for anybody attending a international convention .. 5 body of elders letters just leaked .
"applicant instructions".. ********************.
applicants must be exemplary in every respect, including dress and grooming.
I was a delegate to an international convention and in the long winded packet it was specifically mentioned no denim as the WTBS did not want us to look like tourists... We were "representatives". My BFF at the time and I got into a huge fight when she pulled out a denim outfit she wanted to wear and I had to pull out the instructions and show her: they said NO! Yep I was seriously indoctrinated then.
Today she's DFd trying to get back in. Me: waaaaay out of the madness. Go figure!
i know this article has been discussed, re-hashed upside down in past threads.
but there were at least 2 points i discovered in here that i felt were pertinent and important to bring out concerning the total control and narcissistic tendencies that these wt leaders possess on the governing body, i.e.
alleged " faithful slave " .
"A corporation is posing as a religion in order to scam people and steal their lives, their dreams, their own personal accomplishments, and finances. It's happened since the beginning of history."
Wow…that’s says it right there. Thanks Mr. Flipper.
she looks so stiff and old next to taylor swift.
geriatric singer/songwriter.
nice to see them sing the song together, though.
Aww...leave Carly alone. She looks great.
At least she's not wearing bootie short-shorts and knee high Gaultiers, prancing around like Madge. I don't know one of TS songs but You're So Vain will be one of the "middle finger" break up songs of all time.
so you found out it is all bs but due to family and friends you don't want to be disfellowshipped and shunned.
you have to go to these rediculous meetings maybe even engage in corporation sponsored magazine drives to get the propaganda into the homes of your neighbor in hopes of making another corporation zombie mystified by childish magical thinking, of a jealous deity that wants you to work for the corporation finacial interest or else die for your lack of corporation loyalty.. it is a stressful sitiuation with all kinds of trip wires one has to beware of in order not to be heading into some back room kangaroo court where obediance to the almighty corporation is the bottom line, and a fair hearing of the facts is last on the list of importance.. one consolation is that one may eventually get friends and family out of this demanding and destructive cult with patients and passage of time.. so what ideas would you like to pass on to readers?
what are some of subversive activities one can engage in while stuck in this nasty bit of mandatory corporation exercises of preaching, selling, and building?.
I WISH at times I was still in…just so I could be subversive and have *innocent* conversations with people about the TTATT.
But never fear…where there is a will, there is always a way.
I still seem to have LOTS of JW friends on social media. One of my latest “stunts”- I am reading: Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief .
I love to post things I am reading about the history of COS, because while it’s really over the top, the cult mindset is similar to WTBS. So I am always “shocked” at what I am reading and “how can people just join a group like this, it’s almost like a cult” *GASP*. I also made a big deal about Leah Remini leaving COS and how they tried to “get her family to shun her”.
That’s my *hint-hint*.
George
something happened recently, and i thought i would share a few comments.
first, lets set the stage..... if anyone is familiar with current events in the pacific northwest, you may have heard of the death of a beautiful young lady, whitney heichel, a short while ago.
in short, whitney was a young sister that was kidnapped and killed by a "congregation" friend.
I listened to the audio it sounds a bit over dramatized and at points it sounds like she is reading …and almost as if she’s trying to convince herself…there is an over dramatization of when she will see Whitney in “Paradise” that is almost heartbreaking to hear.
However what struck me is that she sounds very distraught, almost on the verge of a breakdown. That is what makes me sad…and angry because she is still grieving and she had to have been approached to do this part. It’s definitely designed to pull on the heart strings of those who are there. She is being used.
I see why Vic felt that way. If I was still “in” I would have been bawling my eyes out. But being awake it makes me angry and you can see it for what it is.
Keep up the good work Jack!
on wednesday the 10th, i went to bally's casino for tryouts/auditions for who wants to be a millionaire.
i passed the written test!
then i had to fill out a questionnaire in which i had to try to sound like an interesting person.
That's pretty awesome Mum! Will you please let us know when you're on so we can watch!
Oculus I'm jealous! I'm eating a salmon salad!!!
well, i have been studying jws religion ,my cousin is a jw and i have visited him a lot of times.i have watched his way of living and things like that.i have been at the district convention last week.i read so many things from both sides.i came to the conclusion that if someone believes god exists then it is so easy and he should be a jehovah's witness.sadly its true and that is why so many people are and every year they baptised even more.. stories about jws reducing?wrong.. facing problems?
false.. everybody in the convention had an ipad ,iphones etc with the bible in it.
+ wifi .
Spirituk, I am beginning to wonder if you're considering becoming a JW...your cousin seems to have made impression on you...you seem like the people...and maybe you're thinking that there may be a bonus...?
Hey knock yourself out...don't say we did not warn you....again...and again...and again...
i had an interesting conversation with bobby (*some names have been changed) last weekend.
he's also a successful fader going back several years before me.
but i found we had something in common that i hadn't realized.. bobby had never been particularly happy growing up.
Thanks for sharing Billy!
Wow, it amazes me how many of us suffered from depression and anxiety while trying to keep up with the WTBS rat race. I did not really catch on to the fact that it was contributing to my depression (I was on anti-dep meds for years after 2 depressive/suicidal episodes) until I took a “spiritual vacation” from the organization. My brain was so overloaded and I felt better when I stopped going to the meetings for a while. Then, of course I panicked and went back because I was afraid if I stayed off the “chariot” I’d die in the Big A. But I GOT SICK AGAIN! That’s when I realized what the cause was and I took that leap of faith to stop going altogether.
Three years later, no meds, brain whizzing at 100%, 25 lbs lighter and genuinely giddily happy. I see the depression in some of the faces of my JW family and a few elders who take on so much to help the “friends” and handle secular and personal lives. I know one elder who is struggling…anxiety through the roof, son is DFd, wife has MS, but is depended on so heavily as he is the go to elder in the hall I used to go to. I worry about him all the time. He is the one person I pray that wakes up so he can get some TRUE RELIEF.
P.S. I think years of writing in journals on a regular basis probably saved me from committing suicide.
