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  Introducing myself

  by scratchme1010 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i just joined the forum, i just want to introduce myself.

  i tried to change my bio in my profile but for some reason i couldn't apply the update.. i was born and raise in the jw organization.

  lived in it for 23 years.

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  krejames

  Welcome Scratchme1010. Well done for getting out of the cult and living your life as a proud gay man.
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  Inappropriate Behavior

  by rebelfighter in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  now i know i am getting older or of the older generation.

  i have had a very strange day with a lot of strange dealings with people with strange behavior today but this one incident was just over the top.

  so i came out of a store in a busy shopping center.

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  Maybe we're all too hung up about the naked body. In this case just his underwear. Not sure why this would have been even more inappropriate for a child to see either. Being shocked at this is learned behaviour - a child wouldn't naturally be traumatised at someone getting changed in the parking lot unless they learned from an adult that it was something gross or "evil". A child''s natural response would be to think it's funny.

  If he had been standing there masturbating, then that would have been the time to raise an eyebrow (though in Italy apparently it is perfectly acceptable to masturbate in public according to a recent news article)
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  Saudi's Wahhabism "excommunicated" by other Muslim nations?

  by krejames in

  1. social
  2. current

  interesting article:.

  "for the first time, saudi arabia is being attacked by both sunni and shia leaders".

  http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/saudi-arabia-attacked-sunni-shia-leaders-wahhabism-chechenya-robert-fisk-a7322716.html?cmpid=facebook-post.

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  krejames

  Interesting article:

  "For the first time, Saudi Arabia is being attacked by both Sunni and Shia leaders"

  http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/saudi-arabia-attacked-sunni-shia-leaders-wahhabism-chechenya-robert-fisk-a7322716.html?cmpid=facebook-post
  
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  Those formula prayers. I want to scream

  by stillin in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  when the co is visiting, i think i hear "thank you , jehovah, for this special week of activity" until i want to vomit.. also "jehovah, please remember those sick and afflicted.

  we pray that they can make a recovery and be back with us.".

  stale, canned, institutionalized garble.

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  krejames

  And don't get me started on the prayers before mealtimes ......!
  

  
  
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  Those formula prayers. I want to scream

  by stillin in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  when the co is visiting, i think i hear "thank you , jehovah, for this special week of activity" until i want to vomit.. also "jehovah, please remember those sick and afflicted.

  we pray that they can make a recovery and be back with us.".

  stale, canned, institutionalized garble.

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  krejames

  I hear ya. To be fair, it's not easy standing up in front of a congregation and speaking without notes in a prayer, knowing that your every word is being judged by the co and elders and some members of the congregation. I hated giving public prayers, found it a highly stressful experience and on one occasion completely dried up for a painful full minute or so.

  I do remember some wise words said to me: "don't worry, most people aren't listening anyway".
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  Long Time Visitor New Member

  by LogansRun in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  just wanted to say hello, i have been visiting this site for a very long time and i feel like i know so many of you already, now you can get to know me but for now i'm fading so i cant give my complete story.

  i'm single but have "hardcore" siblings in the religion, thankfully i do have family who never expressed interest in the jws.

  i really checked out years ago from to much mental abuse and no recognition for all that i gave to this organization.

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  Welcome LR
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  New RC disfellowshipping video - disgusting

  by krejames in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  here's a video i think should be getting more publicity that's the so-called anti-gay video.

  produced for the 2016 rc.

  i find this repulsive.

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  Here's a video I think should be getting more publicity than the so-called anti-gay video. Produced for the 2016 RC. I find this repulsive. Felt so incensed, I had to tweet about it hehe.

  Sorry if someone has already posted on this.

  https://mobile.twitter.com/NutJobJo1/status/737166347088564224
  
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  2016 Regional Convention - Sunday Morning synopsis

  by Jehalapeno in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  via reddit.

  here are the morning program highlights.

  will update for the afternoon once it's all over.

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  And here's a spoof of Hitler reacting to the video

  https://youtu.be/cUKT9OGWTds
  
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  2016 Regional Convention - Sunday Morning synopsis

  by Jehalapeno in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  via reddit.

  here are the morning program highlights.

  will update for the afternoon once it's all over.

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  krejames

  Here's a link to the bunker video on YouTube

  https://youtu.be/wackkicmf4k
  
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  Demon possesion, bunch of crap or?

  by raven in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i've been using the forum to vent and post a lot more frequently lately as a venting purpose & way to obtain peace of mind with the craziness i've been going through recently as i fade away form the org.

  anyways today i'm sitting here at work and thinking to myself about demons... ok i know this sounds crazy but has anyone else out there been traumatized by the thought of demons?

  i had a dream the other night, just flat out spooky and i woke and couldn't help but feeling it may have been evil ole' satan and his demons at it again.. i don't want to believe that, (trying not to, & just brushing it under the rug so to speak) but have any of you out there been talked up about demons?

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  I used to be terrified of demons and if I felt I had sinned in some way that would mean jehovah taking his blessing away I would sleep with the lights on.

  I used to to wake myself up in my sleep and be conscious but still paralysed and hear a buzzing sound. I thought it was demon and would try and say "Jehovah" but only an earthly demonic voice would emanate from me. I thought I was possessed. As I was fading I did some research on this and found I was experiencing lucid dreams which is apparently quite common. It's a phenomenon that occurs usually as you're waking up.

  in fact lucid dreams also explains away the stories my mum and my sister told me of their own "demonic experiences". It obviously runs in the family.

  Nowadays I'm a cynic but I do acknowledge there are some unexplained phenomena for which maybe science hasn't discovered the cause. I think maybe humans have more powers than we realise - such as the seemingly telepathic connection between twins. But I don't believe this is from a spirit realm