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  Who can you trust to admit you have doubts?

  by MrMonroe in

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  2. beliefs

  (that is, doubts).

  in margaret atwood's "the handmaid's tale", a futuristic story of life inside a repressive, abusive big brother-style society tightly controlled by religious fundamentalists, there's a passage in which the protagonist is alone with another woman at a state-controlled centre where prayers are generated -- then printed out and read out -- by a machine.

  the other woman asks, in barely more than a whisper, "do you think god listens to these machines?

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  FayeDunaway

  Thanks cha! Coincidentally, I just saw that Faye Dunaway starred in the 1990 movie Handmaid's Tale. I never saw the movie, it was rated R. (Ha.)
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  Who can you trust to admit you have doubts?

  by MrMonroe in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  (that is, doubts).

  in margaret atwood's "the handmaid's tale", a futuristic story of life inside a repressive, abusive big brother-style society tightly controlled by religious fundamentalists, there's a passage in which the protagonist is alone with another woman at a state-controlled centre where prayers are generated -- then printed out and read out -- by a machine.

  the other woman asks, in barely more than a whisper, "do you think god listens to these machines?

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  FayeDunaway

  A friend of mine, who is very concerned about Cruz running for the presidency and the theocracy he would wish to start, sent me this interview of Margaret Atwood. I was watching it and holy schlamozzle!! Had to come here and see if there had been any discussion of this book The Handmaid's Tale. As the OP said, it's impossible not to think of the JW's when hearing from Margaret Atwood. What a brilliant lady. I know what I'm reading next!

  https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VMrz_ivl8jo
  
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  Please, tell me.

  by andrewlya in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  hi, i am a christian and i would like to know jehovas witness's belief in god and whether you believe jesus is god.

  please, any statements back up with biblical verses,thank you and god bless, in jesus's name.. i am new on here, so please be patient with me :).

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  FayeDunaway

  Man begets man, God begets God. Jesus is the only begotten son of God, and he is called God different times in the Bible, not just John 1:1.

  I think son of God MEANS that he is God.

  If you have a movie, say King Kong. And then a sequel, son of King Kong, the subject is going to be very similar, isn't it? Is there still only one King Kong, or are they both King Kongs, similar in power and image but different versions? One is not in essence less Kong than the other. (Please forgive the silly illustration! Um, cofty thinks God is a monster, so cofty, that was a gift to you! ;))

  The Trinity doctrine is meant to reconcile how there can only be one God, yet there are all these scriptures that say the son of God is: the image of God, God, the alpha and Omega, the I am, the only begotten God, mighty God, all things created by him, etc.
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  Did any of us ever enjoy meetings?

  by stephanie61092 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  this is a legitimate question.

  did any of us ever find real joy in being at the meetings?

  did any of us ever finish a meeting and think "i feel so enriched"?

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  Lost G I know EXACTLY what you are talking about!

  Gefangene, I know what you are talking about too! I remember in elementary school when it was 'calendar time' I used to get depressed whenever i realized that day was a meeting day. :(

  It was like, after a night with no meeting I would start to feel good and then the next day would feel good, until the realization it was a meeting day and then a dark cloud would fall on the whole day. And Friday was good...but guess what the weekend starts out with? The dreaded Saturday morning. And then Sunday is taken up too (with dreadfully long talk by droning speaker followed by dreadfully long watchtower study). I swear, I never felt the whole TGIF thing until I wasn't a witness anymore.
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  Please, tell me.

  by andrewlya in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  hi, i am a christian and i would like to know jehovas witness's belief in god and whether you believe jesus is god.

  please, any statements back up with biblical verses,thank you and god bless, in jesus's name.. i am new on here, so please be patient with me :).

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  FayeDunaway

  The point of this forum for exJWs is that it is such a cult that even if you manage to leave the religion with your family still talking to you, you need to talk to like minded peers about getting all of the fear, obligation and guilt out of your head so you can move on with your life. Most are however NOT able to leave with their families intact, and need to come here to talk about it.

  Does this religion still sound appealing to you?

  I left, and now, after much study, agree mostly with the Trinity. There are more scriptures to support it than those that call it into question, in my opinion. I don't want to argue about the Trinity, but study the subject deeper, and certainly do not use only witness materials. There are many resources online.
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  I am losing

  by NoMoreHustle in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i haven't posted anything for a bit, but wanted to express how i am losing this battle.

  it has been over 3 years now since i woke up about watchtower.

  the battle that i am talking about is the tug of war with my wife (i adore her immensely), watchtower is winning, she simply will not give in to my so-called negative thoughts about the religion that we are in.

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  FayeDunaway

  This is complicated a hundred fold if you have young children. Do you?

  If not, you CAN still have a happy marriage if you leave the cult and she stays in. It won't be an easy journey but others have made it with marriage intact. But you owe it to yourself to take those first steps. If you do, ensure her of your love and devotion no matter what, you are just tired of living a lie and pretending to be something you are not. Nobody deserves to go through life trying to be a robot.
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  Did any of us ever enjoy meetings?

  by stephanie61092 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  this is a legitimate question.

  did any of us ever find real joy in being at the meetings?

  did any of us ever finish a meeting and think "i feel so enriched"?

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  FayeDunaway

  They were pure torture. Growing up, I used to do anything I could just to survive. My mother wouldn't let me draw, unless it was a picture of the bible. I used to try to remember to bring a little piece of string in my pocket, just so I could tie knots in it. If i forgot my string I felt desperate. I used to try to make trips to the bathroom as long as possible by taking the long way down the aisle. I figured if I did that, it would gain me a 8 to 10 seconds of a break from the meeting. Then one day a sister reprimanded me, said why am I going that way down the aisle, disturbing ALL OF THOSE PEOPLE, instead of the short way? I was so embarrassed I never did it again. When I got older the meetings were still torture. Seemed like we would never get from paragraph 13 to 22 of the watchtower study. But when I wanted out and was stuck until we moved, it was the worst. I would tap my toe furiously just to keep myself from screaming.
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  A Perfect World

  by FayeDunaway in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  1993. kevin costner is super popular because of dances with wolves.

  then he makes a clint eastwood directed movie called a perfect world.

  my witness ears pricked up, what could that be about??

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  FayeDunaway

  1993. Kevin Costner is super popular because of Dances With Wolves. Then he makes a Clint Eastwood directed movie called A Perfect World. My witness ears pricked up, what could that be about?? Turns out the title has nothing to do with a paradise utopia, but whoa, witnesses ARE a part of the movie, and not in a good way!! Word is getting round that witnesses are NOT to see this movie, because of the negative mention.

  It's been 23 years and now I'm an ex-witness and finally seeing this movie!!

  Anybody else curious what was in it, all these years?

  It's about an escaped prisoner who kidnaps a boy as a hostage. In the beginning of the movie we see the boy with his family. The kids are at a table and talking about what they WOULD go as for Halloween. The mom comes and says 'you know we don't do that, we have a higher purpose.' The boy says he wishes he could do it just once. Later, kids knock at the door, dressed up, and the boy has to tell an adult they don't celebrate Halloween cuz they are 'Jehovah's witness.'

  Later, the boy is in a store with Costner and steals a Casper Ghost costume (this double no-no is ignored by the filmmakers...going as a ghost of course would be the worst offense...maybe short of a devil costume!) The boy gleefully puts it on. Costner parks somewhere and says come on, we are going trick or treating. The boy stops short. Costner turns around. 'What's the matter now?' He says. The boy says 'I ain't allowed to go trick or treating.'

  Huh? Costner asks.

  My momma doesn't allow it.

  Trick or treatin'...why not?

  Against our religion.

  It's against your...against your...what kind of foolishness is that??

  (Boy looks down, a little embarrassed) Jehovah's witness.

  Costner turns around, crushes his cigarette. 'Now Phillip, I'm asking YOU, I ain't asking your mother, I ain't asking Jehovah. You wanna go trick or treatin' or not?'

  Boy looks down, looks up, and nods yes.Costner turns for the boy to follow him, boy gets a huge smile and runs after, grabs Costner's hand.

  ......and there you have it! Scandalous!! They just couldn't stand people seeing how witness kids arent given a normal childhood. Later in the movie, the kid tells Costner he doesn't get Christmas or birthdays or anything. Costner does what he can to show the boy some fun.
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  Heil Trump. Sieg Heil.

  by oppostate in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  crowd looking like they're doing the heil hitler salute to trump when he asks for a pledge and swear their support while calling for broadening torture laws.

  trump asks backers to swear their support, vows to broaden torture laws.

  http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/05/politics/donald-trump-florida-pledge-torture/.

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  FayeDunaway

  My apologies if this has been posted somewhere on this site, but here is a very entertaining John Oliver summation of all things Trump.
  https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=DnpO_RTSNmQ
  
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  Pairing!!!!!

  by brandnew in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  dangit.......like i gotta cook for this hot chick tonight, ........i rented a suite at the mayaguez beach hotel, and she's totally into me.

  i have my jeep....im still sore from my wreck....but dangit...im into this girl and i need y'alls help.

  im californian....kinda been in the tropic forrest..bout 2years....and need some southern help.

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  FayeDunaway

  Omg dude get off the internet what are you DOING