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I'm so devastated by what goes on in the JW religion.

A sister has been battling cancer. She is 30 years old, recently married, and has a 1 year old and a 3 year old. Her cancer was 100% treatable, but she is unable to maintain her blood count levels and therefore needs a blood transfusion during surgery to stay alive, which she has flatly refused. She's done radiotherapy, which helped, but the relief was short lived, and now the tumor persists.

It's sad to see her waste away like that, and once again, it shows how dangerous a belief system can be. She's not willing to live for her kids. Listening to them speak about "the real life" and seeing her family again in Paradise makes me want to scream, but at the end of it all, it's her choice: death for a religion rather than life for her children.

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u/DiamomdAngel — 3 days ago

SMFH

I don't understand, Priya. Some of you may not agree, but she claims she wants a good guy, yet she's never happy when a good guy is handed to her on a silver platter. She seems to be attracted to men with issues. The girl has been in the villa with Aiden from the start, she knows what he's like, but all of a sudden, she's all over him. It makes no sense. It's like she's drawn to chaos. I've been wondering why no one sticks with her, maybe there's an unhealthy pattern.

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u/DiamomdAngel — 5 days ago

The twists and turns on Love Island UK season 13

I have been avoiding Love Island UK on social media because I'm trying to watch it as if it's happening in real time, so I don't know what has happened to the islanders since then. So no spoilers, please 😁

I hope that now Fitzy is out of the villa, he realizes that Lola fucked up his entire Love Island experience. The way she manipulates him is hard to watch. Voting herself to go home so she doesn't lose face to Julia is just ,wow, and dropping that on Fitzy at the exact moment is wild. At that point, she knew the public didn't like her, so she wasn't going to win the show. I don't know if they're still together, but I find it hard to believe he can put up with her outside the villa, or she might walk out herself since Fitzy doesn't make more money than she does. Either way, I'm glad she's gone.

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u/DiamomdAngel — 5 days ago

Lorenzo

I understand he was voted the favorite boy, but could someone explain why? What is his reason for being on the show? He never seemed serious about getting to know the girls or developing a real relationship; he was more concerned with making friends. It's as if he's incapable of forming a genuine romantic connection.

And why did they stay in the villa so long? There seemed to be very few dumpings.

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u/DiamomdAngel — 6 days ago

Finn and Lola

Fitzy seems like a nice guy, but Lola is a bitchy and rigid Yes, I said it. I don't see the two of them lasting outside the villa, unless he wants his testicles chained to his bed. Julia is straightforward, but she did not deserve how Lola and the other islanders treated her. How they tolerate Lola's behavior and refuse to check her is just mad.

Lorenzo doesn't like Julia; he just wants someone to make out with in bed while he's on his summer vacation because at this point he doesn't know what the hell he wants. He may need some therapy to find out why he has an avoidant personality and is afraid of commitment.

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u/DiamomdAngel — 7 days ago

I feel like hmmm

Multiple people have cried in the villa; the only one person announcing they've cried, Yup Jasmine. Girl, we know you cried or at least sounded like you did. Personally, I haven't seen the tears, but hey, I am sure her supporters did, lol. I felt a little sorry for her on movie night until she started announcing all over the villa how she cried. "Oh guys, I cried. Ohhh, the waterworks. Chill out; they will see it when they watch the show back.

If Kav didn't come back with someone and she wasn't given a platform to perform on, she would definitely have gotten to know Tommy. She knew he wasn't feeling Preya and said nothing except to try to do damage control by giving half of the story, and then they say there is no manipulation; Preya would beg to differ. However, her plan failed because she was too distracted to crack. I'm just sorry that Kav is about to go back.

I just can't with Simba.

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u/DiamomdAngel — 9 days ago

Lola

I don't even care if I spelled her name right. If she wins this show that's it over for me watching Love Island at this point, even Jasmine is looking better than her and cannot stand her couple.

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u/DiamomdAngel — 10 days ago

Love Island UK season 13 Casa Amor: Aidan is just the biggest Ick

I am embarrassed for Aidan. This BOY has spent the entire season begging for "a kiss". It's Casa Amor, and he wants to know why the girls don't want to kiss him because you keep begging you........... Kav is so much more mature than he is. He is a waste of time on the show, and I hope I don't have to endure him too much longer. He's a waste of space

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u/DiamomdAngel — 11 days ago

Season 13 episode 9

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I'm now watching Love Island UK season 13, and I'm so annoyed with Ope. What's his problem? Can't he just relax and not overreact to every little thing? He's really irritated me, especially during the recoupling. After embarrassing himself on the Bombshell date, he's now making a fool of himself again at the recoupling. Grow up, dude.

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u/DiamomdAngel — 22 days ago
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What does videos like this mean?

Jehovah's Witnesses only feature JWs who have gone through severe struggles (assuming these experiences are even true) in videos to support their fear mongering. This gives the impression that you cannot leave the organization without ending up in the worst possible situation. To everyone on this forum struggling with your awakening process, this is a blatant lie. If these stories are even somewhat true, the problem isn't the world but the indoctrination of JW teachings, which creates the need to dull the shame and guilt caused by the religion.

This video also shows the selfishness of JWs who leave the religion but still cling to its teachings. They form relationships with people who are not interested in becoming "one of JWs," but when guilt becomes too much, they run back to the KH, turning their innocent partners into victims of the organization and the religion.

Words like "worthless" and "ashamed" define anyone who doesn't conform to JW standards. The organization pretends they don't promote these feelings among its members, but according to JW teachings, everything is black and white. If you're not good, then you're bad, which means you're worthless and should be

ashamed.

Many JWs are baffled when they watch videos like this, only to realize that in situations like this, elders rarely show kindness. Instead, they shame and humiliate individuals, digging into things they shouldn't and making everything ten times worse.

If you're a PIMQ, know that this is just what it appears to be... designed to create internal conflict, and they will do anything to win that war.

u/DiamomdAngel — 28 days ago

I am not gonna lie

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I feel so bad that I let him down and he doesn't even know about Kai😢. I am so tempted to replay and take the loyal route but I am going to stick to this one and see how it plays out.

u/DiamomdAngel — 28 days ago
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A sister, whose husband recently joined the congregation despite their children's objections (the children HATE the witnesses), fell ill and required a blood transfusion, naturally, they refused. The HLC was heavily involved until the children intervened.

They managed to obtain a restraining order against the brothers from the HLC and their mother. I didn't think this was possible, and I wonder why no one else has reported doing this.

Sadly, the husband died right when the order was granted. As a result, the children are blaming the mother for his death, accusing her of withholding medical treatment that could have saved his life and threatening to sue the organization. They've even decided not to have his funeral at the KH but at the Catholic church, where he had been a member for many years.

The brothers are livid, accusing the brother's children of not respecting his wishes and saying that he must have been the ones to deny the blood transfusion. If that were true, would his children have been able to obtain the restraining order? I am thinking the brother said yes to the transfusion and the wife and HLC were trying to force him to do otherwise🤷🏽‍♀️

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u/DiamomdAngel — 4 months ago