Hi findingme and welcome!
He's not pushy at all and actually listens when I express my doubts about the beliefs of the organization.
Maybe he's secretly having doubts himself. We can hope! :o)
i'm new to this forum and look forward to getting to know you guys.. just a short summary about me, i was raised a jw, baptized at 15, married at 25, moved a few states away, started fading away about a year and a half ago.
started doing some searching about some long-standing doubts and completely sure now that this isnt the truth.
being out is still new and very difficult, but i'm making strides every day.. as i said, i look forward to getting to know you all..
Hi findingme and welcome!
He's not pushy at all and actually listens when I express my doubts about the beliefs of the organization.
Maybe he's secretly having doubts himself. We can hope! :o)
well it's back and just look at what britain can produce.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9z0h1nnk1ik.
bet you didn't expect that?.
paul.
WOW!!! What a voice! What an inspiration! I hope she goes far in the competition!
have you ever heard a dub say that they are not a cult because they don't live in a commune?
(aside from all the other reasons they are a cult- see other thread about wt mind control) my question is, isn't bethel rather like a commune?
and what about the wt farms?.
We're not a cult because we don't have communes
The LDS Church (Mormons) are one of the largest cults in the world...and they don't live in communes either.
firstly let me explain my standing.
over the years i have been priviledged and i have had many life experiances.. i have read the qu'ran and prayed in a mosque.. i have read the bible and prayed in a church i have also served in a church in a choir.. i have been to catholic, methodist and church of england churches trying to find the truth.. i believe in christ i believe in god.. .
this year i have had a particular hard time with my life and recieved an invite to the memorial service.. i had every intention of going along (let me state i am not a jw).
Hello Ian and welcome.
If you choose to delve deeper into the teachings and beliefs of the Watchtower Organization, you will soon find out members are NOT allowed to have their own interpretations. You will be taught you must conform to the WTS's interpretation. That is ONE of the many methods of mind control that they employ.
All the best to you! :o)
i always have pretty good breakfasts on weekends.
eggs, omelets, bacon, sausages, home fries, waffles, pancakes, etc., but i'm in a rut and getting bored with it all.. i'm home alone so i want something a little different, just so it feels like a holiday.
i suppose i could gorge on chocolate bunnies for breakfast, but it's probably not a good idea since i'm diabetic.. so what are all you guys having?
How about some French Toast, made with vanilla and cinnamon in the egg mixture? Yum!
my family member invited me last year....and i attended, just to show good faith, and to be nice.
afterwards, i posed some honest, but hard questions to him regarding the wts.
i know he went to his gurus for the answers, b/c he couldn't answer them himself.. this year...no invite.
My family member invited me last year....and I attended, just to show good faith, and to be nice. Afterwards, I posed some honest, but hard questions to him regarding the WTS. I know he went to his gurus for the answers, b/c he couldn't answer them himself.
This year...NO invite. Which is just peachy with me, since I didn't exactly look forward to sitting through that dry, dead service ever again. I'm wondering if he didn't invite me this year b/c of my questions last year. Maybe he didn't want to be subjected to them again? (our relationship is in good standing)
thank god ( well i know all of you wont ) but i did !!!!!!.
in canada when you reach 80 you must have written tests to see if you should still drive .
then every two years after that....i will be 82 in may so i had to go for mine today .. i was so scared as we had so much snow today,i hate driving in the snow.. all my family ( grand kids >not jws) i am sure were hoping i wouldnt pass as they all.
I'll thank God with you, Mouthy! I'm so happy you get to continue your independance by driving! I couldn't imagine NOT being able to drive anywhere!
Lavendar
i think many jws enjoy not having to think, make crucial decisions or dwell on what life is all about.. it's much easier to follow orders and be a "sheep".. when you were a witness, were you independent or did you feel most comfortable being in the middle of the pack?.
Independent personalities would have a very difficult time remaining in a cult.
Boy, I hope you're right, Minimus!
i think many jws enjoy not having to think, make crucial decisions or dwell on what life is all about.. it's much easier to follow orders and be a "sheep".. when you were a witness, were you independent or did you feel most comfortable being in the middle of the pack?.
I'm sorry you lost your dad, scarred. I lost mine too, in 1979.
My father was a very independent, very intelligent , well-educated man who did not like anyone telling him what to do.
Yes, that's exactly how my son was. Guess it's just more proof of the power of mind control.
i think many jws enjoy not having to think, make crucial decisions or dwell on what life is all about.. it's much easier to follow orders and be a "sheep".. when you were a witness, were you independent or did you feel most comfortable being in the middle of the pack?.
This is what's so ironic: my son was very independant & head-strong growing up and had a hard time obeying the rules of our household. (no one in our family were JWs)
Now, he's a member of the Watchtower cult that dictates to him what he can & can't think, what he can & can't say and what he can & can't do.....and swallows it hook, line & sinker!
Go figure......