Posts by SpannerintheWorks

I just need to come up with a good excuse to tell my wife! Oh yeah, I know: "bye, dear, I'm just off to Weston super Mare to an apostate barbecue, see you later!" Maybe not. Any suggestions?

Spanner

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What Was The Final Straw That Made You Leave The Organisation?

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as a faithful and zealous witness, nothing can question your faith.

but one day, something does!

you begin to have doubts.

SpannerintheWorks

Dansk,

It is quite incredible how evil this Society can be!
SO WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO ABOUT IT?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well, Dansk, "we" seem to be doing quite a lot about it! Spanner

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What Was The Final Straw That Made You Leave The Organisation?

by SpannerintheWorks in

jw
friends

as a faithful and zealous witness, nothing can question your faith.

but one day, something does!

you begin to have doubts.

SpannerintheWorks

Alan,

Hi Spanner,
: What? A whole year before you realised there claims were false? You surprise me!
No, that's not what I meant

I Know, I was just "pulling your leg"! Sounds like you had a pretty traumatic time in the latter years, though, Alan.

Scully,

"If you turn your back on The Truth TM , your three beautiful children would be better off if you took them out in the back yard and blew their heads off with a gun. That way they won't go down with you at Armageddon TM and will have a resurrection in the Paradise TM ."

That "best friend" of yours almost sounds psychotic! Ah, yes, she was defending the Watchtower Society, I knew there was a reason for it!

Matty,

I haven't really got over it yet.

It's Watchtower psychological backmail that is making you feel that way. Don't let it affect you. They aren't worth it.

RAZORBLADE,

I felt guilty and worthless and without Jehovah's favour.

More of the same.

So glad I am free of that nightmare.

Well done!

Dins,

I always read depressing books to perhaps make me feel better

If that wasn't so sad, it would be funny.

Metatron,

The Bulgarian Blood Compromise stunned me.

Me too. I have yet to meet a Witness who admits that this is true, and not just a fabrication.

Anti-absolutist,

"You know Brad, you are the head of the household and if you don't get re-instated Brandon will die at Armageddon".

More Watchtower psychological blackmail.

Ravyn,

I wrote the WTBS asking advice on how to deal with family relationships under the circumstances, I pleaded with them, and was flat out told that I could not have anything to do with you period. YOU were considered apostate by every congregation I attended. The letters I got back from WTBS forbid me to even PRAY for you! But you never knew that because when you did come back I did not want to hurt your feelings or undermine your supposedly weak faith(their words not mine). So Dad you just don't know what I put up with from them in those 11 years.

It is quite incredible how evil this Society can be!

Cruzanheart,

The P.O. perfunctorily asked and when I started to tell him, he interrupted me after about 5 seconds with "well, Jehovah will give us strength to endure," and walked off.

Ditto.

Every time I pray for Jehovah to show me whether I made the right decision

No need. You did.

Bikerchic,

I was quoting to him from the Watchtower on how it says the Elders and the rank and file Christians should act in harmony with the FDS, the Bible and the Watchtower Society, lets see how did he put it......."yes the Watchtower says that, but in acutallity it's just NOT THE WAY IT GOES DOWN WHEN YOU ARE DEALING WITH THE ELDERS, they are directed by Jehovah and they decide how things are to be done in the Congregation."

Watchtower hypocrisy.

Nowisee,

it was the 1970's, when even jw women were wearing (if not miniskirts) very short skirts.

Come back, 1970's, all is forgiven!

Greven,

learned how to evaluate reasoning and arguments

No wonder you left!

Dawn27,

"change of understanding" requarding the generation of 1914 doctrine and they denied teaching it but said that "some brothers and sisters have chosen to view this as a literal generation." They offered no apology for teaching the wrong thing for years on end and instead blamed the flock for their mistake

This ALONE proves that the WBTS is NOT "God's Organisation"!

Spanner