Creative Disassociation (page 2)

IslandWoman

HS,

Who are you? Are you the man who first posted with such sincere feelings?

Are you still this man?

IW

hillary_step

Hello IW,

As sincere as ever, unchanged and with sense of humor intact.

I suspect that you did not know me then and you do not know me any better now.

Best regards - HS

Farkel

HS,

I do agree with you that Brooklyn probably never reads long DA letters. That department is so overworked these days!

I would have prefered to be more succinct had I decided to DA myself,

"Dear Watchtower,

Your religion sucks and you are liars. I'm no longer part of it. Have a nice day."

Farkel

"I didn't mean what I meant."

IslandWoman

THAT'S GOOD HS!

Please could you post an intellectual, hard to understand, deep post?

Please, please?

Just dying for some good "chewing the fat" post, some deep thinking something or other!

IW

hillary_step

IW - OK - Coming soon, I promise!

But remember, there is a time for laughing also.

I had two uncles survive Concentration Camps, they told me that at their most miserable, frozen and starving with all hope extinguished from their souls, it was the man who made them laugh that kept them alive.

Added to that I was raised in England and most Brits tend to cheerfully whistle in the face of adversity, much of that quality rubbed off on me!

And added to this, serious points can be made through humor. Read the post again.

Best regards - HS

Tammie

I guess they would have read my letter, it was only 2 lines long. I thought about wrighting a LONG one, but I figgure that if I don't like reading long borning drawn out letter, neither does any one else.

IslandWoman

HS,

I am well aware of the "soul filling" place that humor fills.

We here at home use that mechanism many times!

I just know that you have something more, please extend your talents and your knowledge in our direction! It is needed!

IW

hillary_step

bttt -- HS

Liberated

Hi HS,

I like the ones here better than the one I sent.
However is was short (and serious) and I don't mind reproducing it here.

Kingdom Hall of Jehovah Witnesses
xxxxxxxxxxxxx Congregation
xxxxxxxxxxxxx, Presiding Overseer
xxxx xxxxxx xxxx Road
xxxx xxxxxx, CA xxxxx

Dear xxxxxx,

This letter, I pray, will help to explain my absence from activity for the WTBTS and to request that my name be dropped from membership in the xxxxxxx xxxx congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses. There are teachings that I do not agree with and cannot reconcile with our Father's word, which teachings I would be required to believe and teach were I to remain a member of the WTBTS. Knowing that disassociation brings the same censure as disfellowshiping, I view these restrictions as binding only on members of the Society and not on me.
While it is my desire to discontinue activity for the WTBTS, I do not view this as a discontinuance of my association with people I know and love. How they choose to react to me is their choice. Nor is this a discontinuance of belief in and obedience to Jehovah God and his Son Christ Jesus, our Lord and redeemer. Far from it! My love for God our Father, who desires that we worship him in spirit and truth, and love for our savior Jesus, who said he is the only way to the Father, brings me to this decision in my life.
Is there any teaching of the Society that I could disagree with and still remain? I believe the answer to that is "No"; therefore, I will not go into the difference of view that has arisen as to the teaching of our Father's word.
I pray that peace will be yours and that Jehovah will keep watch over you and your loved ones.
Sincerely yours,
Libby

Makena1

This thread would have had me ROFLMA without the good cabernet I enjoyed with dinner! Clever folks indeed.

Larc wrote: Since I am making so much money in my business, I will no longer be attending meetings because of my busy schedule. Since I make major contributions to the Kingdom Hall and to Brooklyn, I know that you will not disfellowship me. Since I am big on time management, could you do me a favor? Please video tape each meeting and edit it down to the good parts, such as a new joke or something said that was inspirational or thought provoking. That should cut my viewing time from one hour down to two minutes at best. ENDQUOTE

Too funny - but also hit close to home. When our family left the KH, the secretary who was a friend of mine told me that besides missing our smiling faces, our family contributed nearly 33% of the money and over 33% of the hours for congregation. Have not heard from him for over a year, so perhaps they found replacements for us???

Mak

"Even a kiss in the @#$ is a move forward"

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