i dont post really.
probably because i'm full of discord and shame about this religion.
i'm embarrassed, but working thru it.
Welcome.
You can now sleep in and have a nice breakfast Sat & Sun mornings!!! yay!
Install a caller ID block on your phone. Let everything go a nondescript voicemail or simply ring.
Don't answer the Door Sat around noon- or go for a nice drive with the family!
There is no rule that says you must engage every nut on their time table. :)
i have a trove of old watchtower literature.
i know of course, and for example, to keep the three first volumes of the watchtower (bound) and a bunch of other items.
(and i handle them delicately.).
Some late 60s early 70s Bound Volumes. Red "Life Everlasting in the Freedom of the Sons of God" book. Lots of references to 1975. Orange Paradise Book. Blue Truth Book. "Why is wise to examine your religion" . We sold some old stuff on eBay. When we ran out of TP last month I wish we had a few volumes still... :)
what happened to all those new printing presses?
the wt said they were going to double the amount of mag's every month.
i wonder what ever happened.
Amazing how poorly Jehovah and his Governing body are with looking into the future and managing money..........
people are not willing to accept the popularity of the watchtower and awake as these magazines belong to jw.
a listing site has declared the watchtower the most popular magazine in the world.. source: https://tingtopten.com/2020/01/top-10-most-popular-magazines-in-the-world/.
in comment section of this link people are abusing again jehovah's witnesses.
Help! I can't find a Watchtower anywhere since the TP shortage!
i do like the usa but winters suck!
florida has some charm but it gets brutal with heat and humidity.
california is too looney.
We are seriously considering a move out of crazy expensive, crazy California since retirement. Someplace within an hour of an international airport. Just a cheap small home we can just lockup for a month or more, and travel to more expensive or interesting places. Arizona? Nevada? New Mexico? Tennessee?
she certainly is passionate about climate change.
🤔.
probably one of the most common causes of cognitive dissonance many jws face is the choice to plan for retirement.
if you're a good jw, then you should believe that the end will be coming soon, surely before you retire.
that's what i did when i was younger, blowing decades that could've been better spent because i believed the end was coming, so any planning was a waste of time.
Pioneering wife #1 went ballistic when she noticed my payroll deductions for the 401k, IRA, and various insurances back in 1985. She went to the elders and "turned me in" for my lack of faith. lol. She even had two elders come and council me for my "lack of faith" in the coming destruction of the evil system.
(She left me 1990 ( :) thankfully!) saying my "lack of faith" was spiritually damaging her...and pioneered..until she ran out of that evil $$, had to work fulltime, and then decided to shack up with a wealthy attorney to support her,....who soon dumped her. She ended up a penniless bag lady in her late 60s.)
So much Watchtower dogma and vitriol simply feeds illogical hysterical followers. Bethel itself is full of Accountants, Realtors, and Attorneys who wheel and deal to store up worldly riches.
kudos to the members of this group whose tireless work got this in-depth news special into every living room within 60 miles of the california capitol.
every top cop, prosecutor, and lawmakers aid was exposed to the dark side of watchtower.
my phone has been ringing........ https://www.kcra.com/article/silent-no-more-part-1-the-survivors/28659357.
Kudos to the members of this group whose tireless work got this in-depth news special into every living room within 60 miles of the California Capitol. Every top cop, prosecutor, and lawmakers aid was exposed to the dark side of Watchtower. My phone has been ringing.......
https://www.kcra.com/article/silent-no-more-part-1-the-survivors/28659357
recently a friend and i were having a conversation about the news media.
he is a democrat but he’s also a very reasonable person.
i’ve known him for many years.
Now in my 60s and learning so much I learned in school, on the news and at JW meetings was total "malarky". I have learned to question my own opinions and ask myself, "on what information and source did I form this opinion". Question everything.
i'm very worried.
i just took out two slices of dave's killer bread out of the bag this morning, to make some toast.
i bought the bread almost 2 weeks ago.
Yes stillin, I watched a fascinating documentary on the Glysophate - celiac connection on PBS tv. Many US farmers use Glysophate to prep grains so they are ready for harvesting machines early and uniformly. The producers claim it kills the good gut flora making it less digestible and triggering allergies. Eating active cultures pro-biotics helps but does not fully offset the damage. It is claimed in areas that don't use this harvesting technique, Gluten sensitivity is much rarer.
