Posts by dogisgod

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Im being disfellowshipped

by newcomer1982 in

i was supposed to go to a judical meeting on sat but i told the elders i wasnt going but they held it anyway.

its going to be announced that im going to be disfellowshipped at the weekend.

hate the fact my parents wont talk to me anymore.

I've stopped my bible study but....

by PenelopePaige in

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friends

the lady i studied with asked if it would be okay if she still brought the magazines by.

i said of course because i do love the awake and watchtower.

well, when she came by last week, she gave me the mags and then as we stood around chit-chatting, i realized we were basically still having the study, only we were standing up instead of sitting in the living room.

dogisgod

Okay, if she contnues to come over you are really going to build resentment and perhaps "overdo" the breakup. You might try to tell her that you like a few things in the magazines but overall you really don't agree with the dogma. You may trust "God" implicitly but there are too many intermediaries in the org between you and God. This is nothing to do with what a good person she is but you would appreciate that she not return again if she is going to discuss her religion.

You are in a delimma because you are really nice....she is really nice....however, she is not respecting your boundries (not nice) and by doing so is pressuring you (not nice) because JWs are really good at making people feel guilty. If you cannot say this to her. Write a little note, put it in an envelope and give it to her, refuse the mags, tell her to have a nice life and quietly close the door. Then go have a drink.

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I am out (finally) - done with the Witnesses

by Anony Mous in

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hi, long time no see.

i am finally out of the borg.

had a talk with an elder-friend-family member today who said i should just do it if that's what i want to do, and my wife says if that's what i want to do that she's fine with it.

dogisgod

Wow! That is great. How long did your process take? I left....dissappeared quickly. But once in a while I would attend some meeting at another hall. Every time pushed me farther away. I went to the memorials for my mom but I realized that it was such a waste of time and giving my mom false hope.

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Kaballah - Is it a religion, a cult, a philosophy or what?

by freetosee in

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a friend of mine says kabbalah is not religious, but rather a scientific approach to matters.

i me it seems to have strong religious characteristics and the people i have meat seem very cultic.

i must admit that i have not looked deeply into kabbalistic teachings.. what is your assessment?.

dogisgod

All of the above.

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God exists? God doesn't? God is a different concept? Convince me!

by punkofnice in

i am in a spiritual void at the moment after a year out of the borg and 50 years in.. i'd like to hear 'brief' evidence for the existance or non existance of god/s without an argument between members here.. i'd like to get fresh view points as mine is now so critical it's telling me to be an agnostic or atheist.

why?

i am in want of evidence, not just words from a copy/paste troll & no links.. i just want to open up to new possibilities but with evidence to support it not just 'faith'..

dogisgod

I have just completed two past life regressions hypnotherapy. So far...nothing. I would like for there to be a god but I am leaning towards agnostic.

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Does anyone recognize this ex-JW testimony from WNFJ convention?

by peace_lily in

i'm trying to find the testimony of a lady who spoke years ago at the witness now for jesus convention (i believe in pennsylvania).

she mentioned that her husband (i assume not a witness) came out as a homosexual during the years the org did not consider such to be grounds for divorce.

the elders advised her she didn't have grounds for divorce.

dogisgod

I don't know about this woman but my story is the same as hers except when The Committee asked my husband "was there something your wife would or wouldn't do that caused you to turn to men" was my personal evacuation.

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What Do You Wish You Had Again From The Good Old Days?

by minimus in

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friends

i wish i could go back to the days when gas was a cheap 26 cents per gallon and people didn't have to lock their doors at night.. is there anything you miss about the good old days?

?.

dogisgod

My family being alive.

Being unjaded.

All the old neighborhoods b4 the airport destroyed them and scattered everyone to the winds.

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Since You've Left The Organization Have You Turned Into A "Bad" Boy or Girl?

by minimus in

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the witnesses say that if you leave the religion you will become a very vile person.

you will probably get vd.

you will get into drugs and booze, your life will go to hell.. personally, i've been pretty much the same guy although i would now be viewed as a "fornicator".

dogisgod

I like to drink but I'm still the good girl at 59. God dammit!!!!!

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why give the elders power over your lives?

by dawntodaylight in

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friends

hey everyone!!

happy friday!!!

its been a while since i have started a topic so here it goes..... when i joined the org i came in knowing that i would never go to the elders for advice or to confess any wrong doings.

dogisgod

Being indoctrinated from birth is a huge disadvantage at being able to access common sense. You just accept each layer of indoctrination as you age and that phrase when I first heard it "cognitive dissonence" rang true and loud. At some level you know something isn't right but you don't have the shovel to dig thru the crap. I went to the elders (it's just what you do) when you face a brick wall and things are so black and white you just do it. You are trained to do it. Pavlov's dog. You think they actually have some secret knowlege and secret answers they get at elder's schools. What a crock.

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What Is It That Really Troubles the Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses?

by orangefatcat in

well i think what worries them the most is that more and more witnesses are becoming free thinkers and that is troubling them, it worries them that thinking freely will cause them to seek answers elsewhere and that is the last thing the gb wants.

they have pulled the reins so tight now how much tighter can they pull before many witnesss crack under their yokes.

what is your thoughts on this matter.. .

dogisgod

Yes, the internet. AND OMG when did they let an ETHNIC person into the GB. When I was growing up they were all German Americans.