Posts by swiftbreeze

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My brother

by Chia in

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i just recently talked to my brother.

he got thrown out of my mom's house before i did, because he was constantly staying out late, going to clubs and coming home drunk, and my mom had enough of it.

the difference between us is that he still feels the dubs have "the truth.

i was talking to my ex the other day and he runs the streets alot he looks tired and miserable yet he still devoted to the wts. We talked about how i felt about the wts and i just told him that "the jews were God's chosen people and they lost God's favor many many many times...king David sinned against God..solomon..even moses he didnt even see the promise land and many others... what makes you think that it isnt possible for the wts to sin and lose God's favor they are imperfect too. Do you think it's impossible for them to error? to believe that is the same as saying they are perfect" he had to agree.

I told him "you don't seem happy..why? arent jW's God's happy people?"

it's hard especially when your family is involved and you see the misery..just try to keep the lines of communication open and when you have the chance say things that will make him think..

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UN and Mat 24:15 and 16

by JGraves in

hey everyone, i'm living in st kitt's and recently got disfellowshipped and also asked to be withdrawn as a member of the watchtower bible and tract society.

as all witnesses know, this is a serious and often challenging thing to do, to stand up for your faith and belief that jehovahs people and organisation need to be clean.. i've made that stand, i've made it clear to the missionary elder here; "my concience will not allow me to associate with an organisation that was affiliated with a political organisation, or one that promotes govermental propoganda above jehovahs own word and message.

(the watchtower 91 issues sent to you via email)".

swiftbreeze

It became clear to me also, for many years i served as a JW although i often felt a void...even though i prayed i felt a void like something was missing. It was Jesus Christ. The FDS does not lead it's people to christ for salvation. You cannot approach the father without Jesus Christ and it's not just saying "in Jesus name" or "Yes, i believe Jesus died for our sins" it's so much more than that... As JW's we never took part in his body and blood as we were instructed to do. Yes the wts acts as the mediator and alienates the people from Jesus therefore they have no hope or Joy. Thats why they look so miserable and sad...They do not have Jesus.

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I need to vent

by swiftbreeze in

i called my sister yesterday.

she is not a jw although she has studied off and on throughout the years and attends the meeting from time to time.

she knows i don't go to the kh anymore.

swiftbreeze

Eyebrow:

My sister is such a phony now that i think about it..at least i got babtized and tried to live a life that i thought was right..but this chick has done everything under the sun and continues to do so..then goes to a couple of meetings and think she has ground to encourage me.

Cuckoo: thats a good point..

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Why I am SURE we made to right decision to leave the JW's..........

by Latte in

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this is an entry i made into a diary from about 4 12 years ago - 6mths before we finally left.......

"summer hols have come and gone...... not one jw asked to play with my lovely children - sick people" .

swiftbreeze

no one has bothered to see if i'm still breathing either...the last time i went to the KH no one even spoke, now these were people that had been in my home on a monthly basis if not weekly and ate dinner went on vacations etc...and i'm not DF or DA. I even made sure that my hair was done and that i wore a very modest outfit (sweater with a nice little flower below the knee skirt etc) i didnt want them saying how the world had whooped me good. they looked at me like a ghost had entered in amoungst them.

it's beyond sick

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I need to vent

by swiftbreeze in

i called my sister yesterday.

she is not a jw although she has studied off and on throughout the years and attends the meeting from time to time.

she knows i don't go to the kh anymore.

swiftbreeze

Thanks for all the hugs....

I think the thing that pissed me off was her going and telling someone about me like i'm a poster child for "lost Jw's" just put my mug on a milk carton while you're at it.

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I need to vent

by swiftbreeze in

i called my sister yesterday.

she is not a jw although she has studied off and on throughout the years and attends the meeting from time to time.

she knows i don't go to the kh anymore.

swiftbreeze

I called my sister yesterday. She is not a JW although she has studied off and on throughout the years and attends the meeting from time to time. She knows i don't go to the kh anymore. I really don't say much about it. every now and then she tries to say something regarding the "tooth" that she feels is encouraging. I just let it ride. Yesterday she starts telling me how she went to the Kh and she met this "df" person who is trying to come back, she tells this person about me. (which pissed me off cuz she doesnt know this person and she decides to relay my life story instead of her own) so i told her i didnt believe in the religion anymore and went into various reasons why. Well she starting crying and saying that i did not believe in God and told me i was throwing my life away and how i was going to die. she says "what about living forever? don't you want to live forever and what about this world coming to an end?" so i say " the reason why you want to serve God is based on what you feel you're going to get out of it?" she sobs even louder and screamed "I HAVE FAITH!" I said "based on what? what somebody has told you" she says "but thats all you've ever known!" i say "does that make it right?" she goes "well you're not on drugs and you have been saved from alot of things" (big sigh) she says "what about Job?" i say "was Job a Jehovah's witnesses? or a servant of God?" She says that i'm blinded by satan because i don't go to the kh anymore....I told her to please search the bible for herself and not have faith in 8 men in Newyork none of whom you know anything about not even their name...

She hung up on me. I feel bad.... i feel like i just snatched away her dream although i didnt mean to

I know our relationship will never be the same again...i'm so tired, confused, angry and sad

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Field Service is a Farce

by swiftbreeze in

i touch on this subject in another post but i felt the need to take it further...back in the day jw's went out in fs but i don't know about today.... i live in a big city....the territory my congregation has is small because there are so many cong.

here.. our bookstudy only had maybe four blocks at the most to work.

my ex husband and i would go to the meetings and hear talk about fs and all the wonderful and experiences and the joy oh joy in being out in the ministry.

swiftbreeze

longhairgal:

I know i've been there...i used to love working with the holy er than thou sisters..i was pegged as being weak so they would try to intimidate me with the "i'm so holy attitude" but i would always act like i didnt give a *uck..if they didnt speak or talk, i would just kill em with more silence. when i did talk i would make sure to use alot of slang. I felt like this if you want to label me as weak why expect anything else..

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Now Elders Are Making Elderly & Infirm Feel Guilty For "Being Hooked Up"!

by minimus in

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my mom as well as a few others are "hooked up by phone" to the meetings.

lately, the elders are saying in their talks that if a brother or sister could be at the meetings but instead are "hooked up", then they are hurting jehovah by not having regular association with the "friends" at the kingdom hall.

swiftbreeze

My aunt had a telephone hookup before she died. At one time the elders came and took the speaker from her home because some of the other JW's were saying that she could make it to the meetings. so we bought her a telephone with a speaker on it....

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Do any small creatures frighten & freak you out?

by Rod P in

here's the dirty dozen: .

1) ants- imagine being buried in a sandpile up to your neck with sand.

along come a bunch of ants from an ant colony, and they crawl all over your head, in and out of your nose, your mouth, your ears, your eyes, and all thru your hair.

swiftbreeze

spiders...i was in the shower and this huge black spider came down...it was like a horror movie,,,i screamed and jumped out and ran... i couldnt stop screaming and shaking

I really don't like killing bugs, if i see one i'll let it go about it's little way.. BUT A SPIDER i'll beat the crap outta of a spider, the funny thing is i love that book charlotte's web

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Needle exchange opened today across from my shop

by orbison11 in

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i (we) are fuming, chilliwack is a small town outside vancouver , bout 100,000. our only needle exchange was ousted from their temporary spot to right across from my shop, i am a small nail/esthetics women only shop,,,,,needless to say i am livid, along with the senior condo ($180,000) owners across and beside.

i, along with a retired prominent lawyer, and many businesses, a[t managers are going on an all out assault.

it is called,,,o.c.t.

swiftbreeze

OOPS! my bad! i meant 700 in taxes! sorry,,,it feels like 7,000. I thought about that while driving today i was like "man i gotta pay 7,000...wait a minute thats not right" but thats for last year when i was working. I'm unemployed now....