hell and damnation my friends .
we've just had our arses kicked by one hell of an aftershock!
shook the shit out of my house .
Thanks to you BP . . . ironically I just got back from a week away . . . the above poster took me fishing (this site has been so good to me) . . . my wife is back at work (bless her) and it's our 29th anniv today . . . by and large we are learning to live with it (life goes on eh?) . . . the larger ones are hell though . . . we WILL look back one day.
Luvonyall
hell and damnation my friends .
we've just had our arses kicked by one hell of an aftershock!
shook the shit out of my house .
hell and damnation my friends .
we've just had our arses kicked by one hell of an aftershock!
shook the shit out of my house .
You are a true friend BS . . . prepare for my imminent arrival . . . booking ticket now
hell and damnation my friends .
we've just had our arses kicked by one hell of an aftershock!
shook the shit out of my house .
Just got the stats . . . a 5.1 mag right under city 10 km deep . . . multiple damage reports coming in . . . blaaaaaaggggghhhhh
hell and damnation my friends .
we've just had our arses kicked by one hell of an aftershock!
shook the shit out of my house .
Hell and damnation my friends . . . we've just had our arses kicked by one hell of an aftershock! . . . shook the shit out of my house . . . again!!!
I gotta tell ya . . . I am f****king done with this shit!
Edit; Sorry about the language
my youngest brother is the family jw patriarch, and an elder, maybe even the po in a small northern town.
in an email i asked him if he ever hears from my kids.
i happen to know he lives in the same small town as my son, who might very well be an elder, too...by now.
Satinka . . . hope this helps . . . ignore the font variation . . . it's just how the paste came out . . . if I find anything else that might be relevant i'll post it
Luvonya
3. Actions that may indicate disassociation indude the following:
• Making known a firm decision to be
known no longer as one of Jehovah's Wit nesses. If the individual is agreeable, the com mittee should first try to speak with him and provide spiritual assistance. (GaL 6:1) Does he really desire to disassociate himsel , or does he simply no longer want to associate actively with the congregation? Is the desire to disassociate prompted by doubts or discouragement? If he is adamant in his position, he should be encour aged to put his request in writing and sign it. If he does not, then the witnesses to his request should prepare a statement for the confidential files and sign i t.6.
If members of the congregation are known to have undue association with disfellowshipped or disassociated relatives who are not in the household elders should counsel and reason with those members of the congregation from the Scriptures. R eview with them information from the "God/s LoveN book, pages 207-208; The Watchtower of April 15 1 988, pages 26-30; or the article "Display Christian Loyalty When a Relative Is Disfellowshipped" in the August 2002 Our Kingdom Ministry. If it is clear that a Christian is violating the spirit of the disfellowshipping decree in this regard and does not respond to counsel, it may be that he would not qualify for congregation privileges, which require one to be exemplary. He would not be dealt with judically unless there is persistent spiritual association or he openly criticizes the disfellowshipping decision.
last year my cousing got dfd.... he continued practicing his "sin" for 4 months... i spoke online with him during that year and since he was able to listen after our chats he opened his eyes regarding the cult, he lost faith in the bible and "thank god" he lost him.. however he needed to go back since his wife is still in and his children were shunning him a little.
he is extremely shy so he asked for helped.
i told him that if he needed to go back he could do it within a year, that those suckers all they needed was a good a$$ kissing.
Only an XJW can have that much fun!
On a serious note . . . hope he has success with the family
Luvonyall
before you women jump all over me, this is just a observation.. first of all at least in this country women out number men in religion,.
across the board,(jw,s,baptist, catholic etc.
) you walk in any church.
Women do more meaningful work in creating society than men ever will.
They nourish, nurture and inform the next generation which will, one day, rule the world one generation at a time.
Terry . . .
Why then do we have a "male-dominated power structure"? . . . . just asking
our public talk and wt study is on saturdays.
i was informed by an elder that i shouldn't leave right away after the meeting.. immediately i had a sinking feeling in my stomach.
but not as bad as i would have felt about it months ago.
Do keep us posted Nobleheart . . . as you know by now people here really do care . . . again, good luck
our public talk and wt study is on saturdays.
i was informed by an elder that i shouldn't leave right away after the meeting.. immediately i had a sinking feeling in my stomach.
but not as bad as i would have felt about it months ago.
Maybe the clean break is the best way for you . . . if you're confident you can manage the fallout (shunning).
I would encourage you to consider carefully how you might word your letter. As an active JW you will feel naturally inclined to "play by the rules" . . . but all you need to convey is that you no longer wish to be known as one of Jehovah's Witnesses. You can make it clear (even though it won't happen) that you have no desire to stop associating with your current friends . . . nor to cease following the leadings and teachings of christ (not apostacising) . . . those are impositions THEY will place on you anyway . . . but you don't have to attach those labels to yourself . . . good luck.
