Posts by lavendar

"Encourages gluttony". That is so ridiculous. The excuses they come up with are laughable. I plan to challenge my family member this year. And I plan on telling him that he is MISSING OUT on SO many quality family memories and bonding.

I believe the REAL reason the WTS doesn't allow its members to take part in family/friend holiday celebrations is because they're afraid their members will hear something negative and damaging about the Organization! And therefore....start them thinking that perhaps the WTS really ISN'T what it claims to be!

I feel so sorry for him that he's chosen this cult over his family. It's heartbreaking.

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What will they say as to why they don't celebrate ThanksGiving??

by lavendar in

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i plan on inviting a close family member ..(who has been a jw for several years).. to share thanksgiving with us this year.

my husband and i have never been jws.

what exactly is a jw's reason for not taking part in thanksgiving??.

lavendar

That really doesn't help me.....

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What will they say as to why they don't celebrate ThanksGiving??

by lavendar in

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i plan on inviting a close family member ..(who has been a jw for several years).. to share thanksgiving with us this year.

my husband and i have never been jws.

what exactly is a jw's reason for not taking part in thanksgiving??.

lavendar

Hi,

I plan on inviting a close family member ..(who has been a JW for several years).. to share Thanksgiving with us this year. My husband and I have never been JWs.

What exactly is a JW's reason for not taking part in Thanksgiving??

Could you suggest any "thought-provoking" questions that I could ask my family member....to hopefully help him realize how ridiculous it is NOT to share TG with us??

Thanks for any help!!

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I'm brand new and my mind is 'tight'...please come in 'with ease.'

by Joliette in

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hello....my name is 'joliette' ...i'm a 2nd generation african american jw's (well, actually 3rd generation) my great aunts are all jehovah's witnesses.

my late grandmother was not.

i'm from milwaukee, wi.

lavendar

Hello Joliette!

I LOVE reading testimonies like yours....because it gives me HOPE for our son, who has been suckered into the WTS cult. Hopefully soon, his mind set about the organization will totally change as well, like yours has.

All the best to you! :o)

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Does this mean he's a MS??

by lavendar in

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my husband and i (never-been-jws) drove past our family member's kingdom hall the other day.

we saw him out front with several other guys mowing the lawn, trimming, sweeping, etc.

the thing i'm wondering.....does that mean he's a ministerial servant now?

lavendar

Thank you, CuriousButterfly!! :o)

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Does this mean he's a MS??

by lavendar in

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friends

my husband and i (never-been-jws) drove past our family member's kingdom hall the other day.

we saw him out front with several other guys mowing the lawn, trimming, sweeping, etc.

the thing i'm wondering.....does that mean he's a ministerial servant now?

lavendar

Hi,

My husband and I (never-been-JWs) drove past our family member's Kingdom Hall the other day. We saw him out front with several other guys mowing the lawn, trimming, sweeping, etc.

The thing I'm wondering.....does that mean he's a Ministerial Servant now? Do ONLY MS's do that kind of work?

Thanks for you help!

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Something i've never understood, perhaps you could answer for me?

by highdose in

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i have never understood how adults that have had a life in the normal world could be brainwashed into this cult?

ok i know it dosn't happen very often, about 1 in every 10 years in my experiance.

but it dos happen all the same?.

lavendar

Our son is unfortunately one of those "adults that have had a life in the normal world and then brainwashed into this cult". In his case, he started dating a girl who was studying to become a Witness. She was eventually baptized after they were married....then started putting tremendous pressure on him to join. He did. We never get to see him at Christmas, birthday parties, Easter....or ANY other Holiday celebrations. He doesn't even acknowledge me or his dad on Mother's & Father's Day anymore. That hurts.

He was brought up in a normal, happy NON-JW family. It hurts very much to know he's trapped in this mind-control cult. I have to just keep believeing he'll wake up someday and see that the WTS is NOT what it claims to be.

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It happens tonight...

by IronHill in

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we have been told that the announcement that "we are no longer of the jehovah's witnesses" will happen at the meeting this evening.

so i will be celebrating tonight!

lol.... in all seriousness, it seems like any other friday, but inside i feel like this is a big step!

lavendar

Good for you, Ironhill!! Congratulations on freeing yourselves from the rganization!

I wish you all the best in your NEW LIFE!