Witness My Fury: Is it the same mug or two?
It's the same mug.
None of my blood family have ever been a JW, and they all love it too.
I did wonder if Moonpig would reject it on the grounds of religious hatred.
Would I have gotten away with it if I'd been critical of muslims?
As Alan Partridge says, 'Never ever criticize muslims. Only criticize christians. And Jews, a little bit.'
me and the spouse decided to not go to the dc and it takes place tommorow.
all our jw friends are headed down there tonight.
feeling lonely and left out but know this is the right choice.
What TableForOne saying makes sense: the internal and extenal thought.
I'm sure I recently read that in Steve Hassan's classic book Combatting Cult Mind Control.
His books are an excellent aid for anyone leaving/who has left this cult.
to all bodies of elders.
re: notification of disfellowshipping or disassociation.
dear brothers:.
Ha ha.
I'm up for that. Great idea.
I thought I'd edited the photos to make them smaller!
Gotta love Moonpig.
I think it's part of my healing process...
last summer was pretty crap for me.
lots of "social" things going on in the congregation but i wasn't invited.
you know what i mean, hey??.
Wow, Quelly.
What a contrast between true Christianity and satan's Christendom.
to all bodies of elders.
re: notification of disfellowshipping or disassociation.
dear brothers:.
I love leaks like these.
Thanks for posting.
me and the spouse decided to not go to the dc and it takes place tommorow.
all our jw friends are headed down there tonight.
feeling lonely and left out but know this is the right choice.
Thanks for posting, lambsbottom.
You wrote: "Feeling lonely and left out but know this is the right choice".
It sounds like there is a conflict going on between the internal lambsbottom, and the external lambsbottom. (Ha ha, that sounds disgusting. Maybe you need to see a vetinary surgeon!)
The internal lambsbottom is the real you, who knows "it's the right choice" not to go to the DC.
The external lambsbottom is the person you are projecting to the people around you, who feels "lonely and left out" because you are not conforming to the group-think.
When the internal and the external become the same, you will find peace within yourself.
I hope that made some sense. I'm not sure it did. I know what I'm trying to say but finding it difficult to explain.
Either way, it sounds like you and the spouse are heading in the right direction.
Now, at last, you really are turning onto on "the road to life".
a witness couple just called on me.
they know i have'nt been to the hall for a few months but have no idea that i am "off reservation" in more ways than one.. they called by to tell me they that due to the "unloving spirit" in our.
congregation they will be going to another hall from now on.. the husband has been having ongoing "issues" with the cobe for some time ( iow,he hates his guts).. they feel that if they move to another cong where the people are nicer everything will be ok. (yeah, right).
"I wanted to tell them it's not just "a few bad apples" it's the barrel itself that's the problem."
Spot on!
Now's a good time to sow seeds of doubt in order to help others to wake up. It should come across as sincere.
Once you're labelled an 'apostate' their defenses will go up and anything you say will likely be ineffective.
hi to everyone, my name is jerry, i am 56 and i live in tralee, kerry ireland.
i will not bore you with the all too familiar details, suffice it to say i was a prime candidate for indoctrination/ brainwashing.
the surprising aspect is that my wife, a staunch catholic started a study soon after i did.
Hi Jerry,
Thanks for sharing your story. Whether you become a regular poster, or become more of a lurker like myself, you will find much support/good advice on this forum.
Shunning is cruel and anti-Christian.
Jehovah didn't even shun Satan (Job chapters 1 & 2).
Jesus didn't shun Satan either (Matthew chapter 4).
We 'apostates' must be worse than the devil himself!
You're currently denied access to your family, but you sound strong and positive.
Despite all of that you describe yourself as "free".
That's great to hear. I feel exactly the same, yet for years I had a phobia of what bad things could happen to me if I were to ever leave "Jehovah's organisation".
You descibe yourself as 'sentient, able to make your own decisions'. They're not qualities that a JW should possess. It was probably only a matter of time before you worked it out for yourself. Good for you.
John Cedars website has been a great help to me too.
Stay strong, and please keep sharing your thoughts and experiences.
