"even many who claim to be religious feel that they are at liberty to do what they think is right, without any obligation to obey god and his commandments.
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14:1) this attitude may pose a real threat to true christians.
They're so much like the Roman Catholic Church that, given the choice we all have, why not just be Catholic?
Catholics are pretty tightly controlled if they're devout. But they differ in a good way from the JW's in that they are encouraged to put their family first, not making converts.
hey all, it's been a long time since i posted here.
life's been having its ups and downs, but that's a subject for another day.. anyway, this year i thought it would actually be nice to spend father's day with my kid.
his mom usually has him for sundays and for past father's days, i didn't mind because he was still kinda too young to realize what the day was about.
It is often someone other than the biological sperm donor who is a child's real father. Such is the case with my granddaughter, now 23 years old. Her dad died when she was a child. He never properly took care of her anyway.
Since she was 4 years old, my son-in-law, i.e., my daughter's second husband, has been a wonderful father to her. He has accepted her and loved her unconditionally since that time. She has not always been lovable or fair to him, but he does not hold a grudge. He is still very supportive of her and very giving. He loves her 4-month-old baby, too. He makes me wish I had had a stepfather.
Happy Father's Day to all the dads out there!
yep, that's right, i nearly forgot that jehovah's witnesses, even the young ones, are programmed with the "la la la i'm not listening" trait.. here's a brief conversation with my sixteen year old nephew, angelo:.
http://www.jehovahswitnessblog.com/cult/my-jehovahs-witness-nephew/.
let me know if you've been taken aback..... .
Xerxes has gone where the good doggies go.
prior to that we had been in a new congregation for about 9 months, and we were just irregular.
my husband rarely went, and i would go occasionally with our toddler son just enough to show our faces and keep the elders off our backs, and for the sake of some friendships in our old hall.
all of the reasons i had for going were just no longer important.
It is wonderful that you guys have freed yourselves at such a young age. You said that you signed up for some classes, but they didn't work out. Is there a community college in your area. They often have a class that's just one or two Saturdays in things like flower arranging or cake decorating or tole painting. It's a good way to explore things that you might become interested in.
In some neighborhoods, stay-at-home moms get together for play dates and have tea and chat while the kids are playing. Look into that in your area, too. You could organize a block party by going to your neighbors, and asking each neighbor to donate one food item and one suggestion for an activity. I'm sure you could find some ideas for block parties online, too.
Personally, I'm not terribly social anyway. Being a JW was exhausting for me because I'd rather have been at home reading a good book. I understand that each of us has our own needs and priorities. A book club might also be a good place to meet people. If you'ver never been a part of one, each person in the group reads the same book, a little bit each week, then they meet to discuss what they've read that week.
If you bowl, join a bowling league.
Best wishes with your fade. You have many years of happiness and freedom ahead of you.
6 months or so ago, me and my wife decided we will never set foot again in a kingdom hall.
about 4 months earlier than that, i stumbled upon an article about the wts being associated with the un.
that got me into finding out ttat eventually.
Welcome! Bienvenue! Wilkommen! Bienvenida! I don't know what your native language is, but your English is excellent! Congratulations on having an open-minded, honest family. You have many years of freedom and happiness to look forward to.
Keep coming back!
another wacky kool aid thread for your reading pleasure from the hardcore dubbs on jw talk dot net is here if you want to read it:.
they wax philosophical, they curse this horrible old world, they gently try to project how soon the big a will come, and then swoon when someone quotes a tidbit from a gb member that they overheard.
warning: those with weak stomachs do not read!.
So, they think things can't get much worse? They've never heard of the holocaust? The bubonic plague?
"No one expects the Spanish Inquisition," except, perhaps, JW's.
if they are going to try to guess what jesus should look like why don't they or haven't they created artwork that they would use to consistently show him as the same guy.
this one is from sept wt.
"Jesus" is probably crying because of the way those who believe in him are treated by the WBTS. Or he could have a kidney stone.
i've really been getting into these life stories of ex jw's.
it just confirms i was right in getting out of the cult like the plague it is.
here's a link to another powerful story about ex-jw stephanie hammond.
Stephanie certainly took lemons and made lemonade. Her mother is unbelievable! I do perceive a bias against women and children in this story. As Rush Limbaugh could tell you, no one ever went broke putting down the defenseless and vulnerable.
hey guys, i hope you are all doing great.
my husband and i joined this sight in the beginning of last year.
time flies.
If you DA, your mom may have to be hospitalized and sedated. Your story is heartbreaking, but I think it would be ill-advised to hand them another stick to beat you with.
Take care. We are here for you.
so i've been thinking about my jw family members a lot lately, especially since i just saw them a couple of weeks ago at my youngest sisters wedding.
with all the current animosity towards apostates that seems to be more aggressive than usual it hit me when i saw this posted on fb today.
would it be possible for the gb to demand that jw's kill apostates?
When I attended my JC meeting, I was thinking to myself, "If they could, they would take me outside, tie me to a tree, and light me on fire." They're really scary. As it stands, they have their great Hit Man in the Sky, but he keeps delaying. I know that, in the past, they have expressed regret at not being able to stone wayward children and wayward others to death.
Lucky for us, it's against the law. But, Caesar's law does not take precedence over "Jehovah's law."
This is all speculation. But watch your back. Fortunately, no JW's here know anything about me.
Frankly, I don't think it's likely, but individual JW's have lost it and killed.
