Posts by rather be in hades

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holding off on my baptism???

by madcow78596 in

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so i've been studying with jws since april 2011.

1 year later i decide to become an unbaptized publisher and take steps toward dedicating myself to jehovah.

i'm a single working mother of 2 with what i will call a very "colored" past.

rather be in hades

i want to echo the same sentiments.

many of us were raised in this cult, and that's really what it is. a cult.

the struggles your child will face as he gets older are going to be ugly, if he decides to become a jw. hopefully he will not have to go through all of that.

if for nothing else, think about the impact it will have on your son.

the central premise of the jehovah's witnesses is that christ became king in 1914.

1914 is said to be calculated by biblical prophecy in the book of daniel.

after applying 2520 years to the end date of the destruction of jerusalem in 607 bce, they get to 1914, but jerusalem wasn't destroyed in 607 bce, it was destroyed much later in 587bce.

so the watchtower has been lying about this all along and changed the bible to fit their beliefs, in the same way that other christians changed the birth of jesus to fit their beliefs.

why trust an organization that is lying when it claims to have the truth?

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holding off on my baptism???

by madcow78596 in

jw
friends

so i've been studying with jws since april 2011.

1 year later i decide to become an unbaptized publisher and take steps toward dedicating myself to jehovah.

i'm a single working mother of 2 with what i will call a very "colored" past.

rather be in hades

i've never heard of that before, but you will find that elders are a different breed from hall to hall. perhaps, you got one of the bad sets of elders. it happens.

now, my suggestion for you is to seriously consider the history and teachings of the jehovah's witnesses before committing yourself to the religion and committing your children to it as well.

the scriptures mention the ancient boreans (i'm sure i butchered that spelling :P) and how they worked so very hard to make sure that what they were told is true. before baptism, it is essential you do the same.

hopefully others will chime in with better advice, but i'd suggest looking into the history and the older teachngs, at the very least, you'll get a comprehensive view of the society and if you were questioned about it, you'd know what was being asked about.

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starting fresh

by rather be in hades in

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when you left, did you feel the need to start your life over?

how did you go about reconciling who you were with how you feel now?.

better yet, for those born/raised in, how did that transition affect you and are you ok with who you used to be?.

rather be in hades

there's many times i feel i'll never be happy because of the hole the jws left me in.

then i feel so much guilt for being raised in a cult that i often step back and think to myself, "wow...wtf is wrong with me? i was in a cult."

i never liked the idea of paradise forever on earth, at least not without my non-believing grandparents. or my non-beliebing best friend. there's a large part of me that's ashamed i was too cowardly to turn my back on a god who would destroy good people.

i feel all sorts of guilt and shame for being raised in a cult.

there were so many things i didn't like, or want to believe, but was too afraid to leave. i dunno why. if i'm totally honest with myself, i don't think it was the nature of the pictures. i think i earnestly believed it would happen. all of it. the great tribulation, there'd be no religions, we'd be attacked...that's the kind of nonsense i always heard. i dunno if it was the same for the rest of you.

i can't believe i believed that stuff. what was wrong with me?

at some point, 10, 12, 15...why didn't i question myself? especially when i had so many internal conflicts as it was? i wanted to be like everyone else. i didn't want to go to meetings, i never loved god, i never loved jesus, i never wanted to pray and usually pretended to pray instead of actually doing it. which is rather silly when you think about it. i was already there, not saying anything with my eyes closed and head bowed. dreaming about star wars.

the internal conflicts were so awful. i had no desire to be a jw, but i felt it was the right thing to do. it was the troof.

there's times i feel so much shame over all of this. does anyone else?

i was in a cult, what normal person would want to be around me?

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starting fresh

by rather be in hades in

jw
friends

when you left, did you feel the need to start your life over?

how did you go about reconciling who you were with how you feel now?.

better yet, for those born/raised in, how did that transition affect you and are you ok with who you used to be?.

rather be in hades

when you left, did you feel the need to start your life over? how did you go about reconciling who you were with how you feel now?

better yet, for those born/raised in, how did that transition affect you and are you ok with who you used to be?

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A big shift in the world is about to happen......

by EndofMysteries in

i don't want to deceive anyone and i have to clarify a few things so i'm sorry this is going to be a lot more vague then you want.

infact if you do not already realize or also feel something is about to happen as in the title, then move along, it will be a month or 2 before i update this.

it's not my intention to annoy anybody, i am too uncomfortable to post any details because it's too new and i need to verify things, and i am also feeling responsible to give a subtle warning, that it might be something somebody needs to see.

rather be in hades

like the star wars books?

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A big shift in the world is about to happen......

by EndofMysteries in

i don't want to deceive anyone and i have to clarify a few things so i'm sorry this is going to be a lot more vague then you want.

infact if you do not already realize or also feel something is about to happen as in the title, then move along, it will be a month or 2 before i update this.

it's not my intention to annoy anybody, i am too uncomfortable to post any details because it's too new and i need to verify things, and i am also feeling responsible to give a subtle warning, that it might be something somebody needs to see.

rather be in hades

i hope to hell it's not peace and security!

cuz then the end will come

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Why witnesses don't celebrate Halloween

by usualusername in

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jehovah's witnesses don't celebrate halloween.. i guess they don't appreciate random people coming to their doors....

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well, first thing i do when i come home is take off my pants. i thought that was out of comfort, i didn't realize it was part of worship.

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Why witnesses don't celebrate Halloween

by usualusername in

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jehovah's witnesses don't celebrate halloween.. i guess they don't appreciate random people coming to their doors....

rather be in hades

... Just like neckties and pants.

say what now? pants?

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The 1954 Douglas Walsh Transcript--PDF!

by Atlantis in

the douglas walsh trial 1954. the watchtower under oath.

exposing the watchtower dictatorship over jehovah's witnesses.

most of the researchers here need no introduction as to the "exposing" testimony recorded within this 762 page court transcript.

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has anyone had any luck showing this to anyone they know?

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S.L.A.V.E.S LEAKED!!!!! ???

by DATA-DOG in

in anticipation of the confusion and fallout of the nu-lite revealed at the annual meeting, the faithful slave has formed a new committee to assist right-hearted ones.

many bothams died to make this information available.. spiritual.

liaison.

rather be in hades

lol at the bothans reference