I was raised in an AG church that had services like that......I'm still recovering.
city girl
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Pentacostayoursanity - Come Back WTS All Is Forgiven!
by hillary_step inhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajujnas-6tm.
pentacostals proving that a brain is a not an essential requirement for its adherents.. hs.
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In love with a witnesss....
by city girl inhello, i'm new here...but i've been reading the forum for some time, but this is the first time i've posted.
i am stuck.
i am a non witness and have been seriously dating a witness for about a year now.
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city girl
Just an update....this morning we had a big conversation. I couldn't take it anymore and said that I would NEVER become a witness. I told him, "You don't even believe in Jehovah; you don't even know if God exists; you have gone thru so much pain/guilt/suffering b/c of this religion....and if you told your family about me it would be horrible - they would shun you. That is REALLY REALLY bad..." (I wanted to use the word cult, but i refrained). He surprised me by agreeing that it WAS in fact "bad". I told him that this whole situation has caused me an unbelievable amount of pain. I'm surprised he didn't just end the relationship right then and there. He instead told me that he wants to try to make us work, but after reading the board I see that for him to really leave the witnesses would mean a lot more pain/suffering. He's so close to giving up on the JW's, but then he doesn't want his son to have to be torn between him and his ex wife... he wants his son to have hope.....whatever that means. I have about had enough!
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In love with a witnesss....
by city girl inhello, i'm new here...but i've been reading the forum for some time, but this is the first time i've posted.
i am stuck.
i am a non witness and have been seriously dating a witness for about a year now.
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city girl
Thank you to everyone who has responded....i sincerely appreciate it. When we first started dating I had NO IDEA that he was raised a witness. He finally let it slip and didn't really explain what it meant. When I asked why I couldn't meet any of his friends/family he said "b/c of my religion." He didn't go on to explain, fearing that it would scare me away. So I went to the library and checked out all sorts of books and basically learned for myself...that's when I first discovered that the relationship had little hope. I became depressed a little but got over it b/c we continued to see each other and have a great time. I believe his status is "inactive." His family bothers him about not going to many meetings and not going door to door. He said he doesn't really know what he believes - he's confused. AND if it weren't for his son we'd run off and spend the rest of our lives together. Yes, we have had sex out of marriage. Yes, we go out and have a good time. And no, he does not believe in everything the witnesses do. But he's real tight with his family and feels its me or them.... He just has this totally separate life (he lives a couple hours away) and that is intriguing to me. I told him I'd become a JW as much as he is so that he can still have his family....but apparently that's not possible. He's never tried to convert me and he kind of looks at me like I'm crazy for wanting to go so far.....but apparently this isn't going to work. really, this sucks....
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In love with a witnesss....
by city girl inhello, i'm new here...but i've been reading the forum for some time, but this is the first time i've posted.
i am stuck.
i am a non witness and have been seriously dating a witness for about a year now.
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city girl
Hello, I'm new here...but I've been reading the forum for some time, but this is the first time i've posted. I am stuck. I am a non witness and have been seriously dating a witness for about a year now. I am in my late 20s and have been through enough relationships to know that I've finally found the one that I want to spend the rest of my life with. The problem is that he has a child from a previous relationship and wants to raise his child as a JW although he himself does not agree with everything the JW's believe in. I feel that the only way our relationship can work is that if I convert. I am willing to do so, to an extent...but I do not believe everything the witnesses do. I was raised a Christian and have since denied that faith for various reasons. Is it possible to convert to JW in the same way couples convert to Catholicism/Judaism for each other....?---meaning more for ritual/title and less for deep conviction?