recently a young person who was df'd died.
as you can imagine, there will be no talk at the hall.. well, enter some very courageous other young ex jw's who had their own memorial.. these people got together , and had a bonfire in memory of our friend.
and since we have hardly seen each other in over ten years, the conversation and tears flowed all night.. it just amazes me how all the parents of these grown up, normal young people think that ignoring their children is something that god approves of.
this hits home to me.
my son--now 42, was d/f a few years ago. i hadnt had any contact with him for 30 years. now--we are good mates. he is done with the cult. he has remarried--a lovely 3 year old son---the only grandchild i have ever met or spoken with.
his mother--my born in first wife..totally shuns him. never met her grandson.. what a waste.
altogether now--ITS A CULT...and i hate it.
... that this forum, which is such an amazing resource for those needing support for their journey from watchtower's clutches has an increasingly present representation of unreasoning politically charged loudmouths..
i have no interest in politics--especially if its in a different country to the UK. theres nothing i can do about it. i dont vote any more either.
i asked the question on quora: .
if the governing body abandoned the 1914 teaching, would you leave jehovah's witnesses or you would remain a member regardless?.
https://www.quora.com/if-the-governing-body-abandoned-the-1914-teaching-would-you-leave-jehovahs-witnesses-or-you-would-remain-a-member-regardless.
a lot of dubs would stay with the org--even if it packed up. they arent the sharpest tools in the box--and need to be told when to wipe their spiritual arses.
any predictions as to where the watchtower will be at in 20 years time ?.
numbers ?.
changes of doctrines ?.
what about a name change ? cant very well carry on witnessing a god with a made up catholic name.
any predictions as to where the watchtower will be at in 20 years time ?.
numbers ?.
changes of doctrines ?.
any predictions as to where the watchtower will be at in 20 years time ?
numbers ?
changes of doctrines ?
business methods ?
last week i was travelling in the u.k. when a car overtook me.
i noticed its numberplate which read 'jw 04 org'!!.
i couldnt believe it, i wonder how much the borg are charging for these?
@Divergent
"What happened to the Rover?"
as with most MG rovers--the tin worm was taking hold---and i found a diesel MG ZR hatchback matching colours:
annoyingly--9 months later the cambelt slipped on that diesel MG and took the engine out.
the car in the next photo--another MG ZR--had the xjw plate on it--that was the reason i bought it.
last week i was travelling in the u.k. when a car overtook me.
i noticed its numberplate which read 'jw 04 org'!!.
i couldnt believe it, i wonder how much the borg are charging for these?
sadly not got the car now--but retained the registration
( waves to Amelia x )
last week i was travelling in the u.k. when a car overtook me.
i noticed its numberplate which read 'jw 04 org'!!.
i couldnt believe it, i wonder how much the borg are charging for these?
trying to follow media reports in the us and elsewhere, a question occurred to me.. in the uk, religious beliefs are largely irrelevant to most people.
even those who claim adherence seem to do so in a fairly vague way and it doesn't seem to make much difference.. in the us (it seems to me) it's a much bigger issue.
the evangelical christian movement seems quite powerful politically in various iterations ("family values" etc.
"Is that a reason that cults flourish here. Does anyone know ?"
what a pity they didnt stay there.
this is an example of a story that just strikes me as funny from their publications:.
"wilson, a christian from ghana, was notified that in a few days, he would be fired from his job.
on his final day at work, he was assigned to wash the private car of the managing director of the company.
i know my parents used to lap this sort of stuff up.. and anything involving demons was relished to be rehashed to next sucker in the supply chain. its a sort of innocence--believing whatever the society--or other dub minions --spout out.
