it has been awhile since i have visited the forum.
since the fall of 2013 i've been attending the unitarian universalist congregation in chandler, az.
i became a member in 2015. this past september i gave the sermon.
Thank you for sharing your talk with us and for sharing a bit of your journey.
The cruise ship analogy was so clear. AFTER the cruise, answering questions from excited friends who want to hear about all the wonderful sights and experiences only to tell them you did not get experience much because of being so occupied with prepping and warning of something that would never happen.
Thank you again. It seems you have found a warm group with whom to associate.
its sunday am and i suggest we go for a drive.
why i do not know as we have no conversation no banter at all.. so we did and had coffee.
while we were doing so and looking at the scenery i realized she was humming wt songs to herself.
That video is funny! "Excuse me, you Jehovah's Witnesses! I'm talking to you. Can I have one of your magazines?"
*hiding under umbrella*
*fingers in their ears*
*singing kingdom songs louder*
anyone else see ths?
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https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/jehovah-s-witnesses-ordered-jury-pay-34m-abuse-survivor-n914146.
Barbara Anderson started a thread on this exact subject a few days ago:
Barbara's thread is currently 8-pages long.
i just wanted to share with you the thoughts that i've had lately.. my plan was to get a job, become independent and then leaving the org throughout this year 2018. i'm going to achieve the first step in a matter of weeks, the second one soon afterwards but maybe i will wait a little longer for the last one.. one year ago a friend of mine was reinstated.
we weren't very close friends back then, although we got along well.
but, since no many jws in my town want to hang out with him (because of his being a former disfellowshipped), we started to talk and go out more often and in a matter of half a year we've become very close friends, like brothers.
This:
dubstepped wrote: just own whatever the real reasons are for things and live the most authentic life you can
Word.
All in good time. It sounds like you are young (late teens/early 20's?). There is no rush to leave(even if you were older). You have developed some critical-thinking skills and are using them to build a life for yourself. Keep building new skills and use them!
Please remember a few things, though. Once you become fully 'inactive' there is better chance of avoiding official sanctions by the leadership of the WTS. If you get caught misbehaving on your own or with your reinstated friend while you are active or irregular, you both risk permanent harm to family relationships. Be very, very careful to not get caught by other JWs. Or tone down the antics a bit.
Also, don't get romantically involved with a JW.
ladies and gentlemen, i proudly present you with mr and mrs @stucknomore2.0:.
https://youtu.be/o9bqz9jj_qg.
sacha and sherrie, you've done an amazing job in spreading the word about this forum, and it is my sincerest hope that the plug you made brings some newcomers in.
Thanks for posting this! I will watch it later.
(Marking for Later)
so this morning i'm walking to my office and there's the jws on their carts outside as usual.
and old sister, a brother in his 20s and an elder i instantly recognized from my jw days.
one of my best friends of about 20 years.. i genuinely just wanted to say hi as i havent seen him in 3 years.
Love, Love, LOVE this:
Me: It is fixed. My life is actually perfect right now. I have real friends, real family and no reason to shun anybody. [emphasis by Aude}
And this was so good, too:
Me: Real family? I haven't heard from them in three years.
"And who's fault's that?"
Me: Well, the Watchtower society obviously.
Brilliant. All of it.
Thank you for sharing this conversation. Really it hits on the best points when talking to JWs. Be kind. Be real. Emphasize what is good with our lives. Short and sweet. And very kind.
Sorry you were treated poorly. I hope the rest of your day was better.
she is two weeks postpartum after having my granddaughter when she sang this .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rulm5zl-isa.
That was fun to watch!
https://www.wgal.com/article/jehovah-s-witness-event-met-with-protestors/22834659 .
It was a brief but good clip and seemed to accurately capture people being who they are.
Like I said, Mission Accomplished.
https://www.wgal.com/article/jehovah-s-witness-event-met-with-protestors/22834659 .
Oh Please! I didn't fall for anything. It's very clear she knew what she was doing. She wasn't being sarcastic. She was trying to get him on camera saying/implying that JWs are control freaks and refuse to give any regard to former members.
Mission accomplished.
