I always thought when I was a jw that not enough emphasis was put on Jesus and that the main focus was always Jehovah.
Often people in the ministry would accuse us of not believing in Jesus.
I can see where the confusion came from.
bubble
JoinedPosts by bubble
-
14
Why call themselves "Christian"?
by poppers innever having been a jw i don't quite understand why they call themselves "christians".
if jesus is not god and is not to be worshipped as such, but is something "lesser", then it doesn't make sense to think of themselves as christians.
to claim to be christian, then, seems to me to make themselves hypocrites from the very beginning.
-
-
bubble
-
14
happiness is...
by Shawn10538 ini think we should have a happiness is section that compares life after jws.
happiness is... .
being told by your professor that the only open section of the class you need to take to finish your degree is on tues. and thurs nights 7pm to 9pm, and being able to give a resounding , "yes!
-
-
bubble
......seeing your children's happy faces on christmas morning and on their birthdays.
-
37
Demographics Poll - Age of JWD members - Anonymous Voting
by Mysterious inthis started in another thread actually and i decided to put one up.
hopefully you don't bury the thread before those that were interested get to see the trends.
voting is totally anonymous and it is hosted totally anonymously.
-
-
bubble
yep my vote is in.
I thought there were a lot more in my age bracket though! -
31
Left behind...or forgotten?
by lisavegas420 ini'm nearly 45 years old, an entirely different person than i was when i was df'd at 25 years of age.
i haven't had a phone call, no letters, no jw visits.
my parents don't call, nor my siblings.
-
-
bubble
Just imagine that one of your scenarios really happened, that you died and noone informed them of your death.
Imagine that they somehow found out a couple of years later that you had passed away.
Do you know what they'd do, they'd blame you!!!!
You couldn't even win from beyond the grave. If YOU hadn't been df'd then none of this would've happened.
They treat you as if you're dead when you're alive but you're the one at fault because you left Jehovah. And this is from the organisation that claim to be true christians and are known for 'the love they have among themselves'.
Lisa, whether you have been left behind or forgotten is immaterial. You are better off not knowing or caring because they are the furthest thing away from true christians that this earth has ever known.
We all love ya anyway. XXX -
68
What Did You LOVE About Being a Jehovah's Witness?
by Seeker4 inok. minimus had his 'what did you hate about being a jw' thread, so i want to take a different tack on this.
i'll even start it.
i loved some of the get-togethers we had.
-
-
bubble
I had a great social life when I was a JW and some lovely friends, none of whom have spoken one word to me since I was df'd.
I still miss them though. -
21
A Suicide - the family's thank you note
by Fatfreek ina local man, a non-jw church member, committed suicide last week.
my wife, as usual, prepared a covered dish and took it to their house as an expression of sympathy and to help out.
she just received a thank you card from them and i thought i'd share part of it: .
-
-
bubble
The fact that you could be punished for trying to commit suicide is so heartless.
Over and over again I am reassured that there is no way the JW's are the true religion.
Why can't they see it? -
22
The disappearing GB
by gumby inthe twelve dots represent the governing body members.
stare at the center of the circle and watch them disappear.
doncha wish it was that easy?.
-
-
bubble
The GB is a complete joke anyway. You only have to read Crisis of Conscience to realise that.
I wish they would all disappear and stop misleading my family. -
17
My first blood donation
by sass_my_frass in... has been scheduled.
i've been to the clinic to watch mr frass donate, and it was pretty confronting.
still i've realised that if i'm happy with taking blood, i should be happy to give it too, so i'm going to become a donor.
-
-
bubble
I was speaking to my hubby just yesterday about this. I said that I definitely want to donate and am going to look into doing so very soon.
He won't though, he's too squeamish! -
42
What is the "Unforgivable Sin?"
by mkr32208 ini know the pat answer is "grieving the holy spirit" but how does one do that?
i asked some elders who were attempting to meet with me but they seemed unsure... .
publicly!
-
-
bubble
I was told at my JC that I could never go back to the org even if I wanted to (which I don't).
It was because I was guilty of loose conduct (not adultery) but my plans were to leave my husband and move in with the love of my life. Obviously then I would be committing adultery.
Because I would not heed the elders advice and not go ahead with that course of action, they told me I was willfully sinning against the spirit and there was no going back for me, EVER. They read me a scripture to back this up and everything!
If it really was God's true org I'm sure he'd forgive anything right? That really proved to me that it never was the true religion. -
3
Anyone in london?
by jason bourne ini m looking for any ex jws in london, england to chat with....any takers?
-
-
bubble
Hi Jason, me and my husband South African Beef are from Essex, is that close enough?
We regularly meet up with ex dubs in London. If you contact Scout575 he will give you the details of the next meet as he organises them.
What part of London are you from?