i used to go out early mornings with 2 pioneer elders, we would drive 20 miles out of the territory (a big no-no) to look for hikers to preach to lol of course there were never any hikers.
then off to starbucks for another hour lol easy way to count 2-4 hours.
i am chuckling as i write this, what a joke!.
lets see
me= young pioneer in my mid teens--cleaning windows 3 days a week.
service days--on the way to meet my pioneer partner--knock a nearby door where i knew no-one was home--leave a tract. catch a bus to our regular coffee bar.
we spent hours in there--the greek cypriot owner gave us free coffee to keep us there to make the place look a bit less empty. in return we found a way to cheat the pin ball machine to get free games. got very good at it. fiddling service hours is nothing new.
i decided to join this forum as have been lurking awhile.
there are lots of interesting topics on here that appeal to me.. i have been a witness for almost 3 decades and am very disillusioned with the organisation at this time.
i am beginning to see it in a new light as i am getting older.
hello UTC--welcome to the forum. i quit the cult more than 4 decades ago!
when you finally and officially exited the cult, whether it be by disfellowshipping, disassociating or fading - what was the first things you did that are considered "worldly"?.
for me, it was like crash landing on another planet that looked like earth but was completely different to the earth i knew.
i wanted to learn everything that i thought i already knew.. first things i did:.
farted
out loud.
i may not have put this in the correct spot, but i do think it's scandalous the way time gets counted now.
i've seen a cart at the edge of our farmer's market, never anyone close enough to talk.
yesterday was a drizzly day and there were two carts set up, covered in plastic, "witnessing" on their own.
dont know why the cult dont just simply abolish counting time. it proves nothing.
l know animals do it but their animals.they dont live by a moral code.the thought of 2 men going for it is not normal.what are your thoughts?.
i recall a while back--on here--i got into a bit of a row about what i said about certain words that dont seem right to me.
"gay marriage" was one of them. it was suggested i was homophobic--far from it. its just the words and phrases that dont seem right.
another example. when one partner in a gay marriage refers to his partner as " my husband ". does that imply he regards himself as the wife in the relationship ?
well, hell!.
i had dizzy spells and near-fainting and nausea for a few days, so why wouldn't i start thinking about death, ya know?.
am i just very lax in my responsibilities in having no plans at all?isn't that irresponsible?
i aint gonna die--ever.
just means i have to attend the meetings again.
aah sh1t--i think i'd rather die.
in jw theology, what happens to adam and eve?
are they resurrected and become heirs to paradise on earth?
or will they become two of the heavenly class?
ok ok--enough about adamneve already....
now--what about the snake ? i reckon it played a big part in human history--so--it deserves a resurrection.
the big question is--will it grow its legs back ? how many did it have ? 2 or 4 ?
i think a talking snake standing on 2 legs would be pretty cool. i would pay good money for it.
has anyone else noticed how alarm bells go off inside a jw mind as soon as they hear someone that "is out" refer to the leaders of this org as "watchtower"?
i've chatted with a few friends now about my doubts and each and every time i've started using phrases such as "watchtower said this" or "watchtower did that", i can almost see their heads about to explode in anger, as if they've just realized they are talking to the lucifer himself.
some have even interrupted and corrected me by reminding me that it's not "watchtower", it's "god's organization".
i prefer to say "the watchtower cult".
i think it shows where i stand.
"if you are a young person you need to face the fact you will never grow old in this system of things.. why not?
because all the evidence in fulfilment of bible prophecy indicates that this corrupt system is due to end in a few years...as a young person you will never fulfil any career that this system offers".
may 22 awake!
hmm 1969.
i was 21--not long married-- a min servant---the magazines--ge
rrr----still wasting my life pioneering--but not for much longer!.. i quit the cult in 71.
according to the org's website, various congregations will be moving in with other congregations, effective january 1st 2017.
(i've only highlighted a couple) in all probability, their own k.h.
is/has been sold.
can just imagine--the WTs make a congregation sell their hall--and hand over the wedge------then they have to rent a place--and pay for it themselves. ha ha .
