Posts by SophieG

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I just could not shut up!!!!

by SophieG in

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i am trying to fade...but its hard because i want scream at all my friends: wake up!!!!!

think with the brain god gave you!!!

(still working on gods existence...).

SophieG

Rocky_Girl....YEEEESSSS..... I almost dropped the phone when I saw that text!!! I was like: Does she realize how IRRATIONAL that thought is? WOW!

Billy: First let me say... I have been reading a lot and I have read posts that you have commented on and between you an Leoliana(I may have her name wrong) my brain is fried!!!! You guys have an awesome wealth of knowledege..I feel like a JW dunce. And yes...I think have actually been slooooowly waking up from the day I got baptized 20 years ago......LOLOL!

I had this conversation with a friend when I first got baptized( ...I was born in ...left...came back...got dunked) I asked her: What would she do if she woke up one morning and found out the WTBS was dismantled and decimated? She said: Well that would not happen because it would not have been the truth. The weird thing is, I NEVER FELT THAT WAY.

Now I should have known THEN.....ugh...I wish someone had SLAPPED me completely awake much earlier.

I am go glad I found you guys. Now I know I AM NOT THE CRAZY ONE!!!!

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I just could not shut up!!!!

by SophieG in

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i am trying to fade...but its hard because i want scream at all my friends: wake up!!!!!

think with the brain god gave you!!!

(still working on gods existence...).

SophieG

freeflyingfaerie: Yes.OMG!!! She totally shut down! I was never like this when I was inside. I always gave other people a chance to share their POV. Maybe I was just way to liberal. And looking back I see the distinction I created for myself by being OPEN to all different thoughts.

..I was going to buy Steve Hassan's book today but then I realized that I can't read it openly at home around my JW soon to be ex-hubbie...ARGHHH....But if I find the PDF I can read on my iPad later...

Lozhasleft : I feel you. I did not decide to leave because of doctrine...so I won't try that avenue with my loved ones. I just ask them to THINK about things. And I have been dropping hints about how once I learned and honed my CRITICAL THINKING PROCESS my life got even more better. You have to drop the positives about being able to use the brain to see things from different angles and the fascination behind it! I am hoping that is what will get folks to investigate....

I feel a lot of people do THINK. I see in it my friends, but once you challenge them the brain-washing kicks in...it's FEAR!

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I just could not shut up!!!!

by SophieG in

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i am trying to fade...but its hard because i want scream at all my friends: wake up!!!!!

think with the brain god gave you!!!

(still working on gods existence...).

SophieG

I am trying to fade…but it’s hard because I want scream at all my friends: WAKE UP!!!!! THINK WITH THE BRAIN GOD GAVE YOU!!! (still working on God’s existence…)

I just had a conversation with a JW friend. She is upset with some JWs because they are friends with a DF person on Facebook, me included. Frankly, the person has been gone for so long, I consider them a ‘worldly’ person. My friend is angry because someone went to the DF person and was asking questions about JWs and of course the DF person gives them the low down, based on the horrible things they experienced.

So I try to get my JW friend to think critically. I asked her if the DF person should not be able to share their POV with someone just because it differs with the her JW stance? I told her, rational thought process should allow for someone to get all POVs on a subject and then let that person decide what to do. And why should she worry, if she, my friend has “the truth” then the person asking will see it clearly.

Well ya’ll can guess what happened! My friend’s brain shut down. She said that she “will NEVER leave the org and trash it…she’s had HORRIBLE experiences and she’s still not leaving and trashing it…too many bible accounts that expose the folly of that…”

I tried to get her to SEE that the DF person is NOT bashing Jehovah but is speaking out about her experience in the org. If you had a bad experience, are you not supposed to talk about it…?

Siiiigggghhhh!!!!

I wish people on the inside would not be so afraid TO THINK for themselves. Just reason things out….think with logic...but they are so controlled...now I see I would not have lasted very long. The longer I spent on my "spiritual vacation" the clearer my mind got. I wish I could take my friends and family away from all of it for ONE YEAR...I think they would see the difference and start asking the right questions....

Thanks for letting me vent, guys!

*Sweetly uncontrollable*

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Jackson Family Imploding

by skeeter1 in

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grandma jacksons is mia in arizona, but la police are not allowed to see her.

reported she had a mini-stroke last week.. family members are trying to get temporary custody of michael's children.

could be money involved, as only mj's kids and the guardian of mj's kids get money.

SophieG

I think Rebbie is the only one who is an active JW.

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Anthony Morris III shares his thoughts on eternity...

by cedars in

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bf0gnpcjps.

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cedars.

SophieG

Having been to a Special Convention...and being completely exhausted from the travel/insane schedule/group control/over hyper-spiritualness/frantic thoughts of lunchtime....

I GUARANTEE NO DELEGATE GOT THAT!

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Add your favorite JW prayer cliche'

by King Solomon in

you know what i'm talking about: the trite, often-repeated phrases that convey the person offering the prayer has drawn a mental blank, and utters these words while their brain desperately searches for the next cliche', so they can conclude the ritual with the required tag, "in jesus' name we pray".... (is that like the postage stamp?).

ok, i'll kick this one off, and take the most obvious:.

"forgive us where we fall short....".

SophieG

"We leave this meeting in your care and keeping..."

That just made me twicth....

"We come before your lofty presence..."
Please forgive me...<mind in the gutter>

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How many others, besides myself, that take AMBIEN? Done anything crazy while you were on it?

by PaintedToeNail in

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SophieG

I can't take Ambien/Lunesta...does not do squat. ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!!!

However I use Seroquel for sleep and literally this is what it does to me:

My Brain: ...**going... going... going..gotta.... pay the cable bill.....thinking about the Universe***do di do di dooo***...hmmm i want some popcorn.....***do di do di dooo***...

(BRAIN SHUTS OFF).................wake up the next morning!

The first time I took it...I woke up to use the restroom and could not make it back to the bed...woke up in the hallway on the floor outside the bedroom door. Serious stuff...

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Lets pretend the JW's are right for a moment...

by puffthedragon in

don't worry, i'm not loosing my mind.

but whether you are christian, agnostic, atheist, thor-worshipper or otherwise, just pretend with me for a moment.. armageddon comes and wipes out wicked people.

there is a resurection and some kind of test and the ones that pass make it into the glorious new world.. how long would it last before a revolt?

SophieG

As you know, YHWH has any number of options to choose from to deliver his judgment, whether it's the slow, prolonged death (eg Adam: the poor fool apparently was thinking a day meant something other than a literal DAY! Instead, he lived to 960 years). Lot has been mentioned for instant judgment (pillar of salt), and those who touched the Ark of the Covenant (even when trying to keep it from hitting the ground!) were instantly struck dead by unknown mechanisms (heart attack? Stroke? Maybe the guy was so overwhelmed by believing he was in the presence of God and the strain of lifting, he experienced a heart attack? And instead of everyone standing around, someone should've started CPR?).

Point being, God has a veritable menu of choices from which to choose, and you do NOT want to make him do that!!!

King Solomon!!! ROFL! Touche.

But see... all these folks that are gung ho about Paradise are going to be traumatized by any of the above mentioned routes of instant retribution happneing on a regular basis.

Can you imagine waking up, going outside (and you look across your beautiful lawn with the lion cubs rolling around) and across the way is a pillar of salt that looks like Sister Sue frozen in a 'drop -it -like- it's-hot' pose...all because she was secretly playing hip-hop (that she hoarded pre-Armageddon) instead of the Kingdom Melodies....????

LOL!

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Lets pretend the JW's are right for a moment...

by puffthedragon in

don't worry, i'm not loosing my mind.

but whether you are christian, agnostic, atheist, thor-worshipper or otherwise, just pretend with me for a moment.. armageddon comes and wipes out wicked people.

there is a resurection and some kind of test and the ones that pass make it into the glorious new world.. how long would it last before a revolt?

SophieG

...Ok...people who don't toe the line...don't obey during the 100year reign get instantly killed...

I was always curious, will this be a vaporization by a bolt of lightning and we all see this person *POOF* be gone...

OR

will they just disappear (i.e. OH-OH sister so and so has not been seen since she drank too much wine at those Resurrection Parties)

OR

will there be a new 'justice' system where humans get to decide AGAIN.

I mean, we can really make up a bunch of crap about "Paradise"....

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JW Elder Talks About the Aurora Victims - This is Quite Sick

by God_Delusion in

hi guys & gals,.

the news about the aurora victims has spread worldwide and even in tiny cyprus do our hearts go out to the victims families.. .

unfortunately, the watchtower society doesn't see it that way.. .

SophieG

Absolutely not surprised!

I can't tell you how many times I've heard comments like this from the platform....HOWEVER you will never hear them refer to people like Candace Conti and how she was hurt as a child.

OT...but just shows the warped attitude of some folks: I recall a brother posting on a social site about the WTS 28mil judgement on the Conti case and saying: "OUCH!". Yes, "ouch" to the WTS being hit financially, but not "ouch" to the 9 year old who was abused. I mean what is wrong with these people, have they NO HEART?