here in america, we have a tradition to set aside one day to be especially grateful.
that day is today.
the psychological benifits of being grateful is well known and promoted by business experts, healthcare professionals, secularists, believers ... you name it.
I'm thankful for the "worldly" friends we have developed since leaving. Sadly, the list is not very long. Perhaps as others have also discovered, making new friends just isn't that easy. It's something one takes for granted as a JW. EVERYONE is your buddy -- as long as you don't step out of the goose step cadence.
Alas, to all of our former friends we are dead -- or "dangerous" -- or deplorable.
this is for all the ex-jw's on that dreadful day..... do you remember where you were when jfk was shot in dallas, tx?
I always thought if there had been come kind of conspiracy, it would have come out eventually. Someone would have leaked it. It's hard to keep anything secret if you don't kill everyone who knows the secret. And it used to be hard to believe that anyone would go that far. More and more it appears there was some kind of conspiracy. Unfortunately, with most anyone personally involved already dead, I'm sure we will find out what "they" want us to know. Would not surprise me to see it blamed on Jimmy Hoffa. <jk>
uh oh, looks like the mega thread gave up the ghost, so while i investigate / fix it just continue the discussion here .... it's been a long 9 years lloyd evans / john cedars.
Loser is the best description right now. Dude is 45 trying to attract a 25 year old and failing hard.
Midlife crisis?
Maybe he should buy a sporty convertible!
a couple of decades ago, any question of the wt dropping or changing the blood policy was met with something along the lines of "they're in too deep, they've killed too many people, the lawsuits would kill them; they can't change it".
a somewhat warped version of the "sunk costs fallacy".. they're already in very deep with the other rod for their own back, the csa payouts.
and some small changes have occurred in the way they handle csa cases.
They already have revised their policy so that there will be no action against a JW that accepts blood as long as they are "repentant". Easy enough for any JW that wants to stay "in" to just say, "I'm sorry. I caved in. Forgive me!"
associated press article.
11-22-23 peter smith.. "timekeepers no more rank-and-file jehovah's witnesses say goodbye to tracking proselytizing hours".
made big time news..
Someone (one of you APOSATES) must have sent them a New Release.
Surely AP doesn't bother to follow this small group of nobodies.
for those interested in the latest version of the faithful slave.
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from the february 2024 watchtower .
They should add Russell, Rutherford, Knorr, and Franz as ghosts hovering over the group.
AND.................Jesus!
Couldn't find one with no beard.
i been reading quite a few experiences on reddit lately, and their seems to be a common theme coming up….
…dialed-up-to-eleven shunning of xjws by their witness relatives.. it reminds me of back in the day, listening to some of the over-the-top vitriol displayed by hard-core loyalists when the topic of evolution or apostates came up….
…i was gobsmacked when i finally realized these guys weren’t offended and indignant because they thought it was lies….
I know many JWs who would claim: "But they (WTS/GB) have been right about everything else!"
Such as what, you ask?
Trinity is untrue
Soul is not immortal
Hell is common grave (not Hell Fire)
Only group fulfilling Matt 24:14 (worldwide preaching)
Only group remaining "no part of the world"
Only group (widely) using the name "Jehovah" (vindication of God's name)
Displaying unequaled True Love of Brother (or Mankind)
Unparalleled growth (proof of Jah's Holy Spirit & blessing)
YES, THEY REALLY BELIEVE ALL OF THIS!
what a mockery that statement is to over 99% of their followers.
there is nothing biblically that makes the jw memorial day important to anyone that does not partake.
they still continue to say .
....they are told to show emotions that don't exist. But worse, this is left to the Elders and not to other JWs who personally know them,....
They are scared shitless that other R&F JWs might quietly share and discuss doubts they are having about the current clusterfuck of doctrinal failures and inexplicable New Lite. They likely tell elders to be on guard against any hint of apostacy.
are the governing body really in charge or are they just a figurehead with the real power being behind the curtain .
This tells me that 75% of the publishers have vanished …..just like smoke!
AMEN!
i been reading quite a few experiences on reddit lately, and their seems to be a common theme coming up….
…dialed-up-to-eleven shunning of xjws by their witness relatives.. it reminds me of back in the day, listening to some of the over-the-top vitriol displayed by hard-core loyalists when the topic of evolution or apostates came up….
…i was gobsmacked when i finally realized these guys weren’t offended and indignant because they thought it was lies….
…they were angry and hostile because, deep down, they were afraid it was true.
Cognitive dissonance is frightening!
