i’ve been here a long time.
i saw this site jwd/jwn.
i thought it was very lively and interesting.
Came over from DogPatch's site in 2011, great articles from NewBoy and other former bethelites made it obvious JW were just another religious organization, not at all what they claimed to be. Found it to be a great resource.
Solid year or two of daily reading over here until I handed in my DA. Great site, seems to have gone south for awhile last 3 1/2 years on account of divisive usa politics and aggressive posturing..
at what time would you say that the watch tower schema lost the spirit?.
like the ancient nation of israel which struggled maintaining divine blessing due to a long series of grave errors that eventually culminated in definitive loss... how and when did watch tower lose the spirit?.
can we pinpoint a time or event?.
They never has the spirit, think of how the founders treated their wives.. Russell the jellyfish and Rutherford the drunk adulterer, to begin with
Good point as usual Magnum PI, thanks !
"and this good news of the kingdom will.
be preached in all the inhabited earth for a. witness to all the nations; and then the end.
bible are more familiar to jehovah's witnesses than the.
following
i was thinking about this at work the other day, and realized the one positive thing i can truly credit the jws with: .
i have no fear of public speaking.
i was a shy kid, fat, clumsy, with crooked glasses and worse teeth, who wore hand-me-downs in one of the wealthiest counties in all of america, who sat still while classmates got up to salute the flag or recite the pledge of allegiance.
Getting used to social settings where there are lots of good smelling well dressed women around. I had lived under a rock ( more like in a machine shop ) for the first few decades of my life. I don't miss any of it really but at least it's good to know I can be at ease in social settings where there's lots of people
to me personally, steven hassen books have had a tremendous influence on my waking-up over the last years.. i have read 3 of his books.. combating cult mind control(2012 edition).
freedom of mind.
releasing the bonds.
"Combatting Cult Mind Control" read it when it came out, still own the copy. The BITE model is real and I fell for it. Huge guilt button here.
have you ever suffered a great disappointment?.
well, meet william miller!______.
time: 1782 (after the american revolution and before the war of 1812).
i haven’t been to a meeting in months.
just got a sympathy card in the mail from a “sister”.
i don’t know her beyond her face.
Have to say JW's have no concept of healthy boundaries . I'd do the Christmas card reply thing mentioned above for sure, too funny !!!!!!
i haven’t been to a meeting in months.
just got a sympathy card in the mail from a “sister”.
i don’t know her beyond her face.
Simon, thing is she counted time for purchasing said card, thinking about and writing a message, purchasing a stamp and then actually mailing it. Could be an extra hour or two on the senders monthly report, depending.. Is how they operate I've seen it up close and personal. ( I was an elders study )
i was with my brother in law when we were in service and given this book.
i have posted on this before but it got me to thinking.
it was taken from us by the local elder we talk to about it.
Read it and liked it, consider it an insider's account.
for those of you that have not got my book new boy yet, it will be free for down load on amazon books.
you can down load it on your kindle for the next 30 days at no cost.
enjoy keith.
Good stuff Keith, will look into it but will pay. I'd hate to freeload like a JW hehe
