as freedom96 noted on an earlier post, my mother is in town.
we have had a situation this week concerning his son, which he well elaborate on at a later date, and i don?t feel it is my place to relay the story first.
suffice to say for the moment that we are both hurting immensely from what has been said, and it has brought on some pretty strong emotions.
(((caligirl)))!
I've had several confrontations like that with my mom. Luckily, I've never been a JW, so she isn't ordered to shun me. I think I actually had her thinking at one point, and then when she went to ask her elder some questions, he told her to stop talking about it with me! Total brain control. All you can do is give her the unconditional love that she will NEVER find in the Watchtower. I will say a prayer for you.
kj
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can't find it through the normal searches on the 2001 cd (gee, i wonder why...).
thanks in advance!.
I believe it is in the 1974 August (1st or 15th, not sure) issue of the WT. And yes, it's not listed in the index. Convenient for them, huh? Nasty cult.
kj
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if you haven't seen them in the past directly on tv, you can view several *new* news videos at http://www.dirtclod.com.
Awesome! That is a goldmine of information! Thanks for making it available.
kj
did it bother you to see new born babies go to the kingdom hall?
only a few days/weeks old, and already at the kingdom hall.
the baby crying throughout the meetings.. at what age would it have been reasonable to bring a child to his first meeting?
My aunt dragged my little cousin (when he was about 4 years old) to the KH or some stupid assembly when he would be deathly sick and running a fever! That is cruel.
kj
wt article quotes are in
quotes from other wt publications are in
we have been encouraged to do everything possible (a "do more" phrase) to promote true worship so that we may walk in god's name forever.. .
I really enjoy reading these! Thank you for all the research you do. It helps me to keep current with the GARBAGE that is being spoonfed to my JW family members. Keep up the good work.
kj
i forwarded the press release to my jw friend yesterday afternoon and we talked about later that evening when i saw her.
i could see that she was confused and somewhat bewildered.
she first wanted to know more details about the case itself and when i supplied them, she became even more confused.
Thanks. That is an unbelievable story. I will share it with my mom, but I will probably get a similar response as I did after I asked her about the Dateline show. She will claim it is just someone's personal grudge against the WT. Sad.
kj
i forwarded the press release to my jw friend yesterday afternoon and we talked about later that evening when i saw her.
i could see that she was confused and somewhat bewildered.
she first wanted to know more details about the case itself and when i supplied them, she became even more confused.
Where can I see a copy of the press release? I might want to share it with my mom.
kj
what are you doing for halloween?
since leaving the jw's, has anyone gone out to halloween parties?
do you dress up in a costume?
Last year I was 8 months pregnant. We went to a costume party as a shotgun wedding.
there's something i've always wondered about- how do the elders decide when a disfellowshipped person is "sorry enough" for their sin to be reinstated?
for instance, if someone is immediately repentant for something they've done, even turning themselves in, and they still get disfellowshipped for a set period of time.
how is this scriptural?
Try to think of it this way- their shitty treatment of you is a blessing in disguise. You are free! I am so sorry for what you, and so many of the others here have gone through. I pray every day for my mom to get away from those people.
there's something i've always wondered about- how do the elders decide when a disfellowshipped person is "sorry enough" for their sin to be reinstated?
for instance, if someone is immediately repentant for something they've done, even turning themselves in, and they still get disfellowshipped for a set period of time.
how is this scriptural?
I think they let my grandma back in more or less for my aunts' sake. By the time she died, the cancer was in her brain and she wasn't even really thinking straight. I'm not sure how much she was even in touch with reality. She read her Bible every day, that's all I remember about her as a kid. All the years she was DFd, she always still read her Bible and was more of a Christian than any JW in good standing that I know. I only hope she found the truth somewhere along the way.
kj
