Posts by Garrett

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Before knowing TTATT did you really believe in things as...

by roberto avon in

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did you really believe in things as ;- the earth is only 6000 years old- the 144.000- 1914, based upon the destructiono of jerusalem- harmagheddon or the end of the world coming soon???

?i married a jw when i was an interested person and studying with the jw's ( not the way they wanted) but i told my wife before marrying her that " most probably " i would never have been a jw.she accepted me as i was and married me.

after that i had interrupted the study for one year, i started all over again with an elder of my wife's cong.

Garrett

When I got "recruited", I was around 14.

I never believed the Earth was only 6,000 years old, but then again, I don't think many witnesses believe that either. After all, the old green Bible used to have dinosaur pictures in it. They wouldn't put a picture of something they don't believe in, in one of their Bibles. So if they believe dinosaurs existed, they can't believe that the world was around for only 6,000 years.

I've always had my doubts about the 144,000. The explanation they gave me about how they were resurrected and how there were still some on Earth today.

1914 - I accepted and never really did much research on it.

Harmagheddon - Yes I believed it. At first I really believed it, but it slowly faded and after a while I didn't really think about it anymore. I think it's like that for some while others revel in the hope of it coming ASAP.

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Celebrate the Un-Memorial

by rebel8 in

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i was thinking that we could spend the memorial evening doing the exact opposite of what we used to do.. smile and laugh.

have fun.

dress comfortably.

Garrett

Sounds like a fantastic plan :)

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Child Abuse Trials

by Garrett in

i'm currently working something up to share with a few people.

i was wondering if anyone knew the current number (estimation) of child abuse cases that are going on (that we know about)?

i don't get much time to be on here right now but it seems that cases are sprouting everywhere.

Garrett

@Defend Of Truth @Gayle Thank you :)

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Child Abuse Trials

by Garrett in

i'm currently working something up to share with a few people.

i was wondering if anyone knew the current number (estimation) of child abuse cases that are going on (that we know about)?

i don't get much time to be on here right now but it seems that cases are sprouting everywhere.

Garrett

Hi everyone,

I'm currently working something up to share with a few people.

I was wondering if anyone knew the current number (estimation) of child abuse cases that are going on (that we know about)? I don't get much time to be on here right now but it seems that cases are sprouting everywhere.

Is this true or is it multiple posts about the same or related cases?

Thanks guys and as always, peace and love,

Garrett.

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Autotune the Governing Body

by SonoftheTrinity in

which would be the best talks to autotune?.

Garrett

None other than Lett :P

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Jehovah's Witnesses are "not even wrong" and here is why.

by TerryWalstrom in

a magician can demonstrate an empty hat from which, seconds later, he pulls a rabbit.

a rabbit in that empty hat?

in pre-enlightenment times, the easy answer was: magic was real--but--it was accomplished.

Garrett

Hi Terry,

That was a marvelous and enlightening read. Thank you for posting.

I look forward to the next one.

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Be Happy You Have Traded Belief for Knowledge

by freemindfade in

a man is accepted into a church for what he believes and he is turned out for what he knows.. mark twaineveryone have a good weekend, and feel the peace and happiness of being "awake".

Garrett

Thank you freemindfade! I absolutely love that quote.

I'm going to a nearby forest to enjoy nature and have a wonderful picnic with family.

I hope you too, have a wonderful and joyful weekend :)

Peace,

Garrett

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How many of you still believe in God or are still Christians?

by JWCartPusher in

hello, i asked a new but old friend how many people are still christians after leaving the watchtower's mind control agency, for statistical purposes do you mind if i do a survey and see how many of you are believers?.

please don't post if your not a believer out of respect for this poll, we need to sharpen each other's sword and help build each other up and meet new friends over the internet with faith in god or some other force of the universe.

i asked another person how we can still manage our faith after getting burned by the high group mind control, he had a few ideas but he's not really involved with god because of how life burned him.

Garrett

Personally, I was a very strong believer in God for most of my short life.

After leaving the organization I feel I'm becoming an agnostic.

Meaning: I personally don't believe in the Bible for numerous reasons, but I do believe that there might be a God out there who started everything off but who doesn't seem to care.

Neither we nor science can prove there is a God nor disprove it, so I'm not ruling him out just yet.

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I'm Ready... Thank you

by Garrett in

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hey guys,.

so, something amazing happened recently.

i recently met with an old and very good friend of mine.

Garrett

Thank you all for your kind and very helpful suggestions and opinions.

I'll mull it over for a bit and let you know what I've chosen to do :)

The best thing about this decision is that I have all the time in the world to decide.

Peace,

Garrett

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I'm Ready... Thank you

by Garrett in

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friends

hey guys,.

so, something amazing happened recently.

i recently met with an old and very good friend of mine.

Garrett

Hey guys,

So, something amazing happened recently. I recently met with an old and very good friend of mine. A while ago he DA'ed himself, thus I shunned him. I recently contacted him, we met up in town and had such an AMAZING conversation. He's such an amazing and helpful guy.

So, since my leaving, I have been going through different mental states and now I feel ready... I feel ready to send in my disassociation letter. Here's why I want to do it, and I'd like your suggestions.

1/ I have NO family or close friends in the organization.

2/ I no longer want to be pestered by the elders.

3/ I don't want to risk meeting a witness in my town and have to make up stories and be hypocritical. (I have a HUGE issue with being a hypocrite.

4/ It's time to move on with my life and I feel like I might need this to truly move on.

5/ I will NEVER be coming back.

So my question is - why not DA myself? I have 0 to lose.

Also, a HUGE thank you to everyone of you here for your support since my joining. I could have never come this far without you.

Love and peace,

Garrett