sugarbritches

Joined

• started 15 topics
• posted 69 times   see topics posted on
• send a message

Posts by sugarbritches

• 
  37

  reinstatement

  by sugarbritches in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hi does anyone know what the procedure is for reinstatement?

  i love this forum- you guys are all great.

  sugarbritches

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  sugarbritches

  Okay thanks guys. I guess I am a little too sensitive tonight. I didn't make my position really clear in my post this is true. Thanks Gumby and everyone- I will continue to post. My heart gets in the way sometimes-- I'm trying to heal and to be a stronger person. But it's a long slow painful journey. Again, thanks--
• 
  37

  reinstatement

  by sugarbritches in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hi does anyone know what the procedure is for reinstatement?

  i love this forum- you guys are all great.

  sugarbritches

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  sugarbritches

  HI Gumby--- the reason is simple. I am not aJW- my friend is- the one that won't talk to me because the elders consider me bad association. I was just curious what the procedure was for reinstatement. From here on, I will only be lurking- this forum is very theraputic for me.But each time I post someone acts just like the elders at the local KIngdom Hall where I used to have a Bible Study. So i will be reading and learning and growing but not posting. I"m trying to heal- posts like yours only reopens the wounds.God Bless- Sugarbritches
• 
  37

  reinstatement

  by sugarbritches in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hi does anyone know what the procedure is for reinstatement?

  i love this forum- you guys are all great.

  sugarbritches

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  sugarbritches

  Hi does anyone know what the procedure is for reinstatement? I love this forum- you guys are all great. Sugarbritches
• 
  14

  how long disfellowshipped?

  by sugarbritches in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hi- when someone is disfellowshipped- how do the elders determine the amount of time for the disfellowshipping to last?

  my friend- perhaps i should say my ex friend has been disfellowshipped for 3 years- for singing in a small local country band with me- a non-witness.isn't that a bit extreme?

  i haven't seen or heard from him in over a year.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  sugarbritches

  Hi eyeslice--- I sang and played mandolin in the same band with this guy---along with about 6 otther people. He was told he couldn't assocaite with on a regular basis those who do not share his faith. I was told the same thing by the elders when I confronted them. If there was "more to it"- please leave me out of it. Thanks for your compassion
• 
  14

  how long disfellowshipped?

  by sugarbritches in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hi- when someone is disfellowshipped- how do the elders determine the amount of time for the disfellowshipping to last?

  my friend- perhaps i should say my ex friend has been disfellowshipped for 3 years- for singing in a small local country band with me- a non-witness.isn't that a bit extreme?

  i haven't seen or heard from him in over a year.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  sugarbritches

  Hi all forgiving--- I'm not the one who turned her back on him- it was the other way around- all because a few old men in Brooklyn says that if I'm not a witness then I am nothing. Thanks
• 
  33

  What's your nicest souvenir of your time spent as a JW?

  by JH in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  .

  can you still recall nice moments you spent as a jw?

  do you remember ever being happy there?

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  sugarbritches

  Hi- I wasn't a JW- but I was a Bible Student- and I have no happy memories there. I have nightmares still which I keep hoping will go away. I believe in time they will. It's strange how long it takes for the scars to fade even after you have been gone for a while. Coming here helps me a lot. Thanks guys- Sugarbritches
• 
  14

  how long disfellowshipped?

  by sugarbritches in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hi- when someone is disfellowshipped- how do the elders determine the amount of time for the disfellowshipping to last?

  my friend- perhaps i should say my ex friend has been disfellowshipped for 3 years- for singing in a small local country band with me- a non-witness.isn't that a bit extreme?

  i haven't seen or heard from him in over a year.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  sugarbritches

  HI Snakeizz--- thanks for your post. Yes being sincerely repentant should definitely play a big role in being reinstated. I can't see that being someones friend is worthy of being disfellowshipped for 3 yrs though. Yeah I know JW's aren't ALLOWED to associate with those who do not share their faith- but he associates every day with people who are not JW's. He rents homes to lots of people- not one of them is a JW. None of the other band members are JW's and yet it's okay to sing and play with them. Anyway thanks for responding- I feel very bitter towards the JW's and all they have put me through. I don't have the wisdom I guess to understand why people let a group of men control their every thought, choose their friends, etc.... but then i guess thats what brainwashing is. Again, thanks
• 
  14

  how long disfellowshipped?

  by sugarbritches in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hi- when someone is disfellowshipped- how do the elders determine the amount of time for the disfellowshipping to last?

  my friend- perhaps i should say my ex friend has been disfellowshipped for 3 years- for singing in a small local country band with me- a non-witness.isn't that a bit extreme?

  i haven't seen or heard from him in over a year.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  sugarbritches

  Thanks Blondie and all for your posts. My friend has written numerous letters about being reinstated but 3 yrs later he is still disfellowshipped.That just seems way unreasonable to me.But then I know how cold and heartless the elders were so this doesn't really shock me. Happy New Year all- again thanks for your posts. Being here is helping me to cope with a heartache that is bigger than I am. Sugarbritches
• 
  14

  how long disfellowshipped?

  by sugarbritches in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hi- when someone is disfellowshipped- how do the elders determine the amount of time for the disfellowshipping to last?

  my friend- perhaps i should say my ex friend has been disfellowshipped for 3 years- for singing in a small local country band with me- a non-witness.isn't that a bit extreme?

  i haven't seen or heard from him in over a year.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  sugarbritches

  Hi- when someone is disfellowshipped- how do the elders determine the amount of time for the disfellowshipping to last? MY friend- perhaps I should say my ex friend has been disfellowshipped for 3 years- for singing in a small local country band with me- a non-witness.Isn't that a bit extreme? I haven't seen or heard from him in over a year. Sugarbritches
• 
  13

  Adam was perfect,...Right?

  by prophecor in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  my wife and i were discussing adam being a perfect creation of god.

  we as jw's, have always associated adam with being such, but she tosses me a curveball and does not necessairily agree to the standard jw theology.

  she believes that had adam been perfect, the sins of the fathers would never have been visited upon his children, we would never have been locked out of paradise and all the ills of this world would never have been an issue.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  sugarbritches

  HI Phophecor--- I wish I could find a way to get a very dear friend of mine out of the JW religion- but he has been a witness for 40 yrs- I don't think it's possible to get him to see that this religion is wrong about so many things. I enjoyed your post---Sugarbritches