Hey out there in cyber world, are there any exJW's from my neck of the woods? Would love to chat with you about our different experiences with the BORG. Maybe we know some of the same people, same elders. Shit, I had a few travel over quite a distance to sit on my judicial commitee!! Would love to share our stories!!! FlowerPower
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New England or Better Yet Western Mass.
by FlowerPower inhey out there in cyber world, are there any exjw's from my neck of the woods?
would love to chat with you about our different experiences with the borg.
maybe we know some of the same people, same elders.
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HAVE YOU COMMITED A SIN AGAINST JEHOVAH.?????????
by nightwarrior inthe first question is whom do you show your loyalty to ????????????.
1 ) the organization....... 2 ) or to jehovah........... you have five seconds to decide,prove it to yourself by answering these questions,.
whom do you pray through,?????.
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FlowerPower
Hey Naru.....Im a lesbian too! I too feel if there is a god then he created me this way! If it's a sin then god sinned against himself when he made me. Maybe he was drunk! Maybe all of the people in the world that are considered different, by noraml standards( whatever they are) were created by god when he was drunk!!! That would explain a lot would'nt it? FP
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My Testimony
by UnDisfellowshipped inmy testimony
by undisfellowshipped ( [email protected] ).
i was born and raised by my parents to believe in the beliefs of the jehovah's witnesses organization.
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FlowerPower
Undisfellowshipped, I have to say that the religionism that you spout is just another version of what Jehovah's Witnesses spout with a little twist. You mention what one must do in order to get to heaven. So I imagine that anyone who doesn't meet your criteria would be exempt from heaven. You mentioned only TRUE christians are accepted by "god" (a lot of people believe that they are TRUE christians whether you think they meet the bill or not), does'nt it make you the intolerent one who makes such determinations, and don't say that they are "god's" standards not yours that must be met ... that's a crock. God lets me live and breath and do everything else I do all day, same as you, sin included. For you to judge anyone else as to whether they are TRUE christians or not is the same as JW's saying who is "worldly" and who is not. I totally agree with what Gitasatsangha posted, "a fanatic, is a fanatic, is a fanatic." FP
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My Testimony
by UnDisfellowshipped inmy testimony
by undisfellowshipped ( [email protected] ).
i was born and raised by my parents to believe in the beliefs of the jehovah's witnesses organization.
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FlowerPower
I believe you posted under the wrong heading, next time you want to prostylize or spout your religious fanaticism do it under the "Bible Research and Study Articles" or one of those type of headings. I take exception that you posted under "Friends"!!! I don't mean any disrespect but that is how I feel about that type of religionism!! FP
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The WTS Lie That Ensnared Me!
by ISP in*** tr chap.
11 pp.
the bible speaks of the time in which we are living as the last days or the time of the end.
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FlowerPower
You're right Musky, the WTBS no longer teaches that the scriptures means a literal "generation" Since 1996 the concept has been changed from "the group of people of knowing age in 1914" ( who would now be 102!!) to "any group of comtemporary people". Yes the light has gotten brighter!! What a crock!! Soooo glad to be out of the mire and able to figure it out for myself......there is no New System, it has always been the virtual carrot that had been dangled before our eyes. It's such a weird concept too, like who would actually make it there? You know the scare tactic scripture "PROBABLY you will be saved" Then what about all your worldly loved ones who got destroyed, we just forget about them? How was that supposed to work? Then I saw a thread posted lately about the idea of not being able to marry in the New System. That had a lot of people freaked out! Yet they continued to follow along, just like I did always silently questioning but never having the balls to say it out loud......maybe I would have been gone sooner!! Oh well, better out now than never!!! FP
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The Danse Macabre - at Long Last
by Farkel inlate last summer i got the piano music for saint-saens delicious danse macabre.
i downloaded it for free on the net.
what an awesome free gift and what a monstrous monkey it became on my back!
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FlowerPower
I too am of the vomit lapping class, and proud of it! What ever could I have been thinking??!! I robbed myself and and my children of a true appreciation of the arts, of social and political awareness, of love, and how good it feels to love and be loved. We each deserve to be loved and cherished by our parents, by our brothers, by our sisters, by our children, and their children. Damn it, by any living thing that happens to know us and see that we are good people. We do read and watch "satan" inspired literature and performing arts however. Does it mean that I am a bad person or does it mean that I am more open to differences that may be just of opinion, or culture, or are inherent and natural. You are allowed to beleive what you believe, I can believe what I believe. I wont try to convert you if you won't try to convert me. We will just get together occassionally and show our love to each other and then go back to our individual lives. Not sure where I am going with this, I guess I just used a lot of words to say, it's alright to be of the vomit lapping class, I know my "truth"! FlowerP There should never be a time in your life where you should be at odds with your loved one when there is at least one of you willing to listen and hear.
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My first post (part 2)The Saga Continues...
by Death by Questions inhey all, im back.
looks like ive got an audience, thanks for listening to my experiences and thank you all for your nice comments.
it took me a while to get the nerve to post on this site, and im glad i did.
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FlowerPower
Hey DBQ, I'm still listening and waiting for the conclusion. Good your're using false though names I noticed some listening in are posing as exJW's when they are really not!
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My First Post:My Story.(Part 1)
by Death by Questions inthis is my first post.
im not saying he was always like this.
thats the thing with this illness, i guess.
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FlowerPower
Welcome DBQ, I am very intersted in hearing the rest of the story!! Quite for the par though. I've caught elders in bold faced lies before and they managed to squirm out of it every time, go figure!
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YOU Are Responsible For Your Kids Being Jehovah's Witnesses, Do Ya Feel Bad
by minimus indoes it bother you that your kids are witnesses?
does it disturb you because you taught them?
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FlowerPower
Hey Minimus, Yes I am very angry with myself for bringing my kids up as JW's. Actually my younger son(17) has left the organization since I left 4 years ago. He never got baptized (sooo happy about that) although he tried to twice and was shot down by the elders. So although he has little contact with any witnesses lately he is not SHUNNED. My older son(23)is a ministerial servant and recently married a pioneer sister(I was not invited to their wedding reception). He has minimal contact with me. I call him occassionally and make him to talk to me. I've told him many times that I do not expect to be IN his life. I recognize that he is busy with his own life, work, friends, family but I do expect to be a PART of his life. To share some time together occassionally, I ask him "is your faith so weak that spending a few hours a couple times a year will cause you to leave the organization?" I get no response from that question. He says that I hurt him so badly when I left the he has no feelings for me anymore.( It's the "you are dead" if you leave mentality) I know that it has alot to do with his wife and the fear of how the congreagtion would view him if it were known that he was associating with me. He came over yesterday to pick up his brother to go play basketball, when I knew he was coming I baked him some cornbread which he loves and he seemed happy to get it. He was civil and I am thankful for every minute that he gives me. My hope is that someday he will leave the BORG and know that I did'nt ever give up on him, I've told him time again that there is nothing he could ever do that would make me stop loving him and talking to him. He has that assurance from me as a parent. When he has his own kids perhaps he will rethink his position, finally understanding the love that people have for their children and the pain that he would feel if his own child rejected him. Thanks for starting this thread!! Flower
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My first time posting
by NAPPY ROOTS ini just wanted to say hi.
this is my first message.
i have been df for about 14 years.
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FlowerPower
Welcome Nappy, Iv'e been out for only 4 yaers, but 4 glorious years they have been!! Guilt is the #1 feeling that JW's are taught.. You're made to feel like you're never doing enough! Hope you are enjoying finding yourself again!! Looking forward to hearing more from you! Flower