dazed but not confused

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Anyone with Happy Memories from being a JW born in, please post here....
by SkyGreen in
1. jw
2. experiences
first up, happy new year .

hi everyone, ok i guess this is controversial, but im doing it as therapy for me - so im not bitter about the way i was raised.

plus i want to see if i can be the op of an "epic thread"!!.
dazed but not confused

I have a lot of good memories. I was born in and it was all I knew but looking back I had a pretty good upbringing. I was born in and my dad left my mom when I was 2 because of the religion. My mom did her best raising 3 kids on her own. There were a lot of good men who stepped in to fill the “dad” roll for me. Took me fishing, camping ect. There were brothers who would help my mom and I with anything we needed. She was disabled and couldn’t work.
My favorite time was between 15 and 18. High School was ehhh… but my friends from the hall and I did a lot of crazy stuff. Things that if we got caught, we would have been either arrested or DF’d and probably both. But I wouldn’t trade it for anything. Everything in my life led me to this point - where I learned TTATT. My one friend that rarely talks to me said “Out of all our friends, you were the last one who I thought would leave the truth.” And so was I. I was such a drone in the BORG that 2 years ago I never thought I’d be here. But here I am.
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Its 2014 NEXT year. What will the spin be?
by Slidin Fast in
1. jw
2. friends
you know what.

the spin doctors at brookyn can beat any political damage control experts i have ever heard.. perhaps we can give them some help.

the centenery of 1914 is next year, will they celebrate?.
dazed but not confused

Did someone say... SPIN DOCTORS? I love these guys
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsdy_rct6uo
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HAPPY NEW YEAR!
by still thinking in
1. jw
2. friends
from the land down under.....lol.

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dazed but not confused

HAPPY NEW YEAR
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Being Agnostic is depressing me....
by SkyGreen in
1. jw
2. friends
for those that dont know my story, basically i "woke up the ttatt" about a year ago, started fading, then went back, now fading again because i just cant stomach it anymore.

my husband is very supportive, although he's still "in" for now, and trying to be regular with meetings and witnessing, he can see my point of view now, and often notices things in the wt or other publications that are "off".

the fading thing is hard, sometimes i want to da, but because of the upheaval it would cause my family, im waiting a little while - i guess hoping that my husband will be on the same page at some point, so that we can support eachother.
dazed but not confused

im feeling really depressed, as Im sure many of you can relate to the heart sinking feeling of your faith being shattered. Being someone that was always so sure that Jehovah was up there, loving me, about to fix all that is wrong with the world... and now its like I have nothing.
I can relate. It took me months leave these feelings behind - a good 6 or 7 months. My faith was shattered when I realized ALL I KNEW to be true wasn’t and I had to start over in my reasoning. It’s a bit comforting but extremely delusional thinking there is a god up there who will fix everything one day.
You may go through a wide range of emotions. I did. I went from Christian to angry hater of everything god to agnostic and finally, now I am slipping comfortably into Atheist. Fits well too. Good luck!
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? Curious: How many Jehovah's Witnesses leave to join "non-christian" religions, ie; Wicca, Pagan, Satanists, Buddists, Hindu, etc. ?
by Balaamsass in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
it may seem a strange question, but when i served as an elder i personally knew of about a dozen elders and servants children who joined various wicca groups or became buddists rather than leave to become agnostic or another "christian" denomination.. the ones who became involved with witchcraft did so in groups of jw children intregued by all the talk of satan's and the demon's power etc.

in the org.. the future buddists seemed turned off by the politics, and mean spiritness in halls.. i just thought of this after seeing the new dismal yearbook numbers and looking at facebook pages of some of the ex jws i know.. was this simply a california thing or is it worldwide?.
dazed but not confused

I looked into wicca and satanist type religions. It was out of curiosity. We/I was never allowed or allowed myself to indulge in such things. I was no longer afraid of the devil once I realized he didn't exist. Same with god.
It fascinates me, but thats about it. I would never want to "join in" but wouldn't be opposed to observing one.
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? Curious: How many Jehovah's Witnesses leave to join "non-christian" religions, ie; Wicca, Pagan, Satanists, Buddists, Hindu, etc. ?
by Balaamsass in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
it may seem a strange question, but when i served as an elder i personally knew of about a dozen elders and servants children who joined various wicca groups or became buddists rather than leave to become agnostic or another "christian" denomination.. the ones who became involved with witchcraft did so in groups of jw children intregued by all the talk of satan's and the demon's power etc.

in the org.. the future buddists seemed turned off by the politics, and mean spiritness in halls.. i just thought of this after seeing the new dismal yearbook numbers and looking at facebook pages of some of the ex jws i know.. was this simply a california thing or is it worldwide?.
dazed but not confused

I listen to VooDoo alot by Godsmack.... Does that count?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SSUQxGjZZ4
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Richard Dawkins FUNNY mistake
by Christ Alone in
1. social
2. entertainment
this happened almost a year ago, but i thought it was funny.

here's the article: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/religion/9082059/for-once-richard-dawkins-is-lost-for-words.html.

during this particular radio broadcast, dawkins claimed that most christians did not know what the first book of the new testament is.
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WTS closes/dissolves 435 congregations in 29 countries
by Gayle in
1. jw
2. friends
as listed in 2013 yearbook.. yes, most countries have increases in congregations.

most of the countries that have less congregations than last year, show 1 or 2 less.

however, poland shows a dramatic 327 congregations less, from 1,814 (2011) to 1,487. netherlands, 25 less congregations.
dazed but not confused

How do you suppose the WTBTS will spin this to say: "Jehovah is blessing us!" ??.... You know they will...
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Who here watches Dexter?
by MrFreeze in
1. jw
2. friends
i love this show.

been hooked since the first episode.

for anyone who follows, i captured a bit of tonight's episode.
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Prediction: I think Deb is going to end up killing him..... CAN'T WAIT FOR NEXT....LAST SEASON
Shes already proved she can kill for him...
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I almost wished i took the blue pill....
by 20yearfader in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
since joining this site and having my eyes opened,i find i'm now dealing with a lot of emotions that were suppressed.one being the passing of loved ones,in the org we were discouraged from showing proper emotions due to the fact that if you did you were considered weak since they the dearly departed were only sleeping.now im being bombarded with dreams of my loved ones that i,due to my brainwashing never had the emotional release that i should have had.i'm just wondering how others on this site are coping,and dealing with the fact that everything we was taught was false almost as a way to keep up under control,as we lost years and decades of time.i almost wish i keep my head and the sand and had taken the blue pill.what has helped you all deal with this ...new religion......no religion...etc.
dazed but not confused

I cried for about two weeks off and on .. when it all settled in..
You are breaking all kinds of bonds in your brain... many emotional
no shame in crying .. and you will feel better..
Wow. I thought it was just me. I kept thinking "WTF is wrong with me?" I'm glad it wasn't just me. This happened to me too for about 2 weeks. I felt during this time "Am I making the biggest mistake of my life?" Now over a year latter, best descision I ever made.