it's been 12 years since i first read ray franz's books and the scales came off my eyes.
by that time i was in my forties.. since 2002 i went back to school and have worked with 3 very professional organizations.
but my biological clock is ticking away and while my peers are looking forward to retirement, i am only beginning.
The cult took 28 years from me. I will be 30 next month and I feel bitter as hell about my life wasted as a JW.
What is even sadder is that I have younger siblings who are being raised in this Bronze Age bullshit cult.
It is a tragic shame that cannot be overstated, to see beautiful young people that you love have their lives stolen by this filthy fucking disease of a religion.
just heard the special talk about why god allows suffering.
ugh... can't believe i used to believe this crap.
what do you all think of the universal sovereignty issue?
I don’t buy into the idea that the problem of evil dictates that God cannot exist
It doesn't mean he can't exist, it just makes him seem like a sadistic monster. Hardly anyone you could love as a father.
just heard the special talk about why god allows suffering.
ugh... can't believe i used to believe this crap.
what do you all think of the universal sovereignty issue?
When you boil it all down, the bucks stops with God.
The original creator, the one who always was and who caused all things to be, the source of everything.
This universal sovereign has to take responsibility for all the suffering that has ever taken place.
The WT theoology just paints him as a self-centered, worship craving ego-maniac that is out to prove he is right.........by killing billions of humans.
if you had 5 minutes to give the world your personal message and everyone listened, what would you say?.
Who farted?
i am a newly unbaptised publisher.
recently i found out i need to have major surgery and the jw's tried to rush a blood card in my hand.
i was so relieved when the elders said i could not have one until i was baptised.. but they rushed to get me copies of the blood videos.
Good luck with the surgery. My boy had fairly major surgery this week and required blood.
Get your medical advice from doctors and leave the window cleaning to the elders.
for family reasons, gorby and his wife and children has to visit the hall at april 14. our family accept that we are faders, but don't accept if we do not visit the memorial.. so, it seems a small investment: one evening love bombing for a year peace and rest.. but i hate the visit.
headache.
meeting the people knowing it's all fake love showing.. how do you get through it?.
I am not going for the first time this year. The backlash from family is going to be hell, but it would make me feel physically ill to attend.
I think by attending you give them false hope that you still might come back, or some might think you still "know it's the truth" but are just a spiritually weak individual.
(a psalm of david).
bless the lord, o my soul, and all that is within me bless his holy name.
bless the lord, o my soul, and forget not all that he hath done for thee, who is gracious unto all thine iniquities, who healeth all thine infirmities, who redeemeth thy life from corruption, who crowneth thee with mercy and compassion, who fulfilleth thy desire with good things; thy youth shall be renewed as the eagle's.
This was supposed to be posted in the Jokes and Humour section.
law school is obviously not the hardest program to follow.
it isn't something that can be replicated on the internet.
a first year student can find the law.
"When will you humans learn that your 'feelings', as you call them, can stand in the way of big cash payoffs?!"
Thankyou for yet another reminder, you are brilliant. Highly educated and far above most of us poor, uneducated souls here at JWN.
As I slave away in the sun everyday, I often ponder about amazing people such as you, and think myself so lucky that I am even allowed to post on the same forum.
Please don't go. Your humility and reasonableness, along with your short and concise comments that always make perfect sense, will be missed.
However, if you do go, could you at least drop by from time to time and let us know if you are still a lawyer, and still awesome?
Thanks.
this short video demonstrates how faith is impervious to facts.. the contributers are honest about their beliefs but so badly deceived about reality it is quite depressing.
spot the canards - some of them are jaw-dropping.. pastor peter laruffa exudes, "if somewhere within the bible, i were to find a passage that said two plus two equals five, i wouldn't question what i'm reading in the bible.
i would believe it, accept it as true, and then do my best to work it out and understand it.".
"I think sometimes our culture has, like a.....overly heavy reliance on, like... science."
Wise words. Let's get back to the dark ages.
tight pants - tempting the gays to chase you: you cannot resist their advances bad bad bad!!!!!!!!!!!!.
baggy pants - in a 1993 witchtower baggy pants were a sign you are a rapper : bad bad bad!!!!!!!!!!.
pants just right?
Upcoming WT articles-
The Truth About Pants
Avoid Satans Pants
How We Can Maintain a Balanced View of Pants.
