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  I don't like the person i am becoming...

  by SpunkedTeen in

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  i have not been active here lately just lurking mostly but i have no one to talk to and i need some help i guess.i started working out and became friends with my personal trainer(we went to school together).i started going out with him(lying to my mother about what i was doing,another thing to add to the list of lies,it's becoming too easy!

  ) and i notice i'm slowly becoming the worldy people that the jw's described.i've become very selfish and rude and very apathetic towards everything and everyone.i always thought the values that jw's taught were really good.if i cut ties with the only friend i have now , i would probably slip into a deep depression and i that is something that i want to avoid at all costs.i start university in january and my plan was to stick it out in the organisation until i got my degree and became fully independant but as of late a elder told me i am being considered to become a m.s and told me what i need to work on and since then the other elders have been nagging me to work on the same things.i'm trying to rid my self of my 'priveleges' in the cong but nothings working...if anyone has experienced a similar situation what advice would you give?

  , oh and my mom was always super into the religion having been a pioneer and bethel worker for years but we went to the regional convention two weeks ago and now she is even more exasperating (for example a sister asked my why i was 19 years old and not a ms or serving at bethel yet, which is fine i've learnt how to deal with these questions but when i told my mother whom has always been content with me just being in the religion and never pushed me towards anything asked me if i was happy with what i was and if i would not be happier at bethel or regular pioneering.

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  I've become very selfish and rude and very apathetic towards everything and everyone.I always thought the values that jw's taught were really good

  Maybe you have always been selfish, rude and apathetic towards other people. The difference is that while you were under the influence of JW dogma, you were scared into submission and you behaved like a good person, but the core of your person has always been the same.

  It's time to get a moral compass, without having to resort to the guidance of a book that contains a morality that was appropriate 2,500 years ago. Join charitable groups, real charitable groups. Participate in community efforts to improve your community. In other words, befriend and learn from the real good people, not pious hypocrites driven by self interest to get a reward or approval.
  
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  British Virgin Islands newspaper: Guyanese JW molester gets jail/fine

  by AndersonsInfo in

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  http://bvinews.com/new/lewis-gets-42-months-for-molesting-boy-to-pay-10k/.

  lewis gets 42 months for molesting boy; to pay $10k.

  in all news / by: bvi news online on october 3, 2016 at 4:32 pm / oliver lewis during one of his court appearances.

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  That's the way to do it. Thumbs up to the father! Screw "wait on Jehovah!"
  
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  Elder asking for help

  by untruth in

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  this is my first time posting on here so i’m not sure where to start.

  i’m trying to keep it as short as possible since i could expand much more.

  i’ve been in the process of waking up in the last year and a half.

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  Welcome untruth! I am glad to see the talented leave the WT, even if it a protracted process
  

  Your situation looks bad, but it could be worse.
  

  What about other family members? brothers, parents? are they in?

  Based on many stories I've read here, I think you should pretend to continue to have an unwavering faith in Jehovah and his promises, even if you are moving in the direction of dumping religion altogether. Keep the Bible and God sacred and above anything else, even if you no longer believe that they are. Your wife needs a gradual and slow transition.
  
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  Steve Hassan. Can some one verify if this is true.

  by joe134cd in

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  https://culteducation.com/group/1289-general-information/8227-disclaimer-regarding-steve-hassan.html.

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  never a jw

  Law of supply and demand. It's the system that we all love...when benefits us, but so ugly when it benefits our neighbor.
  
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  Spain 2016-10-03 BOE Re: Minors

  by wifibandit in

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  october 3, 2016 to the bodies of elders re: minors.

  3 de octubre de 2016 a los cuerpos de ancianos asunto: menores de edad.

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  "Being guided by the above recommendations will avoid unfounded accusations and will protect the reputation of our organization"

  Really???, so the assumption is that sexual abuse accusations within the organization are unfounded.

  Why not word it like this: "Being guided by the above recommendations will avoid unfounded accusations and will protect the reputation of our organization. our children."
  
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  What is the purpose of life?

  by slimboyfat in

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  2. beliefs

  while reading the magazines the other day it occurred to me that jws never really had a very good answer to that question.

  because it was aimed at young people and it said something along the lines, "if you believe in god you have a purpose, but if you don't believe in god your life has no purpose or meaning".

  i think that is a faulty analysis of the situation.

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  Looter: I thought this was a board with a lot of adults, not children.

  Children are easily persuaded to believe in the tooth fairy, Santa Claus and all kinds of invisible beings who
  

  use superhuman powers, but always hidden from human eyes.

  Mature adult eventually lose their child-like gullibility and stop believing in the intervention of invisible and mute beings in human affairs. You may reach this stage one day.
  
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  PRESS RELEASE: This is not over, on the contrary. I do not retract.

  by sp74bb in

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  2. friends

  i appreciate all the expressions of interest and solidarity.

  it has been a very intense week.

  i started with the help of many of you, a particular war for my rights as a european citizen.. we have achieved an important space and advertising with a single complaint, which is a great success that i share with you all.. the press has not only spoken about a single complaint, but they gave a full coverage on asocial behavior of jehovah's witnesses and the last, a very hard editorial from the newspaper el periodico director (link).

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  Sounds like a civil case where loser pays. How does it work in Spain?

  It's big money versus little money, but it has the opportunity to attract lots of media attention, which potentially gives the advantage to little money if it can substantiate its case.

  Good luck!! Your story resonates with thousands around the world. We are rooting for you and against the Watchtower.
  
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  my story (part one)

  by Jason Melita in

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  2. experiences

  hi, my name is jason.

  i was born in 1987 in nsw, australia into a jehovahs witness household (my parents were baptised mere months before i was born) with 2 older siblings (brother and sister) and in time a younger brother.

  i had a pretty happy childhood, we moved to north brisbane by the time i was 5 years old.

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  never a jw

  you piqued my interest
  
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  According to one JW there can only be 1 of 3 reasons why you left.

  by Bonsai in

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  i asked an old jw friend of mine why so many baptized individuals leave the jw religion.

  "did it ever occur to you, old friend, that maybe they know something that you don't know and have valid reasons for leaving?

  ", i asked.. his response set me back for an answer.

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  never a jw

  I never left, because I was never in, but my view of the religion started a dramatic U turn the moment I typed Jehovah's Witnesses in the Google search engine. It went from positive to very, very negative.
  
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  What is the purpose of life?

  by slimboyfat in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  while reading the magazines the other day it occurred to me that jws never really had a very good answer to that question.

  because it was aimed at young people and it said something along the lines, "if you believe in god you have a purpose, but if you don't believe in god your life has no purpose or meaning".

  i think that is a faulty analysis of the situation.

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  never a jw

  SBF
  

  Okay so now you're saying it is possible to be a Christian without being either ignorant or dishonest.

  Yes, However, most Christians are very ignorant of the history of their religion and their holy book. I am willing to bet that more than half would quit Christianity if they studied in depth those two subjects (bible and history of Christianity)Sorry about meddling in others' debates. I just couldn't help it