i knew of a hall that allowed only white shirted speakers on the platform for sunday public talks!
when a visiting speaker did not wear the official white shirt he was either told that he couldn't give the talk or he could change shirts,as the hall kept a variety of sizes, just in case of an emergency!!!
i don't make this up.
They wanted sisters to wear nylons at all times. Brothers were to wear suits while on the school. There was one young fellow who wanted to do the bible reading but didn't have a suit. The brothers were barely persuaded to let him read.
Each hall however is vastly different. One liberal leaning kingdom hall I was with, was a virtual fornication free for all. College nor materialism was an issue. Then others were the exact opposite.
NL
i had to tell someone, surprisingly not one of my witness family were interested even though i am not dad or dfd.. i went for and got a promotion at work today, i worked hard at my interview and am delighted with my new position.
the only people that cared were my boyfriend and two very close friends i have made since leaving the org.
it leaves me tinged with sadness, but those are the breaks!.
Congrats PoppyR,
Your circle is larger than you know. Go get em'
NL
http://www.energeticsolutions.com.au/great_watchtower_deception.html.
scroll down to the part comparing hypnotic technique.
i've always thought there was something to.
I agree Metatron. My last district overseer made it a point to say each time you give a talk, quote something from a watchtower pub. That way people will know it's from the slave. It's all gravy as long as it's watchtower.
Anyone with 1/3 of brain will become overtaken by sheer madness with repeated exposure to meetings at the K.H.
NL
my neighbour across the street went to his 1st jw meeting yesterday.
he also went to the memorial last april.
he didn't go since.. coming back from his 1st meeting, he told me that he told the elders, that he will never wear a tie, and that he will never go out inthe field service, and that he wont go back to their meetings anymore because their meeting is right inthe middle of the afternoon on sundays....1pm to 3pm.
Very few normal people off the street become J-dubs these days. People see the weirdness right away. Plus the schedule and the restrictions are outrageous.
NL
ok guys and gals, i (being the assistant to the magazine counter) have acquired the newest okm.. i have uploaded it to imagevenue.com: here.
hopefully that works!.
by the way drew, your translation was very close.
You don't need no collig edgication. They teech reedin and rightin at the Kingdum Hall. Ax any bodi.
NL
hi everyone...this year i had to go to the district convention and with my newly opened mind...i sat there rolling my eyes the whole time...i was however very distrubed by a talk on higher education...im sure you all know of it...basically telling all of us outright that it was no good and we shouldnt be going...now i know they have done it in the past...but it seemed so blatant this year in your face...college is evil.....here's a related link .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7vxnzoeeys&mode=related&search= .
hopefully the links work ..im not really sure how to do it .......
Listened to that talk on YouTube. Disturbing!!!! How can any humanbeing alive today on earth not be put out with that kind propaganda.
God help us.
NL
please help me in understanding this.
my husband's friend and neighbor is also a former jw.
he was never baptized, but was raised in it.
This is very common. A young person leaves the organization. They go out have their fun. The problem is they left solely for reasons of the flesh. They do not examine fully the religion itself. They get older and more settled. The religion though irrelevant, reminds them of their youth. This may be the only religion that they now as the truth. They come back in. They make progress. It's maddening
NL
has anyone heard any announcement to this effect?
could it be true?
no more jw knocking at our doors?
With no door to door activity maybe Saturday could become another meeting day to talk about why we need to be at the Kingdom Hall on all the other days and not researching on the worldy internet and on and on and on and on and on.....................................................................
NL
just when you think the society couldn't get more oppressive, they prove you wrong.
there are lots of threads about the recent changes - the thing that really is a slap in the face for any witness who is considering their view of the organization, is the kingdom ministry which not only speaks against witnesses having sites (can't see those disappearing anytime soon) and they also want people to stop meeting together independently.. since when was this bible based?.
the bible says when two or three are gathered together that god will be among them, and many other scriptures speak against this teaching.. share your opinion on how this might help others wake up but please for me and others wanting to use this opportunity to have a discussion try and provide some scriptures along the way, they will be a great help!.
The bible says that the truth will set you free. The Society knows nothing about freedom.
The bible says that Jesus had a kindly yoke and a light load. The Society isn't kindly or lightening anybody's load.
The bible says that Love would identify true Christians. The Society cares for no one--Not one homeless shelter or soup kitchen.
The bible says "Who really is the FaithFul an Discreet Slave." The Society says "We are" but I haven't heard God say that they are.
Know what the bible says for yourself and stay away from all religious snakes.
NL
this discussion board is vitally important now, and will become even more important in the coming years.
lots of reasons, but here's just one from my own experience: .
for many years i was a super zealous, firm believing jw.
I agree, this site is vital. The truth is out there. Let's bring it.
NL
