I pioneered all through the 80's. It was a time of boom! especially since we all thought the end would come before the end of the century.
As to the good quality books....looking back now, it is so clear how full of nonsense they were.
if you were really into the organization back in the 80's, you have to admit, that it was the peak of the organization.
it was a time of high energy and excitement.
like any nation, it reaches a peak and then it declines.
I pioneered all through the 80's. It was a time of boom! especially since we all thought the end would come before the end of the century.
As to the good quality books....looking back now, it is so clear how full of nonsense they were.
just as i think my loathing for the jw cult has peaked, it goes higher and higher.
i wish this cult would just go away.
i wish my wife would just wake up.
How I helped my wife out.
I put "red pill" in her cereal. I put "red pill" in her coffee. I put "red pill" in her pasta.
I put it in everything. But instead of one whole "red pill", I used the cheese grater so she would hardly notice.
Every conversation we had was laced with "red pill".
For instance.
Me: "Honey, so... the '1000yr reign is 1000 years right?"
Her: "Yes"
Me: "So the Kingdom began in 1914... right?"
Her: "Yes..."
Me: "So there's only 900 years left... I hope Jesus does something soon!"
Her: "SHARP BURST OF ANGER" (you have to have a strong stomach)
And I could hear one of the tentacles detach. "PhSttt"
This is an example. I did so many I lost track.
She posts here now. Maybe she remembers some.
Like the time we went for a walk down to our local park. He honey. Help this guy out.
To my loving husband Biblexaminer: how can I forget all you did to help me wake up. You never gave up on me and now I know the truth.
To Goingthruthemotions: don't give up, be patient and your wife will see it too.
i can't recall the word that describes a group that keeps to itself like the witnesses do.
i thought it was "insular" but i don't think that's the one i'm looking for after reading the definition.
i remember an elder using the word "clannish" and that has the proper definition but it reminds me of a group of elves.
Isolated
segregated
monastic
communal
these numbers and letters:--gbr659967--are the only identifying markson this boe..the "informant" who sent it said:.
"this letter came through the congregation inbox and so hasn't got theusual identifying information.
the name of the file is probably thebest way to identify it.
Hello Atlantis and all other friends
I’m sorry for the format but the information is below.
(Source : http://marvinshilmer.blogspot.lu/2011/05/s-77-and-s-79-disfellowshipping-and.html)
Greetings to all,
J.C. MacHislopp
PS Thanks for you excellent contributions !!!
That is a dead link
( jw governing body members are invited to respond) .
however professional and glossy their pr makeover is, as seen on jw tv and the jw org logo... the bottom line is that 19th century religious adventist claims are no longer sexy..
to outsiders the jw org now has all the allure of a donkey wearing lipstick..
Get over yourselves. The org is going nowhere except into the future. The momentum they have established will easily weather another 100 years of storms thrown their way.
I thought that any day the great tribulation will start and then soon after the end of the wicked? You are preaching a different message and going against your slave
she is michal, her father acts like saul, and i'm david.. i do care for her since she's vulnerable and weak, i consider myself for her protector a personal kevin kostner.but this is very time consuming, nerve wracking endeavour.. she acts childish, insensitive and insecure, i have spent *** dont' know how many sleepless *** nights, in the last 3 months we're playing cat and mouse, cold and warm & i'm fed up.. this kind of irresponsible behaviour is not yet written in the manual for me to look for an answer.. but finally i do know what i need.
i will look for my bathsheba and settle down..
She acts childish, insensitive and insecure,
How old is this chick?
if only every ex-jw could reach this same audience with videos and other avenues!
but this is truly remarkable.. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/ex-jehovahs-witness-schoolgirl-exposes-organisation-as-a-religion-that-destroys-lives-10273064.html.
a schoolgirl who left the jehovah’s witnesses after learning of its alleged failure to protect vulnerable women has blasted the organisation in a powerful speech to her classmates.. holding back tears, she recalled her personal experiences as a member of the church and how she was taught everyone outside the religion, including her father, would be sent to armageddon.
Here is the original thread when this story broke.
is it possible to full time pioneer while working a full time job without making up the hours?
i know of a brother who recently got married too a pioneer the guy was really desperate to get married because his wife despite her many 'spiritual credentials' has very few christ-like qualities unfortunately, anyway that's besides the point.
he is a pioneer now and i'm sure he will be a ms soon the organisation likes that type of stuff the 'pioneer couple' so it shouldn't come as a surprise.
I pioneered with someone who integrated her daily chores with service. For example during the course of the day she would stop and pick up groceries, then do a call followed by a stop to her house to put the groceries away. Do another call, then do another errand and on and on. She always got her hours in.
This pioneer thing is such a farce. I can't believe I wasted the better part of my life doing it.