which of the following does not hold true:.
jehovah is god.
jesus christ is the only begotten son of god.
Minimus-I like your humor, you crack me up. Well in reference to this wacko's last answer, I don't want to be blessed by Jehovah--I would rather be cursed.
(The reason I say this is because I don't believe 'Jehovah' as taught by the evil JW's is the same God portrayed in the Bible.)
most of the time i just walk on by.
i just can't be bothered, and they are not going to believe what i say anyway.
besides, should i tell them i am disfellowshipped, which may scare them away?
Megadude--I like your tactics. I would like to do some anti-witnessing but haven't had the courage yet.
which of the following does not hold true:.
jehovah is god.
jesus christ is the only begotten son of god.
Your religion sounds like you lumped together several religions and are calling it your own.
Why don't you start your own website so you can attract your own group to your new found religion?
for years, i refused to think of the witnesses as a "cult".
too harsh and restrictive of a word for me......but there is no denying that we were all in a mind controlling cult.
are you embarrassed or uncomfortable knowing that you belonged to a cult just like the moonies and the branch davidians are/werw a cult?
I just started really researching a few months ago, so I didn't really know until recently that they were a cult. I feel a little weird, but I had an extremely dysfunctional homelife--so at the time, maybe people at the hall gave me the attention I wasn't getting at home from my parents. (My sister and I became involved when I was 13 and she was 18.) I don't feel embarrassed anymore to tell people I used to go with my sister to the KH, but I try not to mention it unless I know that person is not a JW. I worked with a JW who didn't know I used to be one, and I kept my mouth shut around her and we got along fine; I don't feel like being uncomfortable around someone I have to see on a daily basis.
i'm sitting here at my desk, looking out the window at the gloomy memphis sky, completely zoned.
**slurrrrp** ahhhhhhhhhh...instant karma.... have you thanked your bean today?
luv, kitty
Well I am spoiled--I buy flavored coffee beans from the grocery store, grind them, and make a fresh pot every morning. Now I can't even stand regular coffee. The beans are expensive, so I usually wait until they are on sale to buy them.
go ahead, i'm listening...
The truth is supposed to set you free, not keep you enslaved. Also did you not read that the world would know my disciples if they have love among themselves?
I don't see any love among the JWs, not real Christ-like love.
this was influenced by the toy thread, but what were some of the foods, drinks and candy that were banned by the jws (either in writing or hearsay)?.
black forrest ham (coating is made from blood).
red skittles (blood used to make the dye).
LOL This stuff reminds me of how the WBTS used to teach that vaccinations were a big no-no because it supposedly contained blood. They taught that one for years before someone actually did research on it and found out it was not true.
friends without faces by joe k .
we sit and we type, and we stare at our screens .
we all have to wonder, what this possibly means.
That is a very cute poem! I wish I was more poetic.
we finished franz' books just about 18 months back - and that nailed the lid shut on the watchtower coffin for wifey and i. but i just noticed in the last few weeks that i am starting to feel 'normal' - that is all the tension is gone now.
no guilt nagging in the back of my head, no concerns about being found out [we faded out].
as if it took 18 months to get the mind free and start the process of getting on with it!
I think mine was a gradual not worrying about the WTS over many years time. I didn't learn about all the scandals though until a couple months ago when I started surfing the Internet. I didn't know about the change in the outlook in 1995, the Ray Franz incident, the hidden sexual abuse, the UN scandal or the change in the blood issue. I'm still reeling from all this crap I've learned. But I find myself on a mission to help other people like you mentioned, to support others who have left, because I have been out for many years.
my baptisim is null and void, due to breech of contract and insider trading.
you used to look so good at the pupit, in your sheep suit.
*old light, new light, psuedo light, night light* lights out, say your prayers.
Enjoyed your first post. Glad to see another person whose blinders have been shaken off.
