Think about when you were a JW. Could you ever get excited about handing out tracts? I know I never could.
Julia Orwell
JoinedPosts by Julia Orwell
-
13
JWs at the Edinburgh Festival
by passwordprotected inmy girlfriend and i took the train through to edinburgh to soak in the atmosphere and catch a few free comedy shows at the fringe festival.. almost immediately i spotted them; jw.org witnesses.. how did i know it was them?.
well, the middle-aged, tall man wearing the suit, shirt and tie was a big clue.
that and the fact that he was holding the hand of a similarly tall, middle-aged woman, dressed in the jw uniform of long skirt, blouse and light summer jacket.
-
-
-
43
Could it be that Jehovah is punishing me for leaving his religion?
by Julia Orwell ini know it's a completely absurd thing to say, but something happened to me today that triggered the old cult reaction.
my mind instantly lapsed back into that of a jw and for a split second i thought that because i wasn't doing jehovah things that jehovah's blessing had been removed from me and this is why my life seems to be running into so many dead-ends.
as a jw i attributed anything good happening to me to being the result of my being a good jw and dutifully doing everything the borg teaches.
-
-
Julia Orwell
I h ave a degree and two trade certificates. It's just not enough anymore so it's probably time I studied something else. Problem is, I have a mortgage to pay!
But thanks for your kind words, peeps, especially about NEVER being in your prayers! That makes me feel good for some reason. I've got an interview lined up already so things won't be that bad.
-
45
JEHOVAH WITNESS PEDOPHILE COVER-UP ON CNN SUNDAY NIGHT! FREDRICK MCLEAN!
by BucketShopBill inhi everyone, this has been what i have waited for, fredrick mclean is up next on cnn's "most wanted" and "hunted show", so far two of their topics are dead!.
last sunday's "the hunt" blew his head off monday morning!
let's hope cnn get's jehovah witness fredrick mclean!
-
-
Julia Orwell
Hang on, isn't that guy a fugitive on the FBI wanted list? How can he be a JW in good standing?
-
43
Could it be that Jehovah is punishing me for leaving his religion?
by Julia Orwell ini know it's a completely absurd thing to say, but something happened to me today that triggered the old cult reaction.
my mind instantly lapsed back into that of a jw and for a split second i thought that because i wasn't doing jehovah things that jehovah's blessing had been removed from me and this is why my life seems to be running into so many dead-ends.
as a jw i attributed anything good happening to me to being the result of my being a good jw and dutifully doing everything the borg teaches.
-
-
Julia Orwell
I know it's a completely absurd thing to say, but something happened to me today that triggered the old cult reaction. My mind instantly lapsed back into that of a JW and for a split second I thought that because I wasn't doing Jehovah things that Jehovah's blessing had been removed from me and this is why my life seems to be running into so many dead-ends. As a JW I attributed anything good happening to me to being the result of my being a good JW and dutifully doing everything the borg teaches. Now, since I left the Borg I haven't been able to keep a stable job. Not since I lost my government job at the end of 2012 and began my fade.
If I wanted something like a job or whatever, I'd make sure I kept up my witnessing and went to the meeting no matter what, because weren't we told that if we 'put the kingdom first then all these other things would be added'? (Matthew 6:33) So to make sure I had a job and food and housing etc I was a devout JW.
Well, today I lost that cool job I got back in May and wrote about it. What a complete kick in the teeth that was as I was escorted out of the theme park by the boss, all the while she's trying to make small talk with me to try make me feel better about the fact she just called me into her office and sacked me. So while trying to keep ahead of her to ignore her and walk out with my dignity, I lapsed back into the old cult thinking that Jehovah is punishing me for leaving, and this is why I haven't kept a stable job since I left 'the truth'.
Isn't it just absurd? I mean, I know it's not Jehovah or anyone else, more to do with me being a big screw-up. I couldn't stick to teaching because it does my head in, and can't work on a theme park ride because I made a mistake. Also our economy is crap and there are very few other jobs around. But the back of my mind throws up this old cult rubbish that if I go back to 'Jehovah' then he will bless me with a good job. Totally irrational.
-
28
Questions From Readers (w67, 6/15, p383) :How old was Abel when he died?
by raymond frantz inthe watchtgower has decided to drop most of it's old publications up to 1990 and it looks like the library cd will be a thing of the past soon .i have decided to save some of the old content especially the questions from readers like wordpress posts and add photos ,let me know what you think.here is one from the 1967 watchtower.
how old was abel when he died ?.
.
-
-
Julia Orwell
Yeah, like you can just replace one kid with another. Whoever wrote this didn't have kids or know anyone who had kids. Evidently.
-
-
-
Julia Orwell
It's August 3 here and nothing has happened...I guess even the jws can't get excited about another ho-hum tract campaign.
-
26
Evolution is just a theory
by venting inthis ticks me off!
last sundays watchtower talked about how organised the heavens are.
how it works so acuratley.
-
-
Julia Orwell
Yep, we were like them. Some of them will become like them. There is hope.
-
42
Does anyone live by any Bible stuff?
by punkofnice inthis is not meant to be a slag off the bible thread.. i had a question asked me the other day and it was: 'do you live by anything from the bible?'.
i had to think about that one because i was force grown in the filthy, disgusting cult of the paedophile loving watchtower(r).. you know what?
i really don't know if i just naturally am a great bloke or if any 'nice' bits in the bible influenced me......or has western culture been influenced by the bible for good and bad?.
-
-
Julia Orwell
I try to keep the good bits like not judging people and avoiding excesses, but those bits aren't exclusive to the bible. Just gotta take the good you get throughout life and leave the bad behind.
-
19
JW.Organs
by bigmac injust a thought--with the new packaging--will the bruvvers soon be known as jw.organs ?.
-
-
Julia Orwell
Probably. It will no longer be "johos" or "Jehovahs" but jw.organs.
-
42
Weird crazy rules imposed by your local Elders.
by stuckinarut2 inwe all know the sort of thing..... in many congregations, specific "rules" creep in...introduced by the local elders that become set in stone.. years ago, i heard of a congregation that sat down during the first song of the evening but stood for all others (the co changed that very soon after).
then there were the older accounts of congs that had rules to make the public speakers wear only white shirts.... in one cong now, i heard that brothers can only be used for sound or microphones if they do a minimum of 5 hours per month in the ministry!.
another cong has ruled that all appointed men must pioneer for at least one month each year in order to remain qualified.. .
-
-
Julia Orwell
I had a witnessing partner who was early 70 years old to my 28-29, a married pioneer of the opposite sex. I was told I couldn't go on calls with him as we'd be alone together and it would set a bad example to all the 18 year olds who were 'courting'. As if!!!