i have lately started to think many things over.
as i adquire more knowledge, or other kind of knowledge, i see things more and more in another light.
it's a strange and thrilling experience i'm going through.
i was just talking with someone about this.
it's purely psychological blackmail, it's emotional entrapment. the threat of df-ing and shunning keeps people INSIDE. it's like telling an abused victim, that if s/he ever told, there would be serious consequences, and so they never tell, they never leave, they suffer in silence.
does jehovah witnesses believe that kissing between man and women before marriage is allowed by the bible?.
the type[s] i have in mind is the kissing between a boyfriend-girlfriend couple [intimate kiss on the lips] or kissing like 'making out' on one night or so.
regarding other types, if jw [&others] think the bible has a different stand, please tell.. thanks in advance,
so if kissing can lead to heavy petting, and heavy petting can lead to pornea...
is dry humping safe?
Cal.
of the innocent-batting-eyelash class.
they have 2 answers for everything.
1 - it's okay for US to do it, but not for you.
2 - if you can't find an answer to a question, be patient. do not run ahead of the "celestial" chariot.
it's disturbing that they can explain anything away so trivially, but they won't think twice about exacting unfair judgement on others.
arghhhhh!
by the way, thanks skyman and auld soul for posting the letters. quite an eye opener.
sigh... my parents want me to go to the elders 'cause my husband and i have seperated.
they are astonished that i haven't told them yet.
"what happened to you?
here's a gem:
my parents were trying to convince to speak to the elders because that's what they are there for, that's why jehoobah has placed them in their respective positions....
my reply:
but, i don't pray to the elders, i pray to god, so shouldn't this just stay between god and i?*
* now of course, i don't really pray to anyone, but i thought it made a good point.
ps. it didn't go over well with my parents.
sigh... my parents want me to go to the elders 'cause my husband and i have seperated.
they are astonished that i haven't told them yet.
"what happened to you?
my husband da-ed himself so i think don't think that would get them off my back. nope... there would probably be a "ding-dong" from mom and dad in my very very near future.
ap january 1, 2010. jehovah calls off armageddon, labour issues.
world pop 1990 5.252 billion.
world pop 1999 5.996 billion.
we have to wait til 2010?!?!???
i was reading e-watchman today and someone there is saying that after studying the what does the bible really teach book at bookstudies the next book will be the revelation book!!!.
there isn't any real proof, but the poster claimed a letter from bethel stated this.
perhaps some here can dig around and confirm or deny this new rumor.. we've studied it 3 times in the past and it's been awhile.
LOL IP_SEC
i think a new release is in order since there have been so many changes.
and besides, it's such an awesome children's bedtime storybook, n'est-ce pas?
sigh... my parents want me to go to the elders 'cause my husband and i have seperated.
they are astonished that i haven't told them yet.
"what happened to you?
it's funny, even now, after everything i've learned about the real "secret society", i have a hard time believing that they would d-eff me simply because i have doubts. but then again, you probably all had a hard time believing that your friends and family would really/actually shun and disown you when you left the truth. their whole misuse and elementary understanding unconditional love is baffling... and sad.
couple of jws (guys) came to the door today, started saying "we believe the world is ending and changing soon" - and then plainly stated - "this brochure here explains how it is going to happen".
{i thought, "no, this is what you think will happen, but you just can't stop yourself from getting to the next step anyway - just can't speak properly without fitting some kind of lie into it"}
anyway, i rejected them outright, in as few words as came to mind (six, i think).
now that i know the flaws and lies of the org, i would love to slip something in to make them think. not sure what though... maybe something along the lines of "you may want to do some secular research into the dates that lead to 1914... you may realize that your 'end of the world" timing is a lil' off". Cal.
