i must say that crisis of conscience is the first book i have actually read by an ex-dub.
unlike the society would have us believe, it is not a necessity to read "twisted words" in order to see the light.
ok, i found the first couple of chapters hard going, but in general, i am learning something new or fascinating each couple of pages i read.
is anyone else reading this or has done so and found it interesting?
Yes, I have done so and still find it interesting!
Thanks for posting this information but for crying out loud Ball's, just type and don't worry about the lack of response!
'If you write it...they will come'. After all, look what happened to Harold Robbins.
Flip
there are two things.
in the early and mid 80s there were witnesses saying that the cartoon characters the smurfs were not acceptable for witnesses.
i had two smurf cartoon books and my mother made me throw them away.
lec·i·thin n.
Any of a group of phospholipids found in egg yolks and the plasma membrane of plant and animal cells, used as an emulsifier in a wide range of commercial products, including foods, cosmetics, paints, and plastics. Also called phosphatidylcholine.
During the 70's there was a scare in our congregation where a few Jehovah's Witnesses warned against eating manufactured foods that included the above common ingredient. Lecithin was understood to have been made from blood, hence the plasma reference.
Flip
my birthday was saturday.
my mother called me on sunday.
her first words were "hello my birthday girl".
...now that I am XX years old
Happy! Twentieth Birthday, Puffs!
Flip
i recently got hold of the book the catholic answer to the jehovah's witnesses (louise d'angelo, maryheart catholic information center, meriden, connecticut, 1981).
it's a pretty critique of the jws in many parts, especially on the topic of "jws and false predictions".
with regard to "the generation of 1914" it said:.
A matter of fact, many people have serious problems when they don't read and apply God's word.
...and you're their 'Poster Boy'.
what effect has having a whole section of your life proved to be a falsehood had on you?.
anybody that has been a witness will understand the time, effort, comitment and money that it took to be a member.
the way it dominated our lives, affected every decision we made and shaped our future.. some have left and turned to other faiths and some (like myself) have lost all religious faith (and i make no appology for that).
If you were wrong about the truth, what else?
I wasn't wrong about the 'Truth', my parents were.
Now, I’m trying to be somewhat more skeptical and less fearful of openly scrutinizing the claims of others, especially of corporations that gain financially from my allegiance.
Flip
what a blast!.
it was sooooooooooooo goooooooooooooooood to be there.
anyone who was there that wouldn't mind having pix posted, let me know so i can post some more.
Beautiful Pix, but the smurf on the j-w apostate convention lapel badge knocked me out.
Subliminally, very funny!
Flip
i just finished watching the wts new video - "transfusion alternative health care".
this is very sophisticated propaganda and a real piece of work.
the organization is trying to equate "blood conservation therapy" with their own irrational blood policy.
Thanks for your insight, LE.
However, in spite of the information that highlights the questionable video, a current jehovah's Witness would likely express that they would rather err on the side of 'caution', not to risk getting AIDS and follow the directives of the WTBTS, just in case the corporation, contrary to medical logic, is actually correct.
Flip
as a surprise for my husbands birthday, i got this tattoo.
the picture is kind of blurry, it was hard to take!.
i know i said i was going to get it on my posterior, but i wanted to be able to see it!
Princess, if Steve writes a dollar amount and the date above the signature tatoo, are you able to go to the bank and cash yourself?
Flip
PS Just kidding, I respect your tolerance for pain...oh...umm...I forgot...you've been out in field service before.
which is worlds most civilized nation?.
what do you reckon, if there is indeed such a thing as the most civilized country.. to be civilized means:cause to improve from a savage or primative form of human society to a more developed one.. so that rules out any country that allows its inhabitans to run round armed to the teeth.. the country would need good standards of living, and education.. laws that allow maximun freedoms without impinging too much on other people.. good safty codes and regulations and good care for elderly .. so who is doing it best in the world at the moment?.
britian(?
I've heard Afghanistan has made some improvements lately, what with the PPCLI keeping the 'hardliners' heads down long enough for Afhgan kids to try and get an education.
Flip
for a privileged few, you get an article with your lifes story published in the wt.
most at least receive a grand send off with a kh memorial service.. my father passed away a couple of weeks ago.
he was just shy of his 89th birthday.
Sorry to hear about the passing away of your Dad, Mak’ and thanks for posting your thoughts.
My father, a Jehovah’s Witness since the late 40’s until his death also passed away under similar circumstances.
I suppose our Dad’s did the best they could, given the limited and distorted information the corporation demanded they work with.
With access to better education, hopefully, some of their offspring will fair better and make it easier to remove themselves from the same psychological trap.
Flip
