Posts by Intel

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What Are Jehovah’s Witnesses Like Nowadays?

by minimus in

jw
friends

i’ve been gone a long time.

after my mother passed away a few years ago, i pretty much lost most contact with the witnesses.

a couple that were family friends for many years stopped checking on me to say hello.

Intel

@minimus9 minutes ago

Intel, you are right! The Witnesses could have had a field day with all these news events in applying them to certain Bible verses.

I seriously thought they were still doing hardcore prophesy, analysis etc. Another aspect:

- if the JW refuse the vaccine, or to lockdown, continue to have meetings. They could finally be arrested and play the "persecution card" How Satans minions have come up with a way to stop them from preaching and meeting. Heck, they had meetings during WWII and in time periods that were less critical than this one and here they are just giving up and hunkering down like everybody else

- I remember this old prophesy they used of the Israelites walking around Jericho for 7 rounds and then in the last round they stopped, before the walls collapsed. They could have spun the recent events as being the "last round" of preaching or something like that

Totally lame ass digital religion, looking for money. They are truly showing who they are. Glad that I am out and have enjoyed at least 10 years of a good run

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What Are Jehovah’s Witnesses Like Nowadays?

by minimus in

jw
friends

i’ve been gone a long time.

after my mother passed away a few years ago, i pretty much lost most contact with the witnesses.

a couple that were family friends for many years stopped checking on me to say hello.

Intel

So strange that they have dumbed down the cult like this! I mean the current events could have been right up their alley, if they still had some kind of profound prophesy studies going on. I mean, look at things like:

- the US-China spat: 30 years ago they would spin this as the King of the North-King of the South thingy

- several Catholic Bishops going against the WHO: whore-beast from Revelation

- kind of compulsory vaccination WORLDWIDE! We never had an event like this one and they are not even talking about it in their literature?

Geeeez, I guess I would be a better cult leader! I would just add some virgins and free alcohol to my cult meetings

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I have been out of the cult for 10 years now! What is their latest stance on Vaccines or the Covid-19 Vac? Any insiders?

by Intel in

i used to be very active on this board - 14 years ago (redpill2006...still remember blondie, barbara and many others).

then left the cult for good 10 years ago (ex-bethelite, ex-elder).

today, after so many years, i decided to come back because there is an issue that is nagging in my mind.

Intel

LOL @DATA-DOG

Yes, Jeehoober is a Globalist and looooves some Genocide in the morning!

I thought they would refuse the vaccines. This could be due to the contents (fetus cell matter) and also because they are the closest we have come to the "mark of the beast" (you can't buy, sell, take part in public Life if you don't have the vaccine and no doubt the Covid-Passports, that could even be digital - first as an APP and maybe 20 years down the road as a chip implant)

Anyway, I can see that not much has changed. I haven't lost a thought about the cult in the past years. Been busy living, traveling, doing business, dating (only with girlfriends this topic comes up, when they want to meet my family who are all in and obviously shun the hell out of me)

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What Are Jehovah’s Witnesses Like Nowadays?

by minimus in

jw
friends

i’ve been gone a long time.

after my mother passed away a few years ago, i pretty much lost most contact with the witnesses.

a couple that were family friends for many years stopped checking on me to say hello.

Intel

Remember your posts from "back in my days" minimus! :))

Did I read that correctly? They stopped preaching? How so? Is this new doctrine or due to Covid? Like they don't go D2D anymore? What happened to the carts thingy?

I have been out for 10 years. In the meantime I have lived in 3 different countries, several homes. NEVER have I received a visit and I only saw carts twice!

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I have been out of the cult for 10 years now! What is their latest stance on Vaccines or the Covid-19 Vac? Any insiders?

by Intel in

i used to be very active on this board - 14 years ago (redpill2006...still remember blondie, barbara and many others).

then left the cult for good 10 years ago (ex-bethelite, ex-elder).

today, after so many years, i decided to come back because there is an issue that is nagging in my mind.

Intel

I used to be very active on this board - 14 years ago (RedPill2006...still remember Blondie, Barbara and many others). Then left the cult for good 10 years ago (ex-Bethelite, ex-Elder)

Today, after so many years, I decided to come back because there is an issue that is nagging in my mind. My daughter is still in the cult and this issue is worrying me.

It's about the Covid-19 vaccine. I don't want to start any discussion about vaccines, just wondering what the JW's latest stance on this issue is. If vaccines are being "forced" (you are cut off from public Life, visiting churches or congregating, etc.) on them, are they going to "encourage" their members to take it or is this a non-issue to the cult leaders?

They will HAVE to take a stand on this. No way they can weasel out (like they always do). I just can't wrap my mind around the Pro or Con arguments they are currently using. Is this more of a obey Caeser, give Caesar what belongs to Caser thing? Or are they eager to get back to meetings and will use this urge to make members take the shot? They could also been spinning this as a respect for Life issue. Don't know if it is the opposite and they are against it much like the blood transfusions doctrine or because they could consider this the mark of the beast.

Thank you for your input! Hope the old timers are well and enjoying Life and that the newbies are finding out of the cult. Big hug to you all!

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I'm in a pretty dark place...

by OneDayillBeFree in

i know many of you have felt this way but it still hurts.. i was doing fine, great actually but then all of the sudden a huge wave of pain hit my body out of the blue.

man its so hard living this life, always pretending, except when you're alone.

i feel like its eating me from the inside.. so many times i want to just give up, on both sides.

Intel

Hi OnedayIllbeFree: I just saw your thread...the title says it all. I just wanted to know how you're doing? I hope you're feeling better.

Sometimes we need little steps, but nonetheless they are steps that get us out of the cult. Do things at your pace.

Wish you the Best my friend. Please keep fighting. We all have or are still doing it. The many experiences here tell me: It can be done!!!!

,

Intel

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Can you be in Love with two persons? My Dilemma...

by Intel in

first, don't laugh.

i'm not some adolescent teen that is confused about his relationship.

what i am going to relate here has become a maior hard ship and is really gnawing at me.

Intel

skeeter1: How true......my little One is woman #1...Throughout the day I have reminded myself of that. It IS very painful to have my soul "split in two".

still thinking: AMEN! Thanks...

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Can you be in Love with two persons? My Dilemma...

by Intel in

first, don't laugh.

i'm not some adolescent teen that is confused about his relationship.

what i am going to relate here has become a maior hard ship and is really gnawing at me.

Intel

I have come back to this thread. Re-read some of the posts...and thinking. Doing some damn hard thinking.

This is the hardest that I've ever had to do! My heart is bleeding, the pain is at some times almost unbearable....I never thought that I could even feel to the point where I literally get pain and body aching. My thoughts constantly drift to my girlfriend, but at the same time I look at some little toys that I have kept from my Baby and some cards that her mother sent me and start crying....an adult man....crying....the spiraling of feeling ever more miserable and not knowing what to do, combined with a fogged mind is robbing me of a good nights sleep....I awoke during the night with cold sweat and my heart racing, my head pounding...I wasn't even dreaming...Just like that. One minute asleep, the other all chaos and confusion.

...Today I had to attend to some business stuff and felt dizzy and pale, because I passed a coffee shop where I used to go with my girlfriend...I am not making this up! I am fighting the thoughts and want to let her go and forget about emotions and just be rational and take care of my personal Life. Right now even getting up feels like lifting heavy weights.

I'm looking forward to come out of this "in one piece" and sane...

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Can you be in Love with two persons? My Dilemma...

by Intel in

first, don't laugh.

i'm not some adolescent teen that is confused about his relationship.

what i am going to relate here has become a maior hard ship and is really gnawing at me.

Intel

Right now I don't have much time to write in this thread, but I just wanted to say to Philadelphia Ponos: You are WRONG! You see, your self-righteous "christian" attitude makes you the perfect jehobars witness elder - why don't you go back and become an elder? I served with plenty of assholes like you that are "quick on the trigger" to judge others, without looking deeper. Unfortunately for people like you there are no more witch hunts and burnings at the stake. Now go, look in the mirror and pat yourself for being a fantastic person.

skeeter1: Thank you for these thoughts. I couldn't sleep, was almost all night awake because of these and other comments here.

Thinking about this, I couldn't bear to know that some other man is rising my child! When she was born I was the only one around to take care of her (for the first days, as her mother had to stay in hospital due to an emergency), so our bond is pretty strong (I couldn't breastfeed :-) , but took care of the first hours and days by bottle feeding, changing diapers, etc.)

Our separation was because of the unsurpassing discussions about religious issues (mother forcing her to pray when she was 1 year old, child crying and mother "losing it" because - you know - the big J. in Heaven will strike a little child because she wasn't folding her hands to pray!, or taking her to the Kingdom Hall, eventhough she was sick - because you know the "slave" says it doesn't matter, ....."force reading" of the Bible Stories book) - all this shite that was getting to me. I had flashbacks about my own childhood and vividly remembered how I was introduced to this cult (my mother being a 200%-Witness for 40 years)...it made me sick and my opposition to her "methods" grew, until the day that I couldn't take it anymore and DA'ed myself...you know the rest of the story.

So besides of the religious related problems that we had, our marriage was pretty stable, more the "hum-drum"-type of marriage, but nevertheless good (even with her strong character). My daughter is one of my main concerns - otherwise I wouldn't be here considering what to do and wouldn't have separated from my girlfriend to create some "thinking distance"!

As for telling both of them about the circumstances: I couldn't be lying to either one of them, I felt that it was unfair - even with the risk of losing one or both of them. I might be wrong with this, but that was just how I felt at the time. Couldn't do to them what the Watchtower did to us: lying.

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Can you be in Love with two persons? My Dilemma...

by Intel in

first, don't laugh.

i'm not some adolescent teen that is confused about his relationship.

what i am going to relate here has become a maior hard ship and is really gnawing at me.

Intel

....and I thank you still thinking. You are "further ahead in the game" than me. She has a strong father figure in her Life, I don't know why she was attracted to someone older than her (I am the first time, her previous boyfriends where in her age range). I think you have a point. I fear that in 10 or 15 years or so, I will be 55 and she will be in my current age. I changed between my 20s and my 40s - I fear that she starts changing and could feel stuck with someone older than her. I think she will change in tastes, ideas, ...but then I might be wrong. I just don't know. I am torn and need to step back, because this is starting to eat away - emotionally, physically and I haven't been able to work - I never expected my wife to come around the corner, saying that she will leave the Borg and that we should get back together. That was totally unexpected - I tried so hard, for so many years to get her out of the Borg...she holded to everything, no matter what.