so we talked briefly by phone after she read this email/letter, and we talked about the masturbation point and married sex stuff....i asked what were the biblical reasons for FDS teachings....she said for masturbation it was "deaden therefor your body members"....i said that did not mention masturbations....then it hit me.....crap....masturbation is HOW you deaden your body members!!!......esp as a kid....your all excited (horny)....so how do you deaden it?....the answer is obvious.........oompa
Dear wife, please read all of this letter. The questions I ask are not questions I would have pondered at 16 years old, and maybe you have wondered about some of these few questions as well. If someone called at my door and I started studying with them, I would now need answers to some of these questions before getting baptized. It would take you time and effort to do the research to answer these questions, but if you research the m with no preconceived notion as to the answer, you may find the result of the research interesting. Especially research on how to arrive at 1914 using only the Bible, and why the 144,000 is considered a literal number. Unfortunately there are many other questions I have that are minor, and some that are big as you will see as you read my questions, and they are sincere questions. For years I tried not to listen to my doubts and just put these issues on the back shelf and tried not to think about them. It bothers me that some things seem to go way “beyond what is written”…little things like:
- Why does the FDS (Faithful and Discreet Slave) care about men’s facial hair? Jews all had beards, Russell and his early brothers all had beards…..beards are VERY normal in USA society, and not considered part of any Hippy movement, yet if brothers grow one, they can have no privileges in the hall and can’ give talks. Is this hatred of facial hair Biblical.
- When it is freezing cold outside, and sister go in service or to meetings, why in the world can’t women wear nice warm pant suits like Hillary Clinton and other professional women wear everyday? Why does the FDS control nice dress that is modest and require only dresses on stage and in the ministry? What is the Biblical reason for this?
- Why are the anniversaries of our children being born, (birthdays) forbidden to be celebrated when there is absolutely noting in the Bible that forbids this? Like our wedding day, our children’s birth is one of the happiest days of our life, so why can’t we celebrate that day while we can celebrate our wedding anniversary? What is the Biblical reason for this position?
- Why is higher education nearly condemned by the FDS? Luke was a doctor and the Society actually pays for some brothers at Bethel to go to Law School and be WT Lawyers. Is there a Biblical reason for the FDS to discourage attending college, even if the youth is living at home instead of on campus. High School is full of bad association, yet kids living at home and attending public school is not frowned upon. What is the Biblical reason for discouraging attending College?
- Why has the FDS spoken negatively about certain sex acts between a married couple? And include masturbation being wrong as well. Virtually every witness has done this and been made to feel so guilty. Psychologists and most of mankind consider masturbation very normal. None of the sex issues are ever mentioned in the Bible, yet some people were disfellowshipped and good marriages ended because of being told what was done in their bed? Did you know that for years sisters were not scripturally free to divorce and re-marry even if their husband was engaging in homosexuality and bestiality because the FDS defined adultery ONLY as the union of a man with another woman? Can you imagine a women being put in this position? , So what is the Biblical reason for these FDS teachings?
- Why did the FDS forbid vaccinations, organ transplants, and the use of blood fragments? Are they blood guilty for those that died due to these rules? Now all blood fragments are allowed and it is like a ham sandwich. We can’t eat the whole sandwich, but we can eat the ham separately, eat the cheese separately, and eat the bread separately. What is the Biblical reason for allowing blood fractions to be transfused into our bodies, when the scriptures say it is only to poured out on the ground?
I love you XXXOOO!
oompa.....