Paul said "I do not permit a woman to teach."
So never mind Miriam, Deborah, Jael, Phoebe etc...
when you scripture pluck, it allows you to go by what suits you at the moment.
JWs are a turn of the century white man American religion at their core.
jehovah himself gives the saying "the women telling the good news are a large army" psalms 68 : 11 coupled with the fact that a good portion of women partake of the emblems and wine at the annual memorial celebration.. identifying themselves as part of the 144000 that are taken from the earth to rule with christ jesus in the heavens.. isn`t it about time they were recognized for their contributions and given the fact that gods word the bible clearly states that 144,000 of anointed are to be taken from the earth which many women are a large part of.?.
revelation ch.14 :4 could be argued that they are not lesbians { "these are the ones who do not defile themselves with women ,in fact they are virgins, etc,etc.}.
i wonder just how many men who claim to be of the anointed have not defiled themselves with women and are virgins.?.
Paul said "I do not permit a woman to teach."
So never mind Miriam, Deborah, Jael, Phoebe etc...
when you scripture pluck, it allows you to go by what suits you at the moment.
JWs are a turn of the century white man American religion at their core.
i was surprised that there are half (or more) million dollar estates the gb lives in.
gated communities.
close to the warwick site.
Was this the thread dubstepped?
https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/4897116511010816/tuxedo
so my cousin phoned and told me my jw sister was taken to hospital with chest pains and it may have been a slight heart attack or possibly she's starting with angina.
now as some of you know my sisters and brother have had little to do with me for 29 years.
we've met at funerals, or arranged them, but i just thought today what if she did die?
My situation with my sibs is very similar to yours.
I have finally reached the point with them you described above. I am not rewarding the behavior anymore. The behavoir where they act like I am sub human and make me cringe when I even think about being together.
Yes, that behavoir. Our last "time together" was a family event but inside myself it was a "goodbye to this crap" event.
That wont be happening anymore.
All that said, your current question about what to do with your sister gives me a moment to think because I am sure the same thing will come up for me eventually.
I think I will do whatever I would do if I wanted no regrets.
If your sister were to die and you regretted not sending the text message - then you should send it.
I can certainly say I understand your hesitation at knowing exactly what you want to do.
Isnt it sad to be placed in a quandary over a man made religion?
I hope it comforts you that so many of us here understand exactly what you are going back and forth in your mind about. xxxooo
the other day i ran into a jw who just happened to be my very friend during my jw days (which were most of my life).
so for about 60 years we were each other’s very best friend.
we grew up together from about 8 years old and are the same age, now in our early 70’s.
Great response and a good starting point for the followup conversation!
i just thought i'd share this story from my past.. back in the 80s i remember the big problem seemed to be about music.
(today, it's tight pants, i guess) the organization, society, whatever they were calling themselves, were always going on about the music we listened to.
disco, heavy metal, the whole "backwards masking" thing...couldn't escape hearing or reading about how satan was corrupting us unless we were listening to kingdom melodies or elevator music.. i was assigned to wtf in the late 80s and remember one of the articles stating that "young people know that the rhythm of rock music is the rhythm of sexual intercourse.
Great story, I smiled the whole time I was reading it and so true~!
hi guys.
just wanted to share this with you as it's kind of got me worried.
my brother who was also raised in "the truth™" met me in town today for a coffee.
Your post and his text have truly made my day. Thank you for sharing and I hope you and your brother feel all the support coming your way.
gosh, smiddy, it's nice to have a request for poetry!.
"the black oaks" describes where i live in the california sierra foothills; we are, for the most part, above the fog and below the snow.
nevertheless, we do get both occasionally.
Just beautiful - the powerful words and pictures.
You are so talented my friend!
today is the four year anniversary of the last time i set foot in a kingdom hall.
it was the day of the kool-aid issue of the wt!
“at that time, the life-saving direction that we receive from jehovah’s organization may not appear practical from a human standpoint.
Hi jp,
Was that your last day because of the article or was it a building up of other things?
Either way, congratulations for improving your life by leaving!
hi guys.
just wanted to share this with you as it's kind of got me worried.
my brother who was also raised in "the truth™" met me in town today for a coffee.
Wasnt it Daniel who was in service to the king (or some high up government official) and he had to go with that person to his religious services?
Seems I remember this all coming up in relation to a JW who had to take their person they were a "carer" for to church and the answer was - it was ok and the point of reference was the Daniel thing above,
so why wouldnt that work in reverse?
Of course, this is the JWs and they change the rules as they go so I am probably posing a rhetorical question.
hi guys.
just wanted to share this with you as it's kind of got me worried.
my brother who was also raised in "the truth™" met me in town today for a coffee.
Getting rid of the JW "carers" is probably the best for him although given his situation, change is very hard to go through.
If he is going to have carers, it will be such a relief to him if they simply do the work they do with no religious guilt and overtones attached.
I really feel for you and your brother Pale. This is hard and I know you feel love and protectiveness towards him.
It is most likely that his life is going to be far better once this all gets sorted.