Posts by Saoirse

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Exciting announcements at service meeting

by truthseeker in

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we've already had a post on this, but there were other interesting comments.. the brother giving the announcements said that there would be a new understanding of jesus' reference to the generation as discussed at the annual meeting.. an elder giving a service meeting part review of different watchtower articles from the current year brought out the new light concerning 1935.. he asks: "when is the sealing of the anounted ones?".

elder answers: "there is no specific date".

later after the meeting, i asked an elder if the new understanding of the remnant now meant that younger people could go to heaven.. he answered with an affirmative "yes" and that we would be getting the new understanding of the generation jesus spoke of in a future 2008 watchtower.. .

Saoirse

Later after the meeting, I asked an elder if the new understanding of the remnant now meant that younger people could go to heaven. He answered with an affirmative "yes" and that we would be getting the new understanding of the generation Jesus spoke of in a future 2008 Watchtower.

This is hilarious. My husband and I are now Christians and my mother-in-law recently asked us what we believe will happen to us when we die (since we no longer attend the Kingdom Hall). He told her that we believe that we are going to Heaven. Of course, she responded with a gasp and eye-rolls.

I wish I could see the look on her face when they make this announcement at her hall. Maybe we should call her and tell her that we've seen the light and now realize that we are of the Anointed. ;)

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IF.....

by AK - Jeff in

the jw's brought doctrine into a form you could tolerate, reformed the religion to allow better tolerance of those who disagree, and made prolific apology to those whom it has hurt [i know that some have been hurt that are not any longer with us, etc.

that's not my point.

], would you forgive them, and if you still believe in god, would you consider going back?

Saoirse

With God's help, I've already forgiven them. But even if they became mainstream Christians, I still wouldn't return. Too much bad history. Besides, I'm quite happy with the church that I attend now and see no reason to leave.

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Secret Santa 2007 (forum gift exchange !!)

by Angharad in

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well christimas will soon be here !!.

for those that are new we have done this for the last few years, what it involves is that those who want to join in will post to this thread and then pm me their name and address.

i will then collate the names and addresses and assign everyone a person to buy a gift for.

Saoirse

I LOVE Christmas! Count me in!

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New Generation Understanding

by momzcrazy in

hello everyone, i am new here and newly freed from the snare of wtbs.

my sister, also newly freed, said our mom told her at the annual meeting there was a new "understanding" on the generation confusion.

it is now the annointed that will not pass away.. has anyone else heard this?

Saoirse

Welcome and congrats on being freed.

My husband and I quit attending after the 1995 generation change. That wasn't the reason we left but it was the straw that broke the camel's back.

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TATA!!! I am on my way to the U.S.A.

by mouthy in

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pensylvania here i come.

so all you yankie's ,,,, watch for an old, crippled, fat, ugly gray headed woman & say hello!!!!!!.

but if you are believers pray for me it is a 9 hour drive...if i dont come back in the flesh -i will visit you in the spirit .

Saoirse

Have a wonderful time! My husband and I are planning to attend next year's convention. I will definitely pray for you to have a safe journey.

By the way, I think you may have sent something to my inbox a while back but when I tried to open it, nothing was there. I moved and haven't been online for awhile and I just now remembered it. It might not have been anything important but I wanted to mention it in case it was.

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It makes me sad to see Ray Franz looking this feeble...

by deaconbluez in

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yqj0-huvvw

Saoirse

It's wonderful to see Ray Franz traveling around the world at his age. My father-in-law is 75 and we can barely get him off the couch.

Are those fellow ex-JWs with him at the airport? They look so happy. That one man is grinning like a Cheshire cat. If I ever met Ray I'd be doing the same thing.

Ray has helped so many people and my husband and I have nothing but the deepest admiration and respect for him.

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Tipping your hat to a lady is demonic

by marmot in

...according to the watchtower.

i don't have access to the watchtower library right now (i've only got a mac) but i remember laughing my arse off when i read that in an old questions from readers.

apparently tipping your hat to a lady is considered demonic because it shows deference to the lesser of the sexes, a man putting himself below the woman and other rambling "reasoning" about its origins in medieval times and such garbage.

Saoirse

WOW. That's a new one to me. I never realized that politeness was against the rules. Sometimes I think the WT is run by a bunch of women haters.

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Step-Daughter Problem...Need Advice

by Saoirse in

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i have a situation with my step-daughter and i'm not sure how to handle it.

my husband and i faded away over 10 years ago.

we've never raised the issue with my husband's children.

Saoirse

Thanks everyone. I just spoke to my husband and he agrees that she is being very rude. He's going to speak to her about it tonight. He promised to let her know that I was the reason she got more money. Hopefully, everything will turn out ok.

journey, I love your attitude. I usually take that stance with other JWs but for whatever reason I can't seem to do that with the kids. I don't know why. Maybe it's fear of rejection. Being a step-parent can be really difficult sometimes.

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Step-Daughter Problem...Need Advice

by Saoirse in

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i have a situation with my step-daughter and i'm not sure how to handle it.

my husband and i faded away over 10 years ago.

we've never raised the issue with my husband's children.

Saoirse

I have a situation with my step-daughter and I'm not sure how to handle it.

My husband and I faded away over 10 years ago. In those years, we never bad-mouthed JWs and usually tried to avoid the subject if it was raised. We've never raised the issue with my husband's children. His son is married and his daughter 17 and just graduated.

Two years ago, while I was attending my grandmother's funeral, my brother began berating me and demanded to know why I didn't go to the meetings anymore. I tried to avoid the subject but he was so hateful that I just snapped and gave him an earful. He responded by telling everyone that I was an apostate.

A few months ago, my step-daughter and step-son wrote letters to my husband informing him that they heard that we were apostates. They wanted to know why we left and only wanted to hear from their father. They said that they were going to have to shun us if this was true. I was really hurt by this.

My husband chose to ignore the letter and still talks to them every week on the phone. They haven't visited in over two years. I decided not to try and talk to them because I don't want to cause problems or make them feel like they can't talk to their Dad. I pass along best wishes and greeting through their Dad but that's it. When they mail things they only address it to there Dad, there is never any mention of me. I figure I am being shunned and that's fine, I just don't them to shun their Dad.

So here's the problem. My step-daughter recently went on a graduation trip overseas. My husband and I decided to send her some money for her trip. I suggested he send her a higher amount of money then what he was planning to send and she ended up receiving several hundred dollars. We both signed the card. I was happy to do this but I feel that I deserved to be thanked for it. She called to thank him but there was no mention of thanking me. She just sent a postcard and it is only addressed to him and there is no mention of me.

I'm trying not to let it get to me but this has really hurt my feelings. Should she be called out for being rude or should I have known better than to send her any money? I don't want to stir up another drama but I'm sick and tired of being treated like a doormat.

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Sweetface's father has a message for everyone here!

by sweetface2233 in

after being raised as a jw, my dad was df'd for the 2nd time in 1994. that year he lost a wife, 3 children, mother and brother, as well as every friend he had made throughout his 40 years of life.

over the years my sister and i gradually started contacting him, but never had a real father/daughter relationship.

a few years ago, during my divorce, he and i sat down and started discussing his feelings.

Saoirse

You father sounds like a wonderful man and you are lucky to have him!

Please thank him for sharing his story. It's always encouraging to hear about someone leaving the WT and going on to lead a happy, successful life.