i am in deep shite!.
haven't been to a meeting for a year.
rumours are rampant in canada as my family is 'prominent'.. p.o.
5th,
Take him into a private area of your home, a study, an office, library, basement, etc. Sit down like men, and talk, with NO WTBTS info.
If he tries to show up with another elder, tell the other elder to leave your house immediately. Frankly, with him cancelling lunch I smell an ambush attempt in the making.
i ask myself this from time to time.
is the governing body operating seriously out of the belief that they are god's only channel to mankind?
or are they deliberately scamming people?
I'd love to see the inner workings of one of their "secret" 2/3 meetings.
Of course, I'd also love to kick Losch in the balls for trying to ban NFL football, what a JERK!!! He was trying to say that it was a command from god at our DC back when I was a teen.
Frankly, I think they mean well at one point in their lives, then go through a doubtful stage, but then like a stubborn jackass trying to get through an iron gate, they just keep banging their heads, and balking. Then eventually with all that headbanging and balking going on, eventually they get noticed and become a GB member, and then they truly know how crooked things really are.
this is a text message i just received from a guy who was in my old congregation.
(ps, no there was no shenanigans going on there, i wasn't interested in this guy in that way...even though he was possibly the best friend i had ever had within jws).. "hi rob.
please come back to the truth.
again, change your number, dump the conditional friends, and start living YOUR life
The thing that they (the cult) hate the worst is when people leave and go on to lead successful, fulfilling lives outside the Borg walls. Closure, won't come until you let go of these "conditional" friends. Meaning, if you aren't a Dub in good standing, then they won't speak to you or be your friend.
i've disassociated myself since february.
i made no secret of my disapproval of the wtbts and was very vocal to my doubts of it being god's true organization on earth to the po.
now, the po and another elder has scheduled to talk with my wife tonight for a sheparding call at the home of the book study.
They may use this meeting as a "feeler"... Meaning they will ask her, if she receives undo stress from you, or if she is being fed "apostate food". If she answers yes to either of these, they will go the route of "spiritual endangerment", I guarantee it, especially if they are younger elders. If you have a group of very old (read: Dinosaur) elders, then they will remind her of her wedding vows were said before Jehovah, and will NOT, go the route of spiritual endangerment, however, they will be asking about you.
I've had sheperding calls both ways, when I was in. Usually though they only want to come over about "lack of...", its rare that they come as an encouragement. Its usually to nitpick, harp on you, or drill you for info.
I tried to go the route of endangerment from my ex-wife, when they wouldn't believe she was cheating, even though she was staying at another man's house for full weekends.
i am in deep shite!.
haven't been to a meeting for a year.
rumours are rampant in canada as my family is 'prominent'.. p.o.
Just remember that you and your father are both GROWN MEN...
GROWN MEN...
I had to confront my father, and told him I no longer wanted to be a JW, and never would be again. He was trying to get me to go back after getting DF'd, and I wanted no part of it. I love my life, I love my girlfriend, and I love my family, but at the end of the day, ITS MY LIFE. I have very supportive friends (all "worldly"), and some family that are not part of the cult, and some family that have left the cult.
i've disassociated myself since february.
i made no secret of my disapproval of the wtbts and was very vocal to my doubts of it being god's true organization on earth to the po.
now, the po and another elder has scheduled to talk with my wife tonight for a sheparding call at the home of the book study.
You should fear this...
Another broken family... surely another BLESSING FROM JEHOVAH!!!
(JW audience claps like seals)
Demand as the head of the household to be present on ALL these meetings if you value your marriage.
this is a text message i just received from a guy who was in my old congregation.
(ps, no there was no shenanigans going on there, i wasn't interested in this guy in that way...even though he was possibly the best friend i had ever had within jws).. "hi rob.
please come back to the truth.
Change your number
for me, it's having friends that i don't have to hide my lack of meeting attendance/service from.
it's amazing how they teach you that only jws can be your real friends, but in reality, it's all contingent upon your religious "performance.
" sure, if you're not going to meetings, they'll try to be "friends," by encouraging you to go back.
Knowing that I never have to do service again
Having a BEARD!!!!
Having many more women to choose from as a life partner
Having infinitely more people to choose from as friends
Not having to deal with stuck up witness relatives
Never having to sit through 6 - 8 hour days on weekends in dress clothes EVER AGAIN!!!
Not giving money to a corrupt organization
Being able to choose your faith (or not having one), and live it to the best of YOUR abilities
No more petty judgement from Dubs
But, THE ULTIMATE BEST....
Knowing that MY KIDS will never be brought up in a hate filled cult.
A Tie for me
1.Billy Gibbons - best tone in rock
1. Duane Allman - he took slide guitar to new places, AND they INVENTED Southern Rock
2. Marc Ford - a very close second.
i thought long and hard about posting this but the mis-information on this site finally persuaded me, i already accept many may not accept what i say on face value and get their appologist pens ready for making sure no pro-witness propaganda slips through the net on this site but here goes....... i've been on this forum for a few months my first post was about how i was thinking of returning to jw's and at my sisters recommendation to look at this site for both sides of the story before taking that step.. i faded from jw's 10/11 years ago now i left my hubby at the time divorced him to going on to have more relationships and kids, i was definately given the impression after asking on this site and with what i read that if i tried to return i might face df or at least a jc but definately a couple of elders questioning me over what i've been upto these last few years - none of these have happened.
i talked with an old jw friend (yes i do have then and she never shunned me quite happily accepted an offer of coffee from me and my asking for a chat) i told her i was interested in going back and was very frank about what i done in the last 10 years but not sure how returning was done now, she quite happily said she go ask for me to find out.. result!
she came back this week and said "all i had to do was goto meetings again" and an offer of a study was there for me if i wanted it to explore the open doubts that i had expressed i now had.. not quite the fire and brimstone welcome this site led me to believe would happen.. i will keep you posted with further updates if i feel the need to put them in future.. .
Quentin,
I said it a few pages ago, I strongly believe that "this entity" is no more than a TROLL. "She" is looking to stir the pot, I doubt anyone has met or talked to her besides her own sister. The whole thing reeks of suspicion BECAUSE:
I say the whole thing is an elaborate fake, probably from a bi-polar witness. Did you notice in Cheekie's posts how she is way more sexual, where as Reniaa tries to be a ignorant prude in all hers? I truly believe this is a hoax.
