current update- the wife and i are separated.
i dont go to the meetings or in service but im not df, or da.
she is not budging.. problem- my wife has made it clear that she doesnt want me back unless i do all the witness stuff, i have even offered to attend meetings but not participate in commenting or go in service and this is not good enough.
If you don't feel the love, then consider if you can move on. Talk to a Lawyer who can spell it out for you. You can get a unscriptural divorce without congregational consequences. If you find someone who you love and admire, and she shares the same for you, then the sacrifice is worth it.
It's all about pursueing happiness, regardless the costs.
just thinking, and speculating here.
who would have even immagined a tv channel as a change.
what could top that?.
How sad, Somewhatnow.
i think its pretty clear that the gb are power hungry.
you cannot listen to the branch visit and not see clear as day that there are some of them that are loving the power.
it showed the clearest with anthony morris.. now all these sex abuse scandals and news media are taking their power away.
I sense that the Leaders are Pwer hungry, with a small percentage hanging in hoping to make a change. However, I see that not all members are willing to give them the power. Some are just hanging in waiting, hoping for improvement. The ORG is a fragile entity.
just thinking, and speculating here.
who would have even immagined a tv channel as a change.
what could top that?.
Yes, I guess you guys are right. What's wrong with me. I guess. "It's getting to look a lot like Cristmas"
judging by the material that my kid brings home on a daily basis in copius amounts.
everything about everything in elementary school goes against the doctrines of the jehovah's witnesses.
how do jw's expect to make any money if all of their kids are defecting the jw's?
Yes, Vidiot, that may be so. but, at least the children/Goldfish are grown up, have acquired skills, and have power to deal with the Predators. It's all in the way that you train them.
judging by the material that my kid brings home on a daily basis in copius amounts.
everything about everything in elementary school goes against the doctrines of the jehovah's witnesses.
how do jw's expect to make any money if all of their kids are defecting the jw's?
Yes, I agree with Awake: Watcher. Funny how this week we had a fmily gathering and we were discussing this very subject. My children who went to school remarked how many Predators they were exposed to. However they managed to escape the worse. We had no knowledge until many years went by and Justice dealt with such individuals. There was bullying, drugs, sex abuse, firearms, and all of these I couldn't remember when I went thru the school system.
If I was a parent today, Home Schooling would be a good alternative for a concerned parent.
But, if chosen, you must be prepared to be disciplined, and organised
just thinking, and speculating here.
who would have even immagined a tv channel as a change.
what could top that?.
Just thinking, and speculating here. Who would have even immagined a TV channel as a change. What could top that?
Do you think that a Food Bank is possible? Jesus and the Apostles did have money set aside for the poor. How long do you think it will take the GB to figure that out? If, they did, how would it be implemented?
boring and useless, a waste of valuable time..
I love my life but I hate the long Canadian Winters. If I had a choice, I would spend longer times down south. I would still be a witness either way. I think that, that Seasonal Affectiveness Disorder (SAD) affects me.
The JW environment is kind of like the work/family atmosphere. You can't choose your workmates/brothers or sisters. So you pick who your friends are going to be.
The JW life may not be for some that can't live up to the rules though.
a close family member just informed me what happened during their last c.o.
visit.
this occurred 3 months ago.
Yes, this is not unusual. In one year we lost 4 Elders. The individual reasons were kind of similar.
1) Children that went to university
2) Wife that never came to a meeting because of depression
3) Wife divorced her Elder husband because she wanted a child, and he didn't.
4) Service hours fell below 10 hrs a month for the husband and wife.
a close family member just informed me what happened during their last c.o.
visit.
this occurred 3 months ago.
Well, I'm glad we are getting to the source of the problem. I thought that maybe the removed Elders were wearing colorful socks with metero sexual suits.
Maybe theirs wive's were wearing spandex, and refused to exercise in cotton. Maybe their daughters were dating non ministerial servants. Refusing to conform to those new directions would be indecisive.
