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  " you will never grow old..."

  by mrquik in

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  " you will never grow old..." a more grievous lie is hard to imagine.

  i heard this one first in 1957. i was 6. my mother had just converted.

  i heard it many times after that.

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  And yet the society has the hide to say that they never set dates, or made predictions about when the end would come!

  They say that it was "over zealous ones" who jumped to wrong conclusions based on eagerness or something like that!

  The society needs to own up and admit that they TAUGHT specifics about various end dates. And such teachings affected millions of lives

  That's nothing but bs. We all know the faithful dubs would never DARE think anything for themselves. Using your brain is an unforgivable sin in borgland. Just a way for the GB to deflect attention from their own idiocy.
  
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  Many Ex-Jehovah’s Witnesses Have Received Texts from Loved Ones Ending Their Relationships Forever

  by ttdtt in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  this was a very painful article to read, and i can only imagine that after this years convention - people will be even more emboldened to cut off friends and family.. http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/07/03/many-ex-jehovahs-witnesses-have-received-texts-from-loved-ones-ending-their-relationships-forever/?utm_source=silverpopmailing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=atheist%20071316%20(1)&utm_content=&spmailingid=51830798&spuserid=mty4mdi2oty3odkws0&spjobid=961945281&spreportid=otyxotq1mjgxs0.

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  When you think about it, sending a text like that is really the coward's way. You can be as hateful as your nasty little heart desires and you don't have to look the other person in the eyes while you're sticking the knife in. At least be brave enough to look the person you're shunning in the face.
  
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  What would you like to have known about JWs before deciding whether to get baptised?

  by slimboyfat in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  if you could go back in time and tell yourself one thing about jws would you do it?

  and what would you choose to say to yourself?

  do you think you could have convinced yourself not to get baptised if you chose the right thing to say?

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  I'd tell my 14-year-old self:

  "Don't get baptized because in four years you'll have learned a lot more and realize this isn't 'the truth'. You'll be desperately unhappy and looking for a way out."
  
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  JW Cart Witnessing = ONE BIG JOKE

  by Black Man in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  was talking to a good buddy of mine a couple days ago (we pioneered and were in bethel together and have both left the cult a few years ago), about the current cart and d. and the consensus was that it is now a complete joke.

  was watching a couple witnesses last week sit at a table with their literature display.

  no approaching people for conversation, no initiating stimulating dialogue with passerbys, as was encouraged when i "pioneered" back in the day.

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  I left before the carts existed. I've never even seen one where I'm at. Booths at street fairs, yes. But no carts. Where do the carts come from? Is there a GB-approved cart dealer the halls have to buy from? And how much do the local halls have to shell out for this wonderful privilege?
  
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  " you will never grow old..."

  by mrquik in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  " you will never grow old..." a more grievous lie is hard to imagine.

  i heard this one first in 1957. i was 6. my mother had just converted.

  i heard it many times after that.

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  I was born on December 30, 1975. If the WT hadn't been a false prophet, the world should have ended and I should have died as an hours-old infant. But the end did NOT come and my mom converted in 1980. I was told by older 'brothers' and 'sisters' that the end was coming any time now. I wouldn't ever go to high school. I'd be lucky to finish elementary school. I started high school the same year the first Gulf War began. My congregation was buzzing with talk that here at last was the Big A we'd been promised.

  Fast forward to July 15, 2016. The world is still very much here. I graduated high school 22 years ago. Both my younger sisters did too and all three of us are married. One has three girls of her own, the oldest starting high school in September. I have gray hairs, lines on my forehead, and I ache in places I didn't know I had. My mother is looking at retirement and is afraid she won't have enough resources to get by on. And the 'brothers' and 'sisters' who kept telling me none of this was ever going to happen? They all passed away many years ago. The generation who lived in hope/fear of 1975 are rapidly aging, the youngest in their early or mid-60s. It's a terrible tragic waste.
  
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  Many Ex-Jehovah’s Witnesses Have Received Texts from Loved Ones Ending Their Relationships Forever

  by ttdtt in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  this was a very painful article to read, and i can only imagine that after this years convention - people will be even more emboldened to cut off friends and family.. http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/07/03/many-ex-jehovahs-witnesses-have-received-texts-from-loved-ones-ending-their-relationships-forever/?utm_source=silverpopmailing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=atheist%20071316%20(1)&utm_content=&spmailingid=51830798&spuserid=mty4mdi2oty3odkws0&spjobid=961945281&spreportid=otyxotq1mjgxs0.

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  My Jahoovamom hasn't been to her convention yet. Kind of bracing myself for whatever might hit the fan. We've had a good relationship for the 15 years I've been away and I'd hate to lose that.
  
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  i'm leaving this site forever

  by stan livedeath in

  1. social
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  as the title says--i'm out of here for good.. the site is full of atheists, communists, 7th day adventists, creationists, believers, deceivers, receivers, football supporters,.

  dodgy types, cantleave---and assorted wankers.. so no place for me--because i'm none of the above so dont fit in.

  so--this is goodbye forever my friends--its been almost average knowing you.

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  Someone needs a Snickers! lol

  That's what I was thinking! :)
  
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  What's with the Ethan fetish?

  by neat blue dog in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  three major characters in jw movies named ethan in 2012, 2014 & now 2016.. coincidence, lack of imagination, or something more?.

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  No Ethans here, either. I did run into a little Annikin a couple years ago.
  
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  The story of a secret Apostate Anointed

  by TerryWalstrom in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  the remarkable sister pettifog.

  this morning i arrived on my bicycle at the local starbucks early, before the intensity of the texas sun boiled to full blaze rendering me a soggy, wrung out mess.. i took up my perch on the outdoor patio in the shade, eager to work on my book of short stories.

  this will be my 3rd book and i’ve been enjoying the process daily.. .

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  I suppose it is easier to think about Great Crowd ex-Dubs than anointed ex-Dubs because there is a mythos

  about the remnant. At least, there was when I was active.

  The anointed remnant were kinda spooky

  I met an elderly anointed gentleman when I was eight or nine. Everyone else was awed by this sweet old man, saying how they could 'feel' the Holy Spirit around him. My big-mouthed little girl self said "But he's just and old man!" Yeah, I got beat when I got home.
  
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  Seeking support ... Where can a Christian go

  by Sevan in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hey all, .

  so i recently posted for the first time and introduced myself.. i have been spending time reading various posts.

  some informative, some not so much.. since i've been reading on here, i've read a lot from atheists.

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  When I first left the JWs, Sevan, I didn't set out to become an atheist. Atheist was like a swear word when I was growing up. Only horrible, terrible people were atheists! Never mind that I'd stopped praying when I was ten. I figured it was the Witness god I didn't like and I'd have no problem embracing god once I found the one true religion. So I started my journey. I've read the Bible (big mistake!), the Quran, books about Buddhism and Judaism and a lot of other 'isms. At the same time, I was reading books on ancient history and science. I found that science made more sense to me. And then it hit me. "Holy cow! I'm an atheist!" That was a few years after I left the Witnesses.

  Your journey is just starting. Not everyone follows the same path or reaches the same destination. Sometimes where we end up isn't where we expected to be. You won't necessarily lose your faith along the way, and that's ok. Take it slow. Do your research. You'll be okay, no matter where your road takes you. Best of luck.