this past week we attended a motorcycle rally in ruidoso, nm.
this type of event is traditionally thought by jw's as a "worldly event.
" imagine my surprise to see several jw's (including an elder and his family) in attendance.
This past week we attended a motorcycle rally in Ruidoso, NM. This type of event is traditionally thought by JW's as a "worldly event." Imagine my surprise to see several JW's (including an elder and his family) in attendance.
Has JW mentality changed so dramatically? When I was a JW, we just didn't attend functions with such negative connotations (according to JW's). We just weren't allowed to have so much fun!
PB
i enjoy armagnac, lately.
cognac is quite nice around the fall and winter, too.
My favorite drink is an ice cold red beer. I also favor margarita's on ice.
PB
I would if I knew how. I managed to upload it to my files, but how does it get from there to here?
BTW, some of the you have beautiful wallpaper. I especially love the nature stuff.
PB
a friend called the other day and in the course of our conversation she mentioned that the jw's had worked her neighborhood (not her words) that morning.
when they knocked on her door, she invited them inside where they proceeded to give their jw rhetoric (2 sisters).
they discussed religion for awhile and then this friend mentioned that she knew someone that use to be a jw (moi).
Oh yes, my friend is definitely better off!
I want to thank the ones that replied.
a friend called the other day and in the course of our conversation she mentioned that the jw's had worked her neighborhood (not her words) that morning.
when they knocked on her door, she invited them inside where they proceeded to give their jw rhetoric (2 sisters).
they discussed religion for awhile and then this friend mentioned that she knew someone that use to be a jw (moi).
So... as far as any of you know, there's no new policy about non-JW's relationships with former JW's?
I just felt that their reaction was strange. The least they could have done is politely excused themselves.
BTW, I'm DA'ed. Have been for about 7 or 8 years now.
PB
a friend called the other day and in the course of our conversation she mentioned that the jw's had worked her neighborhood (not her words) that morning.
when they knocked on her door, she invited them inside where they proceeded to give their jw rhetoric (2 sisters).
they discussed religion for awhile and then this friend mentioned that she knew someone that use to be a jw (moi).
A friend called the other day and in the course of our conversation she mentioned that the JW's had worked her neighborhood (not her words) that morning. When they knocked on her door, she invited them inside where they proceeded to give their JW rhetoric (2 sisters). They discussed religion for awhile and then this friend mentioned that she knew someone that use to be a JW (moi). One of them asked who it was and my friend said they probably wouldn't recognize the name. But they insisted on finding out the name, so my friend said my name. Without saying another word (not goodbye, see ya later, nadda), they both stood up and walked out the door.
My question is this. Is there a new policy or something that forbids the JW's to speak to people that know former JW's? My friend said this was the strangest thing. She couldn't quite comprehend it.
PB
one thing i took pride in as a witnesss was that we knew our bible.
we could talk to any clergymen and smugly decimate them with our knowledge of the "truth".
Dear Robyn,
I found your post to be one of the most sincere and heartfelt posts I've ever read on this board. Facing one's demons and the baring of the soul are two very attractive qualities in a person.
And you're so right in many aspects. However, it's one thing to be able to do that with people who've been where you've been. It's altogether another to do it with people (like JW's) where you have to tow the line to be accepted or with non-JW's who don't have a clue where you're coming from.
I guess what I'm trying to say is that we (or at least I) understand what you're saying. Most of us desire a place where we fit and are accepted. But truthfully we (ex's) have an everlasting scar (our individual experience with the WT Society) on our soul. That scar affects the way we interact with the world around us. Unconsciously we use the scar to encase our hearts as a self-preservation mechanism. And we develop a visible persona to measure up to societal expectations. Inwardly we know we're square instead of round. As a result, we (for the most part) find that we don't 'fit' in anywhere.
Religion does strange things to people. I don't think I've ever met anyone that religion has made a better person. A person may act better (visible persona), but their nature is not better. Only God can change our nature. And that experience is devoid of religion.
Ultimately everything we turn to in this world for security and fulfillment will fail. That includes religion. The only thing it can provide for the soul is a false sense of peace and security. The soul can be deceived, but the spiritual core of our being (the spirit) can't. In the end it's the spirit that provides the ultimate fulfillment. And that can only occur with a one on one with God Himself. Contrary to the opinion of the majority of posters on the board, that truly does happen. PB
one thing i took pride in as a witnesss was that we knew our bible.
we could talk to any clergymen and smugly decimate them with our knowledge of the "truth".
Some pholks sincerity of faith, albeit misplaced. Some of the best people I've known in my life are JW's. I miss them to this day (I've been out for several years). It's a shame how that religious sect takes relatively decent people and twists their mindset in order to alienate the world around them.
But to be fair, there are non-JW's with the same sincerity of faith. It's just I'm more familiar with the witnesses.
among surrealist techniques exploiting the mystique of accident was a kind of collective collage of words or images called the cadavre exquis (exquisite corpse).
based on an old parlor game, it was played by several people, each of whom would write a phrase on a sheet of paper, fold the paper to conceal part of it, and pass it on to the next player for his contribution.
i will begin the story.
Waking up with a start, Mookie looked around himself, wondering where in the world he was and how he got there. Tying one on last night wasn't such a good idea. And where did all this bird seed come from?? Oh well, it's time to figure out what's going on.
Pulling himself up from the floor, Mookie realized he was in the 'ministry school room 2' at the kingdom hall. The last thing he remembered was sister Cookie coming to his house for a bible study. And then it all came flooding back....sister Cookie
...came for my bible study, she was alone. She was acting all kinds of strange. It started out by her slipping in the door, nervously running to the window, and peering out of the blinds like she was being followed. When she was satisfied that she wasn't being followed, she turned to me, slung her glasses (the ones that made her look so matronly) across the room, and released the barrett from her French knot, allowing her silken locks to cascade down her back and shoulders. With a crazed glow in her bedroom green eyes, she flipped her head over and started shaking her hair like a lioness with her prey. Then she slowly raised her gaze to my stunned silence and told me she had....apos...Oh, my head..I can't remember....
among surrealist techniques exploiting the mystique of accident was a kind of collective collage of words or images called the cadavre exquis (exquisite corpse).
based on an old parlor game, it was played by several people, each of whom would write a phrase on a sheet of paper, fold the paper to conceal part of it, and pass it on to the next player for his contribution.
i will begin the story.
"Devil in a red dress???" thought Mookie..."my GAWD, that's it. This religion really is prophetic! It's those demons that Cookie's been telling me about. That's the only explanation". "Listen up Dick," whispered Mookie (for fear of the demons surrounding him). "I'm under attack from the forces of evil. They've even invaded my dreams. And I have to tell you that Cookie is in cohoots with them. Every time I get around her, she...
