god = loving.
god = all powerfull.
god didn't stop this from happing?.
I don't think God does much either way outside a spiritual sense anyway. He doesn't cause all the great things that happen. And He doesn't cause all the bad things.
DUDE ... really.. that makes your GOD what ? all mediocre.... all lame ..or just entirely half assed
not really good at introductions.
i am an active jw who has my doubts about certain things like the bible as a whole but im slowly but surely wading through them.
just of curiousity: what on earth has happened to this board?
Yeah, I received an email ~ a month ago asking JW's to sign up here. Then I get another telling me not to since I would probably be banned like all the other JWs.
sounds fishy at best
where were you?
i know some have thought that about me.
my family used to but i think that hope is dwindling now..
yes ... it's what pushed me here... I won't be back, it's Settled!!
one the how many exbethelites thread it was mentioned that some think one either leaves down the path towards apostasy or as a 100% true believer.
i'm curious what experiences did you face at bethel that woke you up (or started to at least)?.
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I was at bethel for two seperate two week construction deals in 84.....
the second I was ready to leave the org, I went there to get away from the congragation I was in .. you could miss meetings while you were there no one knew you so .. I did
Ive said before that, the Bro who was bringing me in constantly reminded me that we were not CULT as a CULT has one leader..
But while at bethel, the morining text, all the comments were somehow spun into praise Freddie Franz.. he was in his 90's
I thought geez really..when he's dead who will they worship!
plus the food sucked
I different guy who studied with me was there his Name was Bill Christ... he was a refrigeration tech, who had a lot to do with the new 4 color presses...
does any on here no him..
I never really woke up till now I just wanted out.. I remember, if this is how the new system .. I'll pass
L8R T8R
so far we've had the boss, bon jovi, roger waters, and eddie vedder.
is it just me or was bruce springsteen's jeans just a little tight?
i think he had a sock stuffed down there.
good call Mr Freeze I'm out of here!!
you can win almost everytime, if you have insider information!
that is what the wt all but promises- you can cheat death and live forever in a paradise earth!
but you need inside information to win that race-- and you can only get it from the governing body - the meat in due season, is the equivalent to the horse race insider tip- it's like a sure bet folks!!.
lol irondork
narcissism is a term of psychiatry.
how is it defined and characterized?
the narcissist consider themselves to be unique and can only be understood by other special people.
Great Job Terry!
or maybe that should be "nightmare" - not dream.. it happens less and less, but still does now and again after 10 years.
it's always associated with a great feeling of dread and going from door to door knowing you do not believe what you are saying (i should point out that, while i was in it, i pretty much did believe it).. i guess it shows how big a part of our lives it once was - a bit like you often dream of being in school or of long-departed relatives..
I used to have nightmares .. of being in the KH and evryone is all a buzz.. and I'm just Busting at the seams cuz no one seems to know I'm DF'd..
A rush of panic sets in as I'm sure some one will figure it out.... They don't know WTF why are they talking to me? what will happen when they figure it out!!
It always ways woke me up .. And I would be sick!!
jws believe the book of revelation offers an account of what is to come in their lifetime.
but the problem is that every generation for the last 1900 years has thought the same thing.
and, every generation has been wrong, even though each new one thinks it will be about me and my generation this time.. most reputable bible scholars believe that revelation, also called the apocalypse of john, was not written to describe the future for people living today.
No it is not ......
