merfi

Joined

• started 39 topics
• posted 510 times   see topics posted on
• send a message

Posts by merfi

• 
  6

  APOSTATE acronyms

  by parlay in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  a - a. p - person.

  o - opposing.

  s - speculation.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  merfi

  Awesome!

  ~merfi
• 
  17

  Watchtower comments that were extremely lame!!!!!

  by free2beme in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i always remember a point to the watchtower study, was that your comments should be about something that meant something to you or something you learned from the experience.

  well, did anyone have a brother or sister in the congregation who did this .... "i would like to define the meaning to the most simplest word in this paragraph, to see if i can seem smart for knowing how to use a dictionary?".

  ... when i say simple word, i mean people defining "honor" or maybe something like "knowledge" or any other word a person with an education beyond the forth grade would know without the look-up.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  merfi

  For any who still attend meetings, count the number of times you hear someone say, "And we can appreciate that..." in one comment.

  OMG, you hit the thing that keeps the kids and I amused at meetings these days.... We count the number of times a certain elder uses the word "appreciate". He had a 12min service meeting part once where he said appreciate 35 times. No lie. We thought of putting a thesaurus in a gift bag and leaving it in the library for him. Funny, all I remember of his talks is that word, nothing at all about the topic. ~merfi, of the Unappreciative Class
• 
  46

  Will the elders listen to me even though i'm disfellowshiped

  by Lehaa in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  he's refusing to pay maintenance.

  hanging aroung with disfellowshiped people and just being a plain arse hole.

  after enduring months of shit from him i'vce decided to call the elders in his congregation.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  merfi

  When I was DF, I called the PO of the ex's congregation for this exact same thing. He told me "You need to focus on restoring your spirituality and relationship with Jehovah" blahblahblah and didn't bother to listen to me... I was just another 'worldly' person, so couldn't be trusted. Maybe if I'd stated the scrip about providing for the household, it would have sparked him. But prolly not. Anyway, my attorney got the ex's attention with a threat or two. I'd recommend using the legal system vs the WT "system".

  Another point -- they may take it as you being scorned and vengeful, kwim? (this is what I've heard from my own creep elders about my own situation) Not that you are, but as a DF person, his remarriage etc -- it's just how it may APPEAR to those who are looking for it.

  ~merfi
• 
  19

  When you were a JW, did anyone ask you a question that caused you to doubt?

  by Victorian sky in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  no dotrinal question could shake me, but it was a personal one, out in service that started my initial doubts.

  a man asked me: 'are you really happy?

  ' i couldn't say, 'no, i'm miserable' but i thought it was a powerful question, anyone else asked something that really shook them?

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  merfi

  One of my EMT buddies and I would go around and around about creation vs evolution. I, of course, HAD to be on the creation side lest I 'bring reproach' and falter in my expected beliefs. But I never truly, deeply believed the creationist view I was arguing. He always made some good points that I thought about a lot. During one conversation, we both agreed on Natural Selection (I always have, but thought that since it didn't come out and SAY "evolution", I was ok. ). He said "well that's evolution!" Verbalizing what was rattling around in my brain anyway. I carried this around for quite some time... one of the first doubts I had. The other doubts evolved from there. haha :)

  ~merfi
• 
  34

  A New Voice

  by apfergus in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i haven't been involved with the jws in nearly five years now.

  i was raised as a witness from the time i was seven until i was 17 and a junior in high school.

  i don't have any particularly sad stories to tell, really, except that the process of leaving the organization--even though i was never baptised--was the hardest thing i've ever gone through.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  merfi

  It's GLBT.

  But I'm clueless too. What is it?

  ~merfi
• 
  70

  The Finished Project

  by SickofLies in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i just got home from the appeal, and i won i'm not df'ed!

  lol how crazy is that?

  anywayz, i'll post the results when i get them on my computer, it make take some time so don't expect the recordings until tomorrow.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  merfi

  Well I about fainted dead away!! Unbelievable!!

  What is the rest of the battle plan?

  Looking forward to listening to the recordings tomorrow.

  ~merfi
• 
  18

  Here's a plan for next year's Memorial....great fun if u have the guts!

  by AK - Jeff in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  picture five or six apostates filtering into a kingdom hall where none are known.

  they do not visit with each other, but just mingle in the crowd.

  when the time comes to sit down and listen to the sales pitch, they all sit in seperate areas of the kh.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  merfi

  Hey collegegirl.... I'm in the state right next door to ya. We could crash a Minnesota Memorial or something halfsies. LOL

  I would actually think seriously about doing this. I've had far too many mind games played on me, it would be nice to return the favor.

  ~merfi
• 
  34

  Pics are up of nigeria assembly hall

  by loosie in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  ok am i spoiled because i live in america?

  this assembly hall doesn't seem adequate for the weather in nigeria.

  no walls to keeps the insects away.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  merfi

  The speaker stand has always given me the willies. Dunno why....

  Nice place. I guess.

  ~merfi
• 
  64

  What First Pops Up Into Your Mind When You Hear "Jehovah's Witnesses"???

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  now, i think "stupid".

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  merfi

  It's probably weird, but what goes thru my mind is a half-second movie of my past 15 years there, concluding with the image of the face of the elder who told me how horrible a person I am in my last JC. I get a chill... Then, I do a mental mind-shake and realize that I am free.

  ~merfi
• 
  32

  I got the call today, only one problem

  by SickofLies in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  well i just got home and i have a message on my machine saying that there will be a meeting tomorrow at the kingdom hall at 8:30pm for my appeal.

  however, they said on the recording that i will be responsible for getting my own ride there.

  there in lies the problem as i don't have a car right now.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  merfi

  So -- they think cuz you don't have a ride that they can DF you in absentia?! Meh...

  If I was around, I'd jeep ya there.

  Can your mom give you a lift? Seems like she's on your side!

  ~merfi