i heard recently that 1 of the 4 congregations in our relatively small area has been "dissolved" and relocating many of them to the hall i used to attend.
it must be due to the low numbers these days.
our average sunday meeting attendance when i left was around 75.. does this seem to be a growing trend recently?.
I heard recently that 1 of the 4 congregations in our relatively small area has been "dissolved" and relocating many of them to the hall i used to attend. It must be due to the low numbers these days. Our average Sunday meeting attendance when I left was around 75.
Does this seem to be a growing trend recently?
anyone have facebook friend requests from former jw friends?
i've been ignoring someone's repeated request.
first time, "hey purpleplus it's me" next request, "don't you remember me from anytown congregation, you used to visit us.
No, but I've requested a few in my old cong. and the surrounding area i used to be friends with and they were approved. But some eventually delete me.
ok so i'm doing alot better by going on this website and message board... everyone is so incouraging and wise!
i'm really happy but struggling.. i look at this website and i am down again..... http://www.watchtower.org/e/19880415/article_01.htm.
if someone can pick at this and help me deal with being disfellowshiped please do so.... i know alot of you are going to be like duh will don't go to jw website or stay away from it.
In addition to the books OTWO recommended, I'd also recommend "I'm Perfect, You're Doomed" by Kyria Abrahams. I read the whole thing yesterday and she writes in a way that JW's who have been in for their whole lives can really relate to.
click on the video.... it's uploaded in high def.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hisblir_2sw.
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I didn't read Acts 20:20 in context, which I should have. It makes sense now.
This is a great point to show to some of my friends. I'm adding this point to my arsenal.
i dad 6 years ago because, after a rational search came to the conclusion that there probably is no god.
shortly afterwards, i concluded that (for me) there is no god, which made me feel that i really was a natural-born humanist - a position that i'm entirely comfortable with.
i know that many former jws hold a similar, atheistic viewpoint.
I came to the same conclusion you did. And here is a recent poll...
http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/beliefs/181139/1/Poll-Who-Left-Whilst-Still-Believing
click on the video.... it's uploaded in high def.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hisblir_2sw.
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I have a hard copy of the Holman Christian Standard and it uses "house to house" at Acts 20:20. Although it isn't Jesus saying these words, is it also a mistranslation? Should it be the same as Acts 5:42?
this is for an upcoming youtube project.
i would love to do this on a mass scale... think there might be something "big" in the results.. 1. were you a born-in (including those who's parents converted while they were still children) or did you convert as an adult?.
2. when you left, did you still (a) fully believe in the truthtm, (b) partially believe or (c) realise it was all a load of crap?.
1. Were you a born-in (including those who's parents converted while they were still children) or did you convert as an adult?
Born in (sort of)
2. When you left, did you still (a) fully believe in the truth TM , (b) partially believe or (c) realise it was all a load of crap?
I believed the basics
3. Now, do you still (a) fully believe in the truth TM , (b) partially believe or (c) realise it is all a load of crap?
Crap. The internet opened my eyes
4. When you left, how afraid where you of armageddon TM ?
I figured if god din't want me in his "new system" for who I was, screw him.
5. Do you class yourself now as (a) christian (b) agnostic (c) atheist or (d) other (please state).
Atheist but only after studying the bible for myself
i'm pretty sure friday nights are to be set aside for mud wrestling.
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and pillow fights in bra and panties
first off i'd like to say hello to everyone on this forum, especially those who clicked on my topic.. i was baptized on sept 9, 2000 when i was 15. looking back i only did it because i had been studying with the same brother for 2 years and it seemed like the next logical step.i have 3 half siblings who at one point were all going to the meetings but were never baptized.
none are in any way affiliated with any congregation at all and live a long way from myself and my mom.. my mother and i are the only ones in my family who have been baptized and as of dec. 2008 i moved into my own place because things were just too tense between us.
i figured it would be beneficial for our stress levels if i moved out.. when i became inactive my mom kept asking why.
I never did really update this thread.
Thanks for the comments OTWO and CHILD.
I did tell her what I wanted to do as far as military. She didn't seem too surprised. But she upheld the "never to speak to me again" arrangement. Well, long story short, I showed her a few points about what the Bible really says as far as what the Society interprets those scriptures. She said to me, "The word disfellowship is even in the Bible!" I said no, it isn't. She got onto her CD-ROM to prove me wrong and, as well know, proved me right.
We talked further and I even showed her the "Is it OK to change one's religion" article in the JULY 09 Awake and she seemed a little shocked when I read those few statements to her. As I was leaving to go back to my apartment she says she will still talk to me as long as i don't bring up "apostate teachings". I said fair enough!
Fast forward to now and I have put leaving for the Army on hold. I was supposed to ship September 21. I need to get my shoulder checked out before taking the physical. Since I did get my job back I may postpone or even totally forget the idea for now. Time will only tell.
Yes, Etna, this site is amazing. I have no friends who are ex-JW's and itis great to be able to talk about it with someone who really understands what the WT is all about behind the curtain.
first off i'd like to say hello to everyone on this forum, especially those who clicked on my topic.. i was baptized on sept 9, 2000 when i was 15. looking back i only did it because i had been studying with the same brother for 2 years and it seemed like the next logical step.i have 3 half siblings who at one point were all going to the meetings but were never baptized.
none are in any way affiliated with any congregation at all and live a long way from myself and my mom.. my mother and i are the only ones in my family who have been baptized and as of dec. 2008 i moved into my own place because things were just too tense between us.
i figured it would be beneficial for our stress levels if i moved out.. when i became inactive my mom kept asking why.
I'm not disfellowshipped. I should be! But I'm not.
I somehow made the perfect fade into oblivion without creating too much of a stir. I was only an inactive publisher when i decided to stop going so i wasn't contributing anything in the form of participation or ca$h.
