saw this on fb... a little trick to remember their names.... "i herd jackson splane to morris, never lett sanderson pierce losch".
apparently jws now feel that they must memorize their names, as they are the "8 most distinguished men on earth" (a real fb comment).
followers of men, not followers of god..
Saw this on fb... a little trick to remember their names...
"I Herd Jackson Splane to Morris, Never Lett Sanderson Pierce Losch"
Apparently JWs now feel that they must memorize their names, as they are the "8 most distinguished men on earth" (a real fb comment)
Followers of men, not followers of God.
comments you will not hear at the 11-03-2013 wt study (september 15, 2013, pages 7-11)(gods reminders trustworthy).
wt publications http://www.a2z.org/wtarchive/archive.htm (old).
(christians = only jws).
Once again, thank you Blondie. Your WT analysis, when I first began realizing TTATT, really helped me to move on from this poisonous organization. I am doing my best to move forward completely.
After a while, I began to resent all of the OT emphasis. Where is Jesus?
The other day I was texting a friend on FB... I talked about Jesus almost the entire time. She kept on mentioning Jehovah.
One thing I noticed since I left, is that almost instantly my spiritual focus is on Jesus. I have not yet started an in-depth study of the NT, but from what I learned about Jesus at the meetings, it is clear that he is kind, compassionate, and loving. If Jesus is Jehovah's son, and through him we can see God, then it is clear I should know much more about Jesus and I should study his example more.
By the way, what are these reminders that I need to constantly hear? The WT seems like a nagging mom that is constantly hounding her kids. The kids begin to wonder-- when will I be good enough to deserve Mom's love? It is overbearing, condescending, and demeaning.
i have dozens of suits.
i still buy them .
i wear ties sometimes too.
I wear my meeting clothes to work and special events. Meeting clothes, and especially learning how to dress pretty and ladylike, are about the best thngs that came out of my jw days!
it just came out yesterday that the nsa has spied on the vatican and pope francis.
when i went over my parents house yesterday, you could see the excitement, the energy in their eyes when they talked about it.
my dad even pumped his fist like he won something when he was talking about it.
I tend to believe that governments will also destroy religion centered around the prophets of old, and guide/direct people towards religious nationalism. Religion has just caused too many problems over the course of human history. I don't thnk we're at the breaking point. Not even close.
while headship has always been a problem in my marriage, partly because i'm more of a team player and my wife has man issues, now that i'm clearly fading my wife feels that i have nothing of worth to say.. i resist the idea of divorce but this is not much of a marriage.
since she doesn't/ can't hold down a job alimony would be ridiculously expensive.
cheaper to keep her, as they say.. i get zero cooperation or even discussion for any adjustments i feel might be in order for us as we grow older: obabmacare?
This is according to my BF who is not nor never was a jdub:
I am totallyagainst JW views but still open-minded about situations where i need to be sensitive....
Youre basically complaining about your wife not giving you any loving.
Together 18 years , no kids. What is she spending $$ on? Is she getting paid for her accounting duties and tax preparation for the family business? She can't hold a job, but she's working for you and you need her to perform her job? Which is it?
The advice here is too extreme. Go back and talk to her tosettle the issue.
while headship has always been a problem in my marriage, partly because i'm more of a team player and my wife has man issues, now that i'm clearly fading my wife feels that i have nothing of worth to say.. i resist the idea of divorce but this is not much of a marriage.
since she doesn't/ can't hold down a job alimony would be ridiculously expensive.
cheaper to keep her, as they say.. i get zero cooperation or even discussion for any adjustments i feel might be in order for us as we grow older: obabmacare?
Good advice
the jws stopped by my house a couple weeks ago on a saturday morning.
i knew that with others most likely waiting for them out in the car they probably did not then have much time to engage in any serious conversation.
so i let them talk while i feigned interest in what they had to say.
It's hard to be a person of faith on JWN. Yet another tgread proves it.
a little bit of background (for those of you who came in late).... i used to be a jw (no joke!).
i married a jw wife.
we were married for about 20 years, and i couldn't take it anymore - since i was no longer a jw, and didn't believe in their doctrines anymore.. i got divorced in 2002. since that time, i was solo, and then met a nice non-jw woman.
Ha ha!! I had three boxes of books that I ws taking to the used book store for some cash. I knew the WT books probably had no value and that I wasn't going to get a cent. I hid them amobgst the other books. When the guy looked through the box, i was there. Superficial inspection. He gave me some cash. And I ran out of there like I had stolen something!!! Lol
a little bit of background (for those of you who came in late).... i used to be a jw (no joke!).
i married a jw wife.
we were married for about 20 years, and i couldn't take it anymore - since i was no longer a jw, and didn't believe in their doctrines anymore.. i got divorced in 2002. since that time, i was solo, and then met a nice non-jw woman.
I had boxes of stuff, BOXES!! Magazines, books, videos-- yiu name it. RECYCLING BIN all in ONE SHOT!
Thought i threw it all out-- fiund ANOTHER BOX!!
RECYCLING BIN meet jw littertrash LOL
i figure i gave back to the world by making sure those dead trees were used wisely
i have been posting for a few months now and have read the life stories of tech49, confusedandalone, winston smith and other brothers who have held prominent positions in the organization who were dismissed not for any gross sins, but mainly for not keeping their child toeing the line.
they have been "cast aside", nit picked to death, and made to feel unworthy for their years of dedicated service.
even in my case, having my best friends treat me like the plague to jockey for position of recogntion.. is this what the organization is resorting to now?
Excellent point SaritaJ
