Topics Started by Maddie
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Stolen Minds - Should We Fight Harder For Freedom?
by Maddie ini just had a lovely weekend visiting with non-jw family and seeing how beautiful and intelligent my 10year old niece has become.
watching her taking part in lots of activities - singing in a choir and playing the trombone i was so proud of her and very glad that she isn't burdened and opppressed by the rules of the wt.
how rewarding it is to see children exploring all their potential and being able to express themselves without fear of being thought "worldly" or bad association.
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Real Friends are forever
by Maddie ini been thinking about friends i have had in my life.
there are different types of friends,most come and go for different reasons.
some friendships are conditional like jw's, but true frienship is something really special.. the heart needs friendship to make us feel that we belong to life.. we need special people who accept us just as we are, who make us laugh when we need to,.
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untitled
by Maddie ini found this information about how we may be viewed as ex jw members as to our credibility on the things we say about the wt.
i found it a little worrying to be honest, so i thought i would take a long, hard look at myself.
academics debate as to the reliability of the testimonies of critical former members (apostates).
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Time can heal, but not completely
by Maddie init's been a long time since i looked in here; even longer since i posted.
i don't recognise hardly anyone on the site now, but remember the support from posters when things were very difficult for me, as i made the decision to leave the watch tower.
it was a so painful not being able to have my jw son and baby grand daughter and not having them in my life any more and still hurts two years later, but it is bearable now most of the time.. i don't regret leaving because i couldn't live a lie after i knew it was a cult.
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Reaching Out To Cult Victims
by Maddie insince leaving the wt i have been on quite a personal journey (metaphorically speaking).
i have managed to survive the emotional distress caused by being a jw, discovering it is a mind control cult, and all the consequences that ensued when i decided to leave.
i have been called an apostate and shunned by my jw son, which means i am not allowed to see my only grand child any more.
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High Control Groups
by Maddie inthere seems to be very little in society that comes down to freedom of choice; by this i mean to be able to think and act in a manner that is completely without influence or manipulation from anything or anyone else.
it is true that a few individuals try to isolate themselves from society in different ways, but is their decision to do this influenced by experiences they may or may not be aware of?
we all like to believe that we have the option of deciding for ourselves what we want to do with our lives, but the odds are stacked heavily against this by the control mechanisms in our society.
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Drug Study In The UK !!!!!!!!
by Maddie ini watched the horizon programme on bbc last night and it was an eye-opener.
a scientific study listed britain's 20 most used dangerous drugs in order.
not only did it show that the old classification system of illegal drugs is not a true representation, it shows that so-called legal drug such as alcohol and tobacco are high up on the list above some illegal drugs and result in many more deaths.
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My posting on PAIN
by Maddie ini seem to of posted under "entertainment " which is abit bizzarre for my posting called pain.
oh well!.
maddie.