I remember when I was a child, my mother told me you are a very lucky little girl because she found the only true religion, even though my life at home was pure hell. That was something I never forgot as I was growing up. Even after I was baptized I would look around and see people who were and were not JWs and it baffled me back then. One thing that would bother me about what she said was how anyone who was not a JW would not survive Armageddon, while everyone who was a JW would, with one small exception, err should I say huge exception. If you were not doing enough for the organization you too would not survive the big day. It always bothered me when I heard those I was working with, out in field service talk about how they would move into this house or that house after the people who lived there were destroyed. This felt like a ten-ton boulder weighing me down. When I finally learned the truth about the "truth", it was like that huge weight had been lifted.
Tameria2001
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The smug arrogance of "having the truth".
by stuckinarut2 inhas anyone noticed that witnesses (from the top down) seem to have a quiet form of smug arrogance toward all non witnesses?.
perhaps it comes from being told how "special and unique" they are but they end up looking down on all normal members of the community because they are not witnesses.. so any form of "love" they show those in the territory is also limited as long as they accept the message...otherwise they are viewed contemptuously as "worldly" and therefore of little value...after all,they will be destroyed right?.
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Need help in finding some information regarding the Adam and Eve tale.
by Tameria2001 ini am finally at the point in my life i no longer believe in the tales of the bible.
my husband feels for the most part that it too is stuff made up.
there are just a few things that he wants to get cleared up, and one of those being the story of adam and eve.
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smiddy3, Yes I'm still here, sorry about not replying sooner. The information that everyone has given has really helped a lot. When it comes to talking to my husband about things he is not familiar with, it takes a bit longer, because he deals with ADD. Thank you very much for the information.
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How Long Did It Take To Finally Leave The Organization Once You Realized It Was Really Not The Truth?
by minimus init actually took me a few years to finally leave the organization so i was mentally out for a while before i simply stopped all meetings altogether.. how long did it take you to finally make the break?
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There was a three month period where I had attended my last meeting, to the time I was forced to send in my DA letter. Or at least felt like I had to send one in. I did not know of any support groups, so I didn't have any other input from other former witnesses on what I should have done or not done. But to narrow it down even further, at the time of my research I came across information about the Watchtower and I was literally seeing red. I was so pissed off that I threw away everything and anything that the Watchtower had ever printed up. My husband asked me what was wrong and if I was angry at him. When I told him I was not angry at him but rather those lying dogs, he was just relieved that I was not mad at him. lol
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Need help in finding some information regarding the Adam and Eve tale.
by Tameria2001 ini am finally at the point in my life i no longer believe in the tales of the bible.
my husband feels for the most part that it too is stuff made up.
there are just a few things that he wants to get cleared up, and one of those being the story of adam and eve.
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I am finally at the point in my life I no longer believe in the tales of the bible. My husband feels for the most part that it too is stuff made up. There are just a few things that he wants to get cleared up, and one of those being the story of Adam and Eve. But everything I find deals with the creation of Adam, or something involving aliens. Does anyone know of any good links that really goes into the actual facts?
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Where is the site that deals with the blood subject
by Tameria2001 ini have looked through all my bookmarks but i just can't seem to find it.
a while back i came across a site that discusses the blood topic.
does anyone know what link would get me there?.
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Thank you.
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Where is the site that deals with the blood subject
by Tameria2001 ini have looked through all my bookmarks but i just can't seem to find it.
a while back i came across a site that discusses the blood topic.
does anyone know what link would get me there?.
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I have looked through all my bookmarks but I just can't seem to find it. A while back I came across a site that discusses the blood topic. Does anyone know what link would get me there?
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Recently Disfellowshipped
by PersonOfGlitter inhi i’m getting disfellowshipped on thursday and was wondering what advice those that have left have for me.
i’m not sure if i still believe or not.
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Welcome to the group. For your own peace of mind, I would suggest research. There is a lot of information out there. I remember when I was leaving I was in turmoil, about quite a few things involving the religion. Also don't hesitate to ask questions, if you have any. I don't know what your plans are on the night they are going to make the announcement, but I would suggest missing that meeting.
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Why I lost my religion
by Sour Grapes ini was a jw for over 50 years and recently just stopped cold turkey going to the meetings.
years of sitting at the meetings with the boredom, the gloom and doom, repetition of doctrine, the gloom and doom, the fake love, the gloom and doom, the end being so close, do more - do more, just got to be too much for me to stomach.
i stopped praying to god and no longer thank god for the food before i eat.
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Thank you Theonlyoneleft for giving this thread a bump, and thank you Sour Grapes for the original post.
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Video-Man in Field Service asks to speak to a woman's 15-year old Daughter
by TakeOffTheCrown inhas anyone seen this video of a man out in field service asking a woman if he can speak to her 15 year old daughter by name?
it is rather disturbing.. https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/mom-confronts-stranger-asking-to-see-her-daughter/983338603.
the link takes you directly to the news station.
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Even if the girl did have a previous conversation with that man, it still does not excuse him for not telling the mother who he is, and then later for hitting the mother.
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Big Meat Eaters?
by peacefulpete ini was wondering how many of us have switched to a vegetarian or vegan diet and why.
i'm not doing it but have friends who do.
lovely people and seem very healthy.
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Tameria2001
I tried the Vegetarian diet for a couple of years but gave it up. When it comes to meat, my fish is limited, because all the toxins in the water, and I don't eat pork because I have an allergy to it. I do eat red meat from time to time, but not very fond of it, to me, it tastes like eating dirt. I do like some poultry though.