lol.
i had a jw friends on facebook.
who was listed one my friends list last night now today she isn't there.
Loosie,
You're right. That was an overreaction, even for a JW. When I was in I remember overhearing another JW wish a "worldly" person happy birthday. I remember thinking it a bit odd, but it never occured to me that I should drop her as a friend or tattle on her, etc. And I was fairly strict then, too. I think she owes you an explanation.
over the past three years i have dropped a few points about why i am no longer attending meetings .
nothing in depth .. i did stress alot of it was due to never feeling good enough , the emotional pressure to follow organizational rules over my own conscience and my personal objection of how education is discouraged .
i also have shared with my kids their whole life that when i was raised ,armegeddon fears were rammed down my throat ,something i refused to do to them .. i have worried excessivly how my older two sons would respond to me once they realized i am never going back .. well my son came home for a visit to go out and celebrate my birthday this weekend !
TM,
That is wonderful!! I am so happy for you. I only hope one day I will have something similar to post about my family.
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This sounds very interesting. I do not work in the field or have any background in it. I would be interested, however, in whether there is any differences between those who are in cults as compared to religions that don't use manipulation and mind control.
embedded for your convenience.
for some reason youtube bolloxed the intro.
better quality here: http://vimeo.com/3845629.
Very good!!
if not, how do they support themselves/provide for their medical care?
i know they are (were) given stipends/green handshakes and have a nurse/dr on staff, but this is not enough to sustain a person..
Sir82 said, "Of course, if anyone contracts a costly chronic condition, they are booted out. The wife of a Bethelite I know contracted lupus - after a few months of costly treatments, they were asked to leave."
Wow! That must have left them in a bad way. Fired from their jobs, forced to move from their home, with no insurance and a pre-existing chronic health condition. Unbelievable. Would they have any recourse, like a lawsuit? I'm curious, are they still JWs after that treatment?
How sad. And from the one true religion that is recognized by the love they have among themselves, too.
...but no one even rang the bell or knocked at my door.
there were two vehicles in the driveway and the porch door was open.
why didn't they let me know they were there?.
Jamie said, "I don't know why these jws aren't covering their territory."
I almost started a thread on that topic a few months ago because I had so few JWs come to my door and I hadn't seen one in years. Before I could do it they showed up though, so I scrapped my planned thread. LOL
When we were in, all we would hear about is how the JWs were all over the place preaching and doing the work, every two weeks in some territories. There was no doubt in anyone's mind that the world was receiving a thorough witness before Armageddon. We were told everyone knew all about the JWs and their work.
Well, I was really surprised when I left and they rarely showed up at my door. I had moved to a different location from when I was a JW so nobody should have deliberately avoided my door. I never lived in any locked out buildings or private communities so they should have had no trouble reaching me. During almost 20 years of being out and living in several cities in three different states I've had them come to my door only a few times. If they came when I wasn't home, they never left anything in the door to show it.
I can only conclude that the JWs do not cover their territories as often as we were led to believe.
AK - Jeff said, "They are in the midst of decentralization of many features of the Jw life - pio apps, CO's going away..."
With the difficulty in the economy, any work that can be eliminated or put onto the local congregations will eliminate the need for such a large staff and save them money. The recent combining of the book study with the KMS/SM has lessened the work load on elders so they will be in a position now to pick up the slack from headquarters.
downloads here (sorry i did each page individually) uk edition so will vary slightly from usa..... http://www.sendspace.com/file/vvvjz0.
http://www.sendspace.com/file/jvfax0.
http://www.sendspace.com/file/zr6a3g.
If Family Worship is going to be used as practice sessions for field service it has even less chance of catching on. I can't imagine this being popular with JW kids or even adults.
one thread already started on this, although you may have missed it since the topic title is not so descriptive: http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/beliefs/173227/1/moving-sale.
here is a news article on it:.
http://www.lohud.com/article/20090326/news03/903260466.
It appears the WT has been planning on leaving Brooklyn for awhile now. I wonder if it is because NYC is such a big terrorist target. They may feel less vulnerable to any future attacks that might happen there.
let's join the dots.. as reported here, it seems the compulsory service for all youths receiving school loans and others to serve at least three months as part of the 'brigade'.
for those who would wish to avoid such service by stating that they do religious activities instead, the bill includes this paragraph;.
engaging in religious instruction, conducting worship services, providing instruction as part of a program that includes mandatory religious instruction or worship, constructing or operating facilities devoted to religious instruction or worship, maintaining facilities primarily or inherently devoted to religious instruction or worship, or engaging in any form of religious proselytization.. .
I don't understand how the WT would be involved when they actively discourage their followers from getting a higher education. Am I missing something?
