by Elihu/Elijah 26 Replies latest jw experiences
I'm surprised that you pondered and commented on Elihu/Elijah's posting if you are offended by the topic. (It seems you willingly entered the elevator knowing the conditions.)
The problem is that some gas passing is so bad that it permeates all the elevators and ajoining common areas....you can't figure out where it is coming from and you end up entering the elevator and the door closes before you realize its source..
That's why I steer clear of JW's and those who hold their views.
If you are offended by such subjects, don't you think it would be better for your own sensibilities to stay completely out of the building? After all, this is the "Jehovah's Witness Discussion Forum."
Personally, I would regret anyone leaving because of a difference of opinion. But it is an option we all have.
If you are offended by such subjects, don't you think it would be better for your own sensibilities to stay completely out of the building? After all, this is the "Jehovah's Witness Discussion Forum."Personally, I would regret anyone leaving because of a difference of opinion. But it is an option we all have.
You think like a JW and you reason like a JW. You may have left the JW's officially. But they have not left you. Why not go back and become one?
non JW
That's not worthy of you. But I do forgive you.
Pahpa my personal belief system regarding Xmas has absoluelty nothing to do with what JW's envision it to be.
We have a family tradition of pulling out the tree after Tgiving and decorating it with ornaments. Many ornaments were hand made by our children in school from the time they were in kindergarden up to maybe 5th or 6th grade. Little cars, ones that say I love you, ....etc.....Each ornament reresents a time in their life. They are special. We listen to the Xmas music from A Charlie Brown Xmas. We bond as a family and the memories that we have shared during the holidays are overwhelmingly special to us.
Families bonding together and creating positive memories that will last forever.....I don't really think God objects.
JW's condemn what they do not understand.
I apologize, my last comments to you were shallow and hollow....do me a favor and rise above the JW's on this one notion and consider that holidays are important to people, but not because of the reasons that JW's state.
Non JW
I do understand your feelings toward Christmas. Before becoming a JW, I enjoyed all the festivities and traditions. And I wish you well in your holiday celebration. I don't know if you are a Christian. But as a Christian, not a JW, I have evaluated what I think is pleasing to God with respect to the holidays. Obviously, I have come to a different conclusion than you. God is, in the final analysis, the judge of these things. I don't judge you or condemn you for your views. All I ask is the same courtesy. Wishing you well. Pahpa
But as a Christian, not a JW, I have evaluated what I think is pleasing to God with respect to the holidays
When I think of what is pleasing to God as a parent, I am inclined to choose things that reflect how nurturing I am as a parent. My children have been raised with nonJW relatives and JW relatives. When they speak of how bonded they are with a particular side of the family, they inevitably point to the times spent during the holidays with the nonJW side.
The JW's taketh away plenty, but they never replace it with anything.....tangible..... just words....
I appreciate your best wishes and once again apologize for the low blow.
Peace to you
