i don't really have a purpose in this thread, but wanted to share my thoughts and updates.. fading has, at least for now, totally stabilized.
my jw wife doesn't discuss jw things and, as difficult for me as it is, i haven't been discussing anything directly against jw policy.
oh, i slip in comments when she tries to judge people or groups based on her jw training- things like gay marriage, medical marijuana, pedophile news stories.
It is just a matter of time for your Mrs. Something will happen in her social group and eventually her JWism will fall apart.
I see with my daughter and son in law the same thing, it is all social and the religion is just the vehicle being used to cement the friendships.
quick little moment of reflection i experienced today:.
i had a buddy back in high school whose younger brother was an acquaintance of mine, we weren't ever really friends but the times we interacted he was alright.. for all intents and purposes we'll call this guy "smitty.".
smitty was an all star jw, super zealous on service, mr. go-to for anything spiritual, completely a johnny-on-the-spot in his congregation, and honestly a person i saw a lot of potential in for the future with the "truth" and life in general.. after i graduated high school i lost touch with his brother and about 3 years later heard a story on the news where his name popped up.
This just reinforces the notion the Witnesses have about what bad things happen out side the pristine doors of the Kingdom Hall. Too bad and so sad.
kingdom ministry october 2013 page 4:.
sample presentations.
kingdom news no.38 .
The Watchtower Society knows its a numbers game. The more people contacted, the better chance a vulnerable soul will surrender to their cult. Hit as many doors as you can with a cheap little piece of paper and hope for an increase.
jehovahtm is so benevolent and wonderfully merciful.
so much so he kills children without so much as a by your leave.. .
jehovahtm is surely the greater child abuser.
When we all were attending the Kingdom Hall regularly somehow we just thought to ourselves this was alright because after all, God is love and Jehoavhs laws are perfect. I can now see that is BS. Getting away from the Kingdom Hall does wonders for ones intellect, doesn't it?
this one is shorter than usual (!
), since it makes a simple point, based on jesus' example found in john 8:.
http://awgue.weebly.com/would-jesus-shun.html.
I would love it if you made these shareable on FACEBOOK. I also have tried to subscribe to your blog but can't for the life of me figure out how. I have enjoyed your posts on your blog that you have shared with us in the past.
ever since i was a little boy i've been aware of this vague story about my older sister having some issues at birth, but never knew the details.. yesterday i was having a conversation with a much older cousin, who is a non-practicing jw about different watchtower issues.
while discussing the blood issue she totally came out with the story about my sister, which i never knew before.. when my sister was born some 40 years ago, my mother had the delivery at home with the help of a midwife.
i'm not entirely sure why this decision was made instead of going to a hospital.
This doesn't surprise me. I know a couple who kidnapped their newborn baby out of the hospital, as the judge was going to issue a court order. They took the baby to another doctor and it died. They didn't get into trouble over it which is surprising. This was about forty years ago.
so i tt mom and dad via skype last weekend (they live on the other part of the county) and the topic of abuse came up.
of course they went ahead and blasted catholics for their coverups.
i mentioned gonzalo campos, now mom and dad know this guy he went to their hall for several years in san diego.
I am sorry to hear your own mother unleashed the elders on you. You seem to know what to do. Let us know of any further developments.
i have been diagnosed with complex ptsd by my therapist due to events of abandonment and abuse as a child.
the cult experience of being raised as one of jehovah's witness was a major factor.
i think that the sparlock video and the conti case has brought emotional flashbacks to some of us here, so i wanted to post information that i have found helpful.
I am sure I have this also. Posts like this are very valuable. Thanks.
warning to fundies, you might want to avoid this.
your brain might start working.. .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zofjkl-3sne.
That was so cute.
One rainy Sunday afternoon. I went on you tube and searched " atheist comedy." Next thing I know it was three hours later. I laughed so hard. It was a very enjoyable afternoon.
greetings.. allow me to set the questions up.. after 30 years in the truth (i'm now late 40's) and having established the truth about the truth i consider myself agnostic going on atheist.. i struggle to believe there is a god when i observe life yet i try to convince myself there must be something out there.. here's the basis of my question: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-23583116 .
in summary, 2 young boys have been killed by a snake that escaped from a pet store in canada.
it made it's way up through the ventilation into the apartment they were staying in.
I saw today on a website someone said why would god care about all the abortions that go on in the world when he has killed so many innocent babies himself. He is not there folks.
