Great to hear from you mouthy & welcome back!
Kool Jo
Kool Jo
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Mouthy Grace is not well. Please send love.
by return of parakeet inin another thread, mouthy said she was "not well" and mentioned "kicking the bucket.
i believe she needs some encouragement and well wishes.. mouthy, you don't need to respond to this thread if you don't feel up to it.
just consider it an exceptionally long get-well card..
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Who prayed for a "blessing" and didn't get one?
by LoisLane looking for Superman in.
me...for most of my life.. what about you?.
just lois.
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Kool Jo
I had to work hard for what I have...I wasn't much of a person who prayed, unless it was at the khall....when I first started to learn TTATT, I prayed a lot that my family & loved ones would somehow be awakened...on the contrary, they've become more fanatics in their worship to the borg.
Kool Jo
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I helped out an old friend!
by Kool Jo ingood day to all!.
in my "home" congregation where i grew up, there were about 12 other "young ones" who went to the khall until they were 18. most migrated to other parts of the country, or simple just left and got married, or continued with their own lives.
i'm so happy for them!.
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Kool Jo
It's very unfortunate that the cult uses circumstances (death of a family member ect) to try and guilt you in coming back to the khall....after losing someone, why not extend sympathy, rather than saying the only way to see them again is if you start to be spiritual again
I have no doubt he'll find the strenght to stand strong against the pressure from his family in the cult.
kool Jo
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I helped out an old friend!
by Kool Jo ingood day to all!.
in my "home" congregation where i grew up, there were about 12 other "young ones" who went to the khall until they were 18. most migrated to other parts of the country, or simple just left and got married, or continued with their own lives.
i'm so happy for them!.
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Kool Jo
@lost: Thanks for your comment...I hope so too and I highly doubt it. He hasn't attended khall in a few years and is a skeptic of the borg. Even if is does come back to me, at this point I really don't care. It would just expedite my end with the cult!
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I helped out an old friend!
by Kool Jo ingood day to all!.
in my "home" congregation where i grew up, there were about 12 other "young ones" who went to the khall until they were 18. most migrated to other parts of the country, or simple just left and got married, or continued with their own lives.
i'm so happy for them!.
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Good day to all!
In my "home" congregation where I grew up, there were about 12 other "young ones" who went to the Khall until they were 18. Most migrated to other parts of the country, or simple just left and got married, or continued with their own lives. I'm so happy for them!
However, one of them has been made to feel guilty and has resumed Khall attendance due to pressure...he's also in his 20's like me. He and I went school together and were close friends, he never got baptized thankfully. At 18, he stopped attending Khall, but he called to let me know that he's been going back for the past few weeks and that an elder wants to study with him!
During our conversation, i could realize he feels pressured to go back. We have a very close friendship and are always opened and honest towards each other. So I asked him if he's sure that's something he wants to do. He expressed some doubts pertaining to the histrory of the religion and also the dates (1914, 1975, 1919 ect). I then expounded to him about TTATT and even emailed him documents about the Riley Trust and about the "new light" coming out in the July watchtower.
He thanked me for all the information I gave to him and promised to keep the info that I gave to him private.
I hope this will help him remain out of the cult! Any other suggestions folks?
Kool Jo
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After the cult how many reject faith in anything?
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Kool Jo
Personally, I have no idea what to beleive in...after knowing TTATT, I have no interest in religion, but Im becoming more interested in doing voluntary activities.
It's like starting all over again...I mean, the thought that one day all the bad things happening would be solved "soon" vs why does "soon" take forever to come?
Kool Jo
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Two JW's just came by
by Kool Jo inso as i'm here browsing jwn while in bed, i hear the door knock at my apartment door!.
i was thinking it was my co-worker who lives opposite of me because i have no family nor friends where i'm currently living (job relocation for 3 months).
one a couple of occasions, persons have knocked, but they realize they're at the wrong door.. so i was in my speedos and opened the door and i see two sisters at the door!!!.
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Kool Jo
@witness007: lol i just need that darn moustache
@wha happened: you got that right!! XXX"Sisters & fader gone wild" XXX
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Two JW's just came by
by Kool Jo inso as i'm here browsing jwn while in bed, i hear the door knock at my apartment door!.
i was thinking it was my co-worker who lives opposite of me because i have no family nor friends where i'm currently living (job relocation for 3 months).
one a couple of occasions, persons have knocked, but they realize they're at the wrong door.. so i was in my speedos and opened the door and i see two sisters at the door!!!.
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Kool Jo
So as I'm here browsing JWN while in bed, I hear the door knock at my apartment door!
I was thinking it was my co-worker who lives opposite of me because I have no family nor friends where I'm currently living (job relocation for 3 months). One a couple of occasions, persons have knocked, but they realize they're at the wrong door.
So I was in my speedos and opened the door and I see two sisters at the door!!!
We both looked at each other like WTF? It seems one of the sisters had her eyes wide opened & giggling...she got turned on maybe?
They had with them the latest magazines, which the new ones feel like toilet paper...and the invitation for the convention.
It was just a 10 second exchange and are now on there way...wish I had everyones number in the apartment complex to warn them to stay in doors!
Now back to my Saturday morning rest!
Kool Jo
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Those who went to University whilst being a JW
by MMXIV ini've read a number of posts in the brief couple of years i've been on jwn of those that were brave enough to go to university whilst being a jw.. clearly this is a small fraction of those that wanted to go but couldn't or had the grades to go but accepted pioneering instead.. for those that did go to uni despite all the advice and pressure, why did you go?
what was the response when you broke the news?
how did it affect your relationships?
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Kool Jo
After completing high school in “city A”, I decided to move on to college in “city B”, which was a few hundred miles from home. I was looking forward to see what college had to offer, my parents had no objection to college, neither did the brothers/sisters at the congregation in “city A”, since there were children of elders who did very well in college.
So after high school I did a little internship while still at “city A” to get work experience under my belt before heading to college in “city B”. The time had come for me to leave home and go to “city B” as I was filled both with anxiety and also sadness to have left my family/friends. Again, I was looking forward to seeing what the city life was all about!
Upon my arrival at “city B”, was I in for a shock!!! I was in my late teens when I left my parents to pursue my degree. The same week I relocated to “city B”, was the same weekend of the convention of my new congregation in “city B”. By this time the brothers/sisters in the hall knew I was there for college and seemed pretty ok and welcoming. One of the speakers on the convention was “bethel heavy” and he spoke at length about the fact that furthering your education is a waste of time, he used an illustration that made me sink back into my chair and made me feel as if I had committed an unforgivable sin by going to college…I almost threw up. So the convention was over and I shook my head and just moved on. I thought to myself, “what a welcome to city B”?
So I started college and I worked part-time so that I could provide for my basic needs, besides, the company I had worked for provided financial assistance for employees wanting to go college, so I took advantage of that. After the horror stories I heard about college from the WTBS, I was anxious to step foot onto the college premises for the first day...and to my surprise, it was different from what I heard about! There were no drugs, no alcohol, school mates were rushing to get to work after their classes were over...and I was like WOW!!! In the back of my mind, I felt odd and wondered how the WTBS forgot to mention the thousands of college graduates who didn't become drug/alcohol addicts nor engaged in sexual immorality. Neither was evolution mentioned in any of my classes since I was taking courses in engineering and business. Also, what about the thousands who sacrificed time to become lawyers, engineers and physicians from whose experience we benefit? Also, if they're concerned about the "bad association" on campus, what about the fact that more and more colleges are now offering their classes online?
Some of the JW's were saying that college was a waste of time & that the system was going to end before I got my degree...I gratuated at 24 with my degree & still the end aint here....the funny thing is, that same degree is what is helping out some of the same brothers when they needed help financially..such a joke!
My company is now providing me financial assistance to start my MBA next summer...and hell yes I'm going for it....even my dad who's an elder is encouraging me to go for it no matter what the other JW's may say!
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Did you work hard to get privileges within the Jehovah's Witnesses Organization...? Did you ever wanted to be a CO, DO or marry a CO or DO?
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Kool Jo
I never worked hard to become appointed as an MS. Appointments will vary from congregation to congregation. Some are appointed in the congregation where there's a real need for brothers. In the congregation where I was appointed, they had 5 elders & 2 MS, however, these men were aged and couldn't do much. When the elders said they wanted to meet with me to discuss my appointment I was shocked, because I had some resurging doubts about the WTBS.
The congregation where I was appointed only required you to come to the meetings, make a couple comments, be friendly & do at least 9 hours of FS each month to be appointed...ofcourse, they were desperate for men in the Khall, because it's an aging congregation. I've never had a Bible Study in my life and usually gave others my RV's before I was fully awaken.
The funny thing is that it's easier to get appointed than to step down or give up these "privileges"
Peace
Kool Jo