Flower,
I think going to a professional is a great idea. But also try to remember that just because the WTBTS let you down that you don't have to give up on God. Perhaps you can find a tradtional church that believes in the mercy of God and the true meaning of Christ sacrafice for mankind. Get a copy of a non-NWT bible, maybe a Living Bible, and read the book of Galatians. Don't just read a few verses, read the entire book. Learn that the Good News is really all about relying on Jesus to help us and to live our lives for Him.
The Good News is that Jesus does not expect us to conform to any certain strict laws, just let His Holy Spirit guide you.
It is scary to me how many people let the WTBTS keep them from having a relationship with God. You still must have faith, but your faith needs to be in Jesus and God not a society.
As I said before, getting professional help is great. I'm not trying to discouage you from this.
Just remember, its really pretty simple, Jesus Loves You!
blindfool
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Therapy suggestions.......
by flower inok as those of you who know me know i'm a little wacky since my exit from the borg.
i've decided that its a little more than can be solved with just this board so i'm calling in the pros.
hopefully they can just do some type of operation and remove this borg chip that is still implanted in my brain.
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Chris Rocks answer to JW
by blindfool inon a chris rock hbo special he says he was approched by jw's and asked, "wouldn't you like to live forever on a paradise earth?.
he answers:.
no, not with a bunch of jehovahs witnesses!
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On a Chris Rock HBO special he says he was approched by JW's and asked, "Wouldn't you like to live forever on a paradise earth?
He answers:
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Does any of this sound familiar????????
by tyydyy insigns you live in the year 2002.... 1. you just tried to enter your password on the microwave.. 2. you have a list of 15 phone numbers to reach your family.
of three.. 3. you call your son's beeper to let him know it's time to.
eat.
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blindfool
Reminds me of:
How does a suburban housewife call her children for dinner?KIDS, get in the car!
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question about shepherding calls
by blindfool ini'm just curious about something and thought some of the former elders and such could answer.. i know of some witnesses who are sick and can't come to the meetings.. we used to call them shut-ins in church.
i don't think that any elders or pioneers ever visit on a regular basis.
it seems to me that it would be easy for a pioneer to rack up some good hours by going by and having a weekley book study and wt study with these people.
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Thanks for the information Dutchy. I'm sure that explains it.
Didn't Jesus say that true Christians would be recognized by their love?
Maybe I skipped the part where Jesus said true Christians would be recognized by their time slips. I'm not as angry as I sound here,
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Did The Generation Change Silence Apostates?
by Englishman inhere is a paragraph from the1997 august 1st.watchtower re the generation change:.
"recently, 'the faithful and discreet slave' has helped us to refine our understanding of the term 'generation' used at matthew 24:34 and of the timing of the judgment of 'the sheep' and 'the goats' mentioned at matthew 25:31-46, as well as of our view toward certain types of civilian service.
no doubt some apostates would have been delighted if many of jehovah's witnesses had stuck rigidly to the previous understanding of such subjects and refused to progress.
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I think most JW's knew there needed to be a change in the generation teaching.
I remember the first time I talked to my wife about the fact that the teaching had to change. It was in about 1990, we had a big fight over this. It is one of the things that blows my mind about the witnesses. They know some things aren't right, but until they read it in the Watchtower or hear it from the speaker at the KH, they will argue the point.
Anyway, the WT point is flawed because if anyone had not accepted the change they would have been labeled an apostate and dealt with accordingly. There is no room in the WTBTS for an individual to "rigidy" stick to a previous understanding.
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question about shepherding calls
by blindfool ini'm just curious about something and thought some of the former elders and such could answer.. i know of some witnesses who are sick and can't come to the meetings.. we used to call them shut-ins in church.
i don't think that any elders or pioneers ever visit on a regular basis.
it seems to me that it would be easy for a pioneer to rack up some good hours by going by and having a weekley book study and wt study with these people.
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I'm just curious about something and thought some of the former elders and such could answer.
I know of some witnesses who are sick and can't come to the meetings.
We used to call them shut-ins in church. I don't think that any elders or pioneers ever visit on a regular basis.
It seems to me that it would be easy for a pioneer to rack up some good hours by going by and having a weekley book study and WT study with these people. Is there any reason that such ones are not reached out to by the pioneers or elders?
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my goal in life.........
by flower ini dont know if this is good or bad and i'm intersted in opinion, comments ect.
my one and only real goal in life is to make sure my kid is happy all the time.
i dont mean literally every second cause thats not possible but i mean from now until hes an adult i want him to have everything that i didnt.
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It seems to me that you are very sincere in your goals.
My goals as far as raising my children has always been about trying to help them become responsable adults, capable of making their own desicions and mistakes.
I don't think I can save them from being unhappy sometimes, but I try to make sure they realize that failing is sometimes a part of growing.
I remember a song a group of young people sang in our church when I was growing up. The chorus said something like "flowers need rain to make them grow."
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Let me introduce myself
by blindfool inok, todays the day i introduce myself.
i've been reading.
as a "lurker" for a couple of months.
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I'll explain the blindfool name:
After reading some "apostate" literature on the WTBTS the scripture
Matthew 23:17 really seemed to apply to the society.
This has since always been one of the scriptures that means a lot to me.
When I read posts from people like Amazing and Dog Patch, I see a corrolation to Jesus telling the Pharisees that he will send them great teachers and wise men but they will crucify and kill (disfellowship or disassociate) them. Read Matthew 23:13-36 and see if this seems like the WTBTS to you?
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Where have all the children gone?
by ozziepost inhow did the next line of the peter, paul and mary song go?.
"long time passing".. children in the witness community here in oz seem to be disappearing.. there was a time when each congregation could expect to count new publishers each year from the children growing up in witness families.
say 1 or 2 in an average 100 publisher congregation.
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Its scary to think of a 10 or 11 year old being batised. It seems to me that the point of babtism is the point where you are no longer allowed free thought.
I remember years ago a person could be an approved associate, and could lose this status for wrong behavior, but now it seems you must be babtised before judical action is taken. Am I wrong? -
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Let me introduce myself
by blindfool inok, todays the day i introduce myself.
i've been reading.
as a "lurker" for a couple of months.
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OK, todays the day I introduce myself. I've been reading
as a "lurker" for a couple of months. I have really enjoyed
reading the comments on the board.
Now, about me. I am married for 18 years to the love of my
life. She was born into the JW religion and we live the life-
style. We've never celebrated Christmas or had birthday parties
for our children. My wife was babtised after our first child was
born, and she also arranged for a bible study for me. I studied
with a broher for about a year. I had started reading "apostate" literature and discussed my concerns with my wife and this brother.
It was not long after I discussed this matter with him that this brother decided we had studied long enough. I agreed also.
The sticking point with me was and still is that the GB insists on being called the direct channel of God. I still go to Sunday meetings with my wife but nobody really bothers me with anything else.
I feel like I am a balancing point for my children. All three children are involved in sports at school but do refrain from some school activities(flag and pledge).
This site is a great thing for me. I like to read how other people have delt with issues and feelings I've had for years.
I have recentley corresponded with some really great people like Randy W. and look forward to corresponding with many more.
Hopefully I can share some personal thoughts with other members of this board. I have never really been able to talk to other people about the way I feel and how the JW's affect my life.
Thanks for being out there and thanks for your insightfullness.