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  Many years of abuse

  by Still Totally ADD in

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  i remember when i signed up on this site as totally add which was 5 years ago plus.

  i had a horror story to tell about the abuses i went through as a child in this cult.

  since then mentally i am much better.

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  Heaven

  (((( Still Total ADD )))) So glad you are doing much better without the dogma from Botchtower. It really is 100% unnecessary.

  By exposing the manipulations of the WT cult, an opportunity for greater choice and freedom is opened for all of us.

  I think it is important for all of us who have been abused by this organization to speak out against it.

  This group could get worse. They could become a variant of extremism like ISIS. I hope it goes the other way... that it realizes the error of its ways and effects some positive change.

  How is your garden doing? :0)
  
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  Is door to door activity over?

  by badcompany in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  just curious about others experience.

  i've been living just a few miles from a kingdom hall for 9 years.

  i've been called on 0 times.

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  I work from home full time now. They aren't knocking on my door. I did not receive an invite to the Memorial this year either.
  
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  Thinking of Becoming One of Jehovah's Witnesses?

  by The Searcher in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  if you become one of jehovah's witnesses, here are five points which will not be driven home to you until after you have been baptized as "one of jw's":.

  1) you will be required to commit as much of your time and financial resources as you are able - to further the aims & acquisitions of the billion dollar corporation known as the wtbts/ccojw - namely, to recruit new members and to increase their worldwide real estate empire.. 2) you will be required to terminate "worldly" association with former friends.. 3) you will be "expected" to attend each and every meeting, assembly, convention, and kh televised broadcasts which are arranged by the self-proclaimed "governing body" (g.b.

  ) in brooklyn, n.y.. 4) you will be required to blindly accept any decisions/directions issuing forth from the g.b., even if you disagree with it.

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  Performance is MANDATORY in this religion. You HAVE TO go door to door. If you don't then you aren't 'witnessing'.

  As my Dad's dementia worsened, I watch him become despondent because he knew he couldn't do what they expected of him and he beat himself up over it.
  

  Children are also expected to do Field Serve-Us. And what about people who are incapable due to being physically and/or mentally challenged?
  

  And about blood transfusions, well, just hope you don't ever need one.
  
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  Symptoms of Spiritual Weakness - Elder's Manual

  by cappytan in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  lack of self-control in eating, drinking, and pursuit of pleasure;.

  so, let me get this straight.

  enjoying a fancy meal, appreciating the finer qualities of libations and deciding to enjoy life by pursuing pleasures (bike riding, hiking, camping, fishing, reading, movies, golfing, etc.

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  Heaven

  Gotta agree with Oubliette. Not a phrase found in the Bible. Just more made-up BS from Botchtower.
  
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  Praying in Public?

  by Garrett in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hellloooo fellow apostates, mentally diseased devil worshippers :) how is everyone?.

  today, i listened to a song about praying and how one can pray anywhere.

  well, this song brought back the horror of sitting in restaurants, mcdonalds, coffee shops etc and having a group of brothers and sister bow their head and pray for what seemed to be an eternity.

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  Heaven

  I have a Catholic friend who prays, silently, before every meal, including when we all go out to a restaurant. It's a bit awkward but we all just ignore it.

  We are an eclectic bunch. An atheist, a Catholic, a Jew, and I'm not sure about our fourth friend. She could be Buddhist but she hasn't said yet. She is Chinese and believes wearing red underwear during Chinese New Year brings luck.
  
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  Is This a JW on The TV show called Horders?

  by greenhornet in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  http://www.aetv.com/hoarders/video/stacey-roi.

  this is the link.

  however it may not work because i am logged in on my account.

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  Heaven

  In my Father's congregation, there was an older lady who was a hoarder. Her husband left her. I told my Dad this woman needed psychological help and asked him if anyone helped her get to a counsellor. The answer was No. This is typical in JW world. Don't go and get real help, just Pray More and Wait on Jehovah.
  
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  Are Jehovah's Witnesses Happy?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i know of the local congregation's issues, per an elder i know quite well.

  he has said that nearly everyone in the congregation is suffering emotionally and mentally.

  he said he has never seen so many witnesses with so many problems.

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  Are Jehovah's Witnesses Happy?

  Not the ones in my family.
  
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  Why do we get TTATT and others don't?

  by quest81 in

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  2. friends

  i have thought about how ttatt came full circle for me.

  how the connecting the dots was simple and just made sense,.

  how silos of information are literally at our fingertips today.. why is it that the ones we love cannot get ttatt?.

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  I think it comes down to being intellectually honest with yourself.

  I am not sure my trigger was something specific. Just the mounds of 'this shit don't add up' in my head.
  
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  Talking with JW Elders possibly..

  by bradford in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  as i wrote in a previous post i have recently written a da letter to the elders and haven't heard anything in the way of an announcement, phone call, or visit since.

  i called the elder the letter was personally written to yesterday and left a vm to call me back which he did this morning.

  he said they did get it but were meaning to call me and possibly meet with me to try and see if there was anything they could do to encourage me because they of course find this very sad.

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  Heaven

  Yeah screw all that. Already called and said "no thanks." No point wasting any time talking. I'm walking away.

  bradford, I have to agree with you. If you've decided to leave, just leave. You don't need the agony of going through the JW's BS processes of shepherding, DAing, or DFing you. Just live your life. I wish you all the best.
  
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  World becoming more religious not less

  by Stealth in

  1. social
  2. current

  this is bad news for the evolution of humankind.

  even worse, islam is the fastest growing religion.

  http://www.livescience.com/50370-worlds-religious-population-will-grow.html?cmpid=nl_ls_weekly_2015-04-03 .

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  Heaven

  I think people seek religion when their world fails them in some way. Those born in that stay either haven't done the work to critically review their faith or they know something isn't quite right but stay due to family, friends, and a sense of community.
  

  Instead of doing the difficult work of re-engineering one's life when something doesn't work, they turn to the easy solution of 'faith' - faith that God will fix everything for you. And that sometime in the future, typically after you've died, if you pass some imaginary trial judgment, you will be gifted with eternal life in paradise.
  

  Anything fundamentalist or extremist is worrisome. It only takes one nut job in the right position of power within a religion for it to become fundamentalist or extremist.
  

  To paraphrase Christopher Hitchens on Islam:

  "Islam claims to be the Total Solution. The word 'total' is the first 5 letters of the word totalitarian."