gosh the poem was very disturbing and very depressing. Thanks for the podcast.
(I learned to never trust any JW, and to lie about everything lol)
episode 5 of the podcast is now up.
i will take you into the fog, tell you what it means, and explain it in the context of the jw culture.
i also use another known cult model and show how it applies, along with some of my own stories thrown in.. http://thisjwlife.com/episode-5-enter-the-fog-the-culture-of-jehovahs-witnesses/.
gosh the poem was very disturbing and very depressing. Thanks for the podcast.
(I learned to never trust any JW, and to lie about everything lol)
so on our way to hospital today i see a car load of jehovah's pull up to a pump a row over.
i thought to myself, "not now!!
" we were running late to nicu and of course these dummy's take this moment to drive up to give us some good news.
Simply ask "When you learned of the fact that the society were signed members of the United Nations, how did you come to terms with it?"
They believed the lies that the society told in that their involvement "was to have access to research material available on health, ecological, and social problems at the United Nations library facilities." They quickly got out of their involvement in 2001, when The Guardian exposed their affiliation, saying "Still, the Criteria for Association of NGOs-at least in their latest version-contain language that we cannot subscribe to. When we realized this, we immediately withdrew our registration. We are grateful that this matter was brought to our attention".
Grateful my ass.
did anybody else notice in the convention drama when they went to the memorial the speaker called jesus "our lord and savior"?
when have you ever heard jws use that phrase?
christians, yes; jws, no..
I recall the phrase "our king and savior"
is there anyone who will just say it straight in bethel?.
"governing body members, you're embarrassing us with every broadcast.
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No
i have not been to a meeting for about 2 years now.
i do not intend to go back but one thing has me baffled.
why do ones that have faded and been out for years return?
heavy brainwashing - plain and simple
i remember one of the nights that i found out the truth wasn't the truth, that is after finding out about the united nations, i remember riding my bicycle from like 1am till 5am in the city night.
it was rather chilly, maybe about 55-60 degrees and i was playing pink floyd's dark side of the moon album in my earbuds.
just riding and riding, not really tiring because of the thought that 7 men in brooklyn had duped me, duped me for like 20 plus years.
For me?
The shocking discovery that in 1985 my mother would choose to no longer even speak to me (because I had already long been faded - not DA or DF) simply because they told her to; researching Russell, and discovering the roots of the religion, his affiliation to the Masons (whether or not he was one is still not clear) but naming your Bible the "New World" Translation certainly indicates a very close affiliation; researching Rutherford and discovering what a drinker he was, that he authorized the purchase of Beth Sarim that he and his assistants would live in it complete with servants while the R&F were suffering during the depression; finding out about the 'Bethel Boys'; finding out about the JW's and the United Nations (that great old beast); reading Crisis of Conscience and learning that the GB rarely even prayed before making monumental decisions that affect every believer.
Thank God for the internet.
just approached a cart then with two jw girls holding out mags.
they continued chatting to each other about car insurance when i took the watchtower from one of their hands.. ok, so it looks like i'll have to get the ball rolling.
i asked if they were jehovahs witness.
Modern day J.W.'s are unable to defend what they believe - so they don't even try now. Sad.
Seriously?!! This is a wake up call. Hopefully it'll mean less people joining up and more people leaving over the next few decades.
Perhaps just everyone signing up to work the carts.....don't need to talk to people- don't need to know my religion- don't need to explain it- don't need to defend it's teachings
Just tell em to go to JW.org and check it out. What could be easier?!
i'm fairly new on here and i've told a lot of my story but to recap, after 60 odd years i've stopped going to the meetings.
my husband had already left the truth years ago and my children didn't become jws.(phew!).
i had a horrendous childhood growing up as a witness which included sexual assault by a close relative, also a jw.
Hugs from all of us to you. My heart hurts for you. The very spiritual people who are supposed to be there for us.... ah well.
My advice? Do nothing. Just ignore them. Begin to heal and live YOUR life, because by removing their power over you it truly becomes your life.
so everyone is supposed to get all excited about the invitation work starting tomorrow, according to the announcement from the platform.. maybe this makes sense if you're giving out invitations in the city where the convention is, but what if you're many hours away?.
a huge part of western canada is scheduled to attend edmonton alberta this july.
so how does that go over giving out invitations in winnipeg, about a 13 hour drive(that's just driving time).. i know some are actually planning on flying there, so i can't see getting excited about getting the public to make the trek.. i was curious how this is going over in other areas?.
"A huge part of western Canada is scheduled to attend Edmonton Alberta this July. So how does that go over giving out invitations in Winnipeg, about a 13 hour drive(that's just driving time)."
OH great! Guess I will schedule my summer vacation July 21st so I am not inundated with all the JW's coming from near and far. At least Roger's Place will get a good cleaning after the Bob Dylan concert 2 days before!
isnt nice to see the governing body being so humble, meek and not seeking their own importance?.
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_Morpheous
Did this really happen"
"We can however be critical of them autographing bibles for cuban dictators"