are the governing body, 8 pope-ettes, just jealous?.
what group of people doesn't want their finest minds to be educated?
(facepalm) .
When people get educated, it is much harder to fool and control them.
Which is why I don't understand why they haven't founded there own institution of higher learning (JWU) or they could call it "Rutherford University"
that way they could control what people learn and still keep them in their control
i have thought a lot about what to say when i am approached.
it will kill my fade, but oh well.. "after the new light i had to test my faith and i couldn't prove to myself that the slave was limited to the governing body.".
if cornered by an elder...."can you prove to me from the scriptures that matt.
I agree with whathappened
i purchased a condo late last year and due to my personal schedule, i wasn't able to redo it to my preferance until a few months ago.
all the heavy work is done.
now just replacing electrical outlets, fixtures and such.
years ago, I took all of my boxes of old WT books and magazines to a KH nearby and stacked them in front of their door early one morning.
On top of the boxes I attached a large piece of paper with the scripture from Eccl "to the making of many books there is no end....."
we all were told, even in these stupid songs we sang at the kingdom hall that our brothers would die for us because they loved us so much!
they had the love of jesus christ so deep, they would do anything to make sure we stayed aboard the patterson ark.. .
now i can't create a fancy time-line like the july 15, 2013 watchtower that shows all those cool pictures and charts.
Never, never ever.
And we were pillers in the cong. I was an elder and PO, my wife was a support to those that had problems and I provided good jobs for some who would have had to struggle.
But I don't care and at this point in my life, would not want to see or get involved with any of them. I have moved on.
so while making a you tube video of my dad today, i came across this in a dvd of home movies from way back, i didn't even know about it... originally shot on super 8 film, shot off screen with camcorder in 1992, with open mic, transfered to dvd in 2010 .. made to you tube in 2013.... check out the food service, without paper plates no less .. it's only a couple minutes on convention then, a little seatle conventions were a family vacation when we were growing up ... .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teslivkoak4.
I'm quite familiar with Seattle, nice to see some shots of the city taken way back when.
What year was that taken?
I wonder what stadium it was held in.
my name may be a bit premature...because i'm actually still active within the org, but i guess you could say i've already "left" in my heart.
i'm just scared to take the first steps, because i don't know any "ex's" in my neck of the woods, and i'm very scared of loosing my family.
i just need someone to talk to.. .
Welcome,
It sounds like the best thing you can do is take it slow and start a gradual fade. Depending on your circumstance, you could fiegn some sort of malady like depression or anxiety. These work well because so many of the rank and file witnesses have either or both of these.
My fade was based on my high blood pressure which I did have while on the watchtower wheel (two BP medications per day) down to one small med now and now BP problems.
Depending on how close you are to your family this tactic may very. Use your imagination on what excuses you start to use for missing meetings.
that comes with being disfellowshipped for reading "apostate" literature.
the movie is on youtube i would post the link but i am not sure if we can do that... (copyright and all).
at the 24 minute mark she is at a mall with this worldl guy and sees her df'ed brother.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIDwXYACfmM
It's broken up into 8 sections on you tube this is the link to part one
so over the last 5 - 7 months as some may know i have resigned as an elder and just came to a cold stop going to the meetings.
brothers call i wont answer the phone.
if they come by i just wont answer the door.
To be continued:
Let us know what happens next. I'm sure you'll hear from them again.
congratulations to justitia themis on all her hard work at putting herself through law school.
after being raised in the watchtower organization and having survived all of what that entails she has picked up the pieces, analyzed her strengths and has made choices to better herself and the community.. .
i am so proud of her.
Congratulations Justicia,
You are an amazing woman.
first of all thanks for all the kind words!!!
i am over whelmed by the responses.
i work very hard through the week and the only time i can reply is in the early morning hours, i read the respones on my iphone through out the day, if there was a way to log on with the phone, i would.
