my dad was recently made an elder about maybe 6 months ago, and now he is never around he's always at work or doing some kind of jw crap.
now he conducts the watchtower study and is even doing the special talk tommorow.
he's become an even more strict controlling jerk than he was before, and i'm never allowed to go out and do anything non jw related because he doesn't have the time.
I liked Witness My Fury's suggestions as a starting point.
If that does not work....., well you actually have a lot of power in this situation. The next time he acts like a jerk and make your mother cry, tell him you are just one act away from making him unqualified to be and elder, so quit acting like a jerk and back off.
l was wondering if others have noticed this or is just my imagination?my sister whom has always been a fine example of a dub just got married to an outsider was a shock to everyone as no one knew she was dating an outsider.she seems happy.the elders are to shit scared of her to approach her about the matter.
I love hearing news like this.
It means the rank and file are not taking the religion to serious. Hopefully it will be the path to help them become future ex-JWs.
it's the forum's 16th birthday today!.
amazing that not only have we lasted so long but we're still thriving and growing.. thanks to all the people and often colorful characters who've contributed to the site over the years.
some are still here with us, some have since moved on, but all have touched each others lives in some way along our different journeys.. .
my parents insisted that i'd take them to the memorial.
my cousin said he'd come too and another brother who doesn't have a car begged to join.
i was dreading having to go through exactly the same thing again.
please post your favorites too.
my favorite quotations:.
you cannot change what you refuse to confront.. sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.. don’t think of cost.
*** ts 46 Is This
Life All There Is?
"Knowing these things, what will you do? It is obvious that the true God, who is
himself the God of truth and who hates lies, will not look with favor on
persons who cling to organizations that teach falsehood. (Psalm 31:5; Proverbs
6:16-19; Revelation 21:8) And, really, would you want to be even associated
with a religion that had not been honest with you?"
someone asked for a second source on this, so i'm putting this out there to those who may have visited the new wt hq lately and know it to be true.
i had read from others on the ex-jw subreddit that had taken a tour recently at wt hq, that they had been shown photos of a mountain in china, and told that this is where all of the granite is being mined from and shipped over to new york to use at the site of the new wt hq.
apparently, it was cheaper for them to do this and have the local brothers in china mine it, then having to by tons upon tons of granite here in the usa, even wholesale.
B.B. I wouldn't be surprised if the tour guide was making shit up or passing down rumors. I did it all the time when giving tours in Brooklyn.
Do tell about the best thing you made up.
and we are suposed to trust these guys with our lives?
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If the WT joining the U.N. did not cause a mass exit by the R&F, this certainly won't cause much of an outrage at all.
Tempest in a teapot.
On free stuff.
Free college tuition for all who put in the effort would help our economy in the long run. Education leads to better jobs for the middle class and that will lead to more tax revenue for the feds.
Since they are responsible for sending many blue collar jobs out of the country, I don't have a problem with making wall street pay the bill for this. It's a win win in the long run.
Or we can continue to drop "free" bombs on middle east countries that causes destabilization and in turn makes more terrorists against the USA.
and we are suposed to trust these guys with our lives?
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we saw it with raymond franz.
but do you think we could ever see one of the current gb members or future ones, make the same choice?.
to leave, and expose it..
