Posts by Purza

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Witness Jehovah Indie film....

by Huxley in

http://http://www.bunkfilms.com/films/witness/

ha ha ha...the trailer is pretty good.... .

huxley

How do most of you....

by TallTexan in

handle being called on by jw's in service?

do you try to 'show them the light' or just be polite, or even angry?

also, i heard it rumored once that the local cong's kept a file on all 'apostates' in their territory and wouldn't let the publishers call on them for fear of them being 'turned'.

They came by the other day and I let my daughter shoo them away. I used to think I would be polite and take the mags, but at this point I would treat them like a telemarketer -- talk so fast they can't get a word in edge wise while I am closing the door.

I don't feel I have enough knowledge to go head to head with them -- but then again I am pretty much a non-confrontational person.

Purza

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The fear returns

by Purza in

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so my daughter (14 y/o and i will call her r) finds out some girl at school is a jw.

so r approaches her and tells her that she "used to be a witness".

the girl was very friendly and told r about the convention this past weekend.

Purza

I want to thank everyone for replying. You all have given me some really good points to ponder.

It was mentioned that I need to fill that void that leaving the JWs left behind. How do I do that if I don't know which way to go? I have no need for spirituality right now and I don't know how to give my daughter any spiritual guidance. She asked me if she could be any religion she wanted and I said yes. She said she has a friend who is "pagan" and was talking to him. Of course my JW radar goes ballistic at this point, and I totally did not know what to do.

I did sit and explain to her about how the organization works and the horrible experience I had and why I did not want to go back. That is all I can do right now -- just be open and honest with her and tell her about my experiences.

Purza

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No one can accuse me of being a deep thinker.........

by ScoobySnax in

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.......and thats true.

do you ever read threads on here and think, whoa!........

i'm way out of my depth here.... sometimes i even start a thread and then back off as its gone way beyond me!.

Purza

Totally. I love soft, fluffy kittens.

Purza

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No one can accuse me of being a deep thinker.........

by ScoobySnax in

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.......and thats true.

do you ever read threads on here and think, whoa!........

i'm way out of my depth here.... sometimes i even start a thread and then back off as its gone way beyond me!.

Purza

Totally. I love soft, fluffy kittens.

Purza

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The fear returns

by Purza in

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so my daughter (14 y/o and i will call her r) finds out some girl at school is a jw.

so r approaches her and tells her that she "used to be a witness".

the girl was very friendly and told r about the convention this past weekend.

Purza

Thanks KLS. I thought my daughter was totally opposed to the religion, but the fact that she felt compelled to bring it up to this girl worries me. Perhaps she has a slight interest. I am waiting for her to get home so we can "talk" about this whole thing.

Purza

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The fear returns

by Purza in

jw
friends

so my daughter (14 y/o and i will call her r) finds out some girl at school is a jw.

so r approaches her and tells her that she "used to be a witness".

the girl was very friendly and told r about the convention this past weekend.

Purza

So my daughter (14 y/o and I will call her R) finds out some girl at school is a JW. So R approaches her and tells her that she "used to be a witness". The girl was very friendly and told R about the convention this past weekend. R said she remembers going to them, blah, blah, blah. Then the girl says "if you ever want to go back to meetings, just let me know". R says "sure" (while rolling her eyes).

R tells me this at dinner tonight. I wondered why she had to say anything, but whatever.

Fast forward 30 minutes and the phone rings (R is not home). And this girl says "hi my name is M and I am one of R's friends". I said R is not here now but will be back in an hour. The girl says to me "I know you guys used to be JWs -- what hall did you go to?" At this point I am FUMING. How dare she ask me this. I told her that I am not from the area and that we went to a hall somewhere else and that I have no desire to go back. She said "well R said she might want to go to the meeting with me" (R never said that). I said "look, I am not disfellowshipped or anything and I really do not want to be a part of the JWs -- if R wants to go then she can, but just leave me out of it.

Why am I so riled up? Well, how did she get my number for one? Does she know where we live? Does she know my first name? And I would bet she is the daughter of an elder/pioneer couple (okay I am ASSuming this, but she was just so perky). Does that mean my name is on the radar screen that is shared with hundreds of elders across the state? Am I paranoid? Yes. Am I fearful? Yes. I admit it. I just want to be left alone. I am pretty pissed right now that my daughter had to open this can of worms.

Purza (hoping this will blow over quickly).

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Speaking of Shunning

by North Girl in

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for those who don't know me i've never been jw but am interesting in understanding.

anyways, i was wondering when you were a practicing jw and you had to shun people, deep down how did you feel?

did you feel right in doing so or did you always know that it wasn't right?

Purza

Or course I shunned people when I had to. I hated it. I believe in forgiving and then moving on -- I don't hold grudges. Once this man was at our meeting and I grew up with his kids and I knew the family well. I noticed he did not have a WT for the sunday meeting and I got one and handed it to him. I also gave him my song book once. None of the elders ever said a word to me about doing that so I assumed it was okay.

Shunning -- it sucks!

Purza

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Saturday Morning Visit

by Purza in

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we live in a brand new neighborhood and moved in a little over a year ago.

i saw "them" driving around about 6 months ago, but today i got my first visit from some dubs.

i had my daughter answer the door -- i told her to say "my mom says she is not home" (i remembed that response i once got when i was out in service and i found it amusing).

Purza

We live in a brand new neighborhood and moved in a little over a year ago. I saw "them" driving around about 6 months ago, but today I got my first visit from some dubs. I had my daughter answer the door -- I told her to say "my mom says she is not home" (I remembed that response I once got when I was out in service and I found it amusing). However, they wanted to know if we spoke Spanish. They didn't offer us mags or even try to start a conversation. I guess it was the spanish speaking folk trying to get their territory nailed down.

Have to admit -- hearing that doorbell ring made a chill run through my entire body. Weird.

Purza

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Adapting to Low Meeting Attendance

by metatron in

more and more congregations seem to be adapting to low meeting attendance.

bookstudies can be more difficult to hold in personal homes because, if everyone shows up at once, the house may not.

be able to hold the attendance.

Purza

When I last attended the meetings there were two congregations in the hall. One had about 20 people attending the Sunday meeting so it "merged" with the bigger congregation. We were so "thrilled" to have the fellowship of so many. *gag*

Purza