in a sense it's heartening to see so many other people in the same boat as i am.. i have many questions though after reading the other threads on this site.. my boyfriend's former girlfriends were catholics like me as well.
his dad is an elder and he hasn't been baptized yet.
we have had sex.
Marraige with both partners beliefs the same is hard enough?
If he remains a witness and marrys you, he will insist that you convert. So study the religon very closely before deciding to take on a relationship that in many ways will be doomed from the begining.
BREEZE
i've been invited to a memorial on thursday.
i'm currently unsure of my beliefs (somewhere between agnostic and christian, with an interest in science).
i have been baptised twice - catholic by sprinkling, and seventh day adventist by immersion - and have partaken of the bread & wine in both religions (although come to think of it, the catholic priest always kept the wine for himself).
Jeffacake:
The partakers are of the heavenly class. The majority of Jehovah's Witnessses have a hope of living forever on the earth.
WTBTS teaches that there are only 144,000 that will go to heaven.
I get a hint that you might be gay. If you are just forget it. The witnesses will never accept you at any level.
BREEZE
having a pulse and not missing meetings?
my grandfather is an ms and i know for a fact that he is not the picture perfect jw.
he doesnt do anything wrong but he is no bastion of spirituality either.
Blondie,
You are soooo narrow......
You know men are superior....
BREEZE
i nominate simon green - the owner of this board!
Osama Bin Laden
I am sure there would be a host committee waiting for him....!!!!
BREEZE
i posted here a bit a while back.
quick background- df-ed when i was 21 (10 yrs ago), left the jw's as a single mom with a 3 yr old son.
jw mom helped me raise him for the first few years, so my departure was a sticky family mess.
TRY shunning her for about five years. She will see how it feels and she will give in? If not, the feelings you have will be easier for her to understand?
Just "stop" calling her and when she starts calling don't return her calls......don't...
Your son will miss her but it will be short lived for him at that age. You risk your son's mental health by putting him between you and the warped ....DUBS!
Good luck, I know being disfellowshipped is very dificult. If you have been DF'ed for 10 years you are through the worst of it!!! You have probably rebuilt your friends and moved on, family is tough though....
BREEZE
this is suppose to be funny.
who is jack schitt?
for some time many of us have wondered just who is jack schitt?
This is "FUNNY SCHITT"
call me crazy or what, but theres a recurring issue that i have regarding my son's wish to wear his hat in the house.
i've never been certain regarding the reason men were to remove their hats when petitioning the almighty, the issue of headship and being respectful of it and the common custom in the west for a man to remove the hat upon entering one's home or church.
even in the military during basic training, the issue with regard to hats was a predominating theme, to the degree that we were taught that at the instant your head was no longer covered by a building of some sort, your hat was to be immediately placed upon your head, but once open sky no longer covered your head and you walked into a building of any type, that hat was to be removed !!
I hate this hat/cap crap. I wear a golf cap many times to the store etc., I love my caps but I don't see why I have to take it off because one of you think I should remove it?
I wear it playing golf and then I have to be mindful of where I go afterward. I go hame and redo my hair so as not to offend someone.
It sounds like the same witness junk about wearing skirts versus pants for women, and ties and jackets on stage etc.....
Just leave me alone and let me wear my damn hat....
if your 31 year old daughter that lives in your house locked the door to her bedroom with her boy friend inside what would you do???
this same guy is the father of her son, and pays no child support ......and rarely visits.......... is she too old to scold????
would you knock on the door??
I appreciate all of the comments....very good stuff......
I am afraid I have already mishandled much of the dealings with my daughter and this problem guy???!!!
I don't mind her living with us, we have plenty of room and everything is pleasant ....if she moves out without a proper marriage she has many additional problems to overcome.....
Thanks....BREEZE
if your 31 year old daughter that lives in your house locked the door to her bedroom with her boy friend inside what would you do???
this same guy is the father of her son, and pays no child support ......and rarely visits.......... is she too old to scold????
would you knock on the door??
To: Blondie
I agree and I appreciate your comments...very level headed thinking...
She has a good job and now contributes to house hold.....we paid for her college and she has a degree....
Thanks, BREEZE
if your 31 year old daughter that lives in your house locked the door to her bedroom with her boy friend inside what would you do???
this same guy is the father of her son, and pays no child support ......and rarely visits.......... is she too old to scold????
would you knock on the door??
To: Blondie
I am concerned about the birth of another child while she is unmarried.....
Sex between two adults is their business....there are many options open to have sex other than my house, why rub it in my nose...
The rules at my house are pretty simple...no sex....is understood....
BREEZE
