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  Life after the witnesses, friends, faith etc

  by Theburstbubble in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hi everyone, this is my first post so go easy on me :) i have been a witness all of my life (i'm 37) and truly believed it until 3 years ago.

  my husband and i had become spiritually weak and over time i began to question more and more until i came to the conclusion that the witnesses were not the true religion but just one of many religions and that if god is there then there are many paths to get to him.

  anyway, i've battled with keeping going as my husband still believed and i didn't want to be in a divided household as we have a young daughter and thought it would be very confusing for her (and us).

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  cantleave

  Welcome.

  My wife and I left in our 40's after both being brought in the cult. Our whole social network was JW, I even worked for a JW owned company staffed primarily by JW's. We started making new friends within the Ex-JW community. We also gained lots of support form neighbours and others in our local village. It takes time but eventually you will replace your conditional JW friends with those that are unconditional and who genuinely for you. "Worldly" people are authentic people, not the synthetic drones found in your local Kingdom hall.
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  John Oliver starts a new church ...

  by EdenOne in

  1. social
  2. humour

  here's john oliver's take on how easy it is for religions to fleece vulnerable people in the us.

  i had a few good laughs, but it's seriously disturbing at the same time.

  read the article, but don't miss the video, it's hilarious.. john oliver sets up his new church.

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  cantleave

  That was BRILLIANT!
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  JWs nearly killed my mother

  by cookiemaster in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  the past week has been hell for me.

  my mother started feeling ill and we went to seek medical assistance.

  we live in the mountains and the nearest large hospital is about 150 kms away.

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  cantleave

  I am glad you mother did the right thing in the end. Reading your account however, makes feel so angry. This cult is so cruel, unloving and despicable it should have it's charitable status revoked immediately.
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  Why Jehovah Does Not Want An Effective Preaching Work

  by konceptual99 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so we all know how ineffectual the preaching work really is.

  we also know how much the wts hypes up the scope and scale of the global preaching effort.

  what the gb should be doing however is emphasising the ineffectiveness of the preaching work.

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  cantleave

  I just want to bring this post BTTT, because it is in my opinion one of the best this year.
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  Need someone to talk to

  by Anonymous17 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  hi i've been a jw my whole life and i'm 17 now.

  i've never had a mine of my own and recently i started thinking more open minded and i know the being a jw isn't for me.

  i feel like i've been in a bubble my whole life.

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  cantleave

  First of all congratulations on your awakening at such a young age, also on avoiding baptism, as other had said, don't get dunked!

  Work out your path, enjoy your life, make great friends.
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  As a Matter of Conscience, I Am Resigning from the Christian Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses

  by Sail Away in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  after listening to the hearings of the australian royal commission into institutional responses to child sexual abuse, i am no longer content to have simply walked away from the organization.

  as a matter of conscience, i do not want my name linked with the organization in any way.

  i know this letter has been posted previously, and i thank the author.

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  cantleave

  Well done, for for making the break. Welcome to the world of unconditional friendships and real humanity. Sadly you will lose the friendship of brainwashed cult members including family members and those you thought would stick by you. Don't let the bastards grind you down!
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  So I was enjoying a business trip in down town Bangkok...............Next thing BANG!!!

  by cantleave in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so last night i was having a wonderful meal in a very nice restaurant when we heard what we thought was a loud clap of thunder.................. it was a bomb.

  yards from my hotel.

  thankfully i made a few decision that meant i wasn't in the wrong place at the wrong time.

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  cantleave

  I am now far enough from the centre of Bangkok to feel safe. The Thai police have CCTV surveillance of the suspected bomber, so hopefully they will catch him.

  Perry read a bloody science book and not a book of fairy tales to get a grip on reality!
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  So I was enjoying a business trip in down town Bangkok...............Next thing BANG!!!

  by cantleave in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so last night i was having a wonderful meal in a very nice restaurant when we heard what we thought was a loud clap of thunder.................. it was a bomb.

  yards from my hotel.

  thankfully i made a few decision that meant i wasn't in the wrong place at the wrong time.

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  cantleave

  Yes I agree LisaRose. The look of shock on my colleagues faces as it dawned on us what had happened was so saddening. Most live in the area and were obviously worried about friends and family, but their first thought was for me and what I was going to do.
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  "I am Happy to be Controlled" - Edinburgh Elder on Cult Cart

  by cofty in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so my wife and i were up in edinburgh for the weekend for the international festival - we had a great weekend including going to see the military tattoo at the castle.. we were walking up the royal mile watching the street performers among hundreds of thousands of others from all over the world when i spotted the cult cart in it's usual spot being universally ignored.

  feeling confident after my confrontation a couple of weeks ago we decided to go and have a chat with the two men.

  i asked them if they were keeping up with the events in australia and proceeded to share lots of information with them.

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  cantleave

  Cofty you inspire me. I will swallow my nerves and definitely approach them next time I see them.
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  So I was enjoying a business trip in down town Bangkok...............Next thing BANG!!!

  by cantleave in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so last night i was having a wonderful meal in a very nice restaurant when we heard what we thought was a loud clap of thunder.................. it was a bomb.

  yards from my hotel.

  thankfully i made a few decision that meant i wasn't in the wrong place at the wrong time.

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  cantleave

  All is peaceful this morning......