I really like the way you put that in to words. Sounds so true to me.
You do have a way with words.
many at the silent lambs' site are sick of hearing the jws say, "wait on jehovah.
" in replying to a post about "waiting on jehovah," i went off on a little story telling venture, and this is what came out... contributed for entertainment purposes... grits :-).
the witnesses are probably thinking of scriptures like ps.
I really like the way you put that in to words. Sounds so true to me.
You do have a way with words.
ok, i'm new to this site.
i'm currently questioning a lot of things.
i do not want to be "preached at" by either side; that'll just make me leave.
Wolfgirl,
Just wishing you a hearty welcome. I am sure you will find what you are looking for. This is a great site for many answers. Try not to take what alot of people here tend to say. Though the majority here are some of the kindest hearted people you will ever meet, there are some here you have to take with a box of salt. So take your time and enjoy yourself.
Nice to meet ya!
kkluv
one benefit that jws get from being jehovah's people is the knowledge of good hygiene.
before i came to be a witness, i did not think it was important to brush my teeth thoroughly or wash under my arms real good and use deodarant.
i also tended to be a pack rat with a messy car.
Just b/c one is poor does not give them the excuse to be unclean. I was raised very poor and every night we were wash clean. My mother always told me that just b/c one is poor there in no excuse for being filthy. Even if you don't have soap, plain water will get you clean. A wet washcloth will clean your teeth and gums. And it did not take the WTS to teach my mother about this. common sence tought her.
i dont know if you been asked this before but what made you give up your religious beliefs,i assume that not all on here were jehovahs witnesses so if you were not please say.well i will telll you why i left, i got baptised as a jw 2 yrs ago and then started to notice say 6 months after baptism that the followers didnt really heed the what they were being taught it didnt seem to motivate them in their hearts, to say display genuine love it was more like a routine to them to be at meetings,talk to same ones,read watchtowers,it seemed so mechanical like robots,im not saying this is what caused me leave because i was serving genuinely i was really interested in practising what i preached,but i found it hard because everyone wasnt trying to do the samething.so then gradually i started to question things and then i got the internet last year and was itching to look on these so called apostate sites,you see i wanted to prove these sites wrong but in the end i was proved wrong with things like prophecies,jws past history,etc.
so thats my story
I left b/c I noticed how they took the scriptures out of context.
The lack of love amongst themselves..
The lack of compassion.
The back biting.
The gossiping.
The hipocrisy.
etc.etc.etc....................................................................
kkluv
how often does that thought cross your mind?.
it played on mine yesterday.
ive got a very expansive view across the melbourne flatlands and yesterday i looked out the back window and saw this dark grey storm wall coming in with rain so heavy that it was like a solid sheet of grey, swallowing the land.
It's strange. I was just talking about this a few days ago with my mother. I used to be terrofied by bad weather. I used to hide and think it was armaggedon. Even a couple of years after I left the borg. and got married I was scared. I used to make my husband come home from work to be with me because I was scared to be home alone during storms. I would sit a cry from fear. Now I kind of enjoy a good rain storm. I think the fear is from all those pictures of armageddon with the lightning and dark clouds they would put in all the childrens books and magizines. all better now.
there are some that are obvious and then others that just baffle me to no end..... yes i am talking about your user names.... do any of you have stories behind them or are they significant for some reason or are they just a word you made up?.
mine...well its easy.... i got the nickname of spicy back in nov of last year when i dyed my hair this crazy red color and the name of the color was "spiced ginger".
the rest of it is because i love to make things more interesting---- sorta of like adding a bit of spice to the stew (hopefully i come across as that as well .
Kay-Kay is my nick-name and I am so full of luuuuuuuuvvvvvv!
this is my first post on this forum.
i am by all accounts a witness, if not an ideal one.
in light of the reaction after the panorama program i have seen a mixed variety of responses.
If you are such a devout JW as you claim to be then why are you visiting an "apostate" sight such as this?
i am an xjw and i have just discovered this interesting site.
i am curious to know if anyone of you has left the jws and joined anything else.
have any of you become christians?
I have been out of the borg for ten years and started going to an assembly of god church. I love it. it is actually considered a non-denominational church. Every one there doesn't care how you dress. If you have piercings, tattoos and such. Pastor doesn't like to wear suits and ties so he just wears casual clothes. I started going there about a year ago. Every message is an uplifting message. No hell fire and damnation speaches. Its great.
with the accused and the accuser to see what each says on the matter.
reveal that similar, uncorroborated allegations were lodged against the same person in the past, perhaps.
may 9, 2002. page 2. however, even if the elders cannot take congregational action, they are expected to report the.
If you noticed they never say that the child was removed from harms way, just that the violater had not been allowed to take part in all the "privileges" of the congregation. The child had to go home with the very person whom he/she had just accused of a very serious crime. No telling the result the child had to go through when he/she went home. GOD HAVE MERCY ON THOSE WHO HURT THE CHILDREN!
i've had this cowdog for nearly 11 years now.
today she went out in the sun and got heatstroke and just didn't recover.
i gave her cpr and brought her back twice but she was too far gone.
So sorry LB, I really feel sad for you. Being the owner of three dogs myself. I dread the day when its the time for my babies to have to go.