has anyone ever met any members of the governing body?.
when i was 11 my family and i took a trip to new york and visited bethel or whatever.
we took a tour through the, i think it was called the home office or something.
I met Freddy Franz in 1977 at a special meeting for pioneers. A roast beef dinner was served and he told the audience to eat and enjoy it because " we may not have any in the new order."
He was oddly dressed. My father thought his manner of dress proved how humble he was. In retrospect I know now his manner of dress showed what a nut case he truly was.
wanna
since most of us here on this forum are ex jw or soon to be, most have an experience of hurt or anger at being shunned or lied to myself included.
how do you deal with it?
are you over it or do you feel your life has changed for the better or worse because of your experiences with the wts?
When I found out what this organization was really about and how I sacrificed half of my life for them, I was very angry and bitter. It took a few years for the anger to subside.
This year I found that I have come to terms with my watchtower experience. I am finally doing something that I should have done 25 years ago. I've gone back to school. This is keeping me so busy that I don't have room for the org any more.
Healing is really a process. It doesn't happen overnight. Anger and hurt feelings are part of the process.
My advice to you is to keep busy doing other things and cultivate friendships away from the borg.
wanna
hey everyone,.
codeblue is needing some major cheering up.
she's been hit very hard by some very difficult news recently, and i know it's been very hard for her these days.
Hi Codeblue,
What ever it is you are going through, remember there is always light at the end of the tunnel. Situations can look bleak at the moment but there is always tomorrow.
Hope things start looking better soon
love
wanna
i am an "active" jw.
i serve.
give talks.
How long have you been doing this? It seems like it would be difficult not to get caught
Apocalypse is my husband and I often wonder why we don't get caught. I guess most don't expect it from us because we were so active in the past. Also we are in a congregation where you can fake it .
wanna
once upon a time there was a daddy who really, really liked alcohol.
he drank too much all the time and smelled like wine, cheap wine from a box.
) the daddy's boys also grew up.
What a sad story. And to think that most Jw's think they live in a "paradise".
Makes me sick.
i have a quick question.
does anyone know what books are being used for their bible studies right now?
thanks!
Bookstudy ---What does the Bible really teach?
Studies with people ----What does the Bible really teach? and the Keep on the watch brochure.
i'm curious about some of you who post here and say that you attend jw meetings regularly.
what motivates you to post here, and does anyone in your congregation have any clue you're doing that?
If you mean active as defined by the borg, I guess I am still active. I don't think of myself as active. I left mentally, I left emotionally and soon hope to leave phisically.
I know how appalled some on this board are and wonder how those of us that are still going can do it. I can tell you it takes a lot of intestinal fortitude to listen to the drivel.
But everyone has to choose for themselves when they will exit and how they will do it.
comments you will not hear at the 09-10-06 wt study (august 1, 2006, pages 21-25)(fear god) .
review comments will be in red.
wt material from today's wt will be in black.
We must never be like those described by an experienced anointed Christian: "They think of God as a sort of celestial waiter," he said. "When they need something, they want to snap their fingers and have him come. And when they've got what they want, they would like him to go away."
Since when have they started quoting themselves?????????
i have come across some old threads that make various accusations against rayfranz, but i think on the whole he seems a kind and thoughtful person.
he didn't do everything right, and he is no saint as some make out: his expulsion is a bit flatteringly called a "crisis of conscience", but he came to terms with the disorienting situation well and did a service to all involved with the witnesses by giving us a look behind the curtain.
some of the things that people hold against him it seems:.
Ray Franz was duped like the rest of us.
I have never met him personally but I have read his correspondance with my husband. He is a very kind and considerate man.
His books are in my top best seller list. I truly understood what watchtower org was all about after i read them.
I wonder how he is doing?
wanna
i thought it was time i posted here, having been lurking for over 4 years (on and off).
well my wife is now out.
we never really discussed the issues i had with the troof, although she of course new what some of them were.
Hi Gilberto,
My first memories on JWD were the part by part account of Amazings exit. That's how I can date it back to Jan '02
You and I have something in common. I date myself with Amazing's exit account too.
The yearly text at the hall that year was Matt 11: 28, 29 .I felt so liberated. That was the year that I read Ray's books.
I am very much endeared to individuals that are patient and willing to take their family out too. I am forever indebted to my husband for waiting 10 years for me. He started to figure things out in 1992 and i in 2002. But now we are on the same page so the waiting paid off.
regards to your wife and welcome to the board and enjoy the rest of your life away from the borg.
wanna
