Thankx , Newly Enlightened.
You are doing an important work!
LL
Thankx , Newly Enlightened.
You are doing an important work!
LL
this is long, sorry.
my 14 year old niece came to visit us this week.
she's being raised by her grandparents (ex-jws) and birth mother (ex-jw).
Thanks Skeeter1 for filling in these years.
You didn't mention if she has gotten any tattoo's.
I am curious in the decades to come, with all the tats and piercings, how these ones will be perceived in old folks homes. Will the ones caring for them, think, wow, they did live a life... or ...
LL
I am glad she is still alive. I was a bit worried. Thank you for responding.
this is long, sorry.
my 14 year old niece came to visit us this week.
she's being raised by her grandparents (ex-jws) and birth mother (ex-jw).
This was 6 years ago and your niece was 14.
Can you share with us how your niece is now, and what has happened since you first posted the OP?
LL
ot law required jews to take the lead in stoning a family member who became apostate.. the watchtower has lamented the fact that the law of the land now forbids them from doing so.. if the law permitted it, as it does in some musim countries, and if the watchtower required it, would your family obey?.
my parents are good people and i believe their love for me is genuine, but i think they would follow orders.. what about yours?.
ConfusedandAlone ... Have your parents ever apologized to you?
LL
on one hand, he's enlightnened many to the internal circle jerk that is the governing body (circa the 70s).. but if there's one reason that can be pointed to for the jws becoming full on cult, it's ray franz.
without him leaving in the manner he did, and stirring the pot, they might not have change the rule (retroatively i might add) on shunning of disassociated ones.
they specifically changed that so they could remove him and eliminate his influence.. his actions single handedly have created the situation where we have to fade, evade, leave marriages, say goodbye to family, just because we don't buy the jw bullsh!t anymore.
I needed a hero to save me from WT.
My brother tried to wake me up decades ago. I wouldn't listen.
Ray wrote his insider's version of the GB in a kind but straight, forward manner.
Ray wrote it, I read it, the rest is history.
Thank you for writing in a way that cut through all the red tape and got to the meat of the matter.
Yes, in my book, Ray was my hero.
LoisLane
i occasionally pop through here to catch up on the latest, but this time i'm going to pop my own post on here.. some of you internet oldsters may even remember this.
my first experience on the internet regarding discussions about jehovah's witnesses and the watchtower took place on a now-obscure usenet group, before i eventually stumbled across hourglass2.. during those days, there was a poster who went by the name "prominent bethelite," an otherwise anonymous individual whom i remember most for an extensive, exhaustive compilation of date-oriented remarks, predictions, and expectations by the watchtower organization down through the decades of its history.. it became known as "the list" and it's definitely lengthy... but a fascination look at the abundance of errant statements made through the watchtower's history.. if you're curious, it's been available for a long time on hourglass2's site, and can be seen using the link provided below.. the list, compiled by prominent bethelite (1999).
that's about it for this stop through here.
Thank you so much Timothy Kline!
I have just emailed the last page Key to Publications to myself so I can print all the pages of this fabulous historical work and send it out to a special friend.
Thank you so much for all your hard work.
LoisLane
a few yrs ago i posted about my daughter in law ........ http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/202817/1/happy-and-nervous-for-my-daughter-in-law#.u2uf91fli-0.
she has been such an inspiration .
she has studied hard and next week will be recieving her associates of science degree with honors !
Oh Wow... What a Family. What an honor! I am so happy for all of you. My heart is full.
LoisLane
each may, my husband takes me to the most wonderful place.
we escape to the jewel of our state, a small island where there are no cars, and the life is slow-paced and so relaxing.
we explore the history of the island, and the part it played in the american revolution.
Oh Faithful Witness, It sounds like so much fun!
Yes, when you get back, definately tell us if you were a Titanic Survivor!
Wouldn't it be fun to play Unsinkable Molly Brown?
Enjoy, relax, let the cares of the day... go away.
(((Hugs to you and your little family)))
LoisLane
i have seen many witnesses with 4,5,6,7 kids.
no problem with that.
they are mostly loving families but today i experianced the birth of my son.. the emotions of my wife... the pain... the fear... the hope combined with the joy of the birth and seeing my wife reaction when she held the baby was well balanced.. .
Oh Happy Day! Your first child was born! A son.
and 3 Gold Stars...
Hope everyone will be home soon and you can live your happy life as normal people.
Congratulations.
LoisLane
i occasionally pop through here to catch up on the latest, but this time i'm going to pop my own post on here.. some of you internet oldsters may even remember this.
my first experience on the internet regarding discussions about jehovah's witnesses and the watchtower took place on a now-obscure usenet group, before i eventually stumbled across hourglass2.. during those days, there was a poster who went by the name "prominent bethelite," an otherwise anonymous individual whom i remember most for an extensive, exhaustive compilation of date-oriented remarks, predictions, and expectations by the watchtower organization down through the decades of its history.. it became known as "the list" and it's definitely lengthy... but a fascination look at the abundance of errant statements made through the watchtower's history.. if you're curious, it's been available for a long time on hourglass2's site, and can be seen using the link provided below.. the list, compiled by prominent bethelite (1999).
that's about it for this stop through here.
Hello Morloc, I wanted to say hi, before you go into this year's hibernation.
It really is a pleasure to meet you.
Night, night.
LoisLane