so after the meeting yesterday we went for coffee, nice group.
two baptized more than 40 years, one baptized 20 years, one baptized 11 years, and one study that was invited.. someone had picked up the 6/15 wt so i said, "wow, what do you think about new light?
" they said, "what new light?
Bonafide,
I can't decide if that story was insane to the point of being awesome, or awesome to the point of being insane.
No matter, you did an outstanding job. I enjoyed the whole "i'm an innocent dub like you guys, I just want to talk about he new light" way of approaching the group.
Well done sir!!
-- lache
just thinking back over some of the many, many posts here.
it seems there are a fair share of ex-bethelites here or ex-branch office workers.. what percentage of jws actually go to bethel or a branch office?
it's gotta be under 1%.
I am in college now and working on my Finance degree.
The true catalyst that allowed my starting of an "evil" path toward individualism was actually a study of philosophy.
If you have more questions, feel free to PM me.
just thinking back over some of the many, many posts here.
it seems there are a fair share of ex-bethelites here or ex-branch office workers.. what percentage of jws actually go to bethel or a branch office?
it's gotta be under 1%.
My experience with Bethel is a long one...but I will summarize it for you guys.
I was trained to go to Bethel, literally, since I was born. Then the day came when I graduated high school and, because everything I had ever read said that college was basically a drunken orgy, I went to Brooklyn.
The reason why I left and began to see the Society for what it is, is a simple one. I saw that I was trading my youth, my labor, and my valuable mind for NOTHING.
Sure the Bethel home gave me a roof, 3 squares a day, and work; I EARNED nothing valuable in return. I worked on a cleaning crew the entire 18 months I was there and did not learn a semi-valuable trade that I could put on a respectable resume. I had less than I started with when I attempted to return home.
Have you ever attempted to explain in a job interview that you basically lived in a commune for the past 18 months instead of going to college or the army? Try to do that and get a decent job that covers the rent.
When I began to understand the value of my mind and the TRUE importance of a higher education, I booked the first plane ticket out of there.
That is why I left Bethel and the Organization. They do not value the most important thing about being human: the ability to think and act like an individual.
– Lache
