i had many days like this but i will never forget the time that a 'prominent elder' publicaly declared that he wants to see the worldly people die at armaggeddon.
"i hope that i can look out the window & watch it all happening".
i went home and thought; 'wtf am i a part of here'?
Honestly, it was my entire childhood. I can't distinguish one day that was worse than the others. I was deeply, deeply depressed and scared of everything. My home was a war-zone and I lived in constant fear...
I am SOOO very relieved to have the life I do now and I am so thankful I got out when I did! I hadn't felt true happiness & joy like I do now the whole time I was a dub.
MMO
that's the conclusion i've reached.
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i see persons who love being martyrs by going to the kingdom hall and not being able to literally breathe because they are allergic to perfumes and colognes, and they cough, their eyes water and they actually cry that no one cares about their plight-----but they still go and are "faithful" meeting attenders yet bitch and moan to anyone that will hear them.. then you get those that are handicapped and it's a huge deal to get into a car to go out in service and they cry that nobody really cares about them.. when an elder doesn't pick a person to comment, that martyr will dutifully go to the meetings, say the conductor doesn't like him/her and pray to jehovah for the strength to endure.. i swar, jws love feeling persecuted!.
I second your opinion Minimus!!
MMO
my congregation had 85 members ten years ago.
today,there are only 46. the ones that left the organization were mostly between 18-25 years old.
i haven't seen many middle-aged or elderly leave.
I think the younger ones leave. It's harder for the older ones to leave, especially if they are married to witnesses with children. I left when I was 19 or so and my brother left when he was around 17. One more brother to go...
MMO
just got home from 2 nights in the hospital.
i was kicked by a horse.
broke the big bone out of the joint and busted the small bone... which was just one layer of tissue from being a compound fracture.. doc reduced the dislocation while i was concious... i dont think we need to experience that sensation again.
Ugg, sorry to hear that! Hugs for you!
MMO
well, our local needs talk was a bit out of the ordinary - normally it's something mundane like improving bible studies.. after harping on about the good things the congregation is doing, we got to the meat.. there are 100 publishers in the cong - 40% of them are irregular meeting attenders.. the elder said that those who are irregular at meetings are also irregular on field service.. he also said the elders would continue to shepherd these ones, yet most of us never get as shepherding call.. he said that those who've lost their joy feel this way because they don't fellowship often enough and lack appreciation for sacred things.. there are those who are liberal, manifest an independent spirit and have worldly associations.. he even said that those who need to hear this counsel are those who are missing.. .
oh well.
i suppose it's good news..
Sounds to me like people are getting smarter! And, they have found their joy in NOT going to meetings.
MMO
i have never went to buca di beppo restaurant before.
i am thinking about going there.
i would like to know what kind of food do you like there?
Mmm, sounds good! We don't have this chain in Canada. Not that I have seen anyways. I would also like a Whole Foods.
MMO
http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/listoftheday/17793/the-ten-most-annoying-singers.
i would also like to add..... 1. fred durst...limp bizkit.
2. adam durizt.....counting crows.
Jessica Simpson. And Asslee Simpson too.
MMO
okay all, i know we talked about this a couple months ago but i am certain that in just the last few days jwd has seen an enormous surge in newbies!.
should we be concerned or excited or what??.
are we in a "sifting work" again?
The more the merrier!! It's a good sign that people are starting to wake up and smell the coffee!
MMO
i remember about twenty years ago some teenagers were caught fornicating in one of the additional schools.
the schools were downstairs, essentially separated from the rest of the kh.
they weren't just happened upon, though.
I remember this one pioneer sister in our hall who always had studies coming to meetings. One guy that she brought to the memorial drank the wine when it was passed to him. He took a huge gulp! She was so embarrased. And it was the talk of the cong. for the next little while. I guess they didn't have much else to talk about, so they had to make a big deal out of it. It was pretty funny though.
MMO
then you went with them on their "study", and it was with some dimwitted person who could barely tie their shoes?
or some single parent woman with 5 kids living in a shack?
or some lonely older person that just wants a "friend" to talk to?.
At one point I had quite a few bible studies...not all of them were exactly credible.
I at some point had all the kinds of "study" that you described. I had the ones that always wanted to talk about anything but the bible, the ones that had a zillion kids, the ones that were lonely, the ones that thought I was nice and couldn't say no, the ones that were learning english as their second language and used me to learn english, the ones that were trying to convert me to their religeon...the list continues. Anything to get my time in right? 90 hours was a lot!
MMO
