Posts by mommyfirstandalways

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Question for believers, heaven or earth?

by Tornintwo in

just trying to figure out what i believe in the wake of leaving the borg.

jesus message appeals, of course.

i just wanted to ask believers, christians, on this forum if you think the hope is heaven or earth.

mommyfirstandalways

I have been wondering the same thing as I am trying to figure out my belief system. My problem is that now I doubt the Bible. Different cultures have different sacred books so which one had the truth. Maybe they are all just helpful guides that man has twisted and even sacrificed and killed for. Not to mention they were written in such different times by people who believed it was okay to have more than one wife and that it was okay to have slaves and stoned people to death.

So for now I only take the good out of it like imitating good qualities to be a good person and am finally living my life how I want to live it without worrying about all the pressure of living up to other people's norms. We will all die one day and I think if I open my eyes again I will be thankful. I Def do not believe in hell! That's about all I can say.

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Document Blood Transfusion Deaths - please help

by Lee Elder in

the vast majority of deaths from the blood policy are undocumented because they are simply not newsworthy.

if you know of a death or serious injury/disability related to the blood policy, please help us document it.

send as many details as you can recall.

mommyfirstandalways

I know of a single dad in his thirties. Left behind a ten year old son in Michigan because he was diagnosed with a blood cancer and the only treatment was blood transfusions. He died within months of being diagnosed. His son misses him terribly. Such a tragic loss and so unnecessary.

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Is Religion Dying Out? - AWAKE! NOVEMBER 2015

by GrownMidget in

"have you given up on organized religion?

in many countries the number of people who describe themselves as not religious is growinga trend that suggests an uncertain future for institutional religion.

some of those lands are shown here.

mommyfirstandalways

About the funds issue.....I had an ah ha moment wen some letter was read years ago about kh hall loans and I dint know why I never made connection before that we were donating to kh construction funds but they were making loans. Quite the money making scheme!!!

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A question about fading....

by Tornintwo in

jw
friends

i understand that many on this forum are undertaking a slow fade, over months, years even.. can i ask what is the benefit of that instead of a fast fade?.

as i understand it, the elders only have to deal judicially with people who are still active witnesses, known in the community as witnesses, having contact and influence with witnesses etc.

so surely the sooner you stop attending meetings the better.

mommyfirstandalways

I have to do a super slow fade. I have my kids who I don't want to confuse too much. I have my mother who is a pioneer locally. I have my sister who is in bethel. I am not ready to lose them. They would Def cut me off if I da'd or was df'd

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One Year Later - A Thank You to Tony Morris.

by cappytan in

jw
friends

dear anthony morris, iii:.

i wanted to send you a note of "thanks" on this special day.. why is this day special, you may ask?

one year ago today, you, tony, woke me up to the fact that the governing body could not have jehovah's blessing or direction.. last year, on november 8th & 9th, 2014, the united states branch visit was broadcast to over 1,000,000 jehovah's witnesses across the country.. as i sat at the kingdom hall listening to the "historic occasion," i was ignoring certain doubts that had surfaced in the few months prior.

mommyfirstandalways

This talk helped cement the doubts that were lurking in the back of my mind. I was dating a brother who was 36 and not a servant. He had been in the past but wasn't anymore. Well my family already had concerns about that and with this talk they went over the edge with pressure for me to break up with him. Do u know how hard it is to date in the org in your thirties wen u have kids?! Well I was madly in love and my families pressure put a huge rift in our relationship and we broke up. This religion is like the pharisees described in the Bible. So many high expectations. It's unfair and unloving and thankfully now I am awake and a better happier person.

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Critique of the lastest New World Translation?

by dontfitin in

hi, i'm a long-time lurker who is still in due to family.

i'm hoping someone here can help me.. is there anywhere online that i can find a critique of the new bible revision?

one of the things that really got me was when i researched about the new world translation and found how there was no basis for adding jehovah's name in the new testament, and then other areas where they translated to accommodate their interpretation.

mommyfirstandalways

I posted a similar question and got a few answers. If u click on my user name it will take u to my page and click on posts started and u will find it.

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Hi First Post Here

by Distracted in

jw
friends

just wanted to break the ice and write my first post here and also talk about some things that are bothering me.

i don't go to meetings anymore and i have become inactive for years now.

i don't believe the witnesses have the truth more than any other organized religion.

mommyfirstandalways

Welcome. I'm fairly new too and have found this site to be of great support. Try branching out in your community to find a group of friends u fit in with. I go to the gym and have very close friends there that I go out with. That helps so that I don't feel so lonely. It is a big difference wen u dint have the witnesses to socialize with. Especially wen u don't want to socialize with them and feel as is your alone.

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Please could you give me your opinions on this statement? . . .

by Miss Worldly in

jw
friends

'i have prayed, and confessed my sins to my god, i'm not telling them (the elders) anything'.

.. could this be a significant sign that there maybe a small dent in the armour of an active jw?

or is it just a case of 'keep your nose out' ?

mommyfirstandalways

Sounds like something I've said many times and I used to be very strong spiritually by witness standards. It would be a good place to start planting seeds of doubt. Simply by stating do u think it's fair we give imperfect men such authority over us?

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Discussion with a Pioneer

by Saved_JW in

two weeks ago i had an opportunity to meet up with a pioneer whom a friend had accepted a "bible study" from.

my christian friend invited me to come along as support, so my plan was to sit back and listen for the most part.

well, that was the idea anyways.

mommyfirstandalways

Great job so far!!!!

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Caleb and Sofia used to brainwash children

by shattered_origins in

okay, i need to vent.

as a newly awoken individual, i have yet to "come out" to my hard core jdub parents.

my plan was to lay low and use my unbelieving husband and baby as an excuse for my "inactivity", it has worked for the last few months.

mommyfirstandalways

These caleb and Sofia videos are one of the many things that helped me wake up. I have little ones and my family does not know about my wake up. My mom plays it for my kids and it drives me crazy. It is such brain washing. If u can't deal with the pressure of being honest with your mom which I totally understand use your hubby as an excuse. Get her sympathy and explain you and hubby are having marital problems and this is just adding to it. Pick and choose your battles. Some are not worth fighting. If u ever get to a place where u don't care if your mom knows how u truly feel come clean. I'm not there yet so I sympathize.