I guess it's all a tribute to their inventiveness....or like P.T. Barnum said, "There's a sucker born every minute." That's what I feel I was....and I think no matter what new gobbledy-gook passes for "new light from God" the rank and file will accept it and go on.
Quandry
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"Overlapping Generations"... one year later...
by Alfred inwow, it's hard to believe it's already been about a year since this subject was covered in the wt study at kindgom halls around the globe... let's read it just one more time, so we don't forget just how ridiculous this sounded when we first read it.... watchtower (study edition), april 15th, 2010 issue, pages 27-29:.
"this magazine has long been used by the faithful and discreet slave as the primary channel for dispensing increased light.
... what does this explanation mean to us?
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Update on my daughter, Ali.... the saga continues
by coffee_black inali had an appointment with her dr. yesterday.
he won't let her return to her job, due to the long hours for her position.
(45 hours minimum) and the physical lifting that her employer would require.
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Quandry
So glad things are going better. Hope you all have a relaxing summer!
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Hello, Hi and Heys! I'm new
by PinkPajamasx inhello everyone, i am not nor ever been a jw.. i'm a 40 year old mother of 2 and i am married to a wonderful man who serves as a naval chief in the united states navy.
we have been married 15 years and life is beautiful.
i knew a little about jehovah's witnesses until recently.
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Quandry
Didn't see your post earlier and also wanted to welcome you to the forum.
So glad your husband came back safe and sound.
Please stay around and read much about us.
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Waking Up From a 34 Year Slumber.
by alg1052 injuly 11, 2011 will be 34 years since i was baptised as one of jw's.
the sleeping pill i took was in the form of them providing the information that made the bible come alive with the truth and insisting that they go by the bible not adding or taking away from it.
i had negative experiences from local brothers from time to time, however i excused them as part of being imperfect.
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Quandry
Welcome to the forum.
It is interesting that you used the expression a 34 year slumber. I felt the same way after being baptised for over thirty years. For all that time I let the organization do my thinking for me. I had no worries because the big A would be coming "soon." Now I am going on 60 years old. I regret so many things...not getting a college education, not traveling more because of field service every weekend, and distancing myself from my family. (Mom and Dad are gone now)
I can't guide you to any other organization-I just fall into the category of "good people"-no promiscuity-no vices-but can't picture myself joining some other religious group with their "take" on things.
Most of all, after your slumber, I hope you wake up to live itself-that is, enjoying being alive, and living up to your potential.
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I walked out of an Elder's Meeting
by AlmightyDog inwell here goes... i apologize in advance if this turns into a long and disjointed rant, but i just have to begin typing in order to keep from exploding.
i realize that what im about to say could seriously jeopardize my anonymity, but i think ive reached the point that i just dont care.
i want this to be over.. let me explain what caused me to rip up a letter and get up and walk out in the middle of an elders meeting two weekends ago.. our boe has been embroiled in a nasty fight for the past 2 years over a certain brothers business dealings.
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Quandry
You are really stuck in a bad situation, and join some other posters here with the same problem of all family and friends being in the organization.
I hope that if you want to fade, you find a way to cope with the pressure. They will grill you from every direction, I'm sure, trying to find out why you aren't "with them" anymore. I hope you find a way to keep your family...they will want to take everything from you if you are found out.
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Did I Have a Stroke?
by compound complex indear friends:.
is it just disorientation, getting old...?.
i awoke this morning and really did not know where i was.
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Quandry
So glad you followed up with a medical doctor. Hope you feel O.K. now, and get medication so that the chances of another episode are minimized for the future!
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Resigned
by Franklin Massey ini finally resigned as an elder.
my conscience wouldn't allow me to continue.
i've battled for years trying to reconcile the fallacies of the wt society with my own personal beliefs.
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Quandry
Yes, we wanted it all to be true, but alas, it isn't.
How can a person just pretend and go through the motions while dying inside? Eventually it has to come to a halt. I don't know if you will be attempting a fade so that you can still have your family, and that is for you to decide. Whatever course you take, we wish you the best.
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Did I Have a Stroke?
by compound complex indear friends:.
is it just disorientation, getting old...?.
i awoke this morning and really did not know where i was.
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Quandry
Coco, I actually hope you are not reading this because you are getting yourself to a doctor, but if you are reading, well....get yourself to a doctor! I don't know what is going on and neither do any of us over a computer. You need to see a professional and be evaluated. If it is a warning of a stroke or if you actually had one, don't wait till another one comes.
Please keep us posted.
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Quandry
A bit of advice: Please don't expect your wife to feel as you do. You must have patience. If she had been the one to call B.S. first, you know how you would've been programmed to answer.
I do hope that you two can get on the same page, but it will take kindness and much thought without being pushy.
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Is there no hope? (daughter getting baptized)
by camicia ini'm really distraught about the fact my 23 year old daughter is ready to abandon a potential career in writing where her talent lies, and become a jehovah's witness.
i banned the study being held in our home, but it only hurt my relationship with my daughter, who screamed at me "i pay to live here and i'm not hiding, you're sabotaging my relationship with god!
" so i gave in.
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Quandry
I have a daughter that is twenty-three. One thing that we know is, of course, they want independence. They want to be treated as adults and be heard.The witnesses are giving her all the attention she needs, and listening to her.
Yes, Jgnat gave great advice, and it will be hard, but please follow it. Don't allow them to use you as a means to drive her further toward baptism.
If you stop opposing and simply ask sincere questions, it may be better. Please do alot of research on this site. Find out about the generation changes, and the flip flops, so that you will be informed. Then carefully craft your questions in a kind, inquisitive way. Do not push. Perhaps this may help her to question.
I am thinking that after baptism, when no one will be able to count their time spent with her, she will get less attention.
Please hang in there. Come back here and vent to us when you need to. We understand.