Am I the only one who is wondering if he was a JW in1978 when the murders took place?
JK
(chester dailylocal.com, usa ).
greist must never be released from the state hospital .
every year around this time richard greist, who was found not guilty by reason of insanity in 1980 for the death of his wife, janice, and attacks on his family, pushes for more freedom.. and every year, greist, a resident at norristown state hospital, is denied.. were all about rights, fairness and treating people the correct way.. however, heres our position on greist: richard greist is where he belongs and never should be released from the state hospital ever.. why?.
Am I the only one who is wondering if he was a JW in1978 when the murders took place?
JK
i'm hyper sensitive when it comes to smoking.
even when i haven't seen a person near me with a cigarette in their mouth, my eyes will water up and get itchy.
i'll start sneezing.
Somehow this topic makes me want to light another one.
JK
lancelink,
Welcome to JWD, and thank you for sharing your story.
JK
i've been a faded jw for 10 years i left because of my failed first marriage, i'm no hypocrite and realised i had left completely so i embraced the world and dived in, only christmas and birthdays i could not get into, they were too foreign to me having never celebrated them, like if i suddenly tried to do ramadan or something like that.. 1/ all the criticisms of the people in the truth you say on here, i've found in the world, warts and all only in the world nothing holds them back from being utterly horrible to you.. 2/ i got stabbed by a worldly boyfriend, i got married 2 times of my own choosing to men outside the truth, the first smoked and was an alcoholic, the second gambled every penny we had and defrauded me out of money after we separated, 2 divorces later i am currently pregnant and a single mum since current boyfriend decided kids was to much of a responsibility and he needed his freedom and i was 'too selfish to expect him to give up his life'.. 3/ parents-in-law!
i have been shunned by them as equal to anything you accuse witness families of and for the silliest of reasons, i had a disabled son and his grandparents said they wanted nothing to do with him because they didn't want to become attached in case he died.. 4/ i miss the honest friendships of the truth, i had friends of all ages from 14 to 80 years old and they genuinely cared for me, many trying to keep me in the faith a long time after i left but i was determined to fade so moved away completely, but i find friendships in the world so shallow in comparison and very hard to sustain :( i've never been a drinker and sometimes thats what friendship means you being a companion for them to goto pub with.. 5/ my recent boyfriend was in a christian religion, i thought why not find out about it, harvest churches if you ever heard of them, unfortunately it still hasn't stop him leaving me pregnant and alone and when i said to him how does he clear that with god, he replies "as long as i repent it doesn't matter" it's like he has a "get out of jail free card" for any wrong-doing in the bible, this is so alien to me and my witness trained conscience.. 6/ i recently out of frustration tried looking into atheism and joined their forums, it wasn't fun, they are as bombastic and arrogant as their religious counterparts can be from any religion, they make a religion out of not believing in god, it's very weird they talk of saving people from believing in god and offer nothing to replace it.
they said to me "be happy you are in reality now and enjoy it" and i thought "well if this is reality i've had enough of it".
Reniaa,
Welcome to JWD!
When I left the religion, I had a few horrendous relationships. I had a friend tell me something that stuck with me:
"Your picker is broke."
I think your problem has been similar. You "picked" the wrong people to enter relationships with. Perhaps counseling will give you insights into the "why" of this problem, instead of picking wrong again for religion and friends. Choosing a cult as a "feel good" would just exacerbate your issues in the long run.
JK
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfdoi24rrae.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnzr7mqyhak.
OBVES
here i am an apostate that just found out that an elder's 18-year-old daughter is dating an unbeliever.
i don't know why this is bothering me!?
is it because i want to call them and cause trouble?
It seems that you are experiencing a bit of schadenfreude, if you would enjoy turning her in. Nothing wrong in feeling that, unless you act upon it.
JK
i left about 8 years ago, at the grand old age of 24, basically being an unmarried mum of 1 (baptised when my girl was 11months old) and the 'tipping point for me' when elder sisters tried to set me up for marriage to a 64year old elder, as that would be the only man willing to marry a girl such as myself.
i ran away, i moved 300miles away.
there should be a witness pretection programme ;).
chik,
Welcome to JWD!
Well, I am a freak of sorts. I was married and divorced 3 times as a JW. So in order, here is the premarital behavior:
1st - Started having premarital sex 3 months before wedding, oral way before that.
2nd - Were good little boy and girl until wedding night.
3rd - Oral only.
So yes it does happen. I would guess the majority do, and never confess.
JK
is there anything worse than this?
sometimes it is ok, other times it sucks.
The "truth" sucks much more than a bath house. Why be torn?
JK
a married sister had an affair with a single brother.
not only was the single brother and the sister df'd but the husband was too.
the charge?
The one thing that I do know, is that if the elders on the committee want to disfellowship someone, they will make it happen. The charge wouldn't matter, and they do not allow you to record the meeting or have witnesses to it. The ball is completely in their court.
JK
let's give her a big group hug, she needs it.. (((((((a&w))))))))).
What is going on, I am out of the loop.
((((((((((((((((((((Robin)))))))))))))))))))))))
JK