i decided to join this forum as have been lurking awhile.
there are lots of interesting topics on here that appeal to me.. i have been a witness for almost 3 decades and am very disillusioned with the organisation at this time.
i am beginning to see it in a new light as i am getting older.
Welcome. Seems like you just joined but have been reading some of the posts. Please don't get discouraged if you read some things that you may not agree with. We are from all walks of life and have different experiences, views and perspectives of things.
Unlike the JWs, here you are free to accept and believe anything you choose to.
my story: i am a 27 year old ex jw.
former ms and regular pioneer at age 19. i was very active and had many "privileges" including district assembly and circuit assembly parts etc.
as an example for young people.
Thank you for sharing your story, Herelgo. I love to see people who were very involved and active as JWs come here and share their stories. It helps me feel good about not being good at being a JW.
who was the president of the first century christian congregation after jesus death , , the secretary ,the treasurer ,the field overseer ,the district overseer ,who were the lawyers protecting the congregations from secular authorities ,the mogul`s of real estate , buying up land and getting christians to build places of worship with free labor and then selling them off for a profit a few years down the track , with nothing going back to those who laboured on those projects .. where are the records on papyrus , that the 1st century witnesses counted their hours ,made return visits ,bible studies ,oops the bible wasnt even formulated then ,that didn`t occur until apostate christendom in the 3rd century came up with a number of books to be inspired ..
Well said, smiddy!
Such fatalistic view of the USA. Not sure why. There's political turmoil but there's also a lot of progress.
i used to go out early mornings with 2 pioneer elders, we would drive 20 miles out of the territory (a big no-no) to look for hikers to preach to lol of course there were never any hikers.
then off to starbucks for another hour lol easy way to count 2-4 hours.
i am chuckling as i write this, what a joke!.
As a kid I was interested in riding my bike, and since I was in rural Puerto Rico, I'd tell my parents that I was going to preach to passers by. I never did. All I did was ride my bike wearing a tie and carrying a suitcase.
here is a simple idea.
create an old fashioned "mixtape" of the music you've .
grown to love over the course of your life.
Good idea. I'll try it and will try not to scare people :-)
now what was the deal with this one?
my cong strictly enforced the facial hair unwritten rule.
alot of bros starting growing soul patches, then the co cracked down on that too, no more, must be clean shaven, especially ms and elders.
The only reason is that they say so. Not a lot more to go on other that it's just another way of controlling people.
Indeed. RIP.
much is being said during the usa election run-up and trump-clinton debates about checking the facts of statements made by each candidate.
this is, of course, serious stuff as the direction of the countries future depends on just who is elected into office of the president of the united states of america.
not president of the local 'glee club' or the 'southside knitting society' , but, the president of the united states of america.
My question is, What response would such a person or group receive from the Organization?
That you are an apostate, a bad apple, bad association, and going through the wrong path for questioning.
i am hourly.
what are the pros and cons of hourly or salary?.
It depends. If you are in the USA, in some places where you are paid a salary you are expected to never leave at 5pm, and you should be available at any time, day, night or weekend, when they need you. In some other places (like the one I work now) they are more accommodating (seems like some companies are finally getting that people are valuable) and it may be necessary at times, but not regularly.
Hourly salaries exist in USA up to some point; at a given pay rate they don't pay by the hour.
It really depends on the approach and level of exploitation that your employer has.
