this afternoon just after lunch.
i spotted 2 of the nicer elders in the congregation walking up the drive.
i didnāt answer the door.
Avoid any meeting if possible, especially with 2 witnesses, even a sister is a second witness.
I played the Depression card, I don't know if you would want to, or could pull it off, but it worked for me, just got a lovely Letter, and no problem since, that was over a decade ago.
I said in the letter I sent that I would be in touch if I felt the need for "Spiritual help" LOL.
Good luck whatever, and may 2024 be a very Happy and fulfilling year for you and yours !
just to give you guys an update on mine and my sonās exit from the matrix.
my son put on his instagram page he was no longer a jw and wished everyone a merry christmas.
šš„š³the blocks/unfollows came thick and fast.
Great to hear Miss da Silva ! your son is a sensible guy !
Freedom is SO wonderful ! especially Freedom of mind !
May you, your son and anyone else who really loves you both, have a Wonderful Christmas, and a Very Happy New Year ! a NEW Year in many ways !
Cheers, love and hugs, Phizzy.
will self is a well known thinker, journalist and writer here in the uk.
i think this article is absolutely on the money.
in any case, well worth a read.
That Article is SO good ! it has some phrases in it that I might pinch, and one I had already thought of, describing the J.W beliefs as equivalent to those of "Flat-Earthers".
A really Good Read ! thanks for Posting !
so for those amongst us who celebrate the season .
merry christmas everyone.
.. jan from tam .
i popped in to read about the beard u-turn, so thought i'd say hello to anyone who remembers me.
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Hi Buddy, I left you a P.M on F.B asking if you were still at the same address ? We visited you and family in 2010 ??
I imagine you have moved to at least a Mansion by now ?
I wish to add you guys to my ever lengthening Chrissy card list, so P.M me on here maybe ?
to save yāall the agony of having to sit & watch lett (looking even more puffy and jaundiced than the last time), here is a summary:.
beards are now perfectly fine for anyone & everyone, including ministerial servants, elders, and āspecial full time servantsā (cos and betheliites).. but donāt go and feel āvindicatedā ā even if you knew you were right about beards, you shouldnāt run ahead of jehovahās āchariotā.. so there you go.. if you need explicit permission from a puffy steroid addled facial contortionist with an increasingly ridiculous combover to make personal grooming decisionsā¦you might be in a cult .
"Further more, with the passing of time, the governing body have noticed that...... "
By Christ they are quick on the uptake...... NOT !
I pointed this out when I grew a beard in 1975 ! That respected people in responsible positions wore a beard in Europe, and around the World, but the parochial vision of the G.B has only just realised it, nearly 50 years later !
beans ?
( human beans ).
to those of you that believe in god: do you all believe the same thing ?.
This, and much much more, is explained in this wonderful, enlightening Book ! This Book has shown me that the religion of the Israelites/Jews was not hardly any different from the other religions.
buddha of india .
he performed miracles and raised one man, el-azar-us, from the dead.
the sun is the "light of the world.
"Real" they are.... to us, but not necessarily with a basis in fact or reality, if they are only based on Faith or belief.
buddha of india .
he performed miracles and raised one man, el-azar-us, from the dead.
the sun is the "light of the world.
"we've crossed over into spiritual and mental territory..............."
In other words belief based on faith, which has no basis in fact or reality.
buddha of india .
he performed miracles and raised one man, el-azar-us, from the dead.
the sun is the "light of the world.
Agreed Tonus, somewhat, there is NO contemporary evidence for a man named "Jesus" who would fit the base figure for the Myths,
Hence why I consider the Thread title to be spot on.
