im not sure if this has been discussed before but id be interested to read some comments from those who became jws later in life.
what caught your attention and sucked you in?.
my parents became jws when i was 5 years old, so it was pretty much the only way of life that i knew.
I was 17years old, had just had a baby, a brand new marriage, moved to a brand new country with a brand new language. My husband was gone for most of the year on military exercises and I had no friends.
Their 'love-bombing' worked on me. At that time I was in dire need of friends and a feeling of family.
Mimilly
"[jehovah's witnesses] have some ... very well-designed articles telling parents how to teach their children to deal with the molestation situation .
and in ways so that the child will feel secure about coming home and reporting it."dr.
rodney stark, professor of sociology.
I emailed him, and asked him how much they paid him to say such a thing and to remind him that actions speak louder than words, and that the powers that 'be' do not practice what they preach (or write).
I also told him that in closing his ears and eyes, he has made himself an accesory to what is going on in Kingdom Halls around the world by making such a statement without hearing the facts.
i still cannot believe i found this site.. there are so many people here that sound so much like me (except.
the whole lesbian thang!
i love you all who hang in there by being out!.
Katie, I'm thrilled to have found this site as well. Because of this site, I've made contacts within my own area and made real friendships with people here on the board. It's taken TEN years! Better late than never :)
lotsa love,
Mimilly
i must say that as a neutral scientific observer of this site--it seems that things are kind of one-sided here.
i thought this was a board with both devout jws and ex-jws on it.
on further reflection it appears that this medium of communication should probably be called ex-jw.com.
Yep. But I guessed Hilda, before she started using broken english. It's the same ol blah blah blah.
Theeeeey'rrreee back!
Mimilly
i have not been on the site for awhile.
i have been really busy with school and work.
but now things are calmed down a bit, and i am back... so hi again to everyone i missed, and also to anyone new.
Maybe you could use the example of the Good Samaritan in your talk. Although he was worldly, he displayed attributes more Christ-like than the religious men who were accepted and yet ignored the poor man who was in agony.
When I gave those ministry school assignments, I always tried to put things like that in. It's a good way of reminding congregation members that just being one of the 'chosen' doesn't mean everything they do or say finds favor with Christ.
Just a thot. Good luck on your talk.
Mimilly
did barb go on sunday 19 may?
if not, what did you do in leau of?.
yerusalyim.
Check your email Yeru. I've sent the letter from barb's lawyer to you.
Mimilly
It's scheduled to air on May 28th. Get your VCR warmed up!
sincerely,
Mimilly
in the new thread posted by obie fernandez,.
things look a little askew....imho.. as quite a few of you know, obie was the owner/moderator of witnet before he closed it and moved on to greener...um...apostate pastures.. he's a great guy, that's not the point...... however, i logged on this morning to see this new thread, it had an amazing 336 views in under an hour or so....and only 3 comments!!!.
i'm guessing there's a ton of wt watchers on here....they all know obie.
Lisa, check out Eutapro's lingo. It seems to be 'Hilda' as she was before her broken english. A mystical JW reincarnated to an objective academic? Hilda goes, and up comes Eutapro's persona.
just a thot,
Mimilly
i must say that as a neutral scientific observer of this site--it seems that things are kind of one-sided here.
i thought this was a board with both devout jws and ex-jws on it.
on further reflection it appears that this medium of communication should probably be called ex-jw.com.
>Excuse me for giving you more credit than you deserve.<
Isn't this a line that 'Hilda' used? Kind of odd that she goes and this 'objective' persona appears.
food for thought,
Mimilly
i have smoked cigarettes since i was 12 years old, a pack a day for 16 years.
i have not had a cigarette since friday night and it is monday!
i am craving a smoke but i am not going to have one because i don"t smoke anymore!
This is cause for celebration!! My heart loves this kind of news. My mom smoked for 25 years before she quit. She was on a resperator twice until the doc told her that very soon, no mask, inhaler or pill would help her. She quit cold turkey and hasn't smoked since.
Way to go! Keep us posted. I'm definitely a cheerleader in your midst :)
Mimilly
