this is an excerpt from the 1994 watchtower, february 15. in the entire article, the watchtower tries to debunk any claim of their cultism.
see how they go about it.. " would it be accurate to refer to jehovahs witnesses as a religious group with radical views and practices that clash with what is accepted as normal social behavior?
are jehovahs witnesses a cult?.
Typical JW banter.
To prove a point they cite an obscure journalist from checkoslovakia ( sorry if hes reading this )
that few can verify, and present that as undisputable proof of what they are saying.
Cult members often isolate themselves from family, friends, and even society in general. Is that the case with Jehovah’s Witnesses?
We reply with a very hearty YES IT IS!
shes a nice girl.
nothing against her personally.
she hasnt been in touch for monthes, havent seen her for monthes.. is something happening that she needs my bum on a seat for?.
Hi pams girl.
Glad to hear you've got that one sorted out. Hope you had a good time at the beach too.
Best wishes
jlp
over the many years my wife and i were captives of the watchtower organization we hired witnesses from time to time to heip us maintain our home.
one of those witnesses was a window washer who was quite good and reasonably priced so we have continued to use his services even after we faded 4 years ago.. so this year, my wife called to set up an appointment for him to come over and do our windows and he tells her he's not interested.
now this may be because he's so busy and overworked that he just can't fit us in or it could be that after four years of not being at meetings he has chosen to shun us.
maybe hes cutting back his hours in order to pioneer.
mrs punk was not a happy bunny when i announced i was leaving the wtb$ as it was all a big farce.. she has been quite rude to me, she walked out one weekend and came back 2 days later from staying with a relative.
she told me about all the negative reasons i left (attributing the 'evil' to me and none to the holy 7 headed beast the gb).
she has told the teenage kids they are not to listen to me.. she refuses to talk bible and gives me the 'talk to the hand sign' on the basis she refuses to listen to my 'spiritual pornography' (now there's an appealing thought!!).
Hi punkofnice.
I'm maybe a bit late joinint this thread but I hope you're ok today?
Best wishes
jlp
he was an elder and took his personal study seriously.
in fact, the day the drunk driver crossed the center line and hit him head on he had been going over that sundays watchtower lesson in his head.
when he woke up his whole life had changed.
The replys he received only left him with more questions.
Shame he had forgotten one thing:
shes a nice girl.
nothing against her personally.
she hasnt been in touch for monthes, havent seen her for monthes.. is something happening that she needs my bum on a seat for?.
Hi Pams Girl.
So, you didnt ask for her to try and come back into your life. So why not just ignore her?
However, if she does text again, have a short reply ready prepared, send it and be done with it.
Have a nice time at the beach. I have some lovely memories of holidays in Wales when I was a kid.
Took Mrs P to visit there a couple of years back. She loved it. Went to Aberystwth for the day. It rained!
not sure how long the sunday sermon is now, maybe 30 mins?
how much of that are people listening to?.
the kh is stuffy, the kids at the back of you is kicking up a fuss, the kid at the front of you is choughing all over the place, theres several hotties to your left , to your right theres that asshole jerk who really upset you last week, you just remembered on the way back home you've got to get some food in from the shops, and you must remember to speak to brother so and so about this that and the other, and also you need to remind sister example about that stuff, shit!
I think, to be fair, that it depends on the speaker. Some were super, most were booooooring.
hi everyone, first i just want to say if it wasn't this forum, i'd be baptized!
i haven't managed to successfully end my studies with a zealous jw.
she uses everything against me to brainwash me into believing i need the org.
Good on you roxanesophia.
Now take the time to reflect on where you want to go. Whats wonderful is that the choice is all yours.
Maybe you would like to get back in touch with some old friends? In any case, life IS wonderful, dispite the problems. Enjoy.
PS. There will be moments when you need to talk. You know you'll always find a hearing ear here.
Best wishes
jlp
hi everyone, first i just want to say if it wasn't this forum, i'd be baptized!
i haven't managed to successfully end my studies with a zealous jw.
she uses everything against me to brainwash me into believing i need the org.
Be brave.
Just say NO!
You'll love yourself for it.
Oh, and come back and let us know how it went. Good luck.
i'm still laughing to myself thinking about elders/bethelites reading this messageboard.
yet another contradiction to throw in the basket.
didn't they always say how dangerous it is to read anything that contradicts the teachings of the wts?
There was a thread a few weeks ago on how many elders/ exelders are members here.
There are indeed several elders who come one the site. They realize that the WT$ has tricked them and that they are in a trap. They just dont want to put their whole life in the crusher yet. Yes its really THAT difficult for some elders, who no longer believe its the truth, but realize just how well they've been trapped. The traumer of losing close family, wives children, parents, etc is very painful. I have lost all of my family. My heart goes out to those who are not yet where I've got to. Its difficult living a double life. But many of us understand why and what they are feeling.
