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  The Culting of Christianity

  by blondie in

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  this popped up on my google news alert:.

  posted on tuesday, april 20 @ 09:22:27 the culting of christianity.

  not long ago, religious cults were dismissed by many americans as being the stuff of aging california hippies or eccentric gurus from the far east.. .

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  HadEnuf

  Well, my dear Blondie...I thought it was a great article. Sure...maybe it was somewhat biased...but an article on cults is probably mostly against cults. AND...I don't think most people who have been involved in the JW's for a period of time would deny that they are a cult.

  Thanks for posting the article Blondie. I think the majority here will agree with me that they appreciate any information they can get concerning cults...especially when it refers to the Watchtower organization as a cult. Not that I'm biased in any way!

  Cathy L.
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  Let's see what FMZ really means.

  by kls in

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  fmz = found my zipper or fmz= fine male zombie

  and what does fmz mean to you ,lets see what you come up with.

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  Found My Zuchinni

  Feeling Mucho Zapped

  Forever Mumbling Zombie

  Forget My Zany-ness
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  No Visit of Encouragement

  by CaptK in

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  i have a question that hopefully someone can answer.

  i am currently disfellowshiped but attending the sunday meetings at the kingdom hall.

  i live with my mother who is in her late 70's and has been a witness for over 50 years.

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  Hello CaptK!

  You really hit a sore point with me on this one. When I was a JW, one of the things that bothered me the most was the lack of compassion for those who were IN the organization. Especially people with chronic illnesses and elderly ones. I took care of my mom for about 4 years while she lived in our town and I could count on one hand the number of times any elders came by to encourage her. During this time she had a knee replacement, shoulder surgery and numerous other surgeries. Little or no help or encouragement from the congregation...most noticeably the elders/ministerial servants were absent from her life.

  I know this hurt her very much, just as it must hurt your mother to see her "brothers & sisters" out preaching but not having the time to stop by to give her some love. It doesn't have much to do with your being DF'd. (Though I am sure some are actually fearful of entering a home inhabited by a DF'd person. When my sister's husband was DF'd they had very little encouragement or association from others during this time. But that is a load of garbage. A DF'd person sharing a home with an active JW does not rule out calls on those still involved in this most disgusting religion).

  Why do they spend so much time with people on the outside that could care less and will not give lifetime members 5 minites of encouragement.

  What it has to do with is the total lack of love within the organization. The love they preach about is non-existent. It's a fantasy they like to believe in but they do not practice.

  Cathy L.

  P.S. Oh and I3iI3IE...be SURE to count your time for your remarks to CaptK. AND...don't forget to tell your local elders that you have been doing some witnessing to the poor, evil, bound for destruction at Armageddon apostates on a FORBIDDEN website.
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  What Makes Some ExJWs So Angry & Others So Pleasant???

  by minimus in

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  from what i can see, it appears that some exwitnesses are either handling life outside the organization pretty well or not well at all.

  i wonder if some persons simply, by nature are angry, unhappy persons while others are naturally good, "honest-hearted ones" that simply want to find some measure of happiness.

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  If I can't be angry I might as well be dead. But I feel that I am a very pleasant angry person. I like to be pleasantly angry.

  Cathy L.
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  Life Sucks

  by Xena in

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  no prospects for the future except getting old and dying...most likely alone.. all seems kind of pointless sometimes, doesn't it?

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  My dear Xena...yup...life can suck. But remember too that I for one enjoy your comments on this board and so you make a difference in other people's lives! You make life a little less "sucky" for other people. "This too shall pass". Very wise words. Take one day at a time. That's what I have to do. Hang in there!

  Cathy L.
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  There's an influx of Newbies here!

  by DevonMcBride in

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  welcome to all of the newbies here.

  we're glad to have you on this board.

  has anyone else noticed the large amount of new members recently?

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  HadEnuf

  Yup...looks like more and more defectors every day. Ain't it great!

  If I miss saying welcome to anyone here...it's because there are so many newbies and such little time. (You know...that doesn't sound grammatically correct does it? But if you use "Ain't" I guess you get cut some slack.)

  Cathy L.
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  Who's Empty?

  by HadEnuf in

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  i feel sorry for that empty dude who is always alone in chat.

  he must enjoy talking to himself....hmmm...kind of like me!

  cathy l.

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  Ha...If I just made one person look it would make me a happy gal! Anything to get some attention around here Special K!

  I haven't sang (or is it sung) 99 bottles of beer since my 5th grade field trip to Wisconsin Dells. Thanks for the memories Dan-O.

  Okay...I have a confession to make. I think I have only wandered into chat once myself. I couldn't understand what everyone was talking about so I made a hasty exit. Yes...I am ashamed to admit this. But it is true. Chatty Cathy does not apply to me in the chat room.

  Cathy L.
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  Who's Empty?

  by HadEnuf in

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  i feel sorry for that empty dude who is always alone in chat.

  he must enjoy talking to himself....hmmm...kind of like me!

  cathy l.

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  That's a good one Wallflower! It's always good to know what certain terms mean in another country. I'm glad someone else here finds it amusing about Empty. MicStroz...hmmm...I did wonder what people do in there for entertainment when no one else is there. I hope you leave the soccer ball in there for other people to use.

  Cathy L.
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  I'm new, where to start...

  by Quietly Patient in

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  hi everyone, i just wanted to sorta introduce myself and ask for some help...i've been lurking here for a while, i'm a 3rd generation witness, but thankfully never got baptized as i never liked being told what to do!

  i've been fading for a good while now, ever since i moved out 7 years ago, only going to meetings and the memorial sporatically, of course with my mom and grandmother constantly pushing me to go back etc, etc, etc!

  3 years ago i married a non jw, and i have a son who will be 2 soon, ever since i had him i kept feeling so guilty that i wasn't "doing the right thing" by him, and that if jehovah was going to judge him on my "works" then we both would be fried, that is such a horrible thought as a parent... anyway, i happened to do a search about who knows what approx.

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  HadEnuf

  First WELCOME!

  You are doing the right thing by leaving the JW's. I honestly and thoroughly believe this. It's going to be hard. Many of us have gone through and may still be going through the same emotions and fear that you are feeling at this time. But with support from groups like this and the courage to stand up for what we now know is right and true...you can make it even in the face of opposition from your mom & grandma & other assorted family & friends.

  My mom & my sister shun me because I chose to leave this CULT. I used to think that I couldn't endure anything like that. But what I really couldn't endure was compromising my new found principles of what is right and wrong, and the JW's are just down right wrong! The pain and misery that they have caused to countless people is evil and unChristian. (Shunning, tolerating child abuse, allowing the murder of innocent people in Malawi, etc, etc, etc.) Stay true to your gut feelings.

  I raised two kids in the JW's. I only wish now that I could turn back the hands of time and raise them to be happy, healthy INDIVIDUALS's without all the Watchtower garbage clouding their minds.

  Hang in there...things DO get better. I would highly recommend reading Ray Franz's books...Crisis of Conscience and In Search of Christian Freedom. That's going to give you the information you need to know that you are making the right decision by leaving the JW's and not looking back. Have that birthday party for your son and enjoy it in good conscience!

  Cathy L.
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  Who's Empty?

  by HadEnuf in

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  i feel sorry for that empty dude who is always alone in chat.

  he must enjoy talking to himself....hmmm...kind of like me!

  cathy l.

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  HadEnuf

  I feel sorry for that Empty dude who is always alone in chat. He must enjoy talking to himself....hmmm...kind of like ME!

  Cathy L.

  (Well...I felt the need to start a topic and I was floundering here so don't think I'm too crazy)