Topics Started by Sunworshipper805

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How many are PIMO ??
by Phizzy in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i know we cannot answer this, how many are physically in, mentally out (pimo), but i heard an amazing piece of news the other day.. an ex-p.o and ex-elder, a long time regular pioneer, and when i knew him a stalwart believer, went for a drink with another jw who has actually left, but is not df or anything.. in the course of conversation he came out with this bombshell "well, i am actually an atheist now, i just go along to keep my wife happy".. i also heard of a number of youngsters that i know personally who are simply living their life as they want, whilst making sure they don't get df'd for family and social reasons.. if as it seems the pimo's are a huge number, could there be a huge " awakening" where they all realize they are in a huge group, and they all say " eff it, lets call it a day on all the jw s**t ".

?.

wishful thinking, but.....just possible ?.
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In one sentence, can you pinpoint a single event that woke you up?
by Brian J in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
my turning point: serving on a child abuse judicial case.

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Leaked 2018 Elders Training Video RE: Elders Reviewing Pionieers
by pale.emperor in
1. watchtower
2. bible
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhq5viughny&feature=youtu.be.

quite frankly im disturbed at the lack of love and compassion.

especially for the first sister they talk about!.
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Are you affected by Seasonal Affective Disorder?
by compound complex in
1. jw
2. friends
as i intimate in the words below, i like autumn and winter, but there's a downward spiral in my emotions.

i'm in control, yet, .

rain, at long last, has touched both our land and my soul.
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By there fruits: The JW's very rarely encourage forgiveness
by goingthruthemotions in
1. jw
2. experiences
by there fruits you can tell a true christian.

well if this is the case, then if you are not blind it is easy to see that the witnesses truly not what they present themselves as.

my wife is a testament to this characteristic.
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Since leaving the JW Organization, who is believing?
by Issa in
1. jw
2. friends
i left the jw organization last year during summer.

maybe some of you can relate.

who of you are agnostic or an atheist?
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Anxiety, OCD, Hoarding, and the JWs
by Spiral in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i'm noticing what seems to be a higher incidence of the above among the local jws than in the "general" (read: worldly) population.

i don't say this lightly, my wanderings around the fringes of jw society locally is revealing an alarming trend here.

the poverty doesn't help (there are good jobs, but you need a degree or qualifications to get one).. anyone else see this?
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Did You Go To Meetings in Very Inclement Weather?
by minimus in
1. jw
2. friends
living in new england means having lots of snow and cold.

elders were very reluctant to cancel or reschedule a meeting due to the weather.

i lived 3 towns away from the kingdom hall and if it was icy and treacherous my vote would always be to cancel the meeting....and forget about rescheduling!.
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Don't you think that some people are just better off within the org?
by paradiseseeker in
1. jw
2. friends
this is my first post, i will introduce myself later.

first of all, i must say that english is not my mother tongue (i'm spanish), so excuse me if i make any mistake.. do you think that some people simply can't cope with being outside the jws?

some of them are too worldlyphobic to be around non-jws, too dependent on a fixed set of rules in order to carry on with their lives, too dependent on the hope of paradise and resurrection, too unable to leave their personal comfort zone within the organization.
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Are You Sure I shouldn't read that Apostate Literature?
by zophar in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
from the time i was a young pioneer, i wondered why jw’s could not accept when a householder offered to exchange literature with us /me.

i just couldn’t picture jesus being afraid of what another might argue.

obviously, paul was familiar with other religions.