i remember whenever we had an upcoming district assembly they would usually cancel the weekly meeting so it would be about 1 week (if you didn't do field service) until you would see members from your congregation again.
and also other members from other congregations you may have attended in the past.
do you remember how some members would embrace and scream for joy whenever they came across someone they hadn't seen in a while?
Actually, it's one of the few things I miss about being in....that and the (old) songs. In retrospect, many of those people may have been fake, but it sure made for a fun day. Sure, we know NOW that it's all crap, but at the time it was something to look forward to. I miss the fellowship and excitement of the conventions. It's damn hard to leave a cult after decades of indoctrination and start over. I believe that's why some go back.
Data-dog- BTW we knew you guys were watching us!
my article detailing my experience as a witness and dealing with child sexual abuse as well as outing my abuser is soon to be released.
(i'm told in the next week or so.
) barbara anderson encouraged me to post here.
It sounds like a really good project. Love the college grant idea! As you probably know, Leah Remini is working on a special about Jehovah's Witnesses. Apparently she is on twitter discussing it. If you haven't already, you may want to reach out to her. She may have more experiences than she a can use; Another benefit of reaching out is that she may want to interview you! That would be fabulous PR for your cause!
Best wishes....4thgen
it was in some book for young people that i found going through the watchtower library when i was doing research for old publications, i cannot believe this lunacy, i feel so bad for the teenagers at the time who had to try to take this seriously, but they’re not a high control religion or cult though, anyways here is is : .
if you sleep in a room alone and you find that you seem to feel special stress in this direction at night, you may be able to arrange matters to share a room with another member of your family.
also, you may find it helpful to sleep on your side rather than on your back or face down.. 18 another thing that may be helpful is to see to it that your clothing does not unnecessarily cause friction with the sexual organs.
Where was Tony tight pants back then?
"Another thing that may be helpful is to see to it that your clothing does not unnecessarily cause friction with the sexual organs"
i am trying to remember a cover of a wt or awake that had a picture of a priest or maybe even the pope.
i think the issue came out in the height of the catholic sexual abuse cases and being disappointed in your religion or something like that.
i have searched this site and google images but not be using the correct key words.. the reason i am looking for it is because should it come up that jw's are being persecuted due to all the recent publicity i would like to ask a jw if the wt and the mainstream media were 'persecuting' the catholic church when they were uncovering wrongdoing in that religion or any other.
I remember going door to door with this as an offering. I felt so confident and superior that we were so much better than the pagan Catholics. What an idiot was back then.
okay, they cheapened the product by getting rid of hardcover books.
they reduced printing of mags.
they drastically reduced the number of pieces of printed paper that members would "place" in people's hands in various ways, the biggest one being that they put them on a cart and don't encourage people to take them.they cut d.o.
They've been preparing for years for tithing..... Malachi 3:10 (2013 edition) changed the wording from 'tenth parts" to "tithing". They may bring it out as new light and some idiots will say "Gee, I never remembered that being there!" (because it wasn't) Grrrrrrrrrrrr.
10 Bring the entire tithe* into the storehouse,+ so that there may be food in my house;+ and test me out, please, in this regard,” Jehovah of armies says, “to see whether I will not open to you the floodgates of the heavens+ and pour out* on you a blessing until there is nothing lacking.”+
https://www.aetv.com/shows/cults-and-extreme-belief/season-1it will post soon on site..
Thank you, Barbara and Romy. Most likely the gate guard was an elder or at least an MS or he wouldn't be working there. Sad, but not unexpected.
i don't remember seeing it ever really talked about here but the facebook group with the namesake of this post shut down at the end of march.
it was archived and they weren't clear as to when or if they would come back.
it seemed to come out of nowhere, and i know a lot of people were disappointed.
Thank you, Simon. Your site and communication with other Ex-JW's has made the transition much easier. Hugs, 4thgen
recently we watched a documentary entitled: "the dark truth of religion".
from the quality of the video, it appeared to be made several decades ago.
it reminded me of a type of movie that they would show in a college class about the history of world religions.
Recently we watched a documentary entitled: "The Dark Truth of Religion". From the quality of the video, it appeared to be made several decades ago. It reminded me of a type of movie that they would show in a college class about the history of world religions. (Maybe this was one of the reasons the WT discourages a higher education- just a thought) The documentary illustrated the similarities of many of the stories in the Bible and Christianity with the stories of the early Egyptians and other secular religions throughout history. Being indoctrinated as a JW since birth, (and I'm ancient) I found it fascinating and as well as disconcerting. It had the ring of truth, but then again I am limited in my religious education.
What have you read or watched to expand your knowledge of the origins of the Bible and Christianity? I'm not seeking to debate here, just wondering what research has proved helpful to you understanding the origin of Christianity.......
i was a window cleaner, i was at the time unemployed, homeless.
i had no education to be proud of (high school one a two b's rest c's) i was a jehovahs witness.
i had been a pioneer.
Thanks for the post. It's a keeper! Best wishes as your life continues to unfold.
Hugs, 4thgen
hello, i've been lurking for quite some time here on this forum, reading a whole lot and i've finally made the courage to create an account as a form of escape and in hopes to be understood and not feel "mentally diseased".
little background on me, i am a born in but i consider myself a pimo (physically in mentally out).
i feel like i've always had doubts but these doubts would sink with the meetings and the assemblies and every other little thing that drowns any doubts a witness may have.
Hello Jules, Welcome to sanity! It's amazing what information is out there. It can be hard to swallow all these new 'truths', but take your time. As you continue digging more things will come to light and even further strengthen your resolve to stay out. Welcome to the Forum!
Hugs, 4thgen
