so many of us have had (perhaps well-meaning) jws ask us questions about our inactivity, or lack of attendance at meetings.
they may pry about why..... how is this for a simple, yet straight to the point response?
to a sincere person, it may play on their mind and make them ask more questions.
I guess you begin with the end in mind.
It will NEVER matter what you say...reason and logic will not penetrate.
You see, they are on the side of the "Almighty" as defined for them by a religion. Implicitly built in to that is their "rightness".
So you just say what will make you feel the best going forward.
we hear a story regarding the life of thomas and emma.
she states that "when thomas and i first learnt that i was pregnant, we were both really shocked" she doesn't explain why they were both really shocked but it seems an odd reaction unless they were using the safest contraception invented or hadn't been told about the bird and the bees.two experiences that touched the heart of gb sanderson were as follows -.
in russia a jw was jailed for 6 months, the jailers did everything to try to undermine his faith, which included violence.
Arent/Werent some of the top brass at Coke JWs?
i'm having one of those days where i feel lonely and wish i had someone to just hang out with.
my husband got disfellowshipped 3 years ago and even though i didn't do anything wrong i was pushed away.
my so called "friends" decided to avoid me.
Hi Whynot,
You mentioned that your sons are autistic. I noticed recently that the local library is offering a story hour for children with sensory issues.
Weighted pillows and quilts and books for example. A slower quieter pace while reading etc.
You might want to check it out in your area. That can be another way to get out and meet people just through engaging in a group activity.
genesis 6: 9-139 this is the account of noah and his family.noah was a righteous man, blameless among the people of his time, and he walked faithfully with god.
10 noah had three sons: shem, ham and japheth.11 now the earth was corrupt in god’s sight and was full of violence.12 god saw how corrupt the earth had become, for all the people on earth had corrupted their ways.
13 so god said to noah, “i am going to put an end to all people, for the earth is filled with violence because of them.
And dont forget the incest!
(Lot and his daughters.)
roll call for the benefit of newbies and lurkers.
in one sentence tell why you left the org.
not 2 sentences.
I saw a massive miscarriage of justice, just knew it would be corrected by the "higher ups" and found I was completely wrong - about everything.
so i’ve been dating my boyfriend for over a year.
he left the jehovah witness community and we have been living together for one year.
he hasn’t kept in contact with his family because he was disfellowshipped and hasn’t gone to any meetings.
Hi whatisthis,
welcome to the forum. Given the variety of folks here there will always be someone with helpful info.
You said in your opening post that you had been dating him for over a year. What did he do last year about this event?
page 16, par.
18 carefully follow the latest directions.. do we faithfully follow the latest directions that jehovah has given us?
if so, we will not rely on always doing things the way we have done them in the past.
berrygerry
Not an elder's wife.
She has it all in immodest dress - hem above the knee, slit, plunging neckline, and no sleeves.
He has side-shaved hair, square tie, no jacket, sleeves rolled up, and pants too tight.
A ToMo special.
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AND....they are holding hands. In the kingdom hall.
oh. my.
i went with my wife to a one day ca the other day.
i haven’t been to a meeting in.
probably 8 or 9 months.
days of future passed
Just thinking about going to an assembly.. is..full.. of...memories of humid women's bathrooms that reeked, dragging books and food up the stairs in heels, watching the "foreign" language sisters "humbly" walking around in their pastel india garb, children bored and tired in their seats and the freezing cold walk into the facility
What a perfect and accurate description!
so, as some of you will know myself and my husband are in the process of fading.
haven't been to a meeting since beginning of 2017. .
we weren't planning on going to the memorial, but last week my mother broke down and said that we have to go to the memorial even if it's the only meeting i go to this year.
I remember when I was still in and my adult son was disfellowshipped.
I always held my breath in hoping that he would come. Being totally honest? I knew that if he didnt, I would be the object of pity among other mothers and get a lot of false commiseration. If he came, I would not be singled out for that deadly pity farce that JWs show to each other when this sort of situation comes up.
My son always came. He arrived in a suit and with a carefully arranged genial expression. He told me "I am doing this for you mom. It is very little for me to do in the scheme of things and I dont mind at all."
Of course, I secretly hoped "something would touch his heart while he was there" like all full in believers hope.
Now I am out and he is still out but he has been such a class act in handling the way he left I use him as my example for my own behavior.
I am hoping I dont go this year - it will be my first not to if so.
But my rule of thumb is if one of the people I love who are "in" will be negatively impacted by my NOT coming then I will go.
It all means less to me than waiting in line at the bank but it means so much to them on more levels than I can count, so its worth the wasted hour if it spares them pain.
So far no one has asked me. hooray!
i. as many here know, four or five years ago watch tower society of pennsylvania tried to register jw.org and jw library trademarks in us, but uspto refused registration due to likelihood of confusion with jw player trademark.
" and "watch tower library" ones):.
jw library - registered on aug. 25, 2015;.
Thank you Corney, that was interesting.
They are starting to recognize the importance of branding and perhaps that their best chance of surviving is pushing the JW logo machine.
The witnesses themselves seem most enamored with the branding and logo.
I wonder when they will try to register "The best life"?
