i don't want to turn in my token time anymore.
it's only a few hours counting what we do with the kids.
i don't want it counted for their skewed statistics- or to just for the sake of doing it.
All for show ....welcome to jwn.
It is amazing, when I look back, at how fearful I was to stop 'reporting'.
I just phoned 'bookstudy' person & said I wouldn't be handing in hours anymore as I was ill.....and if & when I do......I will call him !
I nevr did call.
Maybe you could just stick a watchtower mag in back window of your car & count the time it actually rides around with you. I hear a few pioneers do that ......ha hah..
all the best
clarity
tell us a little about yourself and your family.
got myself in at age 13. one day i saw a leaflet on my door about babylon the great condemned by god and thats all it took.
i mailed a letter to the congregation listed on the flyer requesting a book study.
Hello Village glad you joined us, great to have you here.
Oh ya that feeling of betrayal when finding out that it was all lies, was awful........ still angry about it too.
Life does go on and it does get better & much more real & fulfilling.
You have a good life ahead of you my friend ......don't waste a second more of it.
clarity
well, i made comments on a couple of post already, but i guess i should somehow introduce myself.
i choose the user name to hopefully try and identify my past while working for future changes in myself.
ive been in and out since i was a kid.
Hello ...welcome to jwn, hang in there because it is a roller coaster ride for sure!
One step at a time .....no Armageddon to worry about now.
wishing you all the best
clarity
with all the jehovah's witnesses child abuse scandals being reported on by the media around the world at the moment what were the governing body of jehovah's witnesses thinking?.
link to activity page:http://www.jw.org/en/bible-teachings/family/children/become-jehovahs-friend/activities/time-to-get-ready/.
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The problem that I have with it, is that, it will accustom a jw child to the game of 'taking off clothes', an activity that a paedophlile could zero in on!
As a child, my paper dolls were not promoted by a cult who has many child abusers in it as well as a 'two witness' rule!
clarity
with all the jehovah's witnesses child abuse scandals being reported on by the media around the world at the moment what were the governing body of jehovah's witnesses thinking?.
link to activity page:http://www.jw.org/en/bible-teachings/family/children/become-jehovahs-friend/activities/time-to-get-ready/.
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Ding ding ding .......are your bells ringing?
Omg ........quite the activity!
I knew a male witness who forced his children to undress him ...shorts & all, when took a bath!!!!!!! need I say more.
synchronicity - the simultaneous occurrence of events that appear significantly related but have no discernible causal connection.
today is the first day of the rest of my life.
freedom.
7Starz ....... huge welcome .... hope we are a help to you!
So many jumping on this support site lately.
Congratulations for having the guts to leave a cult.... not an easy thing to do!
clarity
well, it's finally happened!.
im no longer an ms.. as many would know from our chats via this forum, i've seen it coming for a while....and while the way it was done stinks, i'm really happy to finally be free!.
(would love to share more details...i will do in time...or perhaps a pm would be best).
To be let down by your so called "brothers" is a shock no doubt......you are human. Thinking they were standing beside you as you pushed yourself as an elder to show them & god how dedicated you were, is quite a let-down now.... take care of yourself Stuck, cry a few tears & go out and live a great life!
all the best
clarity
ok, so the time has finally come to register an account on this site.
not that i think i have much to contribute to the discussions here, but more out of a desire to show that yet another person has learned ttatt.
i am a fader, not discussing ttatt with anyone as i know the inevitable outcome it would have.
Great to have you on here LMR......... all the best to you!
Finally seeing what & who is behind this high control cult was an amazing discovery! I felt like a bit of a dope tho, that I didn't catch on sooner.
A clip from this experience........
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZR64EF3OpA
clarity
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5agpjgzvoo.
Just a quick note to say hi CoCo ...so glad you are better.
2 seconds into that "music" was enough!
Omg always some sort of dirge (sp), most depressing thing!
I think jw sounds are one reason why so many are depressed.
take care
clarity
watchtower considers masturbation to be a form of uncleanness but not a disfellowshipping offence because the bible says nothing about masturbation.
a jw who masturbates is likely to face no more than losing privileges in the congregation.. like masturbation, smoking is considered by jws to be a form of uncleannes and like masturbation, the bible says nothing about it.
but a jw who smokes faces disfellowshipping.. yes, smoking is known to be deleterious to a person's health whereas the jury is still out on the adverse health effects of masturbation.
But a JW who smokes faces disfellowshipping.
Really ?
Back in the day I remember it to be DA or silent reprove. ??
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I know a man in his 40's who was df'd for having a smoke when he was only 16...............to this day he is shunned even tho he has not smoked since and is a wonderful husband & father of 4!
clarity
