i was raised jw, so i have nothing to go back to as far as belief.
the wt has been exposed to me as nothing but a bunch of lies, coverups, failed predictions, interpreting the bible to fit their teachings etc.
now i stand here,,,,,,,,,,,, with no belief system at all.
i do not think you can leave the organization and not have scars...some very very deep that will last forever.....how much you change and grow after wards i think depends on you as a person and also the environment you are in...
i hope the best for you...you have some deep scars i know...i suggest taking small steps and going just one day at a time....((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((( lyin eyes ))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))
hell
i cant turn the highlighter off .
so says my collins engish dictionary
good point,,,,thank you!!!!!!!
do you feel as if children in the watchtower organization get baptized too early in age?
when you think that in most places, you have to be at least 18 years old to vote, go in a bar, or have a drivers licence.
being told that it was the most important day of our life, wouldn't it be reasonable to wait to be at least 18 years old before getting baptized.
i have always shuddered when i have seen young children baptized...makes me ill!!!!!!!!!!! i think the age for baptism should be 18..
been doing a lot of reflecting lately, about my life and this crazy world.. fear has dominated my life.
i have barely lived because of it.
i just exist, that's about it.. when i was growing up, it was bullies at school.
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i am pleased to report that there is!
i just got off the phone with a jw family member who is sending me a christmas present!.
they (i am keeping their gender a secret to protect their identity) didn't go so far as to wish me a merry christmas but they did tell me that they are mailing it tomorrow and that they hope that i get it in time for christmas.
i fall into the latter category, i'm afraid.
below are the photo i worked from (taken on last year's cruise) and the watercolour i produced from it:.
post your scanned art in this thread!
wow!!!!!!!!!! you are all so talented....be proud!!!!!
i'm stepping aside and giving someone else the chance to take the 'most active posters' throne .
have a great christmas y'all and hope the new year brings re-united families, heals broken hearts & freindships, brings 1000's more newbies, and all dreams come true.
hope you learned and grew a lot this past year, i did.
wishing you all the best....glad you found some closure here...stop back and say hi....
hey all!
this forum is excellent, so i thought i'd join in.
if you'd like to know more about me & know where i fit in here, you can read my story at http://www.freeminds.org/stories/fearmom.htm.
hi and welcome..
this is just a general question for anyone who might have some legal background on the matter.. if (and i expect there will be) an announcement is made to our former congregation that we are "disassociated", can i just go ahead and sue them (individual elders in the congregation) for slander and defamation of character?
the decision to make the announcement is one that has to go through the body of elders, right??.
is it necessary, when the elders come calling, to say "i will sue the shirt off your back and the bloomers off your @$$ if you make any announcement that slanders my name or defames my character to anyone"??
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sorry that i haven't posted for a while, been moving house and congregation over the last few weeks.. just thought that i will mention, the comments made by our co at the elders meeting on the friday of his visit.. with the elders starting the visits on the inactive in jan and feb, it was suggested by the society to start a week or so earlier to see how many have inactive ones have christmas decorations and so-on.. it was also suggested that if such ones are celebrating a pagan festival, it could be classed as false worship.
which is classified as a "self-disassociation offence" and hence an announcement could be made to the congregation.. my question is this, is it just our co taking things in to his own hands or is this now national or international policy.
kind regards.
all of this is so awful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i know it is true,,,but it is so vicious and cruel....not looking for love they want to punish...'"shudder"
