Welcome Logansrun,
That is a good screen name.
It fits well with leaving the org.
neyank
i just thought i would post a little about myself here, even though some of you might know me from the "beyond jehovah's witnesses" forum.
my name is bradley and i live in a suburb of chicago illinois.
i'm currently twenty six years old and left the jws about nine months ago after a year and a half of intense doubts, many hundreds of hours of research, cognitive dissonance and bouts of vomitting (stressful, eh?).
Welcome Logansrun,
That is a good screen name.
It fits well with leaving the org.
neyank
for everyone who's watched.... or is in the process of watching the show..... .
please feel free to post your comments.... reactions.... quotes that stood out in your mind here!.
love, scully
I typed in Fifth Estate and I got a antique dealer site.
How can I see the program here in New England USA?
neyank
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we are all liars everylast one of us are liars.. we have deliverd bible studys directly into the jaws of death ,do you feel any responsibility to the crimes inflicted upon others,if so who was it and what are you doing about it now??????????????
how many lives did you effect, have you tried speaking to them say by letters or emails.
I was a bad salesman for the WTS.
No studies.
No placement of mags.
I sure am glad I stunk as a WTS salesman.
neyank
we as a family allways wanted a family pet as in (dog ) but as the ministry loomed every weekend ,as well as the meetings we decided that it would be to much trouble ,subconciously the influence came from other members in the congregation ,which in turn came from the elders in turn from the bethel ,allways sprouting on about the ministry first ,you never had time for anything elsemow ,yes a dog would be to much trouble,but now,for the past two /half years my younger children are enjoying the companionship of an animal in the house,as well as 2 cats which we have had for past eight years,.
did you find time for animals.. what did you miss out on ,allso for past 14 years we have had different caravans and motor homes ,.
what did you miss out on when in the borg ,and how did it affect you.
Shouldn't the question be:
What didn't we miss out on when in the BORG.?
neyank
january 26 is a particularly hard day for me.
two of my children were born on this day, five years apart.
i can't wish either one of them a happy birthday.
((((((( Windy)))))))
Only us parents can understand.
ChrisVance says:
"When I think of everything she missed because of my stupidity I could kick myself."
I think we'll always feel this way.
We can't change the past no matter how much we may wish we can.
But we do have a future.
And what we do with it can shape peoples lives for the better.
neyank
i've been keeping track of how many new people have signed onto this forum for the past week and i'm amazed.
there have been about 50 new sign-ons during the past week.
wow!.
The increase certainly shows that God is behind us.
neyank
(Where have we heard this before?)
been a witness all my life all i see is negitivity,why.do you have nothing better to do than to type your life story on how you left the truth,who cares..im happy where i stand
"is everone a hater?"
A hater of what"
Could you be more precise please?
If you mean, a hater of groups that tend to destroy peoples lives, I guesss so.
If you mean, a hater of groups that put themselves in Jesus' place as mediator between God and man, I guess so.
If you mean, a hater of groups that try to control every aspect of a persons life, I guess so.
If you mean, a hater of groups that can't get their teachings straight and have to constantly change them because they have been wrong and yet always insists they have the 'truth' straight from God, I guess so.
If you mean, a hater of groups that tear families apart because a family member might not want to be a member anymore due to the fact that they found the group to be nothing more that a high control cult, I guess so.
If none of this is what you mean, please clarify.
Otherwise, this is just a place where people that have something in common congregate and discuss what we all have in common.
You are more than welcome to join us in our discusions.
Maybe you can enlighten us.
neyank
as witnesses, we were admonished to never look at horoscopes because they are demonic.
many jw's that i knew of would not even look at a fortune cookie because they could be "demonized".
i read my gemini everyday.
There are only two kinds of people in the world.
Taurus' and people that want to be Taurus'.
neyank
BTW. I'm a Taurus.
being a jehovahs witness, and why i had to back away for five years of a life long membership.
the improper handling of my daughters abuse by the leaders.
being required to shun family members or you will be disassociated.
Hi Pepper,
"and it should be we worship not an oganization but God"
It's amazing how many refuse to believe this to be the case with JWS.
They are guilty of idol worship.
The WTS IS their God.
After all the proof that is out there, after all false prophecies, after all the false teachings, after all the unChristian behaviour, Most JWS will continue to worship the WTS as if it is God.
neyank
okay, i've chatted with several of you and i thought it was time to tell my story.
it all began during the gulf war early in january 1991. i was concerned about the war becoming the end of the world and naturally, because of my lifestyle, i began asking myself what i intended to do with my life.
a pioneer sister worked in the office where i worked, i knew she was a witness and studied the bible so i asked her opinion on what was happening.
Hi Chris,
Welcome to our club house.
"provided subsequent CO's with the same info on publishers, MS, and elders. (I had done some private detective work before becoming a jw)."
What kind of info did they want you to dig up on fellow JWs?
neyank