so 2 weeks ago i went to my 2 day ca.. this had lots of interesting tid-bits, like the wt summary of the generation change.
the conductor said that if we were listeing to jesus speak we would have known he was speaking about us!
then he followed with "and thats probably what they understood too" - i couldnt believe he actually said probably.. anyway, at the end of sunday the do came about and went into a bit about all the things the org has done for us.
Why even go there. If anybody had come by, what is the chance that you would be here right now talking about the busy-bodies that wouldn't just leave you alone.
Actually, I wouldn't talk bad if someone did come by. Unfortunately, no one did, and now they all assume I've left "Jehovah" because I've stopped listening to the lies of the Watchtower.
i would love to have a copy to compare this to the newest change from april.
i also have the 1995 awake bound volume that had the old change.
thanks for all yalls help.
Awesome..
I was just talking to my mom about the recent "generation" change last night, and she didn't seem too sure what they had just studied two weeks ago... I'm going to make it a point that nothing new was learned...
has anybody noticed in many recent watchtowers that christ is now said to have "turned his attention to the earth in 1914.".
unlike the 60's they do not say christ "came" in 1914. the "proclaimers book " p137 says the bible students came to discern that "christ did not return, (even invisibly), in 1914.".
the way is now paved.
References, please!!
this afternoon i was flipping in one of the june magazines, and i noticed the assembly content page.
i started reading it and almost fell over because of this statement : .
the theme of friday will be " the spirit will guide you into all the truth" .
I've got half a mind to go to this borefest...but I REALLY don't wanna sit through it.
I already missed the circuit assembly this year, so I might just skip this one as well...
It's interesting they say spirit-directed... I would think they would want to say Holy Spirit-directed...
so 2 weeks ago i went to my 2 day ca.. this had lots of interesting tid-bits, like the wt summary of the generation change.
the conductor said that if we were listeing to jesus speak we would have known he was speaking about us!
then he followed with "and thats probably what they understood too" - i couldnt believe he actually said probably.. anyway, at the end of sunday the do came about and went into a bit about all the things the org has done for us.
When I missed my CA this year, everyone was wondering where I was at. I told them: at HOME.
Does anyone bother to come by and visit, maybe provide some spiritual support? Hell no.
The GB has such a hold on these people, it's ridiculous. It may seem to most of y'all that the R&F are frustrated or saddened, but they're not. From personal experience, I still know quite a few Witlesses who are hardcore, and who take in everything they teach. The Tower is not done ruining lives yet...
one of metatron's threads had the suggestion that around 2009, the witchtower will try to reverse its losses by going after inactive ones.
lost sheep.. what i will laugh at if this happens, is that the gibbering buddy has already said that one is not judged as a sheep until armageddy.
so how can you be a "lost sheeple" - it is as nonsensical as saying that somebody is a "lost goat".. i can imagine dire threats.
An elder who recently tried to get me to go back to the meetings asked me: "What would it take to get you to start going back to the meetings?"
No joke, those were literally his words. They don't even care if you're learning anything new, they just want to see attendance numbers go UP.
I'll be posting a thread about this encounter later...
the only time that the watchtower publication uses the real name of a person mentioned is when it's some biographical experience that is the entire article.
anytime a witness is quoted in an article or other publication, they always include a footnote.
"i studied medicine because i wanted to use my life to help people.
I've always wondered about that too. What do they have to hide?'
Nowaways I just think those quotes are all somehow made up. They may sound like what someone once wrote, but knowing the WT, they tend to modify things to suit them better.
folks are about as happy as they decide to be.. looking on the bright side of life gives you more of a foothold when things go awry.
nurturing hope builds a foundation for you which enables you to save for tomorrow and build toward the future and hang on when things get tough.. people dig their own graves when they become pessimists.
"why bother" replaces "that's worth a try!".
Growing up, I felt like a damn alien. It just didn't seem normal to be a JW... then I finally woke up.
Good post, man! It's all true. They can't seem to appreciate anything worthwhile in their lives..
i'm just thankful all the time.
i speak to the universe...i call god my "buddy" aor "grand creator" and so forth.
don't actually pray anymore but wondered what others do.
I still do. I've seen other Christians do the same...
guys, for those who know me here, i apologize in advance for being such troublesome pain in the ass.
i have had some scary low spots these past two years, and was imo on way too many meds.
i really had a death wish for awhile, and do not want to revist that feeling.
Oompa, I can sympathize with you when you say that you constantly think about JW crap.
Ever since I discovered how much of a fraud they are, I have been feeling anxious to tell everyone about it. I think about this JW crapevery damn day. I check this forum every day just to see what other crap there is to find out. I feel an anxiety to just explode and tell everyone their in a cult! But I hold back.........
I'm sorry your wife does not see things your way. It would make your life easier..
I showed my wife everything I've found, and although she was hesitant at first, she started to see through their deceptions and lies, and she now stands by my side. She actually encourages me to move on from all this JW crap. Life's too short to worry about getting anyone out of this cult. But I still can't stop thinking about it... I think, for me, I just need closure. I want the chapter of my JW life to close, so I can begin a new one without it. And with her, I feel like one day I will be able to close this chapter forever.
Hang in there, man. I like some of the funny comments you make on this board...
