you can probably guess how this story goes.. i began dating a non-witness boy.
he knew i was a baptised witness and understood the consequences i faced for dating him.
we agreed to keep our relationship secret, which was easy considering our 200 mile distance.
Welcome.
Do not become a self-fulfilling prophecy by getting pregnant young. Get as much education as possible, a rewarding job/career, and create networks among enlightened and educated people.
You are young and most likely this relationship will vanish sooner than you think. Although your age won't help much, while maturity sets in, try to behave as decent as possible.
SL
was talking to an ex-bethelite who is still very well-connected to those in the ivory tower.. he says that there will soon be a(nother) large number of us bethelites who will be "reassigned to the field" as pioneers and special pioneers.. he did not give his source, but he is pretty reliable.
incidentally, he was "reassigned to the field" in the last big purge about 7 years ago.. i imagine those so reassigned would be pretty teed off.
let go just before the golden lakeshore palace was completed..
Laid off DOs/COs/Bethelites become the worst JWs. All disgruntled because they now have to make a living in the real world, you know, put heir money where their mouth is.
Ohhhhh, they do not like that!!!
Would be lovely to see members of the GB laid off as well. They sure got sweet gig for life.
SL
sometimes i get a strong curiosity to start dabbling into other religions, other faiths, you know?
really different ones such as islam, judaism, hinduism, etc.. has anyone here looked into something else?
has your spirituality been satisfied by any other than christianity?.
Thanks to all for the meaningful and insightful replies.
After some reflection, if ever free from this cult, I will remain religion-free. Spirituality seems highly overrated.
SL
i think a very simple reason may be because the very young are pretty much the only ones naive enough to take the plunge these days.
with the internet available to inform people about the deceptive lies printed by the wt corporation it seems that they are getting their member from the less informed population like the elderly and the very young.
they/gb hate higher education because they loose members who get one and so they are focusing on those that are dumb enough to believe their boogie man bull shit about jehovah choosing their corporation and anybody not a part of it he will destroyed at armageddon.. also we need to consider that they view these young people as a potential free labor source so the sooner you get them hooked into baptism with the threat of disfellowshipping you can get more free labor out of them..
Control, control, control!!!
How about following on JC's steps and waiting until full maturity has been reached? Oh no, that would be too much to ask.
SL
sometimes i get a strong curiosity to start dabbling into other religions, other faiths, you know?
really different ones such as islam, judaism, hinduism, etc.. has anyone here looked into something else?
has your spirituality been satisfied by any other than christianity?.
Great insight by you all.
Many thanks.
Keep the comments flowing.
SL
because of the may broadcast about how funds are down, our elders have been in their talks "encouraging" or pressuring everyone to donate more to the world wide work.. it freaks me out how we already give them a set amount of $600 a month, plus what is contributed by the congregation(usually $400 to $500 a month).
heck, our local congregation bank account even got below $500 for the first time this past may since i have been doing the accounts(4 years now).
for june, we raised a whopping $2400 to send into the branch.. the most amazing part, is that only a select few contribute on a regular basis every month.
So very different in the Spanish side of the Org!
Maybe because we have limited resources and, if any extra, it goes towards helping our families either here or back in our country of origin.
The May WT broadcast of "geeme, geeme, geeme" went in one ear and expeditiously out the other in the Spanish WT world.
SL
sometimes i get a strong curiosity to start dabbling into other religions, other faiths, you know?
really different ones such as islam, judaism, hinduism, etc.. has anyone here looked into something else?
has your spirituality been satisfied by any other than christianity?.
Is it possible to achieve spiritual fulfillment in another faith after having been so heavily indoctrinated in a fundamentalist Christian religion?
Islam tickles my fancy tremendously. Even though is so restrictive towards women, I also notice so many women happy and well acclimated in that context. Why?!
Just curious.
SL
sometimes i get a strong curiosity to start dabbling into other religions, other faiths, you know?
really different ones such as islam, judaism, hinduism, etc.. has anyone here looked into something else?
has your spirituality been satisfied by any other than christianity?.
Sometimes I get a strong curiosity to start dabbling into other religions, other faiths, you know?
Really different ones such as Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, etc.
Has anyone here looked into something else? Has your spirituality been satisfied by any other than Christianity?
SL
an elder in my congo gave a talk.
he was always interesting to listen to and one of the nice guys.
(the nice elders are always targets of the bully elders, no?).
ALL religions, sects, cults, organizations in general, are always the interpretation of men, for the founding texts are always open to different men's interpretation.
SL
the dawn bible students association has a problem.
ken fernets, when on the phone, shows his true colors to women who call.
he engages in flirtatious speech.
All man-made orgs have problems. Some just more than others.
Find the one we can tolerate its imperfections and adhere to it. Plenty of flaws everywhere that mankind is involved.
SL
