Posts by bubble

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becoming a jehovah's witness

by pcecilia in

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friends

hello all who may read this, i am in the midst of writing a story, and a character who has appeared in the story is a jehovah's witness... i am attempting to gain a better understanding of the religion and its practitioners so as to present witnesses in a fair light... i am of no religious affiliation, but i assume that anything that a person believes is valid as long as they have put it through much consideration and thoughtfulness...

) of you are ex-witnesses, but i would like to know about what first attracted you to the religion to begin with... was it just passed down in your family, or did you make a conscious choice to become a witness?

if so, for what reasons?

bubble

Hi Kent, I was born into the religion and just got railroaded into baptism and marriage to another jw member. I would never have given the jw's the time of day if they'd come knocking at my door, so it was only by misfortune that I ended up in the religion (i.e. because my parents had converted).

I wanted to get out of the cult for as long as I can remember but it's so hard to leave, in spite of what the jws tell you (they say members are free to leave at any time).

I finally got out at the age of 35, so I to feel I had a lot of wasted years. I was disfellowshipped because I left my jw husband for another man, so I lost the relationships I had with my family members and I am completely shunned by all my former friends. That's Christian behaviour isn't it?

I do feel a little bitter for all those wasted years but it doesn't consume me. I am very happy now and pleased that my children have not gone down the jw route.

Love Marie. XXX

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Some Unfortunate News due to the Collision

by Amazing in

jw
friends

i was at the doctor today for over 6-hours to be tested on the issues resulting from the collision.

it seems that there are some serious effects that have emerged, which is not uncommon to happen within a short time after a serious collision.

i will describe them later on, as i am waiting for more test results to arrive.

bubble

Take it easy Jim. Healing thoughts are coming your way.

Love Marie. XXX

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Is There Anything Positive About Being A Jehovah's Witness?

by minimus in

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friends

i recently went to a wedding and the father of the bride that (re)married a (worldly) man said to me, "the only thing that i can say about raising our kids as witnesses was at least they got a good foundation.

look at our kids.

they're good kids".

bubble

Whoops, I accidently hit the enter button!! I can't think of any positives for myself, but I do think that if you are old and lonely you will find friends for company and people that can help you with gardening, shopping and doing chores etc.

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Is There Anything Positive About Being A Jehovah's Witness?

by minimus in

jw
friends

i recently went to a wedding and the father of the bride that (re)married a (worldly) man said to me, "the only thing that i can say about raising our kids as witnesses was at least they got a good foundation.

look at our kids.

they're good kids".

bubble

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Should I marry a JW ?

by curiousabouthim in

i am new to the jw world, not one, but do love one.

met a man who down to the tee is amazing.

he is a great man, the only thing i am not so sure about is his "religious" beliefs.

bubble

It sounds like you really love each other and it would be a shame to throw that away.

If you do marry, it will be you that has to make all the sacrifices to accomodate his beliefs. Are you prepared to do that?

The good thing is that he has no other family members that are jws, so at least the marriage won't be subject to added pressure from them. You never know, you could raise a few issues about the jws that you learn on this forum and be able to get him out of the evil cult. Now that would be worthwhile!!

Good luck with whatever you decide. XXX

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Has the rules changed?

by pratt1 in

a relative of my wife, just got engaged to a "worldly guy".. the young lady is a baptized publisher, and i am shocked to hear that no one has made a negative comment about her future husband not being an dub.. even her mother who is a pioneer has not made an issue of the engagement.. has things changed?.

are the elders easing up a little on the rank and file?.

bubble

My sister is married to a non believer and when she started dating him she was publicly marked. She had been a regular pioneer for 8 years and had to stop. Everyone in the cong didn't really understand the marking arrangement so they all basically just shunned her.

She is still happily married 9 years later and is still a very active jw. Her husband is very friendly to all the jws and sometimes attends meetings, but has no intention of ever becoming a jw. The cong stopped shunning her after about 2 years!!

My parents were told that they weren't to attend the wedding, a concept they completely disagreed with. They not only attended the wedding but they paid for it too. My mum is staunch jw and has pioneered on and off for years. She didn't have any privileges taken from her for attending the wedding.

So I guess it's up to the elders what happens. What god thinks doesn't really come into play.

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Agent Smith's story

by AgentSmith in

i was born into a jw family.

my father's parents were jw.

my mother?s family was a big mix.

bubble

Hi Agent Smith and a very warm welcome to you and Mrs.Agent. You are right, there are lots of people on this forum with similar experiences to yours, so you will always find empathy here.

I am glad that we have a South African here (I don't think there are many). I went to South Africa for my honeymoon 2 years ago, it is beautiful. We visited the Kruger national park and Cape Town. Also my husband was born in J'burg but returned to England as a small baby, his user name on this forum is South African Beef!!

Hope to have many more chats with you in the near future.

Love Marie. XXX

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Would you feel safe traveling to the Middle East as a tourist?

by free2beme in

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friends

one of my dreams is to one day making to cairo egypt and see the great pyramids.

i want to see a lot of things in that area, as well as other parts of israel, and the middle east region.

i have been into history, for as long as i can remember.

bubble

Hi Hemp lover. I'm afraid I have to correct your comment that it is difficult to travel to any other parts of Egypt other than the pyramids.

That is BS. I have just returned from Egypt and trust me, you can travel to just about anywhere in the country as long as you have the money. It's a big country so travelling around normally involves internal flights. We were bombarded with offers of trips all around Egypt but finances meant we only went to the pyramids.

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