i used to be a member of this site, but jumped off a good number of years ago (08?).
i don't have access to my old email, so i'm using a new account.. anyway, i was baptized jw in late 90's.
da'd mid 2000s.. when i left there were three meets a week plus field service.
Two comments from the last few days really "sum up the last decade in JW history" for me:
"Poor organization, they don't know who they are or what they are selling anymore about the future." - Joyzabel
"Because that is what they worship now - the org, not the god. It's the golden calf they have created because their god has failed to show up." - Simon
i used to be a member of this site, but jumped off a good number of years ago (08?).
i don't have access to my old email, so i'm using a new account.. anyway, i was baptized jw in late 90's.
da'd mid 2000s.. when i left there were three meets a week plus field service.
"Stone the infidel - it's the pinky-purple one with the gold edges or nothing!!" - Simon
I vote for the baby shit green-brown songbook that I grew up with!
we will not weigh you down with burdensome lists, as you have the freedom to choose, but here is our list anyway.some snippets:.
the law showed jehovah’s strong feelings against clothing that does not make clear the distinction between male and female—what has been described in our day as unisex fashion.
(read deuteronomy 22:5.
What a fu@king joke all of this is! When I was a young Bethelite arriving in 1974, I was as conservative as they come. I wore pleated pants and khakis instead of jeans. All of my suits were conservative and loose fitting. I was chided by other Bethelites for being too conservative. One who is now a Circuit Overseer used to torment me over and over again about my shoes. One pair had a strap with a buckle. He constantly told me that I looked like a 'Pilgrim' and why didn't I dress more 'hip'. When I got my glasses at Bethel, I chose rimless glasses like 'Papa Knorr'. The brother that sold the glasses to the society tried over and over to get me to change my mind. He told me, 'Brother Sparky, those glasses make you look like a nun. Don't you want something more stylish?'. So I gave in and bought a suit and shoes similar to the ones pictured. My pants were TIGHT as can be and I wore 'Beatle Boots' for shoes and was praised for being so stylish. At the time I was also a Ministerial Servant and no one counseled me on my improper dress. (My pants were tight and I had massive flares at the bottom. It was the style at the time.) Governing Body (tm) take your rules and put them where the sun does not shine. After I left Bethel I went back to being a conservative dresser.
we will not weigh you down with burdensome lists, as you have the freedom to choose, but here is our list anyway.some snippets:.
the law showed jehovah’s strong feelings against clothing that does not make clear the distinction between male and female—what has been described in our day as unisex fashion.
(read deuteronomy 22:5.
Barbeque (very well done) - Bohm
I almost pissed myself laughing so hard!
http://www.icr.org/article/9325/.
amazing read...go on , have a laugh if you want to.. new dna study confirms noah.
by brian thomas, m.s.
Genetics again confirms Genesis.
By God, I think you're on to something. The story of Lot and his daughters proves that they were interested in passing on genetic purity all to the 'praise' of Jehovah!
i'm just curious as to how it all happened.. to explain.
many years back, before ex-jw websites, i called on a local lady in order to design an extension to her already enormous house.
she was a young, voluptuous gal, married to a much older local business man who spared little expense in order to give his young wife whatever her heart desired.. we chatted for ages.
I have this in my personal files. It is from TIME magazine February 22, 1982. I hope this helps, snugglebunny.
seriously, you have to read the comments.
just a peek into what the general public think about jw's coming to their doors.. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3608286/father-two-accused-opening-door-jehovah-s-witness-wearing-open-superman-dressing-gown-revealing-manly-shape-cleared-exposing-himself.html#ixzz49h8vohm1.
we had a good giggle over this.
I'll bet she was surprised by the verdict. No doubt she was 'cock sure' that she would win...............
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/scientists-underground-stone-rings-made-by-neanderthals/2016/05/25/1fa17e98-229b-11e6-b944-52f7b1793dae_story.html.
two mysterious stone rings found deep inside a french cave were probably built by neanderthals about 176,500 years ago, proving that the ancient cousins of humans were capable of more complex behavior than previously thought, scientists say..
You know very well that SATAN put those rings in that cave no more then 6000 years ago! He did it to confuse both scientists and Christians and draw them away from faith in Jehovah!
i'm just curious as to how it all happened.. to explain.
many years back, before ex-jw websites, i called on a local lady in order to design an extension to her already enormous house.
she was a young, voluptuous gal, married to a much older local business man who spared little expense in order to give his young wife whatever her heart desired.. we chatted for ages.
snugglebunny, if you have not read anything by Randy Watters, you may want to check out his website. He has a very good insiders viewpoint on the whole affair.
you all like miracles?
wanna hear some real miracles that have happened?
this is all true folks!
Personal experience:
When I was a teenager, my brother studied with a man that was raised as a witness (but never baptized) and his new wife. The man told the story of a 'demonized pocket watch' that he had received from his newly deceased father. The father was not a very good Witnesses and continued to smoke right up until his death. At any rate, this man that my brother was studying with claimed to be under constant demon attack. He traced the attacks to the 'demonized pocket watch' and placed said watch between the pages of 'The New World Translation'. Viola....no more demons. Later on, the woman divorced her husband because his was a drug addicted, philandering alcoholic (so much for the demons) and married my brother. After my brother faded, she kicked him to the curb and now she lives with her son and his wife. Never underestimate the power of a 'pocket watch'!
