please help with this: when i was in college, there was a lot of talk about university and how all who pursue that are wasting their time and all that.
even before going to uni, there was a lot of pressurr on me concerning my decision.
during that time, two elders sat with me for appointment as ms and asked me if i have freedom of speech in the org since i'm going to uni and i said no.
2 words will suffice: not thanks. You can say it with a twinkle in your eye and a smile if you like.
If they press for a reason and repeating the above doesnt seem to wash, then just say "I dont want to"
If they press for a reason and repeating the above doesnt seem to wash, then just say "Last time I checked I wasnt living in North Korea" and walk away...
i first posted here on 3rd june 2008. at the time i was an elder, appointed the previous october, i was 36 and i was a born-in.
at the time i'd become disillusioned with the society due to the governing body's letter explaining why the book study in private homes was being abolished.
april 2008 saw me start questioning this decision, privately of course, and this eventually led me to this site, to jwfacts and to many youtube videos, all of which began to errode my faith in the leaders of the organisation.. in july 2008, having discussed my doubts with my wife, i attended the district convention, deciding to give the society one last chance to convince me it was the truth.
Awesome, yep, welcome to reality.
meeting with my congregation elders today.. going to tell them about the things i discovered about c.t russell.
(astrology, racism, ect.
) i don't know how to present this information or what to say.
It's a cult. Dont get suckered into joining it. No one chooses to join a cult, they join something they think is NOT a cult. Do your research to make sure.
One of their greatest tricks is equating pleasing God with doing things that makes you a JW. It's a mindfuck.
meeting with my congregation elders today.. going to tell them about the things i discovered about c.t russell.
(astrology, racism, ect.
) i don't know how to present this information or what to say.
waste of time meeting with them, just stop going to meetings and FS, request to be left alone and then get on with living.
been out now for 10 yrs but life is a mess.
starting to think its because i have no spiritual compass.
why shouldn't i consider going back?.
You sound like a perfect victim many cults would love to get their teeth into....
http://www.cnn.com/2014/08/26/us/arizona-girl-fatal-shooting-accident/index.html?hpt=hp_t2.
"a 9-year-old girl learning to fire a submachine gun accidentally killed her instructor at a shooting range when the weapon recoiled over her shoulder, according to arizona authorities.
another reason to go against those arguing that young children should be taught how to use guns.
"Instructor" kept his head right in the danger zone for when it kicked back, he even stood on her weak side just to be sure she couldnt miss his fat head with his face 18 inches from certain death. What a freaking retard.
http://www.cnn.com/2014/08/26/us/arizona-girl-fatal-shooting-accident/index.html?hpt=hp_t2.
"a 9-year-old girl learning to fire a submachine gun accidentally killed her instructor at a shooting range when the weapon recoiled over her shoulder, according to arizona authorities.
another reason to go against those arguing that young children should be taught how to use guns.
How anyone defends this level of stupidity is beyond me....
transcript of the talk from the 2014 uk district convention (aug 2014).. sunday morning.. symposium: anticipate future kingdom blessings!
(part 6 "new scrolls").
(speaker not known).
Logical fallacies all over that talk....
this is what i found at anointedjw.org.
i don't know if it's true.
on august 25, 2014, we received the following comment and inquiry: .
Sounds bogus to me. It sounds like guesswork and a lot of wishful thinking....
1- pray to god (whomever you may imagine him to be) asking for understanding.
2- study the background about the bible (from non-religious sources) to see where it came from.
3- discard (or at least set aside) chuyrch claims and dogma.. 4- read it, looking up archaeological/historical sources about the places and peoples referred to.
Me thinks this is a one of the regulars with multiple accounts back for more....
