Thank you jwfacts, and everyone, for your comments!!
I will seriously start re-reading everything and making a note of things. I think that I will start reverse-witnessing to get more experience with TTATT.
ILoveTTATT
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I know TTATT... so why do JW apologists still scare me?
by ILoveTTATT inanother of my rants.... .
why am i still scared when i read something that the jw's have written?
why does it still upset me to read jw literature?
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Dying to Believe
by Watchtower-Free injust saw this and thought i would pass it along .
its about a young jw who died.
because of jw blood policy.
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ILoveTTATT
I remember Bethany Hughes' case.
Simon, Jgnat, anyone in Alberta remember?
It's such a sad story...
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I know TTATT... so why do JW apologists still scare me?
by ILoveTTATT inanother of my rants.... .
why am i still scared when i read something that the jw's have written?
why does it still upset me to read jw literature?
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ILoveTTATT
It may also be that you're not fully convinced about TTATT. You may still need to make The Truth About The Truth your own - more deeply.
I think I know that it is not God's organization. I should deeply study TTATT to know what arguments to say to someone. I still need to get my dad and my mom out, if it is possible.
Another factor could be continued belief in bible-based theism. The JWs teachings on Armageddon and other subjects that induce your fear are based on their interpretations of the bible. As long as you still believe the bible, there is always the potential for you to wonder at the back of your mind if what they're saying could be true after all as they're using an authority you still respect - the bible. Do you still believe in God and the bible?
Here's the thing: I think it is conversations with my dad. I want to get him out, and I really fear that, since he still believes in God and the Bible, that if I cannot convince him Biblically about TTATT, then I will be in trouble. I have problems showing him about blood and shunning.
I personally have to do research on blood and shunning. Why are the JW's wrong on these points, Biblically?
I also have to do research on the Bible itself. If I can prove to myself that the Bible is not true, then I will feel a lot more free... Because if not, I will always have, in the back of my mind, a deep-seated doubt or guilt feeling, that I am doing things that are not correct.
Having done enough research on the subject of religion in general I'm now an atheist and hence have absolutely no fear from anything they print or say. Not only do I know TTATT but I also know TTAR. I'm not trying to encourage you to become an Atheist (although you owe it to yourself to do some honest, objective research into religion if you haven't already done so). I'm just telling you why you could be feeling the way you do while I'm not. Even if you're still convinced about theism, your knowing that it can cause you to doubt TTATT can in itself help you to better cope with and overcome your doubts.
I still have to do research. For example, I haven't really researched the most common "it has design, therefore, there must be a designer" argument.
Thanks for helping me clear my head!
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Swimming and the gym has replaced Sunday meetings
by KateWild inwe went swimming today, and joined up in the gym.
we will go every week on a sunday, and i will go alone twice a week.
i found it particularly easy to get involved with the other gym members in the suana, or playing with our kids in the pool.. we had a really great time, we even had reading time by the pool.
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ILoveTTATT
Great move Kate!
Exercise is good for the body and the mind.
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YouTube interview with Sam aka KateWild
by RayPublisher init was a pleasure to interview our own katewild about her experiences and her recent audio recording with the elders.
the link is below:.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_uwfkdfmdq.
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ILoveTTATT
Hi Kate,
GREAT JOB!!
I hope I don't have to face these bozos ever, but if I do, I will be ready!!
It really IS a stupid process. They change the goalposts...
I LOVED, even aplauded when you gave SCRIPTURAL examples of forgiveness. The Prodigal Son, Manasseh, and Peter. Great examples.
Knowing myself, and knowing what I know now, I don't know if I would have been able to keep my cool...
THANKS for recording this!
ILTTATT
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I know TTATT... so why do JW apologists still scare me?
by ILoveTTATT inanother of my rants.... .
why am i still scared when i read something that the jw's have written?
why does it still upset me to read jw literature?
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Well here's the thing:
Me: "1914 is bullshit"
JW apologist: "How dare you question the GB! You will die in Armageddon... You're a filthy apostate..."
Me: (get nervous, know how to answer): Well, you guys thought it was 1799, 1874, 1878... (I "win" the argument)
Me, later: upset. What if... No, it's BS!
I think Simon's response is the best. Conditioned response, will fade with time. I also need to really know my TTATT in and ou
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Yay!! I got a valuable piece of garbage
by ILoveTTATT ini got what could well be the craziest wbts book: the finished mystery!!.
relatively cheap, 65 bucks.
can't wait till i have it in my hands!!.
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ILoveTTATT
In the end it was close to 100 Canadian with shipping... It will be worth every penny if it helps get my mom out.
I have just about the entire JW library from 1879 till now in my computer... so I know about the PDF's.
You can't take out books from the KH library, and to read them I have to go to the meetings which I do not want to do.
Reading them at home and having a hard copy is invaluable, IMHO.
I got the 1917 version... Apparently with all the pages...
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Yay!! I got a valuable piece of garbage
by ILoveTTATT ini got what could well be the craziest wbts book: the finished mystery!!.
relatively cheap, 65 bucks.
can't wait till i have it in my hands!!.
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ILoveTTATT
I got what could well be the craziest WBTS book: The Finished Mystery!!
I got it on E-Bay. Relatively cheap, 65 bucks. Can't wait till I have it in my hands!!
The more old WT literature I have, the better. The time will come when I need to show my mother TTATT... and this will help me so much!!
What a valuable piece of litera-trash!!
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I know TTATT... so why do JW apologists still scare me?
by ILoveTTATT inanother of my rants.... .
why am i still scared when i read something that the jw's have written?
why does it still upset me to read jw literature?
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ILoveTTATT
Hi everyone,
Another of my rants...
Why am I still scared when I read something that the JW's have written? Why does it still upset me to read JW literature? I know they are bullshit, but why do I get the phobia of Armageddon and I don't really read what they have to say, despite knowing that 99% of the time, it is an easy argument to win?
Why, despite all the TTATT, do I still "doubt my doubts"?
Has that ever happened to you?
ILTTATT
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Thought Control (A simple test for JW's)
by TD inin george orwell's novel 'nineteen eighty-four' the capitulation of the principal protagonist is portrayed in his willingness to assent to the proposition that two and two make five.
once he had denied objective reality, his mental conquest was complete and he was no longer truly the master of his own mind.
nineteen eighty-four is in many ways, a very depressing read.. a charge commonly leveled at jehovah's witnesses is that the type of mind control envisioned by orwell has been and continues to be used on them.
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ILoveTTATT
marked!