Accidents cleansing the cong?????? OMG One very beloved bro in our hall was driving home from the meeting, (the rest of the fam, all baptized, wife and 3 teen children stayed home). he hit black ice, the car crashed and he died. God preserved the ones who skipped the meeting.
Posts by 3rdgen
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by Flat_Accent inmy parents are sat upstairs right now going over a chapter in the jeremiah book for their family study.
while i went up briefly to get something, i overheard my dad relating a personal experience.
something about being on the ministry and getting a 'bad vibe' about a certain house.
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Still a hard line on DF family members WTApr15 2012
by Gladring inthe april 2012 wt study article has some of the most strongly worded statements about contact with disfellowshipped family members.. page 12, paragraph 17: -.
good that can come when a family loyally.
upholds jehovahs decree not to associate.
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Dispicable! Speaking as a person who is being shunned by most of my family, I can say that painful as this is, it is not a fraction as bad as when my children wanted no contact with me. The hurt is indescribable. I am beyond greatful my daughter is out and we are now close.
For those of you suffering the greatest hurt, my heart truely goes out to you. If I had to pose as a JW to see or talk to my child, I would make that sacrifice. We should never judge each other about doing what is best for US.
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Our latest "Gee it's great not to be a JW" moment. Share yours!
by Open mind inrecently my son had a minor injury that required a trip to the emergency room.
the admitting nurse asked us a ton of questions and then this:.
nurse: do you have a religion?.
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I had a similar aha medical moment. I had surgery a few weeks ago. A week before I was instructed to go to the admitting office at the hospital to regrister etc. The 1st aha was: it is a CATHOLIC Hospital and that didn't bother me a bit.
2ond: The lady asked my religion . I said none. I couldn't believe that came out of my mouth. LOL
3rd: I was handed a form to fill out that asked about whether I would except whole blood in an emergency? and if not, what fractions , (they named them all separately) Would I accept? I happily said WHOLE BLOOD and put it in writing without the slightest hesitation. I felt like I had been a bird released from a cage. It also made me much less nervous about going under the knife.!
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ANOTHER Hilarious picture in April 15th 2012 WT
by iclone inwtf?
i thought no way they'd name an article that.
wow.
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@ Harekrishna, LOL!
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Edmond Dantes, You're killing me. The Bethel Insane assylum is priceless!!!
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Preparing the Kool-aid - April 15 WT
by LostGeneration incheck this paragraph from the article about how jah spared noah, the israelites at the red sea, etc.... scary!.
pg 26 para 16. as events unfold during the great.
tribulation, christians will need to heed.
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So they're digging up THAT old chestnut?? Obey, obey, obey WT$ or DIE at Armageddon. Heard it all my life. Worse yet, DID it too!
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If somebody looked at me with those KrAzY eyes I'd RUN!
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Hello! New here
by shallbefree inhi i just joined this site although i have been lurking for about a year now.
i am the only jw in my family and now trying to fade.
it's been more than a year since i attended meetings.
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Congrats for leaving and not having to deal with family still in. Welcome, hopefully we'll hear more from you soon.
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In a funeral... or when the JWs want to show they're different
by hijosdelawatch ina couple of days ago i went to the funeral of an old age brother in his 80s.. well, that was the typical jw funeral although his daughter and the rest of his family are not witnesses.
as you know the brothers don't wear black clothes nor they show lot of sadness as a "prove" they believe in resurrection.. the problem this time is some of them went too far.
two sisters had red clothing and at the entrance a group of brothers were literally laughing.
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To Quendi, while I applaud your desire not to stoop to the low standards of the WT$ by painting all JW funerals and memorials with the same brush, I respectfully point out that the OP was asking if any had a similar experience at a JW funeral. Those that responded gave examples that show they had. There is nothing unfair about relating an experience if it is true and it is highly doubtful that anyone here is taking time to post ficticious experiences.
This topic hits too close to home for me not to comment. When I was still an active JW my beloved firstborn son was killed. (my daughter is now an only child) He was 21 yrs old and an unbaptized pub. We had been estranged for several years when he was in his teens. He had recently become a "prodigal son" and moved back into my town, my life and my religion. I was on cloud 9. Untill that horrible Sun. when I got the news.
How does a mother out of her mind with shock and grief PLAN a funeral??? I was sleep-walking. The Elder and family friend I asked to give the talk informed me that the service could not be held at the KH since my son was unbaptized. I was so sad anyway I didn't really care at the time. The funeral home was not large enough to accomodate the HUNDREDS of people who showed up. I remember that less than 5 min. was spent talking about my son. Only that he was outgoing and funloving. (so is my dog) the rest was an infomercial for the Borg. At the time I didn't know there was any other way to remember him. BUT what angers me to this day(7 yrs later) is remembering the ones who had a slap happy smile on their face and tried to get me to do the same.
His Father and I had been divorced for several years and we both had remarried. There was still very bad blood between us. I tried so hard to maintain the dignity of the occasion but afterward my ex (who had left JWs years before ) started ranting to my distraught 19 yr old daughter, how the memorial was just JW propaganda. She, like her brother, was about to be baptised. These were horrible , hurtful words at the time, but now I agree. When you are burying your child there should be better comfort than JWs give.
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Another Apr 15 2012 jewel
by d0rkyd00d ini have come back from a 10 year haitus with a renewed vigor, but i'm too short on time now to explain.
when i first posted here, i was a sophomore in high school....it's hilarious to look back at my 2002 posts and see how much i've changed and grown!
anywho, let me dig right in, from page 30..... "one way we can benefit from jehovahs loving direction is through personal study.
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Thanks for that gem LG. I was a teenager when that article was written. It makes me sick that it took me soooooooooooooooooo loooooooooooooooog to wake up!