i don't know what it is ...... but it's becoming disconcerting.
he's going to just have to sit outside the door and wait.
i know it will be dissappointing to him , as he purrs like crazy while gathering in the experience.
Wow, so many responses. Well I go to use the bathroom again and before I get in the door real good, my big black big eyed cat beats me to it. She is actually waiting for me to sit on my throne. Now that's funny. Cats are real weird anyway, so I guess I better get ready to assume the position!
the witness came to my house on jan 8 2011 it was completely unannounced.i just wush they would leave us alone.
by the way happy new year everyone i hope you had a goof christmas..
Just ignore them and don't open your door. You get used to it after a while. I don't open my door to anyone who does not let me know prior to coming to my home. It is just plain rude.
everytime i have ever told an active jw about this forum and described it's designation they all, in essence, say the same thing.. they say that we are nitpickers, that we are all just rubbed the wrong way and can't get out of the state of disgruntlement that we have allowed ourselves to enter.
some throw in supernatural elements some just stick to human imperfection and call it murmurings.. these kind of assertions highly imply that our anger is exaggerated or misguided; that we don't have all facts and are drawing highly speculative conclusions.. as participants on this forum how do you refute such a claim?.
my first thought would be to point out that "murmurings" is what created the watchtower to start with.
Good comparison, Sab.
Unless you have dealt with a certain situation and had similar experiences that Ex-JW's/Faders, etc, you can't possibly understand how the other person feels. It is so easy to label us as "disgruntled". I did not understand what an "apostate" is until I started questioning the hows and whys. Everything is great when you don't question anything and you just accept everything that the Borg tells you. It is definately not a "Thinking Man's" religion.
i used to pioneer and all that and new the bible well and could cite scriptures backwards and forwards...(i regret i didn't have any other skills to brag abt).
today i hardly recall any scriptures...(except for matt 24:14 that may never go away though ).
since i left i haven't opened a bible ones.
I still know where to locate the chapters/verses when needed. I think I still know about 5 scriptures by heart because I don't read it like I used to.
i can't believe the amount of new posters this board is getting.
it seems as if every day there are at least 2 to 3.. if you are a new poster, what made you decide to stop lurking and start posting?
how many of us are there that have joined in the last year?.
I lurked for a while and then there were some posters who had similar stories to mine that I just had to join in. I did not have anyone who I felt understood where I was coming from. I had some problems with the "NOO LIGHT" that was constantly flip flopping the issues. I had problems with some in the KH that did not not show "brotherly love" and I no longer wanted to be a part of it. Asking valid questions about the Borg and doing research are things that the WTBTS seems to forbid, so why would I want to remain "spiritually fed" by it and be stuck on stupid.
was there a person, a book, a situation that helped you see that the "truth" was not what it was supposed to be?
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I did not agree with how the Borg viewed women. Basically, we were to be seen and not heard and I felt that I no longer wanted to be apart of a religion that did not view me as important. Oh, yes, we are the majority and we do most of the preaching work and provide unpaid labor to cook, clean, etc when the Borg needs us to. I will no longer waste my time and talent. Most of the "brothers" that I have dealt with are not college educated and do not have my life experiences. I don't have confidence in "men" who don't know what life's all about. In the real world, it does not matter how many hours of service or placement of magazines that you devote. As a woman, I have just as many qualifications/experiences that most male witnesses do. I know for a fact that I can speak intelligently than I hear from most speakers from the podium. But because I have breasts and a monthly cycle, I don't qualify. Also, the flip flopping of the issues also helped my interest wane. There are so many more, but these get me riled up.
we say things we do not believe.
we think things we do not say.
we wear honesty as a neck tie.
We are the Watchtower Society of Secrets:
Our organization is known by the love we show each other
We love our sisters so much and we depend on them very much in the preaching work so much
That we don't view them as important and they should be seen and not heard
especially those of you married to servants and elders?
how did you feel about that?
did you wish the society would make more accomodations for dealing with children?.
It did not happen to me but I know a lot of sisters who got the raw end of the deal on many occasions. Just because you were female they had to do all of the things when "good brother so and so" had to take care of his responsibilities in the KH. They never got help and I always told myself that I would not get "stuck" with marrying a "brother" because my friends felt stuck with all of the responsibility.
alot of members don't have a flag or country name beside their user name, and well frequently one doesn't know where that particular person is from, tell us your country, state, county or what ever you feel like giving out.
if you are going to post please at least devulge your country.. me, i'm originally from taranaki, new zealand via auckland.
for the most of this decade i have been living & working in brisbane, queensland, australia.. .
St. Paul, Minnesota
in my "study" with jw's, we're in ch 7 of the "bible teach" book.
we did pars 17-20 last week.
this week, the co is in town, and my conductor is having him sit in.
Really though, you don't have this DO sit in on your study. You have a right to cancel or to suspend the study completely. I never understood why people practically line up to have a DO sit on a study unless you were really trying to show-off or kiss ass. I mean they practically kill themselves to do this! I never had any interest to willingly spend my money to entertain a speaker for the week just because of who HE is. I hope that all you are doing is getting information but be on guard because of the different tactics that are being used on you.
