Sadly I was one of those that supported this tripe. Apostates are made out to terrorists that "oppose" and "target" the faithfull.
Wow! Such aggression! Most of the 'apostates' that I know, (myself included) are not that militant...
AS
sorry i can't copy paste it as i don't have the cdubrom anymore.
(the bin man took it!).
mrs punk always leaves her book in a prominent place at the breakfast table hoping we'll read it, see the light and go grovelling back to the 7 headed beast (gb).
Sadly I was one of those that supported this tripe. Apostates are made out to terrorists that "oppose" and "target" the faithfull.
Wow! Such aggression! Most of the 'apostates' that I know, (myself included) are not that militant...
AS
how do you respond when you walk past a jw or bump into a close jw friend who broke of contact with you?.
i remember when one brother was disfellowshipped, he himself honoured the arrangement and walked past the brothers with his eyes fixed to the floor.. im going to be disfellowshipped in 8 days, so i just thought id ask you all.. personaly, im going to be kind and cheery as i always tried to be with people.. timmy xxx.
I have been out for over 10 years, It starting to become a faded memory sometimes. The turn over of people in the local congregation over this time must have been a lot. I don't 'bump' into many of the JW's I used to know.
However this past saturday I was at the mall, and Mrs Elder and her daughter walked past. She either did not recognize me, or did a fantastic job of ignoring me. I had to grin.
I greeted a JW at the gas station one day, and we chatted the whole time we were there. Just kept it friendly and neutral. After all the F&DS has no problem with neutrality....
AS
i haven't posted on this site for about 2 years.
glad to see it's still going!
Ah here you are. :)
big hug for you!
i am glad you are okay.
you are a strong woman.. so sorry grace.
Hello Grace,
Big BIG hugs. Hope you feel better. Come and visit SA, none of that silly, slippery snow over here.
((((((((((((((((Grace))))))))))))))
Agent Smith and Mrs Smith
i saw a very long thread on answerbag answering the above question in which there are several jws responding and denyng vehemently what is said in the question.
in some places being quite rude to people.
the dialogue highlighted yellow is me, the text highlighted blue is someone who is agreeing that the jws did preach this.
I was six years old, and I recall the excited conversations the adults were haveing about '75. And how some famlies 'fell away' in '6 and '77
Even before I walked away from all the BS, I questioned how so many could get it so wrong. By then my father (elder) was playing his part in the cover up.
AS
taking a quick peek back at some of his videos he put up on youtube, .
he really did a fantastic job in exposing how the watchtower organization operates, .
exposing its deceivingly decisive corruption.. which one in your opinion out of the many he put up was his pointedly best and why ?.
I llike the memorial one best, it points to how little time is spent speaking about Jesus, and his sacrifice. And in turn how much time is spent being an infomercial to becoming a JW....
They are all good, and the dry humour makes it a pleasure to watch.
Where did V go? Hope he is still around.
taking a quick peek back at some of his videos he put up on youtube, .
he really did a fantastic job in exposing how the watchtower organization operates, .
exposing its deceivingly decisive corruption.. which one in your opinion out of the many he put up was his pointedly best and why ?.
V is legend! We used his videos in many presentations we did here.
Excellent teaching aids! :)
Agent Smith
alright, i'm curious now cause i've been wanting to know how certain people go their screennames.
now some people have their names involved with makes sense and so forth.
but i guess i'll start out.
Just like the character played by Hugo Weaving in the Matrix, I defended the Borg, agressively! I could see no wrong in what the society was doing.
All but the 7 million + JW's were evil, and that was that.
Then I had a few 'experiences' that woke me up.
And then I started to kick some ass.
(and I promise I did not harm that charming Neo chap!)
Agent Smith
i have from a safe source that the bethel branch office in austria, ireland, italy and switzerland are closing down in the near future.
most of the business will be taken care of from the german bethel.
nothing is said thru official channels yet, but there is no reason to doubt my source.. can anyone tell more about this topic?.
That's news to me! Is this another cost saving move?
AS
about a year ago i went through a mild meltdown.
it hit me fast i had panic attacks and became angry with all the control in my life.
(being a jw) i had just found out i was being screwed on a real estate development project by another self righteous jw i have known for a long time but this was a big loss (about 4 months pay plus expenses).
Welcome EA! Good to have you here. In this place you can say what you need to, complain if you must, share what you feel. And no 'Suits' with red handbooks to judge you.
Agent Smith