Posts by loveisenuff

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So they finally said it ....

by 2014CountDown in

the sept 15, 2010 wt on page 23 states :.

the anointed and their other sheep companions recognize that by following the lead of the modern-day governing body, they are in fact following their leader, christ.. what a pile of filth!!!!.

the only capitalized letters are governing, body, leader, christ.

I ran that beginning quote by my partner and she said "they're NOT claiming anything but that their comments are BASED ON the teachings of Christ. " Everything I read to her.....she rationalizes into her belief system. There so far has been nothing I've shown her.....or read to her that she CAN't rationalize. While I read "Crisis of Conscience" and Franz's other book, I would read aloud various (to me) incredible passages that showed the inner workings of the GB or how they reached their decisions. NOTHING I have ever discussed or read to her has made te least bit of difference in her belief structure. Even the fact that all her friends have dropped her because of my stopping study and attending meetings has not affected her attendance or publishing. She just plods on.....doggedly practicing her faith. While it is admirable in SOME way....it is so sad in another. I've basically "ruined" her life within the congregation.

We get along in every other way and are quite well matched and happy.......except for this pesky religion she follows. My solution has been to just give up. I quite enjoy the time alone that her meetings and field service afford me so....really....she can go on believing till death do us part. In any cae....our marriage I think has proved to me that not even a cult can stop love from blossoming. A victory for LOVE!!!!!

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So they finally said it ....

by 2014CountDown in

the sept 15, 2010 wt on page 23 states :.

the anointed and their other sheep companions recognize that by following the lead of the modern-day governing body, they are in fact following their leader, christ.. what a pile of filth!!!!.

the only capitalized letters are governing, body, leader, christ.

loveisenuff

Hi....I'm new to this board so hello all!

I'm married to a witness, because of this studied for a couple of years and realized that it definitely wasn't for me. Spending the rest of my life following the direction of a group of unknown men in New York? No thanks. There are many issues I totally disagreed with including the concept of the "anointed" and other sheep....disfellowshipping for ridiculous things like smoking, taking blood, or publicly disagreeing with the leadership.....and disfellowshipping in and of itself. There were the many, many odd things that witnesses believed and then disavowed over the years. And then there's the incredible tedium of meetings. Regurgitating over and over again what the GB calls fine spiritual food. I call it programming. Once I GET the message....to love my neighbor as myself (ALL neighbors).....why do I have to keep reading it over....and over....and over ad nauseum for the rest of my life? Really.... it seems like making a god out of the message....just like other Christian groups make a God out of Christ.

The WTS is a pyramid shaped organization with the men at the top claiming the right to make decisions for the rest of the sheep just like the Catholics for instance. The sense of POWER at the top must be intoxicating. I guess I'm preaching to the choir here and assume from the posts I've read that most of you are ex or considering being ex witnesses. I hear a lot of anger being expressed and rightly so. It's the anger at having been conned and lead by the nose and finding out what lies behind the curtain. A bunch of righteous old men....claiming that their writings are equal to Christ himself teaching! What incredible hubris.

How do I get through to my wife that she's in something approximating a cult? Well I can't. I've been married 5 years and even though she's an extremely intelligent woman....when it comes to religion she is of the blind being led by the blind. Nothing I've ever said or pointed out has ever rocked her faith in the least. She has a (JW) answer to every question. What incredible programming. Blind faith is amazing. Unfortunately...it can lead to dangerous places. Of course it's not just JW's. Many religions have adherents that are absolutely sure that what they believe in follow is God's honest truth.

Being "in the truth".....what a misnomer! Judge Rutherford had one thing right. Religions ARE a snare and a racket!!!