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Why ?

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i want to know why it is so bad for a jw to have a relationship with a non-believer.

maybe i already know the answer and maybe i am asking out of frustration.

it kind of annoys me that a wonderful partnership is wasted and never realised fully.

Taisha

Thank you again for all your replies..... you are helping me !! really....

I would like to think that I could convert 'him' to being an athiest but I feel I should not even try... he is devout JW...infact he is an elder...hmmm

....so that brings questions straightaway...how can he be devout if he falls in love with an athiest.. and continues to be with her?...hmmm again... i don't know.... but I do know he would choose his religion over me...eventually....cos the fear of not doing so will be too great.

I can only help him see reason in the vain hope a light will turn on somewhere... he will not convert me...although it seems the easy road to take... I am as firm in my beliefs as he is... the only difference being that it matters not a jot to me what religion he is... and I totally agree with you jgnat..... in saying that:

'I think the real reason is that mixed marriages are hard to control. The local Kingdom hall could just as easily lose a member as manage to convert the spouse. Also, their wierder doctrines are open to "outsider" scrutiny in a mixed marriage. '

I think that has already begun to happen... in our case... but whenever he panics inside I'm sure he will turn back to what he knows and what he believes. It must take massive strength to leave behind such a closed community and way of life... especially if you are one of the leaders of that community...it's like stomping all over all you have worked hard for. So it remains to be seen what will happen.

....and yes Stinkypantz (lol) i have some hope.... I have to have hope or I wouldn't still be here :o) I like to think there is an answer to everything... and maybe it will take a great deal of time... but there will be an answer somewhere along the line...even if it wasn't the answer i longed for.

Thanks

Taisha

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Why ?

by Taisha in

i want to know why it is so bad for a jw to have a relationship with a non-believer.

maybe i already know the answer and maybe i am asking out of frustration.

it kind of annoys me that a wonderful partnership is wasted and never realised fully.

Taisha

Thanks for all your replies... they were all appreciated

I suppose as an athiest I feel I see things more clearly... although anyone from any other religion would feel the same

Hmmm it is frustrating to think that I know we could live side by side harmoniously without this stupid rule... although I also know that I am a target for conversion.... arrgghh !! hehe I've got to laugh because laughing is all I've got left... it's an impossible situation but one which carries on in secret while we search for answers... but of course there will never be any answers... ho hum

Thanks for listening and responding so quickly...I think I will like it here !

Taisha

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Why ?

by Taisha in

i want to know why it is so bad for a jw to have a relationship with a non-believer.

maybe i already know the answer and maybe i am asking out of frustration.

it kind of annoys me that a wonderful partnership is wasted and never realised fully.

Taisha

I want to know why it is so bad for a JW to have a relationship with a non-believer. Maybe I already know the answer and maybe I am asking out of frustration. It kind of annoys me that a wonderful partnership is wasted and never realised fully.

As an athiest woman, I am happy to live amongst everyone else and accept other peoples opinions and beliefs - why don't JW's feel the same ?

Thanks in advance :o)

Taisha