"however, it would be appreciated if such donations are made without restrictions as to where and how the funds may be used.
" additionally, at this time, there is no need for donations of food, clothing, or other items.
if such needs arise in the future, you will be notified accordingly.
Wow, the GB knows that most JWs are not going to think this through. So, for any JW that is lurking here
Donation of clothes, food, ...... goes directly to Phillipines or, at least, someone in need.
Donation of money restricted for Phillapines . .. . must go to Phillipines per US tax law.
Donation of money unrestricted . . . . . goes to the GB so they can spend ANYWHERE (i.e. on legal costs for the pedophile lawsuits).
"however, it would be appreciated if such donations are made without restrictions as to where and how the funds may be used.
" additionally, at this time, there is no need for donations of food, clothing, or other items.
if such needs arise in the future, you will be notified accordingly.
Wow, the GB knows that most JWs are not going to think this through. So, for any JW that is lurking here
Donation of clothes, food, ...... goes directly to Phillipines or, at least, someone in need.
Donation of money restricted for Phillapines . .. . must go to Phillipines per US tax law.
Donation of money unrestricted . . . . . goes to the GB so they can spend ANYWHERE (i.e. on legal costs for the pedophile lawsuits).
thus asks my beloved and slow-on-the-uptake jw hubby, who is finding it increasingly difficult to drag himself out the door.
so far, i've tried to avoid sarcastic comebacks (i'ts boring and useless!
duh!
Now that you're back in town, are the JWs coming to see him? I'd directly ask them if they are there counting their time when they visit him! And, I'd ask them if they'd still visit him if he wasn't interested in the JWs. You see, JWs like your husband think the JWs are genuinely interested in them, when they are there counting time and trying to convert.
here in the u.s. of a., come one week from today, families will come together to feast in celebration of the day in 1621 when pilgrims and native americans shared feasting for three days... ...and then the natives were slaughtered and driven out of the lands in the coming years.
i wondered if native americans themselves celebrate thanksgiving... (interesting findings out there).
cast your votes as to whether or not i'm a freakazoid for not celebrating it!
daydreaming about living out in the wild...
Have you watched, "Into the Wild"? Don't do it, unless you know what in the hell you are doing. Cuz, you'll end up starving, and a Thanksgiving feast with friends and family around ..... you will discover that togetherness is the truest meaning in life.
It was the Native Americans who showed the Pilgrams the feast, so isn't it a passing of a Native American tradition? Just like Christmas, which was a melting of many traditions.
Skeeter
thus asks my beloved and slow-on-the-uptake jw hubby, who is finding it increasingly difficult to drag himself out the door.
so far, i've tried to avoid sarcastic comebacks (i'ts boring and useless!
duh!
Yeah, that's how one non-JW spouse got the JW spouse out of Sunday meetings. If he went to a Sunday meeting, she had the next 5 Sunday meetings planned with events that she shouldn't attend alone. SErvice is even easier to get out of, then a Sunday meeting. Check out the newspaper for activities/events. If service is on Saturday, you might have him so tired that he misses Sunday's meeting as well. It would be a 2-for-1 deal!
thus asks my beloved and slow-on-the-uptake jw hubby, who is finding it increasingly difficult to drag himself out the door.
so far, i've tried to avoid sarcastic comebacks (i'ts boring and useless!
duh!
Another thought, have someone from another religion try to "witness" to him. Something really wierd, like Islam or Hindu. Something that he isn't familiar with. Then, ask him how he felt about someone trying to change his spiritual belief. See if he gets it that people don't like to change their religion.
dear forumites, i need your advise please.. i would like to write a letter to the world headquarters of the jehovah's witnesses regarding a subject that i've published an article recently.
i would like to draw the attention of the gb to said article, which i will send in print form (therefore, no attention would be drawn to the website where it was published).. naturally, because i am a jehovah's witness in good standing in the congregation and what i'll be discussing in my letter will be a dissenting view from the official doctrine/practice, i want to protect my identity and i don't want to be harassed by elders or subjected to any sort of judicial investigation.
nevertheless, i would be very interested in reading their response (if any) to my letter.. how can i do that?
Someone sent a letter for me, asking my questions. They got a response. It was not a reply becuase it didn't address the issues at all. It basically restated their policy and encouraged the letter sender to study with me becuase I was now asking questions!
Barbara Anderson tried very hard to change the Society on pedophilia, way before ever going on national tv. She got no where. The Society is not impressed with 'bottom up' communication. Even after court cases, they still keep the "2 witness rule" and the "3 year elder rule" that protects pedophiles. Not even multi-million dollar lawsuits sway these guys. Nor NBC.
But, you go ahead and try. But, if they put it together that you sent the letter, plan for the consequences.
and i thought witnesses were bad....... i was walking home in rather a rush and two mormons were in front of me.
suddenly one of them turned around and approached me with their book of mormon aka dodgy bible.
he was from germany and spoke surprisingly good english.
Did you see the article about the Mormon sympathizing with Tom Cruise over Katie Holme's bashing his religion?
this is a very strange thing for me to do.
i have been an active witness for over 25 years.
i currently serve as an elder and i conduct the watchtower study.
Welcome!
A high control organization needs docile, abiding and non-questioning followers. See North Korea as an additional example.
Many individual Jehovah's Witnesses are docile, abiding and non-questioning; to a degree not seen in the public at large. As are many North Koreans. Is it out of love or fear, is the question. But, the answer is that it doesn't matter. Because without the character trait, the organization would not survive.
I hope you the best on your spiritual journey. I was never an elder, or an MS. I left when I was a snotty nosed teenager in 1985ish. I wanted to go to college. That was against the rules becuase the "Generation of 1914" would not pass away. I went to college and followed my passion. My older siblings were teenagers leading up to 1975. They were also discouraged by the Watchtower Society to not go to college, because the end of the world is near. My father was discouraged to go to college (or even marry) in the 1950s, becuase the End was near. He eventually took a few classes, and one sibling went. They saw that college was not sinful. And, they all rallied around me to go and buck the WTS. I bucked the Society too.
So, the new ruling is that there is an overlapping generation. The fact that the world is going to go on is manifest in the building of new Kingdom Halls and Bethel locations.
Just, keep thinking. It's going to be hard ride for you, as it was for many of us. Watch the movie, "The Truman Show." It has nothing to do with the JWs, but everything to do with what you are going through.
Skeeter
thus asks my beloved and slow-on-the-uptake jw hubby, who is finding it increasingly difficult to drag himself out the door.
so far, i've tried to avoid sarcastic comebacks (i'ts boring and useless!
duh!
I wouldn't encourage him to do it. And, i wouldn't discourage him to not go. If you mock him in any way, will he go into defensive mode? Then, he will have to prove to you that"he's strong" and go out in service.
What day(s) does he normally go out on? Have another activity planned for that day, and let him know in advance. In his mind, he will then replan a service day that isn't on his normal schedule as make-up, at most. But becuase make-up is not his normal group, no one will be waiting/expecting him. And, he will be much more likely to skip his make-up day. This is especially true if he's trying to avoid going out with someone. Remember, how many JWs avoid each other!
