Posts by Doubting Bro

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don't say "worldly" say non-jehovahs witness

by hoser in

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here's another buzzword that burns my butt.

worldly.

i refuse to say it.

Lurker no more

by DaleRivers in

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hi folks:.

i've been lurking here all summer and i finally decided to take the plunge and join you all.. i'm a single, 53 y/o black woman living in the nyc metro area (usa).

i was brought up around jws:mom's mom, mom and my favorite auntie were all in.

Doubting Bro

Welcome! Looking forward to reading your comments.

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Well, it was a fine week to LEAVE!

by RagingBull in

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....well, i was going to wait.

go out with a bang!?

i decided (like many others this week!

That's it......

by whathehadas in

this might be my last post.

i've had quite a few things on my mind over the past few years, mainly my belief in god.

i've tried to move on from the jw past but that's really being foolish.

Obviously therapy would help. The key will be to release that anger. Believe me, I struggle with that as well. But resentment and pent up anger will only hurt you. The WTS could care less whether you live or die. Once you feel the same about them, life will be better.

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Because The Governing Body Is In Denial They Can Not Comprehend The Suffering They Impose Upon Jehovah's Witnesses With Their No Blood And Disfellowshiping Policies

by frankiespeakin in

denial works it horrors on the needless suffering they cause their members.

denial about their god delusion, denial about their faulty policies, denial about children dying in vain over some stupid ban on blood.

if it is one thing the governing body do best it's denial, and denial is a killer in their case and the death toll will keep rising until they can face the facts, instead of pushing them away with denial.. yes they hear but only with annoyance any facts about their biblical interpetation as being wrong and delusional, because the stakes are high; their position as corporation ceos, a better future for their followers, the future of the corporation they are running, i'm surprised that none of them hasn't attempted suicide over the dilemma they are in over this denial thing, surely some must see the 'writing on the wall' so to speak?.

Doubting Bro

They know, they just don't care

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Outrageous propaganda. "Treat your disfellowshipped loved ones like they're dead, but without mourning them." NOV 2014 study Watchtower

by Watchtower-Free in

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Doubting Bro

Just a point of clarification about what was said at this year's RC/DC/IC/whatever the hell they want to call it! I was specifically listening for that part and what was said was that you should deal discreetly with unbelieving relatives and the speaker added NOT disfellowshipped. And by discreetly he meant to try not to act too much like you're in a cult but seem reasonable. Then they had a skit where a JW son who lived with his mother handled a request that would have involved him missing a meeting both the "right" way (arrange for another time to take his mom where she needed to go) or the "wrong" way (launching into a cult like speech about not forsaking the gathering together which of course promoted an argument).

They in no way (at least at the Landover cultfest) say that you could associated with DF/DA relatives. Several times they mentioned things along the lines of what the newest WT said.

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E-Watchman? Thoughts?

by thedepressedsoul in

i stumbled upon the website e-watchman today and while i didn't have time to read over everything i found this thoughts so far quite interesting.

recently when reading matthew i can't help but feel that jesus warnings about the pharisees also applied to the gb and elders.

actually everytime jesus brought them up i realized how similar they are.

Doubting Bro

He's flat out insane

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More JW bragging about the Landover, MD. convention. Please have barf bag at the ready before reading

by AndDontCallMeShirley in

the following e-mail is circulating among jws about the international convention at fedex stadium in landover, md.

note the all-too-familiar jw claims: everything they do (including the simple act of parking cars) is proof of jehovah'stm blessing, and everything wt did at the convention was the fastest, greatest, best ever.

oh, and the never-fails-to-get-mentioned alleged 'persecution'/resistance from some unnamed authority who tried to get in watchtower's way and hamper the effort...but jws prevailed anyway (as always):.

Doubting Bro

20yearfader -

Doubting brother how is it that you find time after a redskin game to tailgate i thought redskin fans would be looking for the nearest watering hole or a gun to put themselves out of misery

Ha - after their lousy performance I need to have a few beers in the parking lot to forget (as long as I'm not driving). This year will be different (LOL)

HTTR

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More JW bragging about the Landover, MD. convention. Please have barf bag at the ready before reading

by AndDontCallMeShirley in

the following e-mail is circulating among jws about the international convention at fedex stadium in landover, md.

note the all-too-familiar jw claims: everything they do (including the simple act of parking cars) is proof of jehovah'stm blessing, and everything wt did at the convention was the fastest, greatest, best ever.

oh, and the never-fails-to-get-mentioned alleged 'persecution'/resistance from some unnamed authority who tried to get in watchtower's way and hamper the effort...but jws prevailed anyway (as always):.

Doubting Bro

OMG this pisses me off. I was at Landover all 3 awful days. AND I'm a Redskin fan that goes to at least one game a year. So, I know how parking goes at Fed EX

Parking Friday was an unmitigated disaster. Very unorganized both coming in the morning and leaving at night. Sat was not quite as bad in the morning and not bad for me getting out (took maybe 20 min which is fine). Sunday was again very tough in the morning and I sat there for around 45 min. I have NEVER waited that long to actually park at any Redskin game or any other event at a large venue (and I've been to plenty). They had a entire parking lot closed and it took them about a half an hour to actually open it up. It's a parking lot, why do you have to open it? Because "God's Organization" is a bureaucratic nightmare and you have to get approval from the higher ups to do something that a regular employee would actually do.

Also, I saw on at least 2 occasions, the police officers who finally stepped in to oversee things yelling at the volunteers because they were doing stupid things. A direct quote " How many times do I have to say this? Are you deaf or just stupid?" LOL - uh my vote is stupid!

Fastest ingress and egress in Fex Ex history???? LOL - first of all how would they know? secondly - no it wasn't. After Redskin games, we fire up the grill for a little post game tailgating. After about an hour, we pack up and then drive straight out with NO traffic. Yet, Friday it took 2 hours to get out. Ingress on game day? Maybe 15 minutes at most. Usually faster. Ingress on convention day? The best day was 25 min, the worst over an hour.

In the parking guys defense (and I know several), the crowds are terrible. I had at least 2 individuals who worked in parking confess to me that they would never do it again and that the "friends" either can't follow simple instructions or simply won't. I followed the instructions just like I would if I were going to a Redskins game. The parking attendant asked me to go one way and park in a particular space and that's what I did. Because I understand that you need to have organization when you're parking a good number of cars.

As to the claim they had more cars and buses than in anytime in Fed Ex history, that's simply not true. I saw open parking spaces. Maybe they had more buses than usual, but who cares? As was mentioned, the stadium now holds I think 88k for football and there were only 60k at the highest session.

Oh, I loved the fact that at least a few thousand decided to bolt early at least on Sat & Sun! I'm talking an hour maybe an hour and a half early. We were standing out in the concourse to get out of the sun and saw a steady stream of folks leaving. My only regret is that I wasn't one of them.

It's the absolute LIES that drive me nuts. Call a spade a spade. But to do that, you are viewed as "negative". How about realistic? No, that only applies if something goes right.

Let's not talk about the sound. Echos all over the place. During concerts and football games, NO echos.

I actually stopped looking at Instagram for about a week because it was nothing but dubs posting pictures about how wonderful everything was there. Yet, in person and with just the two of us, all they did was complain. I just don't get it.

AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH - there I feel better now!

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Goodbye JW net

by snare&racket in

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friends

forgive me for indulging in a goodbye but it would feel wrong not to,.

i hope the discussions and atmosphere here do not change for it is a bubbling brew of doubt, bravery and sincere hunger for answers.

these are healthy ingrediants for humans and especially for a jehovah's witness.. this forum offers not just the ability to ask without consequence, but it also offers the means to be real.

Doubting Bro

Dr. S&R - AWESOME!!! Good luck although I'm sure you won't need it!