Posts by Garrett

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Hold Me, Thrill Me

by Hold Me-Thrill Me in

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friends

i'm going to be honest and from the heart when i say that for 40 years in the jw religion i was very happy in my ignorance!

man, what a trip it was.

i loved every minute of it but then i was absent the bad in my religion.

Garrett

Hi and welcome :)

regarding your comment about flaws. My thoughts:

first, the Israelites didn't listen to jehovah and what happened in the end? Jehovah disowned them.

second, using jw logic, all religions other than the organization belong to satan, so does every government, thus of course they would be flawed, however, we are talking about a religion who is supposed to have gods backing 100%. Do you think we would be seeing things such as failed end of the world predictions, child sex abuse issues, new light over important issues with explanations that are very difficult to grasp, etc from an organization that had jehovahs blessing and and his holy spirits backing?

Did the apostles in the first century have new light and did they make false predictions?

lastly, you say there aren't any options out there. I ask, do you need options? Do you need religion to worship jehovah?

i wish you the best and apologize if I've repeated anything anyone has said,

Garrett

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National Sibiling Day and Jehovah's Witnesses

by wannaexit in

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friends

in most of the usa and canada april 10 is national sibling day.

the witnesses are all in a frenzie actually celebrating this in my area.

yet in a few months these same people will shun mother and father's day.

Garrett

Why do they shun Mother's and Father's Day again?

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Is This a JW on The TV show called Horders?

by greenhornet in

http://www.aetv.com/hoarders/video/stacey-roi.

this is the link.

however it may not work because i am logged in on my account.

Garrett

I knew a VERY bad hoarder who was a witness with a mental illness. She used to hoard animals and was taken to court for it. Her house was seized and she decided to go to the press to try to get everything back... Unfortunately it backfired. I was looking forward to finding out whether or not it was her, but sadly, I can't watch the video from where I'm at in the world... Sigh

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Being in a cult - what good did it do?

by Garrett in

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friends

so, here's a bit of a different point of view.

while most of us will agree that our time within the jw cult was rather terrible, however, i'd like to look at another aspect.

did anything good come out of being in a cult and then waking up from it?.

Garrett

Hey guys!

Just woke up and WOW! I did not expect so many responses. Thank you all for sharing your experiences and views :) it's been wonderful reading all of them.

Have a wonderful Sunday,

Garrett

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Being in a cult - what good did it do?

by Garrett in

jw
friends

so, here's a bit of a different point of view.

while most of us will agree that our time within the jw cult was rather terrible, however, i'd like to look at another aspect.

did anything good come out of being in a cult and then waking up from it?.

Garrett

Hello everyone,

so, here's a bit of a different point of view. While most of us will agree that our time within the jw cult was rather terrible, however, I'd like to look at another aspect. Did anything good come out of being in a cult and then waking up from it?

for example, for me, I have a much greater appreciation for life. The way I will spend the rest of my life and my outlook on it has changed drastically and to be honest, I doubt I would have had this outlook if it weren't for being in a cult.

im also able to be extremely objective when it comes to any sort of religious discussions since I have known both sides of the argument personally.

lastly, I am more open minded than I have ever been. Waking up has essentially told me that anything could be true and not to discard any ideas without thorough research.

what about you, how have you improved?

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Hi Everyone. Answer to prayer countdown...

by Stumpy in

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friends

i've been lurking for about 3 months now and thought i'd better finally sign up.

you have all been an immense help to me as i have come to realize that this isn't the truth so i want to say a great big thank you!

what a crazy, emotional ride it is to finally face the truth about the doubts that i have carried for many years.

Garrett

Hello and welcome! It's going to be a bumpy ride, but hang in there! I assure you, it gets MUCH better.

As for feeling like a fool...I think that happened to all of us, so don't be too hard on yourself.

Peace

Garrett

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Are Jehovah's Witnesses Happy?

by minimus in

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friends

i know of the local congregation's issues, per an elder i know quite well.

he has said that nearly everyone in the congregation is suffering emotionally and mentally.

he said he has never seen so many witnesses with so many problems.

Garrett

I love how witnesses say that those who leave become extremely unhappy. In fact, when I first left, I was a bit worried that my depression might get worst (which would of been hard).

funny how I now have no depression and feel the best I've ever felt.

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"meet mormons worldwide"

by stuckinarut2 in

check out this link!.

http://www.mormon.org/people/find.

can you imagine if jws had something like this??.

Garrett

" while a Jehovah's Witness, an elder once made a rant about yoga pants not being appropriate. I knew right then that it wasn't the right religion. Now, I know I've found the truth... I can wear my magic underwear proudly without worry of rebuke."

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Praying in Public?

by Garrett in

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friends

hellloooo fellow apostates, mentally diseased devil worshippers :) how is everyone?.

today, i listened to a song about praying and how one can pray anywhere.

well, this song brought back the horror of sitting in restaurants, mcdonalds, coffee shops etc and having a group of brothers and sister bow their head and pray for what seemed to be an eternity.

Garrett

hellloooo fellow apostates, mentally diseased devil worshippers :) how is everyone?

today, I listened to a song about praying and how one can pray anywhere. Well, this song brought back the horror of sitting in restaurants, mcdonalds, coffee shops etc and having a group of brothers and sister bow their head and pray for what seemed to be an eternity.

How did you guys feel when this happened? What did you do? Personally, I would look at my food, thinking to myself "where shall I start?". I personally HATED praying out in public. It makes you look like a wackjob.

peace and love,

garrett

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Where is it said , not to independently do deep study of scripture

by william draper in

i do believe it is written somewhere in jw literature .

Garrett

Who needs to study anything when we have the watchtower to tell us what to think. Only fools would do independent study... Apostates.