Thanks for the suggestion, cantleave, but I've done enough reading about demons (more than enough, actually. Thank you, WTS). I want some first-hand experience. It would be like reading about chocolate and never getting to taste it.
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An experiment: Open House for Demons
by return of parakeet ini feel cheated that never, not once, as a dub or as a ex-dub, did i experience the presence, manifestation, or just-things-flying-around, of demons.
not so much as a teacup levitating from its saucer.
no inexplicable cold spots.
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An experiment: Open House for Demons
by return of parakeet ini feel cheated that never, not once, as a dub or as a ex-dub, did i experience the presence, manifestation, or just-things-flying-around, of demons.
not so much as a teacup levitating from its saucer.
no inexplicable cold spots.
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return of parakeet
I feel cheated that never, not once, as a dub or as a ex-dub, did I experience the presence, manifestation, or just-things-flying-around, of demons. Not so much as a teacup levitating from its saucer. No inexplicable cold spots. Not even, and this I take personally, a case of unwarranted heebie-jeebies. Dubs seem to enjoy their demon stories so much, that I feel left out of what arguably could be the most exciting thing that ever happens in their otherwise drab dub lives.
Therefore, I'm going to conduct an experiment. For one week, I'm holding an open house for any demon who cares to pop in. If the dubs are correct, I should have a busy week.
Here is my invitation: As of 12:00am EST, January 18, I hereby call upon any demon, devil, anti-christ, ghost, apparition, shade, or garden-variety otherworldly evil creature, to prove your existence to me. Unlike God, who says I cannot put him to the test, you guys are just drooling for a chance to reveal yourselves in all your unholy glory, or so I've been told.
You already know my address. I'll leave the Keurig coffee machine on all night, as that seems to be your favored visitation time. Help yourselves. There's decaf for the poltergeists.
For those who prefer to reveal themselves through physical objects, you can rest assured that there are many items in my home that I've acquired over the years from garage/yard/tag sales. Please note, however, that I'm very fond of my seashell-framed mirror. Leave that alone unless there's no other way, and even then, just crack the glass. I can have that replaced.
This invitation is only good for one week. I trust that's enough time to work a brief visit into your busy schedules.
I look forward to your visit(s) and hope to chat with you about the many questions I have about God, the nature of reality, and the universe.
Infernally yours,
Parakeet.
(To JWN posters, I'll give you an update in one week to tell you how things worked out.)
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I'm from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, so ..... no. Just bumping the thread.
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We are engaged and he made it known to everyone, including his JW friends and family
by FingersCrossed inwhat does that imply?.
btw, to update of our planned bible study together ~ didn't start, i found it disturbing to argue with someone with jw mindset, confusing and annoying.
i am just not ready yet, for it takes a lot of patience i know.
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What does it imply? That getting married to this guy is the worst idea in the world. It sounds like he's wavering a bit, but crossed fingers isn't going to help you if he decides to remain a dub.
Think ahead to future children. Being raised as a dub child is a ghastly experience, one I and many others here have experienced. And if your child should ever need a blood transfusion to survive, and your husband says no, what does that imply?
Read marriedtoajw's thread, which was just posted a short time ago, and see how horrible things can get.
Uncross your fingers and learn about the cult you plan on associating yourself with. If you have even a lick of common sense, you'll run far and you'll run fast.
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Crazy Weird Quotes in 1/15 WT Article - WT Society Opinions-Nothing More
by flipper ini won't follow a theme on this thread .
i'm just going to supply weird quotes from the current 1/15 wt article " keep drawing close to jehovah " and then you can draw your own takes and conclusions on these insane " opinions " from the wt society.. paragraph 3 : " marketers cleverly convince people that they must have the latest products.
one young man so passionately desired a particular tablet computer that he secretly sold one of his kidneys to buy it.
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Translation:
1. Worldly people are so crazy, they will do any damn-fool thing to buy crap.
2. The worst thing about death is that you can't door-knock anymore, not the grieving family left behind. Oh, and don't let that touch of cancer get in the way of putting in your hours.
3. "I want you to feel better" makes you the anti-Christ, whatever that is. So what if that order contradicts the not-getting-sick mandate.
4. We hog-tie your attempts to get an education, so you have to work long hours at menial labor just to survive. We don't care -- look lively and increase your time in field service. And if you get sick from working so hard, it's still your own fault.
5. Eagle/fish metaphor to keep dubs from getting greedy and wanting things like tablets. Like they could afford them on their measly wages.
6. "... resting our hope on ... ability to make money..." Cancel point 4. Serve God and starve.
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2+2=5 cited this fact about the shrinking amount of elders. Perhaps the coming implosion?
by wha happened? inat the last elders school i heard from a few different attendees that the average age was easily 60+.
there will be a lot of elders gone within the next 10yrs.
there is nowhere near enough young brothers to replace these ageing elders.
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Oh, to see the WTS dissolve in my lifetime!
I would die a happy parakeet.
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Has disproving the "Truth" become an obsession for you at times?
by Pyramid Scheme ini was curious if anyone else has gone through a similar experience.. when i became inactive 4 years ago, i went through a period of not being able to focus on just about anything, other than doing tremendous amounts of research to prove to myself what my beliefs were, and to clearly identify my issues with the jw organization.
i was mad - and i was on a mission to build the ultimate case against the wt.
however, having read the fine advice on here, i backed off with my family, since it would have just gotten ugly.. i avoided posting on here for years, and had cut down my research and put it on the back burner.. however, i still felt a need to "witness" to my family and to have an open discussion with my wife.
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It's just a phase you're going through. Soon you won't feel you have to defend yourself from them. They're not worth the time.
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Planning exit, alternative venues to preach?
by Goodstein inbackground:.
i've come to the conclusion that many doctrines of the wts are unscriptural after many years of privately disagreeing with some of them but feeling that the society was "mostly right" and still being used by jehovah.
this turning point has happened in the last year or so.
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return of parakeet
There are cults, and then there are cults. Not all cults are equal in the harm they do. The dubs are not as extreme as Moonies, Jim Jones, and those mother-ship suicides years ago. The only difference is in degree of harm, not in their essential characteristics.
Check out "The Best Of" section of this site for great dicussions about the WTS and how it harms and kills (yes, kills) its adherents.
Good night.
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Life after WT????
by Gojira_101 ini'm just curious how many of the wonderful people on here have gone to another religion?.
i recently left the wtb$ and the non-jw friends of mine are all inviting me to their church.
i politely decline the invite saying i'm not ready.
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The dubs didn't "ruin" me for other religions. When I got out, I checked out other beliefs to see if any of them made sense (because the dubs certainly didn't). None of them have much to offer -- they are all variations on the same theme.
I was happy little pagan before I was dragged as a child into the WTS cult, and I'm a happy little pagan once again.
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Have YOU Had a SUPERNATURAL Experience?
by Cold Steel inregardless of your religious background, how many of you have had any type of a paranormal or supernatural experience, good or bad?.
i've known a number of people who have tried ouija boards.
most had just creepy feelings, but one had a nasty experience.
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Yes. Looking into the glazed eyes of a braindead, kool-aid drinking, robotic dub, I became convinced that such a horrible thing could not originate in the natural world.
Bbbrrrrrrrrrr.