it's been 4 years since it happened to me.
an almost overnight experience.
i read ray franz coc in 3 days and that was it.
Howie.
Way to go! You have so much to be proud of...you did it! Cute kids! Congrats on the RN accomplishment. That was a lot of hard work!
It hurts to loose family and friends. NO ONE should have to do that. It's just not normal. It just confirms that it's just not right.
Be glad you got out when your kids were little.
Rock on!
information just passed to me.
let's hope this becomes even more widespread.
i wonder if the britain branch suspects a conspiracy?
since the liberal government has been elected in canada, it seems that people are looking to the future with a little more optimism and hope.
it is only human nature that with change, we would think that the change would be for the better.
the courts have ruled, in canada, that it is unconstitutional to deny the homeless the right to sleep in parks.
para 6 *older experienced brothers(i assume d.o/c.o./elders) may be (will be) asked to step aside.i recall in the past the wt said we don't retire at 65 or 70 like christendom.to day it sounds like they do retire only difference clergy of christendon receive benefits and a pension.
i've noticed there seems to be a higher percentage of born-ins here....who are the converted jws?.
does anyone care to share how they got converted?.
so bethelites are being decreased...bethel homes even sold off.... special pioneers no longer being funded.. magazines getting smaller and published less frequently.. building work stopping or being reduced.. no large conventions and renting of venues.. etc.... so, money is not coming in anymore to cover the "expenses"??.
didnt the first ever watchtower said that when this occurs, it would be evidence of god no longer blessing the activity....
oh, and throughout the years, we have constantly been told that the "growth of the org and the projects such as buildings and contributions" etc were evidence of gods blessing.... .
" For most this means either something the organization is doing or done has to negatively directly affect them or their children."
We have spoken to several "still in" family members about the pedo issues within the org. They seem to be very passive about it. Almost like...oh well. If it directly affected them or one of their close family members, it would be a different story.
Orphancrow is right. The org defines these ones. They would be NOTHING without the org. I know little old ladies who would have no where to go if it wasn't for the meetings and field service. It's a social club...nothing else.
two sisters did a magazine demo recently.
one used her tablet to show a scripture to the other one.
the second one said: "that looks easier than trying to find it in a book.".
i have (well had) an extremely small circle of jw friends.
lots of acquaintances and associates but 2 or 3 i would consider my true friends.
that list is now 0. yup, once i told them i no longer believe in the org and haven't for a long time, and their attempts to encourage me thru jw lingo and terminologies to "rely on jehovah" and not to "stray away" failed that was pretty much it.
at the latest co visit something very strange happened.
during the meeting with the elders and servants he passed out a copy of a hypothetical publisher card and asked us what we could learn from it.
upon receiving it i saw that the average hours were pretty good, it had return visits and quite a few bible studies.
Sounds like a typical CO. The comforting thing for us is not one red cent will ever go to support these narcissistic, egotistical, self righteous & pompous "men." Nor will any of these ungrateful people sit at our table.
Wolves in sheeps clothing!
i know we are all anonymous for our own personal reasons, so i understand if you would rather not say.
but if you don't mind sharing that would be cool.
i currently live in georgia, usa.
BeautifulMind
I sent you a PM.
