Thanks again for the welcome guys, and just to answer a few enquiries my children are still very young. I have a daughter who is 6 and a son who is 4 and what is becoming quite evidentis that when they visit their dad and we attend the meetings they are bored to tears. They are at the age where they are starting to express what they want and nowadays when they are with me they basically complian about going to meetings on Sundays. It's actually affecting their visits they tend to request that I send them home (back to their mom) early. I truly think that if the society really wants to do something for young ones, they should consider having a seperate services. You're really asking allot for a 4 and 6 year old to sit through 2 hours of a monotonous meeting with no breaks or outlet for them tointeract with others closer to their age. One other thing that really is starting to bother me about the Kingdom Hall. They always preach about bringing new ones to the Hall, inviting Return visits into the Hall etc.., yet when strangers or new people do actually visit how many brothers or sisters do you see actually walk up to these ones and introduce themselves? I could sometimes count on one hand the amount of people who do approach visitors and make them welcome. Shouldn't the elders and ministerial servants spearhead this? Many times I will see vistors come into the hall, nad leave without one person coming over to make them feel welcome. You go to almost any other church in christendom and they practically roll out the red carpet for you. Anyone else experience the same thing?
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by pele38 ini must say, i never thought that i would see the day when i would find a site about disillusioned (mostly) jehovah's witnesses, but low and behold...one truly exists.
first let me start off by saying thank you to the creators of this site, and i'll have you know that i've been lurking for several days now and i am just finding the time to finally log on.
i've been a member of the borg for over 20 years now, been baptised for about 14 of those years and now i find myself in the most unusual of places.
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Allow myself to introduce....myself
by pele38 ini must say, i never thought that i would see the day when i would find a site about disillusioned (mostly) jehovah's witnesses, but low and behold...one truly exists.
first let me start off by saying thank you to the creators of this site, and i'll have you know that i've been lurking for several days now and i am just finding the time to finally log on.
i've been a member of the borg for over 20 years now, been baptised for about 14 of those years and now i find myself in the most unusual of places.
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WOw !!! I didn't expect such a quick response and so many all at once..cool. listen for those of you out there who are still solid in the faith, please, my intent really isn't to stumble you. I feel that as long as you are happy, you can worship how you wish and believe in what you believe. It's just that over the years my faith has decreased greatly in this organization. Thanks Goldminer, "Crisis of Conscience and In Search of Christian Freedom by Raymond Franz", i'll definetly look for that book, and if you have any sources please let me know. I just recently started a relationship with a woman outside the congregation because frankly, within the congregation I'm not considered much of a catch, (There isn't a huge market these days for a single father with 2 kids). Even before that though I just could not help but notice the coldness of many of the brothers and sisters in the org. Many of which I would see in around town or on the bus, and half of them would barely cut a smile at you. Not even a hello. They either treat you like a pariah, or they make you seem invisible. Everything is based on you doing more for the cogregation, or going out in se5rvice more, never do they really have a genuine interest in you as a person. They just sort of look and you and then judge you based on what they see or what they perceive. Well I know that it is going to be a long road before i make good my escape, but hopefully I can continue on with my kids and look forward to having a productive life outside of the organization.
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Allow myself to introduce....myself
by pele38 ini must say, i never thought that i would see the day when i would find a site about disillusioned (mostly) jehovah's witnesses, but low and behold...one truly exists.
first let me start off by saying thank you to the creators of this site, and i'll have you know that i've been lurking for several days now and i am just finding the time to finally log on.
i've been a member of the borg for over 20 years now, been baptised for about 14 of those years and now i find myself in the most unusual of places.
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Hello to all, I must say, I never thought that I would see the day when I would find a site about disillusioned (mostly) Jehovah's Witnesses, but low and behold...one truly exists. First Let me start off by saying thank you to the creators of this site, and I'll have you know that I've been lurking for several days now and I am just finding the time to finally log on. I've been a member of the Borg for over 20 years now, been baptised for about 14 of those years and now i find myself in the most unusual of places. Ready to leave the organization physically, I checked out mentally ohh about 10 years ago. It's just taking me a while to officially come to terms with that. This organization has been a big part of my adult life, I've seen many friends come and go (mostly go) and I have observed many changes over the years in the WTBS, and one thing that I have come to realize is that whether or not this is the true religion, I feel that it is populated by some of the most loveless, judgemental, and hypocritical people I've ever been around. It's hard going into the meetings everyday and listening to all the rhetoric that I've heard over the years and not come to the realization that much of this stuff is BS. I've often wondered if there was a place I could go that would somehow feel as I do, well guess what, here it is. I have much to share but I would like to learn from everyone else. I know I didn't pose a question or anything but I would welcome any responses you can give. Again thanks for having me. P