Posts by cultBgone

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Give me a reason not to go back

by chukky 594 in

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been out now for 10 yrs but life is a mess.

starting to think its because i have no spiritual compass.

why shouldn't i consider going back?.

cultBgone

Chukky, haven't read thru all three pages yet but I think THIS is why you should never go back:

hi

been out for 6 years and so has my wife, but she cant move on as well. just went out for a drink and bumped in to wifes former JW friend. she looked wife up and down and looked away. Wife went ballistic shouting that she was a so called christian and shouting that if this was christianity, then she could stick it! hasd to pull her away. Now, i feel like i could kill these b*******s with my bare hands. Is there any way to bring this religion down? Is there any way to sue them, or organise a local publicity campaign against them etc etc. I need some way to pay them back for ruining our lives

thanks for listening

chukky

Why would you EVER want to return to THAT?

Perhaps you need to stop looking at what you don't think you have...and start looking at what you DO have. You can't measure your life course by how jdubs treat you! You need to find your own happiness, and it doesn't sound like that's happened. Just from reading your OP it sounds as if you're measuring your life by jdub standards. That doesn't even make sense.

What is really holding you and your wife back from actually LIVING your lives? That's the question.

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Not on JW.ORG: Jehovah's Witnesses being sued again in California for Child Molestation by Pioneer/Servant. Abuse hidden from police by Elders and Watchtower Society.

by Balaamsass2 in

orange county lawsuit alleges sex abuse by jehovah's witness leadertwo men said they were abused in laguna hills as teenagers.. .

by eric hartley / staff writer.

published: aug. 27, 2014 updated: 7:44 p.m.. two men who say they were molested as teenagers by a jehovahs witness church leader in south orange county filed a lawsuit against him and the church this week.

cultBgone

Joe, when I "liked" a newspaper article from overseas on FB, a still-in dub messaged me that she was shocked to see me visiting "apostate" websites. It was a NEWSPAPER, people!

Same thing will happen if JWNers post the above story...the minute a dub sees that the article "speaks against" the bOrg, they instantly label it as "apostate" and by connection, the poster becomes an "apostate".

WAKE UP, you active Witnesses!

Sex Abuse is really happening and your fellow JWs are doing it. These crimes have continually been hidden by your elders for decades, and people are still being sexually abused in your congregations.

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WOW. Sorry Its been so Long! Update:After i declined the shep call

by Jon Preston in

i dont know if anyone forgot me or remembered.

but lets start where i left off.

sooo.

cultBgone

Jon, glad to see your post and know that your move is still in the works! Keep us posted, and hugs to you and the wife!

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Are Jehovah's Witnesses a Cult? (alternate title: Balls, Cuts, and Dudes - Oh My!)

by cognisonance in

oh my... from their jw.org site:.

no, jehovahs witnesses are not a cult.. .

nice rebuttal to the question.

cultBgone

bttt

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9yr old girl kills her gun instructor with an uzi

by EndofMysteries in

http://www.cnn.com/2014/08/26/us/arizona-girl-fatal-shooting-accident/index.html?hpt=hp_t2.

"a 9-year-old girl learning to fire a submachine gun accidentally killed her instructor at a shooting range when the weapon recoiled over her shoulder, according to arizona authorities.

another reason to go against those arguing that young children should be taught how to use guns.

cultBgone

The "right to bear arms", which in reality spoke to the need for an armed militia should the new country be attacked within its own borders, has been misappropriated by gun lovers (not people lovers) and twisted for their own purposes.

There are battles going on to arm schoolteachers in the US. Yeah, let's talk about the need for homeschooling THEN, huh?

The US is gun-crazy, but they are also millionaire-crazy and sports-crazy and just about every other type of major crazy you can imagine. It's no wonder that the crazy jdub "religion" sprouted here, as it would have been legitimately taxed and/or shut down elsewhere.

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"Go Where the Need is Great" - Is this phrase unique to JW's only???

by AudeSapere in

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"go where the need is great"... it's one of those jw buzz-words/phrases.

almost like a secret code that just pops up in what would otherwise be a 'normal' conversation.. .

i was conducting an interview with a candidate this afternoon and she used this phrase when explaining that she travelled to various locations of a previous employer.

cultBgone

I cannot imagine anyone who had not been well-exposed to the jw cult teachings actually using that phrase in public.

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Introductions

by Onager in

i've made a few posts here already so i thought i'd introduce myself.

i'm an ex-jw from cheltenham pittville (uk) congregation.

i've been free and clear for a few years now so i'm through the anger phase and in the happily getting on with my life phase.

cultBgone

Matt, nice intro post and welcome! Congrats on your successful awakening to the real life, sounds like you've done well. And hugs to you and the missus!!

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Totally cringeworthy weekend of Facebook smugness.

by quellycatface in

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last night i was looking at some of my ex-friends photos of the assembly in twickenham.. the smugness is palpable.

the smiles do not reach their eyes, however.

everyone is swathed in shawls, men with jumpers under their suits and it all looks very stiff.. anyone else seen any of these photo calls?

cultBgone

Onager, I've been known to delete someone's post when they try to quote nwt "scriptures" and hijack my post for their benefit. Used to be you'd have to delete your entire post but now you can delete comments made by others - one of the few good improvements on fb lately.

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Telephone Conversations Today with 2 Elders Re: Shunning - Or Not?

by abbasgreta in

my alcoholic and aged jw mother is now extremely ill and is being cared for in every respect by my non-jw brother.

3 sisters visited him yesterday and were adamant.

that i (disassociated and shunned by her for nearly 3 years) was able to 'visit her any time' and that ' there was nothing to stop me seeing her' as long as i. didn't discuss spiritual things with her.

cultBgone

Disgusting. Can't think of a better word to describe their behavior and hypocrisy.

The only time they'll "allow" (bend over and kiss their rings while you're at it, btw) a df'd person to associate with a dub is when THEY do not want the responsbility of caring for their dear bro or sis. Such bullsh*t. Once you're of no use to them, screw you...they wouldn't lift a finger. Did the three "sisters" come over to clean? cook? help? Three of them and they came to "preach"?

Shameful. There's the other word I was missing.

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A QUESTION I HAVE NEVER HEARD ANSWERED BY JWs

by NAVYTOWN in

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the jws make such a big deal about not taking (eating) blood in any form.

that being the case, shouldn't they avoid eating steaks?

even a well- done steak still contains the animals blood.

cultBgone

Okay...fractions and juice aside...what about eldubs who just lovvvvve some RARE steak? That's definitely some blood being eaten, no matter how you try to slice and dice the description.