my family member says he only attends two meetings per week.
and only goes out on field service whenever he wants to.
are some halls less strict than others?
The keeping records of preaching hours makes every single JW a liar.
Here is how I count my time: The minute I step out of my house en route to 'service' to the very minute I step foot back in my home returning from 'service'. It amounts to a very nice 'above average' hour count each month. Has to be done this way to keep hubby and others off my back.
SL
i have noticed that younger guy appearing more and more on jw tv and in special talks.
can't remember his name but he is middle aged, greying, but has a business exec look about him.. is this guy the next gen of gb members?
or is he just an aide to help them about etc?
It is only fair that the current GB gets the boot based on their age, just like the gave the boot to the DOs.
It is a good business model, though.
SL
joined the site, not that i have much to share.. i'm married to a jw (wife).
i never have been or will be a jw, i honestly hate the wt (not the jws).
being married to a jw, can sometimes make you crazy, i never believed any of the bs.
If she has always been a JW and she violated the big no-no of marrying a non-JW, you have nothing to worry about. Yes, in her heart of hearts, she is only going through the motions and is not a true JW in essence.
Welcome!
SL
you have to lead a secret life as a jw.
you're not supposed to over drink, go to night clubs, enjoy worldly concerts, etc.....sex, though is really taboo.
you could never freely talk about your sex life.
Sex. There is no way all them couples, specially the younger ones, aren't enjoying wonderful oral, anal, freaky sex. No way!
But, hey, see no evil, hear no evil.
SL
this is a sensitive topic for many of us i know, but i am wondering how many here actually gave up the idea of having a family "in this system" for the sake of "kingdom activity or service"??.
start the count here with my wife and i.
One of my thoughts for not having kids was that raising children in the end times was not practical. However, I was not very motherly to begin, never was, but definitely the Org's negatives on reproduction when the end is so near was one of the many reasons why we ended up childfree.
I cannot say that being childfree has made me miserable. I rather enjoy much life with just distant nieces and nephews.
SL
bodies of elders around the world will soon (tm) receive a nicely worded letter from the christian congregation of jehovah's witnesses, telling them that local elders are now responsible for ensuring that no perverts are allowed to be alone with any children on any kind of witness business, otherwise, the boe will be accountable to the courts - not the org!.
however, if the elders are aware that bro.
& sister oblivious sometimes ask bro.
Any change for the better is welcomed at this time. Surely the Org will find a way not to be shelling out so much cash in lawsuits due to their negligence.
It would be excellent if any abuser, sexual, physical or otherwise would be publicly censured and then a talk would follow that would give all paying attention the reason and heads up to guard themselves from this dangerous individual.
SL
it has been mentioned on here by quite a few posters that when they let go of the pressure of living up to the standards set out in the wt publications, they felt relief from a strangulating set of rules and regulations which do not truly reflect the kindness and love displayed by jesus.. as more than a year has gone by since i first read the ray franz books and started reading posts here, i recently stepped back and thought about how i now feel.
having always been a boy who can't say no (theocratically speaking) i have just now realized that, yes, i can refuse talks in the tms if i either can't do them or (gasp) don't want to do them.
just last week a well-meaning but misguided elder put me down to take a fs arrangement without asking me, despite the fact that i resigned as an elder last year and had asked for the pressure to be taken off.
I told the school elder that 2 parts per year is all I can handle for now and that I would let him know when I have more time in the future. Have not given a part in a very long time. Sometimes all it takes is clear communication.
SL
fyi, if you feel that scientology's tax-exempt status should be revoked, you can sign a white house petition to revoke its tax-exempt status at https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/revoke-scientologys-tax-exempt-status.. i signed the petition even though i have mixed feelings about this petition.
i would prefer that dangerous cults like scientology be reformed by suspending its tax-exempt status until it makes needed changes and i do not like targeting a specific organization when the whole system should be changed.
on the other hand this type of action may help to promote debate about revising the tax codes in the us.. i do prefer revising the tax code like i wrote about in revise tax code to protect children from sexual abuse .. peace be with you and everyone, who you love,.
I would like to sign one attributed to ALL religious organizations losing tax exemption status and any other kind of government aid.
While we are at it, also let us get money out of politics. TYT!!!
SL
oh man!.
the april broadcast is so manipulative when it speaks about enduring.
the very premise makes witnesses feel burdened with a martyrdom and heavy hearted complex!
And here is a biblical contradiction: Didn't Jesus say that following him would be refreshing, his yoke light, or something to that effect?
Never ending guilt trips. This is where knowing TTATT is so great; one is no longer affected by such nonsense.
SL
i continue to be saddened by the fact that i am married to such a selfish man.. i want to know if i am the only wife who has no say when it comes to using the house she lives in for activities including other people.. .
let me explain.. yesterday my daugher who is 35 got a new puppy for my grandaughter who is 13. today my daughter and son in law are going to help my uncle at a job, and my granddaughter wanted to spend the day here, my daugher said shed bring her and the puppy over, i laughed and said 'your dad wont have that, ill have to go to your house'.. after all it will 'upset' the 2 cats they will hide all day [like they do anytime someone including my grandchild is in my home] .. i already knew that he would not like it if she brought the puppy over, [weve had dogs so its not like he hates them].
he doesnt care if his grandaughter would have enjoyed playing with the puppy over grandmas house, where she likes to be for a change, and that fact that id like to see what my cats would do when they saw a dog for the first time in thier lives.. maybe id have liked to play with the puppy .. when i said to my husband that my daughter said she wanted tp bring them over he said.
Sowhatnow,
After having read your situation, I feel as though my marital issues are nothing. Venting helps, so we are here to read on.
Well, there is some consolation in the fact that women outlive men for the most part. Take good care of yourself in hopes that he will croak first and then you will enjoy some years doing what you please after that.
SL
