just curious how we all think.. what prompted or influenced your choice of username for this forum?.
there are some really amazing names, and it would be great to hear the stories behind them.... mine was nothing fancy.
i just felt "stuck in a rut too" along with so many others.
My user name describes my mental, emotional, and physical condition as a result of 40 years of indoctrination: born in, denied college, pioneered after high school, 10 years MS, 10 years Elder, nu-lite always moving the goal posts further and further away... ruined my physical health with alcohol, emotionally drained, wanting death.
I was completely BURNED OUT.
what is the exact live streaming site for the arc today in sydney?
i hope someone or more here will be watching and giving info/quips throughout the case.
also, will someone here or elsewhere be able to 'save' a video of this (all or part).
O'Brien didn't know what the word 'pastoral' means! The commissioner laughed then had to draw a little word picture for him...
this got buried in a thread, so i'll ask in a new thread.. in the 2017 convention program is this photo for sunday.
can someone with better eyes tell me if those are truth books?.
https://assetsnffrgf-a.akamaihd.net/assets/m/1102017403/univ/art/1102017403_univ_lsr_lg.jpg.
I did a double take when I first saw the photo. A Truth Book!!!
http://www.npr.org/2017/02/19/510585965/poor-education-leads-to-lost-dreams-and-low-income-for-many-jehovahs-witnesses.
can't comment on this right now because i'm heading off to school .
transcript:.
I shared this on fb and soon received a message from a still-in that I should let go of my hate...
I do not have any hate, only regrets that after graduating high school I was not in college but trying to hand out magazines that no one wanted.
young elder(mid-thirties) in my congregation stepped down last night.
nicest guy, with two lovely kids, a great supportive wife.. it got to be too much, as the other elders are practically useless, let him do all the hard work, while they did all the "important" stuff.
literally ran him ragged.. he's still in good standing, gave the final prayer.
After 10 years as a MS followed by 10 years as an Elder, I had a spectacular public burnout. My alcoholism and anxiety put me in the hospital and nearly killed me, other times I wanted to take my own life just to make it all stop.
Watchtower's yoke is strangling and the load is crushingly heavy...
I repeatedly asked for less responsibilities, but was not taken seriously until I flipped out right before I was going to start the meeting. THEN they realized I was DONE.
i still remember that feeling.
thank god it's gone for good.
i used to be part of us witnesses.
Incredible read! I have had similar experiences but can not put it into words as you have.
i heard in years past that there was such a tract planned for the great tribulation.
my father at the time denied this, and reasoned that that would not be a loving thing for them to do, to essentially say, "told ya so!".
last year, the bunker videos had brother brown mention "a message of judgment".. has such material been drafted or is this just another bluff?.
Good one, BOC!!!
ok, so i don't know if this is "old news", and if this has been seen, and or mentioned already.
if it was, i do apologize, but i feel i have to mention what has been seen on tv, within the past 24 hours.. first off, i would like to say that i did not personally see this commercial.
however, it was seen by someone that i can verify 100% is telling the truth, as it was my own father who saw it.
The feeding frenzy has begun.
my wife found this 1/4 page ad on page 2 of yesterday's nj star-ledger, probably the biggest newspaper in nj.
pretty telling.. .
The lawyers are smelling the blood in the water... the feeding frenzy is about to begin.
Good.
my mom, while pregnant with me, was one of thousands of jw volunteers to work on the construction of this once beautiful assembly hall in south florida circa 1984. it had a beautiful pond, waterfall, and even a resident alligator.
many remember it as well for it's huge plaster murals on the walls showing scenes of paradises.. pics as it was before (sorry for the low quality, struggled to find good pics of the auditorium as it was, if you have any good ones, do share them):.
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It looks a lot more up-beat than when I was there for a km school. The plaster murals were neat, though.
