i've been lurking for about 3 months now and thought i'd better finally sign up.
you have all been an immense help to me as i have come to realize that this isn't the truth so i want to say a great big thank you!
what a crazy, emotional ride it is to finally face the truth about the doubts that i have carried for many years.
Welcome Stumpy. It sounds like you have been in the organization for awhile. Glad to see more folks are waking up. My wife and I (Samaritan at the Well) woke up around the same time and both are now free from a man made religion that cares more about its existence than its members.
Take it from a former elder / pioneer...there is nothing like seeing the "truth" for the first time with the person you love at your side.
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/suspect-machete-attack-new-orleans-airport-has-died-n327841.
i just read about this on the ex-jw subreddit.
link to the video (10m06s).. skip to 7:35 where he says: "another way we can contribute to the oneness - rejecting false stories that are designed to separate us from jehovah's organization.
as an example, think about the apostate-driven lies and 'dishonesties' that jehovah's organization is permissive toward pedophiles.
i just read about this on the ex-jw subreddit.
link to the video (10m06s).. skip to 7:35 where he says: "another way we can contribute to the oneness - rejecting false stories that are designed to separate us from jehovah's organization.
as an example, think about the apostate-driven lies and 'dishonesties' that jehovah's organization is permissive toward pedophiles.
If anybody takes action against someone who would threaten our young ones and takes action to protect our young ones, it's Jehovah's organization. We reject outright such lies."
What does he mean by this is Jehovah's Organization? His wording is very odd.
Does he mean it's okay to take action against someone who would threaten our young ones or takes action to protect them? He leaves his sentence unfinished and just says it's Jehovah's organization.
Very strange.
i was deleted as the cobe after i let my adult child move back home and he admitted that he fornicated under my roof while my wife and i where away on a rbc project.
of course the elder mode in me kicked him out of the house.. the elders moved quickly to remove me because i was too involved in "theocractic activities", i had neglected my adult son.. i accepted this primarily because i didn't want to serve with a boe that did not want me.
i was devastated however because it was the only life i knew.
Welcome James Jack - It sounds like your Body of Elders (BOE) were like most BOE's - Modern Day Pharisees. Most likely they considered you a threat or were jealous of you and your wife, your talents and your accomplishments and they were looking for just one reason to get rid of you as an elder.
I know the feeling of being on a BOE where you know you are not wanted. I am so glad my wife and I are out. No more mind numbing meetings, no more trips to the back room. Take any of these two-bit egotistical jerks out of the congregation and they HAVE NO POWER. They are irrelevant in the real world.
Again welcome and may you find peace.
over the years, i knew some individuals that were pretty bad witnesses.
they broke more commandments that most.
Yes Blondie - You are spot on..."First and foremost, LIARS."
They smile at you while they twist the figurative knife in your back.
Jesus described them most aptly at Matthew 23:33: “You snakes! You brood of vipers! How will you escape being condemned to hell?” NIV
the current jws do not cease to amaze.
here's their latest video on youtube and straight from bethel.. there is a lot of work involved in this.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwou6e5vwbo .
i thought we needed carpenters and plumbers in paradise...oh well... the hypocrisy.
to all bodies of elders in the united states branch territoryre: experienced attorneys and paralegals needed at bethel.
dear brothers:.
So glad I'm out. Maybe new positions in the future...coming soon Lawders (Elder Lawyers)?...
i thought we needed carpenters and plumbers in paradise...oh well... the hypocrisy.
to all bodies of elders in the united states branch territoryre: experienced attorneys and paralegals needed at bethel.
dear brothers:.
Do as we say, not as we do. Talk about setting the example! They need lawyers on the down low. Wonder if they have them sign a confidentiality agreement so they can't talk about what they defend...hmmm. Sounds like they're gearing up for major persecution on the legal front.
