Everyone has an opinion....I feel it most definitely can be shared and be considered loving and sincere with people who are not married.
mamalove
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Why is sex suddenly pure and holy after you receive a marriage certificate?
by doubtful in...but gross and detestable any time before marriage.
if a witness couple who are engaged to one another, decide to express their love toward each other by engaging in sexual intercourse just weeks or even days before they're officially married, they are considered to be loathsome, unclean people.
the witness girl would be seen by others in the hall as a dirty little whore...and the guy would just be thought of as a horny young man who couldn't keep it in his pants.
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How Courteous A Driver Are You?
by prophecor ini try to quell my emotions when stuck behind slow drivers.
never knowing that they may be elderly or infirmed people.
i also however try to let others in when there's a road crew ahead and everyone has to pull to one side to get by.
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mamalove
I do try to let people in when they need to merge, etc. Other than that, I am probably impatient. I say thank you with a wave gesture if you do something courteous to me too.
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A Former Jehovah's witness involved with the writing department of The Watchtower Society comes forward and speaks up.
by koolaid-man insat april 30 -2011 ,7 pm est.
on the six screens tele-network..... former jehovah's witnesses presiding overseer and watchtower historian richard rawe interviews a former jehovah's witness who was involved with the writing department of the watchtower society.. richards guest comes forward and speaks up, he is no longer inhibited or concerned with what the watchtower has to say.
wait to you find out what he was disfellowshipped for.. it is easy to get on the conference call.
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mamalove
Six Screens sure gets a lot of publicity from this place! And you know what they say about publicity, there is no such thing as bad....
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Do Jehovah's Witnesses feel as though they are the only ones assisted by God in their lives?
by stillstuckcruz ini was thinking about this while staring blankly at the assembly speaker today.
a prestigious member of the gb.
o joy.
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mamalove
Yes JW's think they are the only ones who get blessings from their god. Everyone else who has a blessing is really actually getting something from the devil, which eventually will turn out to be a bad thing because they are worldly and not JW's.
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Finally getting my life in order.
by JonathanH ini've been out for a few years now, officially ousted and shunned for probably a year and a half, maybe even closing in on two years, the exact date eludes me.
and given that i was still married to a witness, and one that i cared deeply about, i wasn't overly concerned with what i wanted, so much as how to make things better for her.
in the intervening time i think i have done that, and quite well.
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mamalove
That is great news, keep on the path. Being outside the lie is a wonderful life. Nothing is perfect, but I tell ya the "blessings" outside of the borg are tremendous.
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Want to quit Bible study
by confusedstudent inhi i was just looking for some advice.
i have been studying with the jw's for over a year now, and attended 2 memorials and the district/assembly conventions.
at first, and up until very recently i truly believed what i was learning was the truth.
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mamalove
I think you got loads of good advice. Just a few personal observations in my born in life that I escaped out of over 2 years ago....I have seen NUMEROUS instances of sisters having bible studies with people in the territory, and becoming "friends." Once they are fully anchored in the congregation, ya know their kids in the ministry school, going out door to door, baptized, suddenly, these new ones are no longer nurtured and they begin to feel the effect of cliques, etc. Countless new sisters have left because the friends they thought they made, were just a temporary illusion.
You already know what you need to do....just figure out a good way to do it and remember that you owe NOTHING to these people. Your family comes first.
If it were me, I would call them to your house, be confident, happy, cordial, DO NOT ACT sad or guilty, and just tell them that you have appreciated their time, and hope you can remain friends (wink) and that you have decided to stop studying and do not wish to become a JW. What reason...simply that it is not the "truth." If they want reasons, just say that your mind is completely made up and you do not wish to discuss it.
Your friends will be strangers after that, sadly...I have never seen a worldy person remain friends with a JW if they gave up their study.
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My Grandma's dying...I found out by way of an impersonal text message.
by petitebrunette inyesterday at work i received a text message from my sister that my 91 yr old grandmother is unconscious, her organs are shutting down, and they're just keeping her comfortable.
she said that they moved her to a group home, and gave me the address.
i thanked her for letting me know.
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mamalove
She probably thought that was the best way to tell you, then she wouldnt feel guilty for speaking to you. I had an experience opposite of you this last week.
My grandfather had a stroke, and my aunt got in a bad car accident all in the same week. I called my sister to tell her about grandpa, and she never answered of course, and I left a voicemail. I was not sure if she got it because her voicemail was generic. So I emailed her and told her that I had left her a voicemail. She responded with a "thanks for letting me know." Not even a concern how her only living grandfather is! I texted her about my aunt and no reply. I found it to be very cold hearted to not even inquire. Now mind you my grandpa and aunt are anti JW and she knows it.
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I am out of here
by Aussie Oz inthis place has become far to jw ish for my liking.. free expression and rights to make reply are shut down by those who hold the key.. this forum is turning into an uber christian outreach program with those who take umbridge to them getting locked and deleted threads.
it would perhaps not be so bad if the moderators actually communicated to people such as myself rather than cold cutting.
they complain when we make a public outcry and tell us it belongs in a private message, yet cannot see 'the straw in their own eye' and do not use the private messages to communicate why they have done what they do.
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mamalove
I am going to have to go search for the offending thread now, but this seems a little weird to me. I hope you stay Oz!
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what makes me. A liitle reflection from today
by Aussie Oz inthis has not been a happy day, a stress free day for me as i am sure some of you know.. but it has given me pause to dig inside to see why i fight to be heard.
why i seemed to have played a part in such a mess with a moderator and other members.. going back a number of years in to the wt, one large event occured where i was not able to make my self understood by my accusers.
no matter how hard i tried to get my veiw accross, the harder it became to be understood.
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mamalove
I understand what you are saying and support you completely. You deserve to be heard and validated no matter if people agree or not. I am not sure what happened earlier, but you have always been a valued poster and I look forward to more from you!
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The Wine Thread.
by Open mind inif you enjoy a glass of vino now and then, tell us what you like and how your tastes got to where they are now.
wine snobs & non-snobs alike welcome!.
my intro to the world of wine was my jw parents buying a huge screw-top bottle of paul masson or gallo red or white, having half a glass, and sticking it out on the back porch thinking that wine stayed good like that.
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mamalove
Open Mind, I do not live in Cali, but we do have Trader Joe's where I am from. One line of wine that I am often pleased with is Barefoot which are very inexpensive. I like Oregon wines too, and fell in love with A to Z while on a business trip once.