i have not been a sister for the past 19 years, i asked to be da'd as i had started smoking aged 12 and at 19 no longer wanted people to think badly of the jw's over my conduct.. for 19 years my father, an elder, has tried his damndest to bring me back.
he kept contact sometimes more, sometimes less, always under the threat to stop the contact alltogether.
at one point he managed to not speak to me for several months.
Welcome Bookworm (I'm sure you're not dull).
Been there too. My mother didnt speak to me for 4 years. It was she that came back to me.
There's no garantee, of course, that that will be the case for you. But all things are possible.
Its they who dont have the time ( the end is so close and all that). We do have the time to wait. Be patient with him.
In the meantime, you'll find a hearing ear at jwn, 24 hours a day.
jlp
my wife was informed by her father that an old jw friend had died so she decided to text his daughter ( who lives abroad & is disfellowshipped ) her condolences.
immediately the daughter phoned my wife in great anguish as she hadnt been informed that her father had died ( bearing in mind this event had happened 3 days previously.
) of course any chance that she might have had for coming over for the funeral had past.. her two brothers are elders and her sister is a regular pioneer but not one of them had thought to let their sister know.
Just wondering:
is there an inheritance involved?
no, i'm not just talking about the totalitarian regime that is the organisation.
i'm talking about how the jw's will fall, and how it links to north korea.
basically, last night i was watching a documentary on north korea.
I have often made this comparison too. A journalist from my country made a documentary there, a few years ago.
At that time it was next to impossible to speak to North Koreans. They were taught that westerners wanted to harm them: so they ran away.
They " knew" it was a hard life in their country, but that it was soooo much better than the "outside world".
I think that information technology is already shaking the Borg. However, I dont think that it will bring it tumbling down.
There has always been apercentage of people gullible enough to believe anything, without proof. or are maybe
just too scared to question, because after all, all totalitarian
powers control people through fear.
the watchtower study yesterday made it clear that the cry of peace and security has not occurred yet.. what they don't mention is their false alarm that they falsely pointed to events in 1972 as the cry of peace and security.
that was 42 years ago.. they did this with a special awake in october of 1972. they devoted the full issue to the subject.
it rivals the infamous "is it later than you think" special awake of october 8 1968 in its grandiose predictions.. the october 8 issue of awake 1972 is must reading in view of the latest discussion of peace and security.. here are a few exerpts with the grandiose statements in red.
thank you for this reminder.
interesting how they played on the fear of ''all out nuclear war'' which was quite common at that time.
funny but i'd forgotten all of that. their prohesies really dont stand the test of time.
so the question is posed in this week's watchtower study at our former cult's houses of indoctrination.
i should like to answer it, and i should like to hear your answers too.. the question is in two parts, and i shall address each one in turn.. q. is my life more meaningful?.
my life is more meaningful.
I'm very pleased for you. Enjoy.
it's riddled with lies.
here are a few, "are you an american sect?
all of our teachings are based on the bible, not on the writings of some religious leader in the united states.1 thessalonians 2:13.. we follow jesus christ, not any human leader.matthew 23:8-10.. .
Interesting.
I spoke, for the first time in years, to two JWs this morning.
He told me that I was wrong, they do not shun ex JWs. (Maybe they are starting to believe their own proaganda.)
He also told me that they have never solicited for money.
I think he comes from the planet ZOB.
http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectid=398787&partid=1&searchtext=vase+athletes&page=1.
comparez avec la page 29 de watchtower 01/octobre /2002.
fideles dans les petites choses ...oui pas en publiant des images truquees comme celle-ci.
you have a PM MARCIAL
i am 39 years old.
i converted to the jws when i was in middle school due to a witness in school and my family having issues at that time.
i found instant friends and family at the kh.
welcome monis.
you will find many here who are living or who have lived the same experiences as you. I'm sure you will find some good advice when you need it.
Have a happy christmas holiday
jlp
Blondie: I like your comment. Its true that elders meetings are a REAL EYEOPENER.
If you have attended one, then you KNOW there is no love between them.
i thought the kingdom ministry feb 2014 had a couple interesting things in it:.
1. a short talk encouraging the jw sales force to publicize the jw.org website at every opportunity.. 2. do not put out bibles on your table displays keep them hidden underneath.
i thought they were so p-p-p-p-proud of their new nwt??.
phizzy, we were thinking the same thing at the same time.
