hey everybody, been here lurking for years now... i tired of all the gb 2.0 shit and need to fade successfullydo we have a guide, i am very tempted to go out with a bang, but i want my wife with me, she aint a strong witness and would happily trust me ... i love her a lot.
status as of now,,, read coc isocf, been through jw facts and am convinced this religion is bs, also a ms now :( damn.
Hi Cog, I like the idea of becoming more and more incompetent/unqualified for the MS "position". If you quit suddenly your wife may try to compensate for you by becoming "stronger in the truth"-especially if you have kids.
OTOH, if you mess up your duties and report little to no FS you will be removed. This, if you play it right, will make your wife's protective instincts come out. She will become mad at the elders/CO for treating you poorly when you needed their help. :)
i'm ignorant to the social welfare programs outside the us, but listening to others i have to assume in europe it is more generous.
i've not had deep personal conversation with active witnesses for nearly 20 years.
last year i made contact with a family and some elders came to my house.
@Steve2 I doubt that the WTBT$ has addressed your question in writing but I can relate this personal experience
3 letters written to HQ over a period of a year and hand delivered to a GB member requesting repayment of a loan given to them from my 90+ yo faithful widowed mother who needed her money back to pay for her care at the rest home. We received no answer. Hubby then used his Bethel connections to talk to the "desk" about the matter. The "Brother" in charge acknowledged the letters, then gave the official verbal answer. "Put her on "Welfare".
oh man, i know i'm gonna catch flack for this.. everyone sees masonic conspiracies everywhere.. i am not a conspiracy theorist.
i don't honestly believe the governing body are freemasons.. yet, probably due to cruising this site and seeing all the masonic conspiracy threads, i saw this when looking for a shot of lett's pinky ring to show how he wore one in october, but then took it off in may to ask for money.. .
original is on the left, and on the right, i played with the brightness/contrast to get it to show up a little better.. what does the pattern on his ring look like to you?.
for decades, i remember the society, publications, and elders saying that once the great tribulation begins, it is too late to repent or be saved.
they said the "door of the ark will have been closed.".
now, however, look at the brand-new clarified understanding / new light on this from jw.org, below.. they are still saying that the majority of worldly people will not be saved, but they are now saying it is possible.. the simplified july study watchtower says this:.
Same stick
New carrot
allow me to begin with a clarification: when i say i am one of jehovah's witnesses, i don't mean that i am an advocate of the watchtower society or a devotee of some of its more controversial false teachings.
i mean that i am a christian, a disciple of jesus christ dedicated to jehovah god, and who remains in union with my brothers and sisters who make up the family of faith that globally refers to itself as jehovah's witnesses.
some totally understand the distinction between the family of brothers and sisters and the corporate organization known as the watchtower society (wts).
There is a certain arrogance involved with JWs believing they are Gods people=SPECIAL
It is even more arrogant to believe you can be a SPECIAL JW
the latest watchtower certainly indicates that the org thinks they are!!
why keep in expectation?
watchtower august 15 par.
if getting ready means putting on a suit........ you might be a j.w.. if going out to the field has nothing to do with grass, baseball diamonds, or football ......... you might be a j.w.. please continue my friends.......i know ya got some.....; ).
You might be a J dubya in the early years if:
You believe black people will turn white and
Women will turn into men after Armageddon. Or......
You might just be a gay misogynist bigot?
the latest watchtower certainly indicates that the org thinks they are!!
why keep in expectation?
watchtower august 15 par.
what would have happen if i was not home when jehovahs witnesses knocked on my door?.
there was a group of us living in a small trailer in the mid 60s when and old pioneer brother knocked on our door and placed all kinds of books and magazines with us.
all of us took it seriously and studied and started attending the kingdom hall.
Your story is interesting.
At least 5 of you quit being JWs
One of you became a doctor
The fact that he died in an auto accident could happen to anyone.
Drugs can kill in more ways than one.
None of you were better off for being in a cult.
Life is often random.
sometimes holidays can be hard on us.
some of us deserve a little toast today.. a toast to all the brave kids who broke up with their toxic moms.
OrphanCrow, "Thank you, Mother. You taught me well what not to do."
You took the words right out of my mouth. My only living child called to let me know how much she loves and misses me. She has ZERO interest or relationship with her grandmother, a decision made all on her own.
