i read here regularly and although i haven't joined in, i really appreciate all the wonderful contributions from those who are willing to share their experiences.... .
i was a convert.
i won't go into the whole history ( perhaps another day) - my story could easily be recognised in the small town where i live, with my husband.. so, we stopped going to the meetings around a period of time when we were going through severe emotional difficulties - at that point, we needed unconditional family love - the hectic, forced jw dinner parties and social occasions gave no real comfort.
Welcome Alive!
I agree with FayeDunaway. Start enjoying your life. We have experienced similar things from our supposed friends and family. We finally had to come to the realization that these are are NOT our friends. Friends don't do those things to each other. It's one of the hardest realizations to come to grips with but once I (we) did it, I (we) have moved on. We feel so much better and are happy. Truly happy!
ok, so if you haven't as yet watched the new cartoon clip on the website, be prepared to throw up!.
it is called "jehovah loves all sorts of people", and features an awful song about how "jehovah loves everyone" even "different colors", etc....yep...they actually say that!.
huh??????.
All sorts of people ='s all the one's that tow the line. Listen, obey and be blessed!
What a joke!!!
i know of the local congregation's issues, per an elder i know quite well.
he has said that nearly everyone in the congregation is suffering emotionally and mentally.
he said he has never seen so many witnesses with so many problems.
"there are only three reasons you should miss a meeting.
fever, fracture or funeral.
everything else is a sorry excuse.
april video online.
at around 42 minutes, a women find jehovahs witness, but her husband is not too hot on the idea and so she has to study with her children in secret.
however eventually the husband prays to jehovah that if jehovah will help him find a leak in a construction he is working on, he will go to a meeting and presto, the next day jehovah help him find the leak so now he is a witness..
I like how the guy "bargained" with Jehovah. Really? My kids can't bargain with me so why would Jehovah allow this. Really?
Maybe I should have tried bargaining with Jehovah when my close relative was diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer. Maybe if I bargained with him they would still be alive. He can fix a leaky roof can't he, why not cancer? Hmmm.
These people get more and more delusional everyday!
i walked by the local double hall this afternoon on my way home from work at about 4:30 pm.
you would never know it's a special night.
no cars in the lot, nothing swept, no flowers or decorations...totally dead.
i was deleted as the cobe after i let my adult child move back home and he admitted that he fornicated under my roof while my wife and i where away on a rbc project.
of course the elder mode in me kicked him out of the house.. the elders moved quickly to remove me because i was too involved in "theocractic activities", i had neglected my adult son.. i accepted this primarily because i didn't want to serve with a boe that did not want me.
i was devastated however because it was the only life i knew.
A promise of Perfect Family Happiness. Isn't it interesting that ALL of our happiness is promised for the future. No wonder some of the "old timers" are pissed. Promises....Promises but no delivery. Now they are old, broke and resentful.
We don't want to end up like that!
what is the wackiest...strangest....most unusual jw teaching or practice?
What was written in the article Is it Wrong to Change Your Religion? in the July 2009 Awake page 29 “No one should be forced to worship in a way that he finds unacceptable or be made to choose between his beliefs and his family.”
This one was so wrong in so many ways. TRUE HYPOCRISY!!!
the penalty of this charge??
yes, disfellowshipping.. bad association?
excessive time at work?
what is the wackiest...strangest....most unusual jw teaching or practice?
