Posts by yxl1

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Are You ANGRY That You Were Once A JW?

by minimus in

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yxl1

Mostly I am Embarrassed to have to admit that I was once a JW. To my amazement most people I talk to about it are so non judgemental, but they really dont know all the lies and hypocritical GB like we do. It is bad enough to tell some that I was a JW, I surely dont want to tell them all the crazy things we did in the name of religion. I am afraid they will think I am seriously off my rocker.

I know what you mean, but you shouldnt be embarrassed. Use every situation to let people know the dangers of the WTS. Use your experiences to make people aware of what being a JW is like. Dont get me wrong, I dont go knocking on peoples doors telling them about the evils of the WTS, but in everyday converstation if the topic rears its ugly head, I ALWAYS give a good witness. In doing so, I've opened the eyes of many work collegues, one who was actually having a bible study with her neighbour. Most people who I work, who may have listened or bought magazines from the dubs in the past, will now either give a polite "no thanks" or will raise the paedophile issue before slamming the door. Either is good in my view.

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Are You ANGRY That You Were Once A JW?

by minimus in

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yxl1

yes i'm angry. I had my childhood taken away by a book publishing company. On the whim of the local elders we had our TV thrown out and any books that did not come from the WTS were either distroyed or given away. The physical abuse increased and I was forbidden to see anybody outside school that wasnt a witness. I was forced to sit through hours of mind numbing rubbish each week and had to spend whatever freetime I had studying for the next meeting. During school holidays, It wasnt unusual for us to spend 6 straight hours preparing for each meeting. How anyone can stay saine after spending that amount of time studying for the book study is beyond me.

Most of the shitty things that happened in my life growing was directly caused by the WTS, our over zealous, ignorant and pious congregation.

Angry? You f**king bet I am!!

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UN scandal...again

by yxl1 in

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i popped round to my mothers the other day, not realising she had the book study at her house.

luckily it had almost finished so i waited around.

once finished the elder shook my hand and asked me what i was doing now.

yxl1

hawkaw Well done but remember the WTS did not "join" the UN. Only countries "join" the UN.

very good point. If they bring this point up, I'll set them straight

Blondie Thanks for the URL. I wanted to mention a website, but couldnt think of one that wasnt apostate. Where best to start than at the source

freedom9 All it takes is seeds of doubt. Start with the UN, then onto other things.

Agreed. I have two options when talking with dubs. First is the UN issue, and second is the creation/evolution book. I've studied that book in depth and can show any witness all the lies and misquotes. Both of these options will plant seeds of doubt without relying on apostate sites/literature

*edited to add that this should have appeared at the end of this post*

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UN scandal...again

by yxl1 in

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i popped round to my mothers the other day, not realising she had the book study at her house.

luckily it had almost finished so i waited around.

once finished the elder shook my hand and asked me what i was doing now.

yxl1

Good, quick thinking on your part

Its always good to have an answer or topic ready for when you meet the Dubs. I like the UN-NGO thingie because not only does it show the stupidity of the WTS, it shows the hypocracy in their teaching. And the fact that a newspaper reported it gives it that little added weight.

and its something they can research without visiting evil sites......(like this one)

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UN scandal...again

by yxl1 in

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i popped round to my mothers the other day, not realising she had the book study at her house.

luckily it had almost finished so i waited around.

once finished the elder shook my hand and asked me what i was doing now.

yxl1

I popped round to my mothers the other day, not realising she had the book study at her house. Luckily it had almost finished so I waited around. Once finished the elder shook my hand and asked me what I was doing now. After a little small talk he asked me the million $ question: "Why did you stop going to the meetings?" There was a moment of silence as a few of the R&F pretended they weren't listening.

"Growing up a witness, I was taught and believed that the wild beast of Revelation was the United Nations." I continued, "I had no problem with this issue and believed it 100%. When I found out that the Watchtower society had joined the UN, I felt I could no longer be associated with an organization that preached one thing and practiced another."

The room was pretty silent by this time, until the elder spoke. "I find it hard to believe that the WTS would join the UN, where did you get this information from? You know, the internet is run by apostates/debil and they will make up lies in an attempt to stumble us.blah blah blah"

In a loud voice I asked him to check out the back issues of the Guardian.co.uk newspaper who first uncovered this scandal. He had no answer, but promised to check it out. After he left, those eavesdropping asked a few more questions about the UN scandal. Some had heard rumours about it but just dismissed it as apostate nonsense. The fact that it was reported by a British newspaper gave it a lot more credabity than some angry apostate website.

As I was leaving, I could still hear a few dubs discussing the issue. The fact is I didnt leave the dubs because of the UN thingie. I left because I think they're a bunch of hypocritical idiots, but I dont think that would have had the same impact.

Mwaaa haaa haaa haaa

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Do discussion boards have any healing effect?

by gumby in

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hi friends,.

i read somewhere else of the thought that discussion boards for ex-dubs, are not the place to heal unless there is proffesional help onboard.

i disagree.

yxl1

I think they do help. Personally, its nice to know you're not alone. I've read countless stories on this board that mirror my own experiences,

and its refreshing to know that there are people who are as fucked up as I am because of their own choices or choices made for them. As

they say, misery likes company...and yes you're a miserable bunch. ( - ;

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tip for Angharad

by yxl1 in

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JW's in Africa TODAY - aargrgghh

by dh in

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jeeez, who'd have thought it, you travel for days to the other side of the world, get jetlagged & hang out for a week, then go to do your laundry and... lo an behold i see in the laundrette, my book of bible stories, family happiness, green new world translation, as i recover from the shock and nervous laughter, i ask the african lady working 'who put these books there', she says 'the owner' hmmm, i think, i better not bin them, so i open the my book of bible stories & guess what it says.... "if you like this book please leave your name at the counter.".

ha ha ha.

you can run but you can't hide.. live from africa

yxl1

well, did you leave your name?

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E-watchman... does something unexpected

by czarofmischief in

eh?.

http://www.e-watchman.com/commentaries/feb_14_time_to_speak.html.

i didn't know if any of you read this, but i wonder what the hell he's up to?

yxl1

Thanks for that csar, very interesting. It can be very difficult to second guess e-watchman, as he dances the line between hard nosed rank and file, and free thinking apostate. However, its always amusing to read and this latest thread is very very interesting. I look forward in seeing how it develops.

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A Letter I Want To Send To My Brother

by ZeroKool29 in

most of what i read was the book of ecclesiastes.

i don?t think it would.

i remember having a ton of those books lying around, and some of them i never read.

yxl1

Unfortunately, he knows that if he talks to you, or makes any communication with you, HE will be disfellowshipped.

Good luck, but dont pin your hopes on him changing his "mind".