this is a sensitive topic for many of us i know, but i am wondering how many here actually gave up the idea of having a family "in this system" for the sake of "kingdom activity or service"??.
start the count here with my wife and i.
I am 51 and did not have children.
For one, I was too afraid to. The whole Armageddon imminently arriving and the no blood policy had lasting, negative effects on me.
I was also not going to allow anyone to have control over me like Botchtower said women were supposed to do. So I focused on my career ensuring I was able to financially support myself. I did not want to have to rely on anyone especially an abusive man.
you know, i always maintained that during this fading process, and while learning ttatt, i would not let myself get "bitter twisted and angry".... but, in all honesty, if i examine myself, i have become quite bitter toward the org, toward the false friends and the gb.. i have become angry as i see the extent of damage i feel being raised in "the truth" has done.... i feel hurt towards the lost opportunities in life etc.... how do i not allow myself to get too swallowed up by such bitterness?.
i have always been a very happy, positive, selfless person.
i can put people at ease, i am someone people feel comfortable chatting to.
LOL @ B the X!
As to your question stuck, involve yourself in positive experiences as jwfacts and others have stated. It's the only cure for negativity. I think if you can't get past the bitterness, counseling might be in order.
matt 7:13 in the past 2000 years billions of people took the broad and spacious road to destruction.john 5;29 however,they will be resurrected.why!
would you retrieve a rotten apple from the trash.. james 1;15 desire-paraphased leads to sin and death.a married man desires and has sex with a woman.you could say he screwed himself to death.on the other hand a man with pure thoughts would not think of such a thing.he's going to die anyways.bummer.. james 1:17 a perfect gift from above.my ass,drought in california and snow to high heaven in boston.. one more james 1;22 become doers of the word (per john 1;14 the word is j.c.) how am i suppose to do something with the word that is somewhere in space.
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I'm not particularly thrilled with the Bible's misogyny. Some examples (there are more):
1 Corinthians 11:5
But every woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head--it is the same as having her head shaved.
1 Corinthians 11:13
Judge for yourselves: Is it proper for a woman to pray to God with her head uncovered?
1 Corinthians 14:34: Women should remain silent in the churches. They are not allowed to speak, but must be in submission, as the law says.
1 Corinthians 14:35
If they want to inquire about something, they should ask their own husbands at home; for it is disgraceful for a woman to speak in the church.
Ephesians 5:22
Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands as you do to the Lord.
1 Timothy 2:11
A woman should learn in quietness and full submission.
1 Timothy 2:12: I do not permit a woman to teach or to assume authority over a man; she must be quiet.
i know many on here have lost faith in the bible , is it possible that is because ones do not have the right perspective regarding it .
we have usually been taught by bad teachers , or ignorant .
i believe if we take an honest look at the bible , we will see that it gives us the best answers to crucial matters , it gives us some amount of bearings ( understanding ) , which without having such knowledge we would all be more like walking zombies in amanner of speaking , we would be lacking hope in something better , for surely something better is to come , how can we be sure , .
The issue is that the religious authorities of today trot this thing called the Bible out as some sort of inerrant, inspired word of God. Any Science book is far superior in factual knowledge than the Bible.
If you have to have 'faith' in an ancient compilation spanning 1000 years authored by Middle Eastern desert dwellers attempting to explain the unexplainable, and has since been proved falable, I think this just shows you have abandoned logic and reason for madness.
Pick what you like from it. But don't wave it around in public and definitely don't shove it down my throat or my kid's throat.
http://www.revealnews.org/article/california-court-guts-child-abuse-ruling-against-jehovahs-witnesses/.
california court guts child abuse ruling against jehovahs witnesses.
topics: religion / religion and government .
Now, three years later, an appeals court has eroded her courtroom victory even further by ruling that the leadership of the Jehovah’s Witnesses had no duty to warn congregants that a confessed child molester was one of their own.
This... right here ... is why parents should keep their kids away from ALL religion.
if someone informs you that your shop caught fire, and firefighters are on the job, you will run to the spot.
however, if you had already sold that property on the previous day (which this messenger is ignorant of), you are likely to respond, saying: shop is not mine..
situation is same with god.
Yes, the Bible is a compilation of ancient Bronze/Iron Age, Middle Eastern stories spanning over 1,000 years authored by desert dwellers attempting to explain the unexplainable. While it does contain a smattering of historical reference, it mostly contains factual errors, forgeries, exaggerations, superstition, fantasy, and contradictions.
It is Science's pursuit of truth no matter where it leads us that has truly advanced our knowledge. I highly recommend reading a Science book over the Bible any day.
bodies of elders around the world will soon (tm) receive a nicely worded letter from the christian congregation of jehovah's witnesses, telling them that local elders are now responsible for ensuring that no perverts are allowed to be alone with any children on any kind of witness business, otherwise, the boe will be accountable to the courts - not the org!.
however, if the elders are aware that bro.
& sister oblivious sometimes ask bro.
The legal precedent has at least been set for other cases like it, to come forward.
The Zalkin Law Firm reports they have a number of cases in the pipeline. Botchtower is about to get hammered.
The Borg's typical response is to deflect responsibility. Any elder aware of these types of issues would be wise to step down. I am so glad my Dad is out of this crap now.
i remember when i signed up on this site as totally add which was 5 years ago plus.
i had a horror story to tell about the abuses i went through as a child in this cult.
since then mentally i am much better.
Heaven I hope you are wrong that this group can get worse but I see were you are coming from.
Hey STADD... it's all about the leadership in these groups. They cycle too, based on the times. The latest Catholic Pope has softened their stance on homosexuality but then says "critics of religion should expect to be punched." The leaders of religion are psychotic to me. And it just takes one nut job at the top to tip the scale towards extremism.
I will be building a 10 x 20 ft. greenhouse next month.
Oooo, this sounds cool. If you can, please post some pics. Would love to see it.
i remember when i signed up on this site as totally add which was 5 years ago plus.
i had a horror story to tell about the abuses i went through as a child in this cult.
since then mentally i am much better.
(((( Still Total ADD )))) So glad you are doing much better without the dogma from Botchtower. It really is 100% unnecessary.
By exposing the manipulations of the WT cult, an opportunity for greater choice and freedom is opened for all of us.
I think it is important for all of us who have been abused by this organization to speak out against it.
This group could get worse. They could become a variant of extremism like ISIS. I hope it goes the other way... that it realizes the error of its ways and effects some positive change.
How is your garden doing? :0)
just curious about others experience.
i've been living just a few miles from a kingdom hall for 9 years.
i've been called on 0 times.
