well, our sister congregation just had their co visit this past week.
on saturday afternoon, i was talking to a couple of ministerial servants in that congregation and they stated that an unmarried brother is not fulfilling to the max what jehovah wants of us.
they stated that the co went on a tirade that if you are unmarried you are being selfish and not following what jehovah wanted for mankind since he created eve as a compliment for the man.
These CO's think they are God. So many of the Elders and MS's are terrified of him. Really? Is this CO quoting the publications? I remember plenty of publications that encourage Brothers to remain single. This is what happens when man makes up their own rules and regulations. BS!
Glad to hear you are stepping down. Run like hell!!!
http://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/news/2015/jul/02/jehovah8217s-witnesses-convention-to-feature/ .
the 2015 imitate jesus!
convention of jehovahs witnesses will be held july 3-5 at the arena at gwinnett center located at 6400 sugarloaf parkway in duluth.
The truth hurts. Everything that comment said is true. Every bit of it! This cult destroys families!
"Admission is free, and no collection will be taken."
BUT there will be donation boxes and ATM machines placed strategically around the Arena. ALSO reminders throughout the day to donate to help with "Kingdom interests."
HYPOCRITES!!
it seems to me that the religion is nearly dead.
or dying.
very little pulse exists for the organization.
tim310rd
"It is a tired religion. I'm tired of hearing the end is soon. I'm tired of being beaten with guilt. I'm tired of having to re-learn "The Truth" every decade. I'm tired of the double standards for elders vs the rest of the congregation. I'm tired of hearing from pioneers and other full time servants how Jehovah provides for them while they take handouts and gifts from those who work in the real world and give in order to assuage some of the guilt for not being a full time servant themselves."
I couldn't have said it better myself!
it seems to me that the religion is nearly dead.
or dying.
very little pulse exists for the organization.
it seems incredibly difficult.
those who leave the org.
(or fade) no longer have anything in common with jehovah's witnesses, nor do they want to stick around to get radiated by the fear and guilt that saturates every aspect of a witnesses' life.. i've lost all but one of my jw friends quite simply because i can no longer condone the evil things that they condone.
They think they are doing you some good by shunning you. It would be a lie to say it doesn't hurt. We are all human and feel the pain regardless of who we are.
This is the tell tale sign that this is NOT "Jehovahs earthly organization."
my wife and i are planning on taking a year off and taking a jeep and a camper through all the 48 contiguous states and alaska and some of canada.. living in florida, i have always had guns and a concealed carry permit.
but researching for our upcoming retirement vacation, it seems to me that i might not be able to legally carry firearms on my upcoming expedition.. it seems every state has different laws and licenses.
what does a camper from florida do when he goes to new york or california?
Not too sure about the gun issue. Good question. We carry too.
As for the trip....GO FOR IT. Life is too short. Wish I could do it but have too much responsibility at the moment.
Be safe!!!
am i the only one who has single, desperate sisters in the congregation?
they tend to be holier-than-thou, frumpty, but in private talk about getting married.
but they don't understand why no brother will look at them.
Single sisters with ankle length skirts, flats and no make up = holier than thous looking for an Elder husband.
Sisters with knee length skirts, high heels and make up = need to be a little more "spiritual."
You CAN NEVER WIN IN THIS CULT. "Your skirts are too long, your make up too heavy, your nails too red, you top is too tight or too low." For Gods sake you can't do ANYTHING right! You can never do enough.
We feel like a weight has been lifted off of our shoulders since leaving. NEVER BEEN HAPPIER WITHOUT ALL THE JUDGEMENT! Gee...I wonder why no one is getting baptized, reaching out or donating.
HYPOCRITES!!!
so that other thread was fun but now i need some help with something.
i was born in the truth most of my family is in.
although they aren't outwardly super spiritual i doubt any of them would ever leave.
Pull out the ole sick card. Start out gradual, i.e. migraine headaches, joint pain or play the extremely busy card, ie. long work hours or traveling.
It will be more difficult since your family all attends the same hall. It may take some time and patience on your part.
This will begin you distancing yourself but once you decide to completely fade they will try and love bomb you back in.
They have tried love bombing us and we give them NOTHING. I owe them NOTHING.
Keep us posted.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snvmn13dyym.
the irony is killing me!.
I know...it's incredible! Has anyone seen the RC where Anthony Morris talks to the audience about not judging others? That one is incredible! We laughed our ass*** off on that one.
Narcissists NEVER think they are wrong. It's always everyone else!!!!
if you could use a good laugh please have a look at page 7 of the july 2015 awake.
my wife leaves the latest issues on my pillow when she gets back from her meetings.
i often scan through them looking for nonsense.
The really ironic thing about the caption is that since we have left this crazy cult our family has had a satisfying measure of control over our lives. We are also able to live our full potential (receiving additional training and teaching our children how to survive), uninhibited by frustrating circumstances (the man made rules of the Botchtower), daily pressures (go to meetings, field circus, assemblies, do more, do more, do more) and last but not least negative feelings (the vibes EVERY JW ever gave us).
So I guess we ARE living the real life. Things that make ya go Hmmm!
