A shout out and a word on hypocrisy

joelbear

Hi all,

Haven't been posting much due to busy schedule with school and work. But glad to know y'all are here. I am in my last semester of college, YAY. I graduate in May. Just got a few more hurdles to cross and I'll be there. Still battling my nerves and OCD but taking it one day at a time.

On hypocrisy. I saw 60 minutes this Sunday with the story on Evangelical Christians and their fervent believe in the rapture. The story said 70 million people in the US believe they are Evangelical Christians, born again, just waiting for the rapture. Always makes me mad to hear claims and numbers like that. If there are 70 million Christians (footstep followers of Christ) in this country, why are there any homeless people or children going to bed hungry tonight. Hypocrites!!! I despise them.

Which brings me to another point. Every time I examine why I left the witnesses, it comes back to the same thing, hypocrisy. I saw it at Bethel, as I grew up I saw it in the congregations I was in. In my opinion truth and love do not harbor hypocrisy, so I left.

Love you guys

Joel

acsot

Hey Joelbear, glad to hear things are going well; education is wonderful isn't it?

You're absolutely right about the rampant hypocrisy in the WTS (and elsewhere), it's quite sickening, and one of the things I could never quite fathom about God's supposed true organization.

Keep well!

Xena

((((joelbear)))) glad to hear things are going well for you!

Unfortunately hypocrites abound in the world...

Princess

Hi Joel! So nice to hear from you. Glad things are going well.

Rachel

Billygoat

((((Joel))))

Good to hear you do so well right now! I understand about the hypocrisy - it was why I left too. There will be hypocrisy as long as humans are on this earth. Not to excuse the blatancy of JWs hypocrisy, but ALL OF US are hypocrites to some extent. We all promote ourselves in a way that we feel would make us most appealing to others. Whether to other humans or God or ourselves...we all do it at some point. I do believe you and I and other ex-JWs are more sensitive to it than most, because of our shared history. But at least we recognize it and try to improve.

Love to you!

Andi

BeautifulGarbage

(((((((((((((((((((Joel)))))))))))))))))))

Good to "see" you.

Panda

Hey I am so so happy for you. While I was in college I just kept telling myself that every class was another accomplishment and every hour od credits completed were mine forever... something no one could take away from me. Just 2 more months and you can breathe for a moment.

pudd

hi joel, i am new here so first of all "hello!"

hypocrisy is infuriating and you make a good point. i just want to point out though that we all are guilty of this at times but not always intentionaly. life is usually stressful for most of us and it is easy to get so rapped up in our own problems that we forget to look out for the needs of strangers,or even people we know.

when i watch appeals on t.v. for various charitys, i always want to help but tell myself i cant give to them all, so i just continue to suport the ones that realy hit home, then i will sit down to a meal, knowing that people are dying of starvation, others are sleeping on the streets and need to put their lifes' at risk just to eat.

i am just saying we are all guilty of not doing enough for the needs of others.

cruzanheart

Hi, joelbear, great to hear from you! I'm glad everything is going well for you.

Nina

Sentinel

Injustice is rampant....but:

We cannot change others; we can only change ourselves.

/<

A shout out and a word on hypocrisy

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