the wts likes to claim that there is no real life outside the borg and those leaving it, that is leaving jehovah, to re enter -gasp- satan's world are unlikely to find any satisfaction or success in life.
yet many ex jws have done much better after leaving the borg in terms of family life, social life, job wise, financially, and educationally, spiritually, and overall adjusted to a much more natural and fulfilling life style.
do you know of such ex jw success stories personal and/or those of others?
Spot on under74 we've all achieved the greatest success in our lives by leaving.
No great academic success or brilliant career but I have a much better family life than I would have being bound by the pressure of the org. From that scared naïve 16 year old to the man I am today I'd say I've succeeded.
i remember spanking my son when we used to attend meetings and conventions because he cried and just wouln't sit still.
i was told that he had to be disciplined so he would learn to behave and learn what was being said from the platform.
now that i look back i realize that that was child abuse and i feel so horrible about it.do you feel guilty for spanking your kids during meetings and conventions?
When my kids were toddlers the only physical discipline they received was a mock slap on the hand or leg. Mock mind you, no physical pain and that was only for doing things that were dangerous or would of caused them harm. If you have to result to using pain to educate your children then you are a failed parent, you fail them when you hit them and you failed when you were bringing them up. The lack of respect your child has for you is your own doing yet you inflict your frustration on them.
okay okay yes we all hear - well most of us.
but do you ever hear things that you think aren't there.
like this morning i was lying in bed, fully awake and rational, just enjoying the quiet, when i heard this sound "like a rushing wind" (that is the exact thought that came into my mind) when i heard that sound & the thought crossed my mind, so did that scripture in acts where it speaks about when the holy spirit came upon the 120 in the upper room.. and the sound didn't stop - it just carried on.
When I get really tired, say after 24 hours + awake, I hear Elvis singing to me.
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i am suddenly curious as to the nationalities of current and previous gb members.
can any of our archivists help?
I'd guess that they have been mainly U.S and a few U.K. I'd also guess that no non-Europeans have held the position.
in last nights episode of the simpsons, homer goes to see the movie "left below", and subsequently becomes obsessed with the rapture.
when they show an equation he's working on to determine when it will come, one of the numbers is 144,000!.
do any other religions besides the witnesses and adventists use that number?
In Gillingham, Kent there was a a building called Jezreel Tower. I've been desperately trying to find any conformation on t'internet but from what I can remember it was built by an apocalyptic cult to house 72 men and 72 women (144) during a second flood. This was around the turn of the 19th C I believe. It was never completed and ironically the site was on the way to the KH I use to go to.
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i am suddenly curious as to the nationalities of current and previous gb members.
can any of our archivists help?
I am suddenly curious as to the nationalities of current and previous GB members. Can any of our archivists help?
my inquisitive 10 year old asked why her cousins can't have a blood transfusion this weekend.
i must admit i do still feel uncomfortable discussing anything that might vilify my jw family, despite some shunning in my early 20's things have settled down and we now enjoy a workable relationship.
so if you where in my shoes what would you of said?
As we have this working relationship at present I am taking my wife's advice and refraining from any dialogue with my family that may jeopardise their relationship my children. My children are intuitively aware of what not to say so there is a certain amount of free range in the subjects I can discuss with them. That said however it is also important to tell the truth without ruining the love that my daughter has for my mother. For instance I could say that nanny just believes other peoples blood is bad, or I could say that she and all my siblings are promoting the work of an evil mind control cult and would be happy for any of her cousins to die on the operating table to show the strength of their allegiance.
my inquisitive 10 year old asked why her cousins can't have a blood transfusion this weekend.
i must admit i do still feel uncomfortable discussing anything that might vilify my jw family, despite some shunning in my early 20's things have settled down and we now enjoy a workable relationship.
so if you where in my shoes what would you of said?
My inquisitive 10 year old asked why her cousins can't have a blood transfusion this weekend. I must admit I do still feel uncomfortable discussing anything that might vilify my JW family, despite some shunning in my early 20's things have settled down and we now enjoy a workable relationship.
So if you where in my shoes what would you of said?
we "faded" more than a decade ago.
at least, we began to fade.
it took a few years before they gave up on us.
Welcome Cellist and Mr Cellist. Glad you decided to join in.
we hear so much about global warming, that we wonder if it's a myth or real.
is it just in fractions of a degree or much more.. since posters here are from all corners of the world, i'd like to hear from you, and let us know if you see a difference in the weather patterns in your area, since the last few years.. here, i notice that more people have air conditioners in their homes than before, and most cars have them today.
does this mean that its hotter, or that the population is getting older and people are less resistant to heat?.
Remember that reliable records have only been around 100 or so years. Though pollutants will certainly effect the environment nature itself creates a fair share itself. Dendro dating has shown in Medieval times we have had both temperatures comparable to today and a mini ice ages.
