since many of you were kind enough to give your responses, or at least share in my confusion, i wanted to take some time to share things that went down in the last few days in my family.. to recap, i was born-in but thankfully the hogwash never took.
i was actively dodging meetings by age 13 by faking illness, usually missing 20 to 25 days of school per year.
i left my family to attend college and was told by a family member that an announcement was made in my local congregation the following year that i was disassociated.
It was well before the 80's when I left as a teenager... I also can remember the definitions for DA were different. I am glad you have some answers to the "DA" .
Hope you can ask more questions about changes in the policy and get your brothers to actually think!
i am a long time lurker who has finally decided to post.
i am still in along with my wife, kids and extended family.
i am in my 40s and was raised in the org.
Welcome to the rest of your life!
the "star trek" comparison thread got me to rememberin' some of the other comparison topics i've done over the years.. this is for newer ones here who may like er, "punchy" comparisons.
hope you have some fun with them.. gangs and dubs.
al capone vs. judge rutherford".
Give me a break it takes a while to read all that stuff!
i am a rather old fogey on the matter - just black and hot.
but i like the occasional mocha.. what use of this universal bean is your favorite?
how many do you drink a week?
Columbian, I stock up if its on sale. My husband is a Philistine and buys whatever is cheapest.
i'm a born in, baptized as a young teenager, whole family is jw.
i just recently woke up after the new understanding of the fds was announced and it seemed to me to smack of power-grabbing.
i started looking at all the websites we're not supposed to, and now i know why.
As someone said, Armageddon is not around the corner, you can take all the time you need.
i'm a born in, baptized as a young teenager, whole family is jw.
i just recently woke up after the new understanding of the fds was announced and it seemed to me to smack of power-grabbing.
i started looking at all the websites we're not supposed to, and now i know why.
Ask him why he thinks it's the "truth" sometime when this stuff comes up.... ie when he mentions something that irritates him. Go slow and figure out what makes leaving more attractive than staying for him.
Cantleave and his wife Nugget are here on the board... He got her out, cantleave
If you have kids then go to a member called Amazing's posts Amazing check his posts about bringing family out. He got most of them to follow him here. Another thing, we do have a search option at the top of the page, lots of stuff here to research. You can do it!
bsmart
for years, i was told this..... " anyone who leaves the org is bitter, sad, and worse off, why do you think they come back???
guess what guys i am the opposite, now i quit cold-turkey (looking back, i should have faded correctly) i am planning on going to the memorial this month just to hear all "the friends" tell me how much they missed me.
since i have left the meetings, (jan. was my last meeting, i think).
franticfran said
but he says "well, its the only command from Jehovah"
Tell him to check his scriptures, it is actually a command of Jesus.
i started with christians in mind, but broadened the scope to include all faiths.. question is posed to help solve a dilemma:.
if yes what is that age and what is the scriptural basis.. if no why do believers insist on forcing their children to become believers at a very young age?
if when they turn adults and decide that they want to worship a particular deity, that deity will welcome them regardless of age.. without a doubt, the mind of a child is like a sponge and activities and surrounding at a young age leave a lasting impression on the path to adulthood.. if we, as parents, are striving to provide a well-balanced upbringing, strive to teach our children diversity, insist on or live to provide a better life for our offspring, why on earth are we indoctrinating them with a set of one-sided values that are often tattooed on them for life?.
I spoke with a JW relative last year about marriage vs baptism age and how no one is encouraged to marry until mature etc, and so many young teenagers take the dip. I asked which is more important, and the response was all over the place. No real answer however. How they could shun a sibling who was no longer sinning (married 6 months after living together- the cause of DF). Just blows my mind.
Not a real answer for your topic, sorry
this is another quote taken from be careful what you pray for... by larry dossey.
it's a bit long but i thought it was interesting.
no doubt each reader of this account will perceive it in different ways, but i think the questions are worthy of consideration.
the mind is a wondrous thing
i know it may not mean anything to the boys in brooklyn but it's therapeutic.
thinking of sending in on the anniversary of my dunking, may 30.. i hereby declare my baptism null and void on the primary grounds that i took this action before i reached the legal age of consent.
secondary grounds include lack of full disclosure of the terms involved.
They require new members to remove themselves from church congregation lists officially. So if you want closure for whatever purpose do the same to them. Do it for yourself. Finish it well.
Peace to you.
