this is a very positive piece.
i enjoyed and agreed with many of her suggestions.
i hope you find it to be of interest.
A more recent post from VirusHead:
"The whole point of recovery is not hatred; it is the freedom to follow your own heart and mind (and your own calling) and not be so screwed up by the agendas of others in doing so."
http://www.virushead.net/vhrandom/2011/10/15/in-response-to-struggling-exjws
i remember watching these videos, early in my exit, and i enjoyed them.
(the author participated here, at one time.).
on deconstruction.
bttt
lurkers,.
are you a victim of information control?
i spent almost seven years at brooklyn bethel.
bttt
since everything comes from god, it's the starting point for each of our journeys even if many move away from it.
some return while others never do though even these remain 'theists' towards a deeply held conviction.
eventually we all die and meet our maker and end up in the presence of belief and knowledge as when we began.. the journey is what makes a life and if yours contains a lack of belief in god that's fine - so long as it causes no harm.
we all end up the same anyway
Works for me.
i am by nature a reticent soul.
i am perfectly happy to watch from the sidelines as others debate and contest, poke, prod, and cajole one another.
as an observer, i still gain.
Welcome!
it's only a couple of years away now and what a headache it must present to the gb - providing they have given it much thought already.
there probably is no elegant way of presenting the hundred year long failure of the end to come; the fact that the "short period of time" of satan being cast down to the earth has now stretched beyond any credibility.
but they have to deal with it one way or another.
"Brothers, the End is now 100 years closer! It's as near as the door! How thankful we are to the Bible Students for identifying this important date in our theocratic history! More than seven million honest-hearted people have joined our ranks. Keep on the watch."
as a witness eepcially during my teens - early twenties i believed that satan was watching me for my weaknesses.. .
this gave me a mild form of paranoia.. .
do you believe satan was watching you?.
Jehovah was far worse. Unlike Satan, Jehovah knew what I was thinking.
The best day of my life is when I realized that I'm the only person who knows what I'm thinking. My thoughts are my own, for better or for worse.
arizona pushes law to make 'annoying' comments illegal.
.. what horowitz is saying is that this law could be used as grounds to seek criminal charges against someone who posts a pushy, controversial, or offensive comment on a social networking-site like facebook or twitter.
arizona republican rep. vic williams, who helped sponsor the bill, believes that the law is necessary to protect victims from being harassed online or via text, according to the associated press.. .
Haha, 'staking'!
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have you abandoned the wt idea of two classes of christians?
while still a believer, ray's books helped me to see that the idea of there being two classes of christians was a 'unique interpretation' of the watchtower society with no basis in scripture.
Have you abandoned the WT idea of two classes of Christians?
While still a believer, Ray's books helped me to see that the idea of there being two classes of Christians was a 'unique interpretation' of the Watchtower Society with no basis in Scripture.
hey guys, .
bringing my gf along tonight after been forced to invite her(shes worldly).
how will people treat her?
Friends don't let friends join cults.
If you really care for her, tell her to stay as far away from the Kingdom Hall as possible.
This forum is filled with thousands upon thousands of sad stories that would never have happened, if only we had never entered a Kingdom Hall.
