i was having breakfast with a friend and former jw just yesterday and he informed me that the place we were eating in is owned by a former witness.
the story goes as he tells me that the wife and husband or on the outs and getting a divorce.
now just so you know the state i live in, a divorce is not quick, mandatory waiting period etc.
Freegirl, "I am sure many people can thank eldubs like that for our exodus from the cult"
Very true. I would like to say that the screwy doctrine set me free but noooo I wasn't willing to scrutinize until loved ones and myself were brutally mistreated by HQ and their ruling class. Had they been the least bit loving I would still be captive to the cult. ((((shudder)))))
have you ever noticed that know one uses first names at the kh?
it is how are you brother jones?
how are you sister smith?
The conductors always had a dilemma when calling on young children and toddlers. Do you refer to a 3 year old as Bro Smith? Somewhere along the line the society directed them to address unbabtized ones by their first names only without Bro/Sis beforehand. Yet, that was weird when an adult was close to baptism, raised their hand and called called Bob or Suzie.
Only a cult would make rules about this!
i got a brief email of encouragement today.
i was told i need to read the bible, but the correct bible before it's to late.
the sign that the end is close is very obvious-(gay marriage is legal) .
J A, My stepfather was baptized in the late 1930's and died in the late 80's. When I was looking through his things I found at least 15 or more Bible translations NOT published by the WTBT$. They were well worn with his notes in the margins.
Back in the day comparing a text in multiple translations/versions was encouraged. It was called studying. He would carry on deep discussions with other Dubs and even (gasp!) speculate. He died a revered elder.
When did the society's attitude change? Answer: after Ray F and company were ousted. From that time on, no Bible was to be used but the NWT. If they could, they would have removed the verse about the ...."Boreans carefully examining the Scriptures daily to see IF these things were so."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ale8iq3vcw.
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it's the hard knock life - jehovah's witness version.
we were all in our 20's the 1990's pioneers who still hoped the 1914 generation was for real.
jenny {names changed} loved peter who was younger then me and very handsome.
he wanted to go to bethel since he was a kid.
i have just found out that my brother (who was one of a bunch that shared this login) has died.. he and his wife were living in another country where they once pioneered.
i didn't see him that often.. such an empty feeling.....
say you could go back in time to when you were 15 years old.
no watchtower in your life.
but the experience you have now you could keep.
J A, "That's a scary thought."
It is a little scary but it keeps me from resenting my parents or the religion more than I already do. I'm sure there are countless born in's whose parents would have never met but for a JW convention. All we can do is be glad we are alive, be glad we know ttatt and make the best out of our situations.
say you could go back in time to when you were 15 years old.
no watchtower in your life.
but the experience you have now you could keep.
My parents met at a DC. They lived far from each other and had absolutely NOTHING in common except for the "truth". Without the JW religion I wouldn't exist.
In a better world my mother would have divorced my abusive alcoholic father when I was a baby and left the religion. Then, even though she was a narcissistic drug addict, I would have been spared much of my childhood trauma.
I would have never met my first husband who I was pressured into marrying at 17. I loved musical theater and fashion but was also very interested in business law and public speaking (a form of acting lol). Who knows what would have happened??
The only good things that came out of my being a Dub were my children. The best thing is that my surviving daughter did go to college, did have a fashion career, and now is a successful publicist living a life better than I ever dreamed of. :)
here is a change of pace, what was the nicest thing a jw has ever done for you or you have seen done?
it wasn't all bad all the time!
Years ago I found myself in the midst of a bitter divorce with 2 teenage children who were shattered and acting out. On top of that my closest relative was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and we literally watched him die in only 4 months.
I couldn't afford my previous house so we moved and changed congregations. My problems and I were NOT welcome in my new hall. The sisters particularly made that abundantly clear. However, my book study conductor was very kind.
One day after I had mentioned things were financially tight at that time, I came home to find two large bags of groceries on my doorstep. I called my book study conductor and found out he was the one who left the food. He was the one who showed me special kindness and the rest of the fruits of the spirit like I had not seen before-especially in an elder.
About a year later we got married. About 10 years and one hell of a wild ride later we left the congregation and faded out completely.
He still buys me groceries. Hehe
all of my years in the truth, i never understood why we had to study before each meeting.
the contents are self-explanatory with the answers to the printed question within the first or the last sentence of the paragraph.
then, commenting never made sense, especially comments and experiences that don't answer the printed question.
