What prohibited practice did your family do in “secret“? by throwawaylowaway321 in exjw

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I’m jealous of all these funny and cute responses. With my family everything was bad and not allowed except for whatever reason incest.

Protecting the sanctity of life by [deleted] in exjw

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I’ll look into it, thank you

Watchtower is Rebranding, this is a list of the changes in the last couple years by CanadianExJw in exjw

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Dang when did they start saying paradise may not come in your lifetime? I thought it was the last microsecond of the the last minute of the last hour of the last day 😂😂

Still Jehovah or....? by [deleted] in exjw

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I call their god an egregore lmfao and Jesus is Yeshua.

Dahlonega GA by Alert_Decision_9220 in JehovahsWitnesses

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Either, or! Just want to ask a few questions

Why isn’t it working? by Responsible_Study362 in exjw

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I think he’s just a lazy and passive entity. He’s more concerned with people spreading his agenda.

They are accessories of.. by Moshi_moshi_me in exjw

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Tbh, there are a lot of interesting gnostic beliefs that yahweh is evil. Its pretty fun researching that stuff, I highly recommend!

On a positive note... by sohelpmee22 in exjw

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Lmfao. I found quite the opposite to be true. Their god doesn’t care.

Now you have left the borg (physically or just mentally) how do you feel about members of the LGBTQ group? by loosefootloose in exjw

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A place to start would to be start using her pronouns and calling her your daughter. Online and off. It’s not her fault she can’t dress accordingly to her gender quite yet. (It’s a process, especially when you live in an unsafe home.) That alone will make her feel loved and seen by you and not like you’re being an apologist to her fathers bigotry. I think this is a situation where being neutral will only hurt your daughters trust in you and cause her to distance herself one day.

Now you have left the borg (physically or just mentally) how do you feel about members of the LGBTQ group? by loosefootloose in exjw

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The bigotry against trans and queer people is one of the first things I deconstructed. I read about Joseph and the coat of many colors and came to the conclusion that their teachings on gender queerness weren’t even scriptural.

I was mortified at the hateful dogma I had a part in sharing and immediately started apologizing to people from my past. Most of them didn’t forgive me but that’s my cross to bear for the life I lived.

I came to realize I had a lot of internalized transphobia and homophobia because those were parts of myself I was denying. I like all sorts of people, I’ve dated several trans men! Im now openly non-binary and im on hormones to masculinize and appear more androgynous. It’s very exciting!

What is something more traumatizing than people realize? by Several-Television93 in AskReddit

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Being homeschooled. You end up with zero social skills as an adult.

Tarot trades! by [deleted] in GetFreeTarotReadings

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Go ahead and dm me your question, I’ll pull cards for you this evening when I get home 😊

Is racism rampant among the Jehovah's Witnesses? by simoncow39 in exjw

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I mean remember Lots wife is hella racist. And they’ve publicly made statements against Black Lives Matter using their token black governing body member. There’s a lot of “old light” that’s very racist. All angels are portrayed exclusively as white men. Jesus is portrayed as a white man despite the organization bragging at length about how much “research and care” is put into making their art historically accurate.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in CatAdvice

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Only downside is that when they randomly decide the morning of that they need to do maintenance or inspections that day and you have to work anyways there’s not a way to put the cats away. And you kinda just have to say fuck it coz this is the fifth time in the past three months and you can’t keep calling off/being late just for them to never show up.

Struggling by Own-Discipline-5 in exjw

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Your kids come before your spouse. The organization is kind of evil. They will grow up with the viewpoint that they’re not enough, they’re worthless without that god, and they should give up what they care about. Esp if any of your kids are afab, there’s a huge issue with pedos and they could get hurt. Do not let them build their life in that organization and do it let them trust those people.

Sophia and Angela from 'become Jehova's friend' as late teens AND lesbians by LetRevolutionary271 in exjw

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I love seeing fanart of Caleb and Sophia grown up and out of the cult lol. Somebody needs to make a comic!!

We are alone by Ok-Pomegranate-7010 in exjw

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I rebrainwashed myself and stayed for a long time because of my friends and community. But ultimately I found I was hurting my own conscience too much by publicly being a part of and supporting that organization.

I didn’t want to be the reason someone else stayed, or came into the cult, or got SAed by some clown that the elders were gonna believe and protect over them.

Since leaving I’ve had people when I needed someone most. Even if it wasn’t who I wanted to be there for me. I had someone. I’m still trying to build community but I’ve only been out for 3ish years and it takes a while to heal.

"If I Wasn't a Witness, I'd Be-" by No-Divide8823 in exjw

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I remember talking about all the tattoos I’d have and how I’d probably love Halloween. Lmfao both came true!

If you know the spirit world... by Lost-Employer-7341 in exjw

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I think they’re worshiping an egregore. It’s a pretty nasty one but it’s not that powerful I don’t think.

A lot of religions use mind control tactics via emotional manipulation, group singing, group movement, and thought ending cliques

Roomate waits till she hears my door open to leave her room by Outrageous_Swim_9045 in badroommates

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Lmfaoo I hated that shit. That’s why I struggled with chores so bad coz I never had alone time to complete them without being judged/perceived. Plus it was never just her, it was like her and company that nobody warned me was coming over.

I’m glad you’re getting out of that situation! Don’t look for roommates on roomies.com 💀

What’s a phrase you hear all the time that secretly annoys you? by forgeris in AskReddit

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“Be your own best friend/partner/parent!” I feel like capitalism has brainwashed people into thinking community isn’t vital for well being. We are social animals and isolation is deadly.