a classroom teacher has to administer tests.
the teacher doesn't know who is learning and who isn't or how much.. a test pilot flys a new jet to determine what strengths and weaknesses correspond to the design because nobody knows how close.
the manufacture of it came to the ideal.. fire drills are a test: can everybody exit in an orderly fashion in a reasonable amount of time in case there is a fire.. if you think you may be pregant you take a pregnancy test because you won't know for sure otherwise (unless you wait 9 months!).
Well.....consider James 1:13
"When under trial, let no one say: “I am being tried by God.” For with evil things God cannot be tried nor does he himself try anyone"
But never mind the Bible.....why would a JW want to actually put any weight in the Bible?
LOL .......insane.
i got this topic from another forum .
when i was in my judicial committee (2009); after the decision came to disfellowship me one elder asked "pitchess are you gonna be there to hear your announcement .
now i said "no i'm moving 75 miles north of los angeles " ( they tried to get me to stay, but thats another topic ).
Just another moronic elder that doesn't even know his own religion or their man made rules.
DFing is never supposed to be about 'punishment'.....its about love and protecting the congregation. It should show you how inept they are....they don't even know their OWN feelings on matters.....
Why would anyone go for the 'announcement?'.......guess what? No one cares.... and soon many of those that are shunning you will speak to you like nothing ever happened.
I would have looked at him and said "no, I won't be here for your lame announcement that no one respects. And furthermore, if I ever hear from you again, I'll consider it harrassment and I'll kick your @$$
...well, kinda.. undercover apostate going to new york bethel for one week to just observe, but going veeeeerrry undercover.
the (perverted) elder hosting the trip doesnt know that i'm an apostate, and the whole trip is gonna be a big front, but its still gonna be fun to just get away from milwaukee.
look forward to meeting some of you guys that post on here.
Ask your tour guide if you can meet an "overlapper" .....that you've always wanted to meet one in the flesh!!!
has anyone, other than me, tried to get your friends/loved ones to prove 1919?.
did they really try to prove it to you or did they write you off as hopelessly lost or somewhere in between?
as some of you are aware, i have been trying to get my wife to prove it to me, and if not her, another believing jehovahs witness.
LOL LOL
Are you kidding?? 99% of JWs have no clue what the significance of 1919 is......or that its even an important date......or what happened.
They are clueless. Don't believe me? Test it out........ they will look at you like "huh?"
this was some of the most blatant , aggressive , controlling information i've seen in awhile in the " witness only " version of the wt.
of course, it's always blatant, but the manner that was used in this article was so authoritative and demanding - it's apparent the wt society is losing members and they are amping up the control tactics to keep members trapped.
the article in discussion is on pg.
Can you ANYONE imagine WANTING to be in a relationship with a God that required you to blindly obey or else????
What kind of a relationship is THAT?????
i received an email with the following information that is worth sharing.. the 2011 yearbook goes to great lengths to elevate the truthfulness of watchtower information in even minor details, and criticise information from other sources.
so it is telling that the 2010 "jehovah's witnesses - faith in action, part 1" has omitted an important element of their history when re-enacting the 1922 cedar point convention.. under the heading "tracing all things with accuracy" the 2011 yearbook states: .
"jesus said that the faithful slave would be discreet in giving the domestics "their food at the proper time.
Pure Gold.....great find.
Does this mean that Photoshop isn't a fruit of God's Spirit??
LOL......they are so shockingly dishonest its amazing.
i hope that if any witness sees this thread, they understand that being a witness = being a time waster.. please understand this.
if you don't believe me, i'm sure others here will agree.. if you can salvage any of your time that is left, do it!
get out of this false religion.
Every time I listen to the song "Innocent" by Fuel........I think of how much time I wasted as a JW.
And then I need to hit the gym.......or go to jail......from the anger I get.
If you're a lurker..............get out NOW!
the witnesses say that if you leave the religion you will become a very vile person.
you will probably get vd.
you will get into drugs and booze, your life will go to hell.. personally, i've been pretty much the same guy although i would now be viewed as a "fornicator".
"Bad Boy?"
Enh.....not sure about that......I don't drink NEAR as much as the JW's around here....they are perpetually drinking/drunk.....especially the elder's wives (but I probably would be too if married to them)
I like a good cigar.
And yes......I love women. But I loved women while I was a single JW elder. Now, I just get a bigger pool to fish in......the JW girls were terrible.
Oh......I forgot....I continue to watch R rated movies!!! LOL LOL
this has been asked before, however i thought it may be good for newer members of the board to read some of our reasons on how we decided to exit the jw cult and why we decided to do it the way we did.. first off - i have been faded for almost 8 years.
essentially i decided to fade into inactivity and not da because i have elderly jw parents who would shun me if i did get dfed or daed myself.
also- i like keeping open the possibilities that some of my many jw relatives may in time start doubting and have questions and reach out to me in my inactive state.
Every time I read a thread like this I'm just STUNNED at how many have DA's themselves, allowed shepherding calls, etc.
These 'elders' have no power unless you give it to them.
I faded almost 3 years ago. I'm open about how I feel if asked....just last week, I lost a friend of 34 years.....an elder....who didn't even know what "generations" was..........
They leave me alone. I have no problem giving them a look of death if they try to approach. I also knew how EASY it would be to lose my cards.....they are floating around somewhere..... lost in a file somewhere.....
I still have many on my Facebook.....even though they KNOW my current state. The 'elders' leave me alone......I believe mostly because of my years as an elder and the library of dirt I have on ALLLLLLL of them in the circuit.