Posts by DJS

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A Mind at War

by cappytan in

right now, i feel like my mind is at war with itself.. on the one side is reason, logic.. on the other is tradition, hope and fear.. reason and logic are challenging life-long beliefs.

they are telling me, "is this any more believable than the story of the lord of the rings?".

certain doctrines of my belief system are crumbling.. my mind still wants to hold on to the belief in a creator, his son jesus and the bible.

A lot of us have been on your journey. I've called it my Pink Floyd sojourn - Another Brick in the Wall. I didn't worry about it as you are, however. It was an excellent, rational journey to me. I took my time, removing and evaluating each JW/Christian/Theist brick at a time. If I found it lacking, and I did, I threw it away.

After a few years all that was left was the foundation - a belief in god. I remember referring to myself to my closest friends as an agnostic, then an atheistic leaning agnostic, then an atheist. No drama. No angst. No fears.

Good luck on your journey.

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Is The Borg going back to “Old School” thinking & getting more hardcore?

by thedepressedsoul in

im still in and i cant help but feel nervous as more and more changes are coming forward.

i cant help but feel that they are starting to get more hardcore again.

let me explain.

DJS

Pistoff,

I agree. Of course none of us can predict the future of the Borg and their Dark Lords, but the issues you raise suggest a circling of the wagons and a clenched fist, digging in of the heels mindset. Moving from Brooklyn surprised me, as I've stated before. NY can be brutal in making people/organizations conduct reality checks. Absent that critical eye, the Dark Lords would appear to be removing themselves even more from the mainstream - something which doesn't appear to bode well for the rank and file in the shire.

When cults feel stressed or pressured externally, they typically act in these ways. The grab for $ from the local congregations appears pathetically greedy. Railing against college/dress/grooming/etc. does harken back to a dark era. Maybe the Dark Lords will surprise us all and become a kindler, gentler Borganization. Reeks of Gollum, the Nazgul and the Dark Lords. Run and hide in the shire, Hobbitses.

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First Time Post - Long time reader

by Samaritan At the Well in

today is my first post on jwd, i was one of jehovahs witness for almost 50 years of my life, i was born into the religion.

i was baptized at a young age and once i got married i was a very spiritual woman as they would call me.

my husband and i served as full time pioneers, we traveled abroad and went to international conventions, did some special pioneer service in other states in the us.

DJS

Thank you for sharing your story. We understand completely. Welcome to freedom.

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Freedom Post # 1 - First Timer

by 7Starz in

synchronicity - the simultaneous occurrence of events that appear significantly related but have no discernible causal connection.

today is the first day of the rest of my life.

freedom.

DJS

7starz,

Welcome to freedom! There are a lot of ex-elders on this site who completely understand your journey. You will enjoy your freedom from the Borg more and more as time goes on. Again, welcome.

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No longer an MS! Hooray...finally!

by stuckinarut2 in

jw
friends

well, it's finally happened!.

im no longer an ms.. as many would know from our chats via this forum, i've seen it coming for a while....and while the way it was done stinks, i'm really happy to finally be free!.

(would love to share more details...i will do in time...or perhaps a pm would be best).

DJS

Stuck,

Rear view mirror. That's where you need to put this ASAP. I 'stepped aside' a year or so before my exit; I couldn't take the Dark Lords and their draconian control any longer. We are all proud of you and looking forward to hearing more about your continuing exit out of the Borg.

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Personal reflections

by Freeof1914 in

hello all and happy new year!.

i don't post here often,but as the new year just started and my birthday is tomorrow, i am feeling extra reflective.

it has been several years since i was willingly disfellowshipped, and i say willingly because when the judicial committee asked me my thoughts on the organization i told them i thought it was not a god directed organization.

DJS

Outstanding!!!

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Still pointing your Finger when having a Rafter in your eye?

by DocHouse in

yes- everyone has faults and makes mistakes; an organization even more so.. yet, you ignore all the fingers pointing at you.. many here have no faith.

many here go to churches who lie about everything biblical; look at x-mas!.

but at least we know god and christ and try to live up to their name!.

DJS

DocHouse,

I have read and re-read your response to me and I have no idea what you are trying to say. You set yourself up above and apart from the Borg's Dark Lords, from all other X-tians and without a doubt from all non-Xtians and non-believers. Others are being nice to you; I'm calling a spade a spade.

You are a delusional narcissist who came to this site for no other purpose than to show your amazingness and awesomeness. You and you alone, according to you and you alone, have special knowledge and the correct scriptural interpretation where all others before you have failed. All hail DocHouse and his amazingness and awesomeness.

We get a steady stream of people like you. In the words of the 21st Century philosopher, Justin Timberlake, go ahead be gone with it (you). Or better still, stick around and learn something.

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Still pointing your Finger when having a Rafter in your eye?

by DocHouse in

yes- everyone has faults and makes mistakes; an organization even more so.. yet, you ignore all the fingers pointing at you.. many here have no faith.

many here go to churches who lie about everything biblical; look at x-mas!.

but at least we know god and christ and try to live up to their name!.

DJS

I am breaking several of my prime directives, responding to trolls and having a theist conversation being two of them. But DocHouse, you have finally shown your true delusional, narcissistic colors. As if we didn't know already. The Dark Lords (aka FDS) are wrong. All other Christians are wrong. Certainly you have also ascribed to everlasting destruction the Buddhists, Hindus, Moslems, Jews, etc. of the world. And we poor atheists, well we don't have a chance.

That leaves, let me see. . . . ONE person with a direct conduit to the big girl in the sky and the correct interpretation of all things scripture.

You

Go away delusional narcissist.

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Look out Boeing and Airbus - you're domination of Aviation may soon be over

by fulltimestudent in

apologies, clumsy fingers again.

but be patient, at some a point a real post may appear..

DJS

Thanks FTS,

Competition can only make things better in this arena. Given the recent issues in the aviation industry, that should be a good thing.

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The Way, a way of reason that generates a way of Life

by Traveler in

i'm looking for those who have found the path/way of reason.

i include a few notes to those i have approached so far.

these past attempts seem too slow.

DJS

Traveler,

You have insulted everyone on this site; if you return do so with some humility. You've set yourself up in your mumbo jumbo gobbligook of metaphors and bible sounding lingo to be a Jesus figure. You're looking for someone who is searching for the way, which you've found. You are the way, and the truth and the life. And you have the gall to mention ego?

Return with some humility or stay away.