Congratulations. You have the full right to BRAG BIG TIME. You alone, among thousands, pursued your dream career without any concerns for anything else but to do exactly what you want. Most of us prefer money over our calling. You chose your passion, before financial gain. You have integrity, passion, guts and talent.
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I'm not trying to brag, but being an EXJW is awesome!!! Status Update-
by Coffee House Girl inhello jwn!
i don't get to check in here or comment as often as i would like because i have been working so hard at school...but i just have to share my news in hopes that newbees can see that taking the leap to enroll in higher education is worth it-.
i am graduating this spring with a bachelor degree in art history, minor anthropology...many people (including nonjw's have given me flack for choosing a "dead end" career path) but since leaving the watchtower organization's group-think mentality and "leaning on my own understanding" instead... i decided to say fuck everyone else's opinion...i am going to pursue my passion to work in a museum as a curator or archivist-.
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my letter to my JW brothers
by never a jw ini know, it's in spanish.
i need to test your skills with a foreign language.
it's very late now.
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never a jw
I know, it's in Spanish. I need to test your skills with a foreign language. It's very late now. I will make time later tomorrow to translate. Spanish speaker give me your opinion. I am not a JW. My brothers are hard core, but not so stupid as to not be troubled by the letter.
Queridos hermanos,
He decidido escribir esta carta principalmente para advocar por el bienestar de los jóvenes, especialmente aquellos más cercanos a nosotros, nuestros hijos y sobrinos.
Como ustedes saben, inmediatemente después de que mi hija Cristina me pidió permiso para bautizarse como Testigo de Jehová, yo decidí aprender todo lo más posible acerca de su religión. Mis investigaciones me han llevado a aprender acerca de un gran número de temas muy interesantes tales como historia, religión, astronomía, sicología y arqueología. Además, he aprendido con gran detalle la historia y doctrinas de los Testigos. Durante mi búsqueda también me pude dar cuenta de la facilidad con la cual uno obtiene acceso a todo tipo de información que no hubiera sido posible 15 o 20 años atrás. Ciertamente, los medios de comunicación han cambiado de una manera vertiginosa en años recientes.
Aún cuando los temas que he aprendido son diversos, todos ellos se relacionan de una manera directa o indirecta con su religión. Las conclusiones de mis investigaciones pueden resumirse en pocas palabras: “La Verdad” no ha hecho honor a su nombre; “La Verdad” es el nombre equivocado. Miles de personas alrededor del mundo han decidido abandonarla porque han descubierto engaño y manipulación detrás del velo de armonía social y moralidad ejemplar de sus miembros. Miles más pretenden aceptarla porque temen perder el lazo social con sus familiares y amigos si revelan sus verdaderos sentimientos. Los líderes de “la Verdad” son implacables contra cualquiera que se atreva a cuestionar su autoridad. Ellos han abusado de esta autoridad al sacrificar miles de vidas inocentes y torturar sicologicamente a cientos de miles más.
Se requieren volúmenes para explicar y corroborar el párrafo anterior. De hecho, ya se han escrito y se siguen escribiendo docenas de libros, los cuales ustedes rehusan leer porque los autores son descritos por la Sociedad usando los adjetivos mas vitriólicos y calumniosos, pero nunca ofreciendo un argumento válido para defenderse de la crítica objetiva de muchos de estos llamados “apóstatas”. No se preocupen, no dejen de leer, yo no voy a dar detalles del argumento persuasivo y veraz de aquellos que han decidido combatir “la Verdad”. Tampoco voy hacerles preguntas difíciles, no tiene caso. Cada vez que lo hago obtengo una respuesta evasiva, silencio, o respuestas que ni siquiera corresponden a la pregunta. Ustedes deciden cuando quieren empezar su investigación, si es que un día lo quieren hacer.
Gracias a los medios modernos de comunicación, la verdad acerca de “La verdad” se esta difundiendo de manera rápida y efectiva. El haberla conocido me ha llevado a la decisión de ayudar a proteger y defender a los más inocentes y vulnerables, los jóvenes y niños Testigos. Nunca olvidaré el ver a "disfellowshipped daughter of an elder who has not been back in more than 10 years" partir del salón del reino antes de la conclusión de la reunión para poder evitar el ostracismo cruel y humillante al cual se somete a todos aquellos jóvenes que han hecho precisamente lo que sus mismos padres se sienten orgullosos de haber hecho, abandonar la religion que se les inculcó de niños. Literalmente “que poca madre”, “que poco padre”. Que acto tan vergonzoso que supuestos cristianos traten a sus propios hijos de la manera más cruel permitida por las leyes humanas. Sin embargo, no los puedo culpar porque estos padres también son víctimas de un liderazgo arrogante, engañador y manipulador.
A lo largo de los últimos dos años también he llegado a comprender que abandonar “la Verdad” es muy difícil para muchos. De hecho, es común darse cuenta de gente que mentalmente está fuera, pero físicamente están dentro de la organización. Ustedes podrían justificadamente ser parte de este grupo que piensa que “no tiene a donde ir”. Son muchos años de un estilo de vida que les ha brindado felicidad y armonía, así como una red extensa de amigos que sinceramente los quieren. Lo entiendo, pero espero que por lo menos lleguen a comprender que al igual que ustedes tuvieron libertad para cambiar de creencias, así también ustedes ofrezcan esta libertad a sus hijos y mis hijos sin recurrir a la manipulación emocional y ostracismo si un día ellos toman esa decisión.
Espero que hayan podido soportar mi lenguaje severo acerca de su religión. Tienen que admitir que el lenguaje que la Sociedad ha usado ya por cien años para referirse a los no-Testigos es mucho peor. En otro tiempo este lenguaje vitriólico de la Sociedad me divertía, ahora me enfurece.
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The Revelation of Saint John the Divine
by Caupon inapparently there are anointed members of god's earthy organization, or the jehova's christian witness church.
my understanding of this is that those select few appointed by holy spirit directed by he who is above will rule over the other sheep with the jesus in heaven.
their biblical proof of this is supposedly in the acts of the apostles and the last book, the revelation.
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never a jw
Band on the Run
Good summary of the book. I just read it and your summary is pretty much what I remember best of it.
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Hello - mentally out, physically in...
by Bluefluff ini have been lurking for a while but was encouraged to sign up by a user on the ex jw reddit forum.
i'm a still in jw but i've been mentally out for about two months.
i'm an ms and i'm also gay so i have two lots of 'coming out' to do very soon!.
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never a jw
Welcome BF. Glad to hear that another person is cured. Life begins now. Not easy at first, but it always gets better.
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I did it !!!!
by snare&racket in7 years ago i started on a path i had long ago given up on as impossible.
i met with my elders and told them i could not justify carrying on as a jw.
i went and got my high school qualifications and my higher education diploma (a levels with distinction) in just 12 months.
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never a jw
Wonderful News. Congratulations on your achievement.
Thank you for your commitment to fix this world, save real lives and cure real ailments. Also, thank you for your efforts to fight cult leaders and rescue the innocent from their evil grasp. All is very much appreciated
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Hell or no hell
by never a jw inabout a year ago i had an exchange of emails with an elder of a congregation where all my jw relatives attend.
i asked him all kinds of questions regarding blood, 607, shunning, evolution, higher education.
as anticipated, he either had no answer or provided an evasive one.
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never a jw
Archaeology confirming the existence of 50 people mentioned in the Bible only means that the writers of those books were real, had a brain and stay informed of the events of their times. It does not confirm at all that the Bible came from God.
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Are JW's Fundamentalist Christians
by What is Truth? intop ten signs you're a fundamentalist christian.
10 - you vigorously deny the existence of thousands of gods claimed by other religions, but feel outraged when someone denies the existence of yours.. .
9 - you feel insulted and "dehumanized" when scientists say that people evolved from other life forms, but you have no problem with the biblical claim that we were created from dirt.. .
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never a jw
people speaking in tongues is not much different from the FDS calling themselves the mouth piece of J. or his channel of communication. or claiming that God is the editor of the WT, or that the preaching work and the name JW's is proof that they are the chosen ones.
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Hell or no hell
by never a jw inabout a year ago i had an exchange of emails with an elder of a congregation where all my jw relatives attend.
i asked him all kinds of questions regarding blood, 607, shunning, evolution, higher education.
as anticipated, he either had no answer or provided an evasive one.
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never a jw
Thanks transhuman,
The moment I saw Leolaia in the links you provided I knew I would get great answers to my questions.
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I need some urgent advice, please!!
by alonein321 inhere's my story.
i'm 24 years old and i live in brazil.
i'm a 3rd gen born-in jw and all close relatives in the borg (parents, grandparents, uncles, wife, inlaws) except my little sister (she's 16 and didnt buy jw doctrine).
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never a jw
Welcome!
It all comes down to how much love your wife. i am not saying you should love her very much. It's your life and it's your wife. Your patience, caution, dilligence and dedication to preserving this relationship should be commensurate to your love for your wife.
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Hell or no hell
by never a jw inabout a year ago i had an exchange of emails with an elder of a congregation where all my jw relatives attend.
i asked him all kinds of questions regarding blood, 607, shunning, evolution, higher education.
as anticipated, he either had no answer or provided an evasive one.
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never a jw
I prepared an answer for everyone, but towards the end I decided to correct something by pressing the left arrow to go to the part needing correction. Damn it, I ended up in another website that talks about big cats. I try to come back to my comment and it was GONE. I hate when that happens, especially considering that I only used four fingers to type. I will prepare something later again.
Thanks everyone.
I just want to point out that my interest is mainly to determine what is the most possible meaning that the writers of the Bible ascribed to the 4 words that are used to refer to the afterlife.