Posts by jdash

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Role Call!

by new boy in

jw
friends

how many here have been active here on this site in the the last seven days?.

jdash

I've been on here, quite actively lurking.

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WT Child/Sexual Abuse Cases and etc

by jdash in

i had this argument with my grandmother and uncles about scandals that the jw's covered up and whatnot, and they won't budge.

i brought up the australian royal commission and of course they laughed.

they then said that the governing body has never lost a sexual abuse case but the "person" who did the crime got charged.

I had this argument with my grandmother and uncles about scandals that the JW's covered up and whatnot, and they won't budge. I brought up the Australian Royal Commission and of course they laughed. They then said that the Governing body has never lost a sexual abuse case but the "person" who did the crime got charged. So basically they said that the JW's have never paid money to a person for sexual/child abuse. And of course they have but the members have not been told this because the Governing body needs to keep their image clean.

Can anyone link me some cases where the JW's have lost and had to pay? Thanks!

I want them to look this stuff up but it's like they have been so brainwashed that they won't. I asked them a question which went like this "If your faith is so strong in the governing body, why can't you go to 'apostate' sites?" I then got a response as the following, "They don't have my best interest at heart." and "They are mad so they are gonna spread false information." Like literally their faith can't be that strong.

Past few days have been a bad and miserable. Grandmother said if I stay mad, I'm gonna basically crash and burn. Also said I will die fast by being mad. But the only reason I have anger is because I am forced to do this crap. Once I leave, I honestly feel that I will be happier even though I will have some problems along the way.

But some good news, I turn 18 in a month and I will be staying with a friend from school, their parents literally told me I can go live with them so that's a relief. I also got accepted into my main college so pretty happy about that. I know this post is everywhere but it was needed. I wish I could talk to some of you in person because there's so much to talk about.

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Belief in God

by jdash in

when did you guys start to doubt your faith in god?'.

what made you doubt your faith in god?.

thanks !.

jdash

I feel like we have strayed from what my original question was.

Thanks for the replies.

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Belief in God

by jdash in

when did you guys start to doubt your faith in god?'.

what made you doubt your faith in god?.

thanks !.

jdash

@Ireneus - how do you know that she actually died "peacefully"? Did she wake up in the middle of dying and say she was peacefully dying? We have no logical evidence to base that on. We only have opinions of humans who saw her die, not her own facts.

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Belief in God

by jdash in

when did you guys start to doubt your faith in god?'.

what made you doubt your faith in god?.

thanks !.

jdash

It seems as there is an argument, if so, my fault for causing it. I just wanted to see what caused other people to question their belief in a God.

Anyways, thanks for the answers. Even though some of the few are kinda confusing.

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Belief in God

by jdash in

when did you guys start to doubt your faith in god?'.

what made you doubt your faith in god?.

thanks !.

jdash

@cofty - http://commonsenseatheism.com/?p=6487 this maybe? I'm 17 and still trying to figure my way out of the "truth", so my fault

@2+2=5 - well actually, I am serious.

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Belief in God

by jdash in

when did you guys start to doubt your faith in god?'.

what made you doubt your faith in god?.

thanks !.

jdash

When did you guys start to doubt your faith in God?'

What made you doubt your faith in God?

Thanks !

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Too restricting + more

by jdash in

good news or bad news first?

i'll do bad.. my grandmother is becoming more and more strict as i turn closer to 18, which is in 3 months.

i ask for the most simplest thing and it's like "let me think about it" i don't wanna seem as a complainer to you guys but i just want to be normal.

jdash

Thanks for all the advice!

I mean I used to watch her kids 24/7 before school started but it got annoying fast. Let's say I prefer the 3 year old over the 6 month old. I can discipline the 3 year old but the baby, you can't do nothing about it, she is always crying for no reason, and I don't know what's wrong. I mean, once again, this situation possibly could happen so i'm not trying to complain.

But let's say I do something in a few weeks or so that I know is outside my grandmothers boundaries; lets say , hanging out with some "worldly" friends , how should I go carrying it on? I'm tried of being controlled on everything I do. It's like fuck it, you only live once.

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Too restricting + more

by jdash in

good news or bad news first?

i'll do bad.. my grandmother is becoming more and more strict as i turn closer to 18, which is in 3 months.

i ask for the most simplest thing and it's like "let me think about it" i don't wanna seem as a complainer to you guys but i just want to be normal.

jdash

Thanks guys!

@the girl next door : I want to move out once I turn 18 but I don't know where to go. I may go live with my sister , but either of us have cars and she has 2 kids (3yr old & 6 month old). I wouldn't mind. I wish my brother wasn't a junkie but he is living with my other family members who I detest. We'll see.

@giordano : I've been thinking that. Like, hell what do i have to lose? She goes to the sister school to mines. I met her on social media. You got me thinking now.

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Too restricting + more

by jdash in

good news or bad news first?

i'll do bad.. my grandmother is becoming more and more strict as i turn closer to 18, which is in 3 months.

i ask for the most simplest thing and it's like "let me think about it" i don't wanna seem as a complainer to you guys but i just want to be normal.

jdash

Good news or bad news first? I'll do bad.

My grandmother is becoming more and more strict as I turn closer to 18, which is in 3 months. I ask for the most simplest thing and it's like "let me think about it" I don't wanna seem as a complainer to you guys but I just want to be normal. I see my friends going to every football game, hanging out, and i'm just over here bored. I currently work , so she takes literally half of my paycheck, not for bills or anything, when she knows i'm going to college, so paying for college will be a pain in the ass. It makes me debate whether I actually wanna stay till I graduate from highschool. Cause I feel once I turn 18, i'm doing stuff she forbids, you could say. I kinda got sad last night because there is this girl that I have been talking to, and she wants me to do things with her & whatnot, but I can't so I make up excuses. And I guess you could say i'm pretty good looking, lmao . If you want my instagram, feel free to pm me.

Some good news is that I got accepted into a college with a 10k scholarship. It's my backup college if I don't get accepted into my main college. My grandmother keeps trying to change my mind on going to college. She says stuff like "you know i'll miss you right" "you are going to crash & burn and come back to jehovah" "you will come back to jehovah" like she knows i will fail. And she's always trying to doubt me and saying my path isn't clear.

Overall i'm happy, except that I can't be "normal". Thanks guys for being here for me to vent to and talk to!