this is not an essay or "my story".
these are just a few personal observations from someone who lived, breathed and.
slept the jw religion for over 50 years.
There are missed opportunities, regrets, things I missed out on, and those painful emotions pop up from time to time.
I feel like I have freedom on the installment plan though. Everytime I see a WT at a bus stop, when I walk my dog past the KH on a meeting night, when I actually take the time to remember how chained I was as a witness, those are the moments I smile and feel so liberated, and grateful to be free.
H
is your favorite kingdom melody still in the new songbook?
red - gone.
blue - changes to music or lyrics.
What? "Follow the warrior king!" got axed?
That was like the Green Berets song to me when I was a kid.
Theocratic patriotism at it's finest.
"jw's are an entirely different animal from manson's followers.
they bleed you slowly to death (literally and figuratively), but the biggest harm jw's perpetuate is the lives that are put on hold for "theocratic" activities.
a rich life is denied its members because of their doomsday scenarios' said alltimejeff, a former jehovah's witnesses missionary in west africa.. in view of the recent generation change and interpretation, please, what do you think about that?
"Hmm...Everlasting life vs. apostafests. See? There is nothing to compare. "
Good point, they do not compare... apostafests have actually happened.
i remember that right after france did a job on the wtbs w/taxes on donations i used an email-harvester and spammed about 250,000 french email addresses with an advertisement for free bible studies and a link to the french site.. .
i remember getting some replies, like "you can't do that, that's illegal.
" and i said "i'm an american, and it's legal here.
As a teen I saw a witness girl making out with her worldy b.f.
I told an elder in her cong. about it.
"You may have saved her life." He said. I felt like a rat, still do a bit.....
H
time to whack-a-mole!.
http://nyrm.org/2010/05/13/the-most-widely-read-magazine-in-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-86.
http://www.getreligion.org/?p=33663.
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Unfortunately for those that were born into this religion, there is no graceful way to exit.
If you become baptized in this religion, and later in life choose an alternate spiritual path, you will either need to resign (disassociate) or you will be removed forcibly (disfellowshipped). Whether you willingly resign, or are removed forcibly you will be shunned.
That means family and friends will hear an announcement at the Kingdom Hall that says, “______your name is no longer one of Jehovah’s Witnesses.” After that, your friends and family will not speak to you for fear of being forcibly removed themselves.
The next time the Jehovah’s Witnesses come to your door, ask them about their shunning policy!
anybody else really enjoy the posts of onacruse?.
we've put his complete life story up on freeminds:.
http://www.freeminds.org/life-stories/bethelites/the-story-of-my-life.html.
I miss him! Portland greetings amigo...
Huxley 2.0
http://blogtown.portlandmercury.com/blogtownpdx/archives/2010/02/17/an-interview-with-jesus-jerks-tony-dushane.
it's regarding my novel, confessions of a teenage jesus jerk, which has been getting a lot of great press and more reviews and interviews are on their way....check out the link below.. what was funny about this interview is the illustrations the interviewer chose to use in the piece.....grabbed right from the wtbts.
i only talked to him on a phone call, but i have a feeling he's letting on a little more than i thought regarding his knowledge of jws.. i'll write more about the press, tour and fun stuff later.. -tony.
Finished it today, excellent work.
I'll check the Mercury and if it's in print, I'll send you a copy.
Take care,
H.
http://blogtown.portlandmercury.com/blogtownpdx/archives/2010/02/17/an-interview-with-jesus-jerks-tony-dushane.
it's regarding my novel, confessions of a teenage jesus jerk, which has been getting a lot of great press and more reviews and interviews are on their way....check out the link below.. what was funny about this interview is the illustrations the interviewer chose to use in the piece.....grabbed right from the wtbts.
i only talked to him on a phone call, but i have a feeling he's letting on a little more than i thought regarding his knowledge of jws.. i'll write more about the press, tour and fun stuff later.. -tony.
Tony,
I am a few pages from being done with your book.
IT IS FANTASTIC! I could relate to so much of the story. Especially the kid discovering hip worldly stuff, the struggle to express himself and the leash of obligation to the witness lifestyle pulling him back in.
I hope you're hitting Portland on your tour, I'd love to meet ya'!
I'm off to pick up a Mercury.
Great job, great book!
H
a number of us ex-jws have gotten together to rally support for haiti within the ex-jw community.. as witnesses, few of us ever donated humanitarian aid.
this wasn't because we were uncaring but because of what we were taught.
now, in the wake of the horrific disaster in haiti, we can stand up and give to the people who need help so desperately.
bttt
i found a dvd about evolution and great ways to teach it to children, i discovered that is promoted at uuc, it seems that the group is oriented towards acceptance and not totalitarianism.
since i like to associate with others who think the same way i would like to know what do you think about them?.
I've been to a few services, I agree that it was very open and welcoming.
If you need a rigid belief system and the thought of people in a community with a variety of spiritual paths translates to "anything goes", then it would not be the place for you.
Ultimately it wasn't the place for me. Too churchy.
HUxley
