Posts by ExBethelitenowPIMA

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Reddit thread - ‘Organization Finally Suggesting to Plan for Retirement’

by LongHairGal in

jw
friends

this information is supposed to be in the upcoming march wt.

(i don’t go on jw dot org).

it would sound like they are hinting at a change in thinking.. in my opinion, any such change would be yet another slap in the face to faithful pimis along with those other recent changes.. there are so many heartfelt responses on that thread and a lot of justified anger.. don’t know what to say except that i’m so glad i never listened to the religion all those years ago.

ExBethelitenowPIMA

The meeting this week was all about about money.

the main point was so obvious saying we should save money. There was video saying exactly this save money.

then there was a picture showing gold and silver and the Bible and it kept reply they are both for a protection and we need both of them

has there ever been a time with this much pushing the idea to save money for the future?

this feels new to me to start saving money

it’s obviously gas lighting as if they have always said to save money for the future. No they haven’t after all why would we need to save if the end is so near?

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JWlite can be the purple pill

by Teddnzo in

i really like the red pill analogy in the matrix.

the one guy wishes he didn’t take the red pill and would have preferred to take the blue pill.. many used to be pimi which is the blue pill and then they wake up to the fact that the gb are not who they claim to be which is taking the red pill.. they go through conflict and confusion as to what to believe now?

does god exist?

ExBethelitenowPIMA

What I have noticed occurring more and more these days, is how polarized people are here. But even worse, is the open ridicule of others comments. I don't like it ... and as I've said it before, it discourages newer members from commenting and only goes to reinforce the Watchtower narrative, that apostates are all about hate speech.
However if we talk about the PURPLE PILL concept, I know that many are taking it. Call them PIMOs or PIMAs or whatever, there are a lot of people who for one reason or another are choosing to stay a Witness and attend the meetings. And clearly its their choice.
For me personally, I do believe that the basic teaching of JW movement are right, however the Governing Body has proven themselves to be no more than just men. No more smarter that me ... nor are they any more spiritual (maybe a bit less actually). Yet am I a hypocrite for still going to the meetings? I don't think so, no more that any other person who attends, any other church.
But yet I think that I am happier in knowing thetruth about the truth, because I'm aware of ALL the facts and I can accept the responsibility in knowing them.
So am I taking the PURPLE PILL personally, I don't know. But like the stages of grief ... I think I'm in the acceptance phase of it and I'm no longer surprised or disappointed by the Society's managers.

This is such a helpful post thank you.

i hope others on these forums can be more understanding and then we would get more new ones feeling welcome even if they choose the purple pill.

my view now is very peaceful. I’m agnostic but have this warm hope that maybe there is a GOd and something better awaits after death.

for now Im staying physically in and enjoy studying the Bible each week but with clear thinking abilities

stick to the Bible not the GB

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They are running out of people to do their stuff.

by liam in

this is the watchtower study article being studied today.

so it’s the current new light!.

what are the new qualifications to be an “elder-aka older man...and circuit overseer?.

ExBethelitenowPIMA

They recently stopped females doing micro and sound giving the jobs to young boys who aren’t tall enough to see over peoples heads sitting down.

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JWlite can be the purple pill

by Teddnzo in

i really like the red pill analogy in the matrix.

the one guy wishes he didn’t take the red pill and would have preferred to take the blue pill.. many used to be pimi which is the blue pill and then they wake up to the fact that the gb are not who they claim to be which is taking the red pill.. they go through conflict and confusion as to what to believe now?

does god exist?

ExBethelitenowPIMA

And when your friend takes the red pill, will you join in the abusive shunning to keep your cover?

As I recall the guy who regrets taking the red pill had no qualms about killing his friends to get back into the illusion of the Matrix.

This is an interesting contradiction here. So taking the red pill is bad? Is that what you are saying?

Is it best to take the red pill if you would definitely be more happy not taking it? What if the blue pill not knowing the truth would stop you being unhappy?

Is there a third option? Yes you can take both pills and tell yourself we don’t know the entire whole truth. Whatever you want to choose to believe may be true or may not be. You have to reach contentment not knowing.

purple pill means you can think for yourself and choose to believe whatever you want including blue or red pills.

So no, to answer your question. All purple pill JW don’t shun anyone but that’s sort of ended now anyway even for blue pill JWs.

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JWlite can be the purple pill

by Teddnzo in

i really like the red pill analogy in the matrix.

the one guy wishes he didn’t take the red pill and would have preferred to take the blue pill.. many used to be pimi which is the blue pill and then they wake up to the fact that the gb are not who they claim to be which is taking the red pill.. they go through conflict and confusion as to what to believe now?

does god exist?

ExBethelitenowPIMA

Acceptance to choose an illusion? Surely you’ve seen the Truman Show? There is no integrity, authenticity, deep care for any human, when living in an illusion. Is that really what you prefer, a masquerade? (Isa 30:10; 2 Cor 11:13-15)

Going back to Atheism may be a masquerade. Believing in God may be a masquerade.

Either choice could be an illusion how can you be so sure?

this is why I choose the purple pill. I take both the red pill and the blue pill.

i take the red pill because i know the GB are not correct. But I take the blue pill because Im agnostic as to if there was intelligent design involved in the universe.

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Reddit thread - ‘Organization Finally Suggesting to Plan for Retirement’

by LongHairGal in

jw
friends

this information is supposed to be in the upcoming march wt.

(i don’t go on jw dot org).

it would sound like they are hinting at a change in thinking.. in my opinion, any such change would be yet another slap in the face to faithful pimis along with those other recent changes.. there are so many heartfelt responses on that thread and a lot of justified anger.. don’t know what to say except that i’m so glad i never listened to the religion all those years ago.

ExBethelitenowPIMA

The main problem here is these new GB members have inherited some really bad policies. They will find it hard to U turn on too much too fast. If they change too fast it casts a shadow on 1919 God chose the GB of the JWs as his one chosen true religion

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THE PROBLEM WITH THESE 2 NEW GB MEMBERS APPOINTMENTS

by raymond frantz in

https://youtu.be/rjr0ugtu6zu?si=d3zsz20ee33gytxi.

these new appointments are troubling, to say the least, especially considering the factors surrounding their selection.

these appointments raise key concerns about leadership, experience, and what is happening behind the scenes at the organization's headquarters.

ExBethelitenowPIMA

These have to be the youngest ever possible to be contemporary’s of those who remember 1914?

that one guy was in his 40s??????

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JWlite can be the purple pill

by Teddnzo in

i really like the red pill analogy in the matrix.

the one guy wishes he didn’t take the red pill and would have preferred to take the blue pill.. many used to be pimi which is the blue pill and then they wake up to the fact that the gb are not who they claim to be which is taking the red pill.. they go through conflict and confusion as to what to believe now?

does god exist?

ExBethelitenowPIMA

It’s probably true these days that most JWs are nearer to PIMA than PIMI.

They mostly think along the lines of “I hope it’s mostly true but just don’t know.”

When you look at all the changes lately this is almost the official lines from the GB “WE DONT KNOW”

I can see this spreading to most of the doctrines that have been handed down from late GB members the new GB will have to release more new light that we just don’t know.

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JWlite can be the purple pill

by Teddnzo in

i really like the red pill analogy in the matrix.

the one guy wishes he didn’t take the red pill and would have preferred to take the blue pill.. many used to be pimi which is the blue pill and then they wake up to the fact that the gb are not who they claim to be which is taking the red pill.. they go through conflict and confusion as to what to believe now?

does god exist?

ExBethelitenowPIMA

Are you saying that it's better to stay PIMO, with all the cognitive dissonance and personal feelings of hypocrisy, and to suck it up, than to go POMO?

There is a difference between PIMO and PIMA. Mentally agnostic is not hypercritical at all. It’s saying I don’t know what the truth is so it’s actually a much safer bet.

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Branch dedication London

by ExBethelitenowPIMA in

i’ve been invited to the dedication at chelmsford.. it’s crazy here, several thousand ex bethelites here for lots of events.

all hotels booked.

big marquee.

ExBethelitenowPIMA

They have made a big fake courtroom and some brother dressed up with wigs and costumes like they are judges. So people can pretend they are going to court to sign something to renounce their faith.

There is a such a buzz in the air it’s hard to describe