so the governing body likes to keep claiming incredible growth.
at the same time they claim bible studies are way down.
are the finally admitting what we've known all along, that they can no longer recruit outsiders?
Inside, bible studies don't mean doo-doo.
Most of them aren't actually studying the bible with jws, they are just too nice to slam the door. Some just want to socialize. When we lived in the bible belt, people would repeatedly allow us to visit NOT because they agreed with what we taught (they didn't) but because they viewed the bible as holy.
It's all just a numbers game.
i've been a lurker for quite some time and enjoy the forum.
i've reached a point in life where i don't argue ideologies anymore so i don't have much to say.
i've been out for decades and believe i've been mostly de-cultabilized (if that's even a word).. my family is still in and i haven't had contact with them in years.
Welcome, Mark! Great to have another voice on the board.
in reference to ridicule being used to deflate the message of hate groups:.
http://pervasivegames.wordpress.com/2009/08/19/ridicule-as-a-weapon-of-choice/.
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Coco, loved this link!
MissFit, great points.
I, too, originally had a difficult time navigating through many of the posts as they appeared to be offensive...but it was only because I was still just baby steps out of the bOrg. While I don't always agree with the terms, I now find that I have a difficult time actually using jw-speak as it somehow gives it power.
Thanks for the post!
to three people in my family, disfellowshipping / shunning is just a tool the wtbs uses to hide what really happened.... they don't want people to 'see behind the curtain.'.
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Jamie, I agree. That's why the quiet ones are left alone and those who make noise and want others to know TTATT are booted out faster than a stinky dog.
this was pointed out by throwingawayjehovah.
http://www.reddit.com/r/exjw/comments/2lnkst/this_was_in_a_mormon_catalog_that_got_sent_to_us/.
http://www.coreyegbert.com/blog/i-want-to-be-baptized.
HappyDad, if we had only two meet for "service" and they were male and female, they would drive separately to the same return visit. Nothing weird about that, huh? Cause you know, the only thing on everyone's mind all the time is finding a place to do the "nasty". Really makes you wonder what the gb are thinking about all day... ewwww...
there is no room for self-expression in a cult.
this weekend's condemnation fest proved that.
looking forward to the november 2015 article, "boxers or briefs?
i am encouraging everyone here to go out a buy some outrageous socks for next week's meetings.
make a statement!
thank you to poster oppostate for the idea!!!.
Excellent, Steve2. He is a crafty one, no? Sox and Spanx and SkinnyPants are truly paving the road out of paradise.......
i will have plenty of "snark" to post later on, but please indulge me while i get this out of my system..... suppose you are the leaders...yes, the leaders...there are only 7 of you...for the one true religion in all the universe.. jehovah the god of the whole universe speaks to you, you alone, out of 7 billion+ people on teh planet.. you have an opportunity, thanks to the advancements in technology, to speak to 750,000 of your followers "live", and another 750,000 or so within 24 hours.. 1.5 million people!
hanging on your every word!.
this is the first time in history you can simultaneously, or nearly simultaneously, address so many of your adherents.. what message are you going to present for this special occasion?.
You are absolutely correct. I must say, I wish the gb wackadoodles were this vocal back when I began studying....it's a shame it's taken so long for them to blatantly Come Out of the Weirdness Closet. If that's the closet they are coming out of....I mean, tight pants notwithstanding...um, spanxx for the memories...darn, where are my pink socks...
in honour of jgnat i have completed her template:.
is your wife still an active witness?
no thankfuly - she has only been to the memorail, a convention and the kh once this year and has done none of that for at least 6 months.
Thanks, Frazz, for sharing your feelings.
i am encouraging everyone here to go out a buy some outrageous socks for next week's meetings.
make a statement!
thank you to poster oppostate for the idea!!!.
OEJoe, I love the white socks with black pants idea.........it's Apostasy that cannot be called apostasy. Well done!
p.s. EVERYONE who is brave enough to go through with this.........we need PHOTOS!!!!
