Posts by Metamorphosis

28

A year ago today

by wings in

jw
friends

i posted for the first time on jwd.. thank you for putting up with me, and for being there for me.. what a difference a year makes........... i love you all!!!!

!.

Wings - i don't know how i've missed your posts and story - but it seems like we have much in common. I also came to JWD close to a year ago - joining June 15th of 2007. I also was dealing w/ a spouse determined to stay in and determined to oppose my growth and decisions to move on from the JW's. I also lost my father recently, in February. I have been seperated from my wife since January 1st. I'll be looking back over your posts to see the nature of your story and what twists and turns it has taken. I can only wish you the best in continuing to see the new path life is laying for you. Keep your head up and your spirits strong - you are correct in that there are many people on this board that even though we may not know personally, care about our circumstances and the way we deal with the obstacles and pressures leaving this religious denomination.

Morph

36

I totally cross Xbox 360 off my want list.

by 5go in

my cousin has one and loves it.

though i don't see why he has had in the shop more than he has played it.

it sent it in threee time for one issue.

Metamorphosis

I've had mine for over a year now and no problems. Really enjoyed Assain's Creed and Rainbow Six Vegas 2. Just started Army of Two and Mass Effect. All 4 of those games are awesome.

Morph

6

Why and when I lost my faith

by LunaFing in

my father started studying after a while.

he studied off and on for the next 8 years.

i was abused during this time as well.

Metamorphosis

Welcome to the board. It sounds like you've been through a tough ordeal - but it also sounds as if you are bouncing back well.

Morph

21

happy news and confession

by DaCheech in

jw
friends

it has been officially announced that dacheech is no longer a minsterial servant.. i cannot tell you the details.. .

i can promise you that i will not want to comment at the watchtower study, nor will i want to do any more talks!.

my wife is supposedly supporting me so far.

Metamorphosis

I remember when i stepped down as a MS about a year after first discovering everything. When they announced it, it was if a weight was lifted from my shoulders and i felt nothing but relief. Congratulations!

Morph

104

Why do I feel like I'm losing my wife to this website?

by sarabi in

jw
friends

i'm a jw in good standing and she is too.

she has had a lot of questions.

now, i feel like there is a division between us.

Metamorphosis

All I can say is please give your wife the freedom to grow as an individual and let her try to reconcile her beliefs as she sees best. About nine months ago I shared with my wife the feelings I had been having regarding the Witnesses. My every intent and effort totally revolved around trying to become the best Christian I could become based on my study of the Bible. I was born and raised a Witness and had been baptized for 20 years. I served as a MS as well. I could no longer agree with the JW's on various points - many of them mentioned here by the previous posters in this discussion. Three months ago my wife moved out of our house. She told me she had been having an affair that was a result of depression brought by my revelations to her. I asked her what we could do to reconcile, that i forgave her. She stated as long as i had any doubts she would not return. This was after 10 1/2 years of marriage. I sit here tonight in tears still wondering if I did the right thing. But I know I have to be true to who I am as a person. I have to be true to what I feel God truly wants. My wife was my passion. She was my reason for living.

Please - give your wife the courtesy to develop as she feels she needs to. Do not let a man-made organization come between you. You question this site as causing a division - but is not the very organization to which you cling causing a division in your mind as well? Accept her for who she chooses to become and support her even if you cannot agree with her. It is not worth the pain to let what other imperfect men tell you come between you and your wife. Marriage includes accepting how your spouse grows as an individual. None of us as imperfect people can with 100% certainity say what the future holds. We can only do our best and live by a code of trust, integrity, honesty, truth, sincerity, and love.

i wish you and your wife the best in your decisions and in your future life - again i plead - do not let the opinions of other imperfect men damage your relationship.

Morph

20

Can we all be a bit more pro-active in this one area? PLEASE READ...

by jambon1 in

jw
friends

this is something that i feel really passionate about.

i hate being labeled an apostate by jw's.

i don't like the term and even they themselves have the definition wrong according to the bible.

Metamorphosis

nice letter journey-on - i will probably use some of those points in talking w/ my own relatives...

Morph

1

Friend to a Stranger

by Metamorphosis in

jw
friends

to all the friends and strangers here on jwd - best wishes for your future happiness and freedom on the road you are taking.

friend to a stranger - emerson hart.

how's your life.

Metamorphosis

To all the friends and strangers here on JWD - best wishes for your future happiness and freedom on the road you are taking. I found this song by Emerson Hart and thought it most appropriate for the journey many of us are on.

Friend to A Stranger - Emerson Hart

From a friend to a stranger
How's your life
in your current situation
Did they hold you hostage
Did they tell you lies
Just to add to your frustration
Oh my heart

So you travel holy
and you travel hard
On the road that changed your life
Not to give it all away
But to sing your song
'Cause in the end that's when you arrive
Oh my heart it brings me pain
when I hear them call your name

Oh to see
Inside myself
Like I can see
But no one else could ever know
The way we'd end up being

So from a Friend to a stranger
how's your life
in your current situation
i wish you happiness and freedom
and i wish you life
when you reach your destination
your destination
your destination

58

Aussie actor Heath Ledger was found dead this morning

by Es in

jw
friends

just read in our newspaper that he was found dead in his bed this morning.

i thought he was a great actor.. r.i.p.

es.

Metamorphosis

he was supposed to be playing the new Joker in the next Batman movie - it says it's in post-production so i'm not sure if his part was finished, but I was looking forward to his spin on the character. Also liked him A knight's tale.

Morph

6

Donations instead of charges for WT & Awake. Is it worldwide?

by digderidoo in

jw
friends

when i left the wtbts the change occured where no longer the magazines were being charged for, i think it was about 30p for the pair, but instead it was left for a 'voluntary' contribution.. i have heard from an x jw, who was the congregation accountant at the time that this change wasn't worldwide.

it was only changed because contributions weren't taxable in certain countries.

at the time we were told it changed because we didn't want to be classed as 'book selllers'.. is this the case?

Metamorphosis

I believe it is worldwide now...but it didn't start that way. That was one of the issues I had. When they announced the change way back when here in the United States they stated it was Jehovah's direction and a simplifying arrangement and like someone said we didn't want to be "peddlers" - but we were never told that the arrangment wasn't going into affect in the vast majority of the world at that time and that the announcement happened to coincide with the Jimmy Swaggert ministries court cases. I've looked back and though how they will attribute everything to "Jehovah's spirit". If it was his spirit it would have been worldwide from day one. Swaggert was the spirit behind this change in the US.

8

Holy misapplication of scripture Batman!

by Metamorphosis in

jw
friends

don't know who else has to still suffer through meetings from time to time - but something struck me during last nights (thursday 12/6/07) final part from the km.

the part was on sharing our kingdom hope or something.

they list a scripture from hebrews 6 to start and end the km article and also one from ephesians 2. the whole context of those chapters in the bible is our hope in jesus and his ransom sacrifice and intervention as high priest.

Metamorphosis

Jesus was just another one of God's pawns to get his way with his creation. Why is he so different from other faithful angels? Wasn't he created for some pleasure to God? Do you really think he wanted to die the way he did, or maybe was afraid if he didn't he would be considered unfaithful and be called a demon or devil or something? Just wondering what the real situation was after he was changed from some spirit creature to semen in Mary's womb. It's kind of strange how God can change us from one type of creature to another and back again.
It's all to mystical for me to understand.

Well - the thread really wasn't about whether Christ is real or not, or if those scriptures are valid. it's more about how they consistently use scriptures and list them in various articles that are taken out of context and have nothing to do with what they are applying them to. the normal JW reads only the scripture cited and doesn't really think about the surrounding verses. you will almost always see just one or two verses listed and often they are misapplied.