Happy Birthday Foamy!
JK
... to all who share this day as their birthday with me, particularly if you you still have to pretend to be a jw.. sf.
thursday, march 3. they were uneducated and ordinary men.—acts 4:13.. in recent years, the spiritual instruction provided by jehovah’s organization has reflected an increased emphasis on simplicity and clarity.
consider three examples.
first, there is the simplified edition of the watchtower.
we saw it with raymond franz.
but do you think we could ever see one of the current gb members or future ones, make the same choice?.
to leave, and expose it..
in some of my earlier post, i mention how prevalent booze was (and still is in my life).
now, the only thing this has to do with jw's, is, that, at the time, both my parents were (still are active jw's).
a quick rehash, at one yr. old, my parents become jw's.
none of you are old enough to have been there, i suspect.
i had been in prison two years as a jw conscientious objector when the exciting news about 1975 spread like wildfire.i was paroled from prison in 1969 and immediately began pioneering.
the pressures began mounting throughout the organization.
shower room.
office.
games room.
the movie "network" is playing.. made in 1976. seriously?
40 years ago.. i am not going to take it anymore..
they are doing it again.. a new group trying to boost membership is adding people without permission.. "ex-jehovah's witnesses aka behind the veil of jw.org" added me this afternoon.
they were bragging about how quickly they grew to over 2000 members.
i quickly exited the group.
are our dead loved ones watching over us at all or are they really just gone now?
i am sorry that on my first post i am asking for help and advice but i am at my wits end.
i have been brought up a witness all my life and it is all i know.
i am an ex-elder and pioneer and i don't know anybody outside of the congregation.. i have been unhappy for so long and wanted to leave.
Well you did take down the gofundme site. That is a good start. I probably may have reacted like some others here if you had not.
What I think we have here is a failure to communicate.
We need more information. We have had frauds here before you, and I am sure more in the future. So try not to get your panties in a bunch that people are skeptical.
You apparently have been coddled. A 3rd or more generation witness (they may be overlapping). I hate to break it to you, there are no "green handshakes" outside of the religion. Do not expect funding from us.
We will give you support. But first let us get to know you.
JK