ok, it could be a motorcycle or a truck too.
OMG, OMG!! PERFECT TOPIC QUESTION:
Last night, leaving the Memorial, we saw a brand new MERCEDES sedan with luxury plates that read, PAID
(First thought that came to my head was the comment my Mother-in-law once made about the Catholic priest that took the church's money and bought himself a brand Mercedes. She told me this so that I can see how corrupt my church is...oh well, I can see that her's is not too far behind)
i've noticed on many memorial nights that the sisters will dress up like they're going to the oscars.
some seriously look like they're going to a prom.. do they dress for jesus or the friends to impress each other?.
what is it about memorial night?
Yeah...it felt like I was at a Fashion Show last night...all these ladies dressed in fancy dresses or nice skirts/tops...men in nice suits. They all looked at each other up and down. Since it was my first time and I'm not JW, I wore slacks and blouse. It seemed as if women were only wearing skirts, though.
See, if they were so true to the Scripture then shouldn't they be wearing robes and sandals?
well after much agonizing i decided to go to memorial with my wife.
but, we went to a hall on the other side of town where we didn't know anybody.
i had my goatee going full force.
I had my goatee going full force. I also brought my buddy who has been inactive for over 10 years. He also had a goatee (he grew it for the occasion)
Are you not allowed to have facial hair or something? Sorry, this is new to me...
last summer, my 6-year-old niece came to visit me from ny.
mind you, we are catholics and my husband and his family are jws.
i went to visit my inlaws and my husbands 6-year-old niece was there too.
Last summer, my 6-year-old niece came to visit me from NY. Mind you, we are Catholics and my husband and his family are JWs. I went to visit my inlaws and my husbands 6-year-old niece was there too. I thought great, a playing buddy for my niece. I had just recently found out that they were all JWs and didn't know a lot of their little "rules". I have a tattoo on my ankle, the little girl noticed it and said that Jehovah doesn't like tattoos. I gave her a look and shrugged it off. They day went on and my niece and I went home.
At bedtime, my niece asked me, "Auntie, who is Hohova?" I asked, "who?" She repeated, "Hohova, Lily told me about him." I repeated, "Oh, you mean, Jehovah." Then I asked, "what did she tell you about that?"...My niece said, "well, Lily sneezed and I said, "bless you" and she went, 'Ooohhh, you can't say that, Jehovah don't like that'." So, who's Jehovah, auntie". She went on to tell me that Lily had told her that Jehovah don't like it if she goes to birthdays either. And here's my little niece, scared thinking she's done something horribly wrong. I tried to explain things to her in the simplest way possible, but it was hard. My niece had just finished her kindergarten grade at her Catholic school. So, imagine. I called Lily's mother and told her what had happened. All she told me was that she would give me a booklet to read about that. I didn't want a booklet, I wanted her to tell daughter to not talk to my niece about her religion. Cause we sure don't go around telling anyone things about ours. No, instead I noticed a sense of pride...as if she was proud of what her daughter had done.
One time, my niece and I had to stop by my inlaw's house before going to a birthday party. We were all dressed up and the little girl asked me where we were going...I told her that we were going to a birthday party...she said, "How come you guys go to parties, don't you know Jehovah"...I said, "Well, he has nothing to do with going to a birthday party"
I read the booklet and found out the many rules and forbidden things for JWs. All I have to say is this, they sure know how to take the FUN out of life!
i'd already left the jw's for personal reasons but i knew there was more to the story.
this site helped me clarify just what the wbt society are.
research is important and with this place as a resource i could learn of 607, the british musuem stuff, un scandal e.t.c and even though the jw's say its all lies, if you look yourself its there to see.. jw's label people here as apostates, my mum says avoid the apostates, they are bitter.
I came here to see if maybe there was hope for my husband and our relationship. He's defellowshipped, but since he was brought up JW and has a strong JW mother...(and is a momma's boy) it's a pain. I know it's hard to deprogram someone...he does lots of things to please his mom. And his mom turns around and tells him that she'll never talk to him again if he gets any worse...Wow, I want a mom like her (sarcasm)...
It's just good to see that there is hope for my husband. I hope that our relationship lasts and this doesn't get in the middle...plus, our daughter..what to do about her?
is the hall half full or half empty?.
seriously though, last night there were about 20% less than the year before, and the year before that there was less.. the hall was rented, but definitely not jam packed like last year.
i had no problem finding a seat.. what was your attendance like?
yeah, yeah..and why does the preacher guy at the Memorial have to tell everyone how many people around the world attended the thing...who cares? What's the point?
The one I was at last night, suppossedly had 315 give or take people. Mind you, the hall is shared..they have one room with Spanish and one in English. And they get all giddy and proud by saying that the memorial is being offered in different languages to make them sound more interesting and important..
Again, who cares? I guess the "truth" is in the numbers!!! hahahahaha
i tried logging on here last night after i got home, but i kept getting a message saying that there was an error and i couldn't get on.
anyhoo, i walked in the hall last night with my parents, who also roped my inactive brother into going.
lol!
Well, last night, I attended the Memorial. It was my first time setting foot at a JW congregation (KH). I felt a bit uncomfortable and it seemed as though everyone there was being SUPER FAKE in their way of greeting everyone....Oh please, you can see right through them!!! I was there with my husband and his mother. The people there came up to us and said hello and all. When it all began, I politely stood up while they sang. When one person on the podium began preaching, My husband handed a "Bible". THe preacher guy sporadically quoted verses from the Bible...he jumped around and quoted things and fixed them to sound like they made sense...they didn't!!. We followed along. I remained emotionless and went along reading and (in my mind) noticing how different the bible I was holding was different from mine (Cath). Oh well, then the bread and wine were passed. What was the point of passing around a plate and a cup just to look at it? I don't know!!! At least WE (Catholics) consume the bread and wine on Sundays.
The thing that bothered me the most was that the podium guy kept telling them that they will be saved or something and then went on to say that only those 144,000 will live in God's kingdom. WEll, to me that's called giving everyone "false hopes". All those people are told they will never enter God's kingdom or go to heaven. Man, that's sounds so mean...it breaks my heart!!! We are taught that God will forgive our sins and we are all worthy of entering God's kingdom. These JWs are enticed with the mention and presentation of this "paradise' they will go to when they die...and yet...they really WON'T GO THERE...Only a small few...so why even keep believing or following this organization!!!
And yes, the end of the speech sounded like an army recruiting video...if you'd like a free bible study...yadda, yadda!! I didn't see many people there that were visitors...I should've worn my rosary beads or my cross chain...darn, now that I think about it...
Hanging from my car's rearview mirrow, I have a rosary...I like it there...it's my own personal choice..Well, since we went to the Memorial in MY car...my husband made sure he hid the rosary so that no one saw it hanging there on our way out. WHAT THE F**K...When the coast was clear he put it back. Then, we stopped at a red light and a JW family was next to us in their car and they kept staring at us and smiling this evil smile...My husband looked at them and then came to the conclusion that they were staring b/c of the rosary and said, 'oh, no, now I'll be getting a phone call"..OH, NO, THE HORROR.. .WHO THE HECK CARES!!!! SO, DARN RIDICULOUS!!!!!
I'm glad I went to the Memorial...all it did was make me an even STRONGER CATHOLIC!!! THERE IS NO WAY I'D EVER JOIN THE JWs...I realized how GOOD I have it and how I can be sure that my GOD is a loving, forgiving God! So, positive things happened for me!
MEMORIAL FOR ME....NEVER AGAIN!!!
(oh, and get this, my husband tells me that he CAN'T go to Easter Sunday mass with me b/c of the oath he took)...KISS MY A**...HE'S GOING, LIKE IT OR NOT! LOL
hello everyone...before i even registered here i thought i'd peek in and check what everyone was talking about!
well, it all sparked my interest and here i am...maybe you all can help me cope with my little problem!
here's some background:.
THANKS TO ALL THAT RESPONDED TO MY POST!!!
All your insight is greatly appreciated.
Well, last night, I attended the Memorial. It was my first time setting foot at a JW congregation (KH). I felt a bit uncomfortable and it seemed as though everyone there was being SUPER FAKE. I was there with my husband and his mother. The people there came up to us and said hello and all. When it all began, I politely stood up while they sang. When one person on the podium began preaching, I was handed a "Bible". He sporadically quoted verses from the Bible. We followed along. I remained emotionless and went along reading and (in my mind) noticing how different the bible I was holding was different from mine (Cath). Oh well, then the bread and wine were passed. What was the point of passing around a plate and a cup just to look at it? I don't know!!! At least WE (Catholics) consume the bread and wine on Sundays.
The thing that bothered me the most was that the podium guy kept telling them that they will be saved or something and then went on to say that only those 144,000 will live in God's kingdom. WEll, to me that's called giving everyone "false hopes". All those people are told they will never enter God's kingdom or go to heaven. Man, that's sounds so mean...it breaks my heart!!! We are taught that God will forgive our sins and we are all worthy of entering God's kingdom. These JWs are enticed with the mention and presentation of this "paradise' they will go to when they die...and yet...they really WON'T GO THERE...Only a small few...so why even keep believing or following this organization!!!
I'm glad I went to the Memorial...all it did was make me an even STRONGER CATHOLIC!!! THERE IS NO WAY I'D EVER JOIN THE JWs...I realized how GOOD I have it and how I can be sure that my GOD is a loving, forgiving God! So, positive things happened for me!
hello everyone...before i even registered here i thought i'd peek in and check what everyone was talking about!
well, it all sparked my interest and here i am...maybe you all can help me cope with my little problem!
here's some background:.
Oh, thanks...you are all great!!! I appreciate all this!
It's even harder when all MY family lives in NYC and I am here in Dallas...practically surrounded by my husband's family and their beliefs totally outnumbered! I had to get smart and learn how to rebuttle whenever i was under attack. My husband is afraid of his mother and her hating him...which she already does b/c he's not as committed as he used to be. If he were to really get out of it, she WILL NEVER TALK TO HIM AGAIN...so I hear!!! WHAT'S WITH THAT???.(THAT'S HIS MOM!!!)...THAT'S NOT VERY NICE!
IT BOTHERS ME THAT THEY ALLOW THEIR ORGANIZATION RUN THEIR LIVES TO THAT EXTENT.
hello everyone...before i even registered here i thought i'd peek in and check what everyone was talking about!
well, it all sparked my interest and here i am...maybe you all can help me cope with my little problem!
here's some background:.
Legolas,
Thanks so much, but TRUST ME...NOTHING AND I MEAN NOTHING...JWs can say or do will ever make me convert. I LOVE MY RELIGION AND THE LEVEL OF FREEDOM WE CAN ENJOY WITH IT.
