Posts by Brooklynn

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FORNICATION - Friend or Foe?

by adamgraziano in

is fornication as bad as the jw's say it is?

jw quote - "the aftereffects of immorality are as bitter as wormwood and as sharp as a two-edged sword?painful and death dealing.

a troubled conscience, an unwanted pregnancy, or a sexually transmitted disease are often the bitter consequences of such conduct.

What Ways Did Jehovah's Witnesses Make You Feel Guilty???

by minimus in

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i believe that many religions try to make their adherents feel guilt.

and of course, the witnesses are no different and imo, are more guilty than most.

people go to a meeting during a snowstorm because the elders feel it's not that bad.

When I made one of those commen mistakes that most teens make and got pregnant, I asked for help and forgivness. I was all alone and pregnant with my daughter ...... And publicly reproved. A lot of guilt from family and the congragation when it should be one of the happiest times of your life. I was never given my 'privelages' no matter what I did.

Do you have any idea how HARD it is to wake up for service when you've been and sick can't sleep?! At the end of my pregnancy they said that I wasn't putting enough effort out to attend the meeting on Saturday morning . So I was a bad person for being pregnant and for being sick and tired and not attending every single meeting while pregnant.

I was also going to Massage Therapy school while pregnant and they pulled me aside to ask "what type of work I would be conducting and that I should consider what Jehovah would think." I was trying to get an education so as to be able to suport my daughter as a single mom!

GUILT that they thought everyone would view me as a prostitute. NOTHING is ever good enough!