Posts by CeriseRose

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Question... Do JWs shun Family?

by Sassy in

i had a disagreement with xq in chat today, because he was trying to say that jws for the most part disobey the wts and still treat family like family even if they are dfd or quit being witnesses.. i don't feel that is true.

i think that the majority of us on here who no longer are jws have family members who no longer have anything to do with us and shun us.... so i said it would be interesting to take a poll and see how many here are treated just like all the rest of your 'loving family' who is a jw still.......are you treated the same?.

does family shun you for being df'd, da'd or no longer participating?or do they hide and talk to you but only when other active jws can't see?

CeriseRose

Does family shun you for being DF'd, DA'd or no longer participating? DA'd and yes, my JW family does, wholeheartedly.
Or do they hide and talk to you but only when other active JWs can't see?? No. I had one call from my sis since I DA'd...to ask for a DVD she thought was left at my house prior to my DAing.
Do they share meals with you? No.
Go shopping, see movies, do PUBLIC things with you? No.
Is your life the same with them when you were a JW, as when you are not? No, they don't call, don't want me to call, don't even phone as they 'can' to find out if I'm okay or 'keep in touch' in anyway. I am as good as dead. I did send a letter recently regarding my engagement and have not received, nor do I expect to receive a response.

Now, pardon my boggling, but what planet is XQ on? I mean, has he/she just not read anything here? *blinks in confusion*

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Someone's avatar reminded me...

by CeriseRose in

on the weekend i *finally* got to see dogma (of the jay and silent bob class).

omg it was such a hoot.

it takes potshots at everything.

CeriseRose

That one's excellent too...although I watched it first and had no idea who the two guys were. hehe

My fiance is a J&SB fan...and owns almost all of them. I'm only missing one now...the one he doesn't own. Yet.

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Someone's avatar reminded me...

by CeriseRose in

on the weekend i *finally* got to see dogma (of the jay and silent bob class).

omg it was such a hoot.

it takes potshots at everything.

CeriseRose

Yes, she was very cute. And it was the perfect 'twist'

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Someone's avatar reminded me...

by CeriseRose in

on the weekend i *finally* got to see dogma (of the jay and silent bob class).

omg it was such a hoot.

it takes potshots at everything.

CeriseRose

BUDDY! It's him!

*cackles madly*

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Watchtower Opts to Make Service Meetings Even Worse

by metatron in

jw
friends

the recent august kingdom ministry contains instructions on deepening the ennui.

and sophorific potential of service meetings.

they are ordering that before the circuit.

CeriseRose

I believe you Blondie, we had similar talks at least once a year. *sigh*

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Watchtower Opts to Make Service Meetings Even Worse

by metatron in

jw
friends

the recent august kingdom ministry contains instructions on deepening the ennui.

and sophorific potential of service meetings.

they are ordering that before the circuit.

CeriseRose

I think you may be confusing it with the Kingdom Ministry school. Elders and MSes go to these every year or two; there's generally a one-day session for MSes, and two days for Elders. Ministerial Training School is for Ministerial Servants or Elders; it's actually a two-month program. Unlike the KM school, which is for all Elders and MSes, MTS requires a special application process, and only a small number attend (maybe a couple of hundred a year).

No, I wasn't confusing it. I didn't even know about the Kingdom Ministry School. What I didn't know was the length of the MTS,and that's why I was showing that I was guessing on the timing.

I gave an overview of my understanding of it, as no one else had by the time I did. Being a single female, we know how often I would have any opportunity to know anything about the actual workings, beyond what I would have retained from the ultra-boring meetings (zilch). hehe Besides I'm doing my darndest to dump extraneous crap from my memory.

Thanks for clarifying for the person asking.

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Tragedy averted

by SheilaM in

this is about my older sister and i .

tragedy averted.

i spoke to my sister today.

CeriseRose

I sent a letter to my sister (still a JW) on my impending marriage and our possibly crossing paths at a family function (if they go).

What you've written is EXACTLY how I felt when writing/sending the letter...and the trepidation I'm feeling at her possible response (non-response). She told my aunt before she got the letter that the party sounded good. She hasn't gotten back to my aunt (it's been over a week). I don't know how to read that.

I also don't know if I care to worry about it. It's sad, but I can't keep living worrying about her and how she might perceive it. Of course, I'm feeling cavalier right now. By PMS time it may bug me a lot. :S

*hugs* Thanks for sharing it. :)

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Someone's avatar reminded me...

by CeriseRose in

on the weekend i *finally* got to see dogma (of the jay and silent bob class).

omg it was such a hoot.

it takes potshots at everything.

CeriseRose

On the weekend I *finally* got to see Dogma (of the Jay and Silent Bob class).

OMG it was SUCH a hoot. It takes potshots at everything. It's sick and twisted and I laughed myself silly.

I think it's RandomTask's avatar that is Buddy Jesus. hehehehe

If you like things of the Jay and Silent Bob variety this is a definite watch. :)

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Not sure if this belongs in this subheading...

by CeriseRose in

but i really don't know where to put it if not here.

just an interesting bit of things that i'm reading.

now, please remember that i had no bible knowledge prior to jws and they 'got' to me just as i was hitting the years where most people go to university to expand their knowledge.

CeriseRose

It's a bit of a heavy read. I love reading and read quickly and I have to go a little slower because it's so full of stuff.

But if you're questing for knowledge, even varied and confusing knowledge *grin*, this could work. :)

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Not sure if this belongs in this subheading...

by CeriseRose in

but i really don't know where to put it if not here.

just an interesting bit of things that i'm reading.

now, please remember that i had no bible knowledge prior to jws and they 'got' to me just as i was hitting the years where most people go to university to expand their knowledge.

CeriseRose

but I really don't know where to put it if not here.

Just an interesting bit of things that I'm reading. Now, please remember that I had NO Bible knowledge prior to JWs and they 'got' to me just as I was hitting the years where most people go to University to expand their knowledge. So in my quest for knowledge and catchup, I saw this book and my fiance picked it up for me to read.

It's called the Secret Teachings of All Ages, written by Manly P. Hall, originally published in 1928. It is self-described as "An Encyclopedic Outline of Masonic, Hermetic, Qabbalistic, and Rosicrusian Symbolical Philosophy."

I'm taking a philosophy course, but as anyone who's delved into that area of study knows, the subject of religion is quite intertwined. I picked up the book for its philosophical side, but am I ever getting my eyes opened to religion, and the 'stories' from the Bible in particular.

Things like most ancient cultures had a flood fable (which even the Insight book mentions). What they don't mention is that most ancient cultures had a 'dying god acting as a saviour for all' facet. !

I'm only 100 pages into this 700 + page book. I'm simply astounded at how much the Bible *could* have been taken from other cultures and their mythology/religion.

This, coupled with reading the DaVinci Code earlier this year, really boggles my mind. I mean, I don't know how much of any of these other things are true either, but the concept that it *could*...wow. Talk about opening my eyes.