i've been a lurker in this site for some time.
i am not a jehovah's witness, but was here because i wanted to know more about the organization, since i am in love with a jw woman.
she recently rejected me, on the grounds that "she would not risk her relationship with jehovah for someone who would die in (snap fingers)".
To answer your question, yes. It's against the rules to marry a "worldly" person. Now there have been cases of witnesses marrying outside of the faith, but this comes with consequences.
Although not a disfellowshipping offense, the person is viewed negatively by the congregation and considered spiritually weak and a bad association. None of which most witnesses want to experience...
did anyone else feel this way & if so, at what stage in your time as a jw?.
i remember i must have been in the org for about 6 or 7 years.
i was always trying to be the life & soul of the cong.
Im not going to bash AE, and question her intelligence, i think everyone else do a good job at that (it's not at all respectful)...but honestly, jambon1 was talking about the overall sense of the congregation and how it's members were negative and depressed...
And the answer are more kiddie partys??
a young brother, who does not attend meetings frequently, but knows everything that happens in the congo, he is also a regular visitor of kingdom hall's library (to pick up some old books).
are they afraid to come in front of my door?
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Someone else was asking elders and texts...
check it out...
http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/beliefs/182999/1/Elders-and-texting
i finally saw that november 15th wt article on prayer that everyone has been talking about - the people in the photos look as stiff as corpses!.
people will be called in the back room for inadvertantly making contact with their spouse during prayer.. i think i will adopt the following stance during prayer now:.
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they never will say you "cant". It's all suggestive...a hint for everyone to get the point.
I remember an elder once telling me that when the "slave" makes a suggestion, it's a rule.
not sure if this was caught on in your cong or not, but now our service overseers text everyone in their group for their field service time.. now i understand that texting and email are good tools, i use them everyday.
but how impersonal can you be.
espicially when it comes to "life saving work".
I remember a couple of elders having the latest tech gadgets...always showing them off to us lowly folks.
I too have received requests for meetings through text.
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i started a topic like this about 4 years ago but, as you'd expect, most of the images no longer show so here we go again .
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Falling...
as the holiday season approaches, me and my wife (yes finally married!
) are looking for ways to celebrate the holidays, secretly.
i think we both would love to partake in them publicly, but our current status and relationships wont allow that just yet.
DJK - I was looking into a potted plant for our gifts...thanks!
Loubelle - Having the gifts wrapped in those colors sounds great!
as the holiday season approaches, me and my wife (yes finally married!
) are looking for ways to celebrate the holidays, secretly.
i think we both would love to partake in them publicly, but our current status and relationships wont allow that just yet.
Great suggestions everyone...thanks again...
WTWizard - Some witnesses really trashed Lady Liberty's decorations? WOW
as the holiday season approaches, me and my wife (yes finally married!
) are looking for ways to celebrate the holidays, secretly.
i think we both would love to partake in them publicly, but our current status and relationships wont allow that just yet.
any other ideas?
as the holiday season approaches, me and my wife (yes finally married!
) are looking for ways to celebrate the holidays, secretly.
i think we both would love to partake in them publicly, but our current status and relationships wont allow that just yet.
bluecanary - I do remember "thanksgiving" dinners on Friday, to you know, cook the Turkey dad got for free from his employer. LOL... For Christmas, decorating the inside of the house will be difficult, but we will be exchanging gifts. We'll see how it goes. Thanks!
leavingwt - great site! THanks!
yknot - I like your suggestion. Decorating for the season sounds like a wonderful plan...thank you!
