Thanks one and all for your advice\insights . If I could find the kind of christian fellowship I find here at the kindom hall I'd join in a flash inspite of my feelings on the wt org hehe. Heck an hour and a halfs not that big a deal to burn up really but up till a couple weeks ago I thought that they may have something to offer that I could't get from my solo bible study. From day go they knew I had the truth it just needed to be modified to suit them and I thought gee maybe they do know\see something I don't but now I'm quite sure thats not the case.
Bluesbro good point about keeping quiet on the apostate thing, my "elder" study conductors face went pretty strange when I asked him__if the apostate web sites are indeed evil people looking to undermind whoever, was it not paul\saul who said ...stand up to satan and he will flee you or something to that effect? He answered well yes BUT satan is a master at deception blah blah blah. Geez even before I became a christian I could certainly tell the difference between good and evil.
Been There yer right about the shunning thing I've felt that since the "love bomb" dust settled they looked at me like I had something contagious.
Mavrick funny you mentioned to do lists ect cuz I'm thinking of using the 4 hours a week I spend at the kindom hall studing my bible (with earplugs snugly in place)...surly they won't find fault with that. I am after all driving my mom to and from the K Hall .
AK-Jeff one of the problems I face with these ones is that I've never prepared for a study and never answer from the "bible" study book I always answer in my own words and heres the crunch 8 times out of ten I agree with them...what i don't agree with is the wt orgs control over everone but of course that has'nt come up in the study yet.
Ko38 ultimatly I'm leaning in your direction... keep my apostate (proud and true) mouth shut and go throught the motions. Haha a few weeks ago I had what I felt was a pretty big bone of contention with thier beliefs and said to my book study dude "gee I'd hate to make you stumble with what I got to say" He laughed and said that was'nt likely, btw the CO was sitting in on the "bible" study. I think if I had the freedom to truely speak my mind these ones would need knee pads to prevent scabs from forming on their knees from stumbling (kidding)
Skully and others that suggested a "talk" with these ones ...well I pray it won't come to that cuz in order to follow through I'd have to set my new found christian principles aside for "a moment" to show that I mean buisness.
In conclusion: these ones KNOW that I live christian principles and don't just quote scriptures trying to impress folk and i feel this (I"m) is kinda a special case for them because my biblical beliefs are almost one in the same with theres, I just don't buy the whole CONTROL isues of the wt org.
Well again I'd like to thank everyone...also just a thought, from what I've read here and at other apostate web sites, is that where do you go as a christian once you leave the wt org ? seems to me your already there (: As a solo christian thats been one of my biggest problems for the last couple years...where do you find like minded christians to have fellowship\disscusion with ? I've found more fellowship\disscusion here in 3 days than I have at the kingdom hall in 6 months.
btw after explaining the term "love bombing" to my mom she totally agreed...(WOW) Not that I witness to convert anyone (I witness to share what I've got, with my christian principles\values\faith) I think maybe she'll see the light through example. After all if her junkie alcoholic son can embrace such similar beliefs through a solo bible study hey maybe the wt org is not needed to be acceptable in Gods eyes.
Well my internet connection is getting axed on Jan 1-05 (coincidence?) haha but I will be able to keep up to speed here via public librarys internet access so take care in the meantime . Blueztunez
