Posts by cultBgone

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Turns out it was true - "the truth" was the only reason my marriage lasted so long

by Shattered Reality in

i haven't really been on here in like, a year.

my stbx introduced me to this site and then a whole buch of life happened and i just sort of never had time for forums.

but here i am at 3am, another sleepless night, and i feel like i am simply lost.

cultBgone

He can't reel you back in unless you take the bait.

Please decide what is best for your children and you and stick to it. Don't teach your kids they should settle for security instead of self-esteem and love.

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What is the best advise you have ever been given?

by new hope and happiness in

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awhile a go i was uptight about a matter i can't remember now and my friend said to me " give the other side the victory".

a while ago my little boy was getting uptight and argumentative with his mum i asked him " to let it go" in effect i suppose " giving the other side the victory".

anyway i am sure our life exsperiences have allowed us both receive and give good advice.

HULK HOGAN will he convert to Jehovah's Witnesses?

by Watchtower-Free in

.from jw instagram .

http://instagram.com/jw_witnesses.

caption:" a few sisters were out in the tract campaign in clearwater, florida this morning and placed a tract with wrestling personality hulk hogan.

cultBgone

Watchtower Free - best gb photo ever. ROFL!!!!!!!!!!

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Ripple Effect

by Yondaime in

on tuesday i was dragged out on service with my mom since shes a permanent pioneer, and once we arrived at the hall i realized there were no brothers, but an abundance of sisters.

i conducted the service meeting with ease, since my dad gave me a formation on how to do it.. then on thursday at my meeting nearly half of the congregation surrounded me and gave me hugs and kisses.

i know about love bombing, its happened to me before, but this was the most insane amount of it ever since i had a demonstration at the district convention.

DataDog - They may like you, but they do not love you. They don't really know what love is. They "love" you because your actions reinforce their delusions. You make them feel all warm and fuzzy. They feel safe and their doubts ( all JWs have them) and cognitive dissonance are lessened. As soon as you fail to serve that need and supply their emotional blanket by repeating the GB's ideas as truth, you will be the enemy.

V ery well said.

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Are Congregation Picnics still forbidden? If so, Why???

by NAVYTOWN in

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cultBgone

My relative's cong seems to spend all their free time together...it's like they're scared to actually have a life. Sad, really, as they stay so tightly wound together that no real light of awakening can shine in. And yes, their eldubs keep it going that way on purpose as they spearhead lots of these gatherings.

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An important message from a PRACTICING Jehovah's witness

by Sparks in

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hi, i am also a practicing jehovah's witness and very proud of it,to say the very-very least..!

i am a middle-aged man with many decades of being a witness of jehovah god in england.. this important letter is personally to you, just as many of the bible's 88 letters are to be taken personal by you the reader.

i am writing to you to urge you to take stock of your life, think what your future holds for you.

cultBgone

Terry is correct...stop feeding the trolls.

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Should some people actually be Witnesses?

by Apognophos in

it seems to me like certain people actually benefit from joining the religion.

primarily i'm thinking of ones with drug problems who are only able to quit because they are working towards baptism.

another example would be those who are always getting in fights or who have a big ego, and who learn to be pacifistic and humble as a witness.

cultBgone

done4good - amen.

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Did you celebrate the 2nd anniversary of JW.org?

by defender of truth in

"the first 5 days of august, 1200 bible studies were requested.. another stat today; in 6 months, jan. thru june, jw.org got 3200 bible study requests.. but this month?

there have been 3606 to date as of; aug. 19, 2014.".

http://jwtalk.net/forums/topic/16712-jw-org-website-anniversary/#entry238063.

cultBgone

BOTR...I think your question "can these figures be trusted?" is the funniest thing I've read this morning!

All anyone has to do is consider the source and the question answers itself: NO, NO, A BILLION TIMES NO!

Remember: IT'S A CULT!

38

First post

by BenRichards in

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i've been lurking here off and on for a few years, figured i would introduce myself and share the clif notes version of my story.. i'm in my late 30's and was born in.

mom was a jw, dad wasn't.

got baptized in my teens and started dating my eventual wife.

cultBgone

Thanks for posting, Ben, and very happy to hear that your wife faded along with you.

Lots of good advice already posted on how to gently plant seeds of doubt with them but be careful with your mom and sister as they are still brainwashed. They really can't help it at this point and will respond negatively should you try to teach them what they believe is "apostate" doctrine. Feed them on little crumbs until they're ready for a full meal like CoC.

But hey...congrats on figuring out that life is to be lived! Hugs to you and Mrs Ben!

77

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.