Posts by Solzhenitsyn

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Pinch Point

by Solzhenitsyn in

as jw elders what were the biggest frustrations we personally had?.

i hated rank and file members who i couldn't humble..

Solzhenitsyn

As JW Elders what were the biggest frustrations we personally had?

I hated rank and file members who I couldn't humble.

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How Much of the WT Teaching Did You Believe?

by Ding in

some people on this forum have said that they never really believed any aspect of wt teaching, that they couldn't wait to get free of it all.. others seems to have been really gung ho, believing it all until something happened that got you questioning "the truth.".

i would say my own high water mark was about 50%, which put me squarely on the fence, trying to decide if i should be in or out.. how about you?.

Solzhenitsyn

Multi Generational Born In = Believed Everything. Lock, stock, & barrel.

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The new JW Bible

by silas hobbs in

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i was recently informed that the new jw bible was reviewed by some academic type person who rated it as one of the best translations available.. has anyone heard of this person and if so what is his reasoning for giving it such a compliment?.

Solzhenitsyn

Bingo TD.

Look at all the other opinions that have been expressed by Jason BeDuhn. Helps put into perspective what he says about the DubBible.

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If I was still PIMI, I'd be terrified

by neat blue dog in

just looking at the pictures in tomorrow's wt study makes me think of the nightmares i used to have as a child.

and nowadays the pictures are sometimes more realistic, so for any who are truly mentally in, this has a terrible effect on them and even their life choices.

looking in as a pimo or pomo it seems almost comical that adults would believe in this sci-fi bible fan-fiction, but it's not funny when we remember that all ages of the r&f are being manipulated by the gb by these cheap and evil means.. .

Solzhenitsyn

It almost seems like a cult.

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Did You Think Jehovah’s Witnesses Were Typically “Racists”?

by minimus in

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i was a jw from infancy.

we had a melting pot type of congregation.

i grew up with all types of witnesses , all with different backgrounds.

Solzhenitsyn

And for those of us elders who served for years think back to meeting time rotations!

We never asked the Spanish if they wanted to rotate into Sundays. We (white privileged men) were #1 too coward to have to deal with the backlash after announcing to the cong that they would have to endure Saturday meetings, #2 were unwilling give up Sunday football, #3 assumed the Spanish "love their Saturday slot" so why even ask them.

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Did You Think Jehovah’s Witnesses Were Typically “Racists”?

by minimus in

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friends

i was a jw from infancy.

we had a melting pot type of congregation.

i grew up with all types of witnesses , all with different backgrounds.

Solzhenitsyn

A black brother gave a public talk at our all white KH one Sunday, had his son turn the lights off at a predetermined point, and made the statement loudly into the microphone..."turn the lights off and we're all black".

Yeah, um, JWs are generally racists. Both from what he said and the backlash over his "stunt" that led to me having to give a local needs several weeks later from all the nasty gossip.

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Brother-in-Law DF’d but family doesn’t know he’s awake

by Kathy1978 in

i haven’t posted in a while, but i wanted to share.

so my brother-in-law was dfd a couple of weeks ago.

his mom & dad are hardcore jws so they are full shunning, but told him to hurry back.

Solzhenitsyn

It's a social and emotional form of modern-day torture.

On the other side of what ultimately is only short-term torture, exists an amazing freedom in every way.

One bad day outside the Watchtower cult is better than a thousand good days in it. This is something that seems best appreciated over time.

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Did you have a Narcissistic JW Parent?

by Butterfly607 in

did anyone else have a parent who could be described as highly narcissistic who was a jw?

how was that for you growing up?

which was worse - the narcissistic religion or the narcissistic parent?.

Solzhenitsyn

Yep, both.

And they made me... Narcissistic JW Jr.

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What happens to Bethelites?

by rickroll in

so if someone puts their life into serving the cult for free at bethel, then say after 25 or 30 years they are not able to for one reason or another such as illness, or family issue or old age, does the cult have any safety net for these people or is it you serve until you can't and when you can't you just go away?

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