Posts by stephanie61092

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How did you feel when they eliminated the Con. Book Study?

by Freeandclear in

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years ago when i was "in" i loved the book study.

it was my favorite meeting by far.

mainly because it was a small group.

stephanie61092

I remember I was so disappointed when it was done away with. Like many have already posted, it was a great time to hang out with friends and at my book study, we had goody night every week! I never minded sitting through the book study either since it was only an hour long. My family rarely ever did anything for "family worship" so it just became another night of sitting bored around the house.

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Today's Daily Text - Being Uneducated And Ordinary... WTF!!!

by Divergent in

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thursday, march 3. they were uneducated and ordinary men.—acts 4:13.. in recent years, the spiritual instruction provided by jehovah’s organization has reflected an increased emphasis on simplicity and clarity.

consider three examples.

first, there is the simplified edition of the watchtower.

stephanie61092

You hit the nail on the head.

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Why are members of the G.B worshipped?

by The Rebel in

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an interesting thought, let's take geoffrey jackson.. born: unfortunately.

age: who cares, his going to live for ever.. sex: i believe he has a young wife?

special-qualities:- very good at making speeches ( usually talking bullshit) always wears a tie, has own tailor made suit, and expensive apple watch.

stephanie61092

This was something that always bothered me even when I was a still believing JW. It disgusted me to see people post photos of themselves with the GB like they got a picture with Beyoncé. Supposedly these men are "unlettered and ordinary" so why do they allow themselves to be treated as exalted Demi gods?

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What if your mother tried to cut her heart out?

by dubstepped in

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this is the title of the latest episode of a podcast called "this is actually happening".

i love the podcast and imagine my surprise when this title came up.

imagine the surprise when i realized this was about jehovah's witnesses.

stephanie61092

Just downloaded. Thanks for sharing

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Intro 2

by hillfy333 in

part 2. my wife and i were at a point where we wanted to move closer to our daughter as she was about to have a child.. so we put our house up for sale, and after a few weeks we had a buyer.

as we previously had purchased a block of land in the town we had planned to live in, we needed to rent for about a year till our new house was built.

during that time only one witness family showed any kindness to us.

stephanie61092

Can't wait to read the rest. Crossing my fingers that your story includes your wife waking up!

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My meeting yesterday

by stephanie61092 in

so i just wanted to jot down some thoughts and feelings about my meeting yesterday.... first, the wt, paragraph 16. i couldn't help but laugh to myself at the blatant hypocrisy.

god’s word admonishes us “to live with soundness of mind ... amid this present system of things.” (titus 2:12) having “soundness of mind,” or being sober-minded, should certainly come into play when the explanation of a diagnostic method or therapy seems strange or mysterious.

can the practitioner or the one promoting it explain satisfactorily how it works?

stephanie61092

So I just wanted to jot down some thoughts and feelings about my meeting yesterday...

First, the WT, paragraph 16. I couldn't help but laugh to myself at the blatant hypocrisy. It says:

God’s Word admonishes us “to live with soundness of mind ... amid this present system of things.” (Titus 2:12) Having “soundness of mind,” or being sober-minded, should certainly come into play when the explanation of a diagnostic method or therapy seems strange or mysterious. Can the practitioner or the one promoting it explain satisfactorily how it works? Is it in accord with known facts, and do numerous qualified people view it as credible? (Proverbs 22:29) Or is the main appeal to the emotions? Perhaps the claim is that it was discovered or used in a distant or remote place, as if hidden from modern research. Does such a claim prove anything or even seem reasonable? Some diagnostic devices or forms of treatment are described as using a ‘secret substance’ or ‘body force.’ That warrants serious caution because God warned against “the use of magical power” and spirit mediums.

I couldn't help but find it so ironic that they preach this message when it comes to physical health, but when it comes to spiritual health, their message is exactly the opposite. When JW's come to the door, the message may seem 'too good to be true.' Are JW's in accord with "known facts and do numerous qualified people people view them as credible?" Hardly. Is "main appeal" of JW doctrine "to the emotions"? Yes, absolutely. Go to any convention and see if they don't throw videos around to pull at the heart strings. "Perhaps the claim is that it was discovered"? Sounds like 'new light.'

I still cannot get over the double standards these people have in play. If anyone applied these principles to their spiritual health while in the JW faith, they would be disfellowshipped for apostasy. It makes me sick.

On another note, I got counseled by one of my elders because I was eating tictacs too loudly during the meeting and coughing too much. I went to the meeting sick because "I wanted to be there." My elder told me next time I needed to sit in the back room as to not disturb others. I said I had never sat in the back room ever and if I did now as a DFed person trying to come back, how would they be able to tell that I was paying attention and that I was studied? I was told that they wouldn't be able to tell so I might as well just stay home.

Ughhhhh! I'm so close to being done forever. But I'm continuing it hold out because my family has been communicating with me since they can "really tell I'm making an effort to return to Jehovah, and as long as I'm doing that they can keep some social communication with me."

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What's the point?

by punkofnice in

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i mean, i don't want to be miserable or anything, but what's the bloody point of it all?.

since i left the watchtower cult, i have come to realise that god cannot possibly exist...and if a god exists...god is indifferent to humankind as the least.. in 100 years time i'll be gone.

kaput.

stephanie61092

I'm not at the point of an atheist but for the God I still believe in, I believe he is deliberately screwing with mankind. I also am coming to grips that this is the only life we have to live.

This quote from Ricky Gervais has been giving me comfort:

"It's a strange myth that atheists have nothing to live for. It's the opposite. We have nothing to die for. We have EVERYTHING to live for."

I've been trying to live each day in a way that would make my future self proud. Did I do something kind for someone else? Even a complete stranger? Was I honest? Was I happy today? What can I do to be happy tomorrow?

Knowing that I am living "the real life" now is liberating in that I no longer feel like I have the ability to put off things I want to do for myself. I will not have time to do those things in paradise.

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I have a question.

by DATA-DOG in

according to jwism, god didn't cause suffering, he just allowed it.

wow, that's really, really, dumb.

to help humans out, jeehoobidoob provided the ransom.

stephanie61092

Here's the answer I would have given as an active JW:

When Adam & Eve sinned, they didn't just disobey, they questioned Jehovah's sovereignty, or Jehovah's right to rule. Jehovah allowed the rebels to keep living because he devised a way to restore mankind to imperfection while also demonstrating his right to rule.

By sinning, Adam & Eve passed sin down to their children, like a dent in a cake pan. The cake mix might be perfect, but once baked in the dented pan, it will always be imperfect. Again, Jehovah didn't protect Adam & Eve's children (like Cain or Abel) with HS because he needed to demonstrate to EVERYONE in existence at that time (because there was sOoOo many) that mankind was going to fail terribly and he was the one with the ability to manage humans best. Jehovah needed enough time to pass to demonstrate that all other forms of government would fail.

Honestly, reading your post and my "jw reply" makes me sick. All the excuses for all of the untold suffering is really just plain stupid. I don't know if that answers

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Damn it feels good to be free and on my own without the pressure to do more as a JW slave

by No Longer a JW Brother in

i don't know where to begin but damn it feels so good to be free of mind control.

i'm only officially out since this past december but i was out mentally for two hot years under the close watch of my batshit crazy psycho parents who bothered me every sunday to see what i thought about the meeting.

it was necessary for me to lie through my teeth.

For me, it took being disfellowshipped and being treated as less than a human being to open my eyes and start doing some research.