i have lurked around here for a little while and i've finally seen the need to post.
i'm 22 years old and a ministerial servant and pioneer in my congregation.
i'm not really here to knock the organization, but i must admit that there are some things(ex.
When the truth is revealed it doesnt take long for a complete turnaround. With me it was quite instantaneous, I cant believe how my life has changed.
We all have our ups and downs, when trying to get out of the org ( and still do ) but 3 years on, I cant believe how paralysing it all was.
my roommate seems to have the hardest time making it to the sunday meetings...and that's the only one she goes to anymore.
i went to wake her this morning and she didn't want to go and asked me if i would carry her service card (or whatever it's called) to the kh for her.
i told her no...i didn't want to talk to those people.
One question.................why did you wake her up ????????????
every so often, say once or twice a year, my wife gets kind of down.. she goes through a period of inactivity in her jw duties.
it usually has to do with field service.
she hates field service.
Unfortunately, this is what generally happens. It can start a few months after baptism or a couple of years but the enthusiasm and joy or your new found beliefs start to crumble. Its because its all a facade !!
At first all you can think about is the new system and living forever in paradise, then you realize pretty quick what you have to pay to get it................yes, the dreaded FS. As she is in a divided home it is soooooooooooo difficult. All you can do is ask her if shes happy being a JW and if not why not ??? She wont admit it to you but she may start to admit it to herself.
I feel so sorry for her (and you) but I know what shes going through. Her drive is most properly saving the kids from the big A and getting you in the org.
now is that posters,,,trying to figuire out how many here have registered.
anybody have an idea?.
thanks,orb.
I clicked on the "Big boards" symbol at the bottom of the page and it said we had over 25,000 members !!!!
There are other statistics there too
dear mom and dad,
so you want to here from me and to know how i really feel on certain issues which is understandable.
i mentioned before that i always felt like the black sheep, like something was wrong with me.
It has been said that the witness have an authentic personality and a cult personality, lets hope your letter breaks through the cult mindset. Im trying to think back to how I would have felt if my son had written me that letter, im sure it would have touched my heart.
i recently returned from a vacation to washington dc.
while there i went to the holocaust museum.
i was sitting in the lobby area waiting for my ticket time to enter the main exhibit and doing some people watching.
Were they wearing meeting clothes or casual.
I remember going to a local museum with some witness friends and they insisted that we all wore meeting clothes. This was on a Saturday afternoon aswell
the dragons post about wether satan was a hypocrite got me thinking.. .
if according to gen 3:15 and the prophecy thats supposed to mean satan was going to kill jesus (brusing in the heel) and then jesus is going to destroy satan (bruising in the head) that would mean satan would know at an early stage what his life would entail right?.
if i was satan (i'm not by the way) i might have 'looked' at this and other prophecies and decided i'm not going to help fulfill them.
I thought Jesus had to die (perfect life for a perfect life) so why would Satan deliberately want to kill Jesus as this would only be playing into Gods hands? It doesnt make sense
Actually this is a really good point !!! Why would Satan even bother if Jesus had been born a man?? What would satan gain from killing Jesus. He was blamed for it in any case whether he did or didnt
so, have i heard right?
do you guys get free health, dental care?
including like, orthodontia, braces which cost roughly $5,000 w/o insurance in the americas, usually half with?
Dont get me starting on Victoria Beckham.............................glad shes over there.
my dub mother sent me a package today, inside was a nwt bible, a picture of me around age 5 at an assembly - i looked miserable and my dad was holding a battery operated fan in front of me, and a letter, here is the letter.
i ask that you remember that i was 18 when i left and i'm now 42, that there is a total of 8 children in my family and there are only 2 that are still jw's, oh and that my mother is a complete nutcase!
dear nj:.
I would make it public
Send it to your local newspaper, you could keep the names anonymous . The public should be made aware of how the JWs really treat people.
If it got published , id then send it to her..............
In fact i think I will send a copy of this to my JW daughter it may wake her up a bit
my dub mother sent me a package today, inside was a nwt bible, a picture of me around age 5 at an assembly - i looked miserable and my dad was holding a battery operated fan in front of me, and a letter, here is the letter.
i ask that you remember that i was 18 when i left and i'm now 42, that there is a total of 8 children in my family and there are only 2 that are still jw's, oh and that my mother is a complete nutcase!
dear nj:.
I would make it public
Send it to your local newspaper, you could keep the names anonymous . The public should be made aware of how the JWs really treat people.
If it got published , id then send it to her..............
In fact i think I will send a copy of this to my JW daughter it may wake her up a bit
