

i don't know if i'll ever come back to your meetings again.

Dismissing servant

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They kick you out, but you're the one who left. For example, if I told an elder that I will not teach an opinion or falsehood from the watchtower leadership as 'truth' and do not 'repent' I have 'left Jehovah' because they proceded to labeled me and excommunicated me."

Probably they will treat an "apostate" in a more strict way than a person who got DF'ed for some sin, for example sexual intercourse. I have heared rumours saying that some JW's that have lost faith in the org were "f*cking themselves out" rather than DA or get DF'ed for apostasy.

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JC was formed, without even letting me know!?

by magotan in

no one will take my intent to da or df seriously.

they called me again (three brothers this time) and asked me to meet with them.

i had no intention of doing so....simply told them there was nothing to talk about.. .

Dismissing servant

Interesting thoughts about passive agression. I think this is common among JW's. Not only because of all the gossiping..., but "peaceful" people looking forwars to see a mass slaughter of billions in the big A.

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JC was formed, without even letting me know!?

by magotan in

no one will take my intent to da or df seriously.

they called me again (three brothers this time) and asked me to meet with them.

i had no intention of doing so....simply told them there was nothing to talk about.. .

Dismissing servant

Just don't go. They don't have any power over you.

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I Didn't See That Coming

by Wholly in

i was raised on air force bases in the us and asia until i was 10 or 11. my mother divorced my father while he was on an unaccompanied tour in turkey and hooked up with my uncle.

she married him and his children became our step-brothers and sisters.

i saw my father once when he got back to the states and not again until almost 30 years later.. after two years, my uncle put his children in an orphanage and my mother dispersed her children to the four winds so she could be free to be with my uncle without all the problems eight children who hated each other brought.. my story begins in 1977 in an old farm house in corinth, kentucky, without running water or heat, just electricity for lights and cooking.

Dismissing servant

A sad and tragic story! Some people can act really evil.

I hope your daughter is all right now and that she has a good life.

You have to take care.....and use your brain. Your brain is more trustworthy than the organisation.

It is a bit strange that "Big Daddy in Sky" can't find better PR-peoble than those religious organisations.

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"Do the truth"

by stillin in

i presented myself to the do recently at a circuit assembly.

i told him that i've been inactive for a year now but that i'm still praying for an answer to a problem.

jehovah has not answered my prayers and i can't find any reason to tell my neighbors about him.

Dismissing servant

"Do the truth" = "Just fake it till you make it"....and don't use your brain.

Hey. Outlaw..I think the lady to the right in the picture is "sister Anderson" from my old congregation. Nice to see her having a good time.

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I just had a thought that made me feel so much better about this fade...

by sosoconfused in

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this is not monumental... i am sure all of you think it all the time.. but as a 3rd gen born-in ex-elder ex-pioneer ex-bethelite i spent so much time in this relion believing that for some reason that god, who loves all humans and created all things only wanted a few people to get knowledge of him - and this small group in america was his choice.. .

now as i said i am sure 99% of you probably came to that realization before and it is common sense, but the very fact that as a grown man i never really thought about this for more than 15 seconds.

the whole idea is just ridiculous and freaking stupid.

Dismissing servant

"One thing i must admit is beginning to settle with me though is that people who are not part of this group are so more genuine then JW's."

I believe this is a very important observation. My simple conclusion is that JW can't be genuine...they have to play "the publisher role" to get accepted in the JW community. Maybe not only play a role, but also depersonalize themselves. I think Steven Hassan says a lot on this subjekt when he talks about the "genuine personality", or was it "genuine self"?

A cult member has a "cult self", that manifests itself in different ways, but most cult members have a genuine self that sometimes can be reached.

And yes...I asked myself the same question many years ago. Why the heck would an almighty god use a group of old med i Brooklyn for communication with humankind? And why would he demand of people being members of an american cult selling magazines from door to door. An omnipotent god must have better ways reaching people.

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I need some help ! (live in London)

by caath in

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hi, my name is catarina and im portuguese.. in portugal the sitiuacion of the country is hard.

i want work in ingland (in london), but i dont have any family or friends there.

so i remember then in the meetings of jeovah's witnesses we sometimes talk about the brothers and sisthers all aver the world.

Dismissing servant

I think you are right in that way, Cath. Most JW's should hide their beliefs for the housholder when getting such question. Maybe they would come with a little white lie..for not appearing so rude. Most JW knows that they cannot be that honest and outspoken at doors.

But, nevertheless...when it deals about beliefs/dogma, the "brother" in the dialogue represents watchtower doctrine. The humour in it is that he is to honest in his responses, and thereby makes a foll of himself.

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I need some help ! (live in London)

by caath in

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friends

hi, my name is catarina and im portuguese.. in portugal the sitiuacion of the country is hard.

i want work in ingland (in london), but i dont have any family or friends there.

so i remember then in the meetings of jeovah's witnesses we sometimes talk about the brothers and sisthers all aver the world.

Dismissing servant

You know, Cath..this site started as a discussion-board for active JW's. But being able to talk about doctrine anonumous and to pose dificult question made a lot of people rethink the doctrine/organisation.

Yue are free to pose any questions here, and I think it would be a good idea doing that before a baptism. You know what the consequences might be if you discover some facts after your baptsm.

I hope you will find a room to rent i London. I think there are some Londoners here. I also hope that you can find a good job in London.

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Sign Languae is a True Language,Urgues Prof. Harlan Lane

by Scott77 in

professor harlan lane recently published a book that looked at whether deaf people have their own culture.

lane, a psychology professor at northeastern university, has been studying deaf culture and linguistics since the 1970s, ever since he witnessed a deaf duo conversing and was stunned to learn of the depth and complexity of asl.

here is his interview wth the boston globe... .

Dismissing servant

By the way, I hope you have seen the Hard rock/Heavy Metal version.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXOMTUuGB4Y&feature=player_embedded

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Sign Languae is a True Language,Urgues Prof. Harlan Lane

by Scott77 in

professor harlan lane recently published a book that looked at whether deaf people have their own culture.

lane, a psychology professor at northeastern university, has been studying deaf culture and linguistics since the 1970s, ever since he witnessed a deaf duo conversing and was stunned to learn of the depth and complexity of asl.

here is his interview wth the boston globe... .

Dismissing servant

No, I found it in another thread. I am no good at all in editing videos! But I think it's another poster at this forum who made this "special edition"!