..okay..would this work?????
here's the story.. i was df'd over a year ago.
i was raised in the truth and was an elder for 23 years.
I have thought about this many times--to just endure the meetings--get reinstated so as to speak with me family again and be there to help others that are confused and want out, but there's no easy way to do this, I think. Is it still about 6 months. Maybe you can write a letter of request after a couple of months. I think it might be worth the sacrifice for someone in your situation with so many family members. Let me know what you decide.
Namasti
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compared to where they are heading if they don't accept jesus as their personal savior instead of the wt organisation.
any comments?
Well--it didn't seem like any kind of paradise when I was in it. Are you an x Jw? If so, it seems like you just traded JEhova for Jesus. Pardon me-- but it's all the same crap.
Namasti
i've been lurking here for a while, so i figured it's time for me to introduce myself.
i was raised in "the truth".
both of my parents were witnesses, and so were their parents.
Welcome and thanks for that moving bio, We can all relate.
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was just looking at the depression post and looking at pepole's biography.. why doesn't a lot of members put anything in there bio.. i undersatnd that many may not want to be identified, but i think bio makes it easier for us to undersand each others history.
Just have not gotten around to it, but now that you mentioned it, I think I'm gonna do it.
for those of you who met with a judicial committee and were subsequently da'd or df'd, was it worth the time and effort?
did the elders let you speak your piece, or were they only interested in hearing that key word or phrase that would allow them to act?
was there genuine interest shown, proboing questions asked, did they really want to know how you felt?
Crumpet--I hope you're over all that by now. And realized it's not you--IT'S THEM that's not worth it or worthy of any of our emotions. We finally understand how wonderfully worthy we are when we leave all that crap.
I did not go to my last committee meeting--THANK GOD.
i was talking with my daughter yesterday about the memorial.
it falls on my day with her and i previously noticed that christmas falls on her dad's day with her this year.
i have never had any problem with my daughter attending the memorial with her dad on my day but he has had her the past 2 years for christmas and he has issues with me having her for christmas on his day.
How the WT/Awake! are just journals written by men. They are not inspired by God. They are merely the opinions of men. Only the Bible is inspired by God. And I want to share some scriptures showing how anything beyond the Bible is man's word and not God's.
Very interesting that We, as xjw's are so used to having to quote scripture and prove whatever it is we need to prove, but why not go light. Christmas is fun for many. It just feels great. It makes people happy, families use this as a time to get together, etc, etc, etc. Your daughter seems very bright and I think she will figure out sooner or later that even the bible is Man's word, not Gods. God doesn't write books--men do. They need the money, God doesn't. I think God can talk to us in many ways---through our feelings, happy, peaceful thoughts. There are many ways God can communicate with us besides using words, especially words in a book. Stretch even furthur now and go beyond the Bible, then you're truly free.
You cannot be a true friend as a witness. You have too many restrictions. You can't have an independent thought so how can you really love. Once u enter the cult and give your soul away, you can no longer be a real friend. So I disagree with you-- Gumby. They know exactly what the score is and in their heart, they agree to abide by it. They were never your friends, they couldn't be. Robots are incapable of loving. It may look like, feel like, walk like friendship, but it's just an illusion. The Robots are programed to love with very detailed rules as to when, where and how. The very nature and meaning of being a JW goes contrary to being true friend,.
how do you guys find the time to chat on this board all day?
Amen to your comment, Gumby. Yea--we Satanites got it made.
do you believe in the bible just because you were raised to believe?
are you sure it's "believable"?
.....have you convinced yourself the bible is just another book?
I think the bible is like the Inquirer magazine. Some of it is real truth--some of it is so faults, but the average reader has no way of knowing what is true or faults. So I don't waste my time with it, unless something in it really catches my eye.
my wife and i disassociated 3 months ago and my wifes mother is still a jw....but.....she still sees us regularly.
today, a 'clipboard' elder went down to see her.
he has been her book study overseer for a year and has never once gone to see her even though her husband is dying.
Jehovahs Witness are a cult built on hatred! Ditto. Everytime I hear of story such as yours, I'm still shocked, although I've seen so many go through this horrid treatment of people and I suffered it myself. Just have to be thankful that we were able to see the light and now can enjoy true relationships built out of love. Hang tough.
