Posts by dazed but not confused

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Bitter apostates

by Laika in

witnesses often go on about apostates being spiteful and bitter.

when you get cut off, shunned, or threatened with shunning just for the audacity of thinking differently, it's not surprising that getting angry at the witnesses is the reaction - it's like a self fulfilling prophecy.. but also, i recently posted an email from a 'friend' on this board who told me that everyone he'd spoken to about me said i had changed, become like another person.

it didn't occur to him that the day before i told my parents i'd quit the religion just 3 weeks ago, i met him for lunch, we had a good time and he didn't know anything was up.

dazed but not confused

Looking back, it seems so arrogant to think only “we” have the truth. Any religion that thinks this is so delusional.

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Since leaving watchtower what has been your biggest act of rebellion?

by 3rdgen in

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friends

i'm in a pissy mood and would love to hear your stories.

personally, i'm thinking of getting a tatoo on my rear end saying wbt$ kiss this!.

dazed but not confused

Grew a goatee.

Voted.

Tattoo.

Smoke Cigars.

Celebrate Halloween and other holidays and birthdays.

Soon I will donate blood and/or plasma.

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im new here and need help

by mtudor54 in

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friends

hi my name is sarah and im a psychiatric patient.

i know that many people look down on me and see me as a freak, a demon,hideous...whatever.

but im asking anyone here if they have any information from the watchtower or any other jw writing on serious psychiatric illnesses and what the bible has to say about it.

dazed but not confused

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What Is The Most Absurd JW Belief or View?

by minimus in

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friends

there are many silly doctines and viewpoints.. one of the strangest ones is the blood doctrine.. why anyone could logically accept this belief is beyond reason..

dazed but not confused

The blood issue is a biggie for me too. Learning the truth about all the blood and organ transplant changes started me on learning TTATT. When I was born there were complications and I needed a transfusion. My mom signed documents refusing me the life saving procedure. My non JW dad told the docs/nurses to lose the documents and to save my life.

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What Is The Most Absurd JW Belief or View?

by minimus in

jw
friends

there are many silly doctines and viewpoints.. one of the strangest ones is the blood doctrine.. why anyone could logically accept this belief is beyond reason..

dazed but not confused

The view or belief that if a family member leaves the “truth” you must shun them and have little to no contact with them.

I have to tread lightly with this wonderful teaching because of my mom and sister. Its been about 3 and a half years since I’ve seen them and Im making plans to fly to see them in the next couple months. My mom seems ok with it but my sister is a little apprehensive.

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