all that i can say is....what a shame!
I went in at 22 and left at 54, It was my choice and looking back i feel i wasted 32 years of my life. Financially i did ok, retired and enjoying life as never before.
Only regret, broken marriage due to my " apostasy " and biggest regret my 3 kids never got a decent education because of " the end is around the corner "
the difficulty of finding a marriage mate is well known for sisters.
but i would say it's hard for brothers also.
i was talking to a jw last night.
When you buy a car you just don't look at the engine and how reliable the car is, i don't, i want the whole package.
When you look at beautiful things our brain releases chemicals that make us feel good and that goes with a beautiful wife.
Same with your future wife "package" is the key as long as you can also be the "package" she's looking for.
After my divorce from my JW wife i was committed never to marry a JW again, they are nuts and mostly due to the indoctrination of the religion.
i saw a jw literature cart, and two dubs standing behind it this weekend.
they set up at a popular well attended event in a small town that brings thousands of people from around the country.
even though i've been out and away from jws for some time, and no longer identify as one of them, and the people i was with had no clue, it was a bit embarrassing to see the cart and cult zombies with it.
Saw the same at the pier in Oceanside CA. two older guys, probably retired just standing there , not smiling and not saying a word to anyone, no one would even look at them.
Felt sorry for the " brothers " ....what a waste of time.
140 years of preaching of a paradise that will never come.
"those with the earthly hope who supported christs brothers in the preaching work will have been judged as sheep and will be granted the privilege of living in the earthly realm of the kingdom.
" 3/2015 study wt learn from illustration of talents par 13.. so there you have it, to get salvation you need to only obey the gb and if you obey and worship the gb, then you will be judged as a sheep.
truly those who listen and obey, will be blessed!.
And don't forget to send the cash to Jesus' brothers. A cup full of cash will get you life on earth.
christians, should i attend kingdom hall meetings to discreetly "preach" to jws about the real jesus and the lies of the watchtower?.
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i plan to go undercover and plant seeds into them.. .
Go to the beach and enjoy life.
Forget Jehovah and Jesus.......... unless they personally contact you...... but i doubt if they will.
in another topic "just quit quietly - the law is on your side" there was a lot of discussion about how to leave quietly without getting tagged publicly as "no longer a jw".
here are some legal cases that could be used to show support for leaving quietly.. you have to first send a letter saying you're leaving that specific congregation, and that you don't want them to keep records of you.. if the boe says anything against you here are some court cases that make precedent for bringing a suit against them:.
baugh v. thomas (1970).
Sounds complicated what you outlined.
Quietly walk away from the congregation, if approached by elders don't say anything that allows them to DF you.
Move on with your life.
http://www.ardmediathek.de/tv/reportage-dokumentation/b%c3%b6ses-blut-kehrtwende-in-der-intensivm/das-erste/video?documentid=24921128&bcastid=799280.
for those who understand german (some parts are in english).
basically the german public tv station aired last monday a program about the danger of blood transfusions and a needed change of habits of hospitals and doctors, also about the resistance of giovernments and blood banks, touching even on financial interests.
How many millions get transfused and most turn out well and save lives?
I rather have a transfusion.
just a message to say that i have not been able to access my proper account for a long time now.
the account is under timothyt.
i go to log in and it just wont let me.
Good luck...i begged to get my old account but to no avail, i had to start all over again.
a close jw friend of mine, got married this weekend.ever since he and i meet (13 years ago) when we were both 18 we've been close and we've experienced different life experiences together.. our qualities, have complemented each other well over the years..he the voice of responsibility and reservedness, & i the voice of spontaneity and passion.i taught him about life and he taught me about perseverance through trial.. i care about justice, he cares about reputation.he is a better person then i will ever be, but so stricken by society.. i always stuck my neck out for him, but our friendship was the thorn in his reputations side.he was on the path to mts, and i was on the path of frivolity.despite all this.. when the 2 of us were together, free from the scrutiny of the outside world he was himself, and he was a great friend.
though naive about much, he always tried to do what he could to be a friend.. i was there when he and his now wife first started dating.. i envisioned him marrying her, and my wife & i spending many enjoyable times with them as a couple.. shortly after they meet my wife & i learned ttatt.. i explained my findings to him as i did with all my friends and family.
he being a person, whom i perceived to have great deal of biblical knowledge, i expected valiant effort coming from him to "help me" see where i had erred.all i got was a email with 3 irrelevant watchtower articles & some even more irrelevant scriptures.. i would have surely been his best man, but instead another mutual jw friend was asked.i am not da'd or df'd but this is the pseudo non-invitation that he sent :.
Sei libero e comincia a vivere senza l'oppressione della societa.
some of you may know my situation.
i'm still going to meetings, but i am a closet apostate and homosexual i. only keep going to meetings to please my family and some friends.
i guess i could tell my mom i no longer want to be a jehovah's witness and stop going to meetings, but i'm too scared to do it.
There is no easy way out, we all had to go through the same pain of losing a marriage , losing kids and losing hundreds of friends.
You cannot stay in and be miserable for the rest of your life. No matter what plan of exit you choose it won't be easy but needs to be done and not living a lie.
As said you will gain a life of freedom and searching of happiness your way and not the watchtower.
Good luck... you can do it.
