one of the cornerstones of jw's is counsel.
they just love to give counsel and many times they will literally make things up just for the sake of counsel.
i was once counselled for joking around too much.
I was given public reproof for going to see The Rocky Horror Picture Show in the theater.
SanFranJim - What did you think of RH? I LOVED it and performed with the cast of Divine Decadence in Las Vegas for two years, after I'd started to drift out of the borg.
Ya gotta luv it!
that's how my wife described herself to her sister, niece and former bible student yesterday.
I consider myself an EX-JW to anyone that asks, whether it be JW's or normal people.
This next election will be my first time voting! I am excited!
there was an earlier thread http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/58324/1.ashx that asked how we choose to contribute to the community, after having been raised as jw's.
i was impressed by the efforts of many of those who posted.
i was also surprised that so many didn't post.
eeeps, I meant to say: I volunteer at my younger sisters school when I have time...
there was an earlier thread http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/58324/1.ashx that asked how we choose to contribute to the community, after having been raised as jw's.
i was impressed by the efforts of many of those who posted.
i was also surprised that so many didn't post.
I donate blood regularly, volunteer at my sisters when I have time, and type up my notes for classmates that missed class....
god created apes, a two legged mammal that can looks, thinks, communicates, shows emotion, and almost walks like a human.
and we're supposed to believe they're not distant cousins?
is this god's idea of a sick joke?
LOL Gizmo! Great pic!
hey all,.
ok lovely, my very first post and i post a empty post.
got carried away with the tab key!
in the united states i keep hearing about how nobody sees the witness is going door-to-door and more, or at least not as often as they used to.
i also heard a report from england recently which stated to the same effect.. what do you think?
do you think the internet is the watchtower society's worst nightmare?.
I sure as hell hope the net is bring down the psycho cult! We live next door to an active dub who's a flight attendant...ooooohh naughty naughty....where is his time for the field ministry with a career like that??!! Maybe it's crashing quicker than we know....
is jehovah evil?
does he mess around with peoples minds?
i samuel 16:19-23.
if God is good...why did he create evil in the first place? And I don't want that free-will crap...we can still have a free-will but just be free from evil if we never knew of it's existance
Joannadandy - I have often pondered that myself. I've always felt God is playing a huge, contradicting game with mankind.
is there anything that you miss, since you don't belong to the jw's anymore?
friendship, family, or maybe just the feeling of belonging to some groupe that had you dreaming of a better world?
[INSERT SARCASM] I miss the field ministry. I just loved all the interaction with God's children. I miss studying the Watchtower on my Saturday nights. I miss standing out as one of Jehovah's people.
