recently we received a phone call, .
it was a sister whom we had known from the first kingdom hall we attended .she broke in to conversation concerning my health !!
asking how i was, this firstly was mightily shocking and secondly not allowed as i am da'd.knowing this sister however ( i will for no reason state that she is the wife of an elder, he being a genuine person whom i wish i could draw away from the lies ) i waited for the true reason of the call.
I am so very glad I got the boot when I did, so early in my life.
Thank you Jehovah for making me fornicate and force those jerks to kick an unbaptized publishe,r whom they'd known his entire life, out on his ass. It's one of the best things (in the long run) that could have happened to me!
were you on automatic pilot?
did you consider yourself a "stepford" family member?
did you do everything you were told to do, automatically??
I was born in the truth and I am still amazed at my LACK of Bible knowledge!!! I studied for all the meetings, gave talks, and went out in the preaching work and I wonder where all my knowledge went! I must have just been going through the motions.
Ditto for me, woofer! Now, I just don't care to have much "bible knowledge". I'd rather read the dictionary.
here's another article showing how loving jehovah's only channel in the universe is towards their fellow man.
on page 26 of the november 15th craptower study, there's a lovely study article called always accept jehovah's discipline.
in reality, we all know it's really saying "never question the governing body'sdiscipline".. it's starts out with the predicable "no discipline seems for the present to be joyous but grievous", blah, blah, blah.
I've always wondered - what exactly is a 'heart condition?' The way the WTS uses it, a 'good heart condition' indicates someone who worships and obeys the WTS.
Hmm, I never wondered. That is precisely what it means. You have a bad "heart condition" if you question anything for more than a second.
its time for me to move on.. some of you will know that recently ive really messed my life up.
i met a lurker on a dub site and while we started off as just friends we became a lot more.
over 3 months we hurt both our partners and ourselves and in the end she ended up running back to her rich boyfriend and cut me off completely.. ok i know that some of you embittered bible bashers just cant wait to reach for your keyboards and start condemning me save it!
Some of you will know that recently I’ve really messed my life up. I met a lurker on a dub site and while we started off as just friends we became a lot more. Over 3 months we hurt both our partners and ourselves and in the end she ended up running back to her rich boyfriend and cut me off completely.
Hey... You should probably reconsider thinking that you've messed up your life. You learned some lessons is all.
I have to say that this hits home for me as I've fallen in love with an ex-JW from here and things are not as clear-cut as either of us would like them to be. I'm really sorry things haven't worked out for you in this, so far. But you've got time. I know it probably doesn't seem like it. But you do. I didn't think I'd ever be able to be as in love as I am now, at 33.
this has probably been posted before, but i'm new here.
for those who daed or dfed, how long did your exit take and why?.
i'm trying to figure out how long it'll take me to get out.. thanks.
Raised in. Was never baptized. One day I was actively attending, the next I wasn't. Done.
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the organization always painted a picture that.
it was a peace loving organization.
I stopped attending meetings when I was 18. I was pretty naive, so I was probably unaware if anyone did consider me a rival.
There was one "brother" who was one of those "in crowd" types. His twin brother was an elder and they were both rather wealthy.
Anyhow, some other elders' sons spent the night with this guy's son and apparently they found his porn stash. We were out in service on Saturday and they were all talking about it with me and a couple other guys.
Apparently, I was singled out when this was all overheard because this "brother" confronted me and threatened me if I spread any rumors like that around again (for the record, I was a listener, not a spreader) and that he had enough problems with his son without me causing more.
When I say "confronted", he grabbed the front of my shirt and pulled me into his face, gritting his teeth. I always wonder why no one else either noticed or didn't say anything about it...
He never denied having the porn, just didn't want anyone talking about it I guess.
on ian's thread, chiddy inspired me to start this up.. what do you call a man with no arms and no legs at the city dump?
phil.. what do you call a woman with no arms and one leg standing on a street corner?
eileen.. what do you call a chinese woman with no arms and one leg standing on a street corner?
ROFLMAO!!
"No, it's the guy dipping chips into your back."
I haven't heard that one in so long. It's pretty
on ian's thread, chiddy inspired me to start this up.. what do you call a man with no arms and no legs at the city dump?
phil.. what do you call a woman with no arms and one leg standing on a street corner?
eileen.. what do you call a chinese woman with no arms and one leg standing on a street corner?
LOL @ Legolas!!!
i still own my new world translation bible and i really would like to buy a new bible.
there are so many translations out there i don't know which one to get.
any advice?.
What fokcy said. The only copy of the bible I have is a little pocket NWT. But when I need to look something up, I just use the biblegateway.
well it's been almost a year since our move to a new area to begin our *offcial* fade.
my issue of late has been my 8 year old daughter.
this is a kid who has been an old soul since birth.
I think Auldsoul has a great idea. Play the game for a few days before broaching the real subject.
