when it finally clicked,.
and you realized there was no 1914, there was no generation that would see the end of a wicked system, there was no paradise around the corner, .
what went through you mind?.
s this the fruit of evolution? Is this what lurkers should look forward to? Dark days in sad thought with no hope?
I see no benefit to atheism.
Ah, you need to work on your reading comprehension.
This thread is about betrayal, and the loss of one's faith in the "One True Organization", NOT atheism or loss of faith in God.
: )
..that the governing body are only in it for money and power?.
how many of you think the gb are all/some are sincere?.
okay, i know this has been asked before but i can't find the thread and there are newbies here.....and i like the sound of my own voice.
Magnum, this is quite recent. Up until the past 2 or 3 years, the only GB members' names that I knew were of course the Franz Brothers, and Nathan Knorr (who was the King when I was a child).
Now, there are constant threads - pinkie rings, really? Why make these men famous? That means they are winning, because they are the centre of our thoughts.............. that is how insidious this type of thinking can be.
Every hour that is spent obsessing on some middle-aged guy's pinkie ring, is an hour that is lost forEVER. I'd rather be watching clouds ......... : )
when it finally clicked,.
and you realized there was no 1914, there was no generation that would see the end of a wicked system, there was no paradise around the corner, .
what went through you mind?.
Now a new wife and daughter, let's say I'll have another 35 years to live, but why keep on living?
Because you have family, and love! If nothing else, make a list of those who would miss you when you were gone. This was enormously helpful to me, in my darkest hours. Yes, people will say "learn to love yourself and life" and that is true - one of my therapists suggested the list, though, to make me remember that I *do* count ...as do YOU! x o
punkofnice, I so understand. Keep playing music - got my guitar out last week, after a year. xo
..that the governing body are only in it for money and power?.
how many of you think the gb are all/some are sincere?.
okay, i know this has been asked before but i can't find the thread and there are newbies here.....and i like the sound of my own voice.
I agree fulano - the USA is culturally obsessed with fame, and I've seen a real trend towards making these individuals 'infamous'. I mean, it's true that the polygamists and moonies, jonestown, etc. gets all the fame - so the exJWs want some. It is carried over from the JW days, when we all oohed and ahhed over 'famous' JWs. Meh.
Which, imho, plays right into their hands - who? WHO are these men? Nobody, that's who. :)
..that the governing body are only in it for money and power?.
how many of you think the gb are all/some are sincere?.
okay, i know this has been asked before but i can't find the thread and there are newbies here.....and i like the sound of my own voice.
And they are just the Board of Directors, so to speak - we don't know 'who' owns the assets.
Hi, you! ((Unky))
the parody video is being released before the "official" release on sunday!.
video being re-edited...stand by.. edit: here is the re-cut with wingcommander's excellent input.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5h1cj527s4.
With every thread focused on these assholes, you give away your power.
Do they still rule your life/? NO? If not, then why do you feel the need to keep inserting them and their religion into our forum? HMMM?
BLECH! Let go,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ahhhhhhhhhhhhh!
threads on the newer jw face of public "witnessing" have shared in common the astonishment that jws safely park themselves behind their literature trolleys and exercise incredibly little contact with passersby.
whether the poster is talking about europe or the united states or australia, descriptions here are the same.. literature stands are protective sheilds behind which jws huddle, talking to each other, sipping on their espressos, whilst the disinterested world passes by.
neither the jws nor the passersby catch each others eyes.
Aaackkkk! Truthseeker, that is an earworm ....... noooooooo!
:P
why didn't jesus ever write anything?
why are there no letters to jesus?
no painting of jesus from that time?
Why is there no record of King Arthur? Wasn't his father, Uther Pendragon, a *real* historical figure? I mean, there *were* knights and crusades!
There ya go!
xx
threads on the newer jw face of public "witnessing" have shared in common the astonishment that jws safely park themselves behind their literature trolleys and exercise incredibly little contact with passersby.
whether the poster is talking about europe or the united states or australia, descriptions here are the same.. literature stands are protective sheilds behind which jws huddle, talking to each other, sipping on their espressos, whilst the disinterested world passes by.
neither the jws nor the passersby catch each others eyes.
I am thinking of taking them a couple of Arizona Iced Teas or something, on the next hot day. It's in the direct sunlight where they are set up, and why not be nice? Show them that an exJW, disfellowshipped person can be happy and caring.
I dunno, maybe I'm getting soft in my old age. ;)
xx
they just posted the simplified august study watchtower on jw.org.. paragraph 11 of the "expectation!
" article says this:.
"so even if we feel that we have been waiting a long time, this does not mean that the end is far away or that it is not coming in our lifetime.".
"Stay Alive Till '75!"
* pukes *
