by IslandWoman 51 Replies latest jw friends
Are all Men Bad?
Of course the answer is no!
It is also true that not all men who work at the Watchtower are bad. Just as there was among them a Brother Ray Franz and a Brother Dunlap, so today there are brothers who know what's wrong and are working hard to fix things.
IW
While I agree with you, didn't you make this same point in a few other threads?
hmm i'm lost . did something provoke this, or is it just a random thought?
Yeah but it probably got lost under all the crap.....
I like that point....I, too, don't like being placed in the same basket.....
Stay strong IW...
Hmmm, I thought this was going to be something else. Like Bad to the Bone or something.
Are all Men Bad?
Nah. A woman occasionally needs to be involved with a kind, understanding, open man in touch with his feminine side, to help her renew her appreciation for the bad boys.
Not all men are bad, but they are all imperfect. I still like them, though.
My father was an elder when he passed away last fall.
He was a very good man. He cared for people a lot and wanted to help. When I got pregnant by my boyfriend and called him from 2000 miles away - he could have turned away knowing I'd be DF'd and it would look bad on him. He didn't - he sent me the money for a plane ticket, flew me home. I was DF'd and he still let me live at home, he showed me love, even helped me pay for community college so I could get a decent job to raise this little boy.
He believed 100% in the Governing Body. Was he mislead? YES. Did he DF people and shun them? YES Did he believe he was doing the right thing? YES
I also shunned DF'd individuals, looked down on all other religions and people, and thought I was with the only decent organization on earth - did that make me bad? NO!!It just made me WRONG.
On many things I am still WRONG and just haven't realized it yet - that does not make me bad - just WRONG - BIG DIFFERENCE
Edited by - Dawn on 3 July 2002 0:14:18
Edited again - darn spelling errors
Edited by - Dawn on 3 July 2002 0:15:49
Bitter Mango and Naeblis,
Thanks for your input. Would you like to expound please? Truly would like to hear your thoughts on this.
Violet,
THANKS!
IW
I've said the same things that you said and I believe it. The organization for the most part is made up of well meaning but (in my opinion of course) misled people. I was one of them once, and made some of the same mistakes that they make now. It is a mistake to generalise and call all witnesses "stupid" "heartless" "cruel" because it simply isn't true. One of my former best friends is one of the smartest people I know, a great writer, sharp wit, and great sense of humour. He just happens to believe that the end of the world is coming. However, it is easy to fall into that victim mode when people that you know are essentially good people are behaving so poorly. It's hard to remember that you were just like them when family is excluding you from weddings. It's hard to think to yourself that they are being misled, when former best friends walk by you in the mall while glancing at you and laughing amongst themselves. The point is, yes we know that all Witnesses are not evil, I don't think that even the most hard core apostate really believes taht, but when you're dealing with wounded and hurt people, somewhats what you "think" and what you say are different things. Show some of the patience for apostates that you want us to show for the witnesses. And as a closing point, may I say... Down with Canada. Thank you.
