One elder said in a talk that it was ok to miss meetings sometimes! I had NEVER EVER heard that from the platform. Everyone was like
Apart from that, most seemed to believe in god which to me is a strange idea.
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At what point did the WTS become overly controlling?
by jambon1 ini used to hear about good `ol days when people were happy dubs.
people had fun, did things together and it seems by the tone of the converstaions that there was less control over every tiny detail of the brothers lives.. i remember the 1st time someone told me as an unbaptised publisher that i would eventually be 'counceled' for not wearing a suit.
i was utterly stunned!
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I used to hear about good `ol days when people were happy dubs. People had fun, did things together and it seems by the tone of the converstaions that there was less control over every tiny detail of the brothers lives.
I remember the 1st time someone told me as an unbaptised publisher that I would eventually be 'counceled' for not wearing a suit. I was utterly stunned! Why? That was my 1st reaction. Of course, I was on course for becoming a good dub so I went along with it.
Then there was beards, coloured shirts, jazzy ties etc, etc. It seems stupid now but they just wanted a say about EVERYTHING.
When did this change take place? Was there ever a time when things were`nt so controlling? Do you think that these rules eventually just make people say "I`ve had enough, Im off!"
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Whats all this about bethsarim?
by jambon1 in.
i have heard a few things about this before but im unsure of the real story.. anyone fill me in?.
thanks if you can.. j
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I have heard a few things about this before but Im unsure of the real story.
Anyone fill me in?
Thanks if you can.
J
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What book are they studying at the book study these days?
by unbrainwashed inhaven't been to one in a couple of years.
i know they just finished the daniel book.
what are they studying now?
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Revelation book AGAIN??!!
Actually that's great news! It sounds like organizational suicide to me.
I feel this way too. Studying this book will turn many to the internet & doubts. Great for those who in their hearts wish to be liberated.
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Were YOU Depressed When You Were A Witness?
by minimus ini've seen soooo many witnesses taking meds or alcohol because of unhappiness and depression.
i know of one woman who regularly gos to her shrink and is the most depressed person that i know of.
personally, i believe it's because a jw can never do enough to satisfy god or the elders....what do you think?
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Let me state that I am happy now - VERY happy, despite the trials that are common to most.
As a JW I was thorougly miserable. I drank a lot. I dreaded weekends (now I love them), I was mentally disturbed, put on a brave face, lived the JW lie, deeply depressed, drank more, etc, etc.
It was all a part of knowing that it was all a lot of BS. My hands were tied at the time. Now they are not and I feel free. Not so that I can do lots of bad stuff. But because I am mentally free from anguish, depressing outlook etc.
Happy J
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Letter from Dad
by Synergy ini love you so much.
i hope someday you'll read them so you know how i feel about you and how deep my love for you is.
each time i invite you to my house you say you're too busy to come.
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jambon - that avatar - is it of a district convention? its creeping me out a bit!
Crumpet; No, it is not. J
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Letter from Dad
by Synergy ini love you so much.
i hope someday you'll read them so you know how i feel about you and how deep my love for you is.
each time i invite you to my house you say you're too busy to come.
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Do you only want to talk to me when something goes wrong in your life? I want to rejoice with you when you have good things happen too.
It may be hard for some in this western world to believe, but there are millions/billions alive right now who simply have no 'good things' at all.
I know about 'good things'. I love my beutiful family and have never had to face a real loss or trial, but I can see that for many, many people, life is just simply not woth living!
God/religion sucks
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Letter from Dad
by Synergy ini love you so much.
i hope someday you'll read them so you know how i feel about you and how deep my love for you is.
each time i invite you to my house you say you're too busy to come.
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Im sorry but people are dying from malnutrition & disease, tsunamis & earthquakes. They didnt ask to be born. Now they are here, they suffer. Not a very 'hospitable' god, is he?
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Are you happier out of the org?
by dobbie inhi everyone i was just wondering if those of you that have left the org for whatever reason, have found your'e much happier than when you were in it?probably a daft question but i tried to talk to a friend about how i was feeling about a few things and why i don't go to meetings and she said would i really be any happier out than in?it just got me thinking about why i joined in the first place, because i was lonely and down, although i still am several years later it seems!have you found life better on the outside?did you feel a sense of freedom or was it really hard to adjust?when i try to explain what i find hard in the religion they can always say something back that then makes me think i was wrong in the first place and it is the truth after all - aagh!
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Most JW`s I know are the most down, depressing, miserable people I know.
I realised after associating with worldly people for my last stretch in the truth, that they were all so content, care-free, generally happy. They had problems, but who does`nt?
After leaving, I felt liberated in mind and spirit. My years of over drinking stopped, my general state of mind improved and I began to breath & live.
I will never return, ever.
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When are people going to realise that big events happen around the world and then die down and NOTHING HAPPENS!
As a kid, I was shit scared about the 1st gulf war..............
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