Bethel in PR already houses former full-timers (COs DOs missionaries) in retirement.
losingit
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Florida' s Gold Coast-- Latest WatchTower REAL ESTATE
by rip van winkle inhttp://gotoby.com/news/article/2245/watchtower-buys-former-faa-training-facility-in-palm-coast-for-$7025000.
watchtower buys former faa training facility in palm coast for $7,025,000the facility was owned by embry riddle and had been leased to the faa.
watchtower plans to use the facility in much the same manner as did the faa.by toby tobinadd a comment palm coast, fl june 30, 2014 watchtower, an entity ofjehovahs witnesses, purchased the former faa training facility in palm coast from embry riddle aeronautical university for $7,025,000.
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good news-- step one accomplished!
by losingit ini just wanted to share the good news that wednesday was the last day of my summer teaching internship.
i had a great time with the kids-- they were ready to learn, be challenged and have fun.
and this was summer school!
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losingit
Thanks everyone!
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good news-- step one accomplished!
by losingit ini just wanted to share the good news that wednesday was the last day of my summer teaching internship.
i had a great time with the kids-- they were ready to learn, be challenged and have fun.
and this was summer school!
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losingit
Hi All,
I just wanted to share the good news that Wednesday was the last day of my summer teaching internship. I had a great time with the kids-- they were ready to learn, be challenged and have fun. And this was summer school! I was definitely blessed/ fortunate. I am so happy to say that I have successfully completed all of the requirements for my Master's! On Thursday, I had my evaluation with my cooperating teacher and university counselor and they passed me with flying colors! I am one step closer to accomplishing my goal of becoming a full-time classroom teacher. All that's left is to apply for my license/certificate to teach!
Here's to success outside of the Borg for my girls and I! Cheers!
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losingit
It's HILARIOUS!!!
So glad I'm out-- these images are embarrassing! DEFINITELY.gonna stop sharing that I used to be a j-dub LOL
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Is their a new holocaust in the making ? Are jews being made the scapegoats again ?
by smiddy inmass immigration in the world "seems" to have led to a rise in anti -semitism in the west.
france now has more than six million muslims.. germany now has four million muslims.
the netherlands has almost one million muslims .
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losingit
Jews are an ethnic group. As to whether they are a race, scientists don't like to use that term anymore because of all the 19th and 20th century baggage assigned to that word.Here'ss an interesting article about the topic of "genetic" Jews--
http://m.forward.com/articles/155742/jews-are-a-race-genes-reveal/?p=all
As far as Islam and Muslims-- Idon't want to make a comment just yet. But I do agree with Huntington's thesis on the Clash of Civilizations.
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Have you reconnected with ex-JW's after you have left the Borg?
by EdenOne inafter reading from another thread, i felt it was worth asking this question.. if you left the borg on your own, have you attempted to meet others whom you used to be connected with while you were "in", but who have also become ex-jw's before or after you have left the wts?
if that's the case, has it remained a friendship, or the connection grew cold?
just curious as to what keeps friendships "stick" [or not] once you no longer have the borg's doctrinal glue.. your experiences are welcome.. eden.
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losingit
I have reconnected with three-- two were df'd and one faded. We haven't met up in person but we keep in contact thru text and fb. The one that faded is still very much mentally in. I don't understand it. The other two see the problems with the org and articulate them on their own very well with no prodding but i don't believe they're fully awake to TTATT. I tried to introduce a more in depth analysis to one but she resisted by saying I had apostate leanings, even tho all I was doing was supporting her stand. Go figure. The other is a busy college girl with goals and friends. She's great! I think she's just too busy with all of the wonderful doors opening up right now to care about the TTATT in any in depth way. Which is great! I love her very much and wish her much success. I'm here to support her always and to push her to excellence. :-)
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Said from the platform: "You are not surviving Armaggedon if you are spiritually weak"
by Daniel1555 intoday i was at the meeting (i go there about once a month now).
in the service meeting they had a part where they interviewed the secretary of the congregation.. so one question was: "why are the service reports so important?".
our secretary explained that the reports are important, because the elders can see, who is spiritually weak.
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losingit
Apog-- the problem with the comment is that he's judging the heart condition and actions of others when he has no right to do that .... when i had my first born, my hours dropped dramatically. So did my ex's bc he was with me and the newborn. At the service meeting one evening, a MS recently moved up into the rank of elder declared that if we were not putting at least 10 hours out in service that we did not love Jehovah. I was completely demoralized. Completely! I was also very angry and shocked at what I had just heard. It changed me as a Witness. I never really saw service the same again. The zeal I had began to wane and never fully recovered for lots of reasons besides that one .
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PEER PRESSURE!!! I gave in to Pioneering during August...I feel dirty...
by stuckinarut2 inok, i'll admit it...i am weak.... as everyone knows, the pressure to "pioneer" during "the most momentous, awesome, amazing, centenary anniversay of jesus invisble kigdom rule, & distribute tracts about a dodgy website" campaign is very strong at the moment.... also, many will have read my threads about the extreme views and expectations in our cong for "all appointed men to pioneer" etc..... every elder and ms and their families have been announced as pioneering....i mean everyone's name was read out except mine..... i was not going to do it, as i do not believe anyone should be forced...(and of course its the last thing on earth i would rather do anyway since learning ttatt).
but i am not quite ready to make the break yet, so i realised that i would stand out more if i didnt put in a form to pioneer.
yes it would make me more conspicious, and make fading harder to do...it would bring more heat on me if i didnt pioneer.. so i gave in and submitted a form.... now, of course, i'm only going to make sure i'm seen at the key field service groups etc...but then go and do something more interesting...like count blades of grass..... ahh....i feel hypocritical to myself now......
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losingit
What OneEyedJoe suggested was GREAT. I'd go that route. (I actually did, subconsciously... I signed up to auxiliary pioneer after the first campaign. Did not meet the mark for the month. Went out in service once after that. But I wasn't trying to fade-- I was fed up with the BS of 'service'!)
Follow OneEyedJoe' s plan!
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losingit
Minumus-- you say you don't like the stigma. .. does stigma really matter when you're not gonna associate with those ppl anyway?
It's a question I myself struggle to answer. Every say I come to a different conclusion. But I'm working on letting go. I spoke to my mom (who has never been a jw but studied once a LOOONG time ago) about the stigma attached. She comforted me by saying that what matters is what I make of my life, the rejectionof failure. I know I get super depressed from residual jw crap and the failure of my marriage- - but what's done is done. You probably don't have as heavy a burden to bear ( I'm assuming you're out bc of conscience matters and not a grave sin) but really- - the stigma of being disfellowshipped is as big or as important as you make it.
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losingit
Im over being disfellowshipped, it no longer has an emotional affect on me. However when I went thru it it was pretty traumatizing. It was a kick to the face and a punch in the gut when I most needed supoort. Im ok with being a loner-- I've accepted it for now. There are alot of thngs on my plate and adding friends/socializing to the mix would be a bit much.
So in summary- - Being disfellowshipped was a double edged sword for me. Happy to be out of the cult, I was sad I lost friends in the process, but now I'm alright about it.