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  Only a few days ago I was entirely lost and without hope the rug was pulled out from under me

  by elderess in

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  2. friends

  only a few days ago i was walking around the house in a mindless wander thinking if i needed to seek professional help.

  then i got the courage to seek the comfort of complete strangers on the internet and found a world of support here on this website.

  thank you simon and whoever else has made this website possible.

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  flipper

  Elderess- I'm really happy that your husband and you are on the same page with this. It's amazing how much fear and guilt were indoctrinated into our minds by the WT Society where it made us even fearful of revealing our inner thoughts to our marriage mates ! Isn't that weird ? That should raise red flags to any of us that Jehovah's Witnesses ARE a mind control cult.

  I want to cordially and warmly invite you to an informal yearly gathering or picnic we have over a 3 day period each year of ex-JW's - many from this board at South Lake Tahoe , California July 8th - 10th . It's the 9th year in a row we've done it at Camp Richardson and we just hang out and chill by the campfire, BBQ food, share new friendships and battle stories of our exiting the JW organization. We had about 50 people attend last year and we'd love to have you come as well ! And everybody is laid back and very supportive to one another which builds confidence in ourselves and helps rebuild our self esteem that the WT Society tried stealing away from us. Hope you and your husband can make it. We'd enjoy your company.

  Hang in there. Say " hi " to your husband for us and if either you or your husband ever want to chat on the phone- just PM me and I'll give you me and my wife's number. I was born and raised in it and like so many others here- I understand what you are going through. My wife and I offer our friendship to you
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  Urging More Lurkers To Sign Up

  by freemindfade in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i have seen a lot of new posters intro stories on here, also updates from those who have been around for a while.

  i just want to take 1 post to beg those reading to speak up.

  it was a big turning point for me and one of the best decisions i made.

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  FREEMINDFADE- Thank you for posting this topic ! Very important to give ex-JW's a place to vent without fear. Welcome all newer members here ! Keep on coming and welcome to freedom of mind and expression ! Peace out, Mr. Flipper
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  ADVANCED WARNING - April 18th to 24th WT Study

  by Nicholaus Kopernicus in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  february 2016 study watchtower"prove yourself loyal to jehovah" - week of april 18th to 24th"15. if a brother treats us unfairly, how should we react?

  15 in congregations of jehovah’s people today, it is very unlikely that we would be treated unjustly.

  however, those taking the lead among us are imperfect men and could misinterpret our actions.

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  " In congregations of Jehovah's people today , it is very unlikely that we would be treated unjustly. " Uh-huh. Try telling that to hundreds if not thousands of JW children who have been molested by JW elders worldwide through the years. Bastards. Peace out, mr. Flipper
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  Urging More Lurkers To Sign Up

  by freemindfade in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i have seen a lot of new posters intro stories on here, also updates from those who have been around for a while.

  i just want to take 1 post to beg those reading to speak up.

  it was a big turning point for me and one of the best decisions i made.

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  I chatted with a new poster yesterday - who just joined today named Too Many Muffin Eggs . I think the more JW's keep experiencing injustices from the WT Society representatives, and the more scandals of child abuse and shunning horrors that keep occurring - we are going to see a big influx of newbies coming onto this board. Ex-JW's need a place to go to to unload, unwind, and be accepted for who they are- which doesn't happen within the JW organization. Bring on the Newbies ! We welcome them ! Peace out, Mr. Flipper
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  Your favorite "bumper stickers"

  by new boy in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i have two.

  "please god protect me from your people".

  "if you love something let go.......if it doesn't come back, hunt in down and kill it" .

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  "Eve was framed"

  "Question authority"

  "Surf naked"

  Mrs. F
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  Damn it feels good to be free and on my own without the pressure to do more as a JW slave

  by No Longer a JW Brother in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i don't know where to begin but damn it feels so good to be free of mind control.

  i'm only officially out since this past december but i was out mentally for two hot years under the close watch of my batshit crazy psycho parents who bothered me every sunday to see what i thought about the meeting.

  it was necessary for me to lie through my teeth.

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  WING COMMANDER- Was that quote you typed from the movie with Michael Douglas in " Falling Down " ? When he's in the crazy middle aged Nazi's store and the Nazi freak tells him while holding a gun on him , " I'm with you see ? We're the same , you and me see ? "

  Hey do I get the bonus points ? LOL
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  Damn it feels good to be free and on my own without the pressure to do more as a JW slave

  by No Longer a JW Brother in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i don't know where to begin but damn it feels so good to be free of mind control.

  i'm only officially out since this past december but i was out mentally for two hot years under the close watch of my batshit crazy psycho parents who bothered me every sunday to see what i thought about the meeting.

  it was necessary for me to lie through my teeth.

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  NO LONGER A JW BROTHER- Welcome to the board my friend. Nice to have you here. I feel exactly the same way you expressed in your opening tile these last 12 years I've been out. I cannot tell you how much I enjoy my Saturday mornings now ! Freedom is sweet bro ! I'm 56 years old and was born and raised in the JW cult from birth and didn't escape from the org. until age 44 man. But freedom of mind is priceless ! Love playing guitar, writing songs and experiencing life man ! It's beautiful ! I'm glad you got your freedom dude- best wishes to you ! Peace out, Mr. Flipper
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  I have a question.

  by DATA-DOG in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  according to jwism, god didn't cause suffering, he just allowed it.

  wow, that's really, really, dumb.

  to help humans out, jeehoobidoob provided the ransom.

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  What ONE EYED JOE said on page 1, I agree. God must be a real asshole to have allowed what happened to happen just in order to prove a point and make the human race suffer becoming co-dependent on him. Or incredibly inept and incapable of doing anything to fix the injustices or suffering - or he just doesn't care or give a rat's ass.

  The other explanation- god doesn't exist and the Bible is a total book of man made jargon used to control people. That's the other side of the coin
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  What Happens To You When You Die?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  are our dead loved ones watching over us at all or are they really just gone now?

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  " What Happens to you When you Die ? "

  Who the hell knows ? I guess I'll find out after I die. Tell you what Minimus- if I get your phone number in private sometime while I'm still alive in this fleshly body - I'll hang onto your phone number and after I die - if I'm able to- I'll call you . Deal ? It would be nice to think that some of my deceased friends have tried to contact me in my dreams as I've experienced- but I don't know if it's just dreams or someone contacting me from beyond. Won't really know until I experience death myself I imagine.

  I mean who really knows until they experience it ? It's something I really don't worry about. I'm too busy enjoying the life I have while I have it ! Peace out, Mr. Flipper
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  The JW Spin - why governments and opposers should let jws handle abusers themselves

  by Robo Bobo in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  i came across this blog - it is one of the evilest things i've ever read.. http://dismythed.blogspot.com/2016/02/flip-side-news-opposers-want-ex.html.

  you might not want to click on it because a) you'll give it more traffic and b) it will make you mad.

  in summary it states that since only 11-17% of molesters are repeat offenders, witnesses guilty of abuse should be dealt with inside the congregation as long as they confess.

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  The JW spin- or translation ( WT Society GB ) spin is to treat child abuse as a " sin " instead of the crime that it really is. So they take a dismissive attitude towards any police investigations and arrogantly feel that THEY the GB can determine how to treat child molesters among them better than the authorities, police, or Caesar's laws of the land.

  WT leaders become a law unto themselves and their closed community of JW's and become judge, jury, and executioner all wrapped into one. WT leaders are very good at living in fantasy land where they feel they don't have to answer to the laws of the land or police authorities at all. That's how arrogant they are. They feel that way SO much that it's one reason they refused to testify in San Diego , California in the Gilbert Lopez child abuse case. They refused to send the GB member Losch and refused the court order to provide documentation of how many pedophiles are in the witnesses , as well as refusing to disclose written policies concerning WT child abuse. They just feel that they don't have to answer to anybody about anything.

  If the child abuse lawsuits keep avalanching into the hundreds worldwide- the WT Society will be FORCED to recognize police authority and governmental intervention if they keep being arrogant. It's what they deserve for their arrogance. They've made their own bed- they should lay in it