... how did you handle to let others know you do not consider yourself as one of jws anymore?
did you tell them straigh?
did you explain details?.
... how did you handle to let others know you do not consider yourself as one of JWs anymore? Did you tell them straigh? Did you explain details?
How do you handle if your mate is still in?
One year ago I explained my sons teacher that we are JW and we do not celebrate birthdays .... and now I met her when I brought my son to his classmates birthday party ... I felt weird...
Albert
do you think your assembly was not comfortable enough?
travel to russia next time!.
since authorities give hard time to russian jws, some assemblies were not held at stadiums this year.. albert.
Do you think your assembly was not comfortable enough? Travel to Russia next time!
Since authorities give hard time to russian JWs, some assemblies were not held at stadiums this year.
Albert
in the new release, 'bearing thorough witness about gods kingdom' i could only find a single reference to 1914 on page 31. this is it;.
"each year, hundreds of thousands accept this offer and become baptized disciples of christ.
indeed, we are living at the time of the "restoration of all things" referred to by peter.
In fulfillment of the word "God spoke through the mouth of his holy prophets of old time." the Kingdom was established in heaven in the year 1914. (Acts 3:21; Ps. 110:l-3; Dan. 4:16. 17)
There must be a mistake! I don't see mention of the year 1914 in any of the referenced scriptures!
VM44: Thats why brothers have prepared an important announcemnent for the next WT:
"Recently it was discovered, that some of the bible writers did forget to include serious information about the important year 1914 in their books. How happy we are, that GB have decided to include this vital information in next version of the New Worlds Translation! It is another and clear evidence, that Jehovah uses the Governing Body as his channel of communication in our day!"
Albert
i've been lurking in the shadows of this forum for about 6 months or so.
i'll try to be brief here, but i apologize in advance if this is not "brief enough" for you.
anyways i'm a 27 year old african american young man, i was born and raised a jehovah's witness.
Welcome Trying!
Your story is mine ... just one year ago...
I was for 10 years zealous JW, than saw too many things are wrong, but still felt "JW follow 1st century Christians..., What if they are right... " ... This took 7 years to me, to see its all just a fairy tale...
Now I see absolutely clear JW are ridiculous man controled and man ruled religion/cult, and they are NOT NOT NOT directed by God at all. They do some things very well, but in many other issues they clearely violate the Bible. This makes them just "one of many" religion and not "the only true" religion.
But you have to make the choice for yourself. Do you want to live in a lie, just to please others (wife, parents...)? Or you want to follow your conscience and live like a free person? Did you try to explain your wife you love her and ant to stay with her forever, but you do not believe WTBS?
Keep searching for informations and .... live your life!
Albert
i've noticed we have a few male posters here with wives who are still in the jws.
and i can think of one female poster (cognac) with a husband in the jws (although things are looking up for her).
of course we have a few spouses that came out together.. is it me, or does it seem like the women here are more likely to have divorced their jw husband--even before leaving--whereas the men are more likely to stay with their wives?
My wife is a faithful JW. We have 3 little kids. She accepted the fact Iam an "apostate" (formaly in, inactive) now, and is OK with that now.
We definetly do not want to get divorced...
We have an unwritten agreement: She is not seeking "help" againts me and I dont push on her my opinions. I told her, if elders will come over to our house to talk to me - I will be DF on that day. So she rather doesnt talk to the elders...
We agreed on celebrating birthdays, we just call it "aniversary". We agreed on NOT celebrating christmas, but since our JW relatives do celebrate "HAPPY DAY" one day after Christmass (and nobody has a problem with that...) we will maybe move on that....
It is a little bit more difficult with kids - our 7 years old son.
So far its more or less OK...
I have no idea what will be in 10/20 years from now, but I hope we will not be divorced.
Albert
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhesvh-muec&nr=1.
albert.
well, after all it does not seem to be so difficult.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqge8vygjr4&feature=related.
albert.
Well, after all it does not seem to be so difficult...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqGE8vygJR4&feature=related
Albert
would you like to have such mother in law???.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lorcur84-_8&nr=1.
albert.
how do you like this one???.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvgrprod4a0&feature=related.
albert.
Now I see ... singing Kingdom melodies really was boring...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyJI9xDUYV8&feature=related
Albert
how do you like this one???.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvgrprod4a0&feature=related.
albert.
