hi folks whats up?.
i grew up as a strict jw until my early 20's when an event happened that made me start thinking for myself, thank goodness.
what i mean by strict was i think most of you will undertsand that i really believed in what i was doing, baptised at the age of 13, seriously considered bethal, pioneered and was offered to be a ministerial servent.
Welcome to the board!
I enjoyed your story and can relate on some points(shunned for fading,goatee).I applaud people who can make a stand and live up to it.If you haven't read Crisis of Conscience and In Search of Christian Freedom,get them, you'll find them to be real eye-openers and they'll give you something to share with your former jw friends.
Btw,I'm from Ontario but I like the the Trailer Park Boys from the East coast.
Goldminer
i think i could eat steak every night of the week!
how do you prepare yours?
what is your favorite cut of meat?
Count me in too as a steak lover.T-bone,sirloin,striploin,filet mignon,rib-eye,I'll even buy a prime rib,cut it up and cook it on the bbq.And I can out-eat almost anyone when it comes to steak.
Goldminer
hey all,.
my next door neighbour approached me a couple of weeks ago and asked if i would be interested working for him in his new accountancy business.
i would be a reception\office admin person and then will be taught basic book keeping.. today he asked me again and said its all happening sooner than he expected he is looking at offices in the city, and i asked if again i would be interested.
Good for you Es.Look at it as an adventure more than a job and you'll see,it's really not too bad.Just smile and enjoy the challenge.Have a nice day.
Goldminer
well, it's hard to believe, but i'm finally ready to go on my world travels that i've been planning for so long.
seriously, i've been trying to get out of here since way back in my witness days, at least four or five years.
finally, i've gotten everything lined up, all the loose ends tied - i am on my way.. i leave this thursday for my first leg: 3 months in japan!
Yeah,well,I'm staying right here in northern ontario to enjoy another cold winter.My only adventures will be shoveling through 3 feet of fresh snow,trying to start the car at -40 degrees and staying warm under the sheets at night.
Have a great trip SNG,it's an adventure of a lifetime!
Goldminer
how many times have jw depictions of paradise shown cozy little gabled, shingled, lapsided, wood frame houses tastefully situated in front of mountain lakes without a hint of technology?
i've lost count.
i've always thought this picture betrays an unbelievable naivete about how technology works.
Very good points.I also often wondered how we were going to clean the earth without any modern technology.With horses or bulls?Look how long it took to clean the WTC in New York with modern equipment,now imagine a bunch of zealous jw's doing that.I don't know if 1000 years would be enough.
Goldminer
long time reader, 1st time poster.. still in the 'borg'.
trying to disconnect from the hive.
family and many friends are still in.
Welcome hallowed! I hope you can break free and find some inner peace.
Goldminer
this one made me laugh out loud.. *** the golden age, feb. 10, 1926, p.310 ***.
air baths are good for preventing colds... what you do is strip naked mornings and evenings and then bob up and down for a while.. .
(thanks quotes!).
...proper food at the proper time....
i remember there was one that used to go to my hall.
he would say hi to my dad and my dad would ignore him.
i know now that my father feels bad for that, but at the same time he had no choice.
I,too,remember the apostates picketing on the bridge at the 1985 convention in Montreal.It was the first time I saw that and I wanted to go up there and have a bible discussion with them to straighten them out.Nobody would let me go...
In 1995,in Sudbury,we had to walk 3 blocks to go see the baptisms.This guy was standing at a street corner telling stuff to the jw's as they walked by.This big brother and myself came along and the guy shut right up till we were long gone.We were proud of ourselves,felt like we had intimidated an apostate.
Goldminer
what changes would the wt/jws need to make in order for you to consider returning to them?
They can go ahead and make all the changes they want,I'm not going back.
Goldminer
they make a huge deal over how the co is coming and we have to show appreciation for his visit.
did the co ever do anything special for you during his visit?
Hey Mary,that sounds like the Dave Wells CO we had here about 7 years ago.A real tyrant dictator,he caused so much trouble around here,they're still feeling the effects of it today.Anyways,then we heard he got sent out west and is no longer a CO today.Apparently his wife had been sick for a while(wonder why) and could no longer pioneer.
