great news!.
we are free!.
as of the 9th of june, me and my dear wife mrs. eden handed over our letters of disassociation at bethel in portugal, thus making official our departure from the jehovah's witnesses.
Never a JW
"...three years ago". Did your son start having doubts before you did?"
No, I started first to investigate TTATT around 2011; when I noticed that my son was experiencing discomfort with the JW system, i encouraged him to trail his own way and make his own decisions, and I would have his back, no matter what. Some time after this, he took his position before I did (at 16), by refusing to go to the meetings and FS anymore.
EdenOne
great news!.
we are free!.
as of the 9th of june, me and my dear wife mrs. eden handed over our letters of disassociation at bethel in portugal, thus making official our departure from the jehovah's witnesses.
Rebel8
Question--isn't attendance compulsory and jws are not exempt? From <<that link, I see nothing objectionable to jw beliefs. You just show up and they tell you all about being in the military? What am I missing?
Attendance to the DDN is mandatory by law but one can be exempt of it by applying to conscientious objector status. All JW kids are compelled to apply for it. The drawback: You won't be able to hold a position as a public worker in the future. My son wasn't willing to jeopardize his future career, so he didn't apply. Thus it was considered a willful disassociation - even if it's not military service, just a 'sales pitch' from the military.
EdenOne
great news!.
we are free!.
as of the 9th of june, me and my dear wife mrs. eden handed over our letters of disassociation at bethel in portugal, thus making official our departure from the jehovah's witnesses.
My greatest happiness in all this is that we all made it out of the cult together.
Never underestimate the power of love, the power of patience, and the ability that each person has to think for oneself, regardless of formal education.
EdenOne
great news!.
we are free!.
as of the 9th of june, me and my dear wife mrs. eden handed over our letters of disassociation at bethel in portugal, thus making official our departure from the jehovah's witnesses.
Great news!
WE ARE FREE!
As of the 9th of June, me and my dear wife Mrs. Eden handed over our letters of disassociation at Bethel in Portugal, thus making official our departure from the Jehovah's Witnesses. It will likely be announced on the next mid-week meeting.
As for our son, because he attended the National Defense Day on the 11th of March, in spite of a letter sent previously stating that his attendance was a matter of conscience and didn't imply his disconnection from the Jehovah's Witnesses (he has been inactive for nearly 3 years), he was forcibly disassociated last week. Just in time for his 19th birthday.
We are thrilled.
Soon I will post a translation of our disassociation letters, the story around it, and a picture of us as well.
Just wanted to share the "good news" of my kingdom.
EdenOne
two men who changed watchtower history but you never heard of them!
cults are famous for control--especially controlling information about people, places and events which are embarrassing to their self-myths.. especially is this true for two important figures in watchtower history.. .
the first man is william f. hudgings.
Thanks, Terry!
Fascinating stuff.
EdenOne
this latest convention with the shunning and bunker videos shows the organisation getting more and more extreme and more cultish.. i think for the last few years they have wavered between the softer more mainstream, loving version of christianity (last year's jesus convention for example) and a harder line, there were even posters on here optimistically suggesting they might relax the shunning rules.
whoever it is on the gb who has the harder stance has clearly won out (my guesses lett and morris!).
i am sure i am not the only one breathing a sigh of relief, "phew, we got out in time".
It's the Rutherfordian strategy 2.0 ...
EdenOne
read the news here.
the jehovah's witnesses lost their appeal to the supreme court of russia.
bethel to be liquidated.. i bet the gb saw this coming ... here comes the persecution complex paranoia.
The Jehovah's Witnesses lost their appeal to the Supreme Court of Russia. Bethel to be liquidated.
I bet the GB saw this coming ... here comes the persecution complex paranoia. "The end is near!"
Any official ban on religious freedom is bad news for any civilized society. Even if the target is the JW organization. Unfortunately, it's the rank & file that get most of the woes. The Society had already protected its assets I'm sure.
EdenOne
anyone else notice this on the last video of the regional convention 2016?.
frame stills:.
conclusion: it seems that the paradise will not be only the end of wickedness but also the end of the jws typical cheap polyester suits :-p.
I wonder when we will see JW's wearing those clothes to attend meetings at the KH ...? Just because they love to jump before the GB even says "Jum...."
EdenOne
so can someone clarify this please?.
the claim has been made that the gb is the faithful and discreet slave.
especially was this highlighted during the agm (when the silver bible was released).. but are they now saying that this "appointment" isn't happening until the "great tribulation"?.
It's a conundrum
How can they be appointed to provide "food at the appropriate time" BEFORE they have proven to be faithful and discreet?; and yet, they are appointed over the Lord's goods AFTER they are deemed "faithful and discreet".
Nonsense. It's just a frigging parable, not a prophecy.
EdenOne
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnzgd8oa2re .
When a religious group proactively outreaches to people at their own homes to try to recruit them into their religion, it's entirely legitimate that others make pro-active efforts to deprogram them from the cult's claws.
EdenOne
