i know that jehovah's witness say only two birthday celebrations are spoken of in the bible and that neither were held by persons who worshiped jehovah.
or were there any other celebrations that were simular to birthday celebrations?.
inquiring minds need to know.
I know that Jehovah's Witness say only two birthday celebrations are spoken of in the Bible and that neither were held by persons who worshiped Jehovah.
But there were more right? Or were there any other celebrations that were simular to birthday celebrations?
Inquiring minds need to know. Thanks in advance.
Lisa
yes, fun poisoning.
i had the pleasure of spending a considerable amount of time with the district overbeer this weekend in the great state of wisconsin.
valis and i had not interacted before this weekend and the apostafest gathering in green bay.
I even gave a short speech, so they tell me, I honestly don't remember!
I would just like to go on record to say....That it was I, that stood beside Bro. Thunder and freshened his shots of tequila and lime behind the bar/podium as he gave his #5 talk/speech.
Lisa<-----the unsubmissive one
with 5 meetings a week plus field service, and additional reading of the bible and watchtower literature, what did you learn after all these years in the jw organization?
did we need all those meetings and time and effort just to know some simple details?
in all these years i spent there, this is just about all i can say i learned there: .
1-Elders daughters are sluts
HEY,....I resemble that remark...no wait I mean I resent that remark, yea, that's it
Lisa
coming at this as a householder rather than an ex-jw, i'd love to hear from any of you about comments from householders that made an impression on you, back when you were active in the door-to-door work.
since the jw's first knocked at my door 13 years ago, i've done my best to give them something to think about every time they knock at my door.
i always introduce myself by name and try to get their names.
Lisa, I have read others saying the pictures in the literature scared them, all the earthquake scenes, etc. Are you one the ones who wrote about that?
I haven't mentioned this before on this forum...but yes the pictures were horrible. There was one in particitular that stands out. It was a brochure I think, it had a picture of a dead dog. I just couldn't figure out why Jehovah would kill an animal. And of course there was no real answers for my questions
Lisa
Journey, Reo Speedwagon, Trimuph, Rod Stewart (6 times) AC/DC (7 times) Pink Floyd, Neil Young, Oak Ridge Boys, Reba, Garth Brooks, thats all I can't think of now.
Lisa
coming at this as a householder rather than an ex-jw, i'd love to hear from any of you about comments from householders that made an impression on you, back when you were active in the door-to-door work.
since the jw's first knocked at my door 13 years ago, i've done my best to give them something to think about every time they knock at my door.
i always introduce myself by name and try to get their names.
When I was really young, 5 or 6. I remember alot of people slamming the door in our face as soon as they saw who we were. One time in particular, the lady opened her door, her dog made a mad dash for the door, then just as she was slamming it shut, the old sister I was with, swung her bookbag toward the door and it got slammed in the door, the lady in the house started yelling at us, "You people will try anything". But she did open her door just a crack so old sister could get her book bag out.
Even then at that age, it really hurt my feelings, and I hated going.
Another time I was about 12 or 13, and a man at the door said after I offered the mags. "How much are they WORTH?" ...Well,I didn't have an answer for that, so I said l, " Not much, how about 10 cent a piece"
Lisa.
recently a poster shared with us that her father had committed infidelity.
then 3-5 years later, decides he can no longer live with the guilt and confesses to his wife.
he alone with his actions turned the entire family upside down.
Of course, thats why he told his wife...I keep forgetting about the JW mind set. Even though I was born and raised in to it, I could never stop asking questions and just except what I was told. Too many things just didn't make sense.
Oh and SixoNine the amoral bonehead comment was too funny, I actually laughed out loud, .But alas, I've been called much worse
Lisa
recently a poster shared with us that her father had committed infidelity.
then 3-5 years later, decides he can no longer live with the guilt and confesses to his wife.
he alone with his actions turned the entire family upside down.
Recently a poster shared with us that her father had committed infidelity. Then 3-5 years later, decides he can no longer live with the guilt and confesses to his wife. He alone with his actions turned the entire family upside down. The words that she used was, devasatated, horrible, and catastrophic. Was there a better way to handle this? Is it necessary to hurt your family. First he did something that he felt was wrong. (I am assuming this because he kept it hidden and expressed quilt) He wasn't caught, no pregnancy, no disease, no fatal attraction or anything else. It was just him and his guilt. He could have just made a promise to himself or God or whomever, that it will never happen again. He could have continued to suffer silently or went to a trained professional that could help him though his feelings. He was feeling the quilt because of his actions. Why would he want to or have to pass on this hurt to his family, the people that he knew would be hurt the most by the actions.
Just looking for others thoughts on this.
Lisa
in case nobody else has heard it, the swedish jw who was the "main personage" in the television program aired a month or so ago, was df'ed yesterday.
the branch hung up upon him in the program and asked him to write a letter, giving his story how he had been abused etc.
the branch overseer told the reporters how sorry he felt for him, and that he had been helped, and how they wanted to help him in the future, too.
they suddenly showed up at his work and notified him he had been df'ed.
OMG.....I would have just died of embarrassment....How in the world do you explain THAT to your co-workers...
Lisa
a while back we had a fairly sucessful posting history on stereotypical witnesses.
how about stereotypical elders.
i will start the ball rolling with two:.
Brother Ripe-for-the-pickin
Could neither read or write, with only a six grade education, but now leads the flock as an elder.
Lisa
