so the elders called wanting to meet with me and my husband.
most likely because i told a concerned jw friend of mine that i really care about that i wasn't coming back and a couple of the issues i had.
i didn't bring up any so-called "apostate" information, just told her about the australian royal commission and that there are a lot of unscriptural teachings and that the gb apply scriptures that are about jehovah and jesus to themselves, which is idolatry.
I hear you, Sevan. JWs really are cowardly when it comes to facing people. But I guess I shouldn't be too hard on them. It's the programming and I know how deep that can go.
Good for you, standing your ground. Just remember, the elders are only pathetic men on a power trip. Ignore them long enough and eventually something or someone else will come along to distract them from you.
or maybe not so surprising after all, you be the judge....
Didn't the dubs at one time discourage investing in the stock market? Wasn't It supposed to be like gambling? Hmmmm. Seems that went out the window once the WTBTS figured out they could make money from investing in stocks. And wouldn't R&F dubs be told to get rid of any stocks relating to military contractors and/or tobacco?
i went to the hall with my wife on sunday.
i try to be there for my wife at some meetings.
because she is still neck deep in the beliefs and she understands my fading and doesn't.
Reading old WT volumes was what convinced me that not only was the WTBTS NOT the truth, it was pure bull. So yes, young ones. By all means, research.
this is on the reddit frontpage and sounds super weird.
can it be confirmed in any way by anyone here?.
https://www.reddit.com/r/exjw/comments/4u72dk/what_kind_of_announcement_could_cause_jws_to/.
A comment was made that 'The Message' would soon be changing. I asked 'like that the ark door will soon be closing?'. Answer, 'Yes'
If the message did by some chance change, would anyone really notice? I mean, how many people actually bother to listen to what the JWs say?
british columbia, canada.
jehovah's witness grandparents ordered to keep faith to themselves.
a pair of devout jehovah's witnesses have been ordered by a b.c.
Just to weigh about grandparents' visitation rights: Here in the US the Supreme Court ruled that grandparents do NOT have an absolute right to visitation with grandchildren if the parents refuse to allow it. The parents have the right to decide how much access, if any, to allow. If the grandparents feel that the parent or parents are unfit, they have to go to court to try and get custody.
spoke with a fellow apostate from my own area.
she and i bailed out about the same time and kept in touch.. she used to do secular work with one of the local elders in his cleaning business until she got dfed.
this same elder was one of the more profound dickheads on my reinstatement committee, before i turned around two years later and daed.. business required her to contact the elder on behalf of an old client.
When I was in, it was 'Do more! Do more!" Now it's "Give more! Give more!" But how can ordinary JWs give more? The local congregation is aging. A lot of elderly, many approaching or in middle age, a few families with kids, a few young adults. The elderly are on fixed incomes and CANNOT give more or they won't have anything to live. The families can't give a lot or their kids won't eat. The local economy is not good and those lucky enough to still have jobs live in fear of losing them any day now. Working JWs are hampered by lack of education and skills, stuck in mostly low-paying or even part-time jobs. (With a few exceptions.) Even those who are financially better off can't give a lot because they have uncertain futures to prepare for as best they can. I doubt the situation is unusual.
this is on the reddit frontpage and sounds super weird.
can it be confirmed in any way by anyone here?.
https://www.reddit.com/r/exjw/comments/4u72dk/what_kind_of_announcement_could_cause_jws_to/.
GB earth-shattering announcement: "All Jehovah's Witnesses are hereby advised to begin selling their material possessions and donate the proceeds to the Society. They will then be issued one-way tickets to the jungles of Guyana where they will have the privilege of building a Paradise Earth. Kool-Aid will be provided. Truly we live in wondrous times!" Thunderous applause.
my story is i've been df'd for about 20 years.
a couple years after i started attending church and found it to be a tremendously uplifting experience.
from the people to the music, message everything drew me in.
the whole congregation was required to sign up for this all day program.what are they going to talk about for the full day.
maybe a one hour talk by an elder about "responsible toilet cleaning in this time of the end" with demos as how it can be accomplished.
only sisters seem to need to listen to that one.. maybe cutting grass to the proper height so we don't bring reproach on jehovah's name.
I can see it now. 'Does Your Choice of Toilet Bowl Cleaner Bring Honor to Jehovah?'
'The Feather Duster- Innocent Cleaning Tool or Pagan Pitfall?'
'Dust Mites- A Wondrous Creation of Jehovah!'
'Black Mold- A Satanic Delusion'
Seriously though, I heard of one congregation that had to leave its KH because of black mold.
the watchtower today says not to think of sex, or to have sexual fantasies.
i'm just wondering... how many people in the hall hearing this watchtower today would be having sexual fantasies?
sitting there thinking about sister hottie or brother hunky ?.
Again with the guilt-tripping. Sexual fantasies= bad, filthy behavior that you should confess to the elders in detail so they can masturbate, er, counsel you. Reading graphic, almost pornographic passages from the Bible that describe incest, rape, and adultery= perfectly fine because 'all scripture is inspired'.
