Topics Started by Fader812

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Most Jw would take a bullet before renouncing faith
by Chook in
1. jw
2. experiences
our enthusiasm for truth is not shared with our former brothers.

they base their whole lives on a historical book yet won't look back 50 years to see origins of cult..
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Some Good News About Me (Although Anthony Morris Will Be Furious)
by pale.emperor in
1. jw
2. experiences
just wanted to share with you some good news i'm really excited about.

i have been accepted for university to study psychology and counseling.

my goal is to become a counselor and, in time, to specialize on treating those who have left high control relationships/groups like we all did.. it'll take a few years before im qualified but studying in university has been a dream of mine since i was 12, which was systematically dashed to pieces by watchtower.. .
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Going out in service.
by Fader812 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i loved going out in service, i would empty my book bag out on the counter at the laundromat, walk out and go get a doughnut, i had a lot of hours and placements on my time card.

i really hated talking to people, the anxiety was too much for me to handle, good thing my service partner felt the same way..
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I'm giving up in 2017! (More steps in my fading)
by Skepsis in
1. jw
2. friends
when i joined this site at the beginning of this year, i was serving as an uber-zealous regular pioneer and ms in a foreign congregation where the need is greater.

i was giving public talks and having parts at regional conventions.

had started to have doubts but i hadn't time to focus on them, i simply was overcharged with so many activities and things to do.. i started by quitting pioneering but couldn't think i would give further steps for a long time.
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The beard issue
by Ray Frankz in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
this is my second topic here.

sorry for this biiig post.

i would like to tell you guys about one of the things that bothered me most, despite of being something quite simple, but since it affected me directly, so.... well, being a ministerial servant, i knew the bad view the jw in general have towards beards.
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After being in the so-called "Truth" makes me despise all religions.
by Fader812 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
after being a jw made me lose trust in religion, from the lies, hypocrisy and greed of this organization made me lose faith completely.

what does one do after this mind f$%@, what is there to look forward to?

do i make up my own agnostic theory in head and hope for the best?
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Beards a-poppin!
by neat blue dog in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i live in a pretty conservative area of the united states, and in the past two decades i can remember 2, that's right, two instances of seeing a jw with a beard in my area.

(not counting myself at times, 😜, and i'm obviously not counting bearded visitors dressed in casual clothes).. however at this year's convention, i saw about a dozen bearded jws .

this is like an explosion where i live.
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Judicial meeting questions.
by Fader812 in
1. jw
2. experiences
why do elders ask such perverted questions during judicial meetings?

kinda creeped me out, actually creeped me out a lot.

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Anything i should know about the upcoming convention?
by CitizenofEarth in
1. jw
2. experiences
anything i should be aware of?

i am not sure i will go, since i just moved away from home a month ago.

it is not cheap to travel 250km and pay for hotel here in denmark, and i am not exactly rich.
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A Smurf walked out of the Kingdom Hall
by Joshnaz in
1. jw
2. friends
when i was a kid, i'm guessing 5 or 6 years old.

the "smurfs are demonized" rumors started spreading around.

after a few weeks of hearing that and having to throw away all my smurf toys, i was at the kingdom hall and a sister came in with a bookbag with a big picture of a smurf on it!