he is on the internet and he has 5 songs he wants to sell you.
i guess he probably needs some extra income to supplement his meager social security check ( wt pay is pretty bad).
can you believe he is 75 years old now?
One of his relatives (nephew or brother) was in my congregation here - but inactive since before I moved into the territory. I remember he opened a liquor store or mini-market or small restaurant and started selling Lottery Tickets. It was a minor scandal.
Unfortunately, I cannot remember if he was Faded, DA'd or DF'd but most of us just kept away. Bad association and all.
-Aude.
doorbell rang.
saw through the peephole that it was jws.
opened the door and said "hi" in a friendly manner.
You are in an apocalyptic doomsday cult. And, you've got to get out of it.
OMG!! Said with a sense of urgency. Perfect!
-Aude. (Dare to Know~!)
ill introduce myself.
my name is darren, im 23 and live in england.. im having some problems with the "truth".. to start it off and to keep it as minimal as possible because i dont want to bore your minds, i was raised with my whole family as a roman catholic.. after moving around the world, even as far as new zealand, i got myself in a terrible way in guernsey channel islands.
i met some old friends of mine who were into all sorts related to the "crime scene" and i got myself involved with drugs and the like.. i began a spiralling into depression and cutting my arms to feel alive.
Welcome to JWN! We're glad you found us. It really is a good place to discuss what you feel and what you know and what you feel you know about Jehovah's Witnesses and the Watchtower Society.
You've gotten some great responses on this thread and I can't think of anything to add except 'Welcome!'.
-Aude Sapere (meaning: Dare to Know; Dare to Have Wisdom/Understanding)
i just remembered something from long ago..... i moved to california in 1974 after i had been in "the truth" for 11 years, having full-time pioneered and also having served time in federal prison over the so-called christian neutrality issue.. i felt completely confident that my bible education was the best on planet earth.
i had honed my skills by door to door preaching, discussion, arguments and attendance at the theocratic ministry school.. i began working as an artist in a huge company that manufactured all kinds of art, sculpture and wall hanging.
the head of the artists was a wonderful young man, skilled artist and devout christian who took me under his wing.
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LOL @ jiyuu2~!
say hello to an old friend of mine..."hiritoka".... .
we have an old board member back..some of you knew him as japanboy... he is now hiritoka... he is an old friend of mine..we knew each other when we were kids... .
have you ever wanted to ask a member of the wbt$ governing body`s family a question?...
I remember JapanBoy. Welcome back!
-Aude.
this is one of the most aggressive watchtowers i think i have ever read.. four study articles on not "following the crowd" not following unrealities(page 13) not following false teachers, meaning apostates of course(p 15).
avoiding false teachers means "refusing to read their literature, watch tv programs that feature them, examine their web sites, or add comments to their blogs.
(para 7, pg 16).
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i am livid right now, so please understand i'm venting, and i don't mean to sound like a troll.
i just found out about the "simplified" wt and the koolaid edition reinforcing shunning.
this is really freaking me out, but, anyway, i just had an epiphany.
marking for later (also ref the July 15, 2011 article on DF Family threads)
i figured i'd start off by just examining the language used in the july 15th, 2011 watchtower, page 15-16, paragraphs 4-7.. apostates are like:.
1. ravenous wolves.
9. their own ideas.
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