while still a jw, i used to think the wtbs stance on masturbation (self abuse).
anyway, after a little research i found this hilarious website which now makes it all look so ridiculous.
click here for the webpage.
Wacking off is the best stress reliever, especially with a good porn. All those witnesses don't know what their missing!!
The thing is I think that most witnesses are wacking off. - Especially the elders after a juicy judicial committee meeting.
The thing that disturbs me is what this is doing to some peoples heads. Imagine all of the "youth" who are desperately trying to pray so as to stop their wicked urges.
Beanie
i have never understood why jw's cannot celebrate their birthday but can celebrate the anniversary of their wedding date?
i am somewhat resentful that my 18th and 21st birthdays came and went like any other day.
the only consolation i have is that my kid's birthdays are going to kick ass.
I have never understood why jw's cannot celebrate their birthday but can celebrate the anniversary of their wedding date? I am somewhat resentful that my 18th and 21st birthdays came and went like any other day. The only consolation I have is that my kid's birthdays are going to KICK ASS.
Beanie
while still a jw, i used to think the wtbs stance on masturbation (self abuse).
anyway, after a little research i found this hilarious website which now makes it all look so ridiculous.
click here for the webpage.
While still a jw, I used to think the wtbs stance on masturbation (self abuse) was a bit sus. Did anyone else feel the same?
Anyway, after a little research I found this hilarious website which now makes it all look so ridiculous. Click here for the webpage. http://www.wimpyjesus.com/watchtower/strokinn.htm It is really worth a look at. Especially if you feel like a bit of a laugh.
In hindsight, you have to wonder what this sort of information is doing to many teenagers/adults who are taught that it is so wrong.
Beanie
i have only just left the jw religion.
i am pursuing my studies and career now and i know i could never go back.
but..... the prophesies etc still haunt me daily.
I have only just left the jw religion. I am pursuing my studies and career now and I know I could never go back. BUT..... the prophesies etc still haunt me daily. With all of the shit that is going on around the world at the moment I still think of Revelation, armaggedon etc. I often think... but what if they are right? what if armaggedon does come? etc.
I also am confused about my relationship with God; can I still form a valid relationship with him now that I have left? will he listen to my prayers? am I now an 'apostate'? Sometimes I feel really insecure about it and feel like I am in this moral vacuum now.
How do you newly departed feel about the current world events and bible prophesy. Also do you still believe in God and try to foster a relationship with Him?
Sorry, there are a lot of questions in this post, but I was having one of those days today.
Beanie
my mother informed me today that they disfellowshiped the po of my old hall, as well as the wife of one of the ministerial servants.
you guessed it, they were having an affair.
this came as no surprise to me because i always knew he was shady.
I also have a story involving the family pet and an elder's son in our congregation. He was 28 years old and had never dated anyone. He finally got engaged a year later; his fiancee was walking around the hall proudly flashing her new ring to all of us. A month later things turned sour when he was reproved for having intercourse with the dog. (It was a cattle dog too! Yuk No class, I mean a poodle or a labrador but a cattle dog?) LMAO................. His fiancee gave the ring back and called off the wedding. She moved to the other side of the country for around 3 months out of sheer embarressment. I hear he is now married and has a child. (Not to the original fiancee)
It's funny because my brothers and I were killing ourselves laughing about this story the other night after a couple of drinks. I mean before committing the act do these people stare at the dog and think 'yeah baby!' You can just imagine the song dreamweaver playing in this guys head as the dog jumps in slow motion to fetch the frisbee.......
Do you think that some witnesses like this guy get desperate and think that they are not really committing adultery/fornication because they are doing it with an animal? Maybe after a few intimate moments with his wife to be he couldn't hold out any longer and took his frustrations out on the dog; in his mind this wasn't having sex before marriage?
YUK
Beanie
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r the jws increasely desperate 4 converts,do u think?.
i f so ,they might attract the wrong sort of crowd!
I agree with Matty's comments. I thought I was saving people (including myself) by witnessing. I never looked at it as simply "getting new recruits." It is amazing how many people do not like witnessing and are embarresed by it, but believe that it is necessary to survive armaggedon. I don't think I could ever do that again. Only those who have been JW's can truly appreciate this subject I think.
Beanie
my mother in law informed me that the mags, books, bibles etc.. are now free over the counter.
(you put a donation in the box).
apparantly this dispels the notion that the wtbs is only out to make money.
My mother in law informed me that the mags, books, bibles etc.. are now free over the counter. (You put a donation in the box). Apparantly this dispels the notion that the WTBS is only out to make money. Any thoughts on this? So how would they cover costs?
Beanie
when i was very young about 12 or 13 my brother [he's mad, not much older] sometimes used to do a cheeky magic trick during the watchtower[god, this was the most boring of them all, i think].
he used to put his hands by his side and miraculously the books on his lap would rise all by themselves [yeah, you guessed it ...morning glory], well it made me laugh my head off.
i bet people could see my shoulders bouncing up and down from the back row.
I used to stare at the insects buzzing madly around the lights and then laugh my ass off when a large one decided to come in low and buzz around heads; it was funny to watch the cringing and mayhem.
One year at an assembly I was watching a couple of pigeons sitting up in the rafters of the outdoor stadium. I was literally willing one of them to crap when sure enough; plop! a big poop landed right on a brothers head.
Beanie
i'm new to this site - have been checking it out for the past few nights.
i was raised as a jw from the age of 6. i am now 26 and have two children.
being in the truth was always a rather conflicting thing for me.
Thankyou to everyone for such a warm welcome. I wasn't sure if I had done the right thing by posting a message but I can't stop coming back for more! This site has been interesting and enlightening.
I found a really funny website the other day. Not for the faint hearted; it deals with the topic of masturbation from the society's viewpoint. Good for a laugh click here.
Beanie
i'm new to this site - have been checking it out for the past few nights.
i was raised as a jw from the age of 6. i am now 26 and have two children.
being in the truth was always a rather conflicting thing for me.
Hi all,
I'm new to this site - have been checking it out for the past few nights. I was raised as a JW from the age of 6. I am now 26 and have two children. Being in the truth was always a rather conflicting thing for me. Dad always seemed to be at odds with some elder and mum was all for education and allowed us to have worldly friends. (she was chastised for this). Despite this I was always very serious and strict on myself and did not have any boyfriends etc.. throughout highschool.
Dad was strict and did not mind strapping us as kids. I remember one year we had attended an assembly in a remote area during a heat wave. We were laughing and playing up in the car - when we finally arrived home later that night he strapped us stupid for it.
He eventually left mum and the "truth" when I was 15. Mum was devestated and not coping well. As the eldest child I was desperately trying to hold everything together. We were in a new town at this stage and I sought out the JW's for security. My self esteem took a nose dive at this point. We were now a single parent family and to this day I can still feel the horrible feelings this caused. For 4 long years we were judged and ignored because we didn't have a man at the helm. This was especially damaging for my 2 brothers. My mum asked a couple of the "brothers" if my bro (14yrs at the time) could spend some time with them during the school holidays. (good association etc. etc) They happily picked him up at 5:00am every morning for 2 weeks - he work until 5:00pm with them as a builders labourer. At the end of the 2 weeks they 'dismissed' him without giving him so much as a dollar or a thankyou. In fact they ordered a pizza, sat down, and ate it without offering him a slice. I have plenty of other unjust stories where so called "brothers" reluctantly spent token time with the boys at mums request. The only time one family visited our home was when they accused my brother of calling their son names on the school bus. In fact both boys had been arguing and calling each other names but because he had a mino servant father the power they yielded was ridiculous. He actually told us that the name calling was 'slander'. Mum was in tears and I remember feeling so helpless and angry for her. The boys were only 12. Hard to believe now!
After completing senior high school I started "courting" a witness guy. Of course, because I had never dated before, I was completely swept off my feet. My exit score from highschool allowed me to get into the course of my choice at uni, but wanting to impress my zealous mother in law, I rejected my place at uni and auxillary pioneered. Eventually, we slept together and this caused me such mental anguish. I really felt I had failed God and at 18 instead of feeling happy and young, I sat in a park holding my bible and crying. After the humiliation of facing a committee of elders for this (on more than one occasion) my self esteem was chipped away slowly but surely. I really felt I had made a committment to God by what I had done and married very young.
Looking back on this I feel so sad; I was/still am attractive and intelligent (sorry, I am not up myself but I need to explain this to get across the full picture as you will see) The man I married was the complete opposite, but he was a 'good' witness and at this vulnerable time in my life he seemed like a safe choice. A year into the marriage his 'spirituality' slowly went by the wayside and we grew apart. I was pregnant so we kept it together and put on a brave front. He was never encouraged to study or get a trade (apart from pioneering of course) while young so finding a way to provide for the family was never easy. By 2000 I was pregnant again; this time we had a boy so the pressure to stay together was even stronger. To cut a long story short our differences today are so glaring and you can't help but sit and ponder the would-a should-a coulda-s. Especially seeing as he dropped out of the truth anyway.
So here we are in the present - I have been inactive or in denial! for a while. Even looking at this website was a big step for me as I felt it was 'apostate' (I'm gonna get fried at armaggeddon for this!) and all that stuff at first. I now realise it is part of my healing and confidence re building.
I am a full time university student and mum to two beautiful kids. I am studying criminology and plan on becoming a police officer (detective) next year (shock, horror). Mum fully supports me (by the way, after dad left, mum single handedly raised 4 children, kept a part time job, went to Uni, suffered the scorn and ignorance of the "congregation, and is now a high school teacher.) She decided to give the truth the flick about 4 years ago. My husband's mum on the other hand is still a zealot - 'how can you allow the kids to die at armaggeddon,' 'why would you do that when you can plainly see armaggeddon is coming' and all of that. I guess I just decided that another 8 years is not going to just pass me by. In fact, I am becoming so liberated in my thinking I successfully applied for the army reserves for the confidence and team building/work experience while I am at uni. We have to keep this a secret from my mother in law or she will completely disown me and I don't want the kids to stop seeing their nanna.
This was the first year that I missed the memorial. (ESPECIALLY had to lie to the mother in law about this). I still feel confused by the whole religion thing sometimes but all I know is that I can't go back to the meetings. Growing up I was always terrifed of armaggeddon, but that is starting to wear out. I still wonder what is going to happen in the future?? I love university and meeting some really nice 'worldly' people that are out there. We also have lovely 'worldly' neighbours who we adore. My confidence has grown so much and I have learnt heaps. The only sad thing is that the relationship with my husband is straining and we plan on separating. I feel sorry for him as he suffered sexual abuse while growing up and was also raised in a single parent family. He is very resentful towards his mother and the organisation now; she was still telling him who to associate with at the age of 21 and was always pushing him to pioneer and reach out for 'priveledges'. Unfortunately this reaching out did not include education or work skills and his confidence was also battered. At the age of 30 he is only now realising that it is not wrong to seek out a career path and is looking into a few options. We will always have that special bond because of our children, but we are two very different people who met at a young and vulnerable age.
I have really raved on here. I only meant to read this site again but all of this stuff has just spewed out. I have enjoyed the other stories and can relate to a lot of them. Hope this is not too long or boring but it is a relief to get rid of some guilt.
:)
