it's no secret that both remaining a jw or leaving the wts can take a toll on mental health.
some will suffer from depression and ultimately some will have thoughts of suicide and a few will succumb to those.. but i don't recall ever seeing any hard stats or studies on it though.
i'm sure we all know of some people who have committed suicide but i don't know if, because you may have loose association with a much larger pool of people through the religion, that this only seems higher or maybe not be actually higher than the general population.. what i mean is, you go to a kh here there maybe 100-150 people, you attend circuit and district conventions with many tens of thousands - if any one person commits suicide then you likely hear about it and it becomes part of the anecdotal 'evidence' that is then put forward as a fact that there is a higher rate ... but is there?.
I havent' heard of any documented stats on jw and suicide. But I bet if we gathered stats of individuals we know that committed suicide as a direct result of being associated with jehovah's witnesses, we might find that the numbers are pretty high.
For starters , I personally know of 1 in my circle that committed suicide as a direct result and circumstance of shunning.
i've seen claims over the years that wt is in the real estate, book publishing business and is a for profit enterprise at it's core.. can those of you that believe this to be the case tell me who benefits from all this wealth?.
the governing body lives in relatively humble conditions no?.
i've been curious about this for a while.
It may be that the SOME members of older governing body were pretty modest. But I don't believe for one minute that the present group is either modest or humble.
Thanks em1913 for that digging the information on the presidents' finances.
december 29, 2016 to all congregations re: donations in support of kingdom interests worldwide.
Another "gimme, gimme" letter to plant that little seed in the r&f 's minds that "mother"needs more money and don't forget to continue to give.
ask them why the gb has spent millions of people hours buiding the new bethels in new york and london rather than them working door to door or on the trolleys.
Witnesses will have an answer to every reasonable objection. Blondie is correct in saying that in the past it was said that the buildings will survive the great A.
i've been noticing lots of these pins on lapels.
i could almost understand the jwdotorg pin because the new mantra is to go to the website.
but why on earth are they sporting a building?
I've been noticing lots of these pins on lapels. I could almost understand the jwdotorg pin because the new mantra is to go to the website. But why on earth are they sporting a building? What difference is there between wearing a pin of a watchtower and a pin of a cross?
At least wearing a cross could remind a christian of christ--but a building??? isn't this idolatry?
there is n o end to human initiative to bring a moments happiness.
i jus received this love and best wishes to ye all.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h965m0hkk5m.
Very cute!! Thanks for sharing Zeb
after i left the jws, i began to live a normal and mentally healthy life (i'm still working on living a physically healthy one) .
anyway, in 2011, i met the woman of my life and we have been together ever since.
and now we have a beautiful son who will turn 1 in january.
Nice picture. Congratulations on moving forward and enjoying some of the most happy occasions of the year.
from jw org.
“six thousand years of human existence”.
in 1969 the watchtower magazine in czech began publishing a series of articles based on the book life everlasting—in freedom of the sons of god.
The note didin't make it over the pond. But then, I heard that there were some rogue, independent witnesses in the czech republic.
i left in 2006. i seem to vaguely recall that the written review was no more but i can't say for sure.. so, do they still do it?
was (is) it a waste of time?
i used to hate it..
Aww those written reviews!! hadn't thought of them in years. I don't ever remember them being graded though. But I am not surprised that some over zelous over lord would go to that extent.
friday 16, december 2016. abc news: malcolm lee, 56, has been sentenced to three years, nine months jail for the attack on the woman, 80, at her home near lakes entrance in march.
during a home massage, organised as a gift by the victim's daughter, lee touched, kissed and digitally raped the woman.
he claimed he believed at the time it was consensual and she was enjoying it.
What a disgusting human being!!
