by GoUnion 45 Replies latest jw friends
So many experiences here mimic each other. I was an MS as well. Stopped attending meetings abotu a year ago. Was fairly open with why (at least why it started for me), and they have basically left me alone completely. So that has been great!
So how does your wife feel? Are you able to fade away without having everyone coming around?
Welcome to the board!
Welcome! How interesting that you were woken up by the July 15 WT. I saw a lot of people on here ragging on the issue for just what you mentioned -- that it contains some pretty major new doctrine and there's no clear reason why the F&D Slave itself would not have known since 1919 what it was appointed over (as well as the other adjustments they introduced).
While I agreed with the sentiment, I had already stopped believing that the religion was the truth in 2012, and so I wondered what would be the perspective of a Witness who was still in. It seems to me that the new light was mostly over people's heads and that most of them were apathetic about it. I suspect that only JWs like yourself who were genuinely interested in doctrine could possibly be concerned by this kind of change. The rest just go along with the program since it doesn't (seem to) affect their lives at all.
By the way, what did you think of the infamous "strategic or human standpoint" statement in the Nov. 15 WT?
Wow. Great post GOUNION. Welcome!
Go, u welcome and well done for being able to use your sound reasoning abilities.
Best wishes to you.
Nice one, glad you woke up and please continue your research.
Good to hear from you, GoUnion,
Hello and hang on.
There is a lot of support here---and a lot of rough "weather" at times.
Maeve
Welcome!
Welcom GoUnion - enjoyed reading your first post and will look forward to more.
GoUnion.... welcome, glad you joined us!
Great first post! It is very shocking to find out
that you have been deceived, but as you keep digging
deeper .......everything becomes very clear.
Once you pull that first card out ...the whole house
falls down!
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Hope your wife is with you in this, it will be much easier!
Wishing you both well...... look forward to hearing more.
clarity
Welcome here and to the rest of your life.
