Posts by dogisgod

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Not posted for a year because mum died did not want blood.

by Witness 007 in

i posted here weekly until a year ago when my mum died of a mild form of lukemia which is easy to treat with 2 blood tranfusions a month.

you can live to 100 with treatment, but no my mum chose to die a faithful witness after 2 years of chemo and hell for her family and doctors.

her chemo doctor cried when she only had weeks left to live knowing that she could be saved with one bag of blood!

i left the wts in the early 1990's and i was baptised at the same assembly as this elder and his wife in the late 1980's they were probably in their early 50's back then, you know the kind; get called on, become a study and take to life as a jw like a duck takes to water, a dream call for all jw's and we went onto to be good friends with them over the years, the book study was held in their house also, he quietly progressed up the jw ladder became an ms then elder, a few months after i started my fade i saw him one day while i waited for a bus and he acknowledged me i said hi etc and he started a verbal tirade towards me about me knowing its the truth, how close we are living to the end, how stupid i was turning my back on it etc blah blah blah, i couldn't really get a word in edge ways, i bid him good day and that was that, he really was quite angry, i never saw him again until recently over 25 years later when him and his wife and their son were having a meal in my local pub, he was standing at the bar ordering, i saw him acknowledged him said hi and he looked straight through me, he said "do i know you ?

" i replied " hey eddie its jookbeard from the ********** congregation, surely you remember me?

" he said sorry i've never seen you before in my life, his wife came over to help him with his drinks and i said "hey pat, how are you?

dogisgod

Did the wife recognize you?

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meet ups or support ?

by lonliwon in

jw
friends

my wife and i have been long time lurkers here and are now members .

we were wondering if anyone is aware of any groups or individuals that meet periodically within ( or a short drive from ) connecticut ?

we aren't looking to bash the past ... just to connect with others who understand and move on .

dogisgod

check out meetup.com. You could even start a group of your own.

10

The glass prison

by Normalfulla in

cognitive dissonance.

a term i came to learn about after waking up as i'm sure many of us here did.

i was thinking of how this condition is similar to the proverbial glass prison, how jw are unknowingly confined by the walls of their belief while observing life around them but are truly captives to a concept as ray put it.. .

dogisgod

I've been out a while and I still tend to be an observer and not a participant.

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Janet Jackson music award, she gave credit to which God for her success?

by James Mixon in

in her acceptance speech she made her stance on the me too movement, and thanked god for her artistic career.

she stand with women and with those men equally outraged by discrimination who support us in heart and mind.

rebbie and mom (both jw) front row seats when she gave credit to her father for their success, no mention of mom and jehovah.

dogisgod

She is an entertainer and as such it is THE thing to do to "thank God". She's just self promoting.

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Random Musing of an ex-JW between a rock and a hard place.

by StarTrekAngel in

many of you may recall pass postings of mine where i mentioned my plans of moving away from my current neighborhood.

mainly because my office got moved and now my commute is about one hour each way.

my employer is pretty flexible so showing up on time, for now, is not an issue.

dogisgod

Oh boy. I don't know. Everything sounds perfect EXCEPT..... I think I would move. She really would be the big loser here. Not seeing her grand kids etc. It may be worth the discomfort for you and I would bet she would come around. Not having you guys around, your kindness, your vacations vs a once a month food binge. Sometimes you have to let go to grow. I hope it all works out.

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I just watched the final video from this years convention. OMG!!!

by NikL in

jw
friends

i am shaking all over right now.

i think it's worse that the bunker video.. i used to think there was no way that these people would actually "drink the cool aid" if you get my drift, but seeing this video i am now not sure it could never happen.. having a wife who i love dearly trapped in this cult is really freaking me out right now...

dogisgod

Is there an English translation.

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Is the GB guilty of crimes against humanity?

by Chook in

the changing of doctrine that cost brothers their lives or future happiness .

told flock to get no education .told sisters for one hundred years that having children wasn’t gods priority .

deaths resulted from no organ transplants and blood fractions.

dogisgod

How many JWs were killed in Malawai by following the GB instructions on not having a government ID card. How many infants, children and adults have died from GB instructions to not have blood transfusions. How many have been driven to suicide by the GB ever changing shunning rules. How many have died to maintain "Christian neutrality" rules as defined by the GB. "How many children have been permanently wounded for live by the GB, WT defining "molestation"/rape and the protection for the abusers. Just by these few examples the GB and the WT are committing crimes against humanity as defined by the World Court. These represent millions of lives.Yes, they are guilty. Mentally, physically, financially, spiritually, emotionally GUILTY!

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Trump mentality = Watchtower mentality

by doubtfull1799 in

the fake news is working overtime.

just reported that, despite the tremendous success we are having with the economy & all things else, 91% of the network news about me is negative (fake).

why do we work so hard in working with the media when it is corrupt?

dogisgod

I think this is a perfect analogy......except for those who believe everything DT says, and, except for those who believe everything the WT says.

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Today's Watchtowe Study, Child Baptism

by BluesBrother in

suffice to say that i fundamentally disagree with the point of this article, a cynical attempt to boost numbers.

it goes against bible precedent and their own long standing practice.

they timothy as an example of a youthfull christian, a young man.. sure but he was not baptized young .

dogisgod

IThis goes against everything they taught from their beginning. So many of those absolute truths I was indoctrinated since my birth in 1951 have not only changed but been the opposite of the "inspired" truth they enchained people with. How many miles of sands of lies have they built their organization on. How many lies does a person believe until they finally say, "I will not trust anything you say anymore, because you are a liar"!