if it was'nt for the internet i would still be stuck in the endless cycle of drone like meeting attendance and field service.
(technically i'm still in but not for long) i'm really glad that some ex-jws took the time to speak about the real truth.
for the longest time i always thought that what i was taught was correct, i never even felt the need to question it or validate it with actual facts.
I had doubts at times, but pushed to the back of my mind. When I started lurking here regularly last August, the UN situation was breaking out. After reading and discovering what the Watchtower had done,it felt like a kick in the stomach. I literally was in a daze for several days, almost pulling in front of a car I never saw. All I could feel was betrayal and shock. Now all I feel is anger.
FreeFallin
have you folks or your agents read and carefully digested the posts in the very recent thread entitled "how many got the real truth from the internet"?.
and it spells trouble for you.. you would be doing the world a favor if you just admitted your faults and disbanded the entire organization.
and given the destruction you've wrought in people's lives over the last hundred years and more, that's exactly what you should do.. but, since there's so much money involved you won't do that until you're forced.
Excellent essay, spot on.
FreeFallin
dear fellow posters,.
ozziepost and his beautiful wife mrs ozzie are going through a very tough time right now, at the hands of the wts and its henchmen.
in the space of a few weeks, they have lost their children and other family members due to the unchristian attitudes and pharisaic dogmas, despite having tried to quietly fade away from the wts.
Dear Mr. and Mrs Ozzie,
So sorry to hear of your heartbreak.
Sincerely,
FreeFallin
i'm not an elder but i do have a photocopy of the book from the net.
a number of elders in the congregation say that i should hand it over to them as "i should not have it.
" the chief reason they give for their request is that the information therein (such as the chapters on judicial cases) is not for my consumption and would not be of any use to me as i'm not an elder in the same way a book on surgical technique would be of little use to me if i wasn't a practicing surgeon.. the claim is made that those who post confidential "to the body of elders" letters on the net are being dishonest - therefore they are not christians.
AlanF
Thank you very much.
Free
i'm not an elder but i do have a photocopy of the book from the net.
a number of elders in the congregation say that i should hand it over to them as "i should not have it.
" the chief reason they give for their request is that the information therein (such as the chapters on judicial cases) is not for my consumption and would not be of any use to me as i'm not an elder in the same way a book on surgical technique would be of little use to me if i wasn't a practicing surgeon.. the claim is made that those who post confidential "to the body of elders" letters on the net are being dishonest - therefore they are not christians.
Maybe someone can help me out here, as I guess I'm confused. I thought the Elders's Textbook was referred to as the "Flock book?"
I went to Kent's site and the secret book shown was the"Organized to Accomplish our Ministry." I've had that book for years, and still do.
How can that be a secret book? Thanks.
Free
sometime during the past 2 days i read a post about jws and co-dependancy.
i have searched for 2 hours and can't find it.
a book was mentioned about the type of personality attracted to jw.
Scully,
Thank you very much for the link...I printed it out in its entirety,
very informative and calls for a lot of introspection.
Free
sometime during the past 2 days i read a post about jws and co-dependancy.
i have searched for 2 hours and can't find it.
a book was mentioned about the type of personality attracted to jw.
Nathan Natas
Thank you for the link by Amazing, it was very informative, but not the one I was looking for. I did not realize that ACOA referred to children of alcoholics. Just one more piece of the puzzle that explains why I am this way.
Coming to this forum has raised my awareness tremendously about myself, not just the JW problem. Thank you all.
FreeFallin
sometime during the past 2 days i read a post about jws and co-dependancy.
i have searched for 2 hours and can't find it.
a book was mentioned about the type of personality attracted to jw.
Joy and Dung Beetle,
Thank you very much. I will check out your suggestions.
FreeFallin
sometime during the past 2 days i read a post about jws and co-dependancy.
i have searched for 2 hours and can't find it.
a book was mentioned about the type of personality attracted to jw.
Sometime during the past 2 days I read a post about JWs and co-dependancy. I have searched for 2 hours and can't find it. A book was mentioned about the type of personality attracted to JW. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
FreeFallin
as i type this witnesses are knocking at my door.
it's funny.
usually i'd be content to go have some fun but not today.
LB,
I know the feeling...got a visit this morning around 10:30. I was on the internet at this "apostate site." I dove underneath the desk and hid there, not making a sound. I'm angry at them for making me do such ridiculous things, and especially mad at myself for being such a wimp. I just don't have my thoughts in order for a confrontation.
Saint Satan
i agree with you about answering the door. Any one who comes to my front door will be left standing there. It's always someone trying to sell me something I don't want, religious or otherwise.
Free
