Posts by believingxjw

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Is it unacceptable to stand up for Jehovah's Witnesses on a site called Jehovah's-Witness.net?

by THE GLADIATOR in

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i fail to see why people such as alice in wonderland, bane and others, are regularly singled out as tolls.

demands are repeatedly made that they are shunned and thrown off the forum; while people like perry, who rant on with pages of controversial drivel, are considered acceptable?.

i personaly don't view any of them as trolls, just people who feel a need to stand up for what they believe.

believingxjw

Twitch,

"If you want to be nice to those who despise what you believe, what you value, essentially who you are, go for it. But I don't go to their website and stir shit up for fun."

Jehovah's Witnesses who post here are posting on a site that welcomes them to do so. JWN describes itself as: "The place to discuss anything relating to Jehovah's Witnesses and the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society... or just make new friends"

Perhaps JWN should welcome only those who have left the JW religion. That way no rude JW will come here and make trouble.

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Is it unacceptable to stand up for Jehovah's Witnesses on a site called Jehovah's-Witness.net?

by THE GLADIATOR in

jw
friends

i fail to see why people such as alice in wonderland, bane and others, are regularly singled out as tolls.

demands are repeatedly made that they are shunned and thrown off the forum; while people like perry, who rant on with pages of controversial drivel, are considered acceptable?.

i personaly don't view any of them as trolls, just people who feel a need to stand up for what they believe.

believingxjw

Twitch,

This is not work, this is the internet and JWN is an exJW discussion board. If we expect JWs to toughen up and accept what's thrown at them why should we cry foul when they do the same?

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Is it unacceptable to stand up for Jehovah's Witnesses on a site called Jehovah's-Witness.net?

by THE GLADIATOR in

jw
friends

i fail to see why people such as alice in wonderland, bane and others, are regularly singled out as tolls.

demands are repeatedly made that they are shunned and thrown off the forum; while people like perry, who rant on with pages of controversial drivel, are considered acceptable?.

i personaly don't view any of them as trolls, just people who feel a need to stand up for what they believe.

believingxjw

"Rubbing salt in a fresh wound" goes on every day in the lives of many people. Are exJWs the only ones who suffer and who endure ridicule and harsh words thrown at them? No.

Are JWs expected to read the "truth" about their religion? Yes. Is it hurtful, you bet! But as former Witnesses we need a soft pillow while posting on the internet? Not gonna happen! As long as we expect JWs to endure the truth as harsh as it may be we should expect that harsh arrows come our way as well. If that's too hard then we should not be posting on exJW boards.

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Is it unacceptable to stand up for Jehovah's Witnesses on a site called Jehovah's-Witness.net?

by THE GLADIATOR in

jw
friends

i fail to see why people such as alice in wonderland, bane and others, are regularly singled out as tolls.

demands are repeatedly made that they are shunned and thrown off the forum; while people like perry, who rant on with pages of controversial drivel, are considered acceptable?.

i personaly don't view any of them as trolls, just people who feel a need to stand up for what they believe.

believingxjw

If Alice was so irritating why was she encouraged to post? If she was so annoying why were her threads so popular? She and others like her are encouraged here, they provide a form of entertainment. And like a boxer who boxes his opponent to the floor many here enjoy the fight and at the end also enjoy the accolades for winning. I find it rather hypocritical to punch Alice in the mouth when the reality of it all is that she was encouraged to continue posting by those who engaged her in her threads.

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I found myself defending Jw's against this unscrupulous Christian!!

by AK - Jeff in

i detest the religion of jehovah's witnesses.

deeply.

anyone who has followed my posting here for the past 6 years can attest to that!.

believingxjw

Many times it's Trinity verses non-Trinity. Trinitarian fundamentalists have an itch in their backside when it comes to JWs.

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Watchtower installs a "Trojan Horse" in their followers and take over their brain

by TastingFreedom in

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i'm convinced jw's are under sooo much brainwashing and fully indoctrinated that their brains are disabled.

they will never analyze or question any beliefs.

it is all about the emotions, their brains are literally paralyzed.

believingxjw

"Good reasons for remaining? Fear of Armageddon? Fear of being shunned? Fear of losing conditional friends who you cannot really trust or be the real you... you have to constantly fake and be acting...

The pretty much sums it up."

How about family? How about not wanting to lose family? Or maybe truly believing in the basics of the religion and feeling there is no other local religion that teaches the basics of no hellfire and no Trinity? How about elderly parents? How about loving a way of life? How about the fact that JWs have the freedom to remain even though they see the faults just because they want to?

Or do JWs have to live as others believe they should?

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New Study: "Fundamentalist" More Likely to Engage In/Approve Of Domestic Violence

by Justitia Themis in

actual study pdf:.

http://courses.ttu.edu/jkoch/research/koch%20ramirez%20religion%20and%20partner%20violence%20final%20feb%2009.pdf.

news report:.

believingxjw

There are many women in abuse shelters whose husbands never to go church. Abuse is found among all peoples both religious and non-religious.

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Watchtower installs a "Trojan Horse" in their followers and take over their brain

by TastingFreedom in

jw
friends

i'm convinced jw's are under sooo much brainwashing and fully indoctrinated that their brains are disabled.

they will never analyze or question any beliefs.

it is all about the emotions, their brains are literally paralyzed.

believingxjw

"If they recognize what is going on, and yet they continue doing it even when they know what is happening, that proves my point. They are under mind control and cannot easily leave."

My goodness. Ever think they have good reasons for remaining?

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Why are Bethelites so discusted by their own "real" family members?? {Like Fred Franz e.g}

by Witness 007 in

some friends of mine at bethel had slightly disfunctional families at home....nothing huge, just dad was a bit loud....sister had depression at times mum was abit emotional etc etc {all of them faithful witnesses though} ....i was amazed that even at assemblies when they came from interstate the bethelite friends would "shy away" from their real family.

they would always be too busy, or have something to do....one family drove home in tears because their bethel son did not seem to "have time for them...".

e.g fredrick franz 1939 when he was told by his mom his father died franz told her due to press work at bethel he can't make it!!!

believingxjw

I don't think we can put all Bethelites in the same category. There are many loving sons and daughters who serve in Bethel but for those who prefer to be loners and who don't care for family, Bethel may be a place they would gravitate to.

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I would like to hear your experiences with being SHUNNED

by jwfacts in

i am going to put together a page of short experiences of how shunning has affected exjws.

you do not have to be disfellowshipped, even if you were shunned after being marked or after fading.

all comments are welcome, such as who shunned you, how long since family have spoken to you, what your situation is, why you are being shunned and how it has made you feel.

believingxjw

I am shunned by most but not all. Some JWs come up at the meeting and say hello and give a hug.