Posts by adelmaal

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Please help me understand about JWs as I have no idea about this religion

by unknown in

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i am looking for some one to help me understand a particular issue as a jw would see it.... if a single practicing jw was to have an affair with a married person (not a jw) knowing that they were married what would come of them or how would they feel about this being brought with a strict jw background?

i am trying to understand this as i have no knowlege of this religion.

any help would be appreciated.

adelmaal

Personally, I would think JW or not anyone who:

was to have an affair with a married person knowing that they were married

is going to feel guilty and not so good about it if he/she has any kind of conscience or religious convictions (even if he/she is emotionally involved in the situation). She/he is going to have issues with it.

Being a JW just adds a whole nother degree of difficulty to it all. The person will not only have feelings of sadness and guilt but also be faced with losing her/his friends and possibly family (if they are JWs) if the fact that they did this is made public to other JWs.

He/she will either hide it from others or confess it and be thrown out of the religion. Granted, being disfellowshipped all depends on whether it is one instance of sex or a continuous affair, which has not ended. It also depends on the particular group of elders (priests) this person meets with to discuss the affair.

IMHO - for him/her to get to the point of having an affair with a married person he/she is already at the point where her/his spirituality is not a major concern and possibly he/she is looking for a way out of his/her religion. In that case, he/she may cling to the person with whom she/he is having the affair or may end it once they are free of what they were trying to get away from (being a JW).

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2/3 Majority Vote Required to Elect New Pope

by Scully in

i didn't realize this before.

and before reading crisis of conscience, i had no idea that this was the decision making process used by the governing body.. it's rather ironic that for a group that for decades has so consistently criticized everything about the catholic church, that they would follow this practice.. is this common in other churches and/or corporations?

just curious.

adelmaal

Wonder if it's 2/3 of those present for the vote or if it's as Mickey Moused as the Society's 2/3 of those eligible to vote (present or not) .

I just love how they keep everything under wraps as far as the process and what's going on. Like it's some big holy process when it's really just a bunch of ~~elders I mean grown men I mean~~ boys arguing and fighting over who gets to be infallible now .

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DOCTOR REFUSES TO HONOUR COURT ORDER AND WILL NOT GIVE THE 14 YEAR OLD JW G

by SHUNNED FATHER in

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i need to find out the name of the doctor at the vancouver hospital who is treating this little girl.

i want to try and talk some sense into him.

does anyone here know what his name is or can find out?.

adelmaal

Are you getting this information from a news story? If so, citing your source may help people to be able to obtain more info. for you. Just a thought.

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I just turned in my master's thesis

by ChrisVance in

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after working on it for a year.

now the judicial comittee thesis committee has two weeks to decide if it's good enough.

if not i don't graduate until they say it's good enough.

adelmaal

Good vibes coming your way! Congrats on the enormous feat!

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Running Journal.. well sort of

by Sassy in

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ok. this is not a thread killer thread.. so please do not post pics to gross people out.. and then we lose the thread... .

this is just a thread to check in.. say hi.. if you want to vent that gas prices were high on the way into work .. do it.. .

if you just want to say how much you love us.. say that?.

adelmaal

Great idea Sassy.

Just checking in on this gloomy Monday morning. So ugly outside here.

I'm feeling a little sad for my hubby right now. He's been looking for a job for the past month and has had some great interviews and leads. So far no offers though. He's starting to get a bit down and I'm not sure what to do. I have been very supportive but I just wish I could speed up the job search for him somehow.

Just my personal thoughts for the day. Hope all is well with everyone else.

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I hate living with effing psycho parents

by tsunami_rid3r in

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i have a mom who would rather me not go to college, keep me locked up in the house, and just serve jehovah.

i have a weak dad, instead of her being subjected to him, he's subjected to her.

he's on my side on most of the part but he's just weak on setting her straight.

adelmaal

my mom having a stroke and dieing would solve a lot of things right now

I can hear that you are having a tough time right now. Try to consider where your mom is coming from though. The things she wants from you may not seem right but she is probably coming from love is she not. It's hard for parents of any religion to allow their children to be who they choose and to just let go. Your mom is no different. She loves you and she thinks she knows best. If you can get through this phase and show her that you are taking control of your own life while still loving and respecting her as your mom you will do all the better IMHO.

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I hate living with effing psycho parents

by tsunami_rid3r in

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i have a mom who would rather me not go to college, keep me locked up in the house, and just serve jehovah.

i have a weak dad, instead of her being subjected to him, he's subjected to her.

he's on my side on most of the part but he's just weak on setting her straight.

adelmaal

i got a haircut and i look like a jw dork. im going to say 2+2=5 now.

Good decision IMHO. You need to do what you need to do to be respectful of your parents in their household until you are in the position where you can be self sufficient. In the meantime, get a job (if you don't already have one) and work on getting into college with grants and student loans. You sound like a smart young man and you can do whatever you put your mind to. Show your parents that you can be successful on your own.

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5 lbs. 14 oz. baby boy

by Bryan in

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yep that's right.... the baby boy is here!

we went for a no-stess and fluid test yesterday, and as luck would have it, there was stress and no fluid.

he's 5 weeks early but he had to come out.

adelmaal

Congratulations Bryan!

I am glad everything worked out ok. What a scare I'm sure. Your little package is even bigger than my daughter was at full term!

Way to go Mama and Daddy

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left out in the cold

by donald in

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hello im new to this...my wife and i are still baptized....but weve not gone to meetings regulary...for some time now...even though we still go to the memorial.....and we are wondering if to go back.....here without being too specfic is our story.

i was rasied in the truth...she was not...she got baptized...about 3 years after we were married..i was made a m.s.

in 1990...but becuse of personal reasons i stepped down shortly after..i conecentrated on raiseing my family..and had to work 2 jobs to support them......3 children.....then a few years later my wife left me for some one else...and then i got very sick...and was told my kidney was failing....a elder came to my house and told me that if there was anything i neede that all i had to do was ask...well...a few weeks later i asked this elder...if he could get a couple of young brothers to hep me get rid off some boxes of stuff my wufe had left behind..because i could not lift them...he told me in a reproachful tone...get your family to help you...this after he had told me weeks before...to ask him for help........i thought at the time its no big deal....but then something else happen to call into question all about jw.

adelmaal

I too am so happy you have your family with you. It can really seem when the organization turns its back on you all you have left is your family and those few true friends who stick by you (usually of the worldy nature). You will find eventually that can you also have God free from the manmade Watchtower Bible and Tract Society.

My advice to you is the same as follows:

You should really get a copy of CoC to help set your mind at ease

I'm not sure if you know what CoC is but it is a book by Raymond Franz called "CRISIS OF CONSCIENCE". It's a wonderful and compassionate book written by a man who was once on the Governing Body. He dedicated his life to Jehovah and served for many years along side the President of the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society. He has a wealth of information and after reading that book I am sure you will see that the inconsistencies, the intolerance, the judgementalness and the blatant untruths are not only at the grass roots (among the elders) but also at the top. I believe that book will help you to feel better about being a Christian and seeing the JWs and their organization as just another manmade religion full of imperfection. The companion book to "CRISIS OF CONSCIENCE" is also a good one that helps you to work through major doctrines is called "IN SEARCH OF CHRISTIAN FREEDOM".

Please just know that without JWs you still have some place to go. You do not need to go back to be able to love and please God. There are many experiences in the Bible where God's followers had no manmade religious system to follow and not even a Bible to read. They were still able to worship and please God while caring for their families.

Know that the goodness in your heart is what God is concerned with. You have followed that goodness in your heart and your family is all the better for it.

I wish you well in your journey. You sound to be a sincere and kind-hearted individual. We are glad to have you here! WELCOME

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Hurray - Friday Night - what will you be doing

by Crumpet in

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it's friday evening!

how will you be spending your weekend?

what will you be doing to relax tonight folks?.

adelmaal

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MISSY!!!