Alex Bogdanov

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  Mentally Retarded

  by Gorbatchov in

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  not long ago, jw.org claimed that those against the gb are mentally retarded.. today i found this background article:.

  https://medium.com/s/story/the-rise-and-fall-of-mentally-retarded-e3b9eea23018.

  it's something!.

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  Alex Bogdanov

  That was a good article for me. Interesting to read how English language is changing
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  Can you disassociate on your last judicial committee for apostasy?

  by jwdoctrine in

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  hi guys, i have been summoned to a judicial committee for apostasy.

  i'm going to disassociate anyway but i don't want to miss the fun .i'm thinking of handing my letter of dissociation on the night of the committee.do you think this is a good idea?.

  as i said i have already made my mind up.

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  It all depends how much do you want to wind them up. When elders met with me I was very straight forward and didn't make the conversation easy. There was only one elder that was a great guy and I always tried not to hurt his feelings. With all the other elders I behaved exactly the same way they were behaving with other brothers and sisters - arrogant, disrespectful and not kind
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  New abbreviation POMOSI

  by NeedToKnow in

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  i was thinking that i’m not exactly pomo but more pomosi - physically out mentally out spiritually in.. anyone who is familiar with the life of raymond franz may understand what i mean.

  so i haven’t been to meetings in a while and i’m so over the whole mind control thing but i do love jehovah and believe in his purpose for us.

  the org doesn’t go about it properly imo so i have been doing my own reading and understanding.

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  Hi Needtoknow,

  Well done on starting the real journey to find Jehovah. I was a JW for a long time, but I am not anymore. The org helped me to understand more about religion and how it uses people. I came to realise that I became much closer with God since I left. I don't personally believe that God's name is Jehovah. But I fully understand where you are coming from and I wish you all the best in your spiritual life.
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  For those who is asking can you have a relationship with God with out the Org

  by Alex Bogdanov in

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  hi everyone, sorry i didn't write or participate here for a while.

  my second child was born.

  i took time of work.

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  Alex Bogdanov

  Steve 😊👍

  Vanderhoven - nope, we dont need those men.😡

  Tallon - thank you😀

  Redpilltwice - thank you. Yes, they don't like positive stories. And that brother is nearly by the exit door😆.

  Mentalclarity - indeed, the borg is very good at making people feel guilty and worthless 😪
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  Shunning Part B

  by new boy in

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  i was shunned in high school.. did i do something inappropriate?

  nope, i was the perfect jehovah’s witness child.

  i was guilty by association.

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  Hi new boy

  Yes, sadly thats how it is. The longer I was a JW there more I saw that it is not a religion of love, but some type of religious fanatical cult where people serve the Governing body. Luckily I have stopped doing JW things since I am 20. I am not difed. But some of my local JWs really don't like me
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  For those who is asking can you have a relationship with God with out the Org

  by Alex Bogdanov in

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  hi everyone, sorry i didn't write or participate here for a while.

  my second child was born.

  i took time of work.

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  Alex Bogdanov

  First of all. Hi everyone, sorry I didn't write or participate here for a while. My second child was born. I took time of work. Spend a lot of time with the family and travelled to my birth country - Latvia.

  Second of all this topic might be dodgy for people who fully don't believe in God.

  In Latvia I met with many of my friends including with one JW brother. I became a JW in Latvia and stopped going to the meetings when I moved to UK, so a lot of JWs from Latvia quietly keep in touch with me. This Latvian brother for many years has a desire to leave the Org, but he is afraid. So, long story short.

  Brother - Is life difficult without Jehovah?

  Me - Do you think I live without God?

  Brother - Well yeah.

  Me - Because I am not a JW doesn't mean I am without God. In fact my relationship with God became better and deeper since I left the Org. I don't need to believe in God, I know God exists. I pray to God every day. I had relationship with God before the Org. The Org was just part of my journey to understand God, but for me the Org never substituted God. Since I left the Org God never stopped supporting me. 10 years I live without calling God Jehovah. 10 years without Jehovah, the Org and the elders and I feel amazing. I married an amazing Welsh girl. I have two healthy babies. I have my own small business and I became a published Author.

  Brother - But is that Jehovah helping you?

  Me - Nobody knows what God is. The Org is only saying they know true God, but they know nothing. Just look what mess they did with all their predictions. Real God would never make such stupid mistakes and destroy peoples lives. There is God and in my opinion this God has relationship with people personally. God doesn't care what religion you are.

  Brother - So I will be fine if I leave the Org?

  Me - Yes.

  Dear JW brothers and sisters if you read this and you are afraid to lose connection with God by leaving the Org, don't be. Your relationship will only get better because between you and God there will nobody. The Org and the elders wont be in your way for you to connect with God. Be courageous and brave and dont' let the Org scare you.
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  My brain will explode

  by Alex Bogdanov in

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  i am so tired to talk to jws that i know.

  i think one day i will become rude and ingore them and avoid them.

  every conversation ends like this-.

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  Alex Bogdanov

  Jwundubbed. I feel strange after reading your reply. The problem is that every time I meet JWs they ask me why I don't go to the meetings I have to explain myself. You say that my response is rude. Either I am on the wromg forum or you are. I think the website for you is jw.org if you feel the need to protect JWs. You don't need to come on this forum and tell me I am rude by trying to explain myself to JWs why I don't go to the meetings.

  Vanderhoven. So true.

  Joe134cd. Yep, just like you I slowly faded away
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  My brain will explode

  by Alex Bogdanov in

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  i am so tired to talk to jws that i know.

  i think one day i will become rude and ingore them and avoid them.

  every conversation ends like this-.

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  Alex Bogdanov

  Good info Vanderhoven and Giordano.

  Indeed Blownaway
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  Great news!

  by Half banana in

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  it's a case of two down and one to go.

  my darling daughter has announced to the extended family that she has left jehovah's witnesses!

  deep joy!.

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  Alex Bogdanov

  My congratulations to you Banana. 👍
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  Regional Convention Stat. from the UK

  by freddo in

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  another fantastic increase i mean stagnation for the jborg chariot .... cardiff, wales, uk convention july 27-29th 2018. attendances 3500/3600 (friday) - 4150 (sunday) approx.. baptisms - wait for it ... drumroll ... 10..

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  Alex Bogdanov

  Thank you Freddo. I live in Wales, Llantarnam. I didn't get the information yet from brothers that still talk to me. Thank you for the amazing news. 10 people is very good. Hopefully people start to see more what the Org is really about.