-------------------s post the other day got me.
thinking about all the things that really bugged.
me about the wts.
plm-
You are correct-sports are discouraged.
It is not the danger level that the witnesses care about...it is the "bad association/spoil useful habits" that they care about.
Ask any "Brother" who, as a high school student, could have been on the football or track team. Oh no. You will encounter bad associations and it will detract from your ministry work.
nytel-how many non-JW snow bunnies have you rode the lift with?
just met an ex who left her husband and dad herself about 3 yrs ago.
her daughter who is still a jw had kept in contact but recently stopped calling.
the ex-sister told me she was going crazy not having news, especially since her daughter was now pregnant.
Good for the daughter...and mother.
Jerks, continually hurting families.
i was talking to an elder's son, giving him the reasons for leaving the 'truth'......the un thing, molestation stuff, shunning, new light, nazi discrepencies, etc.
he agreed with me on almost all points.
we spoke for almost two hours, over a couple of beers.
Ashi-
I do not think most of the witnesses know of the scandals. If they hear of them, it is an apostate, evil doer who is trying to bring down Jehovah's house. (my mother's words)
My mother has seen their corruption up close. She has decided to turn a blind eye in the hope that the big A will make it all better. For some reason, she does not seem to understand that if Brother A, who had an erection during her DF hearing, is still an elder in 'good standing' when the big A occurs, would not he live through it? Will he not be in the new system with her? How is this better?
She gives drone, canned answers to questions. My JW relatives do also. Even the unbaptized ones. I have a few cousins who were never baptized and they are convinced that 1. they are going to live through the big A, and 2. they are going to see their currently dead father after the big A. (I say God's speed! )
As you said, the "put faith in Jehovah" words have been spoken. Way too much!
i am trying to gather info.
on why people leave the wt.. i have read many personal stories but thought it would be easier to just post the question:.
if you can remember, what was the very first thing.
DakotaRed,
Wrath?!
What a joke. As you said, they are kangaroo courts.
Glad you joined. All the new voices and experiences are great to read.
Hopefully, your wife will see the light!
there have been so many bible thumping posts lately, i thought i would offer an anti-bible article from my truthquest website.
i wait with bated breath to see how bible supporters will rationalize and explain this one.. .
atrocities of the bible: the midianites .
Great post FreePeace. As funkyderek stated, the bible thumpers will use "faith" as the arguement for everything.
You did a wonderful job, however.
talk about taking yourself too seriously!
check out this article, "i was a teenage devil worshipper": http://www.atheists.org/flash.line/devil2.htm.
alanf
I love onions...
what did you give up to become a witness?.
was it something you are still glad about or something you regret.. i'll start of with things i gave up.
(even though i was brought up in the truth talks and the mags made you guilty about certain things).
SEAKEN2001-I worked for Lucent Technologies when they were spun off from ATT. They had very good benefits. One of them was college. They really encouraged everyone to continue going to college.
For Lucent, I researched electrical components and broke down the data for input into a global data base. I really needed an electrical engineering or computer science degree. However, most of my previous credits were in business management. For some reason, my boss, a total misanthrope, decided that my having a degree helped his department get more money. He approved me going to a private college.
Lucent paid for every thing. Books, tuition, etc. It cost $9000.00 for one year. I had 129 credit hours when I left college the first time, without graduating, in 1984. When I graduated with by BS I had 180. (enough for a masters ) I did not graduate the first time because of math. The engineers at Lucent really helped tutoring me with math, during my studies.
Bottom line, I not have gotten a loan or a grant; our combined income was too high. Lucent paying for it was the only way to afford it.
love is the greatest positive force in the universe.
to demonstrate to you just how powerful the wts is:.
a loving mother raises 10 children in an almost perfect sense of love.
I am with Amazing on this one.
It happened to my family. My father was DF'd and we were told to not speak to him; have as little contact as possible.
Fear-yes, it was 1974 and the big A was coming. I wanted to be in paradise. I was willing to give up a relationship with my father so I could be in paradise!!!!
Sick, fear. I was 12. That is power.
if a dud came to your door and said, we no longer shun ex members let's become friends again.
if the wt said the preaching work has ended.. if wt encouraged the members to vote in all elections.
if the blood ban was removed.
I would think that the dude who came to my door was sniffing glue before he came and rang my door bell....
I would still not go back.
Remember the education issue? The subjection issue? The smoking issue? The UN issue? The 1975 issue? There are so many other issues that remain.
I love being an apostate! I can live a moral life without the WTBTS police watching every move! I do not have a doomsday mindset anymore! If I am going to "fry"-oh well!
are you are card carrying apostate?
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order your offical apostate card now and avoid the rush!
I want one! Where do I send my order?
