all i want is this: for us to be a family, to spend time together enjoying life.
i don't wish to debate about their beliefs when together.
they can remain jws for all i care.
cognisonance
You seem like a very loving person. Don't allow your parents crazy religion to ruin that. Always show your parents the love they deserve. When you no longer have your parents, you will have zero regrets on how you treated them (with love & kindness). Keep us posted.
i heard form a reliable source that a kingdom hall consolidation is going to be happening in the us.
currently they are looking at every kingdom hall to see if they could and should sell it.
any kingdom hall that has not been updated and is in a bad location (long driveway, not in a visible location etc...) will be sold.
What goes around comes around!
We are hoping that some current Elders will fill us in on the meeting at the end of January.
Remember...vote with your wallet. It's the perfect revenge.
sorry, i messed up before i could put the right title on this new light from our circuit overseer, his visit show's a great desperation in the organization's mindset, adding more anxiety and guilt to jws who already feel they don't measure up!.
hi, i attended the circuit overseers visit and got really angry because our c.o.
gave information coming from the governing body's chief apologists regarding "meeting attendance" and "the couple who missed one meeting and lost their entire family because they did not get the "411" when armageddon was coming!
It's sad that they have to continue to use fear and guilt to keep people coming to the KH.
If we serve a God that destroys people because they miss a meeting I would have to second guess the merciful God I was taught to worship.
It's amazing that people just sit there and nod in agreement. What a loving bunch they are!!!
They just get crazier by the day!!!
i'm sure we could all write long paragraphs about this question, but in a few words, what is your biggest regret, or frustration in life due to being a witness?.
what missed opportunities did it cost you?
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i wanted to share an experience i had and see if anyone else had encountered this same matter.
we always tried to make an extra effort to ensure we stood on the approved hotel lists when going to our special day conventions or district conventions or what they now call regional.
we use to stay many nights a year and i would save up my hotel points to use at a later time.. i remember checking in at popular chain hotel and asked the hotel clerk how many points would i earn for the 3 night stay?
Membership has it's privileges!
We have witnessed this all our lives. The rank and file gets treated like the cattle.
If you are not a Elder, CO, Bethelite, Pioneer or a GB member you are nothing.
The thing that "upper management" forgets is who pays the bills. That will be the downfall of this organization!
Vote with your feet & Wallet!!! We have! Yippie!!!!
i wanted to share an experience i had and see if anyone else had encountered this same matter.
we always tried to make an extra effort to ensure we stood on the approved hotel lists when going to our special day conventions or district conventions or what they now call regional.
we use to stay many nights a year and i would save up my hotel points to use at a later time.. i remember checking in at popular chain hotel and asked the hotel clerk how many points would i earn for the 3 night stay?
I have heard of this happening.
We always stayed where we wanted (not obedient). Shame shame!
Typical Watchtower....all take and no give!!!
synchronicity - the simultaneous occurrence of events that appear significantly related but have no discernible causal connection.
today is the first day of the rest of my life.
freedom.
7starz & Samaritan at the Well.
Your posts are going to be so exciting to read.
We left this crazy religion together. It is a wonderful thing to be on the "same page". I think of the ones on here that have to deal with their mate remaining in this organization. It has to be so tough. I think of these ones often.
I loved how 7starz mentioned that he was referred to as the white tiger. I would see so many things throughout my life. Just simple things that a lowly rank and file member observed (from some of the elders) and I would think "why don't the Elders say or do something". Most of the Elders would just turn their head and move on. I KNOW if I was an Elder, I would not last long at all. I would also be a white tiger.
I would sit at the assemblies and watch some of the speakers and wonder, "how does that brother REALLY feel?" Is he on board with all of this or is he just going through the motions. I don't know how some of them do it. I couldn't.
My mate and I have enjoyed our journey but also have been careful due to family that is still in.
We enjoy the sunsets much more now. No more guilt in this family!!!
We can't wait to hear more from you both. Enjoy your sunsets!!
if the watchtower society received an envelope containing a cheque for 1 million dollars, made out to the society, along with a letter explaining that the money was won from gambling, either casino or lottery, .
1] would they cash it?.
2] if they did not cash it but rather returned to sender, what explanation would they give?.
on jw tv.
anthony morris is ranting against higher education.
he is blaming parents for enrolling their kids in college.
today is my first post on jwd, i was one of jehovahs witness for almost 50 years of my life, i was born into the religion.
i was baptized at a young age and once i got married i was a very spiritual woman as they would call me.
my husband and i served as full time pioneers, we traveled abroad and went to international conventions, did some special pioneer service in other states in the us.
Welcome. We loved your story! We have recently joined (lurked for quite a while). Born ins as well.
Crisis of Conscience is a real eye opener!
The one thing that excites us about your story (and others on here) is that so many as they call them, "uber dubs" seem to be joining and deciding to leave. So happified!
We were NEVER "uber dubs". Something has ALWAYS not felt right. Once we started reading the threads on this website and read Crisis of Conscience all the pieces started to come together. Once it all started to come together for us, it would make our skin crawl to attend any meetings or assemblies.
I think what did it for us was the complete lack of love. There is other things as well (a very long list) but the lack of love was the straw that broke the camels back for us.
We have made our exit as a team (taking our children with us). We have enjoyed the freedom. No more conditional friends and mind numbing meetings/assemblies. No more wearing ties and ankle length skirts!!
We look forward to hearing more from you in the future.
Keep smiling and ENJOY every day!!!! It's a beautiful life!!!
