up until the very end, my mother refused blood.
it didn't matter if it was a blurred line or not, the bible says "no blood"!
i wonder if she was in the minority, in her thinking.
All of them would.
Their form of worship revolves around whatever is The Truth™ du jour. If the WTS dumped its blood transfusion theology, and did away with Hospital Liaison Committees, DFing and DAing for persons who accepted transfusions for themselves or on behalf of spouse, children or other family members, all of them would go with the flow of New Light™ without batting an eye.
about 10 years ago there was a brilliant piece by a legend on this board - may have been farkel.
it was where he showed how ludicrous it was to flit between solar days lunar months a solar day for a 360 day year but those years are 365 to come up with 1914. i have tried searching but struggled.
does anyone remember it and if so can you point to it with a link please?
It was actually Blondie who posted the thread to which you refer:
about 10 years ago there was a brilliant piece by a legend on this board - may have been farkel.
it was where he showed how ludicrous it was to flit between solar days lunar months a solar day for a 360 day year but those years are 365 to come up with 1914. i have tried searching but struggled.
does anyone remember it and if so can you point to it with a link please?
Nice to see you here!
have da'd myself nearly 3 months ago.
now i am part of this world but i feel myself the odd one out.
something inside me is still blocking me to do the things i have been longing to do while i was still a jw, such as attending birthday parties, sex, etc.... just last nite, i was on the way to attend a birthday party.
A lot of the things JWs define as a "sin" are, in fact, perfectly normal and definitely NOT sinful.
It's part of the healing process to take baby steps and try those things that were once forbidden to you as a JW. Be smart, be safe, and don't partake in things that you know could hurt yourself or someone else (drugs, drunkenness, unprotected sex, etc.)
There's no right or wrong time to begin experimenting, just be sure that you're comfortable and have an exit strategy if things start to feel overwhelming for you.
(please excuse any errors, my native language is spanish).
hi friends,.
it has been years, i beleive, since my last post.
Congratulations on your family's post-JW success!
How are you and Señora Caballo?
fyihouston woman convicted of murder in husband's brutal stabbing.
wednesday, august 23, 2017jurors discount her claim that intruder was responsiblemelgar maintained her innocence in the dec. 22, 2012 killing, which occurred the day before the couple's 32nd wedding anniversary.http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/houston-woman-convicted-of-murder-in-husband-s-11954131.php.
sandra melgar guilty of killing husband, faking home invasion on houston couple's anniversary night.
It says something about your belief system when being so desperate to be rid of your spouse compels you to decide that murder is the better option over divorce.
Makes you wonder how horrible her marriage was, truly.
"she was motivated by a $500,000 life insurance policy"
Of course, she was...
on my way into town from my office.
two carts set up a few feet from each other.
one manned by a man and woman (i assume they're a couple) in their late 30s.. the guys walks off to the other cart as im walking by, i wasn't going to approach but the woman holding the awake!
Hello!! She didn't interrupt him....
Thankfully the man came back and interrupted
and it truly is a prick who complains about being interrupted, after he interrupted in the first place!!
on sunday morning in the watchtower study, a "study" who was their for the 1st time put his hand up and said; "i have a question.
when the paragraph says give up everything, it doesn't really mean give up everything like the pearl merchant, does it, like be willing to lose my modest house, cheap car and other basics i own?
i mean, that sounds a bit much".. the watchtower conductor said in response; "no, it's just a parable and it doesn't mean give up everything.
Considering the example set by the members of the Slippery Seven Governing Body™ at WT HQ, who have, after all, taken a vow of "poverty", I would say the Bible™/Jesus™ didn't mean what he meant. ;)
i was recently told this by a jw family member when trying to get through to them.
does this quote indicate that maybe such ones have considered that the jw's may not have the truth after all?
or is that just my wishful thinking?
That's what people with Stockholm Syndrome say too.
i have been dating my boyfriend for almost a year now.
when i met him i had no idea that he was a jehovah witness.
we took a vacation and he lied to his parents about who he was with, and they ended up finding out not only that he way lying, but who i was.
I can understand your not wanting to be 'the girl who made him leave The Truth™.' As your relationship moves forward, please be aware that there can be times when he will be enticed to return, such as when you decide to start a family - unless he is well and truly OUT, he may feel that his children's lives depend on him going back, and taking the children to JW events so that they can have a relationship with his JW family.
Think about this too: He was willing to sneak around behind his parents' backs for a year before they even knew you existed. While it really can be impossible to be completely honest with JWs (because they judge your decisions and try to make your life miserable), it's really important that you get him to understand that you don't want those kinds of secrets in your relationship with him. He's developed a habit over the last year of lying to some of his closest family members and friends, and I would hate to see it carry on with you at some later point in your relationship with him.
