for those who haven't read 'my story' thus far, here are the links;.
http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/9/159554/1.ashx.
http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/9/159683/1.ashx.
Fanstastic news. That is a rare quick exit and new found spiritual belief. congratulations. I wonder if this will affect anyone else in your old hall, and make them question any watchtower beliefs or why would an good standing and rational exelder join bablyon the great? Prob not, knowing most witness mindset. Your family still in the truth must be gobsmacked.
Excito
ok, i am ready to come out to ex jw friends.
i have recently registered on facebook and have been in touch with some friends i haven't seen for years.. .
i have always been reluctant to post any pics of me on ex jw public forums or give away too much personal information.
I use Facebook, even a few witnesess in my hall use it, so I tend to keep profile pic tame, rather than the one of me smoking cigars with Castro in cuba
Excito
i just started a community book writing project over at webook called "shunned: stories of former jehovah's witnesses".
it is intended to be a collection of personal stories about leaving the witnesses and building a new life in the aftermath.. from the description of the project:.
shunning: the deliberate avoiding of association with, and habitually keeping away from, an individual or group.
Nice one Ninja
I know some of the people you mention, having being to many witness parties in Glasgow throughout the years and visiting certain halls in the area. You are certainly not missing any interesting company! I have not experianced any of the shunning as of yet, but that would change in a second if I ever gave a witness person a Chance to see what I really think.
Excito
last week my mother died, and since my parents live clear across the country, i had to travel out there and help .
my father with the arraignments.
they were active, visible witnesses here at home here in wisconsin for over 15 years.
Sorry to hear about your loss.
Excito
i went to church in my local town while the witnesses attended the perth assembly.
it was a good sermon and i actually felt very upbuilt and refreshed after listening to it.
i really thought i would of felt guilt or some negative feeling for doing this, but quite the opposite.
I went to Church in my local town while the witnesses attended the Perth assembly. It was a good sermon and I actually felt very upbuilt and refreshed after listening to it. I really thought I would of felt guilt or some negative feeling for doing this, but quite the opposite. It was nice to leave Church with postive feelings rather than feelings of everyone is evil in the world and we are not doing enough for Jehovah. Just thought I would share todays expericane with you guys.
Excito
has anyone ever felt that an elder was perhaps 'coming on' to them ?
i remember three specific occasions where i was alone with these three elders in my congregation on seperate occasions and it just didnt feel right.
one where i was told i was "very attractive" and various other things he'd said made me nervous about my appearance, another where an elder took me to his car after a meeting in a dark car park and seemed to ask too many private questions and another time one of the elders who i thought always had his arms around young sisters too much took me to the 'back room' and sat far too close to me again references about my "attractive face" and other strange compliments.
Ye, I hated it when elders made a pass at me.
Excito
i used to love jimmy connors and john mcenroe.
roger federer is unbelievable!!
and i'm a big serena williams fan.
Has to be Andy Murray. I think its time for him to beat Nadal. Pete Samprass was truly outstanding in his time.
just been reading nicholas guyatt book on why 50 million americans believe the apocalypse will take place in their lifetime.. a lot of the book is about tim lahaye's books on the end of the world - the left behind series.
interesting paragragh states the following .
"unlike other prophecy preachers of more recent vintage, tim has been publishing end times books for thirty five years.
Just been reading Nicholas Guyatt book on why 50 million Americans believe the apocalypse will take place in their lifetime.
A lot of the book is about Tim LaHaye's books on the end of the world - the left behind series. Interesting paragragh states the following
"Unlike other prophecy preachers of more recent vintage, Tim has been publishing End Times books for thirty five years. Todays apocalyptic Christians are united in their rejection of date-setting: no one wants to look a fool by insisting that the Rapture will happen in a particular year, and the mantra from phophecy preachers is that we are living in the season of Christ's return but we can't pinpoint an excct time. But the beginning of the end is now so old that some of Tim's predictions are catching up on him. Throughout the book, he returns to the First World War as a crucial event in phophecy; this was the conflict that started the prophectic countdown, he argues. It was also the war which made possible the State of Israel and the United Nations, each of which would play a crucial role in the End Times. In the final pages, Tim predicts that the generation which grew up during the first World War - people born between 1900 and 1909 - will also witness Christ's return. There's the usual fuzzy maths here, as Tims concedes that a 'Generation may be seventy or eighty years, perhaps even longer. But he insists that we should't expect 'the entire generation to pass away before Jesus returns'. Since the youngest of that generation will be ninety-eight by now, and we're still waiting on the Rapture, this is a rare slip-up in Tim's carefully managed prophetic calendar."
Wonder if he will change the meaning of generation? Its not too dis-similar to previous Watchtower teachings regards WW1 and Generation. I wonder if he got a few of his ideas from the Watchtower? The more you read on these subjects the more you ask yourself how can the Witnesess think Babylon the Great has fallen when so many Christians are out there waiting on Christ. What's your thoughts on this?
Excito
matthew 10.8 speaks about the preaching work and states " you received free, give free".
the society no longer charges for the magazines, but should witnesses still accept contributions from householders?
does this not conflict with the bible?
Matthew 10.8 speaks about the preaching work and states " you received free, give free". The society no longer charges for the magazines, but should witnesses still accept contributions from householders? Does this not conflict with the bible? Has anyone else ever discussed this with elder? What's your thoughts on this?
Excito
matthew 10 vrs 8 speaks about the preaching work.
it states "you received free, give free".
the society no longer charges for the magazines but would this not indicate that you should not take contributions from householders while on field service?
Matthew 10 vrs 8 speaks about the preaching work. It states "you received free, give free". The society no longer charges for the magazines but would this not indicate that you should not take contributions from householders while on field service? Anyone ever discussed this subject with a witness or elder? What are your thoughts on this?
Excito
