This is a noble idea. I would like to help however I am able. There are many members here, each with their own exit story. I would imagine there is a common theme with many of our stories. Each common theme would no doubt provide a framework for a way to help someone leave the Watchtower.
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New JW.Watch Website - Plans, Ideas & Submissions
by Simon ini want to create a new site to help people leaving the wts.. the idea is that it will be curated content of articles and videos on specific subjects such as how to fade, how to handle family, personal experiences of leaving, mistakes to avoid, plus practical life matters impacted by the wts such as how to create or rebuild a career, planning for retirement, getting counselling, making friends etc.... the idea is that it should be lots of voices to share the love and promote lots of people's channels so it becomes a more effective resource (hopefully there will always be something informative and appealing to the people visiting).. if you have a youtube channel that you would like featured, or maybe have some specific video or series that would suit, i'd be happy to include them.. likewise, if you have a subject you'd like to write about and can share some practical knowledge and guidance on, or have a life-story you'd like to share because your experience could benefit others, please let me know.. i bought a domain and setup some placeholder content:.
https://jw.watch.
please message me or post here if you have any questions or ideas..
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Is it difficult to believe in a loving God?
by Kosonen inis it difficult to believe in a loving god?.
if yes, i understand you.
it has been difficult to me too.
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Is it difficult to believe in a loving God?
He had to do that to defeat Satan and die for our sins so that we can be freed from the death that we deserve as sinners.Is hard for me to believe in a loving god? No. I just have not found any evidence that one exists.
What I do believe is that the Israelite god, YHWH (aka "The Lord"), is not a loving god.
I also question that if Jesus actually existed and if he said or taught everything as written in the Gospels that he represents a loving god. The Gospels allege that Jesus stated he came to break up families. Love unites. If something divides it cannot be called love.
I also know I was born perfect. Everything I do is as I was intended to do. The only "sin" is to cause harm to self or other without acknowledging the harm and learning from it. No one deserves death. Everything alive dies. Sin has nothing to do with it.
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My personal favorite Jesus story (in woodgrain)
by Terry inmy favorite jesus storya couple of years past retirement, i moved into a "retirement community" .
old folks home) which was convenient like a hotel.. once a week there would be a coffee and doughnuts meet and greet get-together so you would know who your neighbors were.. well .
.. i attended a few and missed a few.
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Hercules is the son of Zeus.
Jesus is the son of God.
No one has seen Hercules and Jesus in the same room at the same time.
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David Lynch in perspective
by LoveUniHateExams ini now own the following david lynch films .... eraserhead (1977).
the elephant man (1980).
dune (1984).
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Lost Highway is worth watching.
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Caleb & Sophia - The Watchtower gets weirder
by Listener inthe latest video release 4/4/22 (lesson 44 'don't give up') in the comic series of caleb & sophia just got weirder.
the plot is about caleb & sophia preaching door to door, caleb with his father and sophia with her mother.
it shows each of them having doors slammed on them four times.
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I remember the thought of running into someone from school while in the ministry was one of my biggest fears growing up a JW. When I was young I remember a Witness commenting during a Service Meeting part in which he encouraged Witnesses to pick a territory that guaranteed your children had such an experience. This terrified me.
This amount to nothing more than abuse. These are the type of people who help children with their fear of drowning by throwing the child into the deep end of the pool. Then they laugh at the child.
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What is the harm or downside of being PIMO?
by PimoElder inwhat is the harm or downside of being pimo?.
i get all the good things about being in the cong, good social life lots of invites to bbqs and meals out.
lots of interesting gossip 🤣🤣🤣🤣.
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I am not sure I was ever PIMO. However, even when I was in I kept my identity as one of Jehovah's Witnesses hidden from my co-workers. I had an anxiety over being found out.
In addition, I too had a fear that when I chose to do things that were forbidden or frowned upon by the Watchtower that I would be seen by someone else in the congregation. I wasn't doing anything that would get me disfellowshipped, but I was a Ministerial Servant and wanted to avoid being removed. A lot of that was fear of what my parents would think.
So, living that way takes a toll. Mentally which does affect you physically. Developing high blood pressure or heart issues as a result of constant anxiety would be horrible.
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My personal favorite Jesus story (in woodgrain)
by Terry inmy favorite jesus storya couple of years past retirement, i moved into a "retirement community" .
old folks home) which was convenient like a hotel.. once a week there would be a coffee and doughnuts meet and greet get-together so you would know who your neighbors were.. well .
.. i attended a few and missed a few.
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One of these portraits is of Cesare Borgia, son of Pope Alexander and the other is of Obi Wan Kenobi, our only hope. Neither is a portrait of Jesus no one ever painted a portrait of Jesus when he was alive if he even existed.
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How far do we get away from 1914
by PimoElder inhow far do we get away from 1914 before they have a new light and admit it was all wrong?.
they cling to the old theory of the 77 week prophecy from the wrong date that jerusalem was destroyed .
with the overlapping generations nonsense still we are getting too far away from 1914. what will they say if we get to the 2030s and they still cling to 1914?.
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The old doctrines seem to have less meaning. The 1914 doctrine combined with the "generation" Jesus spoke of has been replaced with JW Broadcasting stating "We are living in the final part of the Last Days. Undoubtedly, the final part of the final part of the Last Days, shortly before the final day of the Last Days."
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My story
by PimoElder inhi everyone i’m a pimo elder ex bethelite and pioneer who has been having doubts for many years.
as of late i’ve come to have even more doubts mainly due to the gb pushing the vaccines and acting like salesman for big pharma companies .
i will never take these vaccines even if it meant i couldn’t go to the hall as was previously said but the gb have done a big u turn on this now.
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PIMO Elder:
Welcome! It is nice to have another join the conversation on this website. May you be happy and well.
the thing is I do quite like all the good things about the Borg and I like the meetings lots of good people there
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What are the good things about the Borg?
There are lots of good people at the meetings as I have found there are good people everywhere. JWs often misquote Simon Peter's words at John 6:68 from "to whom shall we go" to "where shall we go". You can go anywhere and be surrounded by good people without having to be a practicing Jehovah's Witness.
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What are Jehovah's Witnesses' stance on home ownership?
by timothytha inwhat do people usually think of when they buy a house?
"i will probably live here for a long time" (you're invested with your time), "i will save money by building equity over time".
(you've invested in yourself financially for the long run) of course, i wouldn't be able to list the numerous reasons why people want to buy a house.
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Seems no matter what you do it is never the right thing unless directly benefits the watchtower corporation.
This is because Jehovah's Witnesses pride themselves in fault finding. It is a way they attempt to elevate themselves. It is a disgusting game of grasping at straws with heavy tones of holier than thou.
Witnesses are constantly shooting themselves in the foot in this game. They have to over think every decision with the bottom line being "Will a fellow Witness find fault" rather than ask themselves "What does Jehovah think," which ultimately is just asking "Is there anything truly wrong with this?" Buy or rent a home may be an example, but the sadder example is when you have older Witnesses who did nothing to prepare for retirement or can't retire because they were too worried what others would think.
