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  I came home to find my wife crying over THAT article.

  by jambon1 in

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  i came home today to find my wife crying whilst reading the 'when a loved one leaves jehovah' article.

  its been a good few months now and i can appreciate how she feels.

  but it just irritates me how my disagreeing with this religion has such a catastrophic effect on our everyday lives.

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  Make her start thinking for herself: put your arms around her and say, "sweetheart, do you honestly think that a God of love, who created all the puppies and kittens and this beautiful earth, would destroy me at Armageddon just because I don't go to meetings? Put yourself in His place -- would you, COULD you destroy someone you KNOW is a good person just because they don't believe the same things you do?" Or substance. Don't hit her with everything all at once because it will overload her brain and cause her to dig her heels in further. Just a well-placed question here and there, and LOTS of love so she can't mentally put you in the "evil apostate with horns" category.

  Thanks for this good advice. I may have to wait a long time. It ius the only sad part of my life right now. Its a major thing though. I just wish that she could see through al the BS and come out. Time will work things out. As long as I stay out of 'drunkeness , glutony & womanising' I will be able to show her that there is a good life outside da twoof.

  PS - just a quick thought; it may be that by getting her along to my social events, she sees that not all worldly people are bad. Hoping.............
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  I came home to find my wife crying over THAT article.

  by jambon1 in

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  i came home today to find my wife crying whilst reading the 'when a loved one leaves jehovah' article.

  its been a good few months now and i can appreciate how she feels.

  but it just irritates me how my disagreeing with this religion has such a catastrophic effect on our everyday lives.

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  I was told my father would die in Armegeddon which was going to happen in a few years at most. How did that make me feel about my father? The man I looked up to the most. Its so fucked up, the best thing you can do is just be happy you've seen the light sooner than later. It may be hard right now, but hopefully that will change. Good Luck.

  Thanks & thanks for all your replies.

  I am happy. That bit about how you were to view your dad is so offensive and cruel. Im surprised some court somewhere has`nt taken them to the cleaners for being such a set of unbelievably bigoted gits!

  They truely do dis-unite families.
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  I came home to find my wife crying over THAT article.

  by jambon1 in

  1. jw
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  i came home today to find my wife crying whilst reading the 'when a loved one leaves jehovah' article.

  its been a good few months now and i can appreciate how she feels.

  but it just irritates me how my disagreeing with this religion has such a catastrophic effect on our everyday lives.

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  jambon1

  sorry for my ignorance but who is Ted Jaracz?

  Hes the head bummer in the governing body. What he says, most definately goes!
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  I came home to find my wife crying over THAT article.

  by jambon1 in

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  i came home today to find my wife crying whilst reading the 'when a loved one leaves jehovah' article.

  its been a good few months now and i can appreciate how she feels.

  but it just irritates me how my disagreeing with this religion has such a catastrophic effect on our everyday lives.

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  i got angry b/c i knew this article would open up wounds that were just starting to heal.

  Thanks jaredg.

  This is how I feel. They just love to twist the knife.

  Oh, and did you not realise that YOU have issolated YOURSELF from your family. Its not the witnesses who issolate. So you are a really bad man.
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  Do u believe much of the JW teachings but not Gods Representative on earth?

  by breeze in

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  i wonder how many are still drawn to the beliefs but just don't believe the wtbts is jehovah's representative on earth and the only hope for mankind?.

  of course we know some are not correct like 607 bc and 1914 and 1975 etc.. breeze

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  I wonder how many are still drawn to the beliefs

  • Shun your own flesh and blood
  • Stone your own flesh & blood to death because of 'sins of the flesh'
  • Believe that the elders are 'glorious ones', deserving 'double honour'
  • The 2 witness, child abuse policy
  • Be prepared to watch your child bleed to death, if it came down to it
  • 6 billion body bags at armaggedon

  Eh, no. I wonder how I was ever sucked in when I read the above.

  J
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  WERE THERE ANY UNOFFICIAL STRANGE IDEAS IN YOUR CONGREGATION?

  by badboy in

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  any takers?

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  speaking of 9/11..............when it got out that there were Jehovah's Witnesses killed in the towers, rumor spread rapidly in our kh that these ones must not have been attending all the meetings regularly or Jehovah would have protected them. Can you believe the ignorance of arrogance of this statement?

  Regarding 9/11 - The one most used comment locally regarding the terrible events was;

  "Its sad, but exciting!"

  It just about turned my stomach to hear these bigots spouting such cruel, insensitive shit.

  Just another nail in my JW exit coffin.
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  I came home to find my wife crying over THAT article.

  by jambon1 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i came home today to find my wife crying whilst reading the 'when a loved one leaves jehovah' article.

  its been a good few months now and i can appreciate how she feels.

  but it just irritates me how my disagreeing with this religion has such a catastrophic effect on our everyday lives.

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  jambon1

  I came home today to find my wife crying whilst reading the 'When a loved one leaves Jehovah' article.

  Its been a good few months now and I can appreciate how she feels. I really can.

  But it just irritates me how my disagreeing with this religion has such a catastrophic effect on our everyday lives. I have`nt been unfaithful to her. I work really hard to provide a good living for our family. I am helpful to all our families. In essence, apart form my problems with the WTS I have`nt changed much as a person. And yet I feel disrespected because of my decision. I am made to feel less of a person.

  This is all part of the fallout when someone leaves the religion, the tears, the depression etc. This is why I put it off for so many years. Its strange, but I have never been happier in my life. I think thats what hurts people in the truth. They cant work out how I can possibly be happy.

  Boy, its hard. Its hard being a good dad and husband and yet in their eyes, I am a dead man. This is what hurts the most. Despit all my good points, I deserve to die an abrupt & violent death. This religion really unites families!?! Of course, I have to curb my speaking out of turn about anything like this so as to keep good relations but hell, sometimes I just wanna blow! Let rip!

  Has anyone else experienced these feelings?

  J
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  WERE THERE ANY UNOFFICIAL STRANGE IDEAS IN YOUR CONGREGATION?

  by badboy in

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  any takers?

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  A friend's cong. (and several others in the Midwest), had been shocked by the fact that Witnesses were actually firefighters in NYC during 9/11. Supposedly, they felt it was wrong to hold such as job, as someone was risking their life and could incur possible bloodguilt. Evidently other people's lives don't count as worthwile to be saved.

  At this time, I heard someone here mention that there cant be any witnesses killed in the twin towers because JW`s wouldnt hold jobs in 'such a place'. WTF?

  Total ignorance.
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  How can the WTS make stuff like this???

  by drew sagan in

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  i'm sure you all have seen this video, but i just had to comment on it.

  it shows off the humanitarian work that jws did in a selected part of africa.

  this is such doubble speak.

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  Just a few weeks ago my wife commented how a daily text used at the meeting for field service stated how humanitarian work isn't the right work to be involved with. The comments she says that where made by the Elder as well as others where disgusting, speaking about how stupid these other religions are for wasting time on people that are 'just going to die anyway'.

  Hey Nakita is it cold? In your little corner of the world.......

  Can you just feel the love?
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  FRESH OFF THE PRESS.... 9/1/06 WT "When a Loved One Leaves Jeh."

  by schne_belly in

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  this just in for your reading displeasure......enjoy

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  What other religion would have to even address this matter?

  It is because of their own set-up that someone simply disagreeing with anothers religious ideas, brings to the fore so much heartache and misery.

  Good luck to them all because theres a hell of a lot leaving just now and probobly even more in the future when they realise that it is not only a cruel, unloving, stiffling religion but also a complete lot of bullshit - begining to end.