i called my mother yesterday and for some reason, the conversation drifted into dub-talk.
she was upset that some of my siblings were still at home, not concerned about looking for jobs or pursuing some kind of job training (the acceptable term for "going back to school", apparently).
none of these siblings are baptized, so pioneering is not even an issue.. anyway, i suggested that maybe they were discouraged because people around them (dubs, in particular) were harping on the idea that armageddon was "just around the corner" and that it seemed like a waste of time to pursue those activities.
I once heard an MS mention that the crazy weather was another sign that the end was near. Uhm, someone ought to tell these people that the occurance bad weather is not something listed in Jesus' sign of the last days.
Good post Scully - sorry that your conversation turned out to be frustrating.
this is just an update on an earlier post about jw youth dies in car crash.
long story short, he was killed when his car struck a pole because he fell asleep at the wheel.
his father had recently kicked him out of the house (he was only 18) becuase he was missing meetings.
Good thread. I'm sorry about the young man's death, that's very sad.
And the lack of compassion is once again not surprising. Everything is conditioned on performance in the mind of the typical jw. The Society might say, 'we don't teach this stuff' [lack of compassion], but they do indeed promote that mindset in their people....look how many feel that way. It permeates the whole religion.
my sister called this morning at the crack of dawn, to inform me of some info.. from the circuit assembly over this past weekend.i suppose this is new light.
although she did not put it in those words.seems there is a new do in our .
neck of the woods, he gave the public talk sunday and i quote".
another "report" from an assembly/convention.....when will the speculation stop? well, we all know the answer to that one.
monday nite football- michaels and madden, packers and bears woohoooo!!!
don't forget the beer and chips- and cheese!!
at stake?
Well, this game is being played on the Bears, er, uhm, home field....well, their temporary home field. Looks like the monsters of the midway are also a bit banged up.....Packers 24, Bears 20
Oh XenaW.....how about the Niners? - busting up the (now) hapless Rams 37-13. Yes!
open your damn mail guys!.
i was wondering why you guys do this?
take a damn box from yahoo just for mail from this site or something!
I just recently unlocked my e-mail. I have only recently felt comfortable having it open. As wendy said, some are still "in" and therefore, yes, a little guarded about such things.
There are some folks here who have been receiving e-mails from me and sending me e-mails for quite some time. I've had no problems and in fact enjoy the correspondance very much.
see if you think this sounds a little............you know.......biggoted .
do you think the opinion from the slave is a little strong in one direction..........nah!
questions from readers wt, 1960 july 15
I know of several instances in which the strongest criticism of inter-racial relationships came from practicing JWs.
here is the current list of former (some present) elders .
for over a year i lurked as an elder on h2o and this board.
for some time i feared i was the most evil appointed servant in the history of the organization for lurking here.
If I receive any e-mails from elders I am not going to respond. I regret providing my name for this "list".
as many of you know, eyegirl and i are sisters.
we also have a brother (no longer dub) who lives a few hours away from us.
today eye and i (love saying that) are making a road trip to our brother's to help celebrate his 30th birthday-this being the first party that all three of us will be at together celebrating one of our bdays.
Have a blast gals!!
i noticed quite a few former elders commenting on the thread:
http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/forum/thread.aspx?id=37801&site=3&page=1
i thought it was amusing that about 20 percent of the bethelites in my department at bethel have left the organization.
Edited by - jack2 on 7 October 2002 8:40:56
as i went about my wifely duties today, i had a thought and would like the imput from some former brothers and/or elders, ms, po, co's.. since leaving the borg, has the way you view your wife/companion/daughter/sister/mother changed?
let me elaborate.
while being brought up a dub, i was taught that women were in subjection.
In my household things are more relaxed now since we are no longer as heavily involved in the jw religion. I always had felt that the constant reminders about 'headship' only served to increase tension in my household. My wife once, for instance, told me that she took exception to the 31st chapter of Proverbs, which she called a 'job description'. I told her that if she didn't like it she should join the NOW. I was an elder at the time and did not take kindly to someone questioning the headship arrangement. My response was extremely poor and shows the mentality I was in at the time. Though I was never the bossy type, the whole headship thing did have an effect on how I viewed matters.
I wonder, in a question that relates to this thread, if there are examples (I'm sure there are) of marriages that worked smoothly with regard to this until one or both became jws.(?)
