2018-04-16-boebeards and special privilegeshttps://we.tl/qoxbkltp4latlantis!.
I don't understand how it is ok in some parts of the world and not in others. I thought the standard was business dress - beards have been acceptable as business dress for quite a long time now....
"The Bible says not to make up arbitrary rules or impose our personal opinion, but we will...."
the first part was all about the the evils of higher education.
i couldn't stand it and left.
was anybody there today?
If everyone is struggling and making minimum wage as a janitor, how are they going to have enough to donate to WT and get their hours in?? Penalized for making too much, penalized for not making enough and not getting in enough hours.... it's a no win situation.
At the same time, idolize the wealthy ones in the congregation...
such a destructive and disturbing dynamic.
i have just received an email from an elder's wife regarding the new data protection laws.
between the lines it sounds like she has been asked to contact me.. she says they 'don't want to leave me out' so they want me to fill out the form as 'i'm still part of the congregation'.
also, my blood card needs updating, apparently.. the elder in charge will be in contact.. obviously, i'm not doing either, but what do i do?
You can just say, "Thanks for letting me know." If that doesn't work, you can always say
"I'll need to go over this with my husband and get back to you." Then never get back to them.
willoughby assembly hall.
1400+ attendance 5 baptised a robust 0.38 growth!.
$11k expenses however 1st.
Do they forget the scriptures say "no one knows the day or the hour"? Why are they so obsessed with figuring it out and hoping it is close?
so, once again the society has produced a cringe-worthy, spew-inducing piece of "cinema".. i don't recognise this religion anymore...... enjoy this review:.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5f0tovqkfem.
What's up with the hate on Lloyd Evans?
he hasn't been in the limelight before, so here's his debut:.
https://tv.jw.org/#en/mediaitems/latestvideos/pub-jwb_201804_13_video.
how come the May broadcast isn't up yet??
i was reading about the american slave trade again recently.
as anyone who has read anything about the subject knows, it makes for very uncomfortable reading.
every time i read the history, i'm left with a sense of outrage and seething anger at the pure inhumanity and injustice of what life must have been like for those people.
i have come to the conclusion that there is no way for me to ever leave.
although i have some friends at work, my whole social structure are witnesses.
even if i move congregations, my parents have contacts everywhere who will tell them if i’m not active.
I understand your situation. My recommendation is a long fade. If you aren't depressed, you can fake it. Depression is one of the only reasons JWs will accept for fading. The sooner you can move out, the better it will be. Letting go of family is hard, and everyone does it to a greater or lesser degree.I've been out over 10 years and am still letting go bit by bit.
I will say though, the more that you disconnect from the JWs and realize how unhealthy it is, the easier it will be to make friends on the outside and to build a real life. It isn't easy, but I can assure you it is worth it and you will be a lot happier. The younger you are when you do it, the better. It's a hard realization at 46 that I have wasted so much of my life trying to please people in a cult. So. Not Worth. It.
You've got lots of support. Do as much as you can without raising too many red flags. But I'd say start planting the "i"m mentally ill" seeds now. It is one of the only ways out.
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problem with this week's video on counsel.
why did they emphasize the counsel and not the fact that those who were watching movie should have followed christ counsel at mathew 5 go to your brother instead they ratted on the guy to an elder and let him do dirty work.wow just totally ignore jesus words..
This is why, if I ever lost my senses and went back, I wouldn't talk to anyone about what I watch or read or thought - EVER. It is a police state, not unlike a communist country.
... you are told to trust the slave as you do jehovah and jesus..
To be accepted as part of the group you are consistently required to substitute someone else's judgement for your own. Period.
