isn't it unbelievable that a jehovah's witness must accept whatever the organization says or they can be disfellowshipped??
unless they tell you that their understanding has changed, you cannot believe anything unless they say it's ok. .
many years ago i questioned them about their ridiculous view that whenever the word "heart" was mentioned, it was a literal blood filled organ.
2 + 2 = 5
If Fred Franz held up a black bible and said it was Green, then it was Green.
A figurative number X A figurative number = A literal number
The measurements inside the pagan Great Pyramid of Giza = Proof of CT Russel's Truth!
See? It all makes so much logical and biblical sense! Why, even a fool can see that this is obviously da Truth! Now sell your possessions, get to Pioneering where the need is great, donate all your $$$ to the WTBTS, and take a vow of poverty.
when you were an active member in the jwland, did you expect to receive any kind of help from a brother/sister, but they did not help you?
when i was in the jwland, i expected and was my belief that any brother/sister will help you in time of need, distress or trouble, because we were part of a "lovely organization".
but countless of times when i needed and asked for help, nobody from the org helped me.
I've been saying this for YEARS about the JW cult: Money only flows one way, from the rank-n-file Sheeple's wallets, to the Org's coffers! No money EVER comes back down out of the Ivory Towers, EVER!!!!
Jesus said you'd know his followers by the love they show one another. That the greatest acts of love were to love thy neighbour, and to care for widows and orphans. So tell me, how does the WT measure up? How many retirement homes, orphanages, soup kitchens, hospitals, treatment clinics, homeless shelters, community clothing drives, etc do they operate? Answer: ZERO. They beg for little Suzy's ice cream money, and show an old woman with an empty fridge donating in the contribution box, but give absolutely NOTHING back to the Sheeple. Is this how a "Fine Shepherd" tends to the Flock? Absolutely not! It's how a wolf in sheep's clothing, operating a money-sucking, mind-controlling CULT acts though!
hello all,.
i heard from a friend that there was a big elder removal in my old city, temecula.
just rumor.
It's not a rumor, it's a TUMOR.
@ dubstepped:
This is whats currently on my arm:
Seiko Spurtura Kinetic GMT. (model # SUN017P1) A lot of bang for the buck. I've had it for like 4 years now, it's really fantastic.
http://en.uhrenlounge.de/shop/gfx/products/fotos/reference/26736_sun017p1_7.jpg
You luv watches, but in your original photo you are not wearing one. Haha!!!!
I'm an oldtimer from WatchUseek, Timezone, Poor Man's Watch Forum, etc. I mean from like 15+ years ago and up until about 2007. My collection was easily $15K at one point. (Omegas, other Swiss watches, etc)
I cured my watch addition, but am instead into firearms and nice EDC knives, etc now. Oh man.
probably you noticed that my avatar is a photo of steve harris, bassist of iron maiden.
i have quite a few years that i started to listen this kind of music, even when i was in the jwland.
although it was a "no-no" in the borders of jwland, i knew a lot of brothers and sisters that listened and loved this kind of music.
Best Iron Maiden song that relates to the feelings of being an ex-JW?
Wasted Years.
Incredible.
just curious but how do the people off this forum find reddit.
for myself i find reddit to be sadly lacking in the jw world.
i just don't find the depth there e.g one sentence replies, trying to be funny.
Oh yeah, I post more on there than here now. Not because I don't still luv this site, but because that one is 10x more active. You have to understand, REDDIT is HUGE with the youth. They go right to it. Just hit the "New" tab on the xJW forum to see all of the messages in order. It makes it less confusing when browsing there. Many cross-overs from here as well. It is growing by leaps and bounds, and many do give Props to this forum and sites like JWFACTS as well. It's not competition, but instead camaraderie!
And yes, many people trip over their dicks over Lloyd Evans. This is because the youth that are showing up know absolutely NOTHING about his past history of douchebaggery on here and facebook. They think he's the 2nd Coming of Ray Franz or something. It's really sick!!!! He has his moments, but it's hard to overlook his previous behaviour and also his self-aggrandizing ego.
chapter 18. my privilege of service.
it was moved there in the spring of 1969 from the basement of the 124. why is it that people like to put laundries in basements?
the 119 was the newest of all the society’s properties.
The entire process you just described (of being sent somewhere you knew nothing about, when your expertise was a different vocation) is one of breaking you down mentally and physically, and then building you back up as they see fit. It's sick and manipulative. And all of this at, "The Lord's House." What a bunch of manipulative, sadistic, bag of dicks.
so, now that some time has passed, i’d like some input/thoughts/analysis/etc.
on the jw construction situation in the last few years.. first, why did they discontinue the rbc arrangement and institute the ldc arrangement?
was it for more and/or better control?
@ Morpheus:
Damn! That is one helluva an experience! What a bunch of crooks!!!!!!
chapter 17 .
just pee with it for four or ten years.
as, i said earlier some of the tables you set on were a lot more fun than others.
What a fucked up way to live. And to think, you poor young suckers VOLUNTEERED for this abuse! No way would I tolerate such treatment, even as an indoctrinated youth. I would have packed my shit and been out the door, middle finger in the air on my way out.
