almost every non born-in jw that i know tells the same story of how they found "the truth".
and it goes like this: i didn't know anything about the bible before becoming a jw.
one day br.&sis.
What you never will see in the WT Mag is about those that found the JW and after some escrutiny, saw their crazy stuff and decided to walk away. I have seen several "smart" people running away.
Also, note the people that doesn't have previous solid knowledge of the Bible are an easy catch. But, if you know your Bible you can see the holes in their theories.
i have a unique way of doing time (prison rares its ugly head as a thought), i sit with my animals and talk to them and once in awhile i mention that i thank god for them.
sit with them 20 minutes a day and in seven days wa la 2hrs and 20 min x 4 weeks + 2 days left over and you have the magical 10 hrs every month.
what a deal huh?
My field report is full of sh... imagination! The elders see me as an example to follow.
as witnesses who were deeply indoctrinated.
we accepted all of jehovah's witness teachings as a total package, it was "the truth".
there were no cracks in our armor that would allow other ideas, doctrines or thoughts to seep in.
Excelent post.
hey everybody :)
so i am curious about the jw's on here that are still in good standing.
even after i was df'd i still had the brainwash in my head telling me not to go onto an internet site discussing jw issues.
Sshh. I am a MS. And the elders love me. They want to promote me. I'll let you know if a get the new title.
question a witness in a very logical manner about their view of blood transfusions and blood fractions and see what you'll get.. ask a witness where in the bible it states that you can't talk to a disfellowshipped family member unless he or she lived in your home.. ask a witness why they need 2 witnesses to establish that a child has been molested but they don't need 2 witnesses to establish that a spouse has been unfaithful and that the accuser may now be free to "scripturally" remarry.. have a jehovah's witness prove to you that filling out a service report is necessary for a christian to have god's approval.. can you think of other proofs that the witness religion is totally illogical??
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Wow! This is a super good thread. Thanks everybody. Really useful.
so, why is it that we (xy chromosomes) feel obligated to grow beards once we leave the org?
i've had a little 'chin' beard for about the last 8 years, but every year in november i try to grow the whole thing out... but inevitably i fail miserably.
maybe my facial follicles are still jws.
I haven't been in a meeting for a week, so my beard is growing! Sadly a meetinig is coming. I am going to take picture before I get back to my JWs looks.
if im honest, i was a good boy, a pioneer, a bethelite.
still i guessed at my hours based on a last minute tot up in the hall, and of course... i never rounded down.
i cant be the only one that did this, infact i know i wasnt.
I heard a rumor of a Pionner that never goes to the service and fakes all his time. He gives a track then get inside the mall for hours and then when he is out he gives another track and counts all the time! What a neat way to do 3 or 4 hours! LOL!
And yes, I fake my report too.
have been reading so much on this site...it is not even funny anymore.
i am now into "the best of"...a gold mine of personal experiences!
while reading, a question often comes to mind.
In my case it was the other way: I read the whole Bible and everything fell like a house of cards.
first my faith in the wts went away.. later my faith in religion [for purposes other than fellowship] went away.
to date, my faith in the existence of the 'great cause' remains, but is tarnishing in some respects.
i have no clear picture of what we really are, where we are really going, and why we exist.
I am in the same stage Jeff.
here is one of the ideas i have right now: maybe God created everything but he/she died in the process, and we are now orphans
did you typically "fudge" your report??
i did.
God is timeless, right? Why do he needs us to count hours?
Aaaanyway, yes I am a fudger, and the elders love me and praise me for the good numbers in my card. How abou that!!? lol
