Posts by FayeDunaway

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Cognitive Dissonance Runs Deep

by vinman in

while it is true that maybe 1 or 2 things woke you up (like myself), it is interesting to reflect on the reality of what you did not believe, even if you were a true believer and would of died for the organization.

here is my list (not a complete list, i'm sure their is more).

what is your list like?.

FayeDunaway

Vinman I never believed any of those either.

Also, that resurrected to earth would never marry. If God was satisfying the delight of every living thing, surely that wouldn't be true.

that dinosaurs lived a very long time before humans, and they obviously were violent. All that armour and all those teeth.

that the flood was not worldwide, but regional.

That homonids existed and were human like. Just because we don't understand something fully doesn't make it not possible.

that there was a big bang.

that jesus wasn't Michael.

That blood should be used to save a life.

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Good To Be Here

by snowbird in

jw
friends

hello.

FayeDunaway

Hey!

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If you could name the theme of an assembly what would it be???

by karter in

jw
friends

divine boredom.

FayeDunaway

I wish they would come out and just say it in the title:

'The BEST Assembly EVER!!!'

More accurately tho,

'Endless Drone'

83

What woke you up?

by Israel Ricky Gonzales in

in march of 2014, i was a very active jw, a ministerial servant, gave a public talk, was an attendant for the memorial, and one of 4 cleaning captains for an international convention of 40,000+ attendees.

so what woke me up?

an innocent comment from a co-worker about the candice conti court case rang a bell that could not be unrung.

FayeDunaway

I was going through a very inward spiritual crisis nobody knew about (probably because of associating with worldly people on a hobby site), doubting everything, and realizing these worldly people are actually really loving and true friends, when I was assigned to give one of those talks they only gave you a scripture with and no other resources. I think our cd rom was scratched and unplayable. So I did what I always do when I want to research something....look online. I got interpretive analyses of this scripture from religious scholars and who knows who else, but what was written affected me deeply. It made me truly appreciate the sacrifice of Jesus for the first time in my life. I gave the best talk I have ever given. It was in a back room, but man, was it passionate.

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Where's this going? American soldiers call on Jehovah

by fulltimestudent in

jw
friends

the song is 'days of elijah,' and the bit i'm referring to is about half way through, as they sing, "there is no god like jehovah":.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjz_ilp9c5a.

FayeDunaway

Oh thou great jehovah is a standard in almost all hymn books. My pastor usually uses 'Yahweh.' Not every Sunday but on a regular basis.

39

Let’s Speculate!!!

by John Aquila in

you know the organization is slowly going down.

not as fast as we would wish, but nevertheless it is crumbling.

five (5) year old child baptisms, smaller magazines, child sexual abuse exposed, smaller annual growth, no one wants to reach out, young ones leaving.

FayeDunaway

Umberto and John...thankfully all my children and husband are out!! It's all of my birth family I miss. I'm the black sheep of the family now. I love them very much but had to live my own life, for my own sanity, for what I believe is right, and for my children's freedom.

Yep I'll grab some of that popcorn, sit back, and watch the show with you all. I think a lot of the big decisions of the future are going to be made by the legal department, and whatever it takes to protect themselves and their money.

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Baby steps taken with a grain of salt

by Israel Ricky Gonzales in

seeing how my jw wife nearly lost it when i woke up to ttatt and was df'd just over a year ago, she has been showing cracks in her armor.. 1. she has stopped pioneering to resume her good-paying career, working full-time.. 2. she suggested marriage counseling.. 3. she suggested going to a latin rap concert at a casino for our anniversary.. 4. when we reconciled recently and began living together as a family again, she agreed to alternate weeks of jw activity with the kids, one week doing the jw thing with her and the next week not doing the jw thing with me .

5. she hasn't had perfect attendance at meetings or for field service since she started working full-time.

just last night, she skipped meeting to help co-workers prepare food for an employee appreciation luncheon held today.

FayeDunaway

This is wonderful news. I hope she can see how much happier she is by easing up.

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Let’s Speculate!!!

by John Aquila in

you know the organization is slowly going down.

not as fast as we would wish, but nevertheless it is crumbling.

five (5) year old child baptisms, smaller magazines, child sexual abuse exposed, smaller annual growth, no one wants to reach out, young ones leaving.

FayeDunaway

I think a few of the above things will happen. I'm glad I'm young enough to see it, and I'll hear all the news here. I want my family again. Whether it's the org falling, or becoming more mainstream, I've got hope.

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Why Me?

by John Aquila in

do you ever wonder why out of all the witnesses, you are the one that woke up?

i wonder many times why me.

i know many men and women that are much, much better persons than me; either they are much smarter, more humble, kinder, more successful, or just better persons all around.

FayeDunaway

Pb you are far from stupid! You were probably just looking for something different. From what I see on here, you don't shy away from having different thoughts than most people. It might have been this tendency that led you to the JW's, but this tendency also led you out of it!

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help me understand: My wife seems to be utterly detested by skelletons and skulls. Why?

by goingthruthemotions in

so, here i am again....asking more questions to help me understand my wife.

she was brought up in the cult in the 70's and 80's.

so i can only imagine what kind of indoctrination she deals with.

FayeDunaway

Yes, anything with a skull or skeleton on it was a no no with my mom. It's probably fear of the occult, but often cross and bones is pirate...I guess that's not ok either, tho :) adoration of naughtiness I suppose...

Im actually not sure what the obsession with skeletons is, in tattoos and on bikers jackets etc. what is the message? I know it's not occult...but is it trying to convey a lack of fear maybe? This demands research. And why is a pirates flag a skull?