i retired in the middle of may.. i know many of you would love to have endless free time on your hands too.. right?.
ummm, well..... i'm use to being very active.
i use to stand on my feet eight hours a day.. at the bookstore i'd have to squat, stoop, stretch, lift, walk.. i had to sort, answer question, make change.
Terry, just my two cents, but you might want to get a life. Unless you are obsessed with cult-dabbling, you might want to leave well enough alone.
Instead, you might want to look at organizations or groups that you are passionate about and then do some volunteer work.
satinka
sooooooooooooooooooooo would i be right in assuming that the sitting at the back of the hall, no contact, no answering mean that the spirituality of the congregation is not that strong?.
to me it would seem that elders are scared that a disfellowshipped person is more strong in reasoning and knowledge than the rank and file of the congregation.. i wonder how many elders are "infected" by the disfellowshipped person but are so caught up in being an under lord they just carry on?
i wonder how many within the congreation are sick of elders throwing people out for free thinking?.
Disfellowshipping is meant to break your spirit. Your independent spirit... your ability to think for yourself.
satinka
whenever a newbie signs on...my heart skips a beat.
i wonder if it might be my son?
my daughter?
I agree, mrquik...its all good news to me!
satinka
ahh, I see... or not... A disappearing act.
satinka
What are you trying to say, truthseeker?
satinka
whenever a newbie signs on...my heart skips a beat.
i wonder if it might be my son?
my daughter?
Whenever a newbie signs on...My heart skips a beat. I wonder if it might be my son? my daughter? an old friend from the past?
Anybody else feel like this?
Has anyone experienced finding out someone you used to know has since left the JWs?
satinka
well i have been lurking for the past couple of weeks and have finally decided to create an account.
just wanted to introduce myself and relate my life story in the borg, specifically from the past few weeks- which i think has been a lot easier than many on the board.
anyway, my mum began to study when i was 10 (2005) and since then has been babtized; she strongly believes it is the truth.
WELCOME to the forum, Iseenow!
satinka
what would you do to disconnect from the jehovah's witnesses?
some actually go as far as commiting a wrong to deliberately get disfellowshipped.. the disfellowshipping becomes their "ticket to ride" right out of the organization.
former jehovah's witness carrie was not happy growing up in the so called "truth".
No need for all the drama.
I say just leave!
satinka
today's wt lesson: serving jehovah with all seriousness, excerpt from paragraph 11:.
"if a brother has been baptized at least one year and to a reasonable degree meets the scriptural qualifications for ministerial servants outlined at 1 timothy 3:8-13, he can be recommended for appointment.".
how often have you seen someone become a ministerial servant one year after baptism?
*sigh* that means my son must be an elder by now.
satinka
yes, i too have wondered how an assembly that is held in a fully paid for assembly hall, with no food service, could possibly have $10,000 in expenses.
i suppose the bethel speakers have transportation expenses - maybe $1000 or so.
as for rent on the assembly hall, well you have already paid for it once, why pay again?
@ziddina:
Why don't they just charge a damned admission fee????
Awww c'mon, you know the answer to that question, but it had to be asked.
And the clue to the answer is:
It has everything to do with being sheeple
satinka
