having now been out of the cult for a few years, it really shocks me about some of the nonsense i used to believe in.
like for instance, christ ruling in the midst of his enemies, but doing so invisibly.. let's let that one sink in for a minute.
you've supposedly got a king who is ruling for a kingdom, but it is an invisible rule.
It doesn't bother me that I believed THAT any more than the rest of the rubbish. I was a born-in. Perfect - and reasonable - excuse.
The thing that rustles my jimmies is when I hear of otherwise intelligent adults who convert into this religion with it's invisible, overlapping - ness.
bank - thank you for maintaining your loan repayments for the past 3 years.
to show our appreciation we are forgiving the balance of your loan.
borrower - yeah!.
LOL It makes the absurd sound even absurder when put in this context. But religion can get way with it because their customers see things through spiritual eyes.
or not.. a new report shows 'canadia' is at the top of the freedom chart.
the us languishes down in 15th place but does manage #1 for heath.
but oh dear, #33 for safety and security !.
Canada is a beautiful place. Visited there a couple of times - your neck of the woods, Calgary, Edmonton, Lake Louise...
But I grew up in Idaho and I am sick of the insanely cold winters. Spoiled now in the warmer southeast U.S. and I intend to go on being spoiled. Although that liberal pot does look nice. I'm about burnt out on these southern bible-thumping, gun-toting, straw-chewing, rrruh-publicans.
..your experience with the watchtower corporation:.
i'll start...... bully boy elders.
well i just watched this "epic" video, i would have to say this is probably the most disturbing video yet.
there campaign to get people back is just pathetic in the most mind-manipulating way.
"welcome home" or "come back home" are they serious?
well tomorrow is a big day for me.
i'm finally going to be interviewed by the police about what happened to me as a kid.. im running the whole gamut of emotions at the moment.
sad, anxious, angry, guilt, fear and many more that cannot be quantified.. i feel physically sick, cannot sleep, have lost my appetite and i am desperately trying not to self harm.. i've got my sister to thank for getting this far.
i'm currently at a privacy conference and one of the speakers mentioned this creepy facial recognition tool for churches to track their parishioners.
surprised the jdubs aren't on it already ;) enjoy!
http://churchix.com
Before long, all baptismal candidates will have a chip implanted in their neck that will be uploaded with all your current publisher card information and donation history. We will then be required to buy a small hand-held scanner from the organization (for a modest fee to cover the cost of materials) so we can determine the spiritual worthiness of a person before even talking to him.
What a loving arrangement.
dear mentally diseased apostates,.
we are happy to report to you that we are tired of waiting around for jehovah to do his his whole "armageddon thing" and have instead taken steps to expedite the end ourselves.
we are very confident as "guardians of the doctrine" that we can accomplish this by dismantling the wtbts and its subsidiaries which will, in turn, force god's hand and bring about the coming of jesus riding on a white horse out of the clouds with a sword - or skulls - or scales - err, whatever .
i'm thinking about trying out a new hobby.
in my country there are plenty of places that are geologically suitable for the presence of gold nuggets.
in fact, several gold mines have been historically explored from the days of the romans until present day.. at the same time, i love archaeology and history and there are many possible unexplored archaeological sites near me that might merit a superficial survey.
In fact, several gold mines have been historically explored from the days of the Romans until present day.
Do they have any places that have been explored from the days of 1st and 2nd Timothy?
Besides all that, I love being in the wild. All things considered, I'm thinking it might be fun to get a gold/metal detector and give it a try.
This is all the reason you need.
In my corner of the world there is a lot of placer gold. I went out and bought a panning kit and have tried it out in a few streams while I'm hiking. Found a little bit. I won't be buying my dream double wide anytime soon.
growing up my parents would barricade our home off by parking vehicles bumper to bumper - you would have to crawl under the cars or over the bumpers to get to our door.
also, we would turn off all the lights and hide in the back room away from the street.. that was the norm for me.
isnt that insane?
Wow! I'm in good company. Handed out candy for the first time last night also.
Kids with stupid grins and hilarious costumes beats "lights out and hide in the basement."
