I think what is happening to you is fully acceptable. We constantly change through our live by different factors from outside and inside. So all the best with your new you. I live in UK, Wales for ten years and slowly Wales is becoming my mother land as I have more and more connections with it. And even though English anthem (The Queen song) is not Welsh I do love to sing it. It helps me to be part of the British culture.
Alex Bogdanov
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My New Found Patriotism
by pale.emperor ini'm not entirely sure where this has come from, but these past few months i've found myself gradually becoming more and more involved politically and identifying myself differently.
we all remember what it was like as jws, no political involvement whatsoever, no national pride, no singing the national anthem or saluting the flag etc.
the watchtower literature always shown artists renditions of nationalism or politics like this:.
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Since freeing myself from Religion I've been trying to free myself from Government as much as possible also
by StoneWall ini love freedom.
more than money,vacations material possessions etc.to be free of religion has been such a liberating experience.
i have to agree with one thing that j.rutherford (second president of the wt) said about religion being a snare and a racket.
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Alex Bogdanov
I wish you all the best on your journey to free yourself from the Government. I don't think you will find people here who gone of the grid totally. They just wont be here. You need to google stories of people (some of them are Americans) who moved to Siberia in Russia. Siberia has vast areas with no roads, landlines, mobile network etc. I think it is one of rare place on the planet where you can fully be independent from the system
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Id like to share a story
by scruffmcbuff inas i spend more time here, things id forgotten come back, mostly bad and some i plan to share eventually.. but this one is happy, one of a sunday talk by a new elder from nigeria in our hall.
i remember the intro word for word.
id like to share it with you.. "brothers, sisters, newly interested ones.
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Alex Bogdanov
Great story ha ha
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Changing Name from Jehovahs witnesses to governing body followers?
by LovingLifeNow infirst off, they are not changing there name.
but i was thinking this morning that it wouldnt be that far fetched to do so.
i mean they could use the spin, " we have so much new light and the times are so close, that we need to be obedient to the fds," there have been many changes in the organization so we don't want to be associated with the old name, but again more then ever we need to be obedient" .
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Alex Bogdanov
Yes, they should. Good idea. Instead of Governing body they need to put Satan. Satan is a lier, so is the GB. So Satan followers would be very much appropriate.
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I sent off my application to study Palaeobiology (MSc) at Bristol uni and ...
by LoveUniHateExams in... they've accepted me!
finance is already sorted - they're waiting for me to give them my new student number so that they can start paying me.
just need to formally accept bristol's offer and sort out accommodation.. accommodation should be ok - i've been told priority is given to new students, plus i'm enrolling onto a program for a real degree as a postgraduate - i won't be studying gender studies or some crap like that.
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Alex Bogdanov
I have been in Bristol numerous times, beautiful place. I wish you to have an excellent time during your studies and all the best on your future essays and diploma works
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The disfellowshipping of JWdoctrine
by jwdoctrine init's been a long way coming.
after 49 years as a jehovah's witness 3 of which in prison as a conscientious objector under very harsh conditions i have finally disassociated myself.
for the past 2 years, i have been partaking from the emblems and that led to an intense persecution, harassment, online stalking and defamation of character.
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Alex Bogdanov
Congratulations JWdoctrine. My best wishes to you on your new life
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Alex Bogdanov
Very positive post Vanderhoven. Stuckinarut pass my best wishes to your friend
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Mentally Retarded
by Gorbatchov innot 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 inhi 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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Alex Bogdanov
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 ini 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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Alex Bogdanov
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.