recently i was going through some of my old storage boxes and came across my 1988 copy of the watchtower issued book "revelation.
its grand climax at hand!".
as i flipped through its pages i was reminded how blinded i was in regards to rational thinking.
Thanks donny.
My own wake up call started with the last time we studied the book, probably around 2006-07. They sent out revisions that we were cutting out and pasting into the book.
Something really felt weird about that, revisionist history happening right in front of my nose.
in doing some research, i recently ran across a september 1, 2000 wt article that contained a brother's testimony about his years of service in the organization.. he said, "as we arrived for the meeting one sunday in 1938, two elderly sisters greeted us, and one said: `young brother, have you taken your stand for jehovah yet?
you know, armageddon is just around the corner!
' i knew that jehovah is the only true god, and i was convinced that this is his organization.
Pete,
They took the 1914 generation teaching out back and shot it in the head in 1995. A chart for further reference:
in doing some research, i recently ran across a september 1, 2000 wt article that contained a brother's testimony about his years of service in the organization.. he said, "as we arrived for the meeting one sunday in 1938, two elderly sisters greeted us, and one said: `young brother, have you taken your stand for jehovah yet?
you know, armageddon is just around the corner!
' i knew that jehovah is the only true god, and i was convinced that this is his organization.
Doesn't the WT claim that all content is vetted by at least three GB members before going to print?
Obviously, three copy editors with a high school education can't quite get the job done. Thus the continuous avalanche of flip flops, contradictions, and outright lies slip through the cracks and into print, year after year.
There is ZERO quality control at Watchtower headquarters. That is why if you are trying to get an active JW out of the cult, it is always best to use their own words without any outside information. That is what got me out.
approximately 25 yrs ago today, i left the borg forever.. .
thank you jwn/jwd for helping me heal by listening to me.
there are not many greater gifts than freedom..
No matter how much we may struggle after leaving the cult, I always say it takes a person of real courage to leave. The strong are out, the weak remain in shackles.
all my family members and friends (that include some elders) advised me to divorce my wife whose only joy was to pick up fight with me for everything i do, except my grand-mother who said: when you married her, you looked for only her good pointher regular pioneering despite having an opposing family.
for being good, you will ultimately reap something far better through her.
stick on to her.
Ha ha, you caught your wife on a good day, right after your prayer.
Come back on Monday after she rips your ass a new one and tell us how helpful God was.
Here's your answer, no prayer needed though I do accept paypal donations - DIVORCE HER ASS!
i know this has been talked about in the past but im new here..
There are so many things the JWs spout off about that they say are "good" or "right" when the reality is completely opposite.
Morality is one, as already exposed nicely by Cantleave. Add to that they really aren't any more moral than the rest of humanity. Plenty of sex outside of marriage, lots of alcohol abuse, and I'm sure they watch plenty of porn on the downlow. Drug use is probably lower, but then again they lie about how much the world uses drugs.
Lying is a biggie with JWs, starting from the top down. When you lie about being God's mouthpiece, you pretty much lose any high ground when it comes to morality.
sorry my bad englich i need the new book for pioners , edition 2014 !
in pdf or doc, please!
New pioneer book below, 1 page only:
Go hand out worthless leaflets for 70 hours each month.
Repeat next month.
In reality, I actually do hope they further expose themselves to the public. More people will understand they are a cult and will want nothing to do with them.
i made a post a few days ago about stagnant jw growth at international conventions.
i also enjoyed reading analysis of the statistics from jwfacts.
what the watchtower claims and what the reality is, are two different things.
Born ins like us are dealt some pretty shitty cards.
You don't expect you parents to be liars. You trust them.
You go to school and have to be different, stick out like a sore thumb. You start to build a persecution complex from a very young age.
You invest thousands of hours in meetings, FS, assemblies, over the first 20 years of your life. If you want sex, you get married real young, and have hopefully have some real fun for a few years. If kids come along quickly, its stressful as hell as you try to make ends meet with a HS diploma.
Its a wonder any born in escapes.
listen guys, one month i had some bible thumpers knocking at me door telling me about hell.
then i have some weird fundamental religious sponsored "education books for parents to help their children in school".
the next i have some south korean mother god cult come to my door with qr codes on their literature too.
They are wearing those buttons in service? How frikken embarrassing!
