Oh yeah, Elsewhere. I've been meaning to tell you we're going out of town. We're spending Christmas with my husband's relatives.
You left for Thanksgiven, we're leaving for Christmas.
We'll be sure to get together for next year's holidays.
pennycandy
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What are you doing for Christmas?
by Elsewhere in.
one of my co-workers asked me that and i realized that i haven't made any plans for anything.
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My story, please read
by fairchild infirst of all, thank you very much for taking the time to read this.
i hope that i am putting this in the right forum.. .
i studied as much about different religions as i could and read every book available to me.
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pennycandy
I'd like to address your feelings of guilt and unworthiness. Better get used to them.
I think most all here would agree that guilt comes with being a witness. The standard we are to reach for is simply unattainable, therefore we feel unacceptable by Jehovah.
If we can't make the national average of preaching hours, we feel guilty. If we make the national average but can't pioneer, we feel guilty. If we auxillary pioneer but can't regular pioneer, we feel guilty, and on and on. If we miss a meeting, or even wish we could miss a meeting, we feel guilty. We are always told to give more, more. This is a perfect recipe for guilt and unworthiness.
This is the problem of religions that base salvation on works. Since humans are by nature imperfect, there is no way we can ever earn Jehovah's favor. Not even the most pious, God-fearing member of the Governing Body is acceptable to him. What did Jesus die for if all we have to do is be good and do what the Society says to gain everlasting life. I suggest you read about salvation through grace.
I know I lived with the terrible guilt for 30 years. Now, for the first time in my life, I'm free of it, and it makes all the difference in the world. I've never walked without the heavy weight of the witness burden until now. I've found that worshipping can be a pleasure and not a millstone.
I hope you can find peace at the end of your struggle.
Penny
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pennycandy
From Orange, Texas
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What would you like to do if you knew it wouldn't kill you?
by Elsewhere in.
...or hurt you.. as an example: drive your car off a cliff like in the movie groundhod day, just for the hell of it.. basically something that would normaly kill you or leave you messed up real bad... but in this case you could "reset" all new again.. don't be shy... i won't think your weird if you want to blow your head off just to see what it's like.
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pennycandy
Yes, experience outer space, without the burden of a spacecraft.
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How rebellious did you get after leaving?
by JH inafter leaving a controlling sect, it?s normal to want to live ?freedom?.
what did you do to show that you were no longer under the influence of the watchtower?
did you grow a beard, start having sex with whoever, start drinking, start gambling?
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pennycandy
I married a "worldly" man, had "worldly" children, celebrate "worldly" holidays, and read "apostate" literature. Other than that I'm a much better Christian than I ever was when I was in.
When I was in the org was when I did all the sex and drugs and smoking and cussing.
Hmm . . . go figure!
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New Provision to Assist Us to Abstain From Blood - Dec KM
by truthseeker inif you wondered whether the society would print blood cards this year, they won't.
blood cards are out.. consider the box found on the december km, entitled "new provision to assist us to abstain from blood".
the governing body has approved combining the essential elements of the durable power of attorney (dpa) document and the advance.
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pennycandy
I understand about using them during an illness or planned medical treatment, but I'm not clear on how the DPA would work in an emergency. Is there something a witness would keep on their person at all times, or only a filed paper that must be searched for, faxed, or brought in? If someone is in a car accident and brought unconscious to the ER, possibly needing a transfusion in the first few minutes, how would the staff know the patient doesn't want it?
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Hilarious rumours!!!
by gerbils inwhen my father stepped down from being an elder in the congregation, due to him wanting to spend more time with the family, a lot of people were very curious as to why he did.
the shocking rumour started going around as to the reason why- my dad had been caught having gay sex in a car with another brother, and they were caught in the act by a pioneer sister in the congregation!.
on hearing the gossip dad actually couldn't speak for a whole 1/2 hour!
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pennycandy
Elsewhere,
The rumors I heard when you DA'd were that you went atheist, that you had become extremely obnoxious, and were a raving apostate.
Oh, wait, aren't rumors supposed to be untrue?
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What foods are yall addicted to??
by missy04 ini'm pretty sure everyone has certain comfort foods, or foods that you could eat almost every day and not get tired of..i do anyway.. what foods is everyone here totally stuck on?
chocolate?
ice cream?
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pennycandy
I don't understand you people who say you are addicted to non-sweet foods. It's the sugar, man!!! It's the sweet stuff!
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How many here grew up JW but had worldly friends?
by Jez inmy best friend was worldly all through elementary to high school.
we are still good friends.
i wonder if that led to our being a tad bit more open minded and aided in our exit???
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pennycandy
Nope, no worldly friends here.
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The WTBTS's proactive steps at preventing child molestation.
by formerout inbrobennett, you made this comment in another post:.
breeding pedophiles are more common in other religions since they are kept in circulation and not taken out of the religion.
by the way, brobennett, do you have kids?.
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pennycandy
Thanks Big Tex.
My point is that it's not a rumor. If you haven't heard about the molestation incidents in your area, then you're probably not in the gossip ring. It's all around us, and if full disclosure were made, I think most JW's would be shocked at the number of victims and perpetrators in good standing.