having watched many jc youtube videos one question that gets asked is "where else would you go?".
in other words if not jehovah's witnesses then what other religion or organisation would you go to?.
it's one that i have trouble answering, what would you say?.
But where else should we go?
... out for pizza in a purple Mohawk and yoga pants
... exploring the safest existence that humans have ever known (really - check the stats)
... meeting non-cult people that we like
... stay home to watch a sappy movie or read a good book
I can think of many snarky/flippant answers to this question. If they pressed for the existential answer, I'd have to go with "not sure yet, but I'll enjoy the trip".
jws have one of the worst, if not the worst, retention rates among their kids.
i've seen numbers from 65% to 88% who leave, never to return.. you'd think this would be a priority amongst the leadership, right?
where do tomorrow's leaders come from, if the vast majority of kids leave the organization?
has anyone seen one of the new design kh's and taken pics?
i'm curious to see.
I will never be able to look at that design again without thinking about donuts. Now I want some donuts...
today after leaving the va center in l.a. i drove around to see the homeless and.
blocks and blocks of tents, card board boxes, hundreds of homeless people with.
a look of desperation on their faces.
It's cheaper in the long run to give homeless people free housing. I think we as a society are too stuck on "no freebies" and "deserving/earning help" to see the forest through the trees. A lot of these things aren't actual "freebies" - it's an investment that pays out big down the road.
i heard today about a former jw/now apostate who is dying in hospital.
this information was accompanied by the comment of "wouldn't be awful to be lying there in hospital,dying as an apostate!
knowing that you have no hope!?
If I knew that I'm dying - I'd take comfort in the fact that I definitely wouldn't be going to some crappy version of paradise. JWs forget that there's no internet, labor-saving machines, or electricity in their all-rural farming "paradise". Even solar panels would need an advanced manufacturing facility. You need a lot of specialized workers to keep our level of technical sophistication/comfort afloat. I also HATE gardening - totally happy with someone else growing my food. Count me out!
hi everybody, i'm starrynight from jwr.
that's it... .
Thanks everybody. It's great to see so many of you here. I started a thread for people who want to list their old and new usernames here: https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/6305477671518208/jwr-usernames-list
message from designer stubble to the former jwr members.
first of all i am glad to see that many of you have found your way to this great forum, facilitated by simon.
i am sure that after the dust of the jwr shutdown has settled, you will find this to be a good new home.. i would like to apologize for the sudden closure of jwr.
Started the thread if anyone wants to list their usernames - https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/6305477671518208/jwr-usernames-list
i created this thread so that jwr members can list their old jwr username with their username for whatever site they've moved to.
i apologize if this has already been created somewhere else.. jwr = starrynight.
jwd = starrynight9.
I created this thread so that JWR members can list their old JWR username with their username for whatever site they've moved to. I apologize if this has already been created elsewhere.
JWR = StarryNight
JWD = StarryNight9
i just wanted to take a minute to say "hi" and welcome to the site for anyone who's come here from jwr.
i can imagine the site being shut down suddenly was shocking and unsettling for many who relied on it and sometimes you don't realize how much you do rely on something until it is gone.. hopefully you'll see some of the same familiar names appearing and be able to reconnect with people you knew via this site and continue your journey together.
i don't know what the posting policies on jwr were but know it as a moderated site so can't imagine them being hugely different to the ones here.
Hi! Thanks for the warm welcome.
message from designer stubble to the former jwr members.
first of all i am glad to see that many of you have found your way to this great forum, facilitated by simon.
i am sure that after the dust of the jwr shutdown has settled, you will find this to be a good new home.. i would like to apologize for the sudden closure of jwr.
It was scary to see the only place I say what I'm really thinking/feeling go down in flames, but I get the decision. The only reason I wish we'd had some warning, is to figure out what people's new usernames on the other sites are. Has anyone started a thread where people just list their old JWR username next to their one here (and other sites)? I figure that I'll meet new people and eventually settle in. Sometimes I just need a place to vent about my fader life where it can't come back to bite me. I also like tips on how to celebrate holidays and other non-JW things I never learned.
- StarryNight9 (StarryNight from JWR)
