hello and thanks to everyone for participating on this forum it has really been of much value, for those of you that post here know that your words are not lost you never know who is reading your expressions, lives are being changed and nonsense challenged.
i’m not much of a writer so excuse my untrained writing style and grammar but i want to share my story to help anyone who is visiting here to see that we are real people, fathers, mothers, sons and daughters who have come here for answers, there is no agenda, just searching for truth.
i hope my story will help others as so many here have helped me..
MarkOfCane said, "...I’m not much of a writer so excuse my untrained writing style and grammar..."
You are better than you think you are and show some real promise. Please continue writing and your skill will continue to improve.
I would like to clarify a point Giordano made; the pyramid near the grave of C. T. Russell was NOT his idea, it was erected years after his death by his fanatical followers. It does provide an enduring link between Russell and his belief in Pyramidology, however.
apologies if someone else has posted this before: .
http://vaticanenquirer.com/canadas-mormons-and-jehovahs-witnesses-brawl-trying-to-get-to-refugees-first/.
sorry, meant to say "fighting erupts" ... my bad.
I think it is TERRIBLE that people are refusing to believe this and saying that the source is a parody site!
Why is everyone so harsh and judgemental? Why can't you let Room 215 believe his own truth?
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for those who may not be aware, the 1914 date was arrived at by russell by using the same framework of the failed prophetic interpretations of the adventist preacher william miller.
see this chart:.
if you look at the top right of the chart, he uses the same 7-times reasoning to arrive at the 2,520 years (7 times=7 multiplied by 360-day years=2,520 years).
i posted in another topic a few hours ago.
it is my first time on here or any website like this, ever.
i was dfed back in september for adultery.
BarelyThere, you want to marry the guy that you were disfellowshipped for having sex with.
Presumably you and this fellow are now living a "chaste" and "approved" life, which means no sex for either of you and no "mutual sensual gratification."
Was he disfellowshipped for having sex with you, or for a different reason?
What if the two of you went to the elders and said you want to marry and you need to know how to get this done.
Scripturally they CANNOT forbid you to marry, but they can determine whether you are allowed to be married in the Kingdom Hall and they will determine how long you will have to wait for reinstatement.
...and your fiancee is OK with his plan to fade, right? RIGHT?
If he's not, you'll be going from the frying pan into the fire.
i occasionally come on this website because i have my eyes on a particular user.
because of that, i end up reading a lot of people's post.
although very interesting and hurt breaking, a lot of them are very strange.
okay so here goes...this is my first time on here.
i'm lost and confused and am feeling very hopeless.
i was dfed in september and i am still wrapping my head around everything.
BarelyThere, welcome.
You will also find "tough love" here, and encouragement to "be all that you can be."
Some opening suggestions:
1. If you still call Watchtower dogma "THE TRUTH," stop doing that! Think of it as "The TROOTH" and remind yourself that trooth-fairies don't exist.
2. It will be difficult, but you do not need the approval of those who offer CONDITIONAL love.
3. The Watchtower has a success record of exactly 0% on EVERYTHING they have ever predicted based on their reading of the Bible.
4. Based on #3, ARMAGEDDON is NOT "closer than the inside of your eyelid." The fear of Armageddon is a cult mind-control technique. Plan to live a full and happy life, beginning NOW.
5. I'm an ATHEIST and APOSTATE. Others here are also, some claim to be neither. Remember that I have never lied to you.
That will do for openers.
anyone have a complete original set of studies in the scriptures i can buy.
interested in other books as well.
older the better.
Have you looked on eBay?
By "original" I assume you mean "first-edition." You can get a set of SITS from a few of the currently-existing Bible Students organizations, but they are selling the heavily-re-edited "new light" versions of the book.
You may also want to look on abebooks.com (an Amazon company) from time to time. They don't have a complete set right now, just volume 2
1912 edition - $18.00
1911 edition - $67.00
You may also find the inexpensive REPLICA REPRINTS here of interest:
so my wife congregation had a huge wing ding on jan. 2 complete with live band / food dancing and alcohol.
yet her company had a yearend party on nov. 15 which she couldn’t go to because it could be perceived as a christmas party.
i am supposed to be worried that the third century church set up a parallel festival with the winter solace to try and get pagans to convert to christianity but they pull crap like this ?
Those idiots think that "abstaining" means "the day before or after is OK." Damned fools!
In their subconscious (or "sub-conscience" as they call it) they know the "rules of men" are flawed, but they lack the spine to call bullshit on it, so they choose to live one step out-of-time with the world they envy.
Close enough for Jehovah's Sundial-like Organization!
so at last i am in my next step of my fade, this month is the first month i did not turned in any hours.
i received a text from our group leader an ms & i told him i didn't have any to report, then of course it got bumped up to the elder & i text him back i have no hours to report for december.
i came to this decision when reading many posters here about the yearbook stats, i do not want & refused to contribute to this organization "boosting" numbers for their glorious purposes, after the rc in australia they do not deserve for me to give them a "production" report of what i do for god, no more.
Mother of Dragons,
Won't they be surprised when you send your babies to "toast" them!
They will be expecting adult beverages but will experience Gehenna!
Peace unto you, Khaleesi.
PS - you can have fun with them by suggesting that if they are uncomfortable with the numbers they could fill in something that makes them feel better. Make them into "unconscious (zombie) apostates!"
i occasionally come on this website because i have my eyes on a particular user.
because of that, i end up reading a lot of people's post.
although very interesting and hurt breaking, a lot of them are very strange.
There are a handful of geniuses here who seem to think that willingly suffering" (by OTHERS, not by THEM) equates to "storing up treasures in Heaven" or somesuch nonsense.
Some of these appear to be psychologically castrated men who seek the comfort of Mommy's Skirt when things go wrong, while others are man-hating spinster candidates who have never been asked to dance.
I think they enjoy seeing others suffer as a consequence of following their advice.
My advice to the suffering will always be "take responsibility for your situation and CHANGE IT!"
It is refreshing to know there are others who agree with this.
