Topics Started by nojudgement

47
HOW ABOUT MENTIONING JESUS AT THE MEMORIAL!
by Mary in
1. jw
2. friends
well i went last night...........did anyone else notice how the talk focused almost exclusively on the 144,000???

jesus was barely mentioned.

the first couple of minutes talked about when the israelites left egypt and the passover was instituted.
91
Back from the Memorial......Special Announcement at the end....
by ScoobySnax in
1. jw
2. friends
the special announcement read at the end was an invite for any interested ones (tm) to ask if they wanted a bible study.....and that a special meeting will be held next sunday in all the congregations worldwide, and an invite was given for all to attend.

i loved going and was good to see all the brothers and sisters again, the po who gave the talk made a bee line for me straight after the closing prayer, straight off the platform (i had to stand as there were no seats) and asked to speak to me, and directed me to the back of the hall, i thought here we go......jc convening shortly......but no he said the wt society in london had contacted him as i'd wrote them asking for the magazines, and he would be happy to drop by and had done, but never found me at home.

so we arranged a date for him to call next week.. the hall was packed, and from my standing point i had plenty of opportunity to have a scan about, despite being horrified that their were brothers there who were betting looking than even me ( in my newly bought outfit!
33
Hot Off the Press- WE ARE NOT ATTENDING THE MEMORIAL-FIRST TIME
by wednesday in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i have been feeling nervous all day.

my hubby has been out doing yardwork, so we hadn't talked too much.

finally we talked.
27
What's The Most Traumatic Thing That's Ever Happened To You As A Witness?
by minimus in
1. jw
2. friends
when you look back at your witness life, you probably can see that you were regularly exposed to traumatic conditions and situations because you were a jw.

thinking back, was there anything that stood out in your mind that especially wounded you?
108
My Story... please don't freak out on me...
by Big Shooter in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
my story .

well, i am new here, and i have a very long story.

i don?t even know where to begin.
7
Choose the JW lifestyle or literal death
by franklin J in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
interesting premise:.

euphemism had an interesting thread yesterday about monotheism and pluralism .

and it got me to thinkings about our experiences in escaping jws and the watchtower.
22
I am marrying a df JW-
by wtphobic in
1. jw
2. friends
i will be marrying a df jw in just 2 months.

it is now really bothering him that his parents won't come to the wedding.

omg- not only is he df, but it's being held in a church!!!
26
How do you help them understand?
by Sassy in
1. social
2. relationships
i have posted as each step of my exiting has brought new stresses into my life.

you have all been awesome in your support.

i know i still have a ways to go but many of the hardest steps have been undertaken... and i have an interview for a new job, so my working with a guy who is a jw, might be taken out of my environment so i can go somewhere that is not only closer to home (short commute) but also no one will know i was ever a jw.
33
Coming Out With Pride & Confidence!
by Corvin in
1. jw
2. friends
i have only been visiting this board for a couple months, but wow, how it has helped me!

thanks to everyone who has shared information and their stories, given advice, listened, reasoned, confessed, vented, cussed, challenged and supported.

i am formerly known as "hunyadi", but i made the decision to come out a few weeks ago.
54
Covering up bathroom mirrors at the assemblies!!!
by nojudgement in
1. jw
2. friends
this was one of the craziest things i remember about the summer conventions.

i would go into the sister's bathrooms and the mirrors would all be taped up with brown paper so that we couldn't look at our reflections.

were were amish or something?