has anyone contacted mexican authorities to find out an explanaition as to why wts was permited to exist for some 50 years under a cultral banner instead of a religious one?
also, another good question to them should be that of their "identidy cartilla for military service"!
how can jws hold this document if they teach against military service and yet are at the same time holding these documents?
wha happened - If you want to learn Mexican its helps to learn Spanglish first.
diamondiiz - I thought they werent allowed to a have a "religous banner". Most of anti-clerical laws were lifted in '91? or around that time. Today I'm sure the goverment has better things to worry about.
tomorrow, or when ever you read this, june 6th, my jw daughter gets married.
i have thought about it since hearing she was getting married.
but i somehow cannot bring myself to go.
Gordy, I have nothing to say... that sucks. Just stay in touch with her. Even its only once a year. Or four times a year. Doesnt matter, just stay in touch.
I am a semi-pro wedding crasher. So if you want me to break things up let me know....
even with my jw wife.....i have told her for awhile she is prob better off without me....i was party central in jwland....nobody has had me over for two years now....i guess cause i could not shut up about some real truths about the so-called truth....now i have agreed to shut up....these guys really do have a right to their own beliefs...i am very non-judgemental and always have been......i should have shut up two years ago or so...but damm......trying to fit in with your own marriage in order to save being shunned from your blood family and a very few what is left dub friends just sucks.....starting over at midlife is such a bitch.....such a bitch..........oompa.
and ya...the fear of the unknown is really present......if all i have known is jw...i will prob not fit into real world either.
You will fit into the real world. Between me and you were probably the most popular guys on JWN!
To be honest I'm afraid too...
ok it's no secret my mother is seriously ill. the neighbors and friends who have grown to love her are constantly asking for updates.
at the end of virtually every conversation is stated, i'll pray for her or some other mention of divine request.. in the other corner are the multitide of jw's i've known and helped over the years.
no mention of prayers.. i know it's obvious but the love from heritics clearly out paces "the friends".. i'm just annoyed that's all.. .
sigh indeed.
Never thought about it before but I remember when my mother had a serious accident. She was in the hospital for about two years. The neighbors all pitched in and took care of our yard and house. They also made home cooked meals for us. These were people who were doomed at Armageddon. Most of what I remember from the Hall was single women hitting on my Dad in case my Mom didn’t pull through.
One of the local churches had a prayer for her. I don't remember the KH doing that.
my username is goddessrachel.
because i believe we are all gods and goddesses.
after all aren't we made in god's image?.
OK Rachel, I made you one instead...
my username is goddessrachel.
because i believe we are all gods and goddesses.
after all aren't we made in god's image?.
Still waitin' on that sandwhich....
....the ones that are getting kicked to the curb.. are they just taking it in stride that this downsizing is from jehover?.
do most of them still believe wt is "the truth"?.
does anyone know if these guys are starting to realize that wt has been a scam all along?.
First, do you want to help them cameo-d?
I can tell you that 99% of them will blame themselves. They weren’t spiritual enough. They didn’t work hard enough. Somehow Jehovah has deemed them unfit.
For the others, they may have some doubt about the WTB&TS Inc. But that doesn’t necessarily mean they don’t believe in Jehovah. Calling their God "jehover" won’t get them to respond.
I joke around allot, but if you want your target audience to respond you have to take them seriously.
my username is goddessrachel.
because i believe we are all gods and goddesses.
after all aren't we made in god's image?.
On the off chance that your profile picture is what you really look like:
I think it’s wonderful that women can take a stand for themselves and realize they are equal to men. After thousands of years of being treated as second class citizens they really should recognize that their contribution to life is greater than that of a man. The Watchtower has contributed to the idea of women being subjugated to men for over a 100 years. Jubal Early in the show Firefly pondered this when he said “Man is stronger than woman, but only woman can create a child. Does that seem right to you?”
On the likelihood that your profile picture isn’t what you really look like:
I have to agree with John Doe. And while you’re at it get me a sandwich!
for me, it's not having a "normal" childhood.
being raised a jw will make you miss out on ordainary kid things.
you can't have any friends except witnesses---and only jws that measure up.
First the most hurtful thing is the realization, after you leave, that you’re not as good of a person that you thought you were. The JW’s teach you to judge others. “That person has been attending all the meetings so I can’t go to his house for lunch”. “That person hasn’t been out in field service very much so I can’t invite him over”. The list of disqualifications never ends. All the while you picture yourself as being “Christ-like.”
But if you look at Christ he ate with the sinners and tax collectors. Take Mary Magdalene for example. A women that had demons cast out of her. A woman who was an adulteress or prostitute. Not only did Jesus associate with her but she washed his feet with her hair. Imagine the *-storm if you were an Elder today and people found out you were associating with a prostitute who had demon troubles, and she was washing your feet with her tears and hair. That example is a little over the top, but you get the idea.
The second most hurtful thing is that if you had realized this sooner you would have more than 10 stupid posts a day on JWN.
twinkletoes - have you posted your story somewhere?
