Posts by Unstuck

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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 !.

Unstuck

I second the girl next door. (Thanks for sharing the Bart Ehrman quote - that was fantastic! My reading hasn't got around to him yet....)

jdash - I congratulate you on asking these questions, at the tender age of 17! You rock! It took me to the age of 41 to grapple with this question, to even recognise that it was a legitimate question! One that I had just dismissed as foolish, selfish thinking before. For me, it was intertwined with waking up from my indoctrination. Realising that WT was just so wrong (and yet I had believed that it was the one true religion for most of my life) was such a betrayal and it made me examine why a god, if there was one, would allow sincere-hearted people to be deliberately misled. Why was it so difficult to get to know him? I started asking all the same questions that so many people I had knocked on the doors of had also asked me. And I realised that the answers I thought I was providing were incredibly hollow, deeply unsatisfying and lacked any real substance. At the same time, I began to delve into why I had a belief in a god, just what was my "evidence"? I realised that my "evidence" was all based on feeling, personal experience, nothing that was tangible at all.

From there I read, and read, and read and I will keep reading. Taking into account Bart Ehrman's comments, I shy away from saying I am a definite atheist. After being so confident that I KNEW the "truth" I don't want to be so arrogant again. I would say I'm agnostic atheist (and I will think more about Bart's comments because I do like his distinguishing between faith and knowledge) but I will say I'm definitely anti-theist. If there was some higher being it is definitely NOT the god described in the bible. Reading the bible now without the apologetics (yo dubstepped!) I could not admire or respect such a despicable character as YHWH.

Hope my thoughts add a little to your research and ponderings and again, well done you for asking the questions - keep asking, there is so much to learn about and never be afraid to continue adjusting and reshaping your conclusions. The world is your oyster!

Love Sherrie

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The JWs in the crowd gasped in Australian court..

by koolaid-man in

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friends

shocking information near the bottom of this report from a watchtower lawyer definding the organization in australian courts.focus on the information under the heading: "the faithful and discreet slave".

quite the shocker... the society's lawyer statesthere is no true physical body of people, but only a theological arrangement.

the jws in the crowd gasped.

Unstuck

Vin Toole is a liar. He gave a talk at our hall a number of years ago on theocratic warfare. Danced across the stage as he delivered his talk, those that know him know that he is a theatrical speaker.

Yet, at the ARC, he lied point blank when questioned about theocratic warfare. Saying he wasn't familiar with the term. Liar, liar, pants on fire.

I don't have many nice things to say about him.

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The Unveiling

by Wake Me Up Before You Jo-Ho in

ladies and gentlemen, i proudly present you with mr and mrs @stucknomore2.0:.

https://youtu.be/o9bqz9jj_qg.

sacha and sherrie, you've done an amazing job in spreading the word about this forum, and it is my sincerest hope that the plug you made brings some newcomers in.

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Thanks for your concern Sparrowdown - that is much appreciated. Time will tell if there is backlash - but if there is, Sacha and I are prepared to face it. As usual, I was the slower one in this - Sacha has been ready for some time to "come out" but he patiently waited for me to be ready. After the behaviour already shown to us by most in-JWs I figure we now have absolutely nothing to lose in revealing ourselves but our lives to gain! I finally got tired of being worried about potential consequences and tired of letting an organisation I now despise have any power over my life! The time for that is well and truly done. Sacha and I have prepared those closest to us that it could affect as best as we can and we are ready!

We want to help support those who have left or who are in the process of leaving as much as we can and we now feel that can best done by showing we have nothing to be afraid of or ashamed of.

I feel freer now that you all know our names and what we proudly stand for - truth, honesty, integrity.

No-one can take that away from us.

Love & light to all,

Sherrie (formerly Unstuck!)

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Where is Wake Me Ip Before You Jo Ho?

by Vanderhoven7 in

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friends

hope you are well wake me!.

Unstuck

Hey guys - so Wake Me is alive and well. She started a thread about our interview with Lloyd Evans which we appreciated. This girl is amaze balls. You get a glimpse of her on this forum - but we get the real deal!

Yes - be very jealous.

This girl is something else. Cute as all else, intelligent as I don't know what (obviously not me!) and just a beautiful person that I don't have enough adjectives for to adequately describe AND a great mum to her little boy to boot!

I for one need to see her on this forum and I KNOW I'm not the only one that thinks so.

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The Unveiling

by Wake Me Up Before You Jo-Ho in

ladies and gentlemen, i proudly present you with mr and mrs @stucknomore2.0:.

https://youtu.be/o9bqz9jj_qg.

sacha and sherrie, you've done an amazing job in spreading the word about this forum, and it is my sincerest hope that the plug you made brings some newcomers in.

Unstuck

Wake-Me - you cheeky thing.

What can I say! Wow. The last 24 hours have been a whirlwind and I am very happy to say - there are no regrets. We are so thrilled with the interview and how Lloyd edited it. We are overwhelmed by the feedback and responses - it is way more than we expected. We just wanted to be able to help one or two with our story.

Dubstepped - HELL YEAH MAN!! I am so gunna take you up on that offer! Your mic better be warmed up cos there is much much more to the story! I cannot wait to met you and your awesome wife!

Too many exclamation points? It's been a long day, my only excuse

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Catholic church and ARC

by zeb in

the catholic church has begun its formal reply to the arc.. how long before the wt makes a reply...in english without obfuscation...

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Yeah - you're asking too much Zeb. I'm mean, the catholic church has even apologised to its child sexual abuse survivors and I don't see WT doing that at all - ever. As was captioned in a cartoon here is Aus, WT is still waiting on an apology from the survivors!

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How do you feel you have progressed ?

by stuckinarut2 in

in the months or years since leaving the organization, how do you think you have progressed as a person?.

(or if you have regressed too i guess?).

what aspects of personal development are you happy with?.

Unstuck

Once I'd dealt with the anger at having been lied to (although I can still whip that up on occasion), I could sort out who I really was without having a religion define me. And I found that I enjoyed learning that. Well, I'm still learning that.

I'm also really excited to learn new things, new concepts, ideas - mull them around and work out how I feel about them, what I think about them. All the time, refining and progressing in my opinions. I'm learning not to have hard and fast opinions and to listen more. I am very much enjoying NOT BEING JUDGMENTAL and embracing people of all different backgrounds, thoughts and sexual preferences. It's extremely liberating to let go of the shackles of a cult although at the same time I have to pay attention to the trauma inflicted and make sure that I address those matters as they arise.

It's a journey but I'm much more positive now, have fantastic support in my hubby and through this forum and other FB support groups, have made awesome new friends and am ENJOYING LIFE!!

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The biggest news of the year for Mr. and Mrs. Totally ADD

by Still Totally ADD in

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friends

this is bigger than christmas and birthdays wrap into one.

thanks to the australian royal commission our youngest son has woke up.

we received a e-mail from him tonight where he apologized to us for shunning us all these years, how bad he felt for doing this.

Unstuck

Oh this is so wonderful!! I'm so happy for you both!! Shedding happy tears for you both....

Love

Unstuck

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Spiritual "Protection" - a Menace on Psychological Development

by Wake Me Up Before You Jo-Ho in

not quite a week ago, @lost in the fog created a thread entitled: do you have this illness?.

https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/5187824140681216/do-you-have-this-illness.

in my year of being on this forum, i have browsed many a disillusioned thread of ex-jehovah’s witnesses expressing similar symptoms of post traumatic stress disorder when detailing their awakening - my own story included.

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Wake Me - I’m speechless. Being fortunate to know you as I do and know your challenges - WOW! My respect and admiration grows continually. You’ve managed to somehow articulate so comprehensively what waking up is all about and how it feels. Thank you for putting the words in order when often we can’t do that to describe how our worlds have turned upside down and how we struggle to make it turn right despite needlessly fractured and all too often permanently destroyed familial relationships.

I’ve known and appreciated for a long time the depth of your intelligence and your considerable scope of human understanding but this post has redefined my appreciation. You are a truly precious, amazing and to-be-treasured individual. Stuck and I count ourselves privileged to be your friends.

Love always

Unstuck

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Faulty Decrees Conceal Criminals

by Bill Covert in

just finished barbara on a&e she quoted from her article "faulty decrees conceal criminals" posted on watchtower documents.

you folks should take a couple minutes and read the article.

her quote was that lev.5:1 required a witness to a crime to report the crime to police.

Unstuck

I'll check it out now - thanks for the tip Bill!

Can't wait to watch the A&E episode down here in Aus. It's not yet available on the A&E website.........

I'm gunna get popcorn on the way home tonight!!