I'm sorry. "True Christians" do not play war games.
Ok...ok. You all win. You've brow-beaten me into submission. Your hounding has achieved its measure of success. I will no longer play war games on my pc...well, more correctly, I will no longer admit to playing those games.
i am still working on my wife, some progress is being made, but it is slow going.. here is how i plan to reason with her regarding the 9/07 km article on "non-endorsed" methods of study.
feel free to use or adapt yourself, if you are in a similar situation.. .
suppose that one day a stranger calls the house when i am not at home.
sir82,
Thank you so much. This is exactly the line of reasoning I need to use on my wife.
This is like that "food at the proper time" thing, only for real. (Bite me, FDS)
the idea for this thread was sparked by seeing that a lot of guys thought that the latest km article would be a great talking point.
there are a number of jwd poster who have lived through the hell of having a wife who thinks it is the truth.
i am happy to say that i have been through it and survived.
So far, my wife is still in the "truth." She's making progress away from it such as:
The "no glass clinking" QFR seemed ridiculous to her.
She happily clinks glasses with me anytime.
Anywho, I'd love to hear what you have to share! Thanks!
i used to be here a real lot.
now i make about 15 posts , if that,.
per day and read a few other threads that interest me.
I avoid this place like the plague.
Ew...stay away from nvr; he has the plague!
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I'm here about every weekday for an hour or two. Not so much on the weekend, though.
in this organization, how can any witness express their disapproval of anything?
the society has.
even stooped so low as to disfellowship people who disagree with the fact of other people being .
rebel8:
When passing the wine at the Memorial, suddenly get an itch on your lip and bring the glass dangerously close to your mouth while you itch it.
I quit!
Grow a beard. This is particularly effective if you are a woman.
Thank you both so much for those gems. LOL!
I have one a bit more serious and real...I know of this happening:
-become part of the double-lifers and never say a word to the elders betraying the others in the circle of trust. Our younguns were quite successful at this and even had the CO stumped. He asked around trying to find someone to infiltrate and spill the beans. I kid you not.
so i've been having an elderly jw call on my for the last few months, but i haven't seen her for most of the summer because i've been quite busy doing other things.
anyway, the last time she called she left the brochure "what does the bible really teach?
" and asked for me to read it and give my opinion.
That letter looks a bit condescending to me.
"Despite you're obviously being wrong about your reasons, thanks for taking the time to let us know how you really feel. It's so refreshing that you're such a respectful ignoramus. Maybe when you see the light, I'll come back and be more prepared to refute your claims. Touche. PS--See, I can write notes, too!"
Ok, so I'm a bit negative today.
As He is the Creator, Jehovah and his name people can kill whomever they like.
Exactly my point, nvr. Since I am technically still one of Jehovah's Witnesses, I can play chess and any other war game that I please.
wtwizard recently started a topic discussing assemblies and conventions and mentioned the following:.
(next year, it is four days but only apostates have access to that information.
can someone please point me to the thread that discussed this or post the information in this topic?.
WTWizard recently started a topic discussing assemblies and conventions and mentioned the following:
(next year, it is four days but only apostates have access to that information
Can someone please point me to the thread that discussed this or post the information in this topic?
Apparently, this is news to a few of us. Thanks.
It is military training and as such it is despised by my God Jehovah, the One also known as Jehovah of Armies.
Hey, if it was ok for the Israelites to go in and wipe out whole civilizations (I think they call that ethnic cleansing today), not to mention all the other nasty atrocities they committed in the name of their god, I think it is ok for me to play chess once in a while...well, after I'm done playing Return to Castle Wolfenstein and Battlefield 1942.
hey guys.. sometimes im really next to crying (better: im crying).
no answer.
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Freeme, I am in a similar situation except a little more progressed in my fade. I've been inactive for a while, and my talks with my wife are progressing to the point where she doesn't get mad so much when I bring up things that I learn here. It's taken a while of gently introducing these things, making some progress, and also making her mad at times.
The last conversation we had, she surprised me by agreeing that meeting attendance wasn't so big a deal after all...especially with the congregation we are in. She mainly goes to the book study meeting because her group seems to consist of mostly balanced individuals who don't get all pharisaic on everyone. She regularly skips the school and service meetings and most Sundays. Also, I got her to agree that the WT society is a modern-day bunch of pharisees. I plan to show her this article soon and tie it in somehow with this pharisee idea and the Bereans and whatever else I can think of. I'll let you know how that goes.
You might find that over time, your wife will mellow out whenever you present new information to her about the cult she is still in...as long as you do so a little at a time and gently. The keys are being patient and presenting things little by little. Remember what the WT says about the "Adam to Armageddon" speech and how that turns off most householders? Too much information in too little time.
The same concept applies here, only we're trying to get our loved ones to see something much more beneficial.
Good luck!
