i had already been out of the borg for some time when riz told me about this site. i came mostly to find a community of people who understand what it is like to leave the WT.
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Where were you when you first came here?
by Xena ini noticed in a couple of threads people discussing the impact this board would have on jw's with doubts coming here and reading the messages.
it got me to wondering where most people that post here were at...what stage in their jw/ex jw process...when they started reading and/or posting here.
also curious, when you did come here what was your main focus?
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Hi! Anyone remember me?
by Sunchild ini know i haven't been here in awhile, but i just figured i'd drop by and say hello.
:) haven't looked at the new posts much yet.
i'm guessing things haven't changed much, though.
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hi sunchild, i haven't been around for a long time either. your story reminds me of how i ultimately got DF'd. no meetings for 3 or 4 years, told people i wasn't a witness, was confronted about it by an elder, asked to write DA letter, wrote DA letter, and was DF'd anyway. sometimes jws can be so cool. i have to laugh! -nate
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QUESTION: What religion are you in now? ...
by terafera inthis got me to thinking.... now that most of us have left the wts, i notice some have taken other belief systems.
some have come to a peace with their own ideas.. my question is are you involved with another religion?
has it brought you more peace or happiness?
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i am pretty much sickened by "christian" religions now. i don't see myself ever being envolved with any organized religion again. i find a lot of peace of mind from some of the eastern beliefs others have mentioned, but at heart, i'm a pagan. i revere the earth. of all beliefs, i identify with the druid culture of my distant ancestors the most. i am glad that the bad experiences i had with the WT pushed me to find my own roots.
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Anybody from California?
by hungry4life ini live in northern california.
most of the conventions and get togethers i have seen posted are in the midwest.
am i all alone out here?
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i grew up in san diego county and now live in oregon, but awhile back i had some witness friends from northern CA. they were from the placerville area. - nate
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JWs & DF'd ones doing business together
by roybatty ini recall reading a wt article from the 1980s regarding how dfd and dad ones should be treated.
a portion of this article dealt with having business dealings with someone who is dfd.
if i remember correctly, the society encouraged the reader to, if possible, get out of any type of business partnership with someone who is dfd and not to have any business dealings with these ones.
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i think that aq lot depends on what type of person the witness you are dealing with is. there are quite a few jws that that don't buy into 100% of the b.s. i am DF'd and i have jw working for me who knew me when i was a jw. he is in his late teens and baptized and the elders have told him it would be better if he quit working for me. he told them it wasn't any of their business who he worked for and that he works for me because he likes the job and thinks i am a good person. they have not pursued the matter. - nate
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Ray Franz wrote back!
by hungry4life inmy friend just called.
she is very excited she just received a reply to her letter to ray franz.
she said that it is about six pages long and not a form letter but a personal correspondance regarding the issues and concerns she had written him about.
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hungry4life - it was nice to hear your experience and another person's testimony that ray franz is a genuine, caring person. when i read COC that was the impression i got, but it's cool to know that it is true. it's refreshing that he hasn't been soured by getting the short end of the stick.
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looking for old friends
by unanswered ini'm an ex-jw in or and i grew up in southern ca.
i'm looking for any ex-jws from the poway area in north san diego county that maybe i grew up around.
might be be a shot in the dark, but worth a try.
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hi, trixie, i haven't been on for awhile, so i just now found your response. i'm glad to hear from someone from my old stompin grounds. it would be cool to see if we had any mutual friends, so i'll check back to see if you respond. i should be on the board a little more often again. -nate
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Baby is here! Photos attached!
by LDH in11-19 3:30 pm 7 lbs 13 oz, 21 in.. i don't how how to add the photos, but if you want to see pictures, go to http://www.webphotos.com/list_albums.asp?mi=1&smi=1.
i think this is right (mommy help me!
lisa
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lisa- haven't been around for awhile due to a whole slew of events, but i happened to catch your thread while checking out a link from venice so i wanted to say congratulations. i'm a little jealous, however, because my wife and i really want a baby:) best wishes to you and your family.- nate
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Why Do They Bother?
by Stephanus inon another thread, i was struck with a thought.
someone mentioned how brainwashed the r&f were to accept the drivel pumped out of bethel and it suddenly dawned on me that the 'tower and the awake!
and all the other literature are irrelevant.
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why do they bother? one reason, the money. they need all those
'donations" to keep the org. going. also, the mags are written more as defenses to attacks than anything else, imo. as in the case of a recent article on the real identity of the antichrist. knowing of all the questions ex-jws and jws alike are having right now and no doubt also being aware of the upcoming dateline that will put the spotlight on them, this article explained that basically anyone who says anything bad about the org. is an antichrist. what a convenient way to discredit so many legitimate victims as well as those who help them. they should be called the Watchowe'resavingourasses and the Awaytomindcontrol magazines.-nate -
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Precious Things
by individuals wife ini was feeling very low today as i realised it is now nearly six years since my wonderful father passed away.
he was only 42 and meant so much to me, i still think about him every day, and it still hurts so much that i cant just pick up the phone and talk to him, pop over to his house with cream cakes or just sit down by the sea and talk over my problems with him.. the jws are responsible for making my grief just that little bit worse, when i was studying with them they told me to get rid of anything in the house that would be displeasing to god, in my desire to do what was required of me i searched through the house, got rid of some bible literature and some other little odds and ends.... also my cruxifix.
i now regret that so much, it was one of the only things that my father ever gave to me just from him, not from my mother also.. how i regret that now, if only i could turn the clock back and stop myself, i was so eager to do what i was told, to make sure i was in a good standing with god.
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sorry for your loss, iw. the elders definitely delve into other's private feelings and lives way to much when it comes these types of situations. at least you can be happy that you won't let them hurt you that way again.-nate