RankAtheist1

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  Who is your favorite "Apostate"? Who helped you see the truth about "The Truth"?

  by minimus in

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  i would have to say that ray franz was the biggest influence for me.. when i first got on this board, a poster by the name of james, a former bethelite and organization heavy, helped me understand a lot of the inner workings in the upper echelons of the society.. .

  and of course, farkel's common sense approach was (usually) helpful..

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  there wasn't a seminal moment for me. I was raised 0 to 21 years so had no point of reference except school friends. And they didn't go to the trouble to try to counter all the bullshit they could see I was going thru. I just could never get any answers to all the q's I had over the years So I just started slowly falling away from the doctrine and when music came along I simply went on the road playing, and thus the shunning thingy had no real effect on me. That was in '72, so there wasn't that much open dissension at the time. Having said that, yes Franz work was a great eye-opener and cemented my thinking later when I did read it. In the seventies there was a woman X who wrote a very fine book and I can't think of the name. david hull
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  SHUN ME IF YOU MUST SONG

  by RankAtheist1 in

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  i have been d.f'd since '72 when my over-acheiving brother spearheaded the action because i had visited with my d.f'd mom and my catholic wife had a christmas tree!

  so it has been a while since i have given serious thot to this crap.

  but my eyes were opened this last 4th of july at lake tahoe when about 50 of us at a camp site sat and related all the personal adventures of trying to extricate oneself from this insidious cult!

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  I have been D.F'd since '72 when my over-acheiving brother spearheaded the action because I had visited with my D.F'd mom and my catholic wife had a Christmas tree! So it has been a while since I have given serious thot to this crap. But my eyes were opened this last 4th of July at Lake Tahoe when about 50 of us at a camp site sat and related all the personal adventures of trying to extricate oneself from this insidious cult! nearly every one has some tendrils of connection to the organization that for humane purposes they don't want to make a public severing of ties or MLK..ing a document to the Kingdom hall doors denouncing the faith. This song is a result of that interaction and empathy for those who are trying to get on with their lives! Love it or hate it......it is a faithful representation of one who has been there!

  david hull

  there is a New World and it starts when you leave "The Truth".

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OX_7S1jXtmA&feature=youtu.be
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  Effect of family life (me, wife and young boy) if I am df / da and wife zealous jw

  by Daniel1555 in

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  i have a question and hope to hear some experiences of you who went or are going through this situation:.

  actually for several reasons (blood policy, disfellowshipping policy and some more) my conscience is telling me quite strongly, that i should not anymore be a part of that organization.. my wife and even elders know about my doubts (except blood policy).

  however i continue to join the meetings actually just to please my wife and to be together with our baby boy.

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  RankAtheist1

  Am thinking. will get back