Posts by cultBgone

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Hard time coping with shunning

by bsand20 in

jw
friends

it's almost 1am and i can't sleep...again.

i hate to think the organization is still taking my sleep from me 16 years later but i can't help it.

i run a page on social media for ex jw support and advice and i'm usually there helping others but it definitely takes a toll on me when i'm having to argue and disprove jws that troll my page.

cultBgone

jwfacts hit the nail on the head...the bOrg is the one who says counseling is baaaaaad. Sane people will disagree! You've suffered years of mental, emotional and spiritual abuse and it's time to heal YOU. Maybe you need to take a break from your website and focus on yourself...you know, like putting on your oxygen mask first so you can help others.

It's not your responsibility to argue down trolls and it's taking a toll. Just post a "I'm on vacation" sign and take some much-needed time to nurture YOU.

Peace to you and hugs too.

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Active JW's, can you defend "THE TRUTH?"

by DATA-DOG in

as of yet, no member of the jehovah's witness faith can defend their unique beliefs.

when the dust settles, it all comes down to blind faith in men's ever-changing ideas.

this "unique belief" was not a "true teaching of the bible.

cultBgone

BTTT

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not on JW.org : Law student recounts surviving child abuse by Jehovah's Witness and congregation Elders.

by Balaamsass2 in

by rebecca haines.

august 12.

photo/ rebecca haines ariel "arrie" wilson is now moved into her new home in topeka, kan., with her husband and daughter where she will pursue her law degree at washburn law school.

cultBgone

Please comment on this story in the Carthage newspaper, show support for Arrie and help jdubs in that area to wake up to TTATT. Create a pseudonym account if you need to, but please take action! It's not enough for us to discuss these things among ourselves, is it? We all have the power on today's internet to help reach others without exposing ourselves to the bOrg.

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If the Governing Body Told You They Love You All Very Much, What Would Your Reply Be?

by steve2 in

jw
friends

in a letter in the 2013 yearbook of jehovah's witnesses, the governing body sign off with the words, "we love you all very much".

these words were later echoed by one of the governing body in an address to french jehovah's witnesses in july this year.

these words sound so marvellously compelling and heartfelt - goosebump inducing, even.. imagine the governing body wrote these words to you or expressed them to you in person- yes to you reading these very words.

cultBgone

"How exactly do you mean that?"

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inactive ones going back...

by monis1 in

jw
friends

i have quite a big group of friends who were all in the cong together when we were teens.

about 75% of them stopped going or were df'd right after high school.

it is a varied group; a couple are staunch apostates, some dont care one way or another, and another handfull are fully "worldly", but still believe it is the truth.

cultBgone

I remember quite a few returning after the Sept 11 hysteria...but they left fairly quickly when armageddon didn't materialize. Sadly a few stayed on.

Steve2's alcoholic analogy is quite apt, as it can take multiple attempts before "sobriety" becomes a more permanent state. This quote from Heather King struck me as the summation of jw-life: “I once heard a sober alcoholic say that drinking never made him happy, but it made him feel like he was going to be happy in about fifteen minutes." Jdubs stick to the cult NOT because it brings them happiness, but because it promises to do so in the future. They totally miss the point that they can be truly happy NOW! But not when stuck in that soul-killing state of Waiting For Happiness In Paradise.

Here's wishing Sobriety From the WT Cult for all those still-in. Get out of her, you people!

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"We Love You All Very Much"

by Apognophos in

i'm not sure if this has been discussed before.

you guys might recall that when the 2013 yearbook came out, the letter from the governing body ended a bit unusually:.

we love you all very much.

cultBgone

Actions speak louder than words.........

local jws would bump into me and say they missed me, yet not a phone call, a card, an e-mail, a letter....

or worse yet they would tell a family to tell me that they missed me, often......but never contact me

Blondie, you are so right...I'm sure most of us have experienced this "caring" attitude.

A few years ago I was quite ill. I didn't have the energy to attend meetings (not that I wanted to) or to have visitors, but told the eldubs to please share my email address so the friends could keep in touch. My adult child would come from meetings and tell me this one and that one said to say "hi". And how many emails did I receive over the course of a few months? One, from one eldub who never asked how I was feeling, but told me I was obviously in need of a shepherding call and I needed to make arrangements with them.

Guess he's still waiting on me to answer...

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Are JEhovah's Witnesses reaching out to the Gay community ?

by Watchtower-Free in

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apostate & ex-jehovalarious meme collection.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/jwmeme/.

cultBgone

WTFree, thanks for the laughs on this lovely Sunday morning!

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New Bethel Facility - Fort Lauderdale Remote Translation Office (RTO)

by daniel-p in

jw
friends

hey all, it's been a long time since i've posted anything here.

this may be of interest to some people, or not.

and i'm not sure if this has been announced in the congregations, even, because thankfully i have not attended any meetings in quite some time.

cultBgone

Yes, and now the Sign Language Idols brothers will be closer to their large adoring sign language congs. Everyone knows the names and details of the ones who perform on the sign language videos. You should see the way the dubs crowd around them at conventions...if they could, the dubs would be taking selfies with them and getting autographs. No lie. It's a bizarro world in jdub sign language. Just sayin...

Oh, wait! You've seen the masturbation video. Never mind.

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Why Do Witnesses Promote A Unhealthy Lifestyle, My COBE weighs 340lbs (5ft 7in).

by BucketShopBill in

please don't take this the wrong way if your battling weight problems, that's not what this thread is meant to talk about.

i am asking this question because jehovah's witnesses claim they have "the best way of life", "god's blessing", "the truth" and are trying to change the habits of healthy people by turning them in to their own makings.

i watched people who were great athletes turn all their muscle in to fat because we would get a elder or circuit overseer make remarks they were spending too much time "working out" and "bodily training is beneficial for little".

cultBgone

They want the co's to be healthy so none of their Precious Money is "wasted" on health care.

They want the dubs unhealthy so they view paradise (coming soon to a banquet table near you) as their only hope for the future. Used to be, they'd mention Gluttony but I think they've taken it off the table.

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Fresh Newcomer

by Yondaime in

hi guys, my name is yondaime,.

my will to remain in this relgious sect is fading, i'm about to be a freshman(just turned 18) in college.

, i have seen so many terrible things happen to good people in this cult and i'm sick of it!

cultBgone

So happy you've made the right choice to pursue a happy life, and kudos to your dad. Be sure to tell him he's your hero! Looking forward to many more of your posts.