Posts by iamwhoiam

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Good News - My 3 Nephews Are Out

by finallysomepride in

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just been talking to my nephew on facebook, i knew that he had no longer been in for a few years, but he told me that his two younger brothers have exited..

iamwhoiam

maybe it was the video on the main page of jwfacts.com

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How long can one continue as an unbelieving JW?

by mankkeli in

is it really possible to continue as a jw but not believing in it anymore.

for how long can one keep up with this pace of life?.

i will appreciate it if any scientific study had been done on this and what has the result showed?..

I was appointed MS and have been an unbelieving JW for a very long time before that. I only stay in for family. I don't recommend this course for anyone...it's highly depressing forcing yourself to keep doing something you know is not right; and it gets worse every year.

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BITE model and Mormon missionaries

by AuntBee in

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"i am now a missionary for the church of jesus christ of latter-day saints.

i wont be on facebook again for two years so please don't message me, poke me, or write on my wall while i'm gone.

also don't bother trying to call my cellphone either, i wont have it.

iamwhoiam

Mormons can BITE me!! :)

Ok, that was pretty corny..but I just had to say it. They do have some pretty cool looking bikes though.

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How did plants survive the Flood?

by dgp in

noah is not said to have carried plants in his ark.

supposedly the flood was severe enough to cover "even the tallest mountains", which would mean that mount everest was covered.

and this for forty days.

iamwhoiam

1. they became seaweed

or

2. they all died and were ressurected

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Hotel California (umm err Brooklyn)

by iamwhoiam in

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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/05/nyregion/free-lodging-in-elegance-but-just-for-a-select-group.html?_r=1.

iamwhoiam

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/05/nyregion/free-lodging-in-elegance-but-just-for-a-select-group.html?_r=1

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Inspired?

by iamwhoiam in

does anyone know if the wts ever said in print that they were inspired?.

iamwhoiam

Thanks leaving. At the recent assembly, the DO said that the society has never claimed to be inspired. Spirit-directed I know I've heard and continue to hear all the time.

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Inspired?

by iamwhoiam in

does anyone know if the wts ever said in print that they were inspired?.

iamwhoiam

Does anyone know if the WTS ever said in print that they were inspired?

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What initial did make you have doubts about the "truth"? Was it apostasy?

by Joey Jo-Jo in

this question is different from what made you leave.. as for me, i wanted to take one step further, to be more involved in the organization, but i had some very old small doubts, about other religions, so i started my liberal study on religion, i read books from other churchs to reffute them, but in fact created more doubts about the org..

iamwhoiam

Mr Freeze: That was me too. It just didnt make sense, so I started reading stuff on my own in secret. Come to find out, I'm not mentally diseased afterall. ;)

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WTS meet Penn State, Penn State meet WTS

by iamwhoiam in

if child abuse affects football...its on the news.... http://abcnews.go.com/us/penn-state-scandal-paterno-speak-tomorrow/story?id=14894985.

iamwhoiam

If child abuse affects football...its on the news...

http://abcnews.go.com/US/penn-state-scandal-paterno-speak-tomorrow/story?id=14894985

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If I hear one more person say...

by iamwhoiam in

"even if we don't agree with new light, we should ask ourselves, where else would we go?

without this organization, we would never have learned the basic bible truths we have today.".

this was stated twice in commenting and once by our conductor during our wt study yesterday.

iamwhoiam

Hiding Questioner: The breakdown didnt last very long, I had a hard time with it about the first 3 to 6 months..even made me physically ill. But once you take the whole red pill and not just half, there is no going back and/or holding on to existing beliefs. This is why I choose not to talk about my personal views to my family. They are happy and are up in years..the org is all they have..and I won't take it away from them. Ignorance is bliss in this case. I am only in my low to mid 30s (my age sounds like a weather report)..so it is a bit easier for me.

I guess the key thing when it comes to recovering from being indoctrinated over a long period of time, is to be willing to accept what is....which is a very hard thing to do. To admit that you were wrong and be able to start over again mentally from a whole different perspective on life. There is an initial shock (emotional breakdown), but eventually you rebuild yourself over time.

If you are still in the org yet out mentally, it can still be a challenge since everyone you see/associate with in your congregation believes something contrary to what you believe; not to mention walking on eggshells hoping you won't slip up and say something. Sometimes that can make you feel like your crazy since your thinking against the majority. You just have to keep reminding yourself of who you are and that its not a "sin" to think for yourself. No one has the right to tell you how to think or feel...always remember that. I personally am only in for family reasons, but that probably won't last much longer.

I was watching the wizard of oz the other night..and it reminded me of my journey. You start down the path (yellow brick road) and you begin to use feelings/things you never really had to use before (brain, heart, courage). You put them all together in order to face your fear (questioning the wizard) and you then find out everything you believed in was a lie (a man behind the curtain). You feel the onset of shock (a break down), then mad (reality of being lied to), despondent (don't know what to think now), and then finally you become ok with thinking on your own (freedom).

In short, your now walking down the never ending path of enlightenment..or whatever you choose to call it.