i am currently involved in a relationship for the last year and a half with a man that i found out about 2 months ago is a jehovahs witness (and i am catholic).
the only reason why i found this out, was that i was pushing the issue as to why his parents do not know that i exist.
this really irritated me since he has a very close relationship with his parents.
Honey, forget the whole religion thing. If this guy claims to really be a JW, yet only admitted it a few months ago when he KNOWS you are catholic, then he has been living, or attempting to live a double life.
This guy is not trustworthy. I am sorry if I seem harsh, but this is a HUGE lie. Respect yourself enough to marry someone that respects you.
Good luck!
the history of the watchtower organization is kept secret from new members and its own history is proof that the god of the bible would not accept these false prophets and false doctrines in his church body.. the founder of the jehova witness was named charles russell from pa. russell stated that in 1799 the end times started and that in 1874 christ invisibly returned to earth to rule.
russells prophecy was that in 1914 the world would come to an end.
russell changed that date to 1915 and later to 1918. russell claimed that only his published books could allow people to correctly understand the bible.
Donald, Donald, Donald.....sigh.
Are you new to this board? While I respect your opinion, methinks you are a tad overzealous.
Grab a cup of coffee, sit back, RELAX, and read some posts. Don't forget to have the stick removed so you can sit comfortably.
anybody have trouble running the 1995 version of the cd in windows98/me os?
i get a "floating point error" message.
i figure its some old visual basic incompatibility issue.
Maybe the cd was written with software that automatically knows when there is going to be a change in thinking (new light) so it makes it impossible to access information that needs to be corrected.
Heehee...there must be a new computer language out there, something link Invincible Basic +, or Jehovah Java.
well i finally got the guts to tell my mother that i had enlisted in the army.
she didn't say a whole lot to me, but she did tell my sister she was calling the elders and that when i was df'd she would have nothing to do with me.
i can't say that it suprises me too much, but i was hoping for more of an adult reaction.
Yeah for your mom!
I bet it was eating away at her after you too initially spoke about this situation. It must be hard for her, even religious feelings aside considering what is going on in the world. It sounds like her love for her son and your love and respect for her has helped her to see through her personal feelings.
Is your wife a witness? I was curious how she feels about everything, and if your mom will give her support while you are gone.
my life in the jehovahs witness organization.
by lawrence l. henderson.
the genesis.
Hey, Blackman!
Thanks for sharing your story. It was very easy to read and well written. It sounds like although you have lost your JW family you have not lost your desire to enjoy life and get the most out of it that you can.
It is great to read a well balanced experience without dirty laundry. There are plenty of horror stories out there, but yours is a good example of someone that left based on research and integrity. I think many JWs feel most who leave just had a bad experience they cannot get over. When people like you share your experience you prove them wrong.
for all the philatelists among us, i sure hope the brooklyn-based world government-in-waiting is preparing a commemorative stamp issue to honor the imminent centernary of our lord's presence.
maybe one stamp for each of the detainees in atlanta, capped off by a high-value airmail stamp depicting the rapture that never was?
seriously, how many of you folks out there collect stamps?
HAHAHAAHAH!!!!
Think there will be tshirts too?
i am really appreciative of the work done by many here related to the un hot-topic, for those who contacted the un and those brave enough to approach the wts directly too.
i have printed my copy of the letter and have saved an image for use this weekend.. heres another thought on the un thing.
during the last couple of weeks i have checked the watchtower main web-site and the media site for references for the un.
"find on this page" and I go way back, haahaa!
I think my mom has the WT cd...I may borrow it from her and see what I can stir up.
=)
at bill bowen's request, i have put the scan up on the web.
the un/wt official fax scan is available at:.
: http://wtowerun.homestead.com/fax.html.
So is the UN actually going to put out an official press release to the media as well, or atleast on the UN site?
the current world situation and the wt dealings with the un result in some bigger problems the wt leadership has to solve.. firstly, the war.
an event as big as the attack on the wtc so that people say this has been an historic event comparable to the events of 1914: if this has not been prophecied in the scriptures what should be expected to be?
the wt's only chance is an application of the "pushing" between the king of the south and the king of the north.
When you think about it, the WT timing in leaving the UN NGO couldn't be timed more poorly. When religions around the world are trying to come together to stand against terrorism, they leave the non govermental list. I think this will make them look bad, even though they really should have never joined to begin with if they truly followed what they teach.
I think the WT will spin it like this:"Never fearing what goverments think of us, Jehovah's Witnesses have once again taken a stand that we are no part of the world, even when christedom is rallying around the UN...blah, blah, blah, blah..."
It will stir the pot a wee bit, just what they want. I remember the term fair weather christians...you know, the ones that went to meetings only when life was good for them. However, it has been my experience that there are a lot more Crisis Christians out there...ones that flock to the hall when it seems that maybe the great tribulation really is here. I can hear it now from the JWs who may have been around for a while, "see, we are being persecuted in the press because we are no part of the world...we really are the TRUE religion!"
i am really appreciative of the work done by many here related to the un hot-topic, for those who contacted the un and those brave enough to approach the wts directly too.
i have printed my copy of the letter and have saved an image for use this weekend.. heres another thought on the un thing.
during the last couple of weeks i have checked the watchtower main web-site and the media site for references for the un.
Thirdson,
I honestly have never been able to find anything negative about the United Nations at the site. I truly appreciate the link you posted here. When I have entered United Nations into a search it always lists articles that contain quotes or statistical information provided by the UN.
Can I ask you what search keywords you are using? Or were you able to find this only because you knew what to look for? I did type in the League of Nations, and the article you pointed out did come up.
Thanks again for the link, and pointing out my error. I guess my error was thinking of looking for the obvious keywords.
