Mr. Flipper,
This is an excellent thread. Thanks again for bringing up this subject of the 1975 hoax for discussion.
To All,
I am enjoying reading everyone's experiences and comments about that time. These real life experiences are very interesting. The best thing about these experiences to me is that they are part of the continually mounting proof that the watchtower is the worst hoax that has ever appeared on this planet. Thats just my own personal opinion.
Like others who have commented earlier, I also feel that one of the best ways to put another nail in the watchtower coffin is to live as successfully as possible. So in the 13 plus years since I walked away from the watchtower hoax society, I have done things that I had always wanted to do, but had not had the time or fully developed desire because of being a part of that cult: I always loved bowling, so I joined a bowling league and bowled in the league for about 8 years. Had a lot of fun! I have been to college to study science: Ongoing. I now have my own business. I am a member of a great success club called the Global Information Network. (GIN) I have expanded my horizons by 'taking in knowledge' (remember that phrase? ) , that has real meaning and worth, by reading information in books written by people such as Napoleon Hill, Charles Haanel, Les Brown, Zig Ziglar, Og Mandino, Claude Bristol, Kevin Trudeau, Dale Carnegie, Peter Ragnar, Mark Hamilton, Neville, Peter B. Kyne, Rhonda Byrne etc.
I am also a member of a grass roots movement that is dedicated to creating the conditions that will allow all people on this planet to live long successful, wealthy, healthy, self-leading lives. A side benefit to this grassroots movement is that it will render the watchtower and its predictions, and all cults like it useless, and will contribute to the watchtower and cults like it, going the way of the dodo bird: Extinction!
This world is shifting in ways that even the stupid watchtower doesn't realize. And they will not be able to adjust because they will not be needed.
If anyone would like to know more about the grass roots movement mentioned above, feel free to e-mail me.