i will be, i just cant decide where.
im trying to tie it all into my vacation, but i might just have to drive a ways for a 1 day picket within my region.
some locations i have considered are amarillo tx, cleveland oh, duluth ga, biloxi ms, columbia sc, huntsville al, little rock ar, and possibly johnson city tn, but kinda doubtful there.
this thread is for jehovah's witness lurkers and posters here.. acts 13 shows paul and his traveling companions entering a synagogue, speaking before false worshippers in a group setting.
other examples of this particular kind of preaching to unbelievers are:.
acts 2:43-47. acts 5:17-21. acts 5:41, 42 (also house to house).
I believe that the main reason the FDS preaches that you must go door to door is because they are a publishing company. In sales you are taught how to make cold calls to increase your sales. For anyone who has been in sales meetings for places like Combined Insurance they will tell you the best way to increase sales is going door to door.
The FDS knows this and are just using the scriptures to make it look legite.
Moanzy
as a few of you know now from my posts i've recently left the organisation & it's lies behind.
it's truly a wonderful sense of freedom.
what i'd like to know from you guys is when you left, what did you do then?
Hi Loubelle,
After I left the JWs I didn't go to any church for about a year. I did start attending the First Baptist Church in my area about 9 months ago. I did it part because of my kids and wanting them to be educated about God . I want to be able to educate them on cults. The other part for going was because if JWs aren't right, then maybe these other religions might have something and I just didn't know it.
What I have found out is that religion is just religion. All need people in order to survive. Some seem to be better at controlling or guilting people into to coming. Mine at this time is not controlling me yet, but I have heard stories about how some have been treated.
I got the same feeling you did. What I have come to the conclusion though, is that it isn't from going to a certain church, but more about realizing we weren't even close to living the life that Jesus wants us to. I found relief in just accepting the simple message of accepting Jesus as our Savior. That is a far cry from --go door to door every Sat, 5 meetings a week, only associate with certain ones etc.... and PROBABLY we will be saved. You just couldn't do enough and so you stayed in a constant state of guilt. Don't forget about all your faults and everything you need to work on unless you are an elder or Co.
I hope you find happiness if you choose to stay with that religion. Just remember that religion is just religion. If things start to not feel right....GET OUT! Religion is manmade and Jesus can work outside of religion.
Moanzy
hey!
my name is minister rat, and i just happened to be in your neighbourhood.
have a look at this cool babe on the front page of this june awake.
Here is a conversation starter we were warned not to use in service:
"Good Morning, we are here with a message from outer space....."
It's ironic that it is probably true!
Moanzy
just wanted to share some exciting info on a recent experience of a witness couple.
their young baby very unfortunatly was struck with leukiemia and requiered a blood transfusion to save its life.
fortunatly the parents had enough sence and logical reasoning to save their babys life by listening to the medical staff and proceeded with the transfusions.
It's so good to hear of some "real" people in the organization. I hope the baby grows up healthy and strong!!! The parents made a very concious decision on a life being sacred instead of a rule made by an organization. Sending love their way.
Moazy
how's the transition going in your life from faithful jw to ex?
for me, it's pretty good.
no one has called me and that's good.
My recovery is great! The only problem is I really don't know what to believe about God.
I'm still searching and searching and searching and although at least I don't have to put up with being told what to believe, I still can't find anything concrete.
At least I don't have the guilt anymore.
Moanzy
The first time, I was disfellowshipped for partying and fornication. I was 20.
I went back 3 yrs later and stayed for about 8 yrs and then DA'd myself because I didn't want to ruin my marriage over the "requirement" of Service.
I also came to the conclusion that it was unfair to raise my kids in that religion when they would probably at some point in life decide that it sucks and want out. I wasn't prepared to disown them under any circumstance, no matter what they do. I figure that even if my family never talks to me again I will live.
Moanzy
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i hope this means i'm not a newbie anymore!!!.
i have made more progress in these 100 posts than i did in 25 yrs in the org.. moanzy
I hope this means I'm not a newbie anymore!!!
I have made more progress in these 100 posts than I did in 25 yrs in the Org.
Moanzy
the more the governing body warns about the dangers of the internet the worse it gets.
i think they are going to keep going in the direction of more and more warnings until everybody in jwsville sees the light.
I think they are going to have the most trouble trying to convince the young about the internet evils.
Young people are more adventurous and want to find out for themselves what is so evil about it. These are the next generation JW and it is going to be difficult to keep the growth of the Org up when they all leave because they checked out what the Society warned them not to do.
People like my parents age that can barely turn a computer on let alone surf the net are an easier target for the Society to keep their grips on.
Moanzy
i am very nervous about being in here.
i just got df'd last week and am unsure of how i feel about it.
i feel guilty but at the same time not.
Sorry Frog, didn't mean to sound like this was a" horrible apostate" site. Just according to JW rules this would be classified as an apostate site.
Moanzy
