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  Demon attacks on JW in past, where'd they go?

  by thedepressedsoul in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  in the 80's and 90's (maybe even earlier) i remember hearing lots of witnesses talk about "demon attacks".

  whether it was someone studying the bible who then started having strange things happen in their house to people bringing stuff home from yard sales and getting personal attacks and horrible dreams resulting in them dystroying stuff they brought home or getting rid of it.. .

  i also remember hearing a sister say she had to pray in a home with a study because the study started to get attacked.

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  I have recently heard witnesses mention demons, including my own husband.

  The sister I was studying with told some crazy demon stories about stuff from yardsales, etc. So she is still under the impression that demons infect yardsales goods and doesn't buy from yardsales. Her story centered around demonic earrings. Very...strange. My child was there hearing the stories, I did damage control later and explained the whole mental health aspect.

  Now my husband, ugh. He threw out my CoC book and said apostate stuff can bring demons into our home.

  And smurfs...He was raised believing smurfs are demons and now has banned smurfs from our home. I have been very tempted to buy smurfs and leave them around the house in odd places but figure I will keep the peace.
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  My First Post!

  by NoMoreHustle in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i won't be lengthy on this.

  i have been in the org for about 20yrs.

  now & woke up about 2yrs ago.

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  The conti case is what led to me really investigating the org and I was appalled at what I found. I am no longer attending meetings and have no intent of going back. Welcome to the boards!
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  Governing Body .............Exteme Sexism

  by Watchtower-Free in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fv6bn0rcjzc

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  JEHOVAH WITNESS PEDOPHILE COVER-UP ON CNN SUNDAY NIGHT! FREDRICK MCLEAN!

  by BucketShopBill in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  hi everyone, this has been what i have waited for, fredrick mclean is up next on cnn's "most wanted" and "hunted show", so far two of their topics are dead!.

  last sunday's "the hunt" blew his head off monday morning!

  let's hope cnn get's jehovah witness fredrick mclean!

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  Perfect Relationship, He Still Broke Up With Me

  by tiff21390 in

  1. social
  2. relationships

  last month, my best friend of four years and boyfriend of six months came home from a jehovah's witness convention.

  he'd been acting strangely the entire weekend and i knew something was wrong.

  i initiated a discussion and he said, "essentially our relationship is wrong and i'm not supposed to be with you.

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  I married my inactive dub...and after over a decade he went active again and things have been crazy. This religion does a number on the minds of the followers. I am so sorry you are learning the hard way. I will say that had I known how this religion and members can be, I would have ran away as fast as I could and never married him. Sending positive thoughts and an e-hug your way, I know it hurts and is confusing.
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  I realized I've been *hit on alot

  by skeeter1 in

  1. social
  2. family

  about a month ago, i realized that i didn't really care about my still-in jw family.

  i just want to be left alone by them.

  they caused me so much grief.

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  Skeeter, you sound like an amazing person...you have overcome a toxic upbringing and it seems as though you maintained kindness and humbleness. Stay strong!
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  Surreal experience last night.

  by objectivetruth in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  recently a jw friend that my wife & i knew 3 years ago added me on facebook, after i accepted the request she invited me to a dinner that her and her husband are holding next month.. i imagined that she was unaware of our apostasy, so i declined the invitation on the basis of not wanting to ruin her dinner after the rest of her guests fled at our presence.. i'm never sure how old friends will react when i tell them that i'm no longer a jw.. usually their response is "..... permanent-silence......".

  her response went something like this, " we are all out!

  everyone that is coming is out we all look forward to seeing you guys so much" it turns out that there will be 6 people at the dinner all friends of ours from a congregation that we attended a few years back.. they have all left the organization recently.. pretty crazy experience..

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  How exciting and surprising and, hahaha "happifying" that must be! Enjoy!
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  NLP, Subliminal Messages and the WT Writing Department

  by 00DAD in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  a few years ago i became interested in the subject of neuro-linguistic programming (nlp).

  while the core concepts of nlp have been largely discredited as new-age pseudo-science, there is no doubt that there is at least some validity to the idea.

  words and images remain the key way we communicate.

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  I have NLP training and agree...and recognized how the wt uses emotional manipulation, anchors, etc. They very clearly understand and know exactly the impact they want to have.
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  JW.Organs

  by bigmac in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  just a thought--with the new packaging--will the bruvvers soon be known as jw.organs ?.

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  And the smurfs appreciate the color choice. One witness, while running feverishly from her accidental run in with smurfs, overheard one smurf say to another "it's about smurfin time!"
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  JW.Organs

  by bigmac in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  just a thought--with the new packaging--will the bruvvers soon be known as jw.organs ?.

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  HeyThere

  I like jahmbies. Maybe jahmby ORGies.