well its been a while since i posted and i wanted to ask what latest 'new light' has been revealed so i can keep up.
just also wanted to say rest in peace dansk and mouthy amongst others, long time members here and great people.. minimus if you see this good to see you're still active, gumby & uncle bruce also if you stumble on this i wish you both well.
gumby i know you made many sacrfices mate, i hope you're happy.
hello guys! good to hear from you and minimus i will try life is hectic these days and im all 'grown up' haha but great to see you around as i say
Carla same with you good to see you hope life is good! im okay myself
thanks the rest of you for your updates and comments :) im not an aussie mate is also a bit of a uk thing :D
well its been a while since i posted and i wanted to ask what latest 'new light' has been revealed so i can keep up.
just also wanted to say rest in peace dansk and mouthy amongst others, long time members here and great people.. minimus if you see this good to see you're still active, gumby & uncle bruce also if you stumble on this i wish you both well.
gumby i know you made many sacrfices mate, i hope you're happy.
Well its been a while since i posted and i wanted to ask what latest 'new light' has been revealed so i can keep up
Just also wanted to say rest in peace dansk and mouthy amongst others, long time members here and great people.
Minimus if you see this good to see you're still active, Gumby & Uncle Bruce also if you stumble on this i wish you both well. Gumby i know you made many sacrfices mate, i hope you're happy
Blondie for some mind blowing breakdowns of watchtower articles too
Mary & crumpet who i have on facebook!
am i imagining this?at the kingdom hall we were told many times that noah warned the others about the coming flood and was ridiculed but actually there is no evidence of this in the bible!there is however evidence to the contrary.
matthew 24:37-39.
37 as it was in the days of noah, so it will be at the coming of the son of man.
i was wondering how all those years i'd read it and not realised. turns out i never did read that, thanks sir82!
am i imagining this?at the kingdom hall we were told many times that noah warned the others about the coming flood and was ridiculed but actually there is no evidence of this in the bible!there is however evidence to the contrary.
matthew 24:37-39.
37 as it was in the days of noah, so it will be at the coming of the son of man.
Am i imagining this?
At the Kingdom Hall we were told many times that Noah warned the others about the coming flood and was ridiculed but actually there is no evidence of this in the bible!
There is however evidence to the contrary.
this movie is out there now in the us and im guessing other territories and due to be released tomorrow in the uk in cinema and for streaming.
https://www.curzonartificialeye.com/apostasy/.
i didnt realise until recently the man behind it all shares a mutual friend with myself so im hoping to get to meet him because this film looks like it will do more for ex witnesses who need justification for moving on and for those who don't understand the religion, i think it teaches more than any documentary?.
This movie is out there now in the US and im guessing other territories and due to be released tomorrow in the UK in cinema and for streaming.
https://www.curzonartificialeye.com/apostasy/
i didnt realise until recently the man behind it all shares a mutual friend with myself so im hoping to get to meet him because this film looks like it will do more for ex witnesses who need justification for moving on and for those who don't understand the religion, i think it teaches more than any documentary?
i have come to the conclusion that there is no way for me to ever leave.
although i have some friends at work, my whole social structure are witnesses.
even if i move congregations, my parents have contacts everywhere who will tell them if i’m not active.
Having a life outside of that religion is difficult yes but totally possible. Go get a life with real people to share special moments with from work or elsewhere. Bite the bullet!
I know the risks and have felt depressed and anxious as i adjusted to life looking toward the future instead of just waiting for armageddon to happen and ive lost friendships but gained better ones. The witnesses arent giving you what you need to thrive, theyre holding you back from finding it!
First post in ages by the way you earned it buddy :P
this is the circuit assembly hall i attended since childhood.
if you're a jw and you grew up in liverpool, lancashire or manchester then this is the hall you attended.
when i was little i remember the decor inside being red and cream coloured.
i went there too as i was in a congregation in/near manchester
The ornate, decorative features are original. Around the platform you can see the decoration that once went around the screen from it's time as a cinema!
i remember as a young dub, being told by others and particularly from the platform that apathy was the number one enemy and in many ways i think that's true today.
people are seeing a change from the 70's - 80's (the last time the end 'felt' close to many) and now the witnesses are in a rut.
the society seem to have backed off from making bold claims and instead seem to be trying their best to retain the members they have as opposed to trying to gain attention of others as they did in the formative years of the religion when they wore sandwich boards - throw in the growing spotlight on child abuse issues and you've got yourself a religion that's trapped in a purgatory of sorts - the majority of long time members will stay in the religion and die in the religion but as time goes on i think are clearly losing interest and the 'fiery passion' that used to be so obvious before and outsiders just arent interested as there are better, more interesting things to do.
I'm not sure how the society share media but congregation only releases could well be tracked using username and ip addresses, making it hard to leak or share videos without revealing it's source..
i remember as a young dub, being told by others and particularly from the platform that apathy was the number one enemy and in many ways i think that's true today.
people are seeing a change from the 70's - 80's (the last time the end 'felt' close to many) and now the witnesses are in a rut.
the society seem to have backed off from making bold claims and instead seem to be trying their best to retain the members they have as opposed to trying to gain attention of others as they did in the formative years of the religion when they wore sandwich boards - throw in the growing spotlight on child abuse issues and you've got yourself a religion that's trapped in a purgatory of sorts - the majority of long time members will stay in the religion and die in the religion but as time goes on i think are clearly losing interest and the 'fiery passion' that used to be so obvious before and outsiders just arent interested as there are better, more interesting things to do.
yeah, its unlikely to leak i guess?
i remember as a young dub, being told by others and particularly from the platform that apathy was the number one enemy and in many ways i think that's true today.
people are seeing a change from the 70's - 80's (the last time the end 'felt' close to many) and now the witnesses are in a rut.
the society seem to have backed off from making bold claims and instead seem to be trying their best to retain the members they have as opposed to trying to gain attention of others as they did in the formative years of the religion when they wore sandwich boards - throw in the growing spotlight on child abuse issues and you've got yourself a religion that's trapped in a purgatory of sorts - the majority of long time members will stay in the religion and die in the religion but as time goes on i think are clearly losing interest and the 'fiery passion' that used to be so obvious before and outsiders just arent interested as there are better, more interesting things to do.
On the related topic of Chelmsford, there was a video update played at the meeting two weeks ago. Has this been discussed on the forum? I have been looking out and not seen any discussion.
