i know it could be a sensitive subject however we were all once firm believers and could have very well let one of our loved ones die due to what we once believed.. and not to be judgemental on what we would have done or did do in the past ,i sometime wonder if any of the parents or even one parent of the children of the may 22nd 1994 magazine of "youths who put god first " have now regretted their decision to let their children make this decision on their own.. after all these years i find it hard to believe that not one of them have no regrets to what happened to their child.. i can also accept that it would be extremely hard to admit that you allowed your child to make a decision to die on a belief you instilled in them that you no longer now believe in.
i think that would be very hard to live with and come to terms with.. if any of you are here my heart goes out to you because you have gone through hell and my thoughts/vibes are with you..
I think this could be a major reason such parents would stay in. To leave and accept the fact that you'd let a child die because you were following the interpretation of scripture of a bumbling idiot in New York who you've never even met would drive one to major depression or even worse.
One Jonestown survivor reckoned that Jim Jones ordered the children to drink the cool aid first because after you've seen your child die in your arms what are you gonna want to do even if you dont believe it?
what happens to the wife after their gb husband dies..
This is one dinner table i'd rather shoot myself in the face than sit around. The Morriss family.
You can just feel the "clique-i-ness" oozing right out of them. Tony's having a good laugh there because no other bethelites are allowed to use that table and eat lovely pizza with flowers on the table. They're getting rice and beans again. "And tomorrow we're flying out to Tahiti to give "talk" to the brothers. Might as well enjoy the scenery while im there too mwhahahahaha"
what happens to the wife after their gb husband dies..
So Mrs Lett gets to keep that fancy apartment at Warwick?
confirmed by a family friend and elder who lives in the area!
he was a pioneer elder in a port st lucie (river view congregation) fl, convention and assembly speaker, a"shining star" of the circuit and had served at bethel for several years.
was sexually abusing his step daughter from age 8 to 12. his wife has divorced him and moved back to tennessee.
How does he even get up on the platform and give talks? Knowing that, accord to his own beliefs, he's smoke at Armageddon. Unless he doesn't really believe it and is just carrying on being a JW because it's all he knows.
how would you guys react if or when you were told this phrase by a jw while having a conversation?
another phrase is “this world...” or “this system, like gum will chew you up and when it’s done with you, spit you right back out.”.
one i’ve been personally told was from a convert that had told me “whenever i speak to young ones that want to know if the grass is greener on the other side, i tell them i was a part of it.
That's the only text messages i get from my former family...
"I hope you'll see that the world has nothing to offer you"
or
"I hope you get yourself sorted and return to Jehovah"
but my all time favorite has to be:
"we as a family are suffering because you've left Jehovah!"
https://tv.jw.org/#en/mediaitems/latestvideos/pub-jwb_201709_12_video.
a few things about this video:.
it's very nice that they managed to host a convention for the russian brothers and sisters, and that they all got fed.
Anony Mous, are you suggesting that a Governing Body said something they didnt really mean?!!!
https://tv.jw.org/#en/mediaitems/latestvideos/pub-jwb_201709_12_video.
a few things about this video:.
it's very nice that they managed to host a convention for the russian brothers and sisters, and that they all got fed.
smirk when he says "maybe not a coincidence" (wink):
This really does make me shake my head and roll my eyes. Only today i read about a poor 4yo boy that was killed in an accident while on holiday with his family. There's JWs IN PRISON in South Korea. And JWs in Russia being targeted by Putins regime. Meanwhile, Jehovah is sorting 18 plane tickets. He doesn't even get them to the USA. Just out of Moscow. Even i could have done a better job than that.
i know your going to be thinking what???.
but it's true, when i was a young boy i had to go to the 5 weekly meetings.
also with my mum we would be at the doors and actually have debates.
Sinking ship!
Very few converts, lukewarm members, and the old members dying off. Yes, it wont be long before this it fizzles out or becomes a very minority religion like the Christadelphians.
https://tv.jw.org/#en/mediaitems/latestvideos/pub-jwb_201709_12_video.
a few things about this video:.
it's very nice that they managed to host a convention for the russian brothers and sisters, and that they all got fed.
Vom!!
as a witness i always found a way to not have to embarrass myself by sitting down for the national anthem.. i’m curious.
how many of you stood up for the patriotic song?.
Here in the UK i've only ever been asked to stand/sing the national anthem once in my whole life. When i was at a civil service work thing and the mayor attended. I stood but didnt sing.
I always find it very strange that Americans have an obsession with their flag and their anthem. If you were to fly the British flag outside your house over here people would assume you're a racist or a crazy nationalist.
