is it me or is the un no longer the enemy?
when i was studying all i heard about was the un banning religions.
do any current articles discuss this anymore?.
Oh come on people.....where have you been.....???
Haven't you heard?? At this summer's District Convention we all got new phophetic light?? Didn't you get an invitation??
Come close.....this is exciting.....those toes on the image in Daniel.....yeah, yeah, THOSE TOES......well......new light has shone forth......they mean..............they mean...........I got my invitation right here........they mean, ummmm, they mean.....
..........oh......wait.......
i've googled with no success.
i need a date.
when did the watchtower discontinue food service at the district conventions?
It was the end of the only thing worth going to conventions for:
the cheese danish
this is a question i've been wanting to ask.
i'm not sure if i understand their whole "resurrection" teaching totally.
but it appears that to any jw's who may not want to be, or any others for that matter, dont have to be baptized in the borg at all.
I used to wonder why I shouldn't just walk into a mall and start shooting......all the while yelling "...you will thank me later!!"
It would be a more effective way to get people into the "new order".....because field service wasn't working.
this is the ad i constantly get on this site.... anyway, something about this girl doesn't look christain.
do you think she is the ideal girl for a "christain" advert.
i can't put my finger on it, but i think she is laking some kind of christain faculties.
...the problem is...????
LOL
i was thinking about all the things i missed out on growing up as a jw.
many of those things i will never be able to do anyway, like join in any extracurriular activities or go to senior prom.
but one of the first things i did when i got out if the borg was join a ballroom dance class and go to a nightclub with some of the students in the class.
I won't lie.....I went through a few women.....
for me, it's the waste of precious time and being lied to.. stupid time consuming things to do that are utterly worthless!
and on top of that being told that you were going to live forever on paradise if you followed their decrees..
The loss of youth, potential, education and experiences.
They are thieves. Shameless thieves.
it was late june of 2001 that i was appointed as an elder at the amazingly seasoned age of 26. a true lifelong goal had been achieved.
i had to be appointed an elder before 30. already, peers were starting to be appointed.
i had to make it.
Jeff,
WOW....this is the best post I've ever read on here.......selfishly, I admit......because you and I have lived parallel lives. I too was a 'hot shot' elder at 27....... I felt like I was reading MY STORY....... I got goose bumps.
I too was that 'popular, loving elder'......who really cared......and found out after my appointment how many elders are addicted to porn, how many are flat our alcoholic drunks, cheat in business........and the pedophilia???? My god, I taught the part at Kingdom Ministry School for elders..... and it ripped my heart out.
I left in Feb. 2009........from WT Conductor, Book Study Conductor and the seemingly appointed Chairman of all Judicial Committees one week......to totally disappeared in 7 days......I realize now that they also "took me and molded me into their own"..........they took my personal gifts and used the hell out of me. I feel used..........and so angry inside.
Thank you so much for posting this......I'm sitting here in pieces right now. I'm not alone..... reading your story made me actually realize....I am .....Not.......alone.............
I'd like to get to know you and your story more......
i'm looking to compile a real history of how this heinous practice came into existance.. i've read the 1947 article condemning it and i believe knorr instituted it in 1952 when frustrated with a wife swapping ordeal at columbia heights.. can someone confirm?
post information?
the more the better.......thanks!.
Nothing on this folks??
i'm looking to compile a real history of how this heinous practice came into existance.. i've read the 1947 article condemning it and i believe knorr instituted it in 1952 when frustrated with a wife swapping ordeal at columbia heights.. can someone confirm?
post information?
the more the better.......thanks!.
I'm looking to compile a REAL history of how this heinous practice came into existance.
I've read the 1947 article condemning it and I believe Knorr instituted it in 1952 when frustrated with a wife swapping ordeal at Columbia Heights.
Can someone confirm? post information? The more the better.......thanks!
i attended the school late last year, and it was an emotional and mental rollercoaster for me.
i was already divided in my heart to say the least.
one of the instructors stayed in my home for the week, and my family genuinely enjoyed his company.
I had a similar experience at the last elders school I attended. I didn't have to teach; so I just sat and listened.
The Bethel speaker said the following: "while speaking with a member of the Governing Body in an elevator....he told me 'we just make some things up and wait to see what happens'.........."
I sat there in AWE.........I closed my Flock Book......... I never took another note.....
