not a jehovahs witness but would like to be (page 2)

Francois

OZZIE!!!

You know, I was moving from Savannah to Atlanta last year when Prisca posted what was happening with you and the JWs. I didn't know. I'm sorry not to have responded before now. And I'm sorry you've lost your family to JW shunning. I hope that the very real regard and affection with which you are held here by all will help see you through the worst of the rough times ahead.

I lost my entire JW family, too. Shunned now for 23 years, and some of the people shunning me were my closest family. How I wish they would learn to think for themselves. I will never understand how people who claim to follow the Prince of Peace and the God of Love can do these things.

My deepest sympathy, mate.

francois

Joker10

Happy for you Charlene.

Dont beleve everything u see here. Although I'm a believer, I'm not a Witness. Good luck.

OUTLAW

Hey Charlene,investigate,research and find out things for yourself.We have many people here who have spent much of their lives as active JW`s,me included.Ask as many questions as you like,and ask where you can find the information for yourself...OUTLAW

neverthere

Hey Charlene, I am not a JW nor have I ever been one but I was once married into a family of them.

All I can tell you is that many religions will tell you of the times of war to come, etc. ALL religions, christian and non talk of when the end of the world will come and how it will be a new world once it has happened.

I agree with all those that say research, not just the JW religion, but many. Find one that fits you as a person if you find you need spiritual guidance in your life

Blessed be,

neverthere

Dansk

Hey Joker

Don’t believe everything u see here.

That’s true, of course, but Charlene will be told a pack of lies masquerading as Truth by the JWs. Would you rather she had that?!

If you’re not or never have been a JW how can you possibly advise? The overwhelming majority of exJWs on this forum have horrendous stories to tell about this despicable cult. No-one would want Charlene to suffer as we have. As you’ve never been a JW you cannot possibly understand the pain and suffering it causes. My wife is here as I type this and we are living proof that the Watchtower devastates lives. It is completely merciless.

Dansk

OUTLAW

Hey Dansk,we have more than a few jokers here who have never been dubs,or have been inactive for many years.They are more than happy to tell you what you should be doing,even though they don`t bother to follow they`re own advise..The Wanna-be JW`s motto:"Take my advise,I`m not using it."....LOL!...OUTLAW

acsot

Welcome to the board Charlene!

You may want to do a search for a poster named "Beans", then click on the link in one of his posts (I don't know how to link it to this post) - it's made up only of quotes from publications of Jehovah's Witnesses - no editorial or comments, just quotes from their literature. It should open your eyes.

BTW, I am currently a JW and in the process of trying to fade away from the organization. As you can tell by others' posts, if I get disfellowshipped I'll be cut off from family and friends who are JWs, which is what I'm trying to avoid.

Also, do a search for AlanF, and read his posts, and other writings of his - he's done a lot of research and you'll be doing yourself a favour.

Big Tex

Dont beleve everything u see here.

I'm curious. What specifically are you referring to? What inaccuracy or untruth in particular?

PopeOfEruke

Charlene

my Mum got scared by terrible world conditions and war and she thought that what the Watchtower said is true : That Armageddon is coming any minute.

But that was 1941 and the war was World War 2. The lovely JW's were then preaching the WW2 would simply turn into Armageddon. This scared the crap out of Mum and so she joined up!!! It certainly is a great trick and seems to work every time.

Every time there's a war they are out at it again, seeling all the old BS......

Don't be a sap and believe what the JW Charlatans tell you; they are nothing more than confidence tricksters and bold-faced liars.

The Pope

BLISSISIGNORANCE

charlene, welcome and hello.

i just want to tell you in brief what happened to me...........and it will be the truth. i have no reason to lie to you and hope you believe that. i'm telling you because of the pain me and my family suffered at the hands of the WTS.

i became a jw after going through a terrible divorce and other things. the jws will always use the obvious scriptures, ones that are SELF-EXPLANATRY, to convince you that they have jehovah's spirit to enlighten you. but when you look deeper into the not so obvious scriptures they interprate, you see how they are pocking in the dark. it will take you time to research things, but PLEASE.........take that time. look into the society's history, false prophecies, rutherford's reputation, the medical procedural changes that meant some lost their lives one year but would have survived later, the hypocracy with the UN membership, and of course the child sex abuse cover-ups. now i know about this particular problem because it happened in my family.

in brief...........my child was sexually abused by a jw, the elders weren't concerned enough to warn other parents, even though he continued to play with other children openly, and they got fed up with me and my hubby continually reporting seeing him alone with other jw's young kids or siblings. the elders weren't looking out for the children so i mentioned to a couple of mums to not leave their kids alone with him. my god-given conscience didn't allow me to follow men's orders of shutting up, over protecting the innocent. the elders got 2 witnesses (if you can call them that, one was an elder's daughter) to twist my words and proceeded to DF me.

corruption and evil is what i've seen. i admit there were good times i had as a jw too, but there is hypocracy and corruption in the WTS. they are like all other religions, power-hungry men..............and boy is the society RICH. they will control your life if you become a jw...............and you're a WOMAN too, that's even worst.

please research everything i've mentioned. i have no other reason to warn you, other than to save you the pain so many have experienced at the hands of the WTS.

all the best in your quest for truth...........keep your mind, eyes and ears open.

look forward to hearing from you again.

cheers,

bliss

PS: JOKER, please be careful not to say things that are slanderous.........i believe and respect what people express on this forum...........so should you. it's their pain, honour that.

not a jehovahs witness but would like to be

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