last night just proved to me just that.
as i sat there last night while the speaker kept going on,.
and on, i zoned out.
The essence of the situation is why do the JWs stop the R&F from being part of the New Covenent which is there for all Christians, that is a very devious and harmful thing to do.
I wish I knew why as well... Is it becuase of them not wanting the silent lambs to be empowered with knowledge about the real truth of their worth? I really wonder about their justification of that.
jojochan.
i remember very few of the details, of when, where and exactly what took place, however a few years ago i was told the story about three elders that were walking together and the middle.
elder was struck and killed by lightning.
the other two elders went to his house to help out his wife and discovered 'apostate' material in their home.
loved smurfs, until they told me they were demonic and they would run around halls... that was traumatizing to an eight year old...
I thought I was the only one!! wow....
But really; I know hella jw urban legends. Like the one where a brother goes to a nightclub and meets a nice sexy lady. They have drinks and engage in simulated coitus on the dancefloor(freakin') Then goes to her place for a nightcap, and hot butt naked sex. When the morning came, he got up out of bed where she layed sound asleep, walked over to the bathroom, and loe and behold he found the"truth" book.(you can see how old this was, right?) Well, it turned out that she was an unbaptised publisher. He was shocked but excited and aroused her from her sleep.
He was so in x-stacy he could not help BUT to out himself.
But alas she felt extreamly guilty of last nights' trist....but did not tell him.
Weeks later she found the congregation that he attended; told the elders in full erotic detail of what took place and revealed that she is pregnant with his child.
And in those days, 9 times out of 10 there were no such thing as "public" or "private reproof. He got disfelloshipped.
Yeah....it's true, DAMN true.
And another thing...I had hella smurfs, my dad was liberal in that department....I love my dad.
But it sucked because I REALLY wanted MY smurfs to come to life and play with me since I was an only child at the time .
jojochan.
now, i think "stupid".
Well, I get a feeling, not really a image. Back in the day when I was in when someone said that name. I felt proud and open about it.
Now, when someone says that; I get a bad chill up my spine and pin prick in my chest. It's like when someone says a racial slur that's not really directed at you but you know that it was directed at you. And I know what it felt like to have that happen.
So yeah, that's the feeling that I would get.
jojochan.
personally, i love music, especially live music.
i often go on weekends to listen to r&b, soul, funk, etc.
what do you enjoy doing?
What do I do??
I used to love to play my music, but since I've been working overtime for the moment I guess 30mins of Ps2 at end of the day would do it. that and watch movies,and anime.
I know....sad huh?
jojochan.
last night just proved to me just that.
as i sat there last night while the speaker kept going on,.
and on, i zoned out.
Yo kw, I'm fine now, it's just that you get those fleeting moments from time to time though. I'm taking it one day at a time.
thanks.
jojochan.
i hope i don't go too long with this.... last night my wife and i were talking about her day in service.
we talked about several things of little consequence and then i made mention of a point out of the reasoning book to underscore the importance of our need to be well versed in the facts that support our beliefs.
said point is on 416 of the rs book.
Damn...I feel your pain. I also think that it's something they put in the baptism pool. But seriously; you can show them straight from their own source too about the doctrine changes, and they would not believe it. Most of the collective would not catch it. Because most of them don't really read the material that they are pushing out there in the street.
Spiritual blinders perhaps?
jojochan.
hi, friends ---.
just a note to let you know ian has had a setback.
there is a problem with his kidneys and he had to have a catheter inserted.
I remember reading an old thread of his regarding his experience when he realized the "truth" about the truth and it touched me. Then I read a little bit more about him and his ailment and it touched me even more. My heart goes out to him and to his family during all of this.
My prayers and thoughts are with him, and his family.
jojochan.
what a crappy morning i'm having.
first i over slept i was reading coc till one in the morning and woke up late, then i decided to walk to work, it's only a 15 min.
walk.
((((lola28))))
What suxs even more is that you're ending the week with meeting the elders.
Positive thoughts are with you lola.
jojochan.
last night just proved to me just that.
as i sat there last night while the speaker kept going on,.
and on, i zoned out.
Thanks everyone for the positive feedback and kind words. And to Valders; keep on posting.
The reason why I put that post that here instead of the private support section was to reach the lurkers. To reach those that have doubts and fears and questions that need answering. And Blues Brother, you are right. Things are definitley dumbed down for the collective. The still talking while the emblems were being passed around were in my opinion disrespectful. Back in the day my dad who gave the memorial talk years ago NEVER did that.
Brothers now these days love the sound of there own voice. A little bit TOO much.
And I am confused when It comes to the issue of my spirituality, what does IT mean for me. I do admit I have been obsessing about it for ahwhile now. But not all the time mind you, I do like to think that I have a life, LOL.
But really, it's like that movie dogma, where they said that your faith, when one is a small child is like shot glass, it does not take that much to fill the shot glass up with faith. But when one grows up the glass gets bigger, so more is needed to fill it up. Do you get it? I guess that's where I'm at right now. But when I was younger, I did get a rush from the memorial, I did, I really did. Because i believed that THAT was the right way to do it. But I do believe that it will get better for me in my search for spirituality, wherever that may be in my path of life.
But i do get sad sometimes. Sad for those that choose to stay in the dark about the real truth especially when they know that it is wrong and very pharaseical. But it's not my place to judge their reasons why they stay.I will though give them a listening ear when they need it.
thanks for reading
jojochan.
"christianity has made my life a living hell.
it has messed me up so badly, and i haven't been able to see it until now.
i look at all of my family and i really do pity them.
"Dear God, save me from your followers."
I wanted to scream this out last night so bad.
But really I feel the same way when it comes to organized religion,especially when the witness group tends to put things into catogories.Black and White. But to me it's not that simple as they put it.
Spirituality to me personally, is so much bigger, so much more complex. Are they serious in thinking that they can peg God down so easily?
Give me a break....
jojochan.
