my 17 year old son told his dad that he didn't want to be a jw anymore about 8 months ago i think, and doesn't go to meetings or assemblies.
he's been accepted to one of the best universities in the country and will start this fall, with his dad's blessing.
their congregation had the summer convention this past weekend.
Son: I don't believe what JWs teach anymore, and I can show you from the WT Library and the bible that they are false prophets.
Sorry I am new to this... what was it he was going to show, I would like to look that up myself.
Thanks
p.s. Whether your son meets with the elders or not, it looks like he has his head on his shoulders for a 17 year old. At the end of the day, he will do what he wants. Good for him.
okay everyone, here is a picture for you, download it and cherish it.. .
oh, isn't he cute?
is that peach fuzz on his upper lip?.
What.... Rutherford has higher education!!! Shame on him
i remember when i was young and still a jw we always said to the prospect"you can use any bible you want".
is that really true?.
could you use an niv or king james at the meetings?
Which bible version is best? Obviously not the nwt
i know that some believe all jws are "weird".
but i'm not talking about that.. there are some real weird witnesses!
you know, the ones everyone had in their hall that everyone talked about or laughed at.. we had one 25 year old man who was pioneering and he used to go out to literally every neighborhood in the city.
Call display is a wonderful thing.
my da announcement was last tuesday, so i have been on the official jw shun list for about a week now.... i am curious how you handle shunning.my situation:.
i have spoken with my family (my parents and 1 brother) and discussed whether they will shun me.
i explained that biblically they should not shun me since i am not an antichrist, and i have not rejected the teaching that jesus cam in the flesh.
A@G,
First off, congratulations on your decision. The shunning will bug you at first, you will probably be very aware of your surroundings too, looking for the JW's before they see you first and shun you, avoiding them, this is how I dealt with it at first. Sometimes we met just by accident and some shunned me, some didn't. But eventually you will get to the point (and everyone probably arrives at this point faster or sooner than others) where you will no care that those brainwashed people are shunning you, because you are a good person and you deserve to be on this planet just like anyone else does. They have the problem not you.
a little elder in the making, he seems to post quite a few impromptu public talks on youtube:.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdaxl9l5k14.
he seems so sincere too...his sincerity is almost scary..
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH, BLAH BLAH BLAH.... They sound like fighting words to me!!
What happened to Love your Neighbour?
here is a scan of the chapter on do you value life as god does?.
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I liked the analygy given here: bowen spam
the leadership's blood policy
can be likened to Adam and Eve being told not to
eat the apple; but apple sauce, cider and pie made
from it are OK to eat.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkjnyqfapry.
just feeling down today.
some aspects of my life are good but one isn't and i'm allowing it to take over today.
Thats a great song, hope you feel better soon.
for me, it's having friends that i don't have to hide my lack of meeting attendance/service from.
it's amazing how they teach you that only jws can be your real friends, but in reality, it's all contingent upon your religious "performance.
" sure, if you're not going to meetings, they'll try to be "friends," by encouraging you to go back.
Saying "bless you" when someone sneezes
"toasting" when others do
no more d2d work, I always hated that
Not having to force myself to go to meetings
Not sitting at meetings thinking of some excuse why I have to leave half way thru, and then explaining why I had to leave!!
Driving my 2 door honda civic
Being with my non-witness boyfriend
Spending my free time doing what ever the freeaaking heck I want!
a fair assesment on the book study change.. .
http://nicodemusjw.blogspot.com/2008/04/congregation-book-study-adjustment.html.
congregation book study adjustment - a marvelous benefit for jehovah's witnesses .
In my opinion, if the GB sent a letter to the congregations to tell them to stand on their heads, Jehovah's Witnesses, would welcome this change and are deeply grateful to whatever combination of forces and influences were able to bring this to reality. No offence intended to you, you have your opinion and are entitled to it.
