Posts by sammielee24

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IT HAS BEGUN "BIG" NEWS ON AP NEWS WIRE

by DannyHaszard in

religion today

monterey county herald, ca - 2 minutes ago .

new york - jehovah's witnesses are renowned for teaching that jesus is not god and that the world as we know it will soon end.

sammielee24

If we find all of this confusing at times - I think most JW's will simply throw up their hands and say 'no' to everything. Make it simple. JW's can't make 'personal choices' because their reasoning to do so has been pushed so far down a hole, that for many it will buried forever. To them, personal choice may mean death so to be safe and less confused, they might just remain inside the safety net that was originally created by the Watchtower when they made the decision on this issue for all of their members. sammieswife.

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Where is the Passion now?

by sammielee24 in

just a question.

many of us were passionate about the 'truth'.

our lives were the watchtower.

sammielee24

Maybe I worded the question wrong and maybe it applies more for anyone who was raised and lived by the Watchtower, I'm not sure. Growing up as a JW your world is restricted - no outside influences and this includes no sports after school, no dates, little socialization, only family that are 'in the truth', no vacations, only approved reading, music and movies and so on. If a family is not inclined to sociality then it narrows your world down even further. Additonally, if all that is approved is working for the Watchtower, then that becomes your only 'real' world and this leaves no opportunity for a 'good' or obedient JW to even begin to know what he/she is interested in or might excel at. In effect, for many JW's who are raised in the truth, your experiences as a person stop in your teens as you follow the societies wishes and give up all of your time for the preaching work and pioneerl. The only thing you can be passionate about is what is sanctioned by the society - and that is them. All of a sudden you are out and then what? It's okay to say well, I like this or I enjoy that - but given that many JW's don't get out until after they are 50 or 60, how many of them can even start to go back and try to figure out what they enjoy and how do they even try to grasp a sense of direction? After being told what to think, what to do, how to raise your kids, how to treat your mates, how and where to work, what amount of education you will have, how do you take back the thought process - something that usually comes through experiences that perhaps you never had? How do you find a passion for something now when the passion you had for a belief is destroyed by the reality it's a lie?

There are days that I find this more frustrating than others. Think of the families - maybe your own - who came to this country for a better life, some fleeing dictatorships - so that they might be able to give their children a better life full of freedoms and choices. They work hard to provide and start over only to have their family join a religious sect that is in fact the same as the dictatorship from which they fled. JW's are always afraid. Afraid to be seen with a person they shouldn't be, afraid to be seen at a movie or listening to some 'questionable' music, afraid of being seen reading an unapproved book, afraid of being seen in a bar or maybe in a casino, afraid of talking to anyone about things they might fear, afraid of questioning what goes on in their congregations or the world around them - always afraid. Hard to believe that many ancestors fought wars and personal hardships just so their children did not have to live in fear and then those children choose to give that up so willingly.

Anyway, just meandering....sammieswife.

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Where is the Passion now?

by sammielee24 in

just a question.

many of us were passionate about the 'truth'.

our lives were the watchtower.

sammielee24

Just a question. Many of us were passionate about the 'truth'. Our lives were the Watchtower. There was no room for questioning - there was no doubt - the society owned our time, our families, our life and in the end for many of us here, we may be out but the cost has been great as we find ourselves financially, emotionally and mentally struggling - especially those who may have been inside for most or all of their lives and are now older. So what do you do with your life now? What do you do with that passion now and how do you direct it into something positive? Have you found something to funnel all that time and energy into - or are you still fumbling around searching? Some seem to be just as passionate about exposing the Watchtower as they were in promoting it while they were 'in'. Is this your way of dealing with things? Are there many who have begun attending services in other churches and do you use your insight and experience in teaching others about cult experiences? ..sammieswife.

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Trump Upset??

by sammielee24 in

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friends

i read this today ....go figure....sammieswife.... .

trump sues author for understating his wealth.

last updated:.

sammielee24

I read this today ....go figure....sammieswife...

Trump Sues Author For Understating His Wealth

Last Updated:
01-25-06 at 9:47AM

Most of us would not mind being told we are worth $150 million.

But to Donald Trump, those are fighting words, and he has sued an author for saying it.

Trump has filed a multi-billion dollar lawsuit against a New York Times reporter who wrote a book on the real-estate mogul

Trump said the author knowingly understated his wealth.

The book said Trump is worth no more than $250 million, but Trump said his worth is closer to $3 billion.

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Anyone have Satellite Radio?

by DevonMcBride in

i'm a subscriber of sirius radio and love it.

sammielee24

Had XM radio and loved it - cancelled the service though after a year because the 2 radio's that I bought ended up breaking and I refused to buy another one. sw.

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IT HAS BEGUN "BIG" NEWS ON AP NEWS WIRE

by DannyHaszard in

religion today

monterey county herald, ca - 2 minutes ago .

new york - jehovah's witnesses are renowned for teaching that jesus is not god and that the world as we know it will soon end.

sammielee24

Just read it in the Lake County Record Bee, California. They also included the EXTRA's as per the Indiana news! Denver and Salt Lake City papers have also been contacted - has it shown up there yet? If anyone notices the article in their local paper, please list it here. sammieswife.

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What were you disfellowshipped for?

by Kristofer in

i recently had a discussion with a witness friend (i'm a secret) and she claimed that witnesses only get disfellowshipped for being unrepentant for immoral acts.

i am curious to know from those who have been disfellowshipped, what was it for?

sammielee24

Stilla - was the reason for the dfing a lack of repentence for the deed or the deed itself? Its been my observation that if one has committed an act but is repentent, then they may not be df'd but reproved..but if they refuse to repent then they will be df'd. So that would tell me that the act itself is of little consequence but the level or act of repentence would be....sammieswife.

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Did the elders ask for sexual details at your Judicial meeting?

by kid-A in

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i personally know of two cases where the witness being disfellowshipped was asked to provide excruciating details about the exact nature of the "sex crime" that they had committed.. having read the secret elders manual "pay attention to yourselves and all the flock" i know this is standard operating procedure for a judicial hearing.

for those that were disfellowshipped for a "sex crime"

sammielee24

Looking back on it, I would've told them, "I told you I had sex

Looking back on a lot of things, I think the 'less is more' or 'no need to know basis' is the way everybody should handle these situations. If God forgives an indiscretion and it is only his forgiveness that counts, then I think that should be it.

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