EverApostate

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  Birthdays are Evil - so they said

  by EverApostate in

  1. watchtower
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  last week i celebrated my birthday.

  accepted well wishes from people near and far.

  had been happily accepting wishes from people since i quit the cult.. as a jw, (brainwashed ) belief that birthdays are evil was the stupidest belief i had in all my life.. when in, i had a hard time to explain to people that i don’t celebrate birthdays.

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  EverApostate

  Thanks nowwhat and LongHairGal.

  The more years go by, away from the cult, the more happy we become while getting adjusted to normal mentality.
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  Birthdays are Evil - so they said

  by EverApostate in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  last week i celebrated my birthday.

  accepted well wishes from people near and far.

  had been happily accepting wishes from people since i quit the cult.. as a jw, (brainwashed ) belief that birthdays are evil was the stupidest belief i had in all my life.. when in, i had a hard time to explain to people that i don’t celebrate birthdays.

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  EverApostate

  Steel, Great Rationality. I should use this with a JW next time.
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  Disgusted

  by Jrjw in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i've on my been on this forum for a few weeks but the more i'm learning the more ill its making me feel that i believed the wts.

  my 12yr old today said i've made her miss out on having a normal childhood and i felt sick when she said it coz i know it's true.

  i've been telling my dad today the things i've learned that wts had lied about and about the child abuse and he's disgusted too especially coz he's missed out on 12 years of being able to celebrate birthdays with us.

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  EverApostate

  Jrjw, Sorry to hear that. Even a friend of mine who came out, had the same Situation.

  His son, who was raised in the cult for 15 years, now casually accuses him of ruining his childhood in the cult.
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  Disgusted

  by Jrjw in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i've on my been on this forum for a few weeks but the more i'm learning the more ill its making me feel that i believed the wts.

  my 12yr old today said i've made her miss out on having a normal childhood and i felt sick when she said it coz i know it's true.

  i've been telling my dad today the things i've learned that wts had lied about and about the child abuse and he's disgusted too especially coz he's missed out on 12 years of being able to celebrate birthdays with us.

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  EverApostate

  Thanking Jehovah that I became a JW only at age 28 and had a free, happy childhood.
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  Birthdays are Evil - so they said

  by EverApostate in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  last week i celebrated my birthday.

  accepted well wishes from people near and far.

  had been happily accepting wishes from people since i quit the cult.. as a jw, (brainwashed ) belief that birthdays are evil was the stupidest belief i had in all my life.. when in, i had a hard time to explain to people that i don’t celebrate birthdays.

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  EverApostate

  Saethydd - Right. The free drinks offered by Work mates.
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  Birthdays are Evil - so they said

  by EverApostate in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  last week i celebrated my birthday.

  accepted well wishes from people near and far.

  had been happily accepting wishes from people since i quit the cult.. as a jw, (brainwashed ) belief that birthdays are evil was the stupidest belief i had in all my life.. when in, i had a hard time to explain to people that i don’t celebrate birthdays.

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  EverApostate

  Last week I celebrated my birthday. Accepted well wishes from people near and far. Had been happily accepting wishes from people since I quit the cult.

  As a JW, (brainwashed ) belief that Birthdays are evil was the stupidest belief I had in all my life.

  When in, I had a hard time to explain to people that I don’t celebrate birthdays. Some openly commented that I had gone nuts. Now I realize that they would have considered me the weirdest Wacko they had ever seen

  Actually what is a Birthday? The day we were born and we remember it every once in a year to recall your birthdate and to feel great that you have made it alive up until then.

  Our well-wishers wish us happy birthday on that date of the year, to make us feel special and we happily realize that people remember us. It gives a sense of warmth that we are remembered, because humans are social animals. What is evil in that?

  This whole Cock and bull story of the Watchtower about birthdays, that people were murdered and god views death day more important than birthdays …. What a ton of garbage thinking.

  How did you all consider Birthdays when you were in ?
  
  
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  Are We all Witnesses Here?

  by Ikechukwu.info in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i am new to this site, want to know who in the admin and are we all jw?.

  if yes, i am from nigeria, west african.

  as an active and dedicated witness i want to tread safe.. need to make some friends here; i love honesty in all things.. best regards.

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  EverApostate

  As an active and dedicated witness I want to tread safe. Need to make some friends here; I love honesty in all things.

  This site is to exchange ideas only and would educate more about the Watch Tower.

  No scams, no hidden agendas. Nothing here would harm anyone. Even if a member posts anything to be false, other would catch it. Welcome.
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  First Christmas without the guilt

  by Apostate Anonymous in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i have lurked around the site for about 3 months and finally decided to join.

  this will be my first time creating a topic here.

  a little backstory for me.

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  EverApostate

  I was a JW convert for just 11 years.

  When I started to know TTATT(The Truth about the Truth), it took me a year to realize and convince myself that Christmas and Birthdays are NOT Evil.

  Do not under estimate the power of Cults
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  Did man really go to the moon?

  by atomant in

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  2. beliefs

  l have researched this subject and come to the conclusion that no we didn't.what do others think?.

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  EverApostate

  I have a christian relative of mine, who is highly educated, that doesn't believe the moon landings but in all honesty believes the Red sea parting, Jesus walking on water.....

  Next time she brings up this subject, I think I should involve more deeply with this.
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  Crisis of conscience

  by Jrjw in

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  2. beliefs

  hi everyone.

  what does anyone think of the crisis of conscience book?

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  EverApostate

  Great book for any JWs or potential converts (Who are bold enough to read it). Very interesting and mature all along. I feel the author Ray Franz provided 100% transparency about the inner workings of the WT, during that time.

  I bought this book twice as my JW wife trashed the first one and reported to the elders about it, who came on an interrogation visit, where I confessed reading it

  The Next time I bought it, I made a deal with my wife that if this book stays in the house, then the WT Publications would stay. Deal done. And here I am as a Happy and Free Atheist.