on the basis that most of us realise the w.t wasnt really the best " job" or way to spend our days, it would be fun to find out what people would really have liked to have done with there lifes and if this is still possible.
or maybe its not even a very realistic ambition just a dream.
in my dreams i stay at home all day and make a living from being a professional artist.maybe i need a phycholgist?.
I'd like to be a cult leader!
But really, building hot rods in a home garage for a living would be just about perfect.
Or to be a race car driver.
Only one of these 3 will make me filthy rich though.
As it is now I work in a field that gives me plenty of room for advancement, great times, great schedule, great bennies, very secure and I'm very overpaid for what I do. Sooo guess I can't complain.
caleb: dad, can i ask you a question?.
dad: of course, my son.
havent i told you that you can come to me whenever you have a question?.
Hmm. Sounds a lot like my childhood. Ask questions, sure. But only if they are easily answered by looking in the index. Otherwise, they will be met with a berating and dismissed.
Of course, they would deny this if asked today.
would you care?.
would there be any repercussions?.
I've realized in the last couple of years that I can live without my parents. In fact, I practically do already. I worry more about losing my relationship with my in laws. Also, it would be hell on my wife for a while. She would stay with and support me, but she does understand that our lives would irrevocably changed.
As for friends, the few I have will see it as a betrayal of their trust. Sounds twisted but they will see me as having lived a lie.
Other than that, of course I will lose the prospect of everlasting life in a paradise panda petting earth.
this thread is for you to vent about anything (within guidelines) that you want.. i'll start.. i'm sick of people who complain about how cold the weather is and then you have two 85 degree days and now they can't wait till autumn!.
I hate that my parents ever heard of this religion.
I hate that it is such a hateful religion.
I hate that after being awake for 2.5 years, I still have not succeeded in helping my wife get out.
I hate that I just wasted several days of my life and THOUSANDS of dollars going to the RC.
Vent over.
Other than that, can't complain
i don't understand why so many ex jws and faders think that the jws will continue to grow and thrive as a religion.
i still attend a meeting once a week and you can smell the death of the religion creeping up when you hear the talks, read the study wts and hear the letters from the gb.
the way the organization has changed is a sign that it reached its peak (in "healthy" membership) long ago.
Yep I agree with LG. The org is here to stay, unfortunately. They have their mind control techniques down, and will continue to keep our friends and family captive and with "cleansed minds".
"the transition zone can hold a lot of water, and could potentially have the same amount of h2o [water] as all the world's ocean.".
http://news.yahoo.com/found-hidden-ocean-locked-deep-earths-mantle-181204475.html.
i figured when people read this that there will be those claiming proof of the flood story.
JWs still teach that the earth had a vapour canopy prior to the flood. Seriously. It was actually reiterated by some nutcase on the platform at the recent RC. So JWs won't likely be jumping all over this.
i would be interested to know if the announcement came of an immenent nuclear war would you start praying or get drunk etc etc..
And what exactly would talkjng in my head to a figment of YOUR imagination accomplish? Even if Gawd were real, he wouldn't do anything about it.
What is it with you religious folks? Many seem to think that atheists are just that way because they don't want to answer to anybody. When we're in trouble we'd jump right on the delusional bandwagon. I can assure you that's not the case.
I have better things to do Thanks.
wtf .
the st. louis archbishop embroiled in a sexual abuse scandal testified last month that he didnt know in the 1980s whether it was illegal for priests to have sex with children, according to a court deposition released monday.
archbishop robert carlson, who was chancellor of the archdiocese of minneapolis and st. paul at the time, was deposed as part of a lawsuit against the twin cities archdiocese and the diocese of winona, minnesota.
Good point, Keyser.
At what point does a "man of god" decide what is the law and what is moral? Shouldn' the be even more equipped than the average man being "morally guided" by the bible? Shouldn't he have a stronger moral/ethical compass than most?
for me, that happy day was in morro bay, calif. it was the fall, oct 1958 or 9. gorgeous weather.
the sun was shining and the wind was coming off of the ocean.. at that time, morro bay was unassigned territory.. talesin on another thread was talking about a lovely day she had, going with her grandfather, talking with a mr languages.
lol.
Never. Didn't enjoy a minute of it. Beautiful day, shitty day, didn't matter.
how do ya figure this!??.
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http://www.opposingviews.com/i/religion/survey-finds-evangelical-christians-are-most-likely-cheat-their-spouses.
With JWs cheating comes in waves. Once one or two start in a cong or area, several more unfaithful spouses are found out. A year later, all back under the rug
