I know this is elderess thread but I feel like I have benefited as well. So many awesome replies and there is so much to learn about the JW history. I just got finished reading Barbara Anderson's short essay and it literally blew me away, reminding me of the unsavory things I knew took place in Bethel but I dismissed as "imperfect men" and minor problems compared to the whole organization. Was I ever wrong about that! Big mistake!
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Only a few days ago I was entirely lost and without hope the rug was pulled out from under me
by elderess inonly a few days ago i was walking around the house in a mindless wander thinking if i needed to seek professional help.
then i got the courage to seek the comfort of complete strangers on the internet and found a world of support here on this website.
thank you simon and whoever else has made this website possible.
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It is 5am and I still can't sleep. Contemplating life, doing research on religion, world history, science...
by Stepford Wife inmy husband is still asleep but he will get up in about an hour for work so i'm going to quickly tell you my inconclusive conclusion.
i don't know if i can believe in god anymore.
i have come to the simple conclusion that he is either dead or evil but he is definitely not loving.
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Hi Stepfordwife I always enjoy your threads. Really. Please keep posting. -
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Government turning on religion - or - I how I learned to stop worrying and love Drumpf
by undercover inwhere, exactly, does the bible say that government(s) will turn on religion?
i mean, other than interpreting some crazy visions/dreams from revelation as such?.
with one megalomaniac leading the gop race for nomination to vie for president of the usa, i've noticed that paranoia has ratcheted up a notch or three.
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You do realize that Mitten Mitt Romney Mr Right Wing Religio-nut himself has basically told everyone not to vote for Trump. The whole GOP establishment is against Trump. That should say something, nuh? -
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Gay ex-Bethelite
by Chip Williamson injust now finding this web site and have enjoyed reading the comments.
i've never written down my story and it could be a jerry springer episode but here goes.
i was raised as a jehovah's witness from as early as i can remember.
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Hello sweetheart! I am so happy for you both actually and glad you are living your life! F**k the haters! I'll drink to that. -
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William Ellison, Slave owner
by James Mixon ini be damn, the guy an ex slave.
south carolina, a free black man and former slave.
he owned.
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I'm surprised you didn't know that already. Do you know who Anthony Johnson was? Did you know that less than 6% of all slaves that were shipped from Africa ended in America? Lots of facts they don't teach you in school. -
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Hello everyone. New here looking for info and friends
by Harvard Illiterate 411 ini sometimes was redirected to this page from reddit or another ex-jw site but never bothered to sign up.
i wanted to stay off the radar but since i'm getting dis-fellowshipped anyways and have no plans to come back what the hell.
been 22 years in the truth........... ahhhh i hate to use that expression...... bad habit but you know what i mean.
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I enjoy smoking some weed sometimes cigs and drinking more than eating now. Lost already 20lbs. Another reason to leave the cult. -
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Hello everyone. New here looking for info and friends
by Harvard Illiterate 411 ini sometimes was redirected to this page from reddit or another ex-jw site but never bothered to sign up.
i wanted to stay off the radar but since i'm getting dis-fellowshipped anyways and have no plans to come back what the hell.
been 22 years in the truth........... ahhhh i hate to use that expression...... bad habit but you know what i mean.
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Ok gonna keep my eye out for him. -
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Help finding a video of GB member saying that Jehovah may not really be God's name
by mamacita29 inhi everyone i'm at work and need to show this video to a jw.
i saw it a few weeks ago i think it was geoffry jackson who said that jehovah may or may not be gods real name but we use it anyways.
can someone help me find that video?
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Well damn what can I say other than this is damning evidence. Why even bother staying in the JW.org if they admit to the name being wrong? A new name for the JW-- We Know His Name Is Not Jehovah Witnesses -
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Hello everyone. New here looking for info and friends
by Harvard Illiterate 411 ini sometimes was redirected to this page from reddit or another ex-jw site but never bothered to sign up.
i wanted to stay off the radar but since i'm getting dis-fellowshipped anyways and have no plans to come back what the hell.
been 22 years in the truth........... ahhhh i hate to use that expression...... bad habit but you know what i mean.
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By the way who runs this place? -
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Hello everyone. New here looking for info and friends
by Harvard Illiterate 411 ini sometimes was redirected to this page from reddit or another ex-jw site but never bothered to sign up.
i wanted to stay off the radar but since i'm getting dis-fellowshipped anyways and have no plans to come back what the hell.
been 22 years in the truth........... ahhhh i hate to use that expression...... bad habit but you know what i mean.
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Hello everyone. I sometimes was redirected to this page from reddit or another ex-JW site but never bothered to sign up. I wanted to stay off the radar but since I'm getting dis-fellowshipped anyways and have no plans to come back what the hell. I don't have much to tell you. Been 22 years in the truth........... ahhhh I hate to use that expression...... bad habit but you know what I mean. Converted after college under pressure from my family. Not that I didn't believe it---- OH I did believe it because it seemed like every week I was saying "the truth makes so much sense!" Well of course it made sense when the information you are using (Watchtower publications) is all cut and trimmed to fit their agenda of the JW.org mentality. Going out in service and having the smoke blown up your ass makes you really feel good about being a JW and all the good feelings and unanswered questions to everything seem to come together.
Being a JW is like living a world of pink unicorns and rainbows made from skittles. You're sheltered and protected and made to feel that way--------------- so long as you play by their rules! OH yes you need to follow the rules of men or else you are not going to be saved! Put your service time in each month and on time. Get to every meeting, on time and prepared. Give answers. Hide your tattoos. Don't wear perfume because it might offend someone or cause unexpected arousal of a brother. Don't show too much cleavage! Hide those knees! Make donations.
And then something changed about 2 years ago. I noticed a few in my hall started to drop away. At the time I thought they were no longer spiritual and needed help. But the reality was I was the one who was sick under the spell of a cult.
The worst thing about being a Jehovah's Witness is not knowing you are in a cult. OH no that can't be. WE are most definitely not a cult since we don't murder babies and eat their hearts in secret underground meetings!
But the JW.org is guilty of many many many deaths from suicide because of shunning, child abuse and other crimes, deaths from refusing blood transfusions. So many things. All the people who gave up on getting an education and having children because the GB said not to.
When you are inside you can't see that it is a cult. Step outside for 5 minutes and suddenly the light shines on the darkness. And I have been captive for too long. I'm enjoying every vice there is and it feels great. Here is to everyone who is awake! I love you all!
And thank God for the internet!