background:.
i've come to the conclusion that many doctrines of the wts are unscriptural after many years of privately disagreeing with some of them but feeling that the society was "mostly right" and still being used by jehovah.
this turning point has happened in the last year or so.
You say the dubs are not a destructive cult, yet in your next paragraph you talk about the possibility of your father's "turning you in."
If you don't consider a parent's betrayal of your love and trust as destructive, you need more help than finding alternate venues to speak in public.
Perhaps a support group for former cult members would be the best place for you to talk.
Even so, I wish you the best as you try to disentangle yourself from the dubs.
mormon culture is replete with the concept of multiple gods and requires it to work.
other than a few biblical references does anyone have any compelling arguments for why any god, deist , creationist or full on personal god would - of necessity- be alone.
the argument seems somewhat weaker if the gender is applied as well.
Who are the multiple Mormon gods you speak of, Qcmbr? And what argument is there that any of them exist? And why are they necessary for the Mormon religion to "work"?
with all the waves made my pedophilia in the catholic church and the wts i did a small research to see what is written in the bible about the matter, and was surprised to see pedophilia is not in the thou shalt not list.. there are some verses that indirectly suggest not to do such a thing: and whosoever shall offend one of [these] little ones that believe in me, it is better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he were cast into the sea.
- mark 9:42.. but pedophilia is not clearly condemned!.
the bible clearly condemns (among others) sex between, man - man, woman - woman, man - beast, woman - beast, etc.
Pedophiles are to blame for pedophilia, no matter what they claim to believe.
If incontinence is your only problem when you get old, count yourself lucky.
how long do you think the watchtower can speak about 1914 and have followers think it relevant?
i think for people born in the 1900's, it feels like an acceptable year.
but what about those born since 2000, will 1914 seem like a year of relevance?
1914 is the only one of the WTS's prediction dates that something big actually happened -- the beginning of WW1.
They won't be letting that coincidence go to waste any time soon, but they'll have to make up something to change its current significance.
unproductive kingdom proclaimers won't leave my kingdom hall, how do i rid our hall of these vultures or turkeys?.
"you can't fly like the eagles if you hang out with turkeys".
after visiting your site, i decided to allow one of the spiritual weak individuals into my car group, it was not easy but you have made valid points i find very self condemning.
Poorly done satire or a troll.
i am wanting to connect to current jws who are going through a tough time and are going through a similar time as me.
not any jw haters, just balanced concerned jws who havent quite given up yet..
"... balanced concerned JWs who havent quite given up yet."
There are no balanced concerned JWs. There are only brain-sucked WTS dubs.
If you're having serious doubts, you're no longer a dub, even if you're still going through the motions.
Do yourself a favor and get out physically as well as mentally.
so i haven't studied with this witness since october.
she had taken over when the other could not study with me.
reasons unknown to me other than that she told me her and husband had separated.
Your problem is that you don't want to "seem like an ass."
Subtle hints don't work with dubs. You have to hit them with a metaphorical two-by-four to get it into their heads that you don't want them coming around anymore.
You're not a dub, so there's nothing they can threaten you with. Just tell them to hit the road and not come back. If they do anyway, threaten them with legal action. They're afraid of that.
i am looking for the reinstatement guidelines for someone who has been actively trying to get reinstated for 2 years and have put in a reinstatement letter 3x in those two years but was denied everytime.
are the elders just making an example of them, have they permenately been kicked out, or maybe these people dont want to come back and this story is part of their fade.. .
has anyone ever heard of people not getting reinstated.
Reinstatement guidelines:
1. Throw a big party to celebrate that you're finally out of the cult.
2. Never go back.
3. Live a long and healthy life on your own terms, not those of a mind-sucking cult.
this weekend i had the most delicious chicken pie filled with white meat, a few veggies, gravy and the chicken pie had a hard crust, not puff pastry.
yum!
that with a soft wheat roll and butter......
Slowly roasted dub on a spit.
