The first night I looked at apostate material on the net, I knew it was a cult. I then shortly went on this forum.
Also reading Combatting Cult Mind Control helped to solidify that point.
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At what point did you realize JW's were a Cult?
by Think About It inmost of us x-jw's at one point no doubt defended the jw's when called a cult.
althought being out since 95', when i first came here it took awhile before i could use the cult word to describe the jw religion.
finding out about the pedophile scandal was disgusting, but it was probably finding out here about the wts history and terrible personal experiences of some on this board that made me finally admit that the jw's were a cult.
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Update on Lady Lee
by Dogpatch inlee got her computer today and is setting it up.
all works but her dsl and she is beside herself.
she may be back on tomorrow; gots to go down to the merchant and get their help.. thank all of you so much.
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Lady Lee, I would recommend AVG FREE edition, has worked great for me. Also you might want to get an anti-spyware program like "Spybot - Search & Destroy".
A virus cannot fry your motherboard, it could have been just a physical failure which tends to happen from time to time.
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My story
by Dumi inhi guys, i joined the forum 2 days ago & i thought i should formally introduce myself to all you fellow apostates and while at it regail you with my story which may be familiar to some/all of you.. i was born into a jw family.
my father converted from traditionalist (south africa) while my mother is a second generation jw.
surfice to say i grew up (together with my three siblings) in the same jw drill... meetings, field ministry and secular school and thats about it.
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Welcome Dumi, enjoyed reading your story. It is good to hear you escaped the JW clutches.
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so were do I go now that ive left the kingdom hall?
by arimatthewdavies inmany people for one reason or other have quit going to the kingdom hall me included!
i dont object to the people for they are clean well dressed human beings, i object to the way a prefabricated doctorine is distributed, useing hugh amounts of books magazines and media to attempt to study the bible,i feel obligated to say i agree with that method and under pressure to promote it, theirfore i stoped going because pretending to agree with this method and rendering lip service to it in order to keep from being disfellowshiped is a lie,and liers go to the lake of fire, .
so now that we have left the hall were do we go?
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Do whatever you want. Take time to decompress and find your interests/hobbies/passions. If that includes spirituality in your life, go ahead. But beware a man-made organization telling you how to worship God.
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What's your pet-hate Witnessisms? Mine is 'in the truth'. Blegh!!
by oldlightnewshite inwhat's your pet-hate witnessisms?
mine is 'in the truth'.
blegh!!
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"We missed you at the meeting"
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Hi!! New Here and need to express some feelings
by Knb1983 ini'm so glad i happened to stumble across this website cause i really need to express what i've been holding inside for quite some time.
i'm 27 and was born and raised in the "truth".
i'm married and my husband was also raised as a jw, been married for almost 7 years and have two kids who have just started kindergarten and preschool.
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Welcome knb! Realize by examining the JWs you are following a Biblical command: 1 John 4: 1 Beloved ones, do not believe every inspired expression, but test the inspired expressions to see whether they originate with God, because many false prophets have gone forth into the world.
There are great resources that have helped me and will help you. www.jwfacts.com is an excellent site you can start with and read through. From there there are several good books I and people here would recommend.
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Advice for a single "brother"
by gutted inhey gang,.
i thought, hell, i've gotten great advice here as far as religious matters, why not as far as dating.. little background: i'm 26 and single.
i've never had a real life gf, i've had a couple of online worldy gfs when i was in the "truth" but never met them because of the jw thing.. basically i want to meet someone and start dating.
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Hey gang,
I thought, hell, I've gotten great advice here as far as religious matters, why not as far as dating.
Little background: I'm 26 and single. I've never had a real life gf, I've had a couple of online worldy gfs when I was in the "truth" but never met them because of the JW thing.
Basically I want to meet someone and start dating. I'm looking for any tips as I'm a fish out of water in this regard. Maybe from someone who has been in a similar situation. What are good places to go, things to do, ways to approach that have worked for you (guys) or that you liked (gals).
Sincerely & discreetly,
Your brother
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When you realized that it was all a lie.. how did you cope?
by stuckinamovement ini realized about a year ago after much lurking here, that the truth was in fact a lie.
it rocked me to my core to come to the understanding that everything that i have been taught, believed in and taught people myself was in fact not true.
when you are a born in like myself, the teachings of the wts become all you know.
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Now Gutted...We don't have to go there ! We can all love each other. I have strong ties to three Canadian provinces, not just QC, BTW. Why do I keep disclosing more than I should on here?
Yes we can all love each other... just not the french.
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When you realized that it was all a lie.. how did you cope?
by stuckinamovement ini realized about a year ago after much lurking here, that the truth was in fact a lie.
it rocked me to my core to come to the understanding that everything that i have been taught, believed in and taught people myself was in fact not true.
when you are a born in like myself, the teachings of the wts become all you know.
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I'm Canadian... I love beer...
laverite, I don't like the french...
lol
Most Canadians don't besides ones in Quebec.
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When you realized that it was all a lie.. how did you cope?
by stuckinamovement ini realized about a year ago after much lurking here, that the truth was in fact a lie.
it rocked me to my core to come to the understanding that everything that i have been taught, believed in and taught people myself was in fact not true.
when you are a born in like myself, the teachings of the wts become all you know.
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I came to this forum! Expressing myself really helped. Then further reading on the internet and books removed the viel.
I started hanging out with "wordly" people, went to clubs, joined a sports team. Basically I saw it was NORMAL stuff, there was absolutely nothing wrong with it as the society harps on and on about.
I still don't know exactly what direction my life will take but I feel more free and happier then ever before. Some days I am depressed, but hey, that's life. Gotta be realistic.