i think this month is two years since i saw londos videos on when ancient jerusalem was destroyed.
those videos started the whole awaking process.
by oct 2013 i was fully awake..
Thanks for the shout out.
Three years ago this month, I attended my last meeting. I think this October will make 4 years having started to do research and awaken.
This thread helped tremendously: http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/215282/wt-nov-1-2011-public-when-ancient-jerusalem-destroyed-part-2?size=10&page=1
I'm very thankful for AnnOMaly and others who dug into this and did the deep research.
what were *your favorite *books in the organization?.
out of all of those books, i liked "mankind's search for god.
" however, it appears to me that this book is incredibly obscure and no one recalls studying it during the old book study format.
the local hall recently sold some property to the state for a road improvement project that is sorely needed.
they received about $20,000.
guess what?
thats it really.
uk channel 5 at pm mon 24th.. maybe its already been posted but sounds interesting.
we have the convention this weekend and many jw families are arriving.
one family that ive known for many years from new mexico stopped by to visit my mom.
hes been an elder since the 80s.
we have the convention this weekend and many jw families are arriving.
one family that ive known for many years from new mexico stopped by to visit my mom.
hes been an elder since the 80s.
Saturday morning someone rang the doorbell. Normally, I don’t answer, but I was expecting someone at 10:30 to pick me up and go somewhere. And lo and behold, two older JW women. Unfortunately, I was pressed for time and am still trying to maintain my fade locally. I wanted to talk about the Royal Commission and so forth, but I didn’t.
Basically the conversation went like this:
She said, “We are here to talk about some good news…” Then the light of recognition came to her eyes. She said, “I remember you’ve been to the Kingdom Hall.”
I told her, “I am…” It took me a second to cycle through a word that was truthful and yet would not set off an aposta-alarm. “…inactive.”
She said, “Well, if you’d like to come back and talk to the brothers…”
I said, “I have talked to the brothers there and it was very traumatic for me.”
Of course, they didn’t know what to say to that, so she settled at, “Well, you know where we are. We meet at 10 o’clock. What’s your name?”
I didn’t want to give them my name but I didn’t want to be rude. So I just gave her my first name. Obviously I know that she is going to write that down on her slip or hand that to one of the elders. I didn’t name any names or say anything to specific or incriminating. Hopefully what I said conveyed I don’t want ‘the brothers’ to visit.
i have not been in a position to watch all of the interviews, so i'm sure that i missed a few things.
here is my question.
were either elders or ministerial servants accused of sexually abusing children, or were the accused just lowly r&f publishers or bible studies?
i have not been in a position to watch all of the interviews, so i'm sure that i missed a few things.
here is my question.
were either elders or ministerial servants accused of sexually abusing children, or were the accused just lowly r&f publishers or bible studies?
let me start off by saying i do not presume to have the answers, i am merely offering advice.. i will preface this posting with this, cutting a long story short:.
my sister was raped by a popular jw lad wh's dad happen to be a rock star elder.
in the attempt to fight him off his face was covered with scratches and it was reported to the police ( instead of rape he was sentenced on the lesser charges of sexual battery and assault) but he confessed to having violent, consentual sex.
I agree that the younger a person can wake up and become independent the better of they will be, especially before getting dunked. Unfortunately, not everyone is as fortunate. Many wake up in midlife and sometimes later, and by then, they are deeply enmeshed with their social network of friends and family. It’s not as easy for these to step away. There is not a simple one-size-fits-all path for everyone who wakes up.
or disfelowshipping si the bible does not teach it.
