I Have To Touch It...Saddest Thing I've heard in a Long Time (page 3)

yourmomma

im sorry about your FIL, but you made a great analogy. I also want to say, it never fails, I mean its 100% that any time on a forum, a person can tell the most sad, heartbreaking story, and if there is a JW in the forum, they will be sure to try to defend the WTS. Here we have the classic "Dont Blame The Watchtower with a side of Catholic Defense". No matter how bad the story, no matter how true, nor accurate the witnesses will do 2 things, will imply that the poster is wrongly taking their anger and hurt out on the WTS, and will then bring up the Catholic Church or any other religion and point out the errors and bad things that religion does, as if somehow it magiclly gets the WTS off the hook, and of course ignores the fundemental belief of every JW that they are better and above the Catholic church. So we have a totally FUBAR pro witness defense that makes no sense on any angle, but they still use it constantly like we are stupid monkeys and suddenly forget everything we experienced and know about the WTS. The saddest part is that these witnesses who are on these hardcore apostate sites like this, with us hardcore apostate heathens, is that no matter how loud they declare their faith, they are having a crisis of faith themselves. They are the walking dead spiritually according to the WTS and are 1 crisis or persecution away from becoming one of us. NO "SPIRITUAL" WITNESS WOULD EVER, EVER COME TO THESE FORUMS. EVER! But its cool, we understand where you are Reinaa, we were all there before. I was there before, read my first posts, I was just like you, I just woke up quicker. We will love you and support you when you come to the dark side. Unlike the witnesses we are tolerant of people, even if what they say drives us crazy, and is even hurtful. But we know you dont know any better, because we didnt at one point.

I quit!

I'm sorry you feel this way but I can understand why. It is hard to see someone you love waste their life in an organization like the Watchtower and the sad thing is that we can do nothing about it because it it their choice. From our vantage point on the outside we can see that there is no god shining down over the Watchtower Society and that the people that run it could care less about your wife or father-in-law. Yet these poor mislead people would give their lives on the whims of these men they know little about. As a Witness's life winds down I think we tend to reflect more on what might have been had they been able to break the chains of the tower and got out.

A lot on this board are going through something similar and can relate to your situation. Hang in there.

On a side note my wife went through 15 months of chemo and I don't remember any of the Witness ever coming by(other than family). Maybe it was because of me but I don't see that as good reason. You think that would have woke her up but it didn't. The loyalty of these people to this wicked uncaring organization it just amazing.

caliber

TOTH,

Yes your account is very touching and sad at the same time...sorry . But it does show the great power of

belief and conviction upon the heart and mind . As they say" you are what you eat".. so too "you become what

you believe "

Caliber

still_in74

. I, too remember when I was younger, the 'elders' or whomever was in charge - discussing amongst themselves - taking the emblems to sick or elderly folks. But - I seem to remember it being done that evening... NOT 30 days later

I do remember that there is some biblical precedant where one would partake 30 days later if they could not at the memorial. This really does ring a bell....

mouthuy

is greatly appreciated by him,I am sure .
When my daughter ( I raised as a JW) left the Organization to marry a "worldly" boy
whom she dearly loved ,then a few years had Hodgkins, they passed it around the congregation
that was because she left Jehovah..
She had made many friends in the organization. But NOT ONE!!! NOT ONE sent cards,calls,etc.
If anyone would like to see the write up in the NEWS PAPER after her death. send me your address .
Proved what a wonderful CHRISTIAN she truly was,
Reniaa for goddness sake forget your hatred for the Catholic church.
I am NOT Catholic, but I have met wonderful Catholic people who shows LOVE, That is the ONE main requirement from GOD for us to show even our enemies > try it you might like it

Mouthy

jamiebowers

I found it a touching but not a sad story, You showed great kindness in taking him so he could fulfill what was so important and dear to him.

Zealousness in faith is daunting to people but ask yourself this if he had been a catholic and was asking the same so he could go to his church and partake of the sacrements even though it was obviously painful for him but this was his will and he was set on it would you feel just as bad about the catholic religion?

It is a very sad story, and what's worse is that you're only as good as your last time report. Your f-i-l is worthless to them, and that's why the elders never visit.

Btw, a Catholic friend of mine became a Eucheristic minister so she could present the bread and wine EVERY WEEK to her mother who was dying of cancer.

purplesofa

As pointed out the evening is about the annoited, which goes to show everyone observing that this was not to be.

I am sorry to mention about just why was his wife not caring for him? Taking him to the meeting?

It just reminds me of so many pioneers that are more worried about others than their family.

Many elders have to do this too, care for the flock while the family needs them.

You showed the greatest love, good for you.

purps

no more kool aid

Thanks for sharing your experience. You were probably one of the few persons there living up to godly standards in a real life way. Good on you for doing something out of pure love for you father in law.

purpleplus

TOTH, it's interesting you mentioned the idolatry involved in passing the emblems. A few years ago, a visitor at the hall mentioned the idolatry involved with that practice in her watchtoer comment. Needless to say, they didn't pass the mic to her anymore. But that got me thinking, "If we don't partake of the emblems, why do we have to pass them?"

beksbks

I read this thread before work this morning. Made me cry. It is sad. And seems so wasteful. I'm happy I got out early.

I Have To Touch It...Saddest Thing I've heard in a Long Time

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