Posts by Bonsai

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'Worldly' man looking for a little more understanding...

by Verecocha in

saw similar title in a google search so thought i'd read more and now simply have to share my experience if anything to hear that i'm not insane and it is that simple.. met and fell madly in love with a witness, and her with me.

what began as love at first sight turned into a 6 year relatiomship which simply ended very bluntly.

there were many painful twists and turns along the way, first from her inability to leave her husband, then my mistake in finding someone else as i simply couldn't take the pain of her coming and going with such simplicity, but in the end she got a divorce and suffered many consequences within 'the truth', and i sorted my issues which were many and admittedly dug with my own hands and stupidity in trying to protect a young girl who had done no wrong in this long affair.. eventually we found ourself on what i believed to be the home straight.

Bonsai

I feel for you sir. To understand her actions better I recommend reading Stephen Hassan's "Combating Cult Mind Control". It's very difficult to understand the lifelong effects that cults have over those who are or were in them. In effect, those of us who were witnesses have two personalities. Sometimes the genuine self wins out, but we can regress to our cult persona at anytime if we don't continue to make efforts to fight the brainwashing we received.

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Theism is a Fact #1

by cofty in

nope sorry i got nothing.. wouldn't it be really interesting though if somewhere there was a theist who could challenge unbelievers with facts and evidence?.

Bonsai

I've said it before and I'll say it again. I have no problem with there being a god or great designer/architect if you will. He doesn't have to be all lovey dovey or sentimental for one religious group. Nature teaches us that if there was a great designer, he is violent and enjoys watching the strong dominate and the weak to fluff away. I don't have any proof that a higher being exists, but when I see the natural beauty of nature around me crowned in all its glorious colors, smells, tastes and sounds, I am inclined to nod my head to the slim possibility that a higher being had a hand in all of this. Although I have tried to give credit to the god of the bible, I can find no evidence that he exists.

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Witnesses killed my friend today.

by WasOnceBlind in

today has been a horrible day.

what began as a day of joy finding out that one of my lifelong friends had her baby, turned into a nightmare when her brother called me to let me know she had passed away after birth.

i was in shock and didn't ask how.

Bonsai

Sooner or later this cult will pay. It's only a matter of time...

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How the Bible disproves the JWs' 1914 invisible presence doctrine.

by Island Man in

watchtower teaches jws that christ's presence began invisibly in 1914. they also teach that the start of christ's presence coincides with the start of the last days.

whether you believe in the bible or not, watchtower claims these teachings come from the bible.

so does the bible actually agree with them?

Bonsai

Interesting points. However, the way the bible states how Jesus presence will be is so vague that religions like JWs can capitalize on its vagueness to create their own twist on what it means. Just as the lightning comes out from the east to the west - is that figurative or literal? Can that light only be seen by those with spiritual eyes?

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Why continue to suffer??

by Tigerlove in

jw
friends

i occasionally come on this website because i have my eyes on a particular user.

because of that, i end up reading a lot of people's post.

although very interesting and hurt breaking, a lot of them are very strange.

Bonsai

Bonsai means "tiger warrior" in Japanese!

Oh, oops, it actually means "cultivated tree on a trey". Damn!

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Why continue to suffer??

by Tigerlove in

jw
friends

i occasionally come on this website because i have my eyes on a particular user.

because of that, i end up reading a lot of people's post.

although very interesting and hurt breaking, a lot of them are very strange.

Bonsai

I'm pretty sure she has her eyes on Bonsai. It has been said, evidently, that he's the sexiest man west of the Mississippi. Sorry Tigerlove, I'm already taken.

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Alan Rickman's Passing

by TipsyMangoTea in

alan rickman, best known to my generation as prof. severus snape from the harry potter film franchise, has passed away due to cancer at the age of 69.. growing up with a witness mother, anything related to science fiction and fantasy was looked down upon, so, naturally, i was a rebel rebel (oh david bowie...).. just wanted to let any potterheads know the news and that even if you feel like you'll never be free of the deadly watchtower, you're not alone and there's hope.. always..

Bonsai

He played an excellent role as the sheriff of Nottingham in Robinhood, one of the best movies ever.

[the Sheriff has said he'll cut out Robin Hood's heart with a spoon]

Guy of Gisborne: Why a spoon, cousin? Why not an axe?

Sheriff of Nottingham: Because it's DULL, you twit. It'll hurt more.

Sheriff of Nottingham: Wait a minute. Robin Hood steals money from my pocket, forcing me to hurt the public, and they love him for it?

[Scribe nods]

Sheriff of Nottingham: That's it then. Cancel the kitchen scraps for lepers and orphans, no more merciful beheadings, and call off Christmas.

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"I thought About You" Email

by BeautifulMind in

hey everyone!!

i hope everyone is doing good today.

i don't share or comment often, but i'm in the mood to do that today.

Bonsai

That December 31st daily text really set me off, too. My mother-in-law left the 2015 text open to that page for two straight weeks so I couldn't avoid reading it over and over. The contradiction and arrogance of that text sent me into a rage. If god is so concerned about not having to destroy even one of his sheep then why is it so important that only the congregation (of Jehovah's Witnesses) be the safe haven for when god comes to smite the world?

Watchtower completely twists that scripture to fit itself and mocks the Hebrew god's love which is the main selling point for Christians of countless denominations. I told her to get rid of the text or I'd throw it out the window.

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The Hermit's story PART 2

by The Hermit in

my father is a fast learner.

he studied hard and he was really interested.

real hard.

Bonsai

You got me on pins and needles! We want more, MORE!

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Your Jehovah’s Witness Is Showing

by David_Jay in

since i just signed up and posted a few times without doing this yet, here is my story..

i think that i became a jehovahs witness because of my immaturity.

i had some quirky personality traits, and i joined finding that i fit in because, as i said to myself: these people get me.

Bonsai

Thanks for sharing your experiences David_Jay.

I hope someday I can become like Randall's family, but I'm not there yet, nor do I wish to be at this time. My emotions and disappointment towards religion is just too raw right now. If people are going to gush about their mega church or their religious experience, I want to know if there is any substance to it. *If there isn't then they need to be called out for it. Otherwise, they might spread unsubstantiated superstitions and try to pass them as fact, duping gullible people. There has been a continuous cycle where mankind has been abused by religion and superstition. I don't think showing indifference and apathy to that abuse helps in any way.