Congratulations sparrowdown!
"It takes courage to endure the sharp pains of self discovery rather than choose to take the dull pain of unconsciousness that would last the rest of our lives." - Marianne Williamson
i was feeling particularly hopeless about the whole jws being assholes thing and sick to death of pretending so ....
i rang my sister and told her that i no longer believe jws have the truth and the phone went silent, when i asked her to say something she just said if that was the case then she would have to hang up on me and then proceeded to indeed hang up..
so i texted her back immediately with fu..
Congratulations sparrowdown!
"It takes courage to endure the sharp pains of self discovery rather than choose to take the dull pain of unconsciousness that would last the rest of our lives." - Marianne Williamson
http://tv.jw.org/#video/vodprogramsevents/pub-jwbmw_201509_1_video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mf9j7qs7bvm.
obey.
i was paired with this older "brother" when i was a teenager.
he was very very strange.
he was a nice guy but goofy.
Wife met a woman at the door who agreed to a bible study, but could not at her home at that moment.
They agreed to meet at the Kingdom Hall just a few blocks away from the woman's home in 30 minutes.
The woman showed up at the K.H. 30 minutes later as agreed, they sit down on a bench outside and begin talking.... it was late morning and many other car groups were returning to the K.H.
About 60 seconds into their discussion the woman goes into a full blown holy spirit infused rant... yelling at the top of her voice... on how the JW were all wrong all the while waving her bible in the air.
It was funny as hell to see the elders rush the returning publishers into the hall away from this demon possessed woman while at the same time try to get her to leave the property.
....charles taze russell's mom and dad didn't have sex back on that night in june of 1851.... weird that a married couple getting horny could affect so many lives 164 years later.. just a random friday thought.
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My mother had a saying in German, translated:
"If only, the dog didn't stop to take a shit, it would have caught the rabbit."
last night i ran into a former elder friend, he is in his late 70s.
he asked how i was doing and i asked how he was doing.
then out of the blue he tells me; .
i think that it's possible that they're getting ready to issue a new end time date insinuation like they did with 1975. now i know what some of you are probably thinking: why would they be so stupid as to repeat such a mistake, knowing what happened in 1975?
well here're two reasons why i think they could do it:.
first, it's important to remember that they are deluded.
Next years explanation....
Methuselah lived 969 years so the generation that started in 1914 could last until the year 2883.
i think that it's possible that they're getting ready to issue a new end time date insinuation like they did with 1975. now i know what some of you are probably thinking: why would they be so stupid as to repeat such a mistake, knowing what happened in 1975?
well here're two reasons why i think they could do it:.
first, it's important to remember that they are deluded.
In spite of the fact that after 1975 there were many who left, I think in the long run, they still came out ahead.
They lost fewer after 1975 than they gained in the decade leading up to it with the false date setting.
That's growth in a religion that is currently not growing.
i'm interested to know if anyone has been to see a medium/clairvoyant since leaving jw's.
i must admit now i can make my own choices i seem to have a fascination with it although haven't acted on it as a) am i just jumping into believing another load of rubbish?
and b) what if it really is the demons pretending to be loved ones!!
Theft by deception.
I have heard justification by one who did this: "Well I am just a poor mans psychiatrist"
scotus: kentucky clerk must issue same-sex marriage licenses.
by ariane de vogue, cnn supreme court reporter.
updated 8:02 pm et, mon august 31, 2015. let's hope this is the final screech from the haters who wrap themselves in the bible - or their egoist political philosophy i doubt it will be, but let's hope..
my wife and i just found out that our disassociation was announced last night.
we....are...free!.
i'd like to take a moment to thank some people:.