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  Saddening and Inspiring...

  by IronHill in

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  2. friends

  ok, so we received our new copy of crisis of conscience (since my previous copy was lent out and never returned) and me and the wifey have been reading it together for the past couple nights.

  i have read the book before, and know the shock felt when you read about certain things in the organization.

  she admits to having lingering thoughts and feelings of guilt for leaving perhaps the only true religion.

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  mentallyfree31

  Thanks for sharing that with us. I hope to get my wife to read CoC one day.

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  To those still "active", what makes you keep going to meetings?

  by Cindi_67 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i've been reading a lot of posts and a lot of you here on the board, are "active" members, attend all meetings and conventions, go out in field service, even help with quick builds.

  i don't want this to sound like i am disrespecting anybody, but what makes you lead a double life?

  doesn't anybody at the hall notice your lack of interest?

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  mentallyfree31

  Once I found out it was all a joke, it immediately became dreadful. Every meeting was worse than the last.

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  this lurker's first post.

  by dances with smurfs in

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  :|.

  ...........im gonna go have an anxiety attack now.

  lol.

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  mentallyfree31

  A big Welcome to you! Glad you are here. Thanks for sharing your story.

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  What to Do? What to Do? What to Say?

  by whathehadas in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i am inactive and trying to fade as some of you know.

  since my family in still in, i've been recieving "we me you" cards from the congo i was going to.

  i have also recieved a few calls from the congo i move from that's out of the area.

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  mentallyfree31

  I think I would send him a card in this case, as already mentioned. Being that you were close and he is (possibly?) dying with cancer.

  Just my opinion.

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  I was informed that the Convention was Fantastic

  by cantleave in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  by a girl at work.

  i asked "what specifically?".

  "the symposiums were great, each segment was short enough to keep you engaged" was the response.. my reply "so the wts is catering for the short attention span tv generation.".

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  mentallyfree31

  The convention this year really was fantastic. Fantastic because I didn't have to go.

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  Bluetooth headsets

  by free2beme in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  bluetooth headsets have drawn a confusion, between knowing who is talking to someone and who is simply a crazy person talking to themselves.

  perhaps it is useful, but it removes that warning sign of this person is a major crazy person.

  of course, most crazy people who talk to themselves ... claim to be talking to god.

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  mentallyfree31

  I always laughed at the "douche-bag patrol" at the conventions..brothers walking around with their bluetooth earpieces in...people not working, but folks sitting in the audience with them in.

  LOL

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  Finally finding my way out...

  by cognac in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  well, its been about 2 1/2 years and have slowly done less and less.

  i've been to about 30 minutes of a meeting in the last month and a half where i stayed out back and with my daughter.. i've been looking for the right timing to leave but had decided i will go anyways by the time my daughter is about 1 years old.

  but, it just so happens that my some members of my family including and mostly my parents have actually given me a good enough of an excuse to get out.. they have broken to many rules.

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  mentallyfree31

  Welcome. Just remember, there are thousands of people that have been/or still in your situation. You are not alone. Glad to have you here.

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  My First Post

  by today in

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  2. friends

  i've been visiting this forum everyday, reading and waiting patiently for approval to post.

  i've never been a jw.

  my husband and daughter are.

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  mentallyfree31

  Dealing with a cult mind requires very specific tactics. Steve Hassan's two books tackle this directly. The first book helps you understand Cults and how the cult mind thinks. His second book is entirely about breaking down cult mind control and tactics to motivate people to think for themselves.

  We can give you more suggestions later, but there's really nothing you can do until you read these two books cover to cover. That's your starting point.

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  As JWs, Did We REALLY Believe All This Stuff?

  by mentallyfree31 in

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  now that i'm out and looking back, it seems like such a dream.

  i was in for 25 years.

  did we really believe all this stuff?

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  mentallyfree31

  Baltar - Have you read Crisis of Conscience by Ray Franz and Captives of a Concept by Don Cameryn?

  I highly recommend them if you haven't. Captives of a Concept is a short read, probably 2 hours or so. It's a must read.

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  Finally got CoC!!.....Not really what I had expected.

  by JediMaster in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  ok, so i finally picked up coc from my local library last night.

  and started reading it like crazy.

  i think i read about 70 pages which brought me close to the end of the second chapter: "governing body".

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  mentallyfree31

  Not only do they defend it - they have 7 million people carrying a card in their wallet that says "Just let me die...I don't need your medical treatment"

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