yesterday, while having a smoke outside my house, i saw the google street view car drive by.
so here i am, wondering when this picture will make it to the web and when a jw sees it.
even if they blur the face, i bet it will be really easy to make out who's smokin' outside.
SL how do you not know that one of the elders in your hall knows that you post here and will try to view your address now on GMS ?
Quite frankly GMS isn't that sharp in resolution to pick out if someone has a cigar in their hand, your being overly paranoid.
yesterday, while having a smoke outside my house, i saw the google street view car drive by.
so here i am, wondering when this picture will make it to the web and when a jw sees it.
even if they blur the face, i bet it will be really easy to make out who's smokin' outside.
Likewise SL, gave both up myself years ago, the stink of cigars was so too overwhelming to appreciate the taste and pleasure of smoking them.
Not judging mind you
i realize many here think that in-person meetings will return as soon as things are safe with covid.
but many acknowledge it will likely be 2022 or later when this happens.. surprisingly, many pimi jws in our congregation are not shy about saying they are fine with zoom meetings forever and do not want to go back to in-person meetings.
many speculate similar thoughts that are on this site....such as a combination of in-person and zoom meetings.
When people are saying they like just doing Zoom meetings, that's a real indication that some people are wanting to make an exit out of this religion.
we do talk a lot about how this site doesn’t center on all things jw.
so what would you like to discuss?.
the floor is yours..
How about suicides of people which this religious cult causes directly and indirectly ?
I know its not a pleasant subject to talk about but I think it reminds us that this religion can deeply effect people psychologically.
I reminisce about how many people committed suicide while being an active JWS myself and I find it disturbing and I have been out 20 years or more.
Even one experience here which involved a member named Oompa, I guy who started to have a drinking problem which lead to him having an accident on a motorcycle badly injuring himself . He apparently took a blood transfusion while at the hospital which lead toward a DFing procedure by his congregation for that and heavy drinking. His wife left him and separated which brought on a deep depression provoking him to take his own life with a hand gun.
There are unfortunately too many stories to tell about people who were involved in this religion with all of its strictly enforced penalties and association rules and how they have provoked many to commit suicide.
Shame really.
yesterday, while having a smoke outside my house, i saw the google street view car drive by.
so here i am, wondering when this picture will make it to the web and when a jw sees it.
even if they blur the face, i bet it will be really easy to make out who's smokin' outside.
I doubt it .
What are you smoking for anyways, its just about as deadly as being a JWS. ?
i woke up early in life.
it’s not because i was smarter than my brothers and sisters.
in fact, reflecting back, i actually don’t know why i didn’t embrace the watchtower teachings?
It just takes one person in a state of mental delusion, people who have it cant tell what's real from what is imagined, this delusion can flourishes upon itself out appealing self imposed identity.
When others start to believe that person's delusions, it can start a sociological and psychological following, a religion, a mass group of people in a state of delusion.
how many accounts of the bibles use of excesses can you recall ?
i will start off with a favourit of mine.. the inauguration of solomons temple and the sacrifices offered .2chron.7 :4-5 , 22,000 cattle and 120,000 sheep ?
c,mon.
I think the ancient Hebrew bible writers had a problem with numbers,
I dont know why they all had degrees in Advanced Math from a credited University ???
my name is debra i have been out of this cult for a number of years now but i know how difficult it is for people to have the courage to leave especially if they have family still trapped inside i'd like to help people who may be struggling by offering them a listening ear and some support /friendship via email .
Welcome Debra
active believer...still attend meetings, go out in field service, believe it's ''the truth''.
active non-believer... go to meetings and field service to please family... living a double life .
inactive believer...don't attend meetings but believe it's the truth, one day might go back to kingdom hall.
I've gone way past the JWS experience , even though I was brought up in this religion from birth, left it on my own accord no DF
I now try to revert people to accepting that religious beliefs are mostly inherently based upon human ignorance and fear which has and can cripple mankind toward resolving problems as they appear in this physical world of reality..
I would consider myself a secular humanist with no personal belief in gods or spirits.
I also accept the fact that some religions do inspire people to do good for one another which I acknowledge without reservation.
good to see you again!
much discussion now about the fallout that is coming due to impacts of the pandemic combined with the long-term downward spiral of jw.org.
i am active as a pimo and my wife is pimi....much of our personal conversation and conversation with others in jw land focuses on how things will play out for jw.org in the next 12-24 months.
I wouldn't be surprised if all the Awake and Watchtower printed magazines are gone soon.
At least in North America and certain European countries.
They will most likely only keep printing small tracts on occasion, as hand outs and to place on street carts, possibility bibles as well .
Must look righteous in the public's eyes.
If all I been hearing about is true involving so many Kingdom Halls being sold off , that in itself is a indication this religion is on a downward trend in numbers .
The Top leaders of the Org (GB) have still millions to use at their discretion so they may produce expensive video productions and whatever strikes their fancy but eventually the money is going to steam out the door and they will try then to make some dramatic changes.
