good plan of going easy on the old robot ladies and waiting for the younger pioneer brothers.
perhaps you can prepare "five lies from the WT society, exposed!"
it was two older ladies who had me read john 17:3 and than gave me the october 1st watchtower which reads on the front "five lies about god exposed!".
i didn't "go apostate" or tell them i'm inactive.
i prefer to do that when i get the return visit from the brother they plan on giving my info to.
good plan of going easy on the old robot ladies and waiting for the younger pioneer brothers.
perhaps you can prepare "five lies from the WT society, exposed!"
Believing is something different from purpose.
They believe in their purpose, not in the knowledge.
They can believe they are doing good
excellent point, Drew. And i believe this is becoming more and more common. both from the top down, through more personality-oriented WT articles and less on doctrine; and also in the attitude of many RnF, as quite commonly evidenced in conversation
i've always been told that i have a very good personality, that i'm humorous, etc.. one elder called me over and said that i was "smiling too much".
the other elders talked to the elder who counseled me and he came back to say that i should be like i was .
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holy sht, DarioKehl, that's quite the list!
i dont think so. as is already expressed by many here, i think that once you've seen behind the curtain so to speak, you cannot unsee what you've seen.
i also agree with Sizemik, that perhaps ones who seemed like they're mentally free would return to full belief, if they remained indoctrinated all along. for instance, i had a sort of "first wave" of "apostate" research, which happened mostly because i was just curious about what was being said on the dark side, and i thought that i'd have no trouble distinguishing truth from lies. after a short while of being interested in that, i concluded that all the experiences i was reading sounded like upset, offended individuals who had beef with local elders or overseers, and i decided that was their personal perogative but didn't debunk the veracity of the whole religion. after that i had my period of the strongest belief! it was a few years later, under different circumstances and for different reasons, that i started to investigate again, this time about many more subjects, which led me to truely see the organization for what it is. now i could never believe in it again.
there was quite a debate on another post about the increase/decrease throughout the wt history surrounding 1975 and subsequent time periods when ther have been major adjustments in doctrine.
it was said that the stasticis from 1965-1985 do not reflect a massive defection, despite the failure of the wt's prophecy for the end of the wicked system of things by 1975. .
i see the overlapping generation as another potention issue to cause fallout.
(He didn't want me to get out the May 22, 1969 Awake.)
Then whip out the May 15, 1984 instead!
i've always been told that i have a very good personality, that i'm humorous, etc.. one elder called me over and said that i was "smiling too much".
the other elders talked to the elder who counseled me and he came back to say that i should be like i was .
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I was chewed out quite thoroughly for conducting a Bible study
how could that be a problem, isn't that what you're supposed to do?
i get to work, turn on my computer and right away open a tab for jwn, and scan through all the new topics and updates on other interesting ones.
then i leave that tab open all day long to look at the threads when i have time.
then i go home... and read crisis of conscience!.
d, i agree, we have more interest in the religion, and also i find we know/learn more about it here than in a KH.
i've always been told that i have a very good personality, that i'm humorous, etc.. one elder called me over and said that i was "smiling too much".
the other elders talked to the elder who counseled me and he came back to say that i should be like i was .
.
the usual, service time, spiritual goals.
and sideburn length, once
there was quite a debate on another post about the increase/decrease throughout the wt history surrounding 1975 and subsequent time periods when ther have been major adjustments in doctrine.
it was said that the stasticis from 1965-1985 do not reflect a massive defection, despite the failure of the wt's prophecy for the end of the wicked system of things by 1975. .
i see the overlapping generation as another potention issue to cause fallout.
not the sort of question to go around asking
ha no, not exactly!
ironic though, isn't it, that such a simple and otherwise harmless question, "do you believe these things?", can get you in a bad situation so fast! smells north-korean.
i get to work, turn on my computer and right away open a tab for jwn, and scan through all the new topics and updates on other interesting ones.
then i leave that tab open all day long to look at the threads when i have time.
then i go home... and read crisis of conscience!.
I get to work, turn on my computer and right away open a tab for JWN, and scan through all the new topics and updates on other interesting ones. Then i leave that tab open all day long to look at the threads when i have time. Then i go home... and read Crisis of Conscience!
This stuff is totally absorbing me! a part of me is sick of this religion and just doesn't want to think about it. but on the other hand, it's so fascinating to see what's going on with it around the world, and behind the scenes, and what will happen next. and it can be discussed from so many interesting angles. i'm hooked.
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