Posts by millie210

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...and so the shunning begins

by Phoebe in

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8 years ago

i am now officially 'inactive' so am no longer chased by an elder a for a report.

the congregation i belonged to never had much time for me anyway, i said once i could drop down dead in the k.hall and no one would notice.

so i never expected anyone to be particularly bothered that i wasn't there and they aren't.

8 years ago

millie210 8 years ago

Such a sad but familiar story Phoebe. I supported my "best friend" (a JW) through an affair and a disfellowshipping, and subsequent reinstatement and now ten years later? I am inactive and she says I make her "uncomfortable".

I understand it I guess, because she has never liked getting to far away from being told what to do whereas I always felt restless and squeezed in to obedient compliance as a JW.

I miss the closeness she and I had. I am sure you too miss the daily communications you had with your friend. I can honestly say there is a difference in missing her and missing "the relationship" and the space it occupied in my day to day life.

Thanks for starting this thread. Reading everyones thoughts has been very heartwarming and encouraging for me too.

Hugs to you Phoebe. xxxooo

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Grieving Parents Denounce JW Faith (Blood)

by darkspilver in

8 years ago

sad situation for the parents.child death blamed on religious beliefs.

zimbabwe, the sunday mail, sunday, october 29, 2017. a jehovah’s witness lost her baby during childbirth because she and her husband followed church teachings and turned down blood transfusions that could have averted the tragedy.. getrude seneri (28) said she experienced labour complications on september 20, 2017 and doctors said blood transfusions were necessary to save both her and her child.. the couple stuck with their religious beliefs resulting in the child dying and her husband, misheck bande, stepped in to authorise transfusions for her when he was told that his wife’s life was also on the brink.. now, the couple have denounced the church for its teachings on blood transfusions.. opening up to the sunday mail society last week, seneri and bande spoke of how they were initially willing to risk their lives for their religious beliefs – but had changed their minds after the loss of their child.. jehovah’s witnesses are not alone when it comes to rejecting blood transfusions.. prince marezva, an elder of the johane masowe apostolic sect said they were totally against blood transfusions and organ transplants.. zimbabwe national traditional healers association president george kandiero said transfusions were shunned because people feared taking in bad spirits from the donor’s lineage.. another religious group that does not condone blood transfusions is the church of christ, scientist (aka christian science).. read full article: http://www.sundaymail.co.zw/child-death-blamed-on-religious-beliefs/.

related discussion: https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/5981654168371200/wonder-if-their-any-parents-theses-children-on-here-now-may-22-1994.

8 years ago

millie210 8 years ago

Im so sorry Label licker.

Hugs to you my friend.

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Jealous of the JWs in 2017

by pleaseresearch in

8 years ago

i know your going to be thinking what???.

but it's true, when i was a young boy i had to go to the 5 weekly meetings.

also with my mum we would be at the doors and actually have debates.

8 years ago

millie210 8 years ago

punkofnice
Even a meringue has more structural integrity.

Best quote Ive read all week!

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Jehovah’s Witnesses and “the Friends”

by minimus in

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friends

8 years ago

i never understood why many jehovah’s witnesses will say “the friends”.

it seems so mormon like..

8 years ago

millie210 8 years ago

There is an American saying,

"With friends like that, who needs enemies?"

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Normal things you missed out on as a kid (besides holidays)

by Are you serious in

8 years ago

since me and my siblings had to go to service every saturday, and i mean every saturday, i missed out on something so normal as watching good ole saturday morning cartoons from the 70's and 80's.

i remember wishing i could stay home just one saturday so i could watch cartoons.

but noooo we had to go save lives!

8 years ago

millie210 8 years ago

I remember a play at school. It was Little Women. I auditioned and got a part. Couldnt do it however because the play was on a Tuesday night at our school and of course that was sacred bookstudy night, right?

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Why pigs???

by stuckinarut2 in

8 years ago

why did jesus supposedly cast the demons into a herd of pigs?.

(matt 8 / luke 8).

and, how were there so many demons inside one man, that when "released" by jesus, it took a whole pack of pigs to contain them??.

8 years ago

millie210 8 years ago

Love your comments David Jay!

Stick around, please.

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Self Intro

by Cimarrona in

8 years ago

i've done a good deal of posting in my brief 24 hours here so far, figured i might as well provide a slightly more in depth narrative.

second generation born-in.

elder's daughter and elders' granddaughter.

8 years ago

millie210 8 years ago

Love your take on things. Glad you are here!

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Dietary Quirks Among JWs

by millie210 in

8 years ago

i recently had to accompany an older family member out of state to a family reunion.

it was a big reunion and not much was overtly made of the fact that i am "misguided" and not attending meetings (lost soul that i am) which was nice.

the thing i noticed that i was most struck by was all the dietary quirks in evidence during our 3 days together.

8 years ago

millie210 8 years ago

sparky1
millie, I gave freddo a down vote on each of his posts because I considered them offensive and insensitive.

Thank you for stepping forward Sparky, I appreciate your telling me. When someone just hits dislike I am never sure what it even means so now I can understand where you are coming from.

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Dietary Quirks Among JWs

by millie210 in

8 years ago

i recently had to accompany an older family member out of state to a family reunion.

it was a big reunion and not much was overtly made of the fact that i am "misguided" and not attending meetings (lost soul that i am) which was nice.

the thing i noticed that i was most struck by was all the dietary quirks in evidence during our 3 days together.

8 years ago

millie210 8 years ago

Cofty your video reminds me of that saying "Many a truth is said in jest".

Very funny.

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Dietary Quirks Among JWs

by millie210 in

8 years ago

i recently had to accompany an older family member out of state to a family reunion.

it was a big reunion and not much was overtly made of the fact that i am "misguided" and not attending meetings (lost soul that i am) which was nice.

the thing i noticed that i was most struck by was all the dietary quirks in evidence during our 3 days together.

8 years ago

millie210 8 years ago

LongHairGal

I could never understand all the sisters who wanted to have the COs for dinner except in the case of aspiring types who wanted their husband to be an elder and wanted the CO to put in a good word.

I wish I had been not so easily pressured in to having C.O.s over, I still remember the C.O.s wife who dug through my trash before lunch looking for the salad dressing seasoning packet I had used to make dressing with.

She wanted to find out if it contained msg or some such thing. I offered her lemon or vinegar and oil to dress her salad but no.......she had to root around in the trash.

I kid you not.

Good for you for skipping the whole thing!

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