that is a question i want to calmly and politely ask a witness next time i interact with them.
perhaps at a cart.. "the bible says we should be humble.
may i ask, are you humble enough to admit you were wrong on things you believe?
Most JW elders have no humility and no compassion.
When a woman in my congregation dared to question why prohibitions were placed on her (the innocent party) for divorcing her husband (a well known serial adulterer) she was told to be humble and just accept the decision, however unfair it seemed.
Elders do not react well to being shown that they are not always right.
acts 2:9. old text:.
acts 2:10. old text:.
acts 2:11. old text:.
I'm wondering what the point was in WT making such inconsequential changes
"the way you walked was thorny, through no fault of your own, but as the rain enters the soil, the river enters the sea, so tears run to a predestined end.
now you will have peace for eternity.
" -- maleva, the wolf man.
"Always look on the bright side of life"
(Monty Python's Life of Brian)
if you take the red pill, you'll have knowledge, you'll be awakened, aware of reality, you'll have freedom.. if you take the blue pill, you stay in your bubble, wearing rose colored glasses, and feel security in an illusion.. taking the red pill isn't something that's easy to do.
to accept that everything around you is an illusion built up on lies or half truths.
but hey, it might feel good to be aware and break free from this illusion.
For me, I took the red pill and realised how amazing life can be.
Embrace the beauty this world has to offer and never look back.
CM
(saying that, I understand how heart breaking it must be to leave behind dearly loved family and friends. My thoughts go to all of you still suffering xx)
did you have a plan to leave the organization?
i did.
it took a couple of years but we did leave and never had a desire to go back!.
My planned exit was similar to OTWO-
Gradually reduced field service to one hour a month for a while , then stopped altogether at the beginning of the new service year. I knew the service overseer was changing to a brother who was new to my congregation and didn't know me. Apart from 6 months of requesting my report, and receiving a polite "no, brother, nothing for you this month" he never asked questions.
Same with meeting attendance. Whittled it down to one or two Sundays a month, then took my opportunity to leave completely when there were some serious issues in the congregation.
Except for one or two attempted visits from elders early on, they have left me alone.
CM
greetings, gourmands of the forum!.
i agree with garfield, but mayo comes in a close second.
slathering my pasta with an inch of best foods real mayonnaise (hellman's, east of the rockies) is close to heaven for me.
Chocolate and ice cream
has anyone else heard this?
a poster on another thread said it's a new rule brought in at this years convention.. last year they were told to shun even non df people and now this?
a religion cant force someone where to plonk their ass surely?.
When my (now) ex husband was df'd he sat with me and the children in our usual spot in the hall. Admittedly, that was about 3 rows from the back, but I chose the place because my mind often wandered during the meetings and I liked to sit near the back to watch other people and relieve the boredom
i'm taking a university astronomy course, and i must say it's really fun to read about this field.
anyway, i remember the jws used to use jupiter (and probably still do) as an example for how unique and special our solar system is (and thus designed) -- namely, that jupiter protects the earth from astroids, comets, and meteors.
convincing if one doesn't know any better, especially circa 1994 when jupiter stepped in front of a comet for us... but this isn't the full story!
Stan: "Isnt jupiter another word for jehovah"
By Jove, I think he's right!!
😉
very well put together!.
https://youtu.be/yyxg8klhtve.
The GB imagine women dream: "if-if-if I-I were a man, I'd do this and I'd do that...."
I can already do absolutely anything I wish to do, often better than a lot of men. Why on earth would I want to be a man??
just curious how we all think.. what prompted or influenced your choice of username for this forum?.
there are some really amazing names, and it would be great to hear the stories behind them.... mine was nothing fancy.
i just felt "stuck in a rut too" along with so many others.
Contra mundum = against the world (Latin)
I walked away from everything I had known and believed my whole life.
