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  Are some Jehovah's Witnesses delusional?

  by asilentone in

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  What do you think - are most ex-JWs atheist, agnostic, or still involved in some form of religion?

  by lifelong humanist in

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  i dad 6 years ago because, after a rational search came to the conclusion that there probably is no god.

  shortly afterwards, i concluded that (for me) there is no god, which made me feel that i really was a natural-born humanist - a position that i'm entirely comfortable with.

  i know that many former jws hold a similar, atheistic viewpoint.

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  Does everyone else get this reaction from their JW family when discussing objections to the religion?

  by jambon1 in

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  2. friends

  when pointing out my objections to the jw religion with my wife, i have noticed a worrying trend which even after 3 or 4 years shows no sign of relenting.. after speaking calmly for an hour or so and logically pointing out my objections, my wife starts to put forward outrageous assertations about my points.

  for instance, if i am refering to the fact that disfellowshipping is a form of extreem punishment & i mention the terrible effects that being d/f'd can have on people, she will eventually retort with something like "so what you are saying is that we should tolerate paedophiles, rapists & thieves in the organisation then?".

  of course, i've never at any point said anything of the sort.. or if i have been overly critical of the amount of control the society wants over peoples lives, she would reply "so what you are saying is that we should all just go out & do what we want, get drunk & live an immoral life?

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  sometimes this place makes me sick...

  by theinfamousone in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  it has been quite some time since i have posted on this glorious discussion group... it has been even longer since i have started any discussions myself.. and as somber (or possibly upsetting), my title or even thesis may seem, there is reason and respect coming behind it.... i do love the majority of the people who post here... though your faces and names may have changed since i started here, your kind words, sincere support and listening ears have always been very much appreciated... you have helped me through the hardest times of my life... my feelings of inadequacy (spl?

  ) and loneliness have often been overshadowed by your caring and love... so i must start by thanking you..... now, that being said; sometimes when i come online and read the dribble that some of you protray as discussion, i am almost sickened... right now my stomach is in knots because of the recent description of one's fecal matter i was subject to read... and yes, i know i could have just clicked off of it, but the title seemed appealing, the subject matter on the other hand was not.... but even this is not enough to turn me off of this site.... the other thing that leaves me with a bitter taste in my mouth, is the bull **** that i once believed... the terrible attitude and delusion of grandeur i once shared with the people of this terrible organization.... the pain i must have helped to instill in people who truly did not deserve it... the hatred i felt inside when someone decided to disassociate themselves, or the anger i felt towards the people that were disfellowshipped.

  the letters i wrote to my friends, who had left... the families that were falling apart around me, as my own was able to hold some semblance of happiness and stability (whether feigned or not)... all the pain and torture this borg has put me through...has put so many others through... this has left me reeling.... reading about it every day no longer instills anger in me, as it used to... now, it sickens me... sickens me to believe i once felt this way, sickens me that so many others still condemn others for thinking... sickens me to realize that there are other 15 year olds out there being beaten for smiling... sickens me to think that there is not much i can do to help them... except maybe hope that one day they will find this website, or find some friend, or find me, and we can all work together to help this person out..... yes, i needed to rant... the true nature of this message though is to say thank you to all of you for making me realize how sick the witnesses are... how morally blind they are... and how much pain they instill... thank you for helping me out when i needed the help most... thanks for being my family... and i just hope i can help you all and anyone else that needs it as much as you helped me... i hope one day we all feel sickened at the damage the witnesses caused and continue to cause.

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  For those that don't know me.....

  by digderidoo in

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  i have known many previous incarnations.

  i walked the earth as nostradamus, uther pendragon, count cagliostro and rodrigo borgia, although not in that order.

  i speak seventeen languages, i have played darts with the dalai lama and shared my sleeping bag with rasputin, albert einstein, lawrence of arabia and george formby.

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  Why do many JWs neglect their health conditions?

  by navytownroger in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  my former bible study conductor has heart problems and very high blood pressure, but doesn't seem concerned about it.

  another witness i knew had heart problems but never went to doctors, & eventually dropped dead suddenly.

  given that cigarette smoking is a disfellowshipping offense, why aren't jws reprimanded when they otherwise neglect & jeopardize their health?

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  are mixed race marriages ok?

  by Star57 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  does the bible say anything about people marrying other races???

  im white, and my boyfriend is iraqi, is this okay?

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  Canadians to Americans: Don't make your health care like ours...

  by zeroday in

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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1tesk0hcao&feature=related

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  Hummmm maybe their not so dumb after all

  by moomanchu in

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  you know it is something when the 'animals' start to recognize a need for 'life on a paradise earth'.. .

  one wise monkey.

  i think i recognize this brother from my old congregation!.

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  Does the JW mindset ever leave totaley leave you ?????

  by karter in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i was 38 years in left 7 years i find myself still in the mindset sometimes maybe becouse wife and some family are still in but can you ever fully ''check out and leave"

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