dear friends.
i didn't post for a while, but i still enjoy the great jwn community.. just wanted to share a "gem" from the november 2019 study watchtower.. paragraph 8 from the article "are you maintaining your large shield of faith?".
satan, “the father of the lie,” uses those under his control to spread lies about jehovah and about our brothers and sisters.
Trust our brothers And Sisters!... they forgot that bit.
Anyhooo.... how can brothers be trusted if they are themselves imperfect?
And are not these same brothers AND sisters that would turn on anyone for anything other than a small infringement?!
There’s no trust inside of Congregations... it’s a pretend game that some are better at than others.
Everyone has to watch their own backs to FIT IN with the purpose of it all.
This simple hypocrisy should signal not a true love religion.
so i have a question about a not so spoken subject.
so if you feel inappropriate please feel free to ignore me!
has anyone given a thought about what they would like for their funeral one day?.
So I have a question about a not so spoken subject. So if you feel inappropriate please feel free to ignore me! 😊
Has anyone given a thought about what they would like for their funeral one day?
I mean, if you are no longer a Jehovah witness (KH ceremony) what would be your choice of ceremony? Who would be your speaker choice?
I only ask because when my mum passed away... even though she wasn’t a JW she did get a witness inspired funeral by my jws family (she would’ve be proud as my brother did the speech ) BUT not as happy with a clean cut funeral service .
I would never would like this to happen to me, So I’m gathering ideas WAAYYY ahead of time(I hope 🙂)!
so relatable to jw’s.. a funny children’s movie that has a song called “perfection”.. one part goes like this “ if there's a question, causing you to go astray, just stuff it down inside until it goes away”.. poignant song.
check it here:.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=d08rlbruoco.
Thank you for sharing the rest of the song Blondie. Really interesting words.
so relatable to jw’s.. a funny children’s movie that has a song called “perfection”.. one part goes like this “ if there's a question, causing you to go astray, just stuff it down inside until it goes away”.. poignant song.
check it here:.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=d08rlbruoco.
So relatable to JW’s.
A funny children’s movie that has a song called “Perfection”.
One part goes like this “ If there's a question, causing you to go astray, Just stuff it down inside until it goes away”.
Poignant song. What do you think?
Check it here:
seriously, it’s getting to a point that you can’t make a negative comment about someone without being charged as a racist, homophobe or sexist!
if you criticize a female, you are obviously sexist.
if you criticize someone who happens to be gay, you must hate homosexuals.
Being mixed race myself this is not a subject that I pay attention too much in my life anymore.
When I was younger yes... segregation was the worse. Today I’m lucky to live in a multicultural society that is normal to see different people weather is race or sexual orientation.
So in retrospect I measure my words if needs be, I know I’m not racist and if I offend anyone without knowing I apologise taking note for the next time.
*Are we being critical towards a person because one of their faults or do we have mixed feelings about their race towards the individual?
Maybe this is the question to ask ourselves.
please bear with me as this might be a long one,.
the question above has been circulating my mind for a while and i’ve been wondering if there’s anyone that thought the same or done it.. we normally associate shunning and disassociation with jehovah’s witnesses that are normally baptised, but my situation is a reversed one.. i was a bible student that left a long time ago on my own free will, never shunned never ostracised by my jw’s siblings and their families.
the years have passed and situations have arisen that has made me uncomfortable of the knowledge of particular outcomes within my siblings and families.. i’ve been thinking to stay away from my family( living in a different country ), as i don’t want to be preached on or feel out of touch and segregated by their opinions of me and my family.
Thank you. It’s true that if any of my family Wakes up or Fades... I’m the only one left that they can really turn to.
Maybe I’ll always be the only one left of the five. Who knows? ☺️
please bear with me as this might be a long one,.
the question above has been circulating my mind for a while and i’ve been wondering if there’s anyone that thought the same or done it.. we normally associate shunning and disassociation with jehovah’s witnesses that are normally baptised, but my situation is a reversed one.. i was a bible student that left a long time ago on my own free will, never shunned never ostracised by my jw’s siblings and their families.
the years have passed and situations have arisen that has made me uncomfortable of the knowledge of particular outcomes within my siblings and families.. i’ve been thinking to stay away from my family( living in a different country ), as i don’t want to be preached on or feel out of touch and segregated by their opinions of me and my family.
Thank you jws for sharing your story. Enlightening!
thank you to all of you that are challenging my clogs on my way of thinking. 😊
malaise according to the cambridge dictionary:.
a general feeling of being ill or having no energy, or an uncomfortable feeling that something is wrong, especially with society, and that you cannot change the situation.
where the dictionary says society, read "the society"........... is there a malaise in the jw world?
Thank you for clarifying the amount of meetings we had. I never saw it as 5, wasn’t even aware of that. All I knew was “you have to go to the meeting tonight!!”... three repeatedly phrases a week that my sister used to rumble on and on about.
were you so indoctrinated that you just couldn’t leave?
was it due to family pressure?
was it your friendships that you didn’t want to lose?
For me was simple. I was 13, my father had died and I was no longer dragged to meetings and to weekend ministry by my older siblings.
i lived a double standard and felt that I was a sinner and not good enough all the way.
i had to be honest with myself and god... couldn’t carry on being a double agent. This was only because in those days I really needed to fit in...mixed race child living in a crispy white world, already bullied at school... following JWs rules would and did in some instances made life impossible...from teachers to fellow students.
even at that age there was the others double life standards that I noticed. This is my most permanent memory.
How could my family be so nasty at home and so nice in the Hall?
I couldn’t make it if they were nasty or nice. So was an easy choice and I never looked back.
malaise according to the cambridge dictionary:.
a general feeling of being ill or having no energy, or an uncomfortable feeling that something is wrong, especially with society, and that you cannot change the situation.
where the dictionary says society, read "the society"........... is there a malaise in the jw world?
Half Banana FIVE meetings? Wow!
There were three in my days, then Saturday and Sunday ministry. I remember how I used to hide behind whatever I could find when we would knock on people’s houses that used to go to my school.... so terrifying. And my teachers would mark my school tests with a red marker when my answer to the evolution question question started as... If this really happened...ouch... 0% on my school tests score 😤.
Things have changed and I’m glad about it 😊. The more crazy changes the more wake up.
My sister does carts, they studied from tablets and have access to JW.org? What’s this is all about? In my local town...I see JW’s near the carts... no interactivity with the public, they just stand there unless they are approached. On my day we actually pestered people.
But you know what?...More crazy please sir more!!!! Can I please have some more!? 😌
