good morning, all.. it is good to be here.. thanks to all for your contributions.. love and blessings.
sylvia.
Hello! Im weighing in late to this thread, but I appreciate your thoughts!
It is indeed great to be alive and enjoying yet another day!
I read a great quote today that said "there are no 'good' days or 'bad' days. The choice is ours each day to make it what we will"
friends!
we haven't heard that word for some time!
it must be due for another round from the wt you know what you can and cant do in marriage.. incoming!.
Oh neverendingjourney! That is so very inappropriate! How did we all not see it sooner...?
Such conduct by elders as they pry into personal details is so very wrong...and yet we all allowed ourselves to be under their control for so long...
over many years i have been pondering how mental illness has impacted upon jw's due to the effects of indoctrination.
in my case; when i was 21 i had a breakdown and was hospitalised for 6 weeks.
i was diagnosed with anxiety tension state disorder.
Great thread. Thanks for starting it.
I agree that the culture and teachings of the society do contribute to a heightened state of stress and anxiety.
The very idea that "we alone know the future" and how "all will be destroyed except faithful witnesses" must play havoc with a normal mind. The FEAR, OBLIGATION and GUILT is abundant. (we don't see that until we exit the culture)
It is like cornering a puppy and raising a large iron bar above its head and holding it there threatening to strike it! It cowers in fear and anticipation of what seems to be about to happen!
That is how every witness is raised to feel......
i read a fantastic quote that applies to the way the society treats those who choose to leave...:.
"when a toxic person can no longer control you, they will try and control how others see you".
just wanted to share....
I read a fantastic quote that applies to the way the society treats those who choose to leave...:
"When a toxic person can no longer control you, they will try and control how others see you"
Just wanted to share...
i was one of many witness children, who studied this book in english literature class.. having re-read it as an adult it addressed so many issues i have with the organisation.
including maniputive control, the re-writing of history etc etc.
so many of the characters in the book, resembled characters i have known in the organisation.. boxer- loyalty without questioning.. squeler- a character who doesn't care about truth, and uses rhetoric of language to twist truth.. clover-who silently questions decisions, but stays loyal.. if your young, or old i would suggest reading this small book, by george orwell.
Great thread!
Yes, I will certainly read that.
I have read 1984, and it is so appropriate for witness life!
the way that the wt conducts business in russia, hiding ownership of property and moving money overseas, was a large factor in the jws falling afoul of the russian authorities.
it wasn't just 'extremist' views that came into play, it was also their handling of money that was illegal.. this article is from a russian news source - i had to use google translate to read it, so i have copied and pasted the whole article (i usually don't...apologies to the author of the article).
if someone has russian language skills, please feel welcome to offer a better translation.. .
money money money
so jah can build a broadcasting studio in record time, provide a cool summer so the new bibles can be printed on time without the presses overheating, but cant deliver his people in russia?!.
if jehovah is going to allow it what good are millions of letters and prayers then?
I hope she was dealt with by the law DD.!?
i have just been looking at jw news about the ban of jws.
they are complaining about how unfair the judicial process was.
ironic.
Great observation usualusername1!
next weeks watchtower.
'who is leading god's people today' is quite incredible.
i am so looking forward to blondie's comments on this one.
That article is simply mind blowing!
The level of arrogance proves that the GB are beyond help! They really honestly believe the crap they spew out to the rank and file....
so i've recently been travelling about usa and mexico and of course seen the carts parked at tourist spots all over and i had a funny thought ...if somehow we could get a bunch of identical carts together and print up a placard with a few key facts about the real truth with jwfacts logo and just park them right in the same areas ,dress up in our old meeting clothes and stand about with a coffee and look on our phones i wonder what response we would get from anyone ?
or park them outside assembly's and just stand.off at a distance ...basically the same thing they do to all society !.
Well, in the early days of the society, they used to stand outside churches calling out "religion is a snare and a racket" while wearing sandwich boards!
How would they like it being done back to them now?
