this is the first of many posts from me.
i'm pimo, an overseer, somewhere in africa.
i'll hold of giving further details until i've executed my plan to leave the organization.
Welcome to the forum , I'm afraid that l don't meet any of your criteria though . l am a middle to older aged woman who has never been a JW , in fact l am a life long Anglican from England .
l have learnt a lot about the Watchtower religion from this site , and you will get lots of good advice on here .
Jan
hi everyone my name is reg anderson i am from new brunswick canada.
i have currently relocated to toronto canada.
i am currntly working in downtown toronto .
Steve , that's what l wondered . It seemed odd that he hadn't been put in touch with a cong when he moved , that is what usually happens isn't it ?
Jan
hi everyone my name is reg anderson i am from new brunswick canada.
i have currently relocated to toronto canada.
i am currntly working in downtown toronto .
All good points Giordano .
As you have seen Reg Vanderhoven7 and l have never been JWs , l am a lifelong Anglican . i would certainly be happy to have a PM from you if you would like to chat .
Jan
hi everyone my name is reg anderson i am from new brunswick canada.
i have currently relocated to toronto canada.
i am currntly working in downtown toronto .
Hi Reg , welcome to JWN . l see that no one else has answered you yet , there may be a few reasons for that . This is a site primarily for ex JWs , however l am not in that group .
l suspect that many on this site would give a lot of reasons for your depression , all stemming from being in the WT . I don't know much about this but l find it odd that you have not been put in touch with a local cong. that appears to be the usual procedure when someone moves to a new area .
Jan
hi there i am not a jw but i am having bible study.
i came to christianity a few months before and i was searching for the right path.
one of the things god spoke to me about and directed me in was to do away with all the vanity that was in me and now i wear the head covering and the modest dresses.
Anyone , Christian or not should be concerned about civil rights , freedom of speech , women's rights , child ( and vulnerable adults ) protection . I speak as a Christian , an Anglican , and all my fellow Christians are concerned about those issues .
Loveforgod , it's great that you are searching for a relationship with Yaweh and people with whom you can share that faith . You say that JWs have some ideas and outlooks that resonate with you . That may be their theological teaching about the Trinity ( that it doesn't exist ) or maybe just their family values and apparent love for each other . I say apparent because many on here will tell you how former friends and even family have very quickly turned their backs when they when they started to question and doubt .
You have already realised that asking questions is a no no , and you will find that any kind of dissent is quickly squashed . I would try going on an Alpha Course if you can . Anglican , Catholic and other denominations run them . Each Alpha Course is the same so it doesn't matter which group you choose . You will be encouraged to ask questions and express doubts . If nothing else it would give you a base on which to compare the Watchtower and other faith groups , which l really recommend that you do before letting the Watchtower get it's hold on you . When once you are baptised they will effectively have total control over you , even to the point of requiring you to shun your lovely children if THEY deem it necessary . Before you give them that power please research and check out all the options on the market .
If you want you can pm me for further discussion .
Jan
after posting on another thread it became apparent to me that it can be difficult for some ex jws to totally shake off all wt teaching , even after leaving the org.
do you still feel guilty going into a church for a wedding or a funeral .
can you bring yourself to celebrate birthdays or christmas .
As an Anglican , l don't celebrate Halloween or eat black pudding , however l do know Christians who eat it with no bother . That is up to their conscience , no one judges .
Jan
what would the outcome be among people at this site if we were able to conduct a poll on belief in evolution or in creation?.
what would the outcome be if at the same time we asked for religious affiliation (including formal, informal, or none)?
doug.
Evolution . l am a life long , church going , believing Anglican . l don't know any Christian who does not accept evolution . In my local church we have a science teacher and a retired research scientist . We believe in a Creator God who used evolution to bring about the world that we now know .
Jan
after posting on another thread it became apparent to me that it can be difficult for some ex jws to totally shake off all wt teaching , even after leaving the org.
do you still feel guilty going into a church for a wedding or a funeral .
can you bring yourself to celebrate birthdays or christmas .
After posting on another thread it became apparent to me that it can be difficult for some ex JWs to totally shake off all WT teaching , even after leaving the org.
Do you still feel guilty going into a church for a wedding or a funeral . Can you bring yourself to celebrate birthdays or Christmas . Would you hesitate to accept a blood transfusion if you needed one ? Does the indoctrination that you received still work to put a barrier between you and the rest of society in the way it was intended to when you were "in " ?
Jan
we already know how jws will respond ( on a pole).
but i found an article that talks about jws views on how jesus died.
i didn't know that there was a time when jws accepted the cross unlike now.
Gee guys , thanks for your positive comments . Being on the outside looking in can sometimes make it easier to see what's going on .
I just read the OP on another thread about pomi JWs who have been disfellowshipped who still fear Armageddon . It seems that it can be really hard to get the brainwashing " washed out " . As l said before maybe that's another thread as we have slightly veered off from this OP .
I do think that a cross was used btw .
Jan
we already know how jws will respond ( on a pole).
but i found an article that talks about jws views on how jesus died.
i didn't know that there was a time when jws accepted the cross unlike now.
As l said before , surely the real reason that the WT makes a big deal of this is to separate JWs from other faith groups . Another " ya shucks boo to you, we've got the truth and you haven't " No Christmas , birthdays or blood are other methods of isolation and are ways to convince JWs that only the WT has the truth .
As an outsider looking in it also seems to me that these things also serve to screw with people's minds when they leave " the truth " . Maybe that should be another thread , which JW difference teaching lingers in the psyche when someone leaves the WT .
Jan
