after more than 30 years as a jw and 9 as a born-again christian i finally let go of faith 10 years ago today.... it was on boxing day 2004 that news of the asian tsunami put the final nail in the coffin of my relationship with god.
since that time i have listened attentively to every possible argument in defense of faith; there has never been a single moment that i have felt any discomfort with my decision.. life without god has been liberating.
no longer do i have to defend the indefensible.
Ditto, thanks for being here and an inspiration to many including me.
i flirted briefly with wishing there was a god and a need for the spiritual once I'd learned the TTATT, but it was an emotional response to the gaping hole in my wasted cult life and nothing more. Instead I consciously chose to to be true to myself and only go where the evidence led. It led to a god free life and the freedom to actually think is fantastic. :D
well, i have been lurking on this site for several months and i recently decided to join as a member.
i have made several observations and would like to make a few comments.. first, i am perplexed by the attitude of many on this site that are either former or active (but apostate) jws.
they seem to have a strong hatred for the wts and also for rank and file jws.
Welcome, Why have you been lurking? What brought you here? Note: your opinions are liable to change in the face of evidence, if they are not then you are a fool. So whatever your opinion is now, you could come back in a year or so and read this thread and marvel at how little you knew. Well you will if you are at all honest with yourself.
this new series' pilot episode is the perfect allegory for the blind faith of the average person in the jw movement, those who deny that anything 'immoral' or sinister happens within the ranks, the double lives, doubters, and towards the end of the episode, an example of how the governing body controls persons' lives.
check it out and tell me if you saw all the parallels.
i think it's my new favourite show.. http://tv-series.me/2014/12/15/ascension-s1e1-season-1-episode-1/.
What a load of old tat. I watched all 3 episodes and they got worse and worse.
Jesus saves from constipation!
Sweet cheeses, what a freakin cult....
ldc semininar @ patterson nov 15-18, 2014 .
entire ldc dept included remote workers/design/legal/real estate/purchasing.
oversight.
Yep, it's a cult alright!
stop begging for crumbs like a pigeon in the park!.
nobody anywhere has truth tied up with a red ribbon to hand to you so you.
can go skipping down the road with a smile!.
Good thread terry.
if muslim is supposed to be the religion of peace, jehovah's witnesses has to be the religion of guilt..
My teen years were saturated in guilt. I hated it.
christians, should i attend kingdom hall meetings to discreetly "preach" to jws about the real jesus and the lies of the watchtower?.
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i plan to go undercover and plant seeds into them.. .
Anyone harping on about jesus would stand out a mile and be treated as a troublemaker. the answer to your question is no.
trying to develop a good strategy for relatives still partially indoctrinated by this despicable inhumane cult.
i researched their own material and i found some good info on how they don't mind control anyone.
the following unedited information was sourced from their february 15, 1994 watchtower p. 5-7. i've highlighted some sentences that we all know are lies and a distortion of the reality of their community:.
reminds me of this:
several news agencies report this.
15 are considered to have direct links to terrorism.
one looks like it is some sort of adventist charity.. most have been de-registered for not filing audited accounts on time.. i wonder if jw's are on this list ?.
Lets hope so, cults masquerading as charities piss me right off
