Posts by yodastar

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Young baptism a double standard with marriage?

by thedepressedsoul in

i remember tons of young ones getting counseled for being too young to date and for marriage.

the elders said, "marriage is the 2nd biggest dedication of your life (baptism being 1st), at 20 you still don't know who you are or what you want.

you can't possibly make a decision like that, that young!

yodastar

It's is amazing when you actually think about it with a logical brain!! I got babtized at 15 because my mates were - then hit 18 and the s**t started.

During my later issues I complained to an young elder who reluctantly accepted the appointment because the elder body was desperate for fresh blood so he was still approachable! He did concede that it was a bizarre thing for young people to do - to make such a commitment and vow at such an age when you didn't know anything about life!! He went on to say that the example of Jesus getting baptized at 30 should be adopted because he was of an age to know.

It's just so they can control the sheeple but it's disgraceful but it did make it easier to marry a 19 year old sister -lol which of course did not last. Tossers

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Why I remain one of Jehovah's Witnesses

by Brother Jeramy in

allow me to begin with a clarification: when i say i am one of jehovah's witnesses, i don't mean that i am an advocate of the watchtower society or a devotee of some of its more controversial false teachings.

i mean that i am a christian, a disciple of jesus christ dedicated to jehovah god, and who remains in union with my brothers and sisters who make up the family of faith that globally refers to itself as jehovah's witnesses.

some totally understand the distinction between the family of brothers and sisters and the corporate organization known as the watchtower society (wts).

yodastar

Hey BJ. You are one deluded puppy.

You could have your faith without supporting this morally corrupt organisation. I don't really care but don't come here to tell this site the in's and out's of the borg.

There has been too much damage by your kind and your borg.

If you wanted to have a stir though you succeeded, typical of you and your brethren so go knock some doors instead eh?

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How Do You Feel About All The Time You Wasted Being. A Jehovah's Witness?

by minimus in

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friends

all that i can say is....what a shame!

yodastar

That is a most interesting question! Living with regrets is certainly not healthy and acceptance with grace leads to peace and allowing love into your life without judgement leads to amazing relationships all round....

HOWEVER - it has taken me 15 years to get to this place!!

Lets face it - it a CULT that dominated our every thought and action, lead us up the garden path in an all encompassing fairy-tale / nightmare with hideous rules and consequences, filled our lives with judgment of others and gave us a superior attitude and then to finally figure out we were not special leaves a big hole full of every range of feeling and emotion and for some of us it takes a while to work through.

Yep it was a waste of time but through that now so onwards and upwards eh?

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Mays JW TV Broadcast/Your feedback is appreciated

by ToesUp in

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friends

i have a pretty good intuition but i have to admit i am going back and forth on the jw tv may broadcast.

i keep asking myself are they really in financial trouble (wishful thinking) or are they just grabbing for more money?.

i always appreciate reading everyone's thoughts and ideas on here.. let me know what you think.

yodastar

That made me sick. I've not ventured into a corrupt hall for 18 years and I know why.

oops my bad - as Gomer said , 'ooh your going straight to hell for that one'

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Mays JW TV Broadcast/Your feedback is appreciated

by ToesUp in

jw
friends

i have a pretty good intuition but i have to admit i am going back and forth on the jw tv may broadcast.

i keep asking myself are they really in financial trouble (wishful thinking) or are they just grabbing for more money?.

i always appreciate reading everyone's thoughts and ideas on here.. let me know what you think.

yodastar

Hey does anyone have a link to this May broadcast? Could not find it. Thanks

Edit - found it! Smug sort of fella is Lett and kinda creepy but I would love to give them some $$$ - not.

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as long as shunning continues donations will be slow

by poopie in

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friends

one of the reasons the watchtower is having problems with donations is because they have refuse to let go of wholesale across the board shunning.

the average publisher is sick of it and jehovah is withholding his full blessing.

when you do not show love to fellow humans you run the risk of not being able to show love which i'm turn has a direct relationship to your joy in turn if your not happy your not motivated to donate lots of money to and arrangement you perceive as unloving all you bethel lurkers convey this message to bro letters and rest of gb stop trying to convince fair minded people to support unloving shunning.

yodastar

In the borgs mind the only disaffected ones are those that do not truly believe...

There will still be so many stupid sheeple that will still leave their life savings or their insurance to the corrupt org. Yes I agree that many children of dubs do not carry on the stupidity which is intelligent, when you kick someone often enough they become wary.

Shunning / disfellowshipping is amoral. I'm sure somewhere along the line of this long life we have in front of us the borg will self disintegrate and I hope I'm here to see it happen.

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My Son is 21 Today!

by yodastar in

well what a great day!

to see my son reach 21 and be a well rounded man free of guilt and fear by not being raised in a cult (well from 5 yrs on) is amazing.

to able to ring your child and wish him happy birthday and congratulate him is a fantastic thing for any parent.

yodastar

Well what a great day! To see my son reach 21 and be a well rounded man free of guilt and fear by not being raised in a cult (well from 5 yrs on) is amazing.

To able to ring your child and wish him happy birthday and congratulate him is a fantastic thing for any parent. To be able to remember your child's day of birth with the joy and celebration it deserves is really very nice!!

It's so cruel that some cult would tell you that you shouldn't celebrate that amazing day. Mind blowing in fact - but it is totally ok to go to as many funerals as you can, socialise and talk about that persons life and rewards to come.

My son said - hey Dad what did you get up to on your 21st? I seriously could not remember if there any note of it in my mind. It was just another day, no big deal really.

I guess the reason of my post is the freedom of now not having some organisations rules dominating our world is that we can literally just enjoy every day for what it is and celebrate this fantastic thing called life with no regrets. Cheers

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Which site can I find a JW brother that matches me so I can marry only in the Lord?

by asiandiana00 in

i am 30 and i am hoping to meet the brother who i will love me for me and would want to marry me.

i want to marry only in the lord but as the balance of brothers and sisters are not even and i am getting older as time goes by, im kinda a little panicky now.

;(

yodastar

asia- is this a real post? Just checking and yep I liked the play nice post freddo but seriously asia, please I beg you wake up and take your own freedom, there are some very nice men who are 'worldly' and would not try to control your every living thought and action. good luck

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"The organisation is imperfect, but it doesn't affect my relationship with Jehovah"

by Alive! in

i've noted active, devoted jw's state the above.. and, it's not a problem for me to remain trusting of god, i just don't trust religions or men.. recently, a member of this forum stated that he remains an active jw, in the family of god's people, wanting to encourage and do good - whilst recognising that the pastoral leaders (the gb) have shipwrecked the faith of many, being unsound scripturally etc, etc.. stop and think about this - the bible says to not follow after those who lie and hurt the faith of "little ones".. the pharisees were accused of traversing over lands and expending much energy to make a single convert - only for that convert to end up worse of than he started off with.. it's one thing to not believe this is the 'truth' and feeling the awful pressure of managing ones life, trying not to lose ones family.. it's quite another thing to declare oneself to be a christian believer of god's jw household, and somehow believe the god of love would use corrupt liars to parade as jesus' brothers in the urgency of last days.

really?

and, to then visibly promote faith in corrupt men, and try to bring converts into a place where the rulership is wrong.. some of us are dying from hurt here.......give me a break..

yodastar

I have heard this rubbish years ago as well. If someone slighted us - oh well don't worry the big J will sort him out eventually. There have been some incredible posts on this topic and yes everyone is imperfect but I liked Billy's post. You said it perfectly!

I guess it comes down to - if you can actually believe a fairy tale like the bible doesn't it?

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Where Does Jehovah Live?

by Wild_Thing in

jw
friends

when my niece was very little (over 20 years ago), barely walking or talking, my mother decided to teach her "where jehovah lives".

she would coach her and say, "where does jehovah live?

" in a sing-song voice.

yodastar

It's true Wild Thing. Nightmares were in the yellow book for kids. Can't remember the name now - classic! anyways it was full of how violent God was. Yep that'll do it. I always hated the leopards on the bed bullshit, my little niece is saying the same rubbish today. It's so sad that the fairy-tale just won't come true for them and when you finally grow up and realise that fairy tales are just that, you then see 25 years are wasted or more depending on when you wake up.