can a 19 yr old male christian go out with a 19 yr old female jehovah's witness?
if not, are their any ways around it?
i me and this female really like each other but cant be seen together due to her religion.
If he loves her - it is all worth it. I so beleive in that. My husband almost left me because I was hiding him when we were dating and I came very close to choosing the WT over him. Although marriage is tough - I must say I am glad he stuck by me.
Love cannot be dictated - if she truly loves you - she will follow her heart - because I sure did.
can you all enlighten me, i have heard certain "bethel rules" and wanted to find out if they are fact or fiction.
1. only one item on any surface at any time (a phone or lamp etc.. as long as it is just 1 item.).
2. allowance of $80 a month for toiletries etc... (has that allowance gone up).
An elderly sister who was once at Bethel (she wants to study with me har har) said that when she went (about 20 years +/-) she and her husband could only have 1 thing on the table surfaces at a time - she always hated the rule and now has 1,000,001 nick-nacks everywhere.
edited for a P.S. : Friend of mine went to Bethel with Heavy Metal CD's and they "requested" he throw them away - they inspected his CD's before he settled into his room - did they single him out?
can a 19 yr old male christian go out with a 19 yr old female jehovah's witness?
if not, are their any ways around it?
i me and this female really like each other but cant be seen together due to her religion.
If you study it is somewhat permissible. I married out of the truth, but hid dating my boyfriend until 1 week before the big day. I was stripped of all privileges when I got married. It is a HUGE no no because all of those who are not JW's are believed to be worshiping Satan - no that is not a joke. You need to get her out of this cult - have her read a book called Crisis of Conscience - you can but it at Commentary Press or freeminds.org. I was raised a JW and it is very very hard to get out. Good luck honey - you are going to need it.
can you all enlighten me, i have heard certain "bethel rules" and wanted to find out if they are fact or fiction.
1. only one item on any surface at any time (a phone or lamp etc.. as long as it is just 1 item.).
2. allowance of $80 a month for toiletries etc... (has that allowance gone up).
Can you all enlighten me, I have heard certain "Bethel Rules" and wanted to find out if they are fact or fiction.
1. Only one item on any surface at any time (a phone or lamp etc.. as long as it is just 1 item.)
2. Allowance of $80 a month for toiletries etc... (has that allowance gone up)
3. No T.V. or radio or only approved programs/stations?
4. Curfew (if so what time is the curfew?)
5. No drinking inside or outside and if so it is limited.
6. All belongings upon arrival are inspected (music etc...) and if not approved of they are thrown away.
7. 30 minute meals.
8. Assigned job and no you cannot transfer.
If any of you have any other please add...
dear all,.
it is with much regret that i have decided to leave jw.com.
it is not a decision i have made lightly, in fact i had been thinking about it for many weeks now.. i am leaving because i cannot be a part of a forum that condones abuse and deliberate offensiveness towards other posters.
Please don't go, Simon is going to put a stop to it. I hope I haven't offended you in anyway. If you do go, please realize that you will be missed.
i am so hurt by being disfellowshipped.
my mum still talks to me even though she is in but i have problems with living a normal life.
does anyone know what i am going through?
(((((ballistic))))) - I am so sorry to hear you are having trouble. Although I was reinstated a few years back, I remember what it was like to be df'd - it just hurts, plain and simple. My parents still talked to me as well because I was making hte effort to come back. Does your om know you do not beleive it is the truth? If so, you are very lucky to have her still speaking with you. I have yet to make the step of DAing myself, for fear my parents will not talk to me.
Again, I am so sorry you are still hurting. Put on a big smile honey and remember to kep your chin up - you are free now. (((((ballistic)))))
excerpted from awake!
of april 22, 2005:.
music has great power to stir the emotions.
Ur funny
what is the meaning of life?
is there a god ?.
are all questions that at one time i though i had the answers to or at least almost had the answers to.. now , well i don't know.. the question i now consider is ,does it matter?.
Does it matter? I suppose it depends on a person's individual viewpoints. If you believe in God and care about what he wishes you to do or you have a "fear of his wrath," then it would matter. If you do not believe in God and don't care, then I suppose it would not matter.
Those who believe in a God would respect the fact that he gave us free will. Those that do not believe in God respect that most life forms, above all humans, have free will.
I suppose it depends on where your priorities are focused.
I yearn to understand, but unless I see signs from the heavens, I may never completely grasp the meaning to life, but that does not mean I will ever stop looking. I personally believe in God. Perhaps not the Hebrew genocidal God or the fat Buddha God or the other Gods people in history have "adopted" and "imagined," but I do believe in a God. And, if there is a God that created me and created life, then I want to please him. Unfortunately, God can not be proven or disprove at this point in time.
What really matters is what is important to you and what feels right in your heart as an individual.
i know that this has been done before, but i am new to the board and i would like to get an idea of where everyone is located.
as an aside .... plesantries or animosities, moderators or no, i am grateful to have this board.
bobsgirl
St. Petersburg, Florida -
--now in a small town somewhere in the State of Florida (the land of the mosquito)--
some of you may not be aware that i host a summary of what i consider to be the best news/discussion items from this board and others up at my "net soup" window on my site at http://www.freeminds.org.. but if you are gone for a while, and miss some of the discussions, you might want to bookmark this page:.
http://www.freeminds.org/souparchives.htm.
provides for an interesting reading!.
Very cool, I never noticed that on your site before, thanks.
