my mother has waived her shunning of me as she is seriously ill. her elders have classed the situation as a 'dire family circumstance' and.
all restrictions have been lifted.
some crazy hypocritical reasonings on the elder's part but who cares?
I knew someone that would get worked up every October, thinking the end was "this year".
The end did not come and they found themselves in a mental institution immediately after.
I cannot recall the number of times this one was intitutionalized, but it's well over 20.
have you ever heard that statement?
i have heard it many times and i just don't know what to do with it.
they are chosing a to live a lie because they like the lifestyle.
There was an elder in my last cong that would include some statement in his public prayers very similar to what's been said here.
I always bothered me. It caused me to question all of my beliefs and view them as possibly being wrong.
In time, I found that they were all wrong and it does cause anger and frustration.
i've been lurking here off and on for a few years, figured i would introduce myself and share the clif notes version of my story.. i'm in my late 30's and was born in.
mom was a jw, dad wasn't.
got baptized in my teens and started dating my eventual wife.
Perfectly executed fade.
Well done.
been out now for 10 yrs but life is a mess.
starting to think its because i have no spiritual compass.
why shouldn't i consider going back?.
Make a list of the positives and negatives.
Going back after seeing things clearly would be like giving up on life for me.
a little experience that happened very recently:.
another brother, an elder, and i were talking, i was explaining to him and giving him several examples of how a couple of the elders in our congregation were blatantly trying to run their own show, parading themselves around as "representatives" of the body, when the other brothers didnt know what the hell they were talking about.
they are using their "elder powers" to bully and push people around, causing a bit of angst and hurt feelings.
When an elder came to "encourage me" in my home, he asked me that same question, almost word for word.
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I told him that I would not be interegated by him.
He was stunned and avoided any further "spiritual conversation".
lets say jw's were right about paradise.
i'm resurrected,.
a mentally deceased dreaded apostate, you look up and there i'am.. now you shunned me for over 10 -20 years when i was .
If there is a resurrection for those that are killed at Armageddon...
who are we fooling, as long as we humans exist there.
will never be peace even under god's rule.. i think god realize he have created a mess and said screw this .
and have left us on our own.. each day there is another crisis, what's next.... there is no solution to bring harmony among mankind, hell.
I recently canceled TV service.
So much better not hearing the latest news.
gone are the days of getting into discussions about their beliefs.
doing major research to prove a position or watchtower doctrine is a thing of the past.
all they want from you is to surrender and accept everything they say as undeniable truth.. do you agree?.
Don't understand something or have doubts?
Not a problem...
"Wait on Jehovah"
last week, the circuit overseer came to visit my wifes congregation and as usual their patterns change somewhat during this week.
from my perspective, the meetings are held on tuesday and thursday instead of the normal wednesday night during this week and they are more eager to go out in field service.
sunday came and my wife wanted us to attend the meeting.
Incredible.
How do they keep these secrets so well hidden?
it's nice to have you here !
i found that this board was very supportive when i first got on it over 4 years ago .
i still find it supportive !
I have found the topics discussed to be very helpful in solidifying that my decision to leave was the correct one.
