New order... Are you saying Obama invented the interwebs??!!
Al Gore says "you got some splaining to do!"
pbrow
went to over to family gathering at a cousin's home in upstate ny over the weekend.
in the late afternoon, several bet-hell constructions workers arrived (some family, others just friends), after a nice day of slavery at the construction site.
endless bragging ensued while we gathered around a bonfire, from how "the construction is going forward in seamless way", using "the best techniques and materials in construction" to the fact that the obama care website doesn't work properly and how it's "complete garbage when compared to the jw.org.".
New order... Are you saying Obama invented the interwebs??!!
Al Gore says "you got some splaining to do!"
pbrow
generation x+x=generation why?
already bringing "great tribulation" on watchtower readers.
the watch tower society has got some splane-ing to do.
ummmm... you have a million dollar idea here gilgamesh.... Dont just give that away! You could start a movement that inspires millions because of your obvious higher brain power and close personal connections to god. I can hear it now...
Were Gilgamesh Witnesses.. we speak out in fearlesness!! Ours is the God of true prohecyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy... What he fortells comes to be.... in 2072
pbrow
so here's my question as a newly daed person that is summarily shunned.
do you hide from family and act like you don't exist or do you let them know you're still here and seek them out?
they want you to be dead, like you no longer exist, because strict avoidance makes it easier on them.
Do not allow their actions to change yours. If you are compelled by your own personal desire to include them in cards/anniversary and such then do that, if you are not compelled, do not.
Guess what? Its your life now, you can live by the dictates of YOUR conscience.... no one elses.
pbrow
i'm reaching out here, i've known ttatt for about 3-4 years now.
sadly when i first grasped it i had a total mental breakdown as i was a hard core firm to the core pioneer and 110% believer of my faith.!
now nearly 2years on after my breakdown i still have to attend to please my jw wife.
I am a firm believer that to keep on doing something that goes against your conscience, you are damaging your own mental health. We have all done it. You have no judgement from me. There are a million reasons why you should just suck it up for your wifes sake but you WILL damage yourself in the process. Be true to yourself and let the cards fall where they may.
Good luck
pbrow
i was feeling particularly hopeless about the whole jws being assholes thing and sick to death of pretending so ....
i rang my sister and told her that i no longer believe jws have the truth and the phone went silent, when i asked her to say something she just said if that was the case then she would have to hang up on me and then proceeded to indeed hang up..
so i texted her back immediately with fu..
All I can do is speak and live the truth of who I am
I don't need the JW's permission to be me, all I needed was to give myself permission
Once you realize the above comments and really KNOW them to be true... The world opens up in spectacular ways for you!
If you really have to fade, then I guess fade but you WILL be locked in a closet. Just remember though that the closet is locked from the inside.
I am extremely happy for you
pbrow
i'm sick of.... ...having an elder i barely know invite himself over to my house, and bring another asshole elder with him, you know, to "see how i'm doing" f-ck them.
...having same elder with all insincerity approach me at the beeting and before inviting himself over, ask, "how are you doing?
" then when i say everything is great, go ahead and invite them selves over anyway.
When you fade you are hiding in the closet.
I read an awesome quote by Dan Savage about a week ago. He was writing to a female who had some type of unusual fetish and was scared of coming out of the closet. He told her that she needed to own who she was and the great thing about being locked in the closet is that it is locked from the inside and you can come out whenever YOU want to.
My feelings on fading notwithstanding, I hope you find the strength you need to move forward with your life.
pbrow
check his signature... it looks kind of childish/feminine (at least in my part of the world)... is this a grown man's signature for you?.
http://www.childabuseroyalcommission.gov.au/downloadfile.ashx?guid=9d0ca1dc-1bd6-41c4-9cfc-b1d616d1cc65&type=exhibit&filename=stat.0670.001.0001&fileextension=pdf.
orphancow... I couldn't agree more. Once you are out of this cult you realize how bat shit crazy they are to try and justify their 21st century morals with an ancient middle eastern worldview.
Wake the fuck up people!
pbrow
i'm sitting here drinking my morning coffee and opened up the yahoo page to see jw's trending at #10. clicked on it and the first article is about the child abuse.. did something happen lately that would get so many people doing a massive search?.
i can hear witnesses the world over saying... we do not belong to a "church"
the talk was bs.speaker used an example of how god provides some 60 pounds of fish per week to some bird.in that case god does not care about the life of fish.who will provide my daily rations?
can i go to a store and take my food?
can i rely on god in my old age (does not the wbts give the boot to co over 70).
God was busy giving AIDS to babies in africa that day...
pbrow
this photo can be found in the april 15 , study edition article titled:.
why disfellowshipping is a loving provision.
just by looking at this image we can see how quickly the barrier between the congregation and former member is put up, after the announcement that this sister is no longer one of jehovah's witneses.
It is very happyfiying (spelling unimportant when you make up words) to see there is also only one kid in the picture...... do not worry though, I am tirelessly making it my personal mission to get as many kids out as possible
pbrow