i would probably call myself an agnostic, but this book helped me to deal with many of life's questions in a way wt never could.
if helped me alot when i started questioning wt teachings.
has anyone else read it?
It was recommended by Alan Jones, a top rating breakfast radio host in Sydney, Australia a few years ago. I read it while I was still in. I never felt the same afterwards. I don't credit it to any awakening as I was already unhappy.
Definitely a good read and would recommend it. I am going to read it again soon.
there has been many threads from various posters around the world about recent bethel layoffs.. so far i remember threads about:.
south africa.
united states.
just heard from a reliable source that some at the canadian branch have received their lay-off notices under their doors at bethel.
don't know what the letter looks like.
probably something like, " the tribe has spoken, bring us your torches"
Any word on what may happen to missionaries?
sorry for the length of this, i hope anyone stopping by to read will take the time and read it.
i haven't included any things i would consider "apostate" specifics about doctrines, or major scandals.
it's just a general layout of the path i took to becoming an exjw.
FMF, I can see why you didn't want to tell that story at first. For what it is worth, I believe it. After reading Ray Franz's book and the experience regarding the disfellowshipping of the 90 something year old brother after a lifetime of service and sacrifice for Jehovah in Brooklyn under the noses of the GB, nothing surprises me. Also I went to Brooklyn Bethel for a tour in 1995 and felt the "vibe". Not the vibe I expected. It was the beginning of my slackening off before any real research. The closer tot the top, it seems, the worse it is. When I came home to Australia, everyone thought I would be enthused for the org. The only thing I was enthused about was not going back.
i have just found out that my brother (who was one of a bunch that shared this login) has died.. he and his wife were living in another country where they once pioneered.
i didn't see him that often.. such an empty feeling.....
at long last, after 140 years of failed prophecies, it appears that the borg finally got one right!
recall the odd little article published back in the november 15th, 2013 wt about the 7 shepherds 8 dukes (anti-type) and the evil assyrian (anti-type) and some silly nonsense about the assyrians attack on the vulnerable wtbts.
page 20 paragraph 17 of that strange article contained this foreboding prophecy from the faithful and discreet slave, (anti-type);.
Judge Rutherford got it right then and it is still right now when he said,
"Religion is a snare and a racket."
Geez, was he a forward thinker. I could see him running Hillsong today.
original thread here.
http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/291080001/brave-high-school-student-exposes-abuse-corruption-within-jehovahs-witnesses.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdvt_gyq-ls.
My understanding is that everything she has done is on video so if she refuses to go before a JC the elders can DF her anyway and notify her of their decision and make an announcement in the local cong where she used to attend. End of story. She's out of the org so can say anything she likes, substantiated or otherwise.
has anyone else looked at these graphs a little closer?
i see one trend of marked decrease in december then immediate marked increase on jan 1, almost like an exact time.
this is recent and brief observation of a few of those i have heard being called trolls or sympathizers.
Could be that many people are off work at the end of the year and new year and have more time to post and read. Also in the northern hemisphere it is colder so many are in front of the heater reading and doing other craft activities and games. Most posters are from the NH I think.
i had a couple of elders come visit me about an hour ago.
they wanted to inform me that a brother who was well known throughout the circuit had died.
(i actually knew about it but did not go to the funeral) he was about to hit 90 years old, missed it by a few weeks.
what year comes to your mind as the happiest?
maybe some special place you lived, being with special people, an unforgettable period that made it your happiest.
The happiest years of my life should have been when I was married and when my daughter was born, but sadly those events were ruined for me by members of the org.
The happiest year of my life was when I made the definite decision along with Mr Awake at last to not attend the KH ever again.
