by zev 18 Replies latest jw friends
Hi Zev,
Very well thought, well written post. I would be very interested to hear RealElder's comments on it. Even when I was a JW, that Custody booklet bothered me. I remember discussing it with family members, and they had a hard time seeing the duplicity involved!! [8>]
think41self
"When agnostics die, do they go to the great perhaps"?
a shameless bump up.
-Zev
-August 8th, 2001 - The day the lambs ROARED
zev,
You got my 4 thumbs up on that one!
The Never Ending Search For Truth
Great post!
I cannot tell you how pleased I am at your presentation. I guarantee you many, many lurkers will read it and learn the truth. That will have powerful impact.
In the meantime, this will do wonders for your own self-esteem and feelings of worth which they have robbed you of. Please keep in touch and let me know how things are going.
Warmest,
Max
Hey Zev
I loved it(and hated it at the same time) I think you know what I mean Thank you for sharing, I hope many will read and benefit from this.
On a side note, hang in there...I think of you often, and can understand your pain as well. I have watched your signature change over the last few months, and I have seen you change as well. I like what you are becoming, even if it is a tough road. You seem so open to discuss and share with us, all of those emotions.
I want you to know, your posts are not lost on me, or many others who lurk. Please keep it up...I love honesty
wendy
In a controversy the instant we feel anger, we have already ceased striving for the truth, and have begun striving for ourselves.
What really bothers me is that these poor kids, having to suffer through their parent's divorce, have to pretend that their lives are happy and normal as witnesses. Imagine having to pretend that you don't mind being "different" at school and that you have "plenty" of other activities to make up for the ones you can't participate in at school. They go along with the pretense all the while knowing that it's a lie and that they can't say how they really feel. Perfect training if you want them to be victims of pedophiles or abusive spouses.
"When caught between two evils I generally pick the one I've never tried before." Mae West
I am always amazed at the actions/reactions of active JWs when they are called on the facts in these matter. If a derogatory statement is made about JWs by someone on a discussion board, the JWs always use these same duplicitous arguments to show that the WTBTS is a totally reasonable religious group and that people are either lying about them (i.e. persecuting them) or just don't understand properly.
When they are called on the lies and doublespeak, they just disappear. I've seen it happen time and again....and I heartily enjoy being the one who calls them on their doublespeak.
The society is doing nothing more that what MommieDark said they are. ...Teaching KIDS to lie in court, UNDER OATH. It's also teaching adults to lie too. The WBTS is hiding what they teach to be RULES. We all know that chidlren are encouraged to spend their free time out in service or at meetings and NOT to spend it on afterschool activities with peers outside of the "truth". What is in the best interest for the children is not what the WBTS care about. They just done care about the kids.
peace,
somebody
Bumping this up...a topic that deserves attention from some of our newbies and lurkers.
As the nonJW parent, this was a major concern of mine. I too was sickened when I came across the child custody pamphlet on-line--and panicked. I also know that I have limited financial resources, but I had heard that the JW parent will have the financial backing of his/her congregation and aid from the Society as well. Whether or not that is true, it was enough to induce some sleepless nights.
I think this topic is par for course for the WTS, say one thing to the public and another to the membership. As I told my husband when he was baptized, "You detest double-standards and hypocrisy, for the life of me I cannot fathom why you would willingly join an organization that is full of both."
Michelle
The most deadly of all sins is the mutilation of a child's spirit. -Erik H. Erikson
