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  As a Matter of Conscience, I Am Resigning from the Christian Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses

  by Sail Away in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  after listening to the hearings of the australian royal commission into institutional responses to child sexual abuse, i am no longer content to have simply walked away from the organization.

  as a matter of conscience, i do not want my name linked with the organization in any way.

  i know this letter has been posted previously, and i thank the author.

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  SailAway,

  Gutsy Girl. I'm impressed. I agree with those who suggest hiring a lawyer to write and send the letter is a good idea. Good luck.
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  New Inactive One Saying Hello to all

  by Lostwun in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  lostwun here, i joined 2 months ago but am now just finding the courage after doing more research to formally introduce myself to the board and embrace my new beginnings as an ex-jw.

  i am a second-generation jw.

  i grew up with parents who are well known and very respected in many circuits.

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  Lostwun,

  Welcome to the forum! The collective wisdom on this site about how to handle exiting the cult is outstanding. You are in good hands. Good luck on your exit and I hope your mate opens his eyes.
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  So I was enjoying a business trip in down town Bangkok...............Next thing BANG!!!

  by cantleave in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so last night i was having a wonderful meal in a very nice restaurant when we heard what we thought was a loud clap of thunder.................. it was a bomb.

  yards from my hotel.

  thankfully i made a few decision that meant i wasn't in the wrong place at the wrong time.

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  Cantleave,

  I'm glad you are ok; we need you on this site!!
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  The Kingdom Halls are empty

  by punkofnice in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  my jw spies tell me that the kingdom halls are empty compared to how they used to be, since i left 5 years ago.

  not saying they're empty because of me though.. is that what you are hearing?.

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  Punk,

  Two great statements: "I have observed myself, that those that genuinely want to show love within the congregations are the first ones to leave the cult." AND

  "That there is no love is a reflection of what is filtering down from those above in the corporation."

  Over a period of several years, these two issues began eating at me, to the point that it was apparent that the problems were not with individual men in the congregations - they were caused by the leaders in Brooklyn.

  Every organization gets exactly the type of management it desires, and the Dark Lords are no different. Those who excelled in the Dark Tower were typically the task masters, those who cared more about the 'company' than individual sheep, and the mini-me Legalists and Pharisees - exactly like the Dark Lords.

  These two issues you identify were the catalyst to my questioning, along with the oppressive control.
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  RELIGION IS.... (memes)

  by EdenOne in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  post a meme, original or not, about what you think religion is.

  i'll start:.

  eden.

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  DJS

  Another:

  
  
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  RELIGION IS.... (memes)

  by EdenOne in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  post a meme, original or not, about what you think religion is.

  i'll start:.

  eden.

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  DJS

  While not strictly following the syntax:

  
  
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  Is homosexuality ever justifiable? I say YES!!!

  by TimothyT in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  in the january 2012 awake, pages 28-29 there is another article about homosexuality.. .

  the writers argue that genetics, the environment, and sexual abuse do not justify homosexuality.

  the bible clearly states that homosexuality is wrong and is an abhorrent sin.

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  TimothyT,

  Wooooo hoooooooooooooooo!

  I'm very happy for you.
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  "hare krishna hare krishna; krishna krishna hare hare; hare rama hare rama; rama rama hare hare"

  by Island Man in

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  2. entertainment

  man, this mahamantra is some real hypnotic music!

  it's weird, pleasurable, hypnotic and cult-like all rolled into one.

  lol.

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  I don't know anything about the Hare Krishnas, but I've experienced the mantras at Buddhist temple. Candle light, everyone sitting on floor or low chairs, holding hands, eyes closed and chanting for 45 minutes in rhythmic cadence was one of the most peaceful and cleansing things I've ever done.

  Which is its intent.
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  Labeling one self "Atheist" is Unscientific

  by LAWHFol in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i have not meet all atheists, and it would be foolish for me to assume that all atheists, share the same prototypical view points.

  i am inclined to feel that this classifies the views of a large percentage of atheists.

  "atheism is, in a broad sense, the rejection of belief in the existence of deities.

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  Morph: "There is no emotion, there is peace. There is no ignorance, there is knowledge. There is no passion, there is serenity. There is no chaos, there is harmony." - Any day with a Yoda is a good day. I will see you your Yoda and raise you a Lennon.

  Imagine there's no heaven
  

  It's easy if you try

  No hell below us

  Above us only sky

  Imagine there's no countries

  It isn't hard to do

  Nothing to kill or die for

  And no religion too

  Imagine all the people living life in peace
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  OK folks the End is near. Sodom and Gomorrah.

  by James Mixon in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  the reality show "dating naked".

  so the young lady said to the guy when they.

  first met, wow must you look straight at my you know what.. are they running out of ideas for reality shows????.

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  FMF,

  "Nudity? Well that's just awesome, my American bothers and sisters are such epic prudes."

  Ditto.