having just come back from the uk and spoke with some witnesses to find out how my old congregation is doing, i realized i am now the age that my elders were when i was a kid.
and i wonder what the elders who are now in their 60s and 70s are thinking when they look in the mirror and an old face looks back at them.
many of the elders in my old hall are now retired.
They will tell you they believe in your face but down deep they realize they will die like the rest of the old timers and never see " Paradise " and it's been a joke and a waste of their life.
Anyone with a brain can put 2 and 2 together and has to realize that the watchtower has been nothing but a scam just like all religions.
not my work, by the way... newton's prisca theologia is the maker of this great video.. http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=okpajgptvyk.
my wife and i just found out that our disassociation was announced last night.
we....are...free!.
i'd like to take a moment to thank some people:.
i just got a call from a friend who informed me that a brother whom i've known for a while and is an elder, just found out last night that his wife of 20+ years declared she was gay, and left him..
i still need to confirm but my friend is very reliable and was close friends with the family.
heres the thing, she spent 20+ years with this man, has children with him and now decides she wants to follow her heart.
More power to her....it happens every day and main thing is for her to find her happiness.
Only got one life to live.
so here's a real life experience you will get a kick out of.. our kh has about 90 publishers.
typical meeting attendance during a co visit is right at 100 or so.
the rest of the time, attendance is a dismal 50-60, sometimes 70 on a good week!.
Nothing new...it's been going on for decades...low attendance and no matter how many local needs they give it will not do any good.
Was an elder for 21 years and at every elder meeting we would discuss the problem.
Let's not forget a good 50% of JW's don't have the " truth " in their heart, don't believe in it and just go through the motion of being a witness.
Back in the 80's and 90's two congregation that split due to increase of publishers , eventually they had to get back to one congr. due to low attendance and people falling out.
Good news indeed !!!
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.
