Posts by notformeandmyhousehold

i suggested it to one of my friends and was told that the elders had advised against it because it could be construed as pagan and masks have their roots in demonism.

of course, i was never shown any biblical proof of this but just that response took the wind out of my sails and i decided to just not go through with it.

notformeandmyhousehold

Dying laughing here!

"counseling" regarding things that were "conscious matters", but revoking or withholding "priveleges" for making a decision contrary to what the elders advised.

I got DFd when I was pregnant with my first child. The reason for my DFing: because I was going to marry my then "worldly" boyfriend. The elders explained to me that the sin (of fornication) had already been committed, but that I could "prove" my repentance by NOT marrying an unbeliever. If I choose to marry him, against the counsel of the elders, then I would be disfellowshipped for not "submitting" to the Bible's "principle" of marrying "only in the lord". So, they DFd me. I stupidly got reinstated shortly after, but finally got my brain together and left for good 2.5 years ago.

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what am i in for? i have 5 jw employees and now im dfd...

by oompa in

jw
friends

only one is a guy...a mini serve .

one is a reg pioneer.... all are actually pretty key to my biz....three have been there over 20 years (ya...i am a great boss!!!).

how much pressure are they going to get to quit working for me???.

notformeandmyhousehold

@won'tleave..... so funny!!!

Fire them...but don't say you're firing them, say you're disfellowshipping them. You can't be sued by them for DFing, after all...it is allowed in their minds.

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So It Begins...

by TimothyT in

all i can say is lol!!!.

so... i have been outed... im gay, and at least one elder now knows!.

while i was at bingo tonight with jack i recieved a call from him.

notformeandmyhousehold

When I left, not a single elder or anyone else for that matter ever tried to contact me. And I was active in the hall. I don't even know if I'm DFd, but it doesn't matter one way or another to me, since it only means something if you believe in it.

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Why are Pantsuits not appropriate according to The Watchtower?

by VM44 in

why do the jws consider pansuits worm by women not appropriate attire?.

pantsuits are considered appropriate attire in the conservative business world.. secretary of state hilary clinton wears pantsuits quite often.. would pantsuits be considered appropriate for a visit to bethel?

if someone showed up at bethel wearing them, would be be asked to leave?.

notformeandmyhousehold

Whenever I want to be sure that I'm looking very conservative, I wear dressy pants. When I want to look sexy, I wear a skirt or dress.

Skirts are much more revealing than pants...but, you know, this is a crazy cult so whatever they say makes sense makes sense (unless you actually think about it).

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How can you spot an über-Witness?

by dgp in

is there anything that would let you know, right away, that you're dealing with someone extremely witness?.

thanks..

notformeandmyhousehold

I don't have anything to add except to say that I'm dying laughing here! These are great!

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An open letter to the Governing Body: Go F*ck Yourselves.

by EntirelyPossible in

dear member of the governing body,.

thanks to you, i did something a few nights ago that i promised i would never do again.

i lied to someone.

notformeandmyhousehold

To EP...Your letter brought tears to my eyes...how i WISH my own family could read this, but of course, they never will "commit the unforgiveable sin".