Terry and Gojira,
Thanks for the updates. I am still amazed at what some of us believed and endured while still a member.
i had just became a witness and a guy i worked with, who was also a jw, told me a story that actually made me laugh and i think it upset him a bit.
the storys were almost always in the third person.
it went as follows.. this brothers wife and him were sitting at the kingdom hall on the end seats of the row next to the back of the room.
Terry and Gojira,
Thanks for the updates. I am still amazed at what some of us believed and endured while still a member.
based on the material below from the faithful and discreet slave, i was wondering if any of you experienced any of this "enlightment" during your jw sojurn.
based on your pictures, i would have to say you must have been weak in the faith.
what is puzzling though, is why did michael jackson dissassociate himself just before reaching perfection?
It has been almost 5 years since this was posted. Have any of you affected folks gotten any closer to the true shade? As for me I have been in the sun lately which is making me weak in the Lord.
i had just became a witness and a guy i worked with, who was also a jw, told me a story that actually made me laugh and i think it upset him a bit.
the storys were almost always in the third person.
it went as follows.. this brothers wife and him were sitting at the kingdom hall on the end seats of the row next to the back of the room.
Strange, I just recently spoke to one who still attends meetings and they still talks about damn Smurfs. He stated that "Sparlock" is the JW endorsed version of a Smurf.
sorry for the late notice.. this is an informal get together.
barbecue and beverages guaranteed.
all else you bring yourself.. .
Wow! Carrollton is near my parents house which is where I stay when I do my twice yearly visit. Wish I could join you guys!
so, i finally decided to become a member and make my first post .
a bit about me:.
i've been lurking around the forum for quite some time (about 6 months i think).
Great name! I too was a m.s. and now I am a agnotic atheist. Just take your time and verify anything you ar told. it will be rough at times, but it does get better with time.
the end is almost here.
wait for it.............wait for it............ it's almost here....wait for it.........1914, damn, we got that date wrong..........wait for it.................it's just around the corner...........1918, damn, we got that date wrong......but it's almost there.........wait for it.............wait for it...............1925, damn, we got that date wrong too............but it is still upon us...................wait for it .........wait for it..........1942, damn you rutherford........but still almost here.......wait for it........wait for it..........1975, damn, we got that date wrong...............but it is upon us..........it is a matter of weeks or months, not years.........wait for it..........almost there............wait for it..........the preaching work will be completed in our 20th century...........wait for it...............uh oh, it's 1995 and the generation thing is jacked up........wait for it........wait for it.............damn, 2001 just passed, we got that one wrong too...............wait for it....................wait for it................now we need to overlap a generation or two but do not worry the end is upon us..............wait for it..............wait for it........
As REM so eloquently stated. "It's the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine."
the end is almost here.
wait for it.............wait for it............ it's almost here....wait for it.........1914, damn, we got that date wrong..........wait for it.................it's just around the corner...........1918, damn, we got that date wrong......but it's almost there.........wait for it.............wait for it...............1925, damn, we got that date wrong too............but it is still upon us...................wait for it .........wait for it..........1942, damn you rutherford........but still almost here.......wait for it........wait for it..........1975, damn, we got that date wrong...............but it is upon us..........it is a matter of weeks or months, not years.........wait for it..........almost there............wait for it..........the preaching work will be completed in our 20th century...........wait for it...............uh oh, it's 1995 and the generation thing is jacked up........wait for it........wait for it.............damn, 2001 just passed, we got that one wrong too...............wait for it....................wait for it................now we need to overlap a generation or two but do not worry the end is upon us..............wait for it..............wait for it........
The end is almost here. Wait for it.............Wait for it............ It's almost here....Wait for it.........1914, Damn, we got that date wrong..........Wait for it.................It's just around the corner...........1918, Damn, we got that date wrong......But it's almost there.........Wait for it.............Wait for it...............1925, Damn, we got that date wrong too............But it is still upon us...................Wait for it .........Wait for it..........1942, Damn you Rutherford........But still almost here.......Wait for it........Wait for it..........1975, Damn, we got that date wrong...............But it is upon us..........It is a matter of weeks or months, not years.........Wait for it..........Almost there............Wait for it..........The preaching work will be completed in our 20th century...........Wait for it...............Uh oh, it's 1995 and the generation thing is jacked up........Wait for it........Wait for it.............Damn, 2001 just passed, we got that one wrong too...............Wait for it....................Wait for it................Now we need to overlap a generation or two but do not worry the end is upon us..............Wait for it..............Wait for it.......
i have a new poll at jwfacts.mobi/pollsarchive/ as i am very interested to see what people have moved on to believe.
as this is considered sensitive by some, you can answer anonymously at the jwfacts.mobi/pollsarchive/, or answer on this thread.
this is what i have created in the list, but feel free to add comments, corrections, or options i have missed.. .
I am an atheist agnostic.
so where do you start?.
i've been reading peoples experiences for several months now trying to figure out what i want to say but how do you put your whole life into a few words?.
i was a born in but have been happy and free for 5 years and luckily for me my husband felt the same way and we have freed our children from being brainwashed.
just wondering if your name describes what you saw, how you were treated when you were "in" or now "out", maybe your personality, ect.... i'm label licker and the why i picked this name was because of all the licking up one side of elders and down the other to either be an elder or ministerial servant.
one time i was standing right in front of this brother who wasn't made an ms yet and he totally ignored me and talked right over my head speaking really loud trying to catch the co's attention.. got sick of watching the poor elderly sitting all alone or standing against the wall like a wall flower with noone to talk to and yet all these label lickers would take turns picking up the elders elderly parents and take them shopping and do their groceries at least four times a week while out in service, yet, there was noone there to take a meal to a sister who just got out of the hospital with a heart attack.
when i had shown up at her apartment with a meal she asked if i could wash her private and change her bandages.
I didn't choose mine. My parents did.