Posts by Daniel1555

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That's it......

by whathehadas in

this might be my last post.

i've had quite a few things on my mind over the past few years, mainly my belief in god.

i've tried to move on from the jw past but that's really being foolish.

Daniel1555

You are not crazy or weird if you use professional help to deal with your jw past. Maybe this will help you to view your past in a healthy way.

You want to be "normal" or you wished you had a "normal" life. I can understand that and sometimes I also wish I didn't grow up as a jw.

But now as I look back, I accept my past. It made me stronger especially that I was able to follow my conscience instead of man made rules.

Not everything of my jw past was bad. In fact I had a very nice and loving childhood.

And I don't know if it's a good goal just to be "normal." Actually I believe everyone is special. You are "special." Everyone (also in your eyes "normal"people) have their own smaller or bigger problems, hurtful things in their past they have to deal with.

Try to accept your past as it is. It is past. If possible try to view it in the best possible way. And accept it. The present and future is important. You are courageous following your conscience and your heart.

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Watchtower November 2014: Witnesses can't donate blood

by opusdei1972 in

let us read a recent watchtower publication:.

many medical professionals and other advocates of blood transfusion appeal to people to donate blood in hopes of saving lives.

however, jehovahs holy people acknowledge that the creator has the right to say how blood is to be treated.

Daniel1555

Just donated blood this week for the first time. It feels great.

I told the elders last December that I think it is right in god's eyes to also donate blood. This kind of shocked them.

At least they let me fade if I don't tell my views to the cong.

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Why the Nov. 2014 Study WT could be a good thing

by Apognophos in

hey guys.

i am seeing a lot of flak on the forum over this study wt, and rightly so, as it's rather creepy.

but i'd like to suggest an alternate way of looking at this upcoming series of articles -- as an opportunity.

Daniel1555

You are right. It is a good opportunity.

It might be a reason to take a next step in fading. Maybe stopping field service, not attending or attending less the meetings.

If concerned brothers or family members ask, you could state your concerns about that WT article (either the blind obedience, blood doctrine, shunning policy, or unlogical and unscriptural interpretation of 1919).

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Is the Watchtower Intentionally Trying to Force People to Leave the Organization?

by kneehighmiah in

jw
friends

the leaks from the new november watchtower are alarming.

they will disturb even longtime jws who haven't surrendered all rational thought.

it's become so cult like its scary.

Daniel1555

So the November WT is really crazy.

There is one part where they state obeying the organization is what is most important.

Then they have about 3 pages concerning the blood issue. They say JW must avoid blood transfusions even in life and death situations. They state a person can only have peace with god if they obey the blood doctrine.

Then they mention again that JW need to shun df ones even among family. With their example of Aaron's family not able to mourn his sons death they say in other words JWs shouldn't mourn about their df relatives, even putting more pressure of them.

This all packed in a friendly tone. Hipocrisy and indoctrination at its best.

I am glad though about that WT. One more reason to show my parents or friends who ask why I don't attend meetings.

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blood, doctors, hospitals and children?

by Crazyguy in

i have several children and my wife and i before i woke up informed the local emergency hospital where we have taken a couple of the kids that we do not wish any blood.

my wife has also informed the local clinic where she takes the kids for small issues and small emergencies the same thing.

i know that here in the state's if a child needs blood the hospital will get a court order.

Daniel1555

You could tell the doctor and your wife, that you like to blood alternative treatments for your children. But if the doctor thinks a blood transfusion would be necessary to keep your children from harm you authorize the doctor to do so.

This might be better than to say "you want blood for your kids." In many situations an alternative treatment is the best solution if your kids health is not endangered.

I will do the same with the doctor of my 2 year old son. My wife and I are separated. She doesn't want to give me the address of my kids doctor (probable because she knows what I will discuss with him). She has to tell me though by law.

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Need help understanding scriptues in Mathew. just trying to show my wife the BORG is soooo wrong

by goingthruthemotions in

as you know i am still in but have no strong conviction for this cult..but i still go because my wife is still asleep to the false teachings.

for a few months now...when we have family study it is stricly from the bible.

which is great, while we study we are taking the bible as it is, i think it is opening her eyes and how important jesus is.

Daniel1555

You are right. WT teaches that all the faithful before 33 have an earthly resurrection.

Heb 11:16 says clearly that those faithful of old are reaching out for a place in heaven.

Good luck to you and your wife.

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thinking of leaving

by justme67 in

i am 46 and have been a jw for only 6 years.

i was doing ok until about a month ago.

we were having an international convention and i heard the brother that had to pick up 2 of the members of the governing body had to get a background check done on him and his wife.

Daniel1555

Hi and welcome

As you don't have family in or really close friends probably the easiest way is to disassociate yourself (write a short letter of disassociation).

Most of us who want to leave don't do that because we would loose family and friends. They try to fade which takes a long time and a lot of nerves. Some are stuck in for so many years.

You just do whatever you feel in your situation. I think disassociation is the easiest and cleanest leave.

All the best.

Daniel

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Said from the platform: "You are not surviving Armaggedon if you are spiritually weak"

by Daniel1555 in

today i was at the meeting (i go there about once a month now).

in the service meeting they had a part where they interviewed the secretary of the congregation.. so one question was: "why are the service reports so important?".

our secretary explained that the reports are important, because the elders can see, who is spiritually weak.

Daniel1555

So as said before our secretary doesn't get about 30 reports (half of the cong) by the middle of the following month. He has to remind all those and put pressure.

I believe some of those brothers just didn't go in fs and just write some fantasy hour on it. And thats fun to observe.

The CO already many times is mentioning how low the hours are and it could well be that our cong. will be just a group in the future if there is not more zeal. He is driving the elders crazy. When I was an elder 4 years ago I remember the tension in the elders meeting with the CO. All very nervous.

I am so happy to be free from all this "bs."

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Said from the platform: "You are not surviving Armaggedon if you are spiritually weak"

by Daniel1555 in

today i was at the meeting (i go there about once a month now).

in the service meeting they had a part where they interviewed the secretary of the congregation.. so one question was: "why are the service reports so important?".

our secretary explained that the reports are important, because the elders can see, who is spiritually weak.

Daniel1555

Today I was at the meeting (I go there about once a month now). In the service meeting they had a part where they interviewed the secretary of the congregation.

So one question was: "Why are the service reports so important?"

Our secretary explained that the reports are important, because the elders can see, who is spiritually weak. If a brother or sister with no health problems is low in hours or inactive, then the elders realize, that this brother or sister is spiritually weak and needs assistance.

What he spew out next just left me speechless. He literally said looking to the audience:

"You are not surviving Armaggedon if you are spiritually weak!"

So here this guy is condemning half of the congregation to death. Is he in the position to judge the brothers and sisters? Did he just usurp Jesus position?

In our congregation, like half of the publishers are low in hours and we have a few inactive ones like me. One CO just said lately in a service talk, that there are 25 who report less than 5 hours (we are about 60 or 70).

Then the secretary said he would be happy, if he gets the reports in the first week of the new month. At the moment he is getting only the reports of half the congregation by the middle of the following month. Then he always has to write e-mails to remember the brothers to give the report.

After I stopped field service last December, I also got those remembering e-mails. Then I always answered with a big ZERO. After 3 months he gave up and didn't send any more e-mails ;-)

If anyone asks me, why I am not attending meetings any longer, I can refer to those words of the secretary.

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Watchtower No Blood Card

by Lee Elder in

new article on ajwrb:.

http://ajwrb.org/medicine/watchtower-no-blood-card.

lee.

Daniel1555

Thanks so much Lee Elder.

I am very happy that I could study all the research of AJWRB and the translation in German. So I was able to ask questions to the elders and HLC members that they were not able to answer.

I can confirm, that many witnesses secretly have doubts about the blood doctrine.

I outed myself with my family, friends and the elders that I don't support this view anymore, and that I would accept blood in an urgency for myself and my child.

Since that some friends told me they can't say how they will react in an urgency. One sister who is a nurse during operations told me, that many witnesses accepted blood in her hospital (in switzerland), but they keep it secret.

Some witnesses I am in contact with just put the issue under the carpet and hope they will not come into such a situation.

I feel very liberated that I took openly a stand for my conscience and against that cruel illogic and bloodguilty policy.