Posts by NewYork44M

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JWs MUST Accept The Watchtower Teachings EVEN When They Are Wrong!

by minimus in

jw
friends

isn't it unbelievable that a jehovah's witness must accept whatever the organization says or they can be disfellowshipped??

unless they tell you that their understanding has changed, you cannot believe anything unless they say it's ok. .

many years ago i questioned them about their ridiculous view that whenever the word "heart" was mentioned, it was a literal blood filled organ.

NewYork44M

Keep in mind that they believe in "present truths."

They disregard old light. Thus, they believe everything they believe...until they don't.

As goofy as this sounds, it represents the belief system of a cult.

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to date JWism has defined my life and i hate that TRUTH

by oompa in

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friends

and i am finding the adjustment to the real world far more difficult than i ever imagined...i f...it has been about five years since i totally woke up to the fraudulant nwt and then all my other doubts i had carried for years were proved true as well.

but almost all of my few friends are exjw or slack jw's and i feel so isolated...my sons friends are mostly exjw too but not their gf's and they have way more normal friends .

how have you done at replacing lifelong friends and family?

NewYork44M

Raising a glass to the man's memory.

Cheers, so sad.

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Dental Implants and Positives/Negatives from Anyone?

by LV101 in

jw
friends

i'm sure there's residents onboard here that aren't afraid of them (like i am!

) and the megadoses of antibiotics taken after the minor surgery.

seems the meds need to be taken since a foreign object has been inserted into the bone (titanium) which the body accepts (really?

NewYork44M

I broke a tooth early this year and am in the middle of the process of installing an implant. This week I had a post drilled into my jaw. Surprisingly not painful at all. It has been 2 days and no pain.

The next step is to add the tooth. The complete process is at least 8 months, if not longer. It is best not to rush; you need time to allow your body to heal.

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interesting EX-CO AMA ( Ask Me Anything) over on exjwreddit

by Diogenesister in

ex-circuit overseer here, ama.

https://www.reddit.com/r/exjw/comments/6usaky/excircuit_overseer_here_ama/.

NewYork44M

Wow! Very interesting.

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The most absurd reason have you heard someone disfellowshipped for ?

by Chook in

someone said on forum they knew someone df for not going to assigned meeting in old days .

NewYork44M

I know of two instances where people were df for attempted suicide. Talk about compassion, unbelievable.

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Episode 8 - Get Out Of Her, My People - It All Came Tumbling Down - Is Now Out

by dubstepped in

episode 8 - get out of her, my people - it all came tumbling down, is now out.

this is a long one and the next to last in my story.

there comes a point in life when you know too much to ever go back to the person you once were, or to the cult that you once called home.

NewYork44M

Dubbstepped, I grew up in Richmond. I remember going to Louisville for the District convention. This was a long time ago, in the 70s.

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Episode 8 - Get Out Of Her, My People - It All Came Tumbling Down - Is Now Out

by dubstepped in

episode 8 - get out of her, my people - it all came tumbling down, is now out.

this is a long one and the next to last in my story.

there comes a point in life when you know too much to ever go back to the person you once were, or to the cult that you once called home.

NewYork44M

Hey, Dubstepped, I am listening to your podcast, even as am writing this. Great story!. BTW, I grew up in Indiana, chances are may know the same people.

Good luck to your continued success.

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How old would Br. Franz be today if he overlapped himself?

by waton in

`~39, and ~ 59+ years more to go .

NewYork44M

Mark Sanderson GB, currently 52. If he lives as long as F Franz did then that is another 46 years to go - 2063.

Have you seen a pix of this overweight middle-aged man? He is one pork chop away from a heart attack. They are on thin ice if the basis of their theology is him living into his 90s.

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A WTF Moment While In the WTS

by Searching in

has anyone else had a moment, while still within the organization (and before learning ttatt) that caused them to stop and go, "this is kind of messed up.".

for instance, back i believe in the early 2000's, i was attending a dc with my family.

it was announced at the beginning of the convention that there was going to be a special announcement at the end, so for everyone to please try to remain until the very end of the meeting.