I agree with the 'personal experience' reason.
When the organisation hurts you deeply and personally.. when you feel let down by it, when you experience it's indifference towards you, ignored, marginalised, betrayed, lied too, deceived, when your own sense and intelligence are insulted again and again. That's when you have no choice but to step away. To remain would make you party to your own demise and destruction and madness.
two elders in my congregation signed mine bc hubby couldn't bear the repercussions of either 1- saving my life by allowing the blood transfusion, which would probably lead to him being df'd, and 2- me dying bc he did not allow the blood transfusion and having my parents call him a murderer.. isn't that so nice?
when i most wanted him to represent me, he didn't have the guts, even hypothetically.... so, who signed your blood card?.
Mine was never signed by anyone. It remained blank. I had several different elders try to make sense to me the societys current view of the blood issue. They all failed. It made no sense what so ever.
I rencently trashed the card and all the paperwork that went with it.
the title of this thread is the title of a chapter in the book by richard dawkins that i'm really enjoying in spite of or perhaps because of it having been written for young people.
i thought i would share a couple of paragraphs on his theories of the kind of bodies aliens on other planets might have :-.
'let's exercise our imaginations a bit more.
For me it's simple..
John 13:35
"By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another."
They do not have real love..
Are there any instances of groups, families or individuals leaving the nation of Israel in Bible times due to the unfaithfulness of the priests or Kings? Or because of the massive collective unfaitfulness and apostacy of the Jewish nation in general and then being 'blessed' as a result?
Find the answer to that and you will maybe find the answer to the question in this thread..
unfortunately she still does not know ttatt... the good thing is that my wife (her mom) is not shunning her!.
i gave my daughter love & comfort and told her that nobody is ever going to divide us, i might not be happy with all of her choices and decisions but i just want her to be happy.
my family is still asleep and still thinks this is the truthtm and my wife wants her to come back.
Being disfellowshipped was the worse and also the best thing that ever happened to me. It showed me how cruel, cold, insensitive, ignorant, narrow minded, how NOT appointed by any Holy Spirit what so ever any of them are.
But I could net see any of this clearly until I actually went back and got reinstated. By which time I had so much more experience with human behaviour, nature and psychology. I could see them for what they really were. Deceptive and dangerous liars, frauds and fakes.
i stopped attending all meetings this summer.
i prefer not to be dfed or to da myself.
i just want to be inactive.
This worked for me. Changed my number. Told them that I am not happy in that congregation and am seeking another. It worked.
Although I am smack bang in the middle of their territory and only a stone throw from that hall and walk past it daily, I have not had a single visit from anyone in well over half a year what so ever which although somewhat upsetting at first it suits me just fine now.
It upset me when I used to believe they were sincere and good and genuine people.. now I know oh so much better, they are the very last people I think I ever want to see.
what is the origin of "theocratic warfare" and jehovah's witnesses being able to freely life if they feel it's for the "greater good" of the watchtower?
i asked the elder if jesus christ ever lied, he said "yes, jesus refused to answer questions from people!
" can you show me where this is in the bible?
I completely agree that whatever pure motives and objectives the early group of brothers used to have in the late 18-hundreds they have gone gradually and totally off the rails. And they show no signs at all of desisting.
I sit and watch in amazement how they go from bad to insane. What they teach now is bordering on the plain ridiculous. Even what little respect fro them I had as a people is gone. They have become a joke..
ive been around this board for quite awhile.
it has helped immensely.
lately i just read everyone elses experiences and try and forget the whole nightmare...but i cant.
That's really quite hearbreaking and sad. I wish you the best in trying to reach her.
for some reason, jwstruggle is redirecting to some strange site on my computer.
is this happening to anyone else?
(forgive me if this has been discussed recently, i looked but didn't see anything about it).
It seems he's not that troubled :)
