working late tonight i just thought this up : whenever we used to hear someone say " so and so is not doing well spiritually™ " or "not doing well in the truth™ " what it really means is they aren't doing well climbing the wtbts's corporate ladder or doing their beck and call following the herd cult thingy.
been brought up before but had to share..feel free to add..
I loathe that phrase
its said with no need for “evidence” or honesty. Anyone can just “say it”
similar to not giving the correct answer in a “conscience” decision (CD) despite being a CD you will be asked to “pray about it” and talk with elders in a few days
of course pray about it means choose the correct CD
anyone know what has happened to freemind.org website?
it's still up but it looks like a shell of the site i remember back five or six year years ago.
if i am not mistaken, i think randy may have taken ill over the years.
So glad to hear his ticket isn’t punched
i suppose we’ll all get our turn at that one day but I don’t think Randy’s work is finished
we all love you dogpatch!
anyone know what has happened to freemind.org website?
it's still up but it looks like a shell of the site i remember back five or six year years ago.
if i am not mistaken, i think randy may have taken ill over the years.
Please update!
a couple years ago we had a speaker, better than average, give the talk.
since i was still pretty much a believer, i commented to him how i enjoyed the talk, and how it was "entertaining".
it was, but he got mad as it was one of the beat the fear of god (governing body) into you talks.
Having JW app on my phone alllows me to text and surf web
To sit and relax for a couple hours catching up on some internet reading, I actually quite enjoy it :)
let’s say that you haven’t been around a kingdom hall in years and everyone knows you are not a “true believer “ anymore.
yet a tragedy strikes and you want to give a real heartfelt expression of your feelings— what would you say?
would you acknowledge the resurrection hope that the witnesses entertain or say something very different?.
No it’s not time to “get even”
And when the roles are reversed it’s not time to preach.... but we all know how that works
imagine a JW in the home of a deceased DF’d sibling, imagine the uncomfortable silence from him, that silence would scream “if he wasn’t DF’d he’d have the resurrection, he knew better”
Unfortunately Most JWs enjoy when a DF dies, gives them a real sense of validation
this just in from the 2017 annual meeting:.
1. watchtowers and awakes won't be released regularly, at least three watchtower and awakes per year.
6 magazines a year.. 2. a new book is being released: remain in god's love, more of an update like how they did for the what does the bible really teach book.
Boy a 4 year university education just got a lot easier to achieve
(long time ex dubs will get this reference)
my family hasnt signed the blood paper but still say no blood (well the adults do).i overheard a elder taking to my aunt about the blood papaers she needs to fill out.but he also aid she needs a make a small little letter saying i wont take blood.some times i wish i never heard that talk.. even tho i knew i would have to stand up for me being hable to have life.now i just zone out and think will i die for something thats a lie?.
im going to try not to think about it for a little my head hurts after this..
Carla is right
my dr did axactly that
staff knows too that if they view a patient file it’s logged, and if done without authorization they will likely lose their job
My dr told me this cause there was jw working in same office
In my hall we had talk recently about blood cards, said Cong. only had 4 blood cards on file from over 100 publishers. Pretty obvious the “friends” don’t want big brother policing their personal medical choices
when i was a jw, i relished explaining my beliefs and why we had the truth!
lol.
todays witness has no clue , in my opinion..
JW- We are going to live forever in paradise
when? Soon
Catholic- we are going to live forever in heaven
when? When we die
just for fun, some thoughts about the paradise teaching:.
will all the carnivores be transformed anatomically?
if a lion is transformed into a herbivore would it still be a lion?
Think of all the flies and maggots on all those dead carcasses !
or will they also eat grass?
and i am finding the adjustment to the real world far more difficult than i ever imagined...i f...it has been about five years since i totally woke up to the fraudulant nwt and then all my other doubts i had carried for years were proved true as well.
but almost all of my few friends are exjw or slack jw's and i feel so isolated...my sons friends are mostly exjw too but not their gf's and they have way more normal friends .
how have you done at replacing lifelong friends and family?
I remember oompa well
he always appreciated insightful posts with depth
he shared a lot
it was a sad day to read of his suicide
cheers my friend!
