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  Jehovah's Witnesses including its leaders are in the business of lying

  by Finkelstein in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  ......endeavored to create an image of the organization which they are a identifying part of.. when you think about this religious organization and most its social ideological expressions are expressed through lying.

  its doctrines are lies and not supported by the bible.. the leaders intentionally twisted doctrines to enhance the proliferation of the literature the wts published, which were a false theology through their interpretation of the bible.

  the proclamation that jws are generally good wholesome living honest people.. there is constant endeavor by the people involved to hold up a pretentious veil of honest righteousness identifying the organization and its adherent followers.

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  WillYouDFme

  Finkelstein - one thought.

  Its doctrines are lies and not supported by the bible.

  ALL christian religion is based on the bible supported just as well.
  The is so unspecific that anyone can make it say whatever they want it to say.
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  Emotional Moment...

  by babygirl30 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  yesterday i was looking to share a pic with a friend of mine, and i swore it was in my photo albums (i have 3).

  so i start going through them, and i see so many jw pics!

  i had a huge group of friends when i was 'in', and so there is just pic after pic of assemblies, dinners, game nights, rbc projects, my family and the house i grew up in, people from the hall, etc.

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  WillYouDFme

  babygirl I have had the same experience.

  I have so many photos mostly from when my kids were born on.

  I get sad that that entire life is gone. I dont miss the cult, but its hard not to miss the "family" that came with it. I am very alone these days.

  I find it hard to make new friends, and I dont have the opportunity to meet many people.

  I am on the back 9 of of life, so its not like starting over. More like picking up the last few pieces.

  Sorry for the rambling.
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  Question for PIMOS but all welcome

  by ZindagiNaMilegiDobaara in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  so once pimo how do you deal with going to the meetings, ministry, social getotgethers, conventions assemblies?.

  for one you know it is all off key,.

  two your 2 hours or more so just wasted (not counting the time getting ready,travelling etc).

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  WillYouDFme

  For the 2 years or so I was a PIMO and an elder, and giving talks at conventions, it was excruciating.

  I would have to come home and have a scotch after every meeting.
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  Active JW's: If asked, can you explain/defend this belief?

  by The Fall Guy in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  as all jw's and awakened ex-jw's know, the very existence of the religion is dependent on people's belief that the "holy trinity" of the wtbts, the ccojw, and the governing body (aka the organization) were personally selected by god/christ.. 1) mr. rutherford claimed that this divine choosing occurred circa 1919, and that all anointed members were personally chosen by god/christ to be the faithful slave.

  2) in 2013 this long-held, "profound scriptural truth" was discarded by apostates in brooklyn (the present-day governing body) when they personally decided that only gb members were chosen by god/christ to be the faithful slave.

  (wt july 2013, p.22, par.

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  WillYouDFme

  I recently asked a JW who is still my friend (only one left) to answer 3 questions using the bible and the bible only.

  1. Show me a 1st century governing body that has a similar structure as we have today.

  2. Show me how 1914 was an important year.

  3. Show me clear proof for Overlapping Generations.

  He could not.
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  Memories from the Edge

  by neat blue dog in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  when waking up it often isn't an instant switch, there's a period of time when your conflicted feelings are heightened and most uncomfortable.

  can anyone remember specific instances in the time before you fully woke up that made you uncomfortable or guilty, despite you still being a 'believer'?.

  i can think of two right now, both about a year or two before i woke up:.

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  WillYouDFme

  Muddy - Me too. Amazing the power of a cult.
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  These days it not really that hard being a witness.

  by I believe in overlapping in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  if you are a true believer, then you are toast.

  because you will be a slave to everything the watchtower, circuit overseers, elders, pioneers, imply.

  believe me, there are not many true believers anymore, and the majority of them are old.

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  WillYouDFme

  This is not my experience nor of any of the people I still know in the congregations in the area.

  It is the opposite! Everyone still in is amped up more than ever.

  I say 90% of what you said is Fiction.
  
  
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  Memories from the Edge

  by neat blue dog in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  when waking up it often isn't an instant switch, there's a period of time when your conflicted feelings are heightened and most uncomfortable.

  can anyone remember specific instances in the time before you fully woke up that made you uncomfortable or guilty, despite you still being a 'believer'?.

  i can think of two right now, both about a year or two before i woke up:.

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  WillYouDFme

  Lost in the fog. Yea it is hard when you combine the 2 things of something you are good at and love and thinking you can help others.
  But now I am ashamed that I was really good at motivating people to "love jah".
  I am sad that I had a part in keeping people in the cult.
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  What Does Secular History Tell Us About the Twelve Apostles? - From National Geographic.

  by fulltimestudent in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  the national geographic web-site publishes this story:.

  these 12 men shaped christianity—but were they real?.

  link: : https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/03/160306-bible-apostle-jesus-christian-religion-ngbooktalk/?cmpid=org=ngp::mc=social::src=facebook::cmp=editorial::add=fb20181222culture-resurfapostlesbooktalk::rid=&sf204668865=1.

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  It has as much truth to it as Grimms Fairy Tales.
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  Any Good 1975 Stories?

  by Think About It in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  despite denial by the wts of any 1975 armageddon predictions zealous jw's did believe it, openly talked about it, and some even sold houses & belongings in anticipation of it.

  do you have or know of any good 1975 stories?.

  here's mine.........i was a freshman in college and had quit attending the kh back in hs.

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  WillYouDFme

  I was a little kid standing at my moms side. She had only been a study at the time.

  A pioneer sister was explaining to her that if she did not get baptized before 1975 that she and her kids would die.

  My mom asked her about her kids, and she explained that if she was baptized gods love would cover over her kids.

  Thus my life in the cult began in the winter of 1974
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  Memories from the Edge

  by neat blue dog in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  when waking up it often isn't an instant switch, there's a period of time when your conflicted feelings are heightened and most uncomfortable.

  can anyone remember specific instances in the time before you fully woke up that made you uncomfortable or guilty, despite you still being a 'believer'?.

  i can think of two right now, both about a year or two before i woke up:.

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  WillYouDFme

  My big conflict didnt have to do with thinking maybe JWs were right.

  My conflict came form two other things.

  1. I was an elder for a long time and saw how elders in my hall often did so many stupid things that negatively affected the congregation or individual members. Most of this came for having Uneducated, Ignorant, Power hungry elders (who were not bad people) that thought they were doing the right things but were really not. Almost always feeling they had to be the RIGHT HAND of god dealing out punishment. I hated that so much. Also they could not speak or teach their way out of a paper bag.
  I Felt that I needed to stick around to help mitigate the damage.
  

  2. I spent years of hard work and special training I paid for to become a very good public speaker and teacher. I really enjoyed it and people responded with great appreciation.

  Mostly because I was real and spoke to issues that made a difference in people's lives, and not just following a stupid outline. I talked about love a lot as well. I was used at conventions on talks that elders don't generally ever give. I also was giving the big talks at Elder Schools.

  I LIKED IT. Since I gave up a real education and pursuing a career I really wanted to just do work to get my, this was my MAJOR VALIDATION in life.

  It was hard giving it up.