i just wanted to share with you the thoughts that i've had lately.. my plan was to get a job, become independent and then leaving the org throughout this year 2018. i'm going to achieve the first step in a matter of weeks, the second one soon afterwards but maybe i will wait a little longer for the last one.. one year ago a friend of mine was reinstated.
we weren't very close friends back then, although we got along well.
but, since no many jws in my town want to hang out with him (because of his being a former disfellowshipped), we started to talk and go out more often and in a matter of half a year we've become very close friends, like brothers.
Thanks for sharing, paradiseseeker!
You're in no way obliged to make any move like leaving the borg officially. It depends on many things.
My only advice would be to avoid attracting others to the borg (it's anyway hard these days - but who knows...) to save'em from potential harm, and to avoid starting romantic relations with PIMI girls - but I suppose you know that yourself (looks like you've got thing planned very well).
Good luck and keep us posted!
hi guys, i have been summoned to a judicial committee for apostasy.
i'm going to disassociate anyway but i don't want to miss the fun .i'm thinking of handing my letter of dissociation on the night of the committee.do you think this is a good idea?.
as i said i have already made my mind up.
Make sure to post your committee to Youtube - to make even more fun ;)
Not sure the letter of disassociation would be a fun thing to do - unless you make it public in some way.
they seem to be rebelling by studying every aspect of the military behind their mother's back.
i tell them to keep their noses clean and become coasties if they must trod that path.
is this par for the course?.
It's quite natural for the boys, I guess.
Overall, it's a satisfying and pleasant thing to be a pacifist, but the reality is cruel - and a country without military support will not last for long (at least it has been this way throughout all mankind history till nowadays).
i have not seen jehovah’s witnesses in my neighborhood for several years now.
it appears that the cart witnessing has taken over.
congregations are being consolidated and witnesses are being forced to travel a greater distance than before.the burdens/privileges of elders seem to be ever increasing!.
Cart witnessing rules enforcement much depends on how hardcore the elders are at a given KH.
Actually, stupid rules (and their stupid implementation locally) about allowing one to take part in cart witnessing was one of many red flags in recent years that confirmed my decision to fade.
i have not seen jehovah’s witnesses in my neighborhood for several years now.
it appears that the cart witnessing has taken over.
congregations are being consolidated and witnesses are being forced to travel a greater distance than before.the burdens/privileges of elders seem to be ever increasing!.
https://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2018/07/27/exclusive-jehovahs-witnesses-face-harsh-persecution-in-putins-russia/_________in my daily sweep of the web for interesting jw articles, the above link popped up.the report is probably propped up by a stream of watchtower propaganda publicity releases to the media.but what struck me was the comments below the article.. give it read and join in if you feel moved..
stillMS - you seem to be defending WT a lot.Where have you seen me defending the Borg?
Are Mormons in Russia?Of course, there are mormons in Russia - but they're quite outnumbered (20k+ as they claim), and totally strange to Russians mentality. They're generally not known to public and don't get much attention from government.
Here are some differences between JW and Islam/Christianity.Thanks for reminding that to me, but most of the 'traditional' religions/sects have their own harmful rules and practices, in many cases even worse than that of the Borg (in no way I am justifying it).
Anyway, I am curious to hear what your grand conspiracy theory is behind Russia targeting the JW's as you put it.No conspiracy here. It's quite evident for those who know Russian people. Putin is not a person strange to Russians - he personifies the desires of the Russians as a people (if it wasn't him, they would find another one like him). I won't describe those desires here (it's kinda off-topic), but one of those desires is to persecute 'sects' (non-Orthodox), and jws are just the most famous and irritating to people. And modern Russian Orthodox 'church' (which is controlled by intelligence -NKVD/KGB/FSB - since it's very foundation by Stalin during WW2 till these days) hasn't missed its chance to use a 'friendly' government (FSB controlled) to enact legislation against the ones they disgust.The only idea I'm emphasizing in my posts is that in no way current Russian government cares about things totally strange to them (like human rights, justice, citizens well-being, etc) when enforcing laws against jws. It's just a small part of what they do these days (creating a safe environment for their power and the money they get from this power - same like Borg's 'us versus them' mentality, but far worse, because brainwashed Russians already go killing tens of thousands of people and literally destroying lives of millions). That's my point - as briefly as I could.
https://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2018/07/27/exclusive-jehovahs-witnesses-face-harsh-persecution-in-putins-russia/_________in my daily sweep of the web for interesting jw articles, the above link popped up.the report is probably propped up by a stream of watchtower propaganda publicity releases to the media.but what struck me was the comments below the article.. give it read and join in if you feel moved..
The watchtower played with fire and got burned. Nuff said.
Other churches/sects/ of Islam, Christianity and other religions (and Russia itself) have also been playing with fire for quite longer than Borg - let's see if they got burned, as well.
Smelling the Great Tribulation thing ;)
https://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2018/07/27/exclusive-jehovahs-witnesses-face-harsh-persecution-in-putins-russia/_________in my daily sweep of the web for interesting jw articles, the above link popped up.the report is probably propped up by a stream of watchtower propaganda publicity releases to the media.but what struck me was the comments below the article.. give it read and join in if you feel moved..
So tell me which of those things they deemed extremism are invalid in those kangaroo courts that you describe?Do you not agree that courts in Russia are 'kangaroo'? Really?
Regarding your links - I'm glad you can use google, but you're twisting with the facts. I don't have time to flood the post with google links, but I've been following development of JWs treatment in Russia since 2000's, and I remember the ridiculous 'expert' decisions on borg's literature to call'em 'extremist'. Based on those ridiculous decisions, they went ahead, and first called local congos 'extremist', then proceeded to calling branch an 'extremist' org, finally (at the moment) they called all JWs extremists and started persecuting them practically as terrorists. The rest of the accusations you name were mostly for discussion in media, and not for enforcing the current ban.
https://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2018/07/27/exclusive-jehovahs-witnesses-face-harsh-persecution-in-putins-russia/_________in my daily sweep of the web for interesting jw articles, the above link popped up.the report is probably propped up by a stream of watchtower propaganda publicity releases to the media.but what struck me was the comments below the article.. give it read and join in if you feel moved..
Russia did target the wrong behavior. The shunning, the extreme practices and teachings. Since borged refused to remove the bad things, they were banned.
Are you joking? Or just making things up on the fly?
In what universe Russia targeted Jdubs wrong behavior? Have you ever looked at what their kangaroo FSB 'courts' called extremism?
And now, after the ban, they treat Jdubs almost as terrorists (words game - 'extremism'/'terrorism') - which is far from the truth, despite all vile teachings and practices borg indeed has. At the same time, Russian government sponsors, gives weapons and organizes real terrorists throughout the world.
https://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2018/07/27/exclusive-jehovahs-witnesses-face-harsh-persecution-in-putins-russia/_________in my daily sweep of the web for interesting jw articles, the above link popped up.the report is probably propped up by a stream of watchtower propaganda publicity releases to the media.but what struck me was the comments below the article.. give it read and join in if you feel moved..
It's such a joke to listen lectures on morals and anti-extremism from Russian government and its media. Not much better than taking lectures from ISIS about human rights.
