okay, i need to vent.
as a newly awoken individual, i have yet to "come out" to my hard core jdub parents.
my plan was to lay low and use my unbelieving husband and baby as an excuse for my "inactivity", it has worked for the last few months.
My mom (witness) tried to do the same to my nieces (sister is non witness). Soon my 3 year old niece was talking about Jehovah and singing songs.
Bottom line: cartoons work.
My sis put a stop to it right away after asking me if I thought it was a big deal. They are indoctrination techniques to have children accept cult teachings that lay the foundation for all the nonsense to follow it.
having now been out of the cult for a few years, it really shocks me about some of the nonsense i used to believe in.
like for instance, christ ruling in the midst of his enemies, but doing so invisibly.. let's let that one sink in for a minute.
you've supposedly got a king who is ruling for a kingdom, but it is an invisible rule.
Invisible rule, invisible forces in heavenly places, unexplainable anointing by holy spirit. Damn. Thanks for reminding me of all the good things
well i just watched this "epic" video, i would have to say this is probably the most disturbing video yet.
there campaign to get people back is just pathetic in the most mind-manipulating way.
"welcome home" or "come back home" are they serious?
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.
I guess my clue was too vague. I come from the New England area
I've climbed that mountain! In New Hampshire off the Kangamangus Highway I think..
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.
recently at a funeral for an active jw, death was sudden and tragic.
was surprised that that one of the disfellowshipped children of the deceased was comforted by the jw's at the funeral.
i would say the majority hugged and said a few short words to the disfellowshipped child on the recieving line to comfort the family.
I really thought this was going to be a story of someone getting dfd at a funeral.
As some have noted already funerals are like mini memorials. Let's show how loving we can be. Some do it right. Not many though. It's very transparent.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_h68ktwpim&feature=youtu.be.
00:37: The Governing Body has directed..
So changes to cancel plans are directed by the governing body. To initiate the plans, however, it was directed by Jehovah/Jesus. Is it just me or is that kind of a big deal?
give it a chance.
it's hilarious and the reasoning is pretty interesting.
sorry for the profanity and it being over 10 min long.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekqjs_6qc-w.
Seen it before but it is hilarious! I got this from an email chain from a bunch of JW's! Reminds me of Maclamore or whatever his name is.
From JWs? That doesn't surprise me. I had a "friend" who literally gave away his entire collection of music, applied for Bethel, got accepted, then had his music collection returned.
give it a chance.
it's hilarious and the reasoning is pretty interesting.
sorry for the profanity and it being over 10 min long.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekqjs_6qc-w.
Give it a chance. It's hilarious and the reasoning is pretty interesting. Sorry for the profanity and it being over 10 min long.
i know this question has popped up from time to time but i really would like to know how you guys, those that no longer believe, came to that conclusion?
was it the wts and all its crap?
was it something you read?
I believe there are as many "god's" as there are people. Whether you see whatever "it" is as a God or a power or something scientific, at some point there was nothing, then there was something.
To each person what you believe is unique to your experiences, upbringing, and thinking process.
The problem comes in when trying to turn something that is unique into a "system" of belief that controls how people think and act or when you believe something that will impel you to do something detrimental to society.
