long time lurker, first time poster here finally looking to get some things off my chest.
i've always been a very curious person with tons of questions about everything, and i also care deeply particularly about societal issues like social injustice, racism, and homophobia.
that, coupled with how boneheaded all the elders in my congregation are (except for one), led me to ask even more questions that led me to find ttatt.. .
You just never know how many are interested in your story!
Great post, nothing to fear here. With a pioneer wife, I would think that you would been appointed to serve by now.
Even though I am still in, my mind drifts in and out during all the meetings. I am thankful that they have wifi at the hall so I can check my email, surf the web, etc.
i think this is a hush hush topic among jws but i remember years ago at an assembly i saw two sisters(i am only assuming they were jws they could have been studies or relatives of jws) walking arm and arm like a married couple.
some of the jws looked at them like they had horns.
some of the jws moms were covering their small children's eyes and those two women were stared at like they had the plague.
I know of 2 down in the Miami FL area. One was Maria H, always dressed on the "Butchie" side when not at the KH. She married an MS, their marriage lasted about 3 years, she left him for a Sister, its been 15 years now, both girls still out.
Second, an MS wife with 3 growned children gets mad at her Hubby of 25 years(J H), and decides to stay with a worldly Lesbian coworker and after one week with this mother of 3 comes out and says is now a Lesbian; Leaves the whole family and nows lives another life.
yesterday a gentleman came by to install some peripherals for my projector room and as he was looking for something to test the connections and picture i told him to look around in the media center for a video.
i cam out about 3 minutes later to see how things were coming and i noticed that i still had a dvd from the jehovah's witnesses.
i bent down to pick it up and as soon as i did he asked me if i was one.. i told him no, but i use to be.
Hey C A, glad to see you posting again!!!
it's definitely on their minds.
i attended a funeral recently and a jw told me that the person who died almost made it to the 100 year anniversary of the birth of the kingdom.. curious what comments like this you've heard in your area?.
(and can't wait for november!).
Nothing much in my area, just a lota hope. 2 Elders been speaking about something big happening in October, everyone just kinda laughs, not believing it.
i've seen elders over the years openly flaunt "the rules", butt-kiss (the co especially), show favoritism and appoint brothers they like and not appoint brothers that should of been appointed for some trivial reason.
many lord their "power" over the friends in blatant violation of scriptures and watchowers that specifically say that they shouldn't lord themselves over the flock.
they pretty much do what they want!
This is so true. When I changed congregations after my deletion, the brothers put some negative information about me that was never mentioned to me and I called the CO about it and he said;"I have no control what the BOE puts in a letter".
check it out!
!the full set of interviews by randall watters with nestor and toni kuilan while visiting them in puerto rico that was filmed by me a few months ago in english and spanish as they speak out for the first time in 32 years.
nestor will have a book out soon!
Where is the English version?
yesterday i drove to mcdonalds and noticed that the nearby kingdom hall had the new blue jw.org logo.. the rebranding has started here in holland.. g.. .
The Logo is on our outside sign, and as of this past week, they had 2 signs of JW.ORG on the stage.
It's hypnotic!!!
an old friend brought the co by the house today.
i answered the door before i knew who it was.
it was low key and not a lot of pressure.
I personally liked his wife. I remember they were late for the a meeting and the first words out of her mouth were "I need a Drink".
an old friend brought the co by the house today.
i answered the door before i knew who it was.
it was low key and not a lot of pressure.
Jaime Rundquist? He served us around the year 2000. Got his wife pregnant, left the work, she has a child, then leaves him, now she is DF.
while i'm glad i found this site, it has also crumbled to bits everything i've believed in my whole life.
i feel like the certainty, magic and wonder has gone out of my life.
this has left a huge hole in my soul.
I am still going through the same dilema after some 2 years now.
My problem after 30 active years and literally building upon hundreds of friendships, makes this transition really hard. Reading all the experiences on this site, especially those that have served at Bethel and as Elders has helped alot. There is still now that empty void of what now! Is there a God and Jesus that really care? If so, why the continued suffering in the world? I need no more convincing that the world is in bad shape.
Where is our promised relief???
