a friend who is trying to escape from the borg has just been round.
he said that he believes the elders have been instructed to lessen the disfellowshippings but increase the pressure to disassociate oneself instead.
does anyone know if this is true?
A friend who is trying to escape from the Borg has just been round. He said that he believes the elders have been instructed to lessen the disfellowshippings but increase the pressure to disassociate oneself instead. Does anyone know if this is true? Is there a letter to elders instructing such action? Please let me know here or by pm.
Thanks,
Dansk
gosh..................for those who still remember me, i've settled now in dusseldorf, germany with new job and eventually got myself on-line in the evenings!!!
(dont ask it's sooooooooo complicated), i've been able to view the site a few times, but any bullet points from anyone would be great regarding the status of things in the last few months, i can then do a search....................soooooo many newbies, that makes me feel good inside, (know what i mean), accolades abound for you all who continue to fight for the real truth, for anyone who followed my brief attempt to educate my jw family, it went very pear shaped, but hey ho, my battle continues with all your help past and present of course.
respect.
Hi,
We don't know each other, but WELCOME BACK!
Dansk
in fact... they know they are so perfict that they need jesus's deserved kindness because they've been so perfict.. in fact... i believe that they could disfellowship everyone that they deem not to be born perfict.
in fact they couldn't tell you wether they would want you to come back to the so called 'truth'.. because well they can't talk to you and they can't encourage you well that is unless you could come to the kingdom hall to be ignored then that would be helping you!!
oh yeah.
Don't you like elders, then?
from the back of the july 8, 2002 awake!
here is my rewritten version of the above letter to bethel, reflecting my own experiences in this area: .
"i lost my beloved daughter, rachel, in death to asthma on january 14, 1998. more than a month later, i had still not recovered from the shock, numbness, emptiness, and disbelief of one of the most terribly traumatic tragedies that has ever befallen me.
Stephanus,
I'm genuinely gutted for you! Nothing worse could happen in my book.
Love,
Dansk
the commentator said last night figo was scared that beckham was going to take his place in the real team !.
i swear that guy has one on for man united !!!
beckham aint fit to lace anybody's boots at the bernabau .
Hamas,
You're a Git!
Dansk
i am new and have no idea what dub stands for.
can someone please feel me in?
Hey,
What happens, then, when we rub-a-dub-dub?
Dansk
my husband and i have talked about coming to gb when we retire.
tell us where the best place for a couple of yanks (who would rather forget that we are yanks) to live might be.
we are both pagan.
Hey Mutz,
Whereabouts do you live?
Dansk
i was told about this site from family members that have all survived/overcome being jw's.
i must admit it is wonderful and so disturbing at the same time, to read all of these stories.
it's amazing what a religion/cult can do to you, first by embracing you then completely consuming you.
WELCOME, ENLIGHTENED! Good to see ya, Dansk, Physio and Boys!
i am a newbie and apparently very naive.
i in reading different threads, lurkers have been mentioned.
my initial thought was "lurking" meant people like me reading for awhile and eventually posting.
LOL @ Mouthy!
Yep, there are lurkers who just come to read but don't (yet!) post. Welcome!!
Then, there are JWs who come here to spy - PISS OFF!
Dansk
my husband and i have talked about coming to gb when we retire.
tell us where the best place for a couple of yanks (who would rather forget that we are yanks) to live might be.
we are both pagan.
Liverpools crap really. Oh, except for the football.
Oh yeah! How come Liverpool, whom we've beaten twice in the league this season, can't hold a candle to Manchester United and are way below us?!
Ravyn,
You know you can trust me to give you a sensible answer!
Manchester, as a city, has much to offer. The people, like me, are friendly and accommodating. However, Englishman is right when it comes to the weather. Generally, the south fares better. Scotland and the north of England usually get soaked!
Whenever I think of natural beauty I think of Devon and Cornwall, in the Southwest. If you intend going to the Southeast you'll likely need a bigger wallet!
I guess the best thing is to invite you over and let you get a taste of the country. Don't pay any heed to those that run Britain down. At the moment it seems that every assylum seeker in the world wants to come here. That in itself tells you how highly our country is valued!
Dansk
