i've overheard from a couple of elders,that they are going to be getting some new information on the blood issue.
now,i understand in the witness world,this could all be much ado about nothing.
but, does anyone know what this info could be?.
Other than the conscious theory, any other more plausible ones out there?
I do not think they will change on this one at all! Just some other minor clarification probably if anything at all. I recall years ago sitting at the meeting and hearing the change about the fractions thinking to myself "hmm, they must feel the pressure about being so extreme and are finding some middle ground so more people can live." I thought it was pretty forward thinking lol!!
i see some here who seem to despise the religion.
others seem to feel that witnesses are wacky but they don't hate them.. do you hate this religion?.
Has it been established whether or not Spade is Alice?
Spade, do you embrace all of the teachings as they are presented and believe the folks in Brooklyn are steering the masses correctly?
then i woke up and realized it's a scenario that's happening anyway in my life as she's shunning me in reality.
this is my older daughter ( 23 ) who i was really close to when she was a teenager.
but since my fade of 7 years - she and her younger sister have virtually totally shunned me .
Flipper, I was your daughter.
I am my dad's "apple" now. We talk every day and I tell him I love him and hug him and share life with him and his great wife and they love my kids so much.
I am somewhat older than your kids. But young enough that I am at my prime of life. When I started THINKING FOR MYSELF, letting my eyes be opened, I turned to my dad for help. After shunning him since the age of 18, I knew I had to get some help figuring out what to do. The biggest thing I always knew was my dad loved me UNCONDITIONALLY. I KNEW the door was ALWAYS open. Always. That is the most important thing you can do is to never inflict judgement, let them know you are there no matter what.
I was still "shunning" my dad, but I would call him and sob on the phone about my miserable marriage, and other things bothering me about life. He was so supportive. He could have said go fly a kite! But he was patient, baby steps.
It really didnt take long before I had my affairs in order to move on and make drastic changes to my life and I have never looked back in the sense of going back to the JWs.
So all I can say is just keep doing what you are doing. Your kids are young enough where the odds of them finding long term happiness and satisfaction being a JW are low. Also, my mom sounds like your ex wife. Extremely bitter against my dad, like yours is against you. Major attempts at making horrible digs and unwarranted shots at my dad who was a great father. But she was rejected and the perfect family life she had created was upset. I think that can send people over the edge.
If your kids have something that might comprimise their JW stance, a hobby, and interest, something, just think positive about that, and perhaps the tide will change and point them away or weaken their ties to the brainwashing.
You are such a nice person and always so extraordinarily kind to people here. Hoping you can have a happy future, with joy, completeness and in the future a relationship with your kids, and grandkids.
i see some here who seem to despise the religion.
others seem to feel that witnesses are wacky but they don't hate them.. do you hate this religion?.
My wounds are still fresh. Yay, I hate so many parts of it. There are generic good parts they teach, so I will give it that much.
the opening article of the new april 2011 wt starts by talking about israel abandoning jehovah.
"in one section of.
their camp, the israelites sawthe pillar of fire.
why do they need to wear a badge to a d.c.?.
should not their love be so noticeable that an observer would know that they are true followers of christ.or is their love lacking that they need a badge to identify who they are.. b.
Attention whores! Look at me, look at me!
LOK, just kidding. I think they all cringe at wearing them to be honest.
a former co elder visited my grandmother, who studied years ago with jws, and said he wanted to speak with me.
i da'd myself about two years ago from the org after 11 years.
i was an ms and pioneer for 8 years and the whole bit.
ooooh, just see what he wants. Sounds interesting!
i've heard the statement from bible apologists so many times that the global flood story of genesis was not a global flood but was probably a local flood.
this seems problematic.. this directly disagrees with the bible.
everywhere the bible internally references a global flood of worldwide scale (i'll throw in matthew 24:39 as a nt example and genesis 6:17 as a ot example.
Clipped through the responses pretty quick, this topic interests me. I don't buy a global flood BTW. But anyone have any idea what the purpose of saying it was a global flood and stating all of the facts and figures and animals, etc.? What could have been the purpose of this account? Motivation behind it? Sorry if this is a stupid and obvious question.
what makes you happy, proud, interesting, whatever you want to post, just share something good please!
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What makes you happy, proud, interesting, whatever you want to post, just share something good please!
there's a woman in a different department next to my department.
she's a very attractive woman, but at times she wears things that leave me perplexed.
for instance, she had this blouse on with baggy swashbuckler sleaves.
Is she young or old? Trendy? If she is bold and trendy, she might think she is being fashion forward. If she is older, then it is just another frumptastic combo she came up with. Yikes!
