Posts by truth_b

My avatar is the one given to me when I opened my account. I commented on it in one of my very first posts as being ironic as it is a purple triangle. That brought a lot of laughs from the users of this site. So I just kept it.

My username is just a play on "The Truth," which is also an ironic term used by a cult that is nothing of the sort.

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How do you determine whether any religion is good or bad since...

by TerryWalstrom in

so, yesterday whilst playing chess i had a discussion ranging widely topically in which my chess opponent asked me, "how do you determine whether any religion is good or bad since there is so much basic disagreement on interpretations of text?

"i replied this way:"does this particular god need to be treated like an adult, or as a spoiled child with a churlish temper?

that's a good place to start.

truth_b_known

Did your god make you perfect, with the ability to bring honor to yourself though noble acts or did your god make you imperfect with no ability to do anything honorable but deserve death in his/her eyes?

Hail Thor Odinson!

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It's My Birthday Today

by pale.emperor in

today is my 34th birthday.

or, my 3rd birthday that i've actually acknowledged seeing as i was raised in the cult.. i woke up this morning to my 4yo running into my room and wishing me a "happy birthday daddy!".

i got a card from my ex-jw brother and i bought myself a birthday gift - a new 50mm lens for my nikon camera (photography is a hobby i took up since leaving the cult).. i dont know about you guys, but birthdays is still something i have to make a conscious effort to acknowledge and enjoy.

truth_b_known

I almost forgot - Happy birthday Pale Emperor!

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It's My Birthday Today

by pale.emperor in

today is my 34th birthday.

or, my 3rd birthday that i've actually acknowledged seeing as i was raised in the cult.. i woke up this morning to my 4yo running into my room and wishing me a "happy birthday daddy!".

i got a card from my ex-jw brother and i bought myself a birthday gift - a new 50mm lens for my nikon camera (photography is a hobby i took up since leaving the cult).. i dont know about you guys, but birthdays is still something i have to make a conscious effort to acknowledge and enjoy.

truth_b_known

As a born-in Witness that only started celebrating birthdays and holidays in the past 7 years I find them to mean a lot. I enjoy receiving birthday greetings and gifts, but enjoy even more giving them. One of my happiest memories is the first time decorating the inside of our house for Christmas. My sons were probably 3 and 8. I remember the pure joy in their faces.

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Watchtower Tax Return

by Tahoe in

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photo credit: dallas canadathis is from only one of the corporations and before the recent kh sell offs.

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truth_b_known

I know personal tax returns are protected law in the U.S., but not-for-profit organizations are having theirs published to inform the public of these organizations' finances. I checked out the names and telephone numbers on the full return. They're legit.

$1.4 billion U.S.! I bet that's mostly tied up in real estate.

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Absolute Love For All The Courageous Souls That Are Here

by new boy in

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there are amazing people that are here and this site.

people with their incredible stories of religious abuse.

these people like the courageous people who were on the a&e show this last week have showed me and thousands of others the power of how just one person or even a small group of people can effect many.. the power of just one person standing up and saying "this is not right" has changed history.

truth_b_known

The site played a huge part in my exit. Thank you everyone for helping me see the truth about the Truth.

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Should Voters Be Made To Prove They Are Eligible To Vote?

by minimus in

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i believe that just because someone shows up at the voting booth, it doesn’t automatically qualify them to be legitimate voters.

i think it’s not unreasonable to provide proof that you are qualified..

truth_b_known

Yes.

No provisional ballots either.

No early voting.

No mail in ballots.

If you are not vested enough to get your act together and show up to the polls you shouldn't be allowed to vote.

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Conversation with my Dad today concerning the Leah Remini show

by joe134cd in

joe : i don’t quite know how to tell you this dad.

dad : what daughter .

joe : dont get mad or offensive, but there was a documentary that aired a few nights ago on prime time tv in the usa concerning the jws, and there was some very nasty stuff mentioned, and it certainly wasn’t positive toward the organisation.

truth_b_known

Being exposed for covering the sexual abuse of children is not religious persecution.

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For those who are athest, or non-christian, how did you come to this decision?

by Tameria2001 in

i'm not asking this question to cause an argument or accuse, but i am honestly just wondering?

for those of you who are now atheist or non-christian, how did you come to this decision?

i hadn't given this much thought until about a year ago.

truth_b_known

1. I was born in and raised as one of Jehovah's Witnesses during the time that the You Can Live Forever on Paradise Earth! book was the designated study guide leading to baptism. This was replaced by the Knowledge that Leads to Everlasting Life book. There was a big shift between the 1980s and the 1990s. The Watchtower Bible & Tract Society shifted from trying to both prove their religion was right and all other religions were wrong to just proving they were right. So, I grew up being given a great deal of knowledge why all other religions were wrong and why all other gods are fictitious.

2. I was also taught to believe that everything in the Bible is accurate and true. As I began my journey of leaving the Witness religion I began to learn things that made certain Bible events impossible. The Great Flood of Noah's Day is an example.

3. In recent years I have been to learn about the true origin of the Biblical Israel and Judaism. When I began learning that Israel was created by Babylonian captives who adopted Zoroastrian teaching to their Baal god El I knew that Judaism, the alleged precursor to Christianity was just like any other man-made religion. Add in the fact that Paul's letters to the Christian congregations of the first century predate the Gospels by nearly 40 years and that the Gospels were written decades after the alleged events in them took place you begin to see that Christianity is just another man-made religion as well.

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