i'm a new poster as well as being new to jw's (currently having bible studies) and i have been researching the religion to make sure i go into it fully understanding what it is about, and what implications it would have on my life.
i am 20, a single parent with a child and although i was brought up being told 'the truth' by my mum, only have early memroes of attending kh.
they are now trying to suck me back in but i have grave reservations and would lke everyone's opinion/view/advice.
When you are chaperoned, who acts as the chaperone? A man? A woman? Why would anyone give up their evening to sit chaperoning people?!?
I'm glad we are helping you decide what you want to do.
The chaperone is usually not a person you call up and say, "Can you chaperone us tonite?". Its more of a dating in groups of people.
If the couple wanted to hang out, they would need at least one other person to be around them.
i'm a new poster as well as being new to jw's (currently having bible studies) and i have been researching the religion to make sure i go into it fully understanding what it is about, and what implications it would have on my life.
i am 20, a single parent with a child and although i was brought up being told 'the truth' by my mum, only have early memroes of attending kh.
they are now trying to suck me back in but i have grave reservations and would lke everyone's opinion/view/advice.
Hi Missk and welcome. I just have one piece of advice for you - RUN FOR YOUR LIFE!
My thoughts exactly.
The fact that you are searching for more information right now about the doctrine is a good indicator that the religion is not for you. Once you are baptized, you can never question the authority.
Do not involve your child through this destructive cult. It will could ruin your relationship in the future.
i was reading this on the urban legends web site.
i recall a post and some discussion earlier on this site about the john denver rumor.
the rumor of him at one of his concerts asking all jw's to leave.
I also remember hearing the John Denver story, but I also heard the same story with Pearl Jam substituted in. Apparently, Eddie Vedder asked all of the J-Dubs to leave at some concert. I remember a couple of Dubs and talking about whether or not we would still listen to Pearl Jam after that. I figured it was a boatload of shit.
hi guys.. i mostly lurk but i'm sure there was speculation early summer about some "big announcement" scheduled for octoberish.. did i miss it or are we any the wiser what/when it will be?.
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I thought they were going to start charging for literature again??
typically, by the end of the summer, i usually take off some weight due to good exercise and better eating.
then, in late fall and in the winter, it gets tough again.....what do you do to keep the weight off or if you've put a few pounds on how do you keep them off??
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I lost 40 pounds by following the South beach diet 3 years ago, and have kept almost all of it off. The south beach diet book is an education on how your body reacts to certain foods not just eat this and lose weight. It was extemely educating.
hi guys.. i mostly lurk but i'm sure there was speculation early summer about some "big announcement" scheduled for octoberish.. did i miss it or are we any the wiser what/when it will be?.
pub.
I agree.
I am dying to know if there is any announcement coming. Please if anyone has any info from the inside let us know.
will there be any industries, with people working midnight to eight?.
will money still exist?.
Who will take care of all of the nuclear waste here on earth. Who will clean up the contaminated water, and soil?
when you were a jw did you find it strange that you were not anointed with the holy spirit that you weren't part of the new covenant?
did you wonder where this idea came from?
in fact there isn't any support in the bible for such a concept and it is one of the many heresies of destruction that these false teachers have propagated.
Growing up a JW I was basically told it would be impossible to go to heaven, so i just accepted it. But I think if you start studying with dubs now and decide your annointed, you got to have a set of balls on you.
On another note. Did anyone here ever get nervous about living forever on earth?
I used to have panic attacks all thoughout my childhood and even as recent as a year or two ago about having to live forever. It sounds like a great thing (to live forever), but it always freaked me out that there would be no end.......
Am I crazy??
College Football, The crisp air, The smell of the first fire of the season.
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".
Public speaking, being a good conversationalist, and being able to recognize a conspiracy,
