hi, my name is catarina and im portuguese.. in portugal the sitiuacion of the country is hard.
i want work in ingland (in london), but i dont have any family or friends there.
so i remember then in the meetings of jeovah's witnesses we sometimes talk about the brothers and sisthers all aver the world.
A religion that abuses it's members is not really deserving of respect although I respect your right to choose what you believe.
Also before seeking work in England it may be worthwhile working on improving your writen English. The job situation is difficult for everyone in the UK and being able to read and write English clearly will improve your prospects and help you to have a better experience in London.
me: hey .
sally: hey...well, i'm not sure if i'm suppose to be talkin to you, because i was disfellowshipped.
but i hope all is well with u, love u guys still.
I am glad she has made a positive choice and wish her well.
you all had some interesting thoughts on that jw memorial thread.
some of you mentioned that you are going so that you can set some sort of example.
i gather that some of you believe that by going and eating, you are somehow showing them they can (or should) do it too.. that really confuses me.
NO I will not be attending. The meeting is pointless and based on a fallacy, it serves no purpose and going would merely enable JWs to feel validated in their attitude towards me.
I neither know the date or care when it is.
this is so a made up example .
written as ifs it was real .
whats your opinion ?.
good grief, not an ounce of reality here. What a wicked Dad with his work ethic and desire to provide well for his family. So they would rather he was available to help out other members of the congregation spiritually and be at their beck and call than to be available to his family and provide for them. total piffle.
from my living room window, while i am sitting at my computer, on jw.net, a little four door car, pulled up and parked on my road.
two couples got out.
the two men, walked east to my place, but only went to the big house in front.
They never call, they never visit and they never write. When I was in they only called to use the loo so things are looking up.
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.
In the beginning encourage him to miss meetings and service, plan things for weekends and spend time connecting with him. Be cautious because often those who appear weakest are most likely to run to the elders in a spiritual crisis to deflect attention from their own inadequacies. It is how witnesses are conditioned.
Asking questions is good don't try to push him to fast he will take time to process new thoughts and too much too soon may cause panic.
Good luck
at the request of some, i have gone through many of my posts of the last 3 years to collect all my methods i used to awaken my children to the truth about the truth.. from oldest to newest (i will do them in a few posts so its not an endless scroll thru).
had a bit of a chat today about the internet (which i know he likes to use at my place).
in his use of the net today i found one site he visited was one i had visited to get a pdf of a society publication.
Thank you for compiling this information. It helps to show how patience and persistence pays off and how important it is to be there for children. The JW world has no empathy for teenage struggles and really only knows how to punish them when they slip up it is so important that there is someone there for them with no religious agenda.
not saying that's my personal opinion, but this week's congregation bible study asks the viewpoint question, "would apostate literature or internet sites intrigue you or repulse you?
"- jeremiah book, page 70, para 7. .
gotta love it.. i guess apostate sites are like crime scenes.
Not repulsive, surely not. Entertaining is a much better word Outlaw is definitely entertaining.
my wife was told a brother was going to be disfellowshiped, "how do you know this is going to happen?
" sister so-so said "he was not repentant or humble to the brother's kindness.
" instead of engaging into a heated debate, she knew who the leak was, so-so's husband.
It is inevitable that some elders will discuss things with their wives. I knew some elders wives who seemed to know everything. My husband used to keep this stuff to himself and would leave the room to talk on the phone or go over to another elder's house to discuss matters. I often would see that something was making him miserable but he could not discuss things with me. I have to say I had better things to do than worry about the dirty secrets of others so never pressed him. I assumed that was what most elders wives did.
sorry it's gonna be long winded.
i've done my best to reconstruct from memory.
my husband was next to me the whole time.
You did well in the circumstances. However if you have reported the conversation in any detail then you could be outed if anyone looks on here.
If you are ready to let go then that is not an issue.
Do not give them any power or control over you, they are unimportant men trying to gain validation by exerting influence over you.
