the october 2015 jw broadcast, hosted by gerrit losch is quite positive actually.a lot of focus on "field service" needs to be balanced with other good works - supporting those in need around you - either in the congregation (witnesses) or in your classroom or neighbors (non-witnesses).
visiting and encouraging the sick and elderly is mentioned.
jesus parable of the merciful samaritan is highlighted.
Totally agree with all of you. A BIG IF here, but if they softened up on helping & embracing the rest of the world, could we forget the damage they have done & still do by their miserable & dangerous actions?
It would be the most hypocritical slap in the face for me!
clarity
been reading for about 2 and a half years, thought i would take the plunge and sign up.. my circumstances... i live in uk, serving as ms. i am fully awake.
i can not leave due to family, so just treating the meetings as a bit of a social club.
i would like to give out more details, but i think you all know the drill.. complete disillusionment and i suppose natural curiosity woke me up.. don't know what else to say right now, just hello, and i hope to get to know some of you guys better.
Big welcome to you Major...do you have any family out, some one to talk to? Has your mate woken up at all? What was the major thing that did it for you?
Wish you all the best
clarity
alright, i want everyone to list your top three reasons for jw to be cult and/or not the true religion.
1.you can't look, or wear whatever you want.. 2. blah.
3. blah.
my congregation was in charge of host week where the d.o.
spend the week with a congregation the week before an assembly.
didn't show up because he was "sick" so the c.o.
"the organization is moving rapidly and we need to keep up."
Hamsters move pretty fast too! Faster & faster... going nowhere!
clarity
ive been reading all these posts about bethelites and special pioneers being kicked out in the street and being forced to get a job to provide for themselves..
and im trying to put myself in their situation and feel the emotions that must be going through their mind.
what if my wife and i both dropped out of school to pioneer and got married at 18. and what if we were very faithful in listening to everything the organization says.
Well John ...I am with you .....not your story I hope but this is a reality. (don't know about all those guns but..) Younger people may not realize it yet but after 50 there are so many losses. Parents friends siblings health. If children were born to you ........ all you have to do is question the gb, speak badly about the new lite, stop believing and have a "brazen" attitude and guess what ..............they take your children, their loyalty is now to 7 men in Brooklyn! Not you. So you become elderly ...they don't care. The society keeps hammering on all that crap with everything they write. If any are in this situation NEVER give up! Fight them - expose them!
clarity
are the governing body of the wt wickedly smart with extremely high iq or are they leaders of the wt because they were at the right place at the right time.
(in other words, pure luck )-think lottery.
ive seen them talk in jwtv and you can never convince anyone in the whole world that these guys are in the same category as someone smart or cunning like jim simons who founded renaissance technologies or bill gates.
How many of the GB members went to college??
It would be interesting to see a chart with GB names and their levels of education.
clarity
any takers?
we can pick a date and pull the plug?
lol .
James ...I do know that but we will need a means to 'talk' to each other about organizing a "movement", hopefully with currant awake R&F joining the Exes.
any takers?
we can pick a date and pull the plug?
lol .
Aahh what have all you lovelies been up to! ha ha The more I think about it ...the more I like it! I don't know about you, but I am tired of "playing nice" standing back & letting them perform their stupid shunning as though it was a perfectly normal activity! Hopefully we can work out most of the kinks and shake things up in a big way.
We could have a running thread where ideas & conversation can be posted in the ONE place ....except that would not be very confidential!
Maybe a private facebook? Call it EXjws Mad As Hell or.......?
Let's see what can be done about this travesty that infringes on our Human Rights.
clarity
since the move, it has been so enjoyable to not have jw's breathing down our necks asking why we didn't make the meeting, or having to pretend to be "spiritual" in front of family all the time.. 90% of my week is virtually stress free.
then, my mom calls or texts wanting to talk to her grandkids.
every dang call, she asks about the new congregation, if we went to the meeting, etc.. why can't i tell her to fk off?
Cappy.........she is not stupid .....she knows what she is doing. She knows all your buttons & when to push them! Deep down she still thinks of you as her 'little boy' that she can order around. She wants you to do as you are told! I am not kidding.
Put on your BIG BOY PANTS now ........ actually this will help your Mother to grow-up!
All the best from an old gal............
clarity
i write under the screen name the governor.
why i chose this screen name was i felt strongly at the time (and still do) that the charterer itself from the walking dead tv series that is called the governor had a lot of qualities shared with the governing body.
both had narcissism blowing out of their ears, both oppressed individuals for their gain whether it was for power and profits and both the governing body and the governor were able to reel people into their trap by charming outsiders in and giving them big promises that could never be fulfilled.
Now now you naughtie boys .... ....welcome Saxon, nice name! Glad you are out. There are so many young jw's who are totally confused by the constantly changing rules, full of fear & guilt! You could be a big help to them. I do not know you from those congregations but I do live in Canada. Best of 'luck' in your endeavours.
clarity
