wow... i feel guilty about even being here, let alone posting my story.
but here goes.... it was back in the late 60's that my dad (actually stepdad who adopted me and my older sister when he married our mother) got witnessed to by a guy that he worked with.
he was invited to our house for dinner along with his wife and that was the beginning of my new life.
BE SURE TO READ RAY FRANZ' BOOKS; "CRISIS OF CONSCIENCE" & "IN SEARCH OF CHRISTIAN FREEDOM". Those should make you feel much better & less guilty about worshiping Jehovah without the help of an earthly orginization!
One day we'll all be together,until then I'm ready for whatever
---Tupac Shakur
thank you, thank you, thank you for making me see that i'm wasting my time being in a world of bitter, twisted, self-absorbed people and helping me to wake up to the benefits of being a jehovah's witness!
if any of you come back with the ol - the jw's are full of bitter, twisted, people (in the most stupid arse voice of course!
), i'll reply, yeah, but not as rampant as the rest of the world.....call me crazy if you like, i don't care, because it's my salvation i'm worried about not yours....you've thrown it away because you can't see the bigger picture....trials and tribulation will always abound in this day and age...it is proving like job that we are not discouraged by the trials that gains us the most happiness because we know the trials won't go on much longer and jah will repay us 100 fold for our pain....that's a damn good reward to me!
I must say when I left 16 years ago at age 16 it was for all the wrong reasons.15 years later of living with a guilt complex I found this site which in turn led me to read Ray's book CoC. After reading Ray's book I realized that yes I should make some changes in my life; but i lost the guilt. I realized that all you need is faith & good works [a witness]. I agree there is alot of jw bashing on this board, but when i came to this board I to brought alot of anger that i pent up for 20 years.I take it upon myself to say what your witnessing on this board is exactly that. I found this board when my wife suggested I get therapy, and I realized there is no such thing as that for this group of people except this place and simular places.
I guess to get to the point; if your sick of this place and you haven't read Ray's book take a break; read his book; it's very unbias and gives a very positive outlook on just leading a christian life without devoting it to an orginization of men.
And don't forget to PRAY.
One day we'll all be together,until then I'm ready for whatever
---Tupac Shakur
is anyone a pantheist ?.
in my search for the meaning of life, it has been only a month or two since i've actually become agnostic.
my reason for the final rejection of christianity was that i could not believe a god of love, justice and wisdom would create a world that along with life/pleasure would also foster death/suffering for seemingly infinite numbers of innocent and not-so-innocent beings.
THANKS for the link
One day we'll all be together,until then I'm ready for whatever
---Tupac Shakur
you buy a state lottery ticket with a motherlode of a jackpot similar to one in california recently.. lo and behold you alone win the $300,000,000.. before and after the next meeting you share your joy with the brothers and sisters.
some are naturally curious to know what percentage you plan on donating to the world wide preaching work and local congregation?.
how do you respond?.
I'd give them a hard time; maybe find a team of lawyers [O.J. style]
and try to sue them or something to that effect
One day we'll all be together,until then I'm ready for whatever
---Tupac Shakur
i have said to look like jerry garcia of( the grateful dead )when my hair was frizzy.. hell is truth seen too late.
h.g.adams
You Do!!! Glad it wasn't just me
One day we'll all be together,until then I'm ready for whatever
---Tupac Shakur
the stars are in alignment.. the time is right.. this weekend will change the world.. i just love to make prophecys, it reminds me of someone i know!.
"failure to respond to the direction of the organization indicates a rejection of divine rulership"---[2/15/1976,p.124].
"jehovah's witness are not infallible or inspired prophets."[5/15/1976,p.297].
around here[california] something big always happens on 4-20 and everyday at 4:20. So just imagine what it will be like at 4:20 on 4-20
If you can't figure it out go to your local record store and see if they have any posters for events on 4-20. If they don't ask the person working if there's anything good happening on 4-20.[make sure you say 4-20 and not april the 20th]
One day we'll all be together,until then I'm ready for whatever
---Tupac Shakur
dear post reader,.
about nine months ago, while surfing through different jw web sites, i came across a reference to an e-mail that was sent to the poster.. the e-mail basically said that with the way that things are going with the society, i.e., so many " waking up", and not being so easy to mislead and control., that there very likely will be a "big" announcement regarding the order to kill the "apostates" and the "wicked people".. the source said that it would go something like this:.
there would be talks, and some wordings in the magazines, alluding to an upcoming announcement.
Funny thing is I've been pondering this scenerio for about a week now; not that I think it's going to happen, but what if, and would the R&F follow through. Seems like someone like my father would take great joy in this work.
These people are just to easily controlled.
Oh yeah, in the scenerio that runs through my mind it would be new light pertaining to armageddon and how jehovah used his ancient people to physically remove wicked people or something like that.
Again I don't actually see it happening; but then again you never know with people who would let their children die because of the oginizational blood policy
One day we'll all be together,until then I'm ready for whatever
---Tupac Shakur
i would just like to thank everyone for the excellent posts that have appeared here on this site.
i esp would like to thank simon for making this possible.
i sincerely believe that the "net thang" will continue to play a role in helping jw who are sincerely searching for a confirmation that all their doubts and wondering over the years was not the result of them being spiritually weak.
I'll let my signature speak for itself
One day we'll all be together,until then I'm ready for whatever
---Tupac Shakur
just da'd myself the other day...announcement tonight.. -------------------------------.
alan xxxxxxxxxx.
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.
Makes me wanna go back just so i could copy this letter and hand it to the elders
One day we'll all be together,until then I'm ready for whatever
---Tupac Shakur
i was looking at another thread.
http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/forum/thread.asp?id=24809&site=3.
and was wondering,if i'm not being too forward, what kh did everyone here go to.. i used to go to the cranston kh in ri, usa .
Essex, Maryland: 1975-1984, 1987
Winchester, Virginia: 1984-1987
One day we'll all be together,until then I'm ready for whatever
---Tupac Shakur
