this week i was contacted by an old friend of mine who was recently disfellowshipped.
i encouraged her to check out jwd for support, advice and friendship.
she had a brief look but said it wasn't really for her, she would rather just "move on and have fun!".
I agree with Hope4Others
I think that a lot who never find "The Truth about the WT" still think it's THE Truth" even if they choose to ignore it and there is always a chance that they'll go back.
Either that or they become fatalistic, "well I might as well enjoy myself cos I'm gonna get destroyed at Armageddon anyway . . ."
Middle ground - not sure. I'm not sure you can have it if you don't know the truth about the WT.
I agree you don't have to do the apostafest stuff tho . . .
they are having their dc here in calgary at the pengrowth saddledome so this morning the lrt train was full of them.. what a spectacle.. guys in ill-filling suits (on a roasting hot day) and 22 year old women dressed like they are 42, all with their silly name badges and yapping on loudly (much louder than anyone else ever talks to each other on the train - i guess they have to be conspicuous eh?).
little did they know that sat just feet away from them was an evil apostate ... ooooh.
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The most eveeeel of them all!
LOL Yeah Simon should get an MBE for Services to Apostates . . .
Hi Crumps
it's 3am saturday morning, i'm lying in bed, awake, feeling horrid.
sore throat, blocked then runny then stuffy nose.
and throw a bit of nausea into the mix.
Hello
2am here. I'm not ill - just can't sleep . . .
sorry you're feeling rough . . .
a young friend told me about this discussion forum.
i completely "stopped" being a jw around 1995. i was wondering if there is a succinct list -- somewhere on-line -- of changes/events that the wts has gone through in the last 12 years?
i haven't received any of the publications or really spoken with any jws in many years.
Hi Farkel LOL
Yes I know all that
What I meant was:
Before 2001 they told everyone that the UN was "The Disgusting Thing".
Then they got "caught" as NGO's
They said "we weren't supporting the UN we just needed a library card"
What I was wondering was:
Since 2001 have the WT said IN PRINT "Oh and by the way - we STILL think the UN is "The Disgusting Thing" ?
jesus' message differs from every other religious leader of his day in that he encouraged his followers to love their enemy.. are jw's encouraged to love their enemies?.
they aren't allowed to even pray for disfellowshipped former brethern although they are stray sheep.
you'll recall jesus said that a fine shepherd would even leave the 99 sheep to go after and return with the "stray".. how do jw's love their enemies?.
ROFL
Nice one Terry
How you doing!
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a young friend told me about this discussion forum.
i completely "stopped" being a jw around 1995. i was wondering if there is a succinct list -- somewhere on-line -- of changes/events that the wts has gone through in the last 12 years?
i haven't received any of the publications or really spoken with any jws in many years.
Hi Blondie!
Anything post 2001?
a young friend told me about this discussion forum.
i completely "stopped" being a jw around 1995. i was wondering if there is a succinct list -- somewhere on-line -- of changes/events that the wts has gone through in the last 12 years?
i haven't received any of the publications or really spoken with any jws in many years.
Would I be correct in saying that since the 2001(?) UN NGO stuff they haven't said in print that the UN is the "disgusting thing"?
I don't have a WT CD-ROM so I can't (be arsed) checking . . .
It just occured to me that although they have defended their position on becoming an NGO to get a library card (ROFL) I don't recal them re-iterating their "The UN is the Disgusting Thing" stance.
Anyone checked?
a young friend told me about this discussion forum.
i completely "stopped" being a jw around 1995. i was wondering if there is a succinct list -- somewhere on-line -- of changes/events that the wts has gone through in the last 12 years?
i haven't received any of the publications or really spoken with any jws in many years.
Didn't think I'd missed that change!
Sir82 - I fully expect that change too . . .
a young friend told me about this discussion forum.
i completely "stopped" being a jw around 1995. i was wondering if there is a succinct list -- somewhere on-line -- of changes/events that the wts has gone through in the last 12 years?
i haven't received any of the publications or really spoken with any jws in many years.
144,000 is no longer considered a literal number. It has now been revealed to the witlesses as being symbolic.
Since when!!??
Did I miss something . . . ?
the topic on assembly meals hot food at the dcs past...what was it like?
made me think of the days sat on the terraces at district conventions.
they were originally 4 day affairs but ended up just friday and the weekend (maybe they are just the weekend now?)..
Hey Simon!
I used to sit on those Hillsborough terraces under the polythene "tents"
I'm the same age as you . . . we could have been camped next door LOL
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