Hang in there SK. You've got your supportive wife and kids and that is much more than many get to keep after cutting ties with the WTS. I know it's frustrating as hell, but try to see your family under the cult identity and try to win them over slowly. It seems you've already made progress with your brother; it will likely take a long time but you can repair some of the relationships you have with your family if you're patient enough.
Sparlock the Wizard
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Update on "DA'd/DF'd"...
by Suraj Khan insince many of you were kind enough to give your responses, or at least share in my confusion, i wanted to take some time to share things that went down in the last few days in my family.. to recap, i was born-in but thankfully the hogwash never took.
i was actively dodging meetings by age 13 by faking illness, usually missing 20 to 25 days of school per year.
i left my family to attend college and was told by a family member that an announcement was made in my local congregation the following year that i was disassociated.
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The Bible---Have You Watched It On The History Channel?
by minimus ini must admit, i am a sucker for bible movies.
i do not get the history channel on my cable service but i've heard good things about the series.. have you seen it?.
are you interested in these types of programs..
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Sparlock the Wizard
I haven't seen the program but I'd wanted to check it out to see how accurate it is. Haven't even seen anything on the History Channel in so long..
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Blondie's Comments You Will Not Hear at the 03-10-2013 WT Study (DISTANCE)
by blondie indistance from jehovah (not jesus).
comments.
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My terminally ill friend will read this; please offer your love and support.
by compound complex indear friends:.
forty-five years ago i was out in service with an elder, and we came upon a house where the owners kindly received us.
this was not so unusual as the family was jehovah's witnesses.
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Sparlock the Wizard
Mike, I hope you, as well as anyone in their last moments, are able to look back at your friendships, accomplishments, and decisions and take pride in them. I don't know you but I wish you all the best.
From one stranger to another, please stay strong and love what you did and who you have become. Best wishes.
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Forum Owner and Member Integrity
by Simon insome people recently raised concerns about security of the site relating to whether forum members could be watchtower plants trying to obtain information about people.
apparently, this was because a previous forum that was setup was either owned by or later handed over to someone who used it to collect personal information about people which was then used to harrass them.
i don't know all the details, i'm just paraphrasing what i've heard and recognize that it's a concern to some people.. i want to first of all put people's minds at rest: i've been running this site for what will be 13 years next month.
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Sparlock the Wizard
All your hard work is very much appreciated, even by some of the newcomers like myself. Thank you for maintaining a site where we can freely express ourselves and read about others' similar experiences.
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I'm turning myself in. Lurking elders, are you listening?
by Eve Deceived ini think it's fitting for my very first post to be a thread on jw.net turning myself in to any lurking elders out there on a witch-hunt to cleanse the congregation so that god's choosen ones can "remain in god's love.
" so i'm sorry to all you awesome, truthful apostates on this site, but this thread is really intended for any lurking nazis -- i mean, the taliban -- ugh, i mean elders of the world's most "loving" cult religion.. i am an apostate.
here, i'll save you the trouble:.
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Sparlock the Wizard
Welcome Eve Deceived!
Got a good laugh reading your post
but seriously...we're arranging the Inquisition Judicial Committee tomorrow
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"Anonymous" featured in WT study lesson photo: deeper meaning?
by JimmyPage inif this has already been discussed i apologize.
i'm only here sporadically anymore.
in a recent wt study a photo was featured in the magazine that showed a "brother" ignoring the "worldly" people around him, including one who appeared to represent the group "anonymous".. i have come to learn that nothing can be taken at surface value when it comes to the borg.
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Why I think (in a nutshell) why this org is approaching collapse
by cptkirk inin a nutshell: i think that (and i do not enjoy thinking about this)...i think that the crazies within the religion (who range from just low level people to co elder do and up) have won so many battles at this point (over the more balanced people/ideas)......that the people who tend to think in a more balanced fashion (whether they themselves be low level or higher up) are getting to be the real minority.
i think this dynamic, will be what finally sinks the ship.. as we see with any organization (corporate or otherwise), many times there are reports that make you wonder (how is this thing alive or prospering?
), and upon closer scrutiny, there are strong people in the background holding the walls up (who themselves get little attention).
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Sparlock the Wizard
I don't believe that a lot of the more moderate members leaving will lead to the religion's collapse.
Crazy does not necessarily mean stupid or incompetent. There are plenty of overzealous brothers and sisters that are useful resources to the org. The most extreme example I can think of is Fred Franz, who clearly was crazy imo but contributed an enormous amount towards shaping organizational policy and doctrine. The organization relies much more on overzealous yet productive members of the R&F that also donate cash to fund its worldwide operations.
If most moderate member end up leaving, I don't think the difference would be all that noticeable, honestly.
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Resigned being an elder
by subytrek ini am new here and this is my first post although i have lurked here for a couple years.
i started having doubts about the org back then and my curiosity overcame my fear of so-called apostate websites so here i am.
i just resigned being an elder 2 weeks ago.
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Sparlock the Wizard
Welcome, subytrek!
It must have been a difficult desicion to make, but I'm glad you decided to step down. Spending more time with your family and working on other things will prove much more beneficial. Luckily, your child is very young still. You were born in but it is now in your hands to make sure that won't happen with your baby.
Your family seems like they will be much more receptive to TTATT than many other JWs. Best wishes for you and your family.
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At JW.Org, for kids, a connect the dots coloring page of Lot's wife turning into salt.
by Theocratic Sedition inhttp://www.jw.org/en/bible-teachings/family/children/picture-activities/lots-wife-becomes-salt/.
is it me or is this kinda sick?
i mean i can understand learning from the account, but this is kinda deviant.
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Sparlock the Wizard
Just....wow. Genuinely shocked.
I wonder how many kids will be coloring this out during their family study night...