today nothing feels right.
i feel like a bystander to all things.
as if im nowhere and have no forward progression.
Hi Jon Preston, What do you like to do that doesn't cost much money and you can make new friends? Go to a park? Go to the gym? Go to a community event? If you want to get out of your depression, get out of your comfort zone.
Conditional friends are easy to make and lose. Unconditional friends take more effort, but friendships lasts longer and will survive adversity.
Peace be with you and everyone, who you love,
Robert
i have some ideas, but want more to choose from..
If JWs knock on my door, I plan on taking one of two actions. If JWs appear healthy and less than 75 years old, I will ask them if I can give them something in return. After overcoming their objections, I will accept their propaganda, write either www.jwfacts.com or www.freedomofmind.com on it, and then hand it back to them. I will then tell them that the information helped me erase any doubts about the Watchtower. I now know that the WTBTS is a dangerous cult.
If they appear frail or more than 75 years old, I plan to invite them in for tea and GS cookies, so that they will spend less time trying to place proganda.
If JWs leave propaganda on my door, I will write www.jwfacts.com and www.freedomofmind.com on the propaganda and then post it at the local KH or may be make a poster to post at the Memorial as JWs exit.
Peace be with you and everyone, who you love,
Robert
okay, i like to hang out with these twelve other guys a lot, but recently one of them---i call him josh--(to help protect his identity) as started being a bit of a jerk.
he just decided that he was the leader of the group, and i'm not 100% comfortable with that.
and he expects us to treat him like he was god or something.
Welcome trex2strike, If you don't like Josh, why hang out with him? Friends are people who you like.
Before contacting the police, do an internet search for Josh. If Josh has broken the law, there should be a warrant for his arrest, possibly on the internet. If Josh is a felon and you are afraid of being labeled a snitch, I would use an anonymous police tip line to inform the police where/how to find Josh. Don't contact the police to get Josh out of your life. Do it because Josh is a felon.
Peace be with you and everyone, who you love,
Robert
if you went to the meeting yesterday, did you notice how utterly watchtarded it was??
it seemed to me that everyone in my kh has accepted the fact that they will die.
that's all they kept saying, even the wt conducting eldumb said, " we have to teach the next generation because we won't be here forever.." wth?!???
I wonder if the WTBTS is getting ready for "New Light". Is it possible that the WTBTS's doctrine will change from "after the apocalypse 144k will be in heaven and the remaining JWs will live on earth" to add a new class who will be reincarnated after the apocalypse to live on earth?
If the WTBTS does not continue to offer an illusion of living forever in Paradise without injuries/illness, what will JWs have to look forward to? The WTBTS is moving more to using more technology and less human interaction and to control social activities, so what fun will JWs be able to look forward to. About the only thing that the WTBTS will allow JWs to keep are feelings of hubris and being persecuted.
Peace be with you and everyone, who you love,
Robert
a lot of times, when people look at pictures taken by a point-and-shoot vs an slr, they know something is different, but just can't pinpoint exactly what it is.... it is the shallower depth of field.... see.
http://www.istockphoto.com/article_view.php?id=109.
abiblestudent said he likes pictures with large apertures and black-and-white.
Hi ILoveTTATT, Nice Pics! I like the one with a bee on the flower. How did you get the bee to cooperate? Do you have similar pics with people?
Peace be with you and everyone, who you love,
Robert
http://www.clarionledger.com/viewart/20140328/feat04/303280035/religion-briefs-male-dominated-religions-religious-rights-jesus-crown-thornes-.
jimmy carter byline male-dominated religions oppress women, carter saysatlanta former president jimmy carter says male-dominated religions contribute to the oppression and abuse of women by twisting sacred texts to portray females as inferior to men in the eyes of god.. the 89-year-old carter makes that argument in his new book, a call to action: women, religion, violence and power.. in an interview broadcast on nbcs meet the press, the former president faulted his former denomination, the southern baptist convention, and the roman catholic church for denying women the same opportunities as men to serve as pastors and priests.. carter said some married men who belong to those churches conclude that their wives are inferior.. the catholic catechism and the 2000 baptist faith and message declare that men and women have different roles but are equal in the eyes of god..
Thanks for sharing, Barbara,
Jimmy Carter is an intelligent, good, and honorable man. Although I was not impressed with Jimmy Carter's presidency, I'm glad and impressed that he has raised and championed many controversial issues since he was president. I hope that his latest book brings relection by religious leaders andsocial change.
Peace be with you and everyone, who you love,
Robert
every once in a while i hear people purposely make fun of jws, calling them hovas, jeehoovers, etc.
i don't think that's a good way to reach them..
IMHO calling JWs names or the WTBTS names is counter productive. Calling the WTBTS a dangerous cult is labeling it. Either one will probably cause a JW anxiety.
At least the latter might allow me to ask a JW, "If you do not know what are the characteristics of a dangerous cult, how can you say the WTBTS is not a dangerous cult?" Hopefully, a conversation might happen. Name calling rarely starts conversations.
Peace be with you and everyone, who you love,
Robert
hey all,.
i'm sitting in the meeting now...so very bored...speaker is going on and on... serve more, sacrifice more etc.... smite me now!
please!.
Ask and yea shall receive!!
Oh yah, I forgot you are at a KH and not a Kings game.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1HRowkBjD4
Peace be to you and everyone, who you love,
Robert
long story short, i have to go to the kh on tuesday with my mum and i havent been in at least a month now.
the reaon im going is because when i got my mum to finally let me make my own decision about whether or not i want to be a jw she made me promise that i'd go to the memorial, assemblies and if she had a talk.
she's already told me that people have been asking for me and only a few people in my cong know that i dont think it's the truth.. when i was trying to leave a couple brothers really piled on the "encouragement" and i dread to think about what it will be like when they see me again.
Have fun at the Memorial, DuvanMuvan, Don't forget to partake of the wine and crackers! If you do, it may be the last Memorial that your mother invites you to. Remember that you are in the position of power, because you haven't gotten dunked.
If anyone, who you like, says that they missed you, just tell them to call you to play a game or two.
Peace be with you and everyone, who you love,
Roert
omg i am so distressed.
i have a talk coming up on tuesday, it is the number 3 "abiram.
why opposing god appointed authority is tantamount to opposing god himself"!.
Excellant written talk!! Say it from the heart with feelings and convictions, and everyone hearing you will compliment you. You might even get lucky enough that the elders never ask you to give a talk again but not suspect you enough to form a JC. The quote from the Awake! is a nice touch.
Peace be with you and everyone, who you love,
Robert
