Posts by sacolton

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NASA announces new discovery May 14th

by joebin in

nasa will announce the discovery of an object in our galaxy astronomers have been hunting for more than 50 years.

tune in on may 14, at 1 p.m. edt.. some hope they will announce discovery of nibiru.

http://chandra.harvard.edu/.

sacolton

No big announcement.

/holds up sign ... "KEEP MOVING"

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afternoon around 5 pm.. he just wanted me to know that he was thinking of and praying for me.. he said he was a bit down himself because of back problems and insensitive gossip about his problem.. i expressed my dismay over conditions in the organization and he agreed that something is terribly wrong.. i could tell he wanted to say more, but didn't want to rock the boat too much.. his call took me totally by surprise, and i the defeat and sadness in his voice was unmistakable.. he is one of the best.

i hope he gets out with his family intact.. the wt is going nowhere fast.. sylvia.

sacolton

Tell him your praying for him too.

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My Wife Is Getting A Sheparding Call

by sacolton in

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friends

i've disassociated myself since february.

i made no secret of my disapproval of the wtbts and was very vocal to my doubts of it being god's true organization on earth to the po.

now, the po and another elder has scheduled to talk with my wife tonight for a sheparding call at the home of the book study.

sacolton

Tweetie -

I'm glad you brought that up. In my employment (I'm a Multimedia Coordinator), I get free movie screenings almost weekly. When I was still a JW, my wife and I would play hookey from the meeting on that night and watch the free movie. My co-worker (Eva) and her husband (my retired boss - they are both in their 60s) are always there to save us a place in line. My wife and Eva are great friends and we have had many social activities together including eatting out and going to local events. She calls her "Grandma" because she's such a sweet lady. Well, when I disassociated, my wife stopped going to the movies on the meeting nights, but she still misses the social friendships with Eva. Also, her co-worker (Jan - who is in her 50s) is a wonderful friend to her. They go out to lunch and go shopping. They drive down to the headquarters office in Dallas, TX together and share lodging. Jan has invited us on several occassions to their cabin at the lake. My parents have us over almost every other weekend for dinner. My wife loves my moms cooking. They get along great!

Now, tell me ... how can ANYONE be a JW knowing that these people are taught to them as being "evil" and will be destroyed in Armageddon? How is that possible? She loves these people I mentioned above! LOVES THEM! Yet, she can't seem to detach herself of the mind-control that the WTBTS instills that "worldly" people are doomed. How can she be a JW?

I would love for someone to answer that one.

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I Do Not Understand Why JWs Leave & Become Catholics!

by minimus in

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out of all religions, catholicism, to me, is wrong and clearly could never be the truth.

sacolton

After reading all that, I can't help but think: CULT! RUN AWAY!

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My Wife Is Getting A Sheparding Call

by sacolton in

jw
friends

i've disassociated myself since february.

i made no secret of my disapproval of the wtbts and was very vocal to my doubts of it being god's true organization on earth to the po.

now, the po and another elder has scheduled to talk with my wife tonight for a sheparding call at the home of the book study.

sacolton

Update: Nothing serious. She said they went over scriptures and that's about all. Appears that everyone in the Book Study was getting a Sheparding Call regardless, so they weren't just focusing on her. However, they did ask about me. My wife told them that I got the KJV on audio tape and ordered a large-print KJV bible to read and listen to (makes it more interesting) and that I'm still researching.

I did ask her if they should ever insinuate that she should leave me because I'm "apostate" if she would. She said, "No, that would be stupid."

I'll just leave her alone with her meetings and hopefully one day she'll wake up. Thanks for all the comments and suggestions!

What a great support group!

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Text Message I Just Received From An Old Witness Friend

by str8?so is spaghetti..until you heat it up in

this is a text message i just received from a guy who was in my old congregation.

(ps, no there was no shenanigans going on there, i wasn't interested in this guy in that way...even though he was possibly the best friend i had ever had within jws).. "hi rob.

please come back to the truth.

sacolton

Conditional friendships = worthless.

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My Wife Is Getting A Sheparding Call

by sacolton in

jw
friends

i've disassociated myself since february.

i made no secret of my disapproval of the wtbts and was very vocal to my doubts of it being god's true organization on earth to the po.

now, the po and another elder has scheduled to talk with my wife tonight for a sheparding call at the home of the book study.

sacolton

I don't think it'll matter if I'm present. They'll wait until they have her alone to instill their agenda. Maybe I'm looking too deep into this. I don't keep her from going to meetings, so I'm not endangering her "spiritually". Does the WTBTS try to break up marriages of mixed faiths? It was always taught that ONLY adultry was grounds for divorce. I know the divorce rate is EXTREMELY HIGH in the JW religion ... now I know why. I still love my wife very much and will fight this if I have to. I guess I'll just wait and see what happens at her Sheparding Call.

She said that Shepherding Calls aren't necessarily for "problems", but just to talk scriptures and give encouragement. I've always saw them when a "problem" arises ... missing too many meetings, field service, etc. and they come to usher you back into being regular again. It's not to solve a problem, but to instill guilt to make you feel bad for missing out on "spiritual food". She hasn't missed any meetings, so that can't be it.

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hi newbie to this great place

by freespirit67 in

sorry this has turned out longer than i thought.anyway i lived the life of a single mother fell away from the organisation,and eventually met a (worldly) guy who is the most loving guy i have ever met,my best friend,lover and soulmate.i was disfellowshipped 4 months ago because we live with each other and plan to get married in september,unacceptable to the society hence my disfellowshipping.it has broke my mum and dads heart and im so so sorry for this,i love them so much,but no longer want or believe in the jw beliefs.

i still believe in god but dont know where im bound as regards my faith,i really do want to have something.

apart from my mum and dad and the shunning arrangement im so happy,the happiest i have ever been in years,and my 2 youngest ones are happy as well..my eldest daughter is 16 and planning on getting baptised in july which is tearing me apart,she is so like me,but is being brainwashed by a certain crowd of witnesses,need i say anymore...my eldest son who is 18 isnt in the truth and feels the same way i do... anyway thanks for this forum and hope to hear from likeminded friends soon.

sacolton

I'm glad you're enjoying your life! Hope you'll stick around and help others who need a shoulder to lean on.

What triggered your thinking that the organisation wasn't "the truth"?

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My Wife Is Getting A Sheparding Call

by sacolton in

jw
friends

i've disassociated myself since february.

i made no secret of my disapproval of the wtbts and was very vocal to my doubts of it being god's true organization on earth to the po.

now, the po and another elder has scheduled to talk with my wife tonight for a sheparding call at the home of the book study.

sacolton

They are meeting tonight at the Book Study house. I have no idea what will be discussed (nor does she, I think). She just thinks it's to "build up encouragement", but I have a gut feeling they will instill more reasons for her to distant herself from me. If I should interfere, she might feel I'm trying to keep her from "the truth" and build a wall around herself that will hurt our marriage.

She already made it clear that she does not want kids (I do) raised in a split faith. She doesn't want them to celebrate holidays or birthdays. It wouldn't mean anything to her if she wanted to separate from an "apostate" husband to seek out a "spiritual brother" who is approved by the congregation.

Very depressing.

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My Wife Is Getting A Sheparding Call

by sacolton in

jw
friends

i've disassociated myself since february.

i made no secret of my disapproval of the wtbts and was very vocal to my doubts of it being god's true organization on earth to the po.

now, the po and another elder has scheduled to talk with my wife tonight for a sheparding call at the home of the book study.

sacolton

Funny you should mention that. Her mom got some "special attention" from a spiritual brother way back that lasted several months ... it was quietly reproved. I don't think she'd go the same route as she was very upset to find this out later in life when she recalled the visitations and seeing her dad very upset about the whole indiscretion. Her dad was going to file for divorce, but the elders talked him out of it.