is there anyone you know that has left the organization that you thought would never leave?.
have you bumped into them?
i have heard of people getting df'ed and later found out that the ones sitting in judgement of them, later themselves figured it out, and also left!.
Is there anyone you know that has left the Organization that you thought would NEVER leave?
Have you bumped into them? I have heard of people getting DF'ed and later found out that the ones sitting in judgement of them, later themselves figured it out, and also left!
Outaservice
or in service, or just by jws period... me, i was notorious for doodling in my literature.
when i was about 12, i got caught drawing the led zeppelin logo in my bible by the meanest elder in the hall.
my mother wouldn't let me out of the house for about 2 months!
During my very first talk (a Bible reading/talk #2) my cousin at the very back of the Hall was holding up a big sign, trying to make me more nervous, that simply said 'ZIPPER!'.
Outaservice (who has always had a hard time with public talks, even years later)
is it the lack of young leadership?.
lawsuits?.
internet?.
ALL OF THE ABOVE!
OUTASERVICE
can someone please expalin this to me.. we live in a culture where bullying at school has become a major problem.
some kids have commited suicide because of it.
some have taken guns to school to "deal with" the ones who bullied them.. the problem is so bad that some schools are bringing in special programs into the schools to help break down the barriers that sometimes encourage these bullying behaviors.
Does it ever happen on any of the threads posted here?
Outaservice
i found a job online.
got some spam email but it led to a real job in my field.
yeah a patternmaker/grader job in the midwest, fort wayne no less!
The 'ad' at the end of your thread said, "Second Coming Can Be Today", so you probably will not have time to develop a new job! Too bad, it sounded so promising!
Outaservice
my daughter's aunt (my x sil, and a jw) moved into my daughter's neigborhood recently.
she has had nothing to do with my daughter in over 15 years.
my daughter was never baptized, but her aunt chose to basically ignore her existence for all these years.
My daughter is presently shunning me because of the influence of an Aunt! Don't take it lightly, and set the boundries!
Outaservice
to me, in this post- fred franz era, the watchtower society can be understood in terms of dire necessity.
they have grown so old.
and so globally overstretched and so conservative that they vigorously resist changing anything, no matter how stupid or absurd.. doctrine doesn't matter, the publishers don't matter ( except as willing thralls) and their public image doesn't matter.. in regard to change then, all that remains is dire necessity - and nothing else.. the key to the whole cult's future lies in figuring out what circumstances they cannot avoid and so must adapt to.. .
Everything has a 'life cycle' and their's is running out. God and history just outlasts them in my opinion, some faster than others.
Goodby Watchtower, it's been a real trip................
Outaservice
i know this question has been asked before, but i can't find the old post about this.
i am looking for another area of the us to move to.
edit: please be aware, i am ranting right now, but nothing here is exaggerated.
Mid States for all seasons, and not extremes in any of them. Southern Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, Northern Georgia.
Outaservice (Why am I here in Florida?)
your color prefence can tell you about your personality and hidden secrets...........you can take the "color test" in a book call the "luchser color test" by max luchser they give you 8 colors to arrange.
a great book.
when i thinking of dating someone they get the test first thing..........it saves alote of time for meand them...........i don't date people who choose green, black or grey in first poistion.. nb.
I like Green, Black, and Gray, in that order!
Outaservice
i am curious, what amount people on this board from their experiences of being a baptised & active jw and their subsequent exit from the jw org (for whatever reason or reasons) are now either agnostic, atheist or do some actually still believe in god?.
your honest answers please.. lfcv.
If this is a 'poll', put me down as a believer.
Outaservice
