last week i once again had a chat with the sister who still feels she can get me back to the organisation.
she touched upon the facts in the bible, namely that god condemns homosexuality and that i cannot break gods laws and expect him to forgive me so freely.
Jimmy Carter, 39th President of the United States, Baptist:
"Homosexuality was well known in the ancient world, well before Christ was born and Jesus never said a word about homosexuality. In all of his teachings about multiple things -– he never said that gay people should be condemned. I personally think it is very fine for gay people to be married in civil ceremonies."
Timothy: Your friend is correct that the WT organization will not make an exception for you. However, as you can see from the quote above, many Christians will accept you as their brother.
every year i attend, missing only 5 in 50 years.. i do not attend meetings nor active in anyway, my family shun me,(all devote believers) but i do feel drawn to attend each year.
i am out for sure, but i no longer have faith, or a belief in any religous body as being approved by god.. i am so screwed up now i not sure if i believe in a creator!, let alone who or what that may be.. i was born into the truth, married into the truth and my ex is devote.. i could never return to the cult now seeing it for what it is.. i served, donated, slaved for years happy to do so as has all my family.. i went out of my way to get df, sort of a wanting to die act, of rejecting the society.. i used to sit in a movie in my youth and think, wow i am so lucky, all these people are going to die and i will live forever.. even just typing this gives release to my emotions,, lol,,, yea i have many emotions,,, many regrets, basically the organisation i followed and the instructions destroyed my life in every possible way.. the power plays that i witnessed within are what first woke me up,,,at first i let it go, forgiving those involved as brothers do.
but again and again power and position is and was the thing to have, you got the power you got everything.
It's normal to have irrational fears and phobias, when exiting a high-control group. In this case, it sounds like you have an irrational fear of missing an event which you once believed to be of great importance.
an asleep dubb sent this youtube to me today, an abc report on how protestantism is down and the jws are up more than any other christian group, 4.4%:.
Thank you for bringing this to our attention. I commend the gentleman for a well-mannered style.
I enjoyed this statement of his:
"Actually, Russell by-passed all of man’s theology to study the true foundation of the Christian religion, that is, that which is revealed in the Bible itself"
To which I would respond, if he wasn't special, then why get so worked up over his personal opinion of Scripture? What makes his interpretation more valid or correct than the interpretation of others?
Absolutey, write her. Steve Hassan would advise you to act like a normal person, and ignore cult rules. You're a concerned, loving parent. It's only normal that you'd want to communicate with her. Avoid mentioning anything about the WT. Act as if it doesn't exist. Tell her about the things in your life that matter to you and what you enjoy doing.
Place the ball in her court. You'll likely not hear from her, or worse, she'll get on her high horse and send an ugly reply. This doesn't matter. You did the right thing.
we had kh cleaning last weekend for the memorial and it felt just like old time and brought back soo many memories...i share my struggles, my joys ...everything with my bros and sis... they are my friends...i really truly do love them...how can i leave?
that feeling just made me feel like abandoning all this reasarch and go on living blindly .
Most of us felt the same way. Even worse, they are completely ignorant. If they knew what you now know, they'd want to leave, too.
Unfortunately, they love 'Jehovah' more than the love you. If you get to experience how they treat an ex-member, you'll discover that you have what it takes to make new friends. Your new friends will be able to accept the real you and you won't constantly have to censor yourself. They will be able to tolerate your opinion and respect you as an individual.
