Answers about Witnessess & Non-Witnessess

Overseer

I, myself are not a witness, I am 18, male and live in England.

Six months ago I met a 17 year old Jehovah's Witness, became very attached to her and grew to love her. Her mother does not approve of the relationship at all and has resorted to threats to throw her out, grounding her, ignoring her, contacting Elders, unless she discontinues seeing me. First question: if her not seeing me makes her very unhappy and her seeing me makes her very happy-why is it wrong that we stay together? Wouldn't God want his children to be happy-what does he have against us?

Next, her mother contacts the Elders. They visit her house and tell her to stop seeing me or she will be disfellowshipped. They bully her into breaking up with me. They ask her very personal questions about what we did when we were alone without anyone else present-is this right? Why can't Jehovah's Witnessess accept me and are all congregations this prejudice?

Next, she says she doesn't want to break up with me. Her mother has thrown her out-in all families is the religion more important than a daughters wellbeing or is this mother abnormal?

Are there any web sites (or bible/watchtower references) that state the rules clearly?

Thanks in advance for any help I may receive.

Good Luck!

Overseer.

larc

I am sure you will get a lot of responses to this, but let me make it simple for you. The JWs believe that they are God's choosen people and everyone else, except for those who convert are of Satan. You and the likes of you will be destroyed soon when God destroys everyone, except JWs, at the battle of Armageddon. To the JWs, you are a threat to this girl's very life.

RR

if her not seeing me makes her very unhappy and her seeing me makes her very happy-why is it wrong that we stay together? Wouldn't God want his children to be happy-what does he have against us?

Yes God wants you to be happy. However, Jehovah's Witnesses do not approve of "outsiders." They are afraid you will steal her away from not only the religion but from serving God.

Next, her mother contacts the Elders. They visit her house and tell her to stop seeing me or she will be disfellowshipped. They bully her into breaking up with me. They ask her very personal questions about what we did when we were alone without anyone else present-is this right? Why can't Jehovah's Witnessess accept me and are all congregations this prejudice?

Because you are a "worldy person." of the devil in their eyes. Unless you became a Jehovah's Witness, the issue if fruitless.

Next, she says she doesn't want to break up with me. Her mother has thrown her out-in all families is the religion more important than a daughters wellbeing or is this mother abnormal?

Very normal. Should you succeed in tis relationship and she gets disfellowshipped. Her family will view her as dead and Jehovah's Witnesses family, friends, etc will shun her.

Are there any web sites (or bible/watchtower references) that state the rules clearly?

"Clearly"? of coure not. If people knew how strict they were, no one would become a JW. There are however, websites about JW's and their teachings and practices.

Thanks in advance for any help I may receive.

You're welcome!

Overseer

RR, are you saying if I became a JW-I would be accepted?

A worldly person, I'm not sure what that means?

Thanks

concerned mama

Welcome Overseer,

My daughter has a JW boyfriend, and I can tell you that it is a difficult/almost no win situation. As long as she is dependent on her parents she will have no choice in the matter. If she chooses you over them, she loses her family.

concerned mama

dungbeetle

Why don't YOU just stop seeing here so she can have a decent family life? It must be %+^& for her right now to be at home with her family feeling the way they do. She IS under age, and think about legal ramifications for yourself.

When she turns 18, then see what she wants to do.

JUST DO IT!!!

Overseer

Dungbeatle,

She isn't under age.

I have tried to break up with her, to try to make it easier for her-but she rings me back up crying and we make up, I dont want to lose her.

Why wont they accept me, we am I being punished like this? What did I do wrong?

Don't accept the nanoprobes.

Bang

Edited by - Bang on 19 June 2002 18:17:55

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