I have the same question about saying "God bless." You will never catch a JW saying "God bless."
I usually avoid saying good luck. To me, this implies that success is outside a person's control. I prefer saying, best wishes. Do JWs, have a problem saying "best wishes?" Strange enough, I also say "God Bless" a lot. I am not sure why, given that I don't believe in god.
i was just wondering , why would my jw husband return to been a full blown baptized jw after 20 years of fading?.
he has spent 20 years of his life been a worldly person , with a worldly wife & kids & worldly friends .... to joining the borg full time , to getting baptized , to getting new brothers & sisters .... and to writing off most of his worldly friends (some his known his whole life ) , to trying to convince me & our children how wonderful this org is ......and anyone else who will listen :(.
has anyone ever experienced this ...... oh and he seems to be in it 110% and no-one can say anything about this crazy org or show him proof that it all bs...... his such a clever independent , successful guy , why on earth would he go back to this , after been out for so many years & change into this domineering , opinionated fool ..... oh and his entire family also went back ... father , mother , brother & sister .
I cannot imagine anything that would bring me back. Perhaps a gun to my head. It would have to be a literal gun, there is nothing else that could be to coerce me to go back.
Even if I was promised free alcohol and lap dances, I would not go back.
so our family fade is well under way.
we changed congregations as regular attenders and left in good standing with those giving hugs and kisses simply knowing we "needed a change".
we moved to a neighboring congregation that is out of our original region knowing we would see no one and the two boe's wouldn't really have immediate dealings.
My fade started with a move to another state - 4 congregations later and I was long forgotten. I had no need to say goodbye with a one-liner.
these come from the golden age of june 8, 1932:.
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I can confirm that the anti vaccination, anti antiobiotic, and anti physician was a real thing in the JW religion. As kids, we were not allowed to take vaccinations and My father had a JW insired anti medical establishment stance. Getting sick was extra miserable as a JW kid.
do you celebrate and how long have you been out?
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3 years for me and yes i do..
We have a tree and engage in the normal festivities. Our Christmas celebration is void of any religious overtones.
However, I everyone from now until about January 10 with a "Merry Christmas." I don't say Xmas, and never will.
celebrating holidays is wrong if you are a witness.
but almost every jw that i know of has turkey on thanksgiving day.
they say , every day is a day of thanksgiving.
The hardest part of having a big turkey dinner on Thursday was that you still had to go to the meeting that night. We could never just relax for the evening.
https://www.jw.org/en/publications/magazines/watchtower-study-january-2019/do-not-be-anxious-i-am-your-god/.
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Is this what Watchtower Studies are like now; Only 18 short paragraphs and controlled to the point where they tell you what scriptures to read? Are the studies still one hour?
https://www.jw.org/en/jehovahs-witnesses/faq/jw-celebrate-holidays/.
mostly we read about the regular holidays in the western world.
now the other ones are also named, because some witnesses could be in doubt .
I was raised in a family that was "in the truth." Despite this, we always had turkey for Thanksgiving. I can't remember any time that we did not have turkey.
i wish a happy thanksgiving to all ye americans... live long and prosper in wisdom and peace..
Happy Thanksgiving. I am cooking a turkey, we are meeting with our Chinese friends and will have a traditional turkey dinner comingled with roasted duck, lamb, and a few other Chinese dishes.
today is my 34th birthday.
or, my 3rd birthday that i've actually acknowledged seeing as i was raised in the cult.. i woke up this morning to my 4yo running into my room and wishing me a "happy birthday daddy!".
i got a card from my ex-jw brother and i bought myself a birthday gift - a new 50mm lens for my nikon camera (photography is a hobby i took up since leaving the cult).. i dont know about you guys, but birthdays is still something i have to make a conscious effort to acknowledge and enjoy.
Happy Birthday (a.k.a. happy beheading day)!
