my son had a talk last night, so i had the priviledge of trudging off to another meeting.
the bible section being considered at the present time is isaiah 19-26. much to my surprize, i learned that the society is prefigured in at least two places in these few chapters.
they consider themselves the "watchman" class, as well as the "eliakim" class, with the poor old clergy of christendom relegated to the mere "shebna" class.. this correspondance of the society to virtually everything in the bible is getting sickening already.
This is great, RunningMan. :-)
My mom tries not to attend too many meetings, but when she does, she stays busy working on fiction (she's writing a book). She said she hopes people will think she's taking notes, but I think they know better. :-) Anyway, I passed your tip along to her for those times when she has writer's block or her pen runs out of ink.
Thanks!!
Julie
does anyone here know anything about insurance?.
i plan to go on cobra for 18 months after i leave work and am in school.. will i have to find fulltime work after that to avoid meeting preexisting conditions wait periods on an individual health plan?
i have received differing answers.
Joelbear, if you're going to a decent-sized university, you should be able to get insurance through the school. I bought insurance for myself and two sons when I went to Colorado State. I also used their medical facility (a sort of mini-hospital). That would surely be less expensive than COBRA. I'd check it out with the school you plan to attend.
Good luck.
i like the jimi hendrix 'freedom', i blast that frequently.. any songs that speak to your sense of freedom, now?.
ashi
I Don't Wanna Be a Witness, by Cindi Lauper. :-)
what is your fantasy for the perfect date, whether you be married, or single.... who.
kisses!.
sky
With AlanF--anytime, anywhere.
gal 1:8. we have the apostle paul clearly warning the galatians, to the extent of invoking a divine curse, about believing other versions of the good news than what paul had originally published.. the question is which good news should i believe?
the one published by the apostle paul from tarsus, or the one from charles taze russell from allegheny, pennsylvania?.
john 6: 53,54. we have none other than jesus christ himself, our supposed leader, telling us in no uncertain terms that unless we eat his flesh and drink his blood, we will not have everlasting life.. the question is whom should i trust with my everlasting prospects?
Easy! Don't believe *any* of them!
i thought it might be a good idea to find out at what age or after how long we descided to leave the watchtower.. prehaps we my find a patern in it which we could use .. i think what we need to know are ,.
1.age you left the watchtower.
(or age you found out it was wrong).
Left at age 30.
Baptized at age 14.
Raised in it.
i have my nicotined stained fingers on something that may fascinate you.
i've had it a while, and now must come forth to make full admission:.
this is a teaser introduction to someting that will shock some, and not surprise others, but many nevertheless may not know where this came from:.
Amazing, have you read "Rush Limbaugh is a Big, Fat Idiot" by Al Franken? So funny.
amazing wrote:.
"i was able to get my wife and children out, and this led to my son-in-law and a close friend leaving at the same time.
so, i am among the more fortunate in that my immediate family, and non-jw friends and relatives were all there with me as i exited.
I'm getting ready to leave the office and only had time to skim this thread, so forgive me if someone else already mentioned this.
As far dubs looking down on younger people who become "annointed," aren't one or two of the most recent GB members younger men who became "annointed" long after the 1930s-era cut off?
Julie
***g93 3/22 5. a fable from india tells of six blind men from indostan who went to see an elephant.
the first one touched its side and said: 'bless me!
but the elephant is very like a wall!
One wonders, Focus, why the JW-defenders have no reply.
Easy: Jehovah's Witnesses are a religion with form but no substance.
AlanF
just a few quick questions.... how did you who got out of "the truth" deal with having a spouse who is still involved?
what did you do about situations involving your children (such as holidays, birthdays, blood issue, religious upbringing, sports-ymca/karate)?.
since i am the "wife" i feel like i am in a doubly awkward position due to the "submission" issue.
I left my JW husband at the same time I quit the dubs. Both were bad situations. I hope your marriage isn't in the state mine was.
My current husband tried to leave when he had a zealous JW wife (his first wife). He tried to stick it out in the marriage for quite a few years, but she made it evident that she didn't want to be his wife if he didn't plan to be a JW. Why put all that effort into someone who's going to die soon? They ended up divorcing.
I know people who have been successful in leaving the religion and maintaining a good marriage with a believing spouse, but I think it's a difficult thing to do. Since he believes he has the headship, your husband is going to try to control things like holidays, the blood issue, etc. Even if you don't want to display submission, it's difficult to buck a man who's intent on getting his own way. I hope you'll be able to reason with him and that he loves you enough to listen. You'll probably have to make compromises when it comes to raising the children, though.
I wish you luck. What you're going through certainly isn't easy.
Julie
