i pondered on a rather strange idea (sort of a divided feeling) today after reading an article and i wondered how all of you would react.
in the unlikely event the ivory towers of wathtower came crashing down (not literally) lets just say there was a mass awakening.
for those of you who have suffered from atrocious behavior from friends and family, how would you really react?
I would be interested in how many joined other cults, how many decided to get an education and/or lead an authentic life, how many became atheists, how many decided "to hell with it" and started living a life of drug abuse, drunkenness and unrestrained sex, how many decided to write a book about their experiences, and the diversity of other possible reactions.
It would be fun to find them all and see their reaction in the unlikely event this hypothetical came true.
i have failed to welcome any of you individually so i wanted to make a thread to formally thank you.
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i know that your presence, wisdom and the courage you're demonstrating by being here will help many.. .
Yes, welcome to all of you ex-elders, ex-MS's, ex-publishers, and everyone else!
Flipper made a good point. My family were not JW's, so I was a starry-eyed follower until I married an elder and got an insider's view of the workings of a cult.
congratulations to justitia themis on all her hard work at putting herself through law school.
after being raised in the watchtower organization and having survived all of what that entails she has picked up the pieces, analyzed her strengths and has made choices to better herself and the community.. .
i am so proud of her.
Congratulations, Justitia! Good luck on the bar exam!
did you get baptized without being dedicated?.
why did you allow men to come between you and jehovah?.
why were you serving jehovah at all?
Because "Jehovah" is protecting child molestors, discouraging education and free thought, and making life a living hell. JW's don't have to believe in hell because they are living it!
i have to admit i never really thought about this question until one of my classmates challenged me with this very question.
she made an excellant point and i have to admit i am asking myself the same question does jehovah enjoy watching people suffer.
the case she brought up was the flood story.
I think watson was being ironic, sorta like a joke.
i had a conversation yesterday with my wife, who seems to think every good thing that happens to her just has to be jehovah, and every bad thing, she just knows is satan.
this irritates me to no end.
i told her yesterday that i have trouble praying to have relatively petty thing resolved in my life, meanwhile around the world, many people are raped mutilated, tortured, and killed everyday.
BU2B, I've sent you a PM.
i have a close relative who has a baby with a terminal medical condition.
he could go at any moment or last a few years.
but the ultimate outcome is that he will die very young.
Heartbreaking. I have a friend who turned atheist after working in a children's ward and seeing sweet, innocent babies suffering and dying every day.
i had a conversation yesterday with my wife, who seems to think every good thing that happens to her just has to be jehovah, and every bad thing, she just knows is satan.
this irritates me to no end.
i told her yesterday that i have trouble praying to have relatively petty thing resolved in my life, meanwhile around the world, many people are raped mutilated, tortured, and killed everyday.
Having someone or something to blame works for a lot of people. It's also a way to avoid personal responsibility and taking action to improve on your own. If we don't blame the devil for our sorrows, then we would have to blame our spouses, children, friends, etc. I'll let them have their devil if they'll leave me out of it.
my dad used to pray for the witnesses behind the iron curtain.
i couldn't figure out why were they caught behind this heavy curtain.
couldn't they just find a door and leave?.
Once in a congregation in SE Kentucky, a brother prayed for "forgiveness for our fallin' shorts."
my dad used to pray for the witnesses behind the iron curtain.
i couldn't figure out why were they caught behind this heavy curtain.
couldn't they just find a door and leave?.
Hi, nonjwspouse. I was scared every minute at my grandpa's church. At home, my grandparents were hardworking, quiet, gentle folks, but they went crazy (or it seemed so to me) at church. I felt vulnerable because they were somewhere else!
