i disassociated myself 3 years ago but have never told my mother, as she lives quite a distance from me in the uk.
i've have told her that i no longer go to meetings, neither does my son, who is 16.. i haven't seen her for 3 1/2 years.
i offered to come visit this week but she was incredibly offhand with me and said she couldn't meet with me today as she was on the ministry!!
Well we were warned that folks would be without "natural affection" ,
Sorry, that wasn't helpful,
I just get overcome with the irony sometimes,
I moved 3000 miles away,
I talk to my Mom who is 84 by phone,
I have rejected religion completely,
After all it was Jesus Christ who said HE was was bringing a sword against relatives!
I'm happy to hear about your happy little family,
Give strength to one another,
Peace,
Tepid,
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it occurred to me the other day...the society is loading us up on all types of ways to reach others....jw.org, all types of literature, all types of different ideas, maybe you could use the tools jehovah gave us this way or perhaps you can use it that way, maybe you can volunteer, maybe you can go where the need is greater, maybe you can give more $$$, maybe you can give more time, maybe you can look at how you can be in the ministry more, maybe you can meditate more, maybe you can do this or that for your family study, maybe you can talk to a seasoned witness & find out how they.....& i know there are tons of other things maybe we can do....or yes, forgot this one, maybe you can quit your job....then maybe you can get some rest, because you can't serve jehovah when you are tired.
how can you get more rest if, you don't have no money to live indoors...anyway, with all these maybe's we can do..... it came to my mind that the gb isn't here as of yet & it seems the org.
is pressing the friends for bible studies...they are saying....we are giving you all these tools & so why are you not getting bible studies or return visits...it's almost as if they are brow-beating us...do more because the society has given you more...it's not us, folks just ain't listening to us at the door any more....they are not even opening up the door.
Maybe you can do more on vacation, there's no no vacation from serving Jehovah! Who're in the other campsites? Lying on the beaches in Mexico!
You know I'm not making anything up here,
THESE GUYS ARE COMPLETELY OUT TO LUNCH! LOL
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has anybody else noticed that almost all the jdubs are super arrogant?
i mean even from just the basic ones to especially the elders and the overseers omg.
they act like they are so high and mighty that you should just worship them.
It's a lot like the Muslims,
They have the truth,
You don't,
And God is going to destroy all your sorry hides,
You loathsome SOT,
HAHAHAHAHA!
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PS Also, They read, they know lots of stuff, you don't!!!
so i was fooled by the witnesses.
what can i learn from that?
not to accept things at face value but to seek out opinion and different view points.. hence my question " do you believe man landed on the moon?.
I think your going about this wrong,
You are asking the opinions of others presumably to measure them in forming your opinion,
Instead I suggest you go in the internet and Google "how to critical thinking"
Do your own research,
Look at the verifiable evidence
Listen to both sides of the argument
Form a conclusion that was reached rationally,
Tepid the Skeptic
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there are many on this site that do not believe that jehovah truly exists; that he is not a real being.
but, he is as real as next breath you draw into your nostrils.. some of you say that there is no evidence that he exists.
yet, none of you can prove that he does not exits.. cofty, (you come to mind), i appreciate that you have stated, without reservation, that you do not believe that god exists.. yet, you cannot prove it.. hope in jehovah..
Scripture asks "who is greater the Potter or the clay?"
You vehemently argue that life on Earth had an intelligent designer,
What is the origin of the "designer" who by the above scripture is greater than His creation,
By your own reasoning there is compelling evidence that Someone in fact made God!
there are many on this site that do not believe that jehovah truly exists; that he is not a real being.
but, he is as real as next breath you draw into your nostrils.. some of you say that there is no evidence that he exists.
yet, none of you can prove that he does not exits.. cofty, (you come to mind), i appreciate that you have stated, without reservation, that you do not believe that god exists.. yet, you cannot prove it.. hope in jehovah..
I haven't read through this thread but I'm wondering what a loyal servant of Jehovah in doing on this site,
Isn't that showing disloyalty and disbedience to Jehovah?
I little hypocritical wouldn't you say?
there are many on this site that do not believe that jehovah truly exists; that he is not a real being.
but, he is as real as next breath you draw into your nostrils.. some of you say that there is no evidence that he exists.
yet, none of you can prove that he does not exits.. cofty, (you come to mind), i appreciate that you have stated, without reservation, that you do not believe that god exists.. yet, you cannot prove it.. hope in jehovah..
there are many on this site that do not believe that jehovah truly exists; that he is not a real being.
but, he is as real as next breath you draw into your nostrils.. some of you say that there is no evidence that he exists.
yet, none of you can prove that he does not exits.. cofty, (you come to mind), i appreciate that you have stated, without reservation, that you do not believe that god exists.. yet, you cannot prove it.. hope in jehovah..
The onus of proof is with the the one making the claim, not the one questioning it,
Look up Bertrand Russell's Celestial Teapot, if you want, not everyone likes logic :)
in the last couple of months, i have been practising my stand up.
so far these are my best jokes:.
not celebrating birthdays and christmas has saved me so much money.
A childhood of learning how to spew out absolute nonsense to strangers
has led to me to a highly successful political career, you'd be surprised to
learn how many now in office used to be Witnesses!
i've been using my photoshop skills for good rather than evil.. and it also helps relieve the shunning frustration.. .
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Great stuff,
I have a few,
JC "I wanted to go out in the ministry but they told me I needed a haircut!!"
