by Princess Daisy Boo 23 Replies latest jw friends
Mom said she was going to investigate the UN and paedophile issue
Just the fact that your mom said she was going to investigate those things is WONDERFUL! She could have denied it all....and put up a "brick wall", but she didn't! There's some HOPE there that her blinders will come OFF some day....thanks to YOU! Good job!
Lavendar
Next time you may try writing down on a list all you want to say... and make sure to have references. Page numbers where the material came from, and source materials. Like the internet site it may have come from, that way you can quick reference what you want to say.
Great job, you're a brave girl. Fear not the 'not remembering', you know what you believe and feel, you know the evidence you've read. If you were a really 'horrible and studied apostate and being controlled by the internet', you'd have spouted off everything you've ever read, dates, times and would have scared your mom out of the car right on the interstate. But that's not us, that's them.
Really, you did great.
Wow, thank you all for your responses and encouragement and tips... Much appreciated!
I still don't know quite what came over me to say what I did! I woke up this morning a little less excited and relieved and a lot more scared about what the repurcussions of my bean spilling will be. Now that I said what I did there is no going back!
I told hubby about the conversation and he really does not think that this was a good idea - he thinks that we should have just left things as they were.
I don't foresee my mother or father changing their minds or realising the truth about the truth and I am really scared that this may mean I lose them now... and it wont be long before our conversation will be repeated to my sister, and I have little doubt that her and her husbands bethalite consciences will not allow them to talk to me anymore!
But anyway, it is what it is... I am now just gonna have to get researching and hope for the best!
It seems like you didn't force the issue, you let things unfold organically and that is I think your strong suit here. The ball is in their court now, try not to get anxious or worry. And when you prepare, don't cram like a student night before finals, just lightly review and get a few important details and notes.
No matter how it goes, you will be ok.
If you want to maintain a relationship with your parents, then I believe you need to stop right now.
Or, you can say something like, "Mom, if I continue to talk about these things with you (((even though they are true))), and you turn me in, I could get into trouble and lose you and dad for good".
And then tell her you will only discuss things further if she promises not to report you to the elders. If she cannot or will not do that, then simply tell her you cannot talk about it any further, that you do not have freedom of speech here and that if she wants answers then just google Jehovah's Witnesses (or buy Raymond Franz's two books) and see for herself.
But if you do continue to be the bearer of bad news about the JW faith, they have a very strong system to shut you up permanently. And this is the road you are currently on.
If that is okay with you, and you are prepared to lose it all with the goal of exposing the real facts about the WT Society, then you need to brush up on your subjects being discussed.
And remember, you are definitely not alone here. They threaten to do this with everybody that leaves.
Good luck Princess!
Vinny
The full United Nations letter disclosing WTBTS associating ...
http://www.sixscreensofthewatchtower.com/2unitednationsletter.html
Eleven years! That's nothing to sneeze at.
Apostate websites?
The WT Society itself has confirmed the pedophile problem:
http://www.jw-media.org/region/global/english/releases/beliefs_practices/071121.htm
And this statement about UN has been published by the UN:
http://www.un.org/dpi/ngosection/pdfs/watchtower.pdf
I hope things work out for the best for you. Sometimes you just can't hold back. I told my mother this weekend that the WT are liars and hypocrites. Nothing like telling the truth! :)
You're a brave little princess !!
There's no reason for you to be afraid. There's no reason for you to act afraid or avoid contact with your family members. Simply make it clear to them that you see the need for the Society to give an explanation and resolution to these issues. You're not putting your parents, other family members, or the local congregation on the spot. You don't expect any explanation from them. You do expect a clearly worded explanation directly from an organization that publishes three magazines each month and organizes five meetings each week. If you are baptized, you are dedicated to Jehovah and not to an organization. As such you examine every organization you may be involved with to be very sure that there is no UN involvement or pedophile cover-ups. Don't buy an explanation from any of them, the elders, the CO, it needs to be published. In the meantime, there's nothing of interest to you to attend meetings or try to recruit other people to become Jehovah's Witnesses.
That's the stand that my sister has taken since the 'generation of 1914' passed. The Society needs to clearly explain that they were and are wrong and are not qualified to prophecy. We all in the family still talk to her, but know it's pointless to bring up the subject because she's waiting for an explanation that the Society will never give. Basically, the parents know that she is right, so they don't touch the subject, but still talk to her on the phone at least once a week.
I don't know how things will go for you, but I hope I've encouraged you to stand your ground and keep the line open with your family.
