my name is stephen and i am new to the forum.
i am a christadelphian and through my discussions with fellow members of my ecclesia it has inspired me to reach out to other religions to find out exactly what others believe to enhance my own faith and further bring me closer to our heavenly father.
in no way do i mean disrespect if it has been caused.
Hello Billy. I'm a former elder of 14 years, now atheist.
I wish to believe as many true things and as few false things as possible. I see no good reason to believe that any of the words found in Bibles originate with a god that exists outside of space and time. Do you have any?
if you were really into the organization back in the 80's, you have to admit, that it was the peak of the organization.
it was a time of high energy and excitement.
like any nation, it reaches a peak and then it declines.
I was baptized in 1984 at the age of 16.
The Cold War was raging and the King of the North, the Soviet Union, seemed stronger than the US and was ready to "enter the land of decoration". I was one scared pre-teen and teen back in the early to mid-80s.
The planets had aligned, Armageddon has never been closer ... then it all slipped away.
thank you all for your support, and we hope you enjoy it.. jw escape.
neo and ava.
i've seen this twice now within a month.
a car group hanging out at a gas station.
one of the cult members jumps outs of their car and runs up to a "worldly" gas pumper, arm stretched out, tract in hand, and here comes the juvenile at best question.
first and foremost, thank you so much to so many of you who have reached out to me over the past few days since my post on sunday.
i'm not totally in the best mental state, however, i do have a very small amount of people that i can lean on for support.
i relayed my feelings to a friend (my only friend, really), who took the initiative to inform my family.
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here is a question, if "not one of them is missing" how does the org explain super nova's, the destruction of a star at the end of it's life cycle?
because by definition it is missing, i have never heard of any explanation from the org to explain this contradiction..
The Bible says what it says, and doesn't say what it doesn't say.
Unless you believe any of it has merit, then you've got your work cut out for you.
i heard from a "friend" that a letter was read aloud during the midweek meeting asking people to volunteer to do cleaning work in bethel.
lol.
i really can't think of anything else to say if this is true.. they get more free labor, and they still ask for more more more money!!
warning of a long boring post ahead.
i feel like i need to vent my story out, as i feel quite helpless at the moment.. i'm 31 year old, married, father of toddler with another one on the way, due later this month.
i've been serving as elder for about 4 years now in a south florida congregation.
Former elder of 14 years here Sanchy. I resigned in 2012. I'm the co-host of a new podcast called "JW Escape" and I still go to meetings. LOL Episode 2 will be uploaded in a couple weeks and it will deal with our issues of being "stuck" in the organization.
I'm still going to to meetings for my wife sake. I plan to shut down all theocratic activity toward the end of this summer/early fall.
I have no children, I'm not sure what the future of my marriage will be. I will not be living my golden years with a JW, I'd rather not those be sacrificed as well.
2016 will be my year, I wish you the best.
lurker since 2008 when i walked out as an elder ,had all the politics i could take ,noticed a few from my area so i finally joined
What's round on both ends and high in the middle?
Jennifer Lopez dude.
And welcome to JWC.
6/7. Quick pick on the last question got me. I knew I was wrong as soon as a clicked it.
4 years ago, I would have went 0/7, when I was an elder.
