he started his talk before rev.bookstudy with all the gloom and doom news and then dropped the (to me) bombshell that he reads the news on line.
yup, i could hear an intake of breath through the hall.
i can't for the life of me remember what the rest of his talk was, although he used a box of crayolas as a prop.
Reading the news on line? There is nothing wrong with that, but there are many JW's who act like the Internet is tabu. It amazes me how many things even the elders look down upon and then either do it themselves eventually or suddenly change their minds and then everything is proper and acceptable afterall. Hypocrites. We really need to be careful what we ourselves consider wrong or bad, because we are all susceptible to eventually doing whatever we claimed was wrong.
LINDA
i've been lurking here for a few years on and off.
i faded from the borg seven years ago and haven't had one regret since.
the only regret i have is wasting twenty years of my life and my children's lives.
WOW.....You go girl. What an incredible story. It truly is a relief to "get out of her". I'm happy too that your children are not among this cult. My kids aren't either and I regret ever getting involved. But I have learned over the past few years that everything happens for a reason and at least we have been there and know what it's all about, giving us the edge so that we can be a source of good advice for others.
I myself am a Born Again Christian and as a JW, I have never felt the way I do now towards God. I am so much closer to Him now and have a real love for my fellow human beings, something we as JW's never had. It's the biggest blessing of all getting DF or leaving on our own accord. GRACE......yes, this is a word we never knew until now. Hallelujah!
LINDA
before you go any farther in this "religion" cult, watch this clip and then decide if you want to continue.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hosvzb-ubxk.
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Thanks for the link to the video. While in there, I noticed the 3 videos of the interview with the 18 yr. old Ex-JW, Nancy. WOW....what a SUPER job she did in telling it like it is. The last one was so touching. I felt sad for her and happy too. Here are the links for those who may not have seen them yet:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJZBHt4vztY&mode=related&search=
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMxMxGmbB2k&mode=related&search=
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCMvl8nCcFs&mode=related&search=
LINDA
my daughter was on her way to work last week and stopped for a milkshake at a fast food restaurant.
they were caught on tape using the slop bucket they used for cleaning bathrooms etc.
to empty out the milkshake machine while they cleaned it, and then pour the milkshake mix (in the contaminated slop bucket) back into the machine.. apparently there was also a group of kids from an after school program that had a party there that same day.
Just another good reason to avoid eating out. It seems to be getting worse and worse now-a-days. I'm so sorry that she's going through that ordeal and so sorry that you yourself are worried sick, scared and hurting. I'll keep my prayers going on your daughters behalf.
God Bless You Both Always!
LINDA
last night i went to the meeting in my underwear in my dream.
what if i did go to a meeting in my underwear?
would the ministerial servants or elders do anything about it?
well....make sure they are not boxer shorts, but rather bikini briefs, then you can always say they are your swimming trunks and you just got out of the pool and was in a hurry to get to the meeting on time and didn't have time to change clothes and they should commend you for being that eager to be there. *LOLROF*
LINDA
What's in it for me?
LINDA
with their discouragement of higher education, you would think the wts would encourge parents to.
remove their children from the public education system altogether.
if just the basic reading, writing, and.
I am certain other cities followed suit at one time, but I do know years ago Witnesses in Phoenix, Az had their OWN school. It was a flop. It required private funding from it's members, limiting the attendance to only the "WEALTHY" JW's. That was so wrong. I haven't heard if they are still around, I would hope not. A real injustice. Now if the WTBTS with all their $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ would have contributed, that would have been awesome.
LINDA
how many of you were required to give up a certain career you had in order to become a jw or before you could be baptised?.
help here in naming all the job positions and careers that dubs are not allowed to have and the scriptural reason for it.
detail if possible.. can a jw be a mortician?.
ANY job that took a JW away from the meetings was considered BAD! "Get a new job, or else....!" "You're not putting Jehovah first!" "Your field service will suffer!" "Do you think God will approve of that job?" Or favorite one, "You'll be working too long of hours and miss all your meetings!"
So what was a person supposed to do if he/she has to provide for a family? The elders were no help. BTW, they don't even have professional training with a degree to counsel. How DARE they play that role with their members. If we went to college and got a degree that would allow us better paying jobs, and allow us to work less hours, they weren't for that either. GRRRRRRRRRRRRR!
it's amazing but since leaving the borg, i've learned to set proper boundaries.
it's had a big impact on my personal happiness.
this may sound stupid to some people, because 'worldly people' have and respect these boundaries natuarly.
It is so much fun to speak our minds now isn't it? No more predeterminations if it's ok or not. Now we can actually put the idiots in their place. *Hooray!* Now we don't have to hear, "BUT YOU'LL BRING REPROACH UPON JEHOVAH!" Yeah right and even if i were to, He'll forgive me. I no longer need to have my actions criticized, placed under a microscope and scrutinized.
LINDA
it's amazing but since leaving the borg, i've learned to set proper boundaries.
it's had a big impact on my personal happiness.
this may sound stupid to some people, because 'worldly people' have and respect these boundaries natuarly.
I have gotten myself to a point where I will NEVER, EVER get myself mixed up in ANY organized religion again. And from now on, I will do what I feel is right, i.e. to listen to my own inner feelings and not listen to others. I have stopped taking the scripture literally, the one that tells us to consider others superior to ourselves. *forgotwhereitsat* I now know I am just as worthy, smart and capable as anyone else.
LINDA
